It was back in 2013 that fan-favorite producer J.J. Abrams and fan-favorite developer Gabe Newell announced a joint partnership between Bad Robot and Valve where the two would be working not only on a game idea together, but also films – namely Half-Life and Portal movies. Since then, there have been little developments on the projects […]
A significant update to Steam’s UI appears to be on the way, according to a leaked post by Valve. Originally posted in the closed, developers-only Steamworks group, the document outlines all forthcoming changes to the storefront, including a home page visual refresh and new discoverability sections, among other things. Originally leaked on NeoGAF, I’ve verified […]
Valve has reportedly pulled all Digital Homicide games from Steam. The moves comes after Digital Homicide was granted a subpoena that forced Valve to reveal the identities of 100 users who posted harsh reviews. Studio co-founder James Romine on Friday sued those anonymous people as part of an $18 million personal injury claim. Later that […]
At the International 2016’s All Star match—a just-for-fun contest between a random assortment of players—Valve have revealed Dota 2’s new hero. The community has been waiting for Underlord—neé Pit Lord—for years. With his addition, Dota 2 is finally feature complete: every single character from the original WarCraft III mod is finally present in Valve’s definitive […]
There’s still over two weeks to go until Dota 2’s flagship tournament The International 2016, but its prize pot has now surpassed last year’s record-breaking total—a whopping $18,580,479, at the time of writing—making it the most lucrative esports competition in history. Since the tournament’s inception in 2011, Valve has provided $1.6 million of its own […]
Special edition Vive HMDs are apparently a thing a now. Valve is selling a limited edition Vive to commemorate “The International,” Valve’s annual DOTA 2 tournament. The limited edition “The International DOTA 2 Championship” HTC Vive is essentially the same hardware package as the original Vive. You get the two base stations, two controllers, and […]
Following the rollout of Team Fortress 2’s major Meet Your Maker update earlier this month, Valve has issued a patch to address some of the biggest problems with the new matchmaking functionality. The company acknowledged last week a lot of the most pressing concerns, and many of them are now fixed thanks to the new patch. […]
For several years now, Valve has used OpenID API in order to operate a makeshift in-game economy for some content hosted on Steam. These systems of in-game trade have flourished over time, but recently they have also fallen prey to third-party sites attempting to use these economic systems for gambling and real-world financial gain. […]
Team Fortress 2 was released nine years ago (wow, right?) and now Valve announced that the upcoming Meet Your Match update will finally bring the long-awaited matchmaking and a full-on Competitive Mode to the game. Yes, this is another instance of “Valve Time“: Matchmaking was announced as a “high priority” feature in April 2015, and […]
The annual Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank account. Valve’s annual post-E3 sales kicked off today, and as usual, there are some excellent gaming<> deals to be had. Whether you are into indie games, prefer the latest AAA hits, or game at the cutting edge of technology with the Oculus Rift or […]
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