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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...
Valve announces TF2 "Pyromania" event, Meet the Pyro video
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Valve has announced plans to release a long-awaited introduction video for the Team Fortress 2 Pyro coinciding with a large update. The company has only detailed part of its three-day "Pyromania" event, with the first day bringing a new map as well as a game mode called Doomsday...
Prepaid "Steam Wallet" cards now available at GameStop
- Gamers that might not have the means or desire to make payments online through Steam can now pick up prepaid cards at their local GameStop. The cards, known as “Steam Wallet” are available in $20 and $50 denominations and should…
Valve releases simplifed Portal 2 level editor for PC and Mac
- Portal 2 fans rejoice: Valve has released the Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC, otherwise known as a level editor / puzzle maker. The free content was automatically rolled out to PC and Mac title owners yesterday via Steam.
Steam gets remote game downloads with new beta update
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Valve has launched a new Steam beta that lets you manage your game library remotely, plugging one of the primary shortcomings of its mobile application. In January, the developer released iOS and Android apps providing access to core Steam features, such as chatting with friends...
Valve confirms Steam and Source engine for Linux
- It's been a long wait but it looks like Linux users will finally get some native gaming action on Steam soon, according to Michael Larabel of Phoronix. Despite denying the existence of a port last year, the revelation comes straight from…
Valve's new employee handbook is chock-full of awesome, read it now
- If you’ve ever wondered how some of the most successful companies in the world are able to attract the best talent around and produce outstanding products year in and year out, Valve’s Handbook for New Employees is a great place…
Valve sets the record straight on Steam Box rumors
- Last week, rumors emerged that game developer Valve was secretly working on their own gaming console platform. This followed shortly after the company's co-founder Gabe Newell was quoted by Penny Arcade as saying: "Well, if we have to sell hardware we…
Rumor: Valve working on Steam Box, a PC gaming console
- Details are beginning to emerge that Valve may be working on their own gaming hardware platform. As you know Valve is an industry pioneer that beyond creating A-list games like Half-Life and Left 4 Dead, placed their bets on the…
Weekend tech reading: Valve working on a "Steam Box" console?
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Recently there's been chatter that Valve -- the company behind the massively popular gaming service Steam -- has been considering getting into the hardware business. Specifically, there have been rumors that the company has been toying with the idea of creating a proper set-top console...
Valve's Steam suffers worldwide failure over the weekend
- Valve’s digital games distribution service Steam suffered a worldwide failure for several hours on Sunday, leaving users unable to play games as well as taking offline the Steam user forum and various associated websites.
Valve: Encrypted credit card data, other info taken in Steam hack
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The damage of last year's Steam intrusion is worse than previously thought, according to an update by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell. In November, the company's servers were breached as hackers defaced Steam's forums and accessed a database with user information...
Digital game purchases: do we really "own" them?
- Gaming website Rock, Paper and Shotgun has published an interesting piece chronicling the ill-treatment received by one of its readers, a PC gamer by the name of Gimperial, from Valve.The gaming firm disabled his Steam account without citing an exact reason and thus…
Valve at work on secret Team Fortress 2 project, Meet the Pyro short
- A new post on the Team Fortress 2 blog hints at an upcoming secret project for 2012. The post is short on details but readers are told that it’s something brand new, isn’t a hat or a map and that…
Valve games now available through digital distributor Impulse
- Digital video game distributor Impulse, now owned by GameStop, has announced a new deal with developer and publisher Valve that will see some of the company's most popular PC games available for purchase through Impulse’s digital service.
Valve launches Steam Mobile for iOS and Android devices
- After years of begging, avid Steam users will finally be able to access Valve's gaming platform on mobile devices. The company announced yesterday that Steam applications for both iOS and Android are readily available for download through each operating system's…
Paradox: DRM is a waste of money, only pleases investors
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DRM has been a major point of contention between publishers and gamers in recent years. The former argues that restrictions are needed to prevent piracy, while the latter says that's a load of baloney because DRM-laced software lands on filesharing sites anyway...
Weekend game deals: 33-66% off Saints Row, Rage, Deus Ex, more
- As expected, Valve and its cohorts have prepared a veritable pantheon of game deals for the holidays. We've included a list of Steam's notable daily deals, which will be replaced tomorrow morning with a fresh set of mega-sales. If you'd…
GOG getting newer games, wants to rival Steam
- Good Old Games has earned a stellar reputation for delivering classic video games through a no-fuss, DRM-free digital platform and that recipe is about to get a little sweeter. During the CD Projekt Red Investor's Day conference in Poland today,…
Valve confirms user data was stolen in Steam hacking
- Valve has confirmed that the attacks on its forum late Sunday, which included its defacing before it was taken offline, extends beyond just user account details and includes personal information of those with Steam accounts.
Steam forums shut down due to security breach?
- Steam’s official forums are currently offline for what is being called a maintenance issue, although there’s reason to believe that the site’s vBulletin forum software may have been hacked. Valve hasn’t commented on the issue yet but some gamers noticed…
Valve will make it easier to create, download Portal 2 test chambers
- Although Portal 2's witty humor and slick co-op gameplay captivated gamers earlier this year, many players criticized the title's length. Fortunately, Valve has vowed to deliver polished downloadable content (one co-op add-on was released earlier this month). What's more, the…
Valve cofounder explains Steam's ongoing price experiments
- Valve boss Gabe Newell has offered an interesting glimpse at the inner workings of Steam's promotional and economic strategies during a powwow with other industry leaders at a recent Seattle conference. Along with those topics, Newell commented on the oft-debated…
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