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Dota 2 beta expanding, 'extra copies' included for friends

By Xav de Matos, Nov 01, 2011 5:30pm PDT

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.

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"zero gold at the end of the game means i'm efficient in spending my moneys right? RIGHT? fgt"

- wurt see all 30 comments

MobyGames Classic: Half-Life community stories

By Shack Staff, Oct 30, 2011 12:30pm PDT

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.

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"I remember the first time I loaded it up. I restarted a few times just so I could see ..."

- hrdwregk see all 28 comments

MobyGames Classic: Half-Life

By Shack Staff, Oct 26, 2011 2:15pm PDT

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!

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"Bringing up the shooter landscape in which Half-Life launched is pretty important. People who ..."

- deveus1 see all 29 comments

Valve boss explains Steam pricing experiments

By Steve Watts, Oct 24, 2011 8:15am PDT

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.

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"In other news, LA Noire just got Nice Beach'd... was $50 US for Aussies when it hit the store at ..."

- MeestaNob see all 24 comments

Portal 2 in-game map editor confirmed

By Garnett Lee, Oct 21, 2011 6:00pm PDT

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.

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"however, I'm shocked it took this long for them to announce / release it."

- dedgecko see all 17 comments

One hour of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive footage

By Xav de Matos, Oct 20, 2011 3:30pm PDT

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.

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"That's a good analysis, I concede to your well thought out argument :)"

- Epsilon Sector see all 53 comments

New Portal 2 level creator being considered by Valve

By Steve Watts, Oct 20, 2011 9:45am PDT

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.

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"If this is going to consoles, my guess is a Forge-like program from Halo, just for Portal."

- ughhhhhhh see all 6 comments

Valve favors updating Source to making new engine

By Steve Watts, Oct 18, 2011 9:00am PDT

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.

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"Source is old and it shows. Frostbite and CryEngine 2 deliver better graphics. Valve should be ..."

- omontero see all 63 comments

Team Fortress 2 celebrates item store's Manniversary

By Alice O'Connor, Oct 14, 2011 6:45am PDT

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!

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"I remember reading that someone designed something that didn't sell well so Gabe himself bought ..."

- VictoriouSecret see all 7 comments

Gabe Newell laments move from open platforms

By Steve Watts, Oct 12, 2011 4:30pm PDT

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.

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""He doesn't support an "open" platform, he supports whatever he can do to put Steam on more ..."

- jtthe2nd see all 95 comments

Dota 2 looking to address AFK players

By Jeff Mattas, Oct 11, 2011 5:15pm PDT

Valve releases word about an ongoing initiative to curb the tendency of certain players to abandon games of Dota 2, mid-match.

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"Any other company would have probably made fun of the guy around the office for that. Valve ..."

- passingstranger see all 15 comments

Portal 2 50% off, celebrates free DLC release

By Xav de Matos, Oct 04, 2011 12:30pm PDT

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.

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Portal 2 'Peer Review' DLC coming October 4

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 30, 2011 12:00pm PDT

Portal 2's long-promised free DLC will be available on October 4th on PC, Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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"You imply solving the extra tests will take more than a couple hours tops"

- Machinaeclipse see all 11 comments

Gordon Freeman returns... in Renegade Ops

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 26, 2011 9:00am PDT

The Half-Life hero is back! Just... not for a Half-Life game.

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"Agreed. Really weak offering, and not a good justification for delaying the game a month"

- ctlaltl33t see all 33 comments

Valve expanding Dota 2 beta 'as soon as we can'

By Alice O'Connor, Sep 23, 2011 6:00am PDT

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."

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"Screw LoL, it's just a cheap and crappy knock off of the real game."

- Ras668 see all 11 comments