New to Shacknews? Signup for a Free Account
Already have an account? Login Now
It was welcome news last week that EA had revised its Origin ban policy, no longer blocking banned players from every game they own on Origin. It's since come to light that Valve has made a similar change on Steam--over two months ago, in fact. Hurrahs all round!
Gabe Newell talks about Dota 2's model, saying it will be free-to-play but with some level of community interaction that rewards players.
Perhaps one of the more visionary projects in the works at Valve involves "wearable computers," mobile computing devices where "both computer-generated graphics and the real world are seamlessly overlaid in your view."
Valve's hiring for an electronics engineer to work on designing and producing actual physical things. "We're not talking about me-too mice and gamepads here," Valve says in the job listing, "help us invent whole new gaming experiences."
Nexon Korea and Valve are teaming up to bring Counter-Strike Online 2 to the Asian market.
Three special new hats have been only added to Team Fortress 2, but only three--ever. These "one-of-a-kind" hats move from player to player each day, going to, essentially, whoever's willing to spend the most money on various items in TF2's in-game store.
The latest patch for Dota 2 gives a closer look of what we can expect from the game's microtransactions.
Valve's Doug Lombardi has denied rumors that the company is working on consumer hardware, claiming that the "Steam Box" rumors were sparked by boxes built to test the Big Picture mode.
At a panel during GDC, Valve's Chet Faliszek and Erik Wolpaw showed off some stuff from the cutting room floor, including the game's lost competitive multiplayer, alternate ending, and more.
Valve Software has been evaluated at a worth of $3 billion. Co-founder Gabe Newell, according to the report, owns at least half of the company, so has a personal net worth of $1.5 billion.
