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Valve opens Steam for Linux limited beta registration
- As promised, Valve has entered the next phase in its effort to port the Steam digital distribution platform to Linux. Starting this week the company is taking submissions from Ubuntu users eager to try out the service. There are only…
Security researchers discover vulnerability in Steam URL protocol
- Security researchers from ReVuln have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Valve’s Steam browser protocol. The exploit can allow an attacker to remotely exploit bugs in the Steam client or directly in games which can ultimately be used to run malicious…
Valve invites gamers to test unreleased games and prototype hardware
- Valve’s rumored Steam Box gaming console is seemingly one step closer to reality as evident by a new posting on the Steam forums. The game developer is looking for playtesters to come and try out some released and unreleased versions…
First non-game software titles now available on Steam
- As promised, Valve has officially expanded Steam beyond games, adding non-gaming software to the digital distribution platform. The initial offering is a little sparse with just seven apps available and it mostly comprises multimedia and game related tools. Specifically, 3D-Coat,…
Minecraft creator 'Notch' is the latest to speak out against Windows 8
- Minecraft fans might want to think twice about upgrading to Windows 8 next month. According to tweets from creator and developer Markus “Notch” Persson, Microsoft asked him to help certify the game for Windows 8. Persson declined in a roundabout…
Steam for Linux limited beta launching in October
- Valve's efforts to port Steam over to Linux is still a work in progress, but apparently it’s far along enough that the company is ready to start beta testing its digital distribution platform on the open-source operating system. According to…
Valve has until October 10 to resolve EULA dispute in Germany
- Valve is facing legal action from the Federation of German Consumer Organizations regarding recent changes made to their end-user license agreement (EULA). A representative for the organization says the developer has until October 10 to respond to their desist order…
Download of the Week: Black Mesa 1.0
- Black Mesa, the long-anticipated fan remake of Half-Life, has officially gone live today after eight years in development. For those hearing about this mod project for the first time, it involves a ground-up rewrite of Half-Life using Valve's Source Engine,…
Steam Big Picture mode previewed, Valve goes after consoles
- Today, Valve will launch the beta of Big Picture mode, a version of Steam designed for your television. That's right. The de facto central hub of PC gaming is now designed to run while you're lounging in your living room—and…
Valve job posting reveals intent to develop hardware
- A job posting for an industrial designer on Valve’s website points out that the software company will soon be shifting gears to focus on hardware. This has only added more fuel to the fire that ignited earlier this year when…
Steam's 'big picture' mode beta launching in early September
- Steam’s Big Picture mode, a new full-screen option for the PC client aimed at bringing your game library to the living room, is set to launch in beta next month. Speaking on last Thursday’s episode of GameTrailers TV, Valve designer…
Team Fortress 2 Mann vs. Machine update intros co-op horde mode
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Valve has announced a new mode for Team Fortress 2 that pits Red and Blu against a common threat: robots. Set to launch Wednesday, August 15, the Mann vs. Machine (MvM) update will introduce a co-op component that tasks you and up to five friends with stopping swarms of robots...
Valve: Non-gaming software titles coming to Steam September 5
- Valve has announced that a set of non-gaming software titles will be hitting Steam next month. The new applications will range in category from creativity to productivity and will take advantage of popular Steamworks features such as easy installation, automatic…
Evidence of Source 2, Half-Life 3 found in Source Filmmaker SDK
- Observant developers over at ValveTime have made some interesting discoveries which suggest Valve is working on Source 2, the next version of its almost decade-old game engine. The Source engine powers a number of titles like Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines,…
Steam's updated user agreement bans class action suits
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Following the lead of EA, Microsoft, Sony and other gaming outfits, Valve updated its Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA) Tuesday to forbid users from filing class action lawsuits. The change comes as a surprise to many gamers, who generally regard Valve as one of the "good guys"...
Valve: L4D2 runs 20% faster on Ubuntu than Windows 7
- With the advent of Steam landing on Linux drawing closer, Windows vs. Linux comparisons will become an inevitability. Although Valve's effort to port Steam over to Linux fans is still a work in progress, some onlookers may be surprised at…
Oculus Rift VR headset hits Kickstarter backed by Epic Games, Valve
- If you’ve been following virtual reality gaming as of late, you’ve no doubt heard the buzz surrounding a prototype device known as the Oculus Rift. Yes, this is the same VR headset that John Carmack of id Software was raving…
Stallman: Valve's Linux games "unethical" but might boost OS usage
- Never afraid to speak his mind, GNU founder and PC-rights campaigner Richard Stallman has called Valve's decision to sell DRM-laden games on Linux "unethical." Steam recently announced that it would port its client and popular titles to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,…
It's official: Valve is working on Steam for Ubuntu 12.04 Linux
- Valve games running on Linux moved a step closer to reality yesterday with the company confirming the development of Steam for Linux. The team working on the Linux port will first focus with on compatibility for Ubuntu 12.04, with games…
New Steam categories suggest Valve may plan to offer applications
- Keenly observant users have discovered categories in the Steam mobile app not found in the desktop client, namely sections like "Design and Illustration", "Photo Editing" and "Web Publishing". Although a precarious conclusion worthy of much skepticism, the addition of such…
Weekend game deals: Steam's summer sale has begun
- Steam's long-awaited summer sale has finally commenced, with over 5,000 games currently discounted. Naturally, we can't include that many titles here, so we've just added today's hottest promos (some of them will expire in mere hours, so act quick). Although…
Valve's Source Filmmaker is now available for download on Steam
- Valve’s Source Filmmaker tool kit is now available in open beta status, allowing anyone to create animated short films using the same tools that the company utilized to create the Meet the Team shorts over the past five years. Source…
Valve will let you vote on what games are released on Steam
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Valve has announced a new feature that will let gamers vote on what titles appear on Steam. Currently, the company has an internal group that determines what games launch on the service, but since Valve doesn't employ psychics, it can be tough to please the community...
Valve's Steam summer sales plan leaked
- Valve’s annual Steam Summer Sale may be a bit behind schedule this year, but fear not as a Reddit member has revealed what is being billed as the complete sale list for summer 2012. The unconfirmed list features 55 games…
Weekend Open Forum: Your take on microtransactions
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Free-to-play games have become increasingly popular and according to Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore, they'll be the norm in as little as five years, with only major franchises surviving as $60 products. "I think, ultimately, those microtransactions will be in every game...
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