Dota 2 beta expanding, 'extra copies' included for friends
Valve has revealed more invites for the Dota 2 test will be released soon, as well as extra copies for those invited to bring their friends along for the ride.
READ MORE >MobyGames Classic: Half-Life community stories
On Wednesday, we revealed that the second title to be included in the Shacknews list of MobyGames Classic titles was Valve's 1998 hit Half-Life. The Shacknews community tells their stories surrounding the classic title's release.
READ MORE >"I remember the first time I loaded it up. I restarted a few times just so I could see ..."
see all 28 commentsMobyGames Classic: Half-Life
MobyGames Classic continues with our second selection: Valve's 1998 hit Half-Life. Tell us your Half-Life stories in the comments below and we'll add them to the weekend update for this feature!
READ MORE >"Bringing up the shooter landscape in which Half-Life launched is pretty important. People who ..."
see all 29 commentsValve boss explains Steam pricing experiments
Valve boss Gabe Newell explains some of the pricing experiments the company has toyed with in the last few years, and what they've learned from them.
READ MORE >"In other news, LA Noire just got Nice Beach'd... was $50 US for Aussies when it hit the store at ..."
see all 24 commentsPortal 2 in-game map editor confirmed
Valve confirmed the in-game level editor for Portal 2, showed off two screenshots of it, and announced it will be part of a major update to the game due out early next year.
READ MORE >"however, I'm shocked it took this long for them to announce / release it."
see all 17 commentsOne hour of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive footage
About an hour of footage from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has popped up online, pulled directly from ESL TV's recent Intel-sponsored competition featuring the game.
READ MORE >"That's a good analysis, I concede to your well thought out argument :)"
see all 53 commentsNew Portal 2 level creator being considered by Valve
Valve is reportedly working on an easier level creator tool set and level browser for Portal 2, but it's unclear if the company is planning to release it.
READ MORE >"If this is going to consoles, my guess is a Forge-like program from Halo, just for Portal."
see all 6 commentsValve favors updating Source to making new engine
Valve's Source engine is getting older, but the company is content to continue iterating on it rather than introducing a new "Source 2" engine.
READ MORE >"Source is old and it shows. Frostbite and CryEngine 2 deliver better graphics. Valve should be ..."
see all 63 commentsTeam Fortress 2 celebrates item store's Manniversary
Team Fortress 2's item store has been given a huge update to celebrate its Manniversary, introducing weapon trials, the Steam Workshop to follow user-created items through the submissions process, and heaps more. Plus a new map!
READ MORE >"I remember reading that someone designed something that didn't sell well so Gabe himself bought ..."
see all 7 commentsGabe Newell laments move from open platforms
Valve's Gabe Newell says the video game industry is moving away from open platforms, and thinks Apple could shake up the industry with a living room console device.
READ MORE >""He doesn't support an "open" platform, he supports whatever he can do to put Steam on more ..."
see all 95 commentsDota 2 looking to address AFK players
Valve releases word about an ongoing initiative to curb the tendency of certain players to abandon games of Dota 2, mid-match.
READ MORE >"Any other company would have probably made fun of the guy around the office for that. Valve ..."
see all 15 commentsPortal 2 50% off, celebrates free DLC release
To celebrate the launch of free downloadable content for Portal 2, Valve has halved the price of the puzzle title for a limited time on Steam.
READ MORE >Portal 2 'Peer Review' DLC coming October 4
Portal 2's long-promised free DLC will be available on October 4th on PC, Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360.
READ MORE >"You imply solving the extra tests will take more than a couple hours tops"
see all 11 commentsGordon Freeman returns... in Renegade Ops
The Half-Life hero is back! Just... not for a Half-Life game.
READ MORE >"Agreed. Really weak offering, and not a good justification for delaying the game a month"
see all 33 commentsValve expanding Dota 2 beta 'as soon as we can'
Valve's shaking up its beta plans for Dota 2, now saying that it hopes to bring the current version, with its limited hero lineup, to more players "as fast as we can."
READ MORE >"Screw LoL, it's just a cheap and crappy knock off of the real game."
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"zero gold at the end of the game means i'm efficient in spending my moneys right? RIGHT? fgt"
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