Tag Archives: valve
Mon, Nov 07, 2011 | 16:22 GMT
Steam forums taken offline after possible breach
Valve’s temporarily taken the Steam forums offline without specifying any specific reason for doing so.
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 | 00:51 GMT
Counter-strike: GO to miss planned October open beta
Valve’s Chet Faliszek has confirmed that Counter-strike: Global Offensive will be missing its planned October open beta due to pro-gamer feedback.
Fri, Sep 23, 2011 | 10:17 BST
Valve push up DotA 2′s release
Valve are listening to fan demand and pushing forward the release of DotA 2 so that folks can get their hands on it as soon as possible, they’ve announced.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 11:41 BST
Valve reveals Arsenal modes for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valve have announced a new mode titled Arsenal Mode for the upcoming downloadable cross-platform shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, using talent from the mod community to recreate one of the most loved Counter-Stike: Source mods.
Sat, Sep 03, 2011 | 17:12 BST
Valve games now on rival EA’s Origin service
In a bizarre move, EA’s Origin downloadable PC game service has started featuring game’s from their #1 rival in that space, Valve.
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Mon, Aug 22, 2011 | 16:36 BST
Na’Vi wins inaugural Dota 2 championships
Ukraine based Dota 2 team Na’Vi has emerged winner of the inaugural Dota 2 championships, which were held at gamescom in Cologne last week.
Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 22:47 BST
Dota 2 beta sign-ups now available
If all the Defense of the Ancients info coming out of gamescom has piqued your interest in the title then get over and sign up for a shot at the beta.
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Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 19:08 BST
Valve permanently drops Portal 2′s price to $29.99 on Steam
Valve’s permanently slashed the price of Portal 2 on Steam from $49.99 to $29.99. If you’re yet to play it, now’s your chance.
Sat, Jul 02, 2011 | 18:10 BST
Next round of Steam sales begins
If you didn’t know, Steam is holding a borderline cataclysmic software sale this week to kick off the Summer gaming season, and the new Saturday deals have just become available.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 19:39 BST
Massive Steam sale begins today
There’s a big group of discounts up on Steam today with a huge crop of high profile games getting price cuts for a limited time.
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Sat, May 21, 2011 | 10:22 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Modern Warfare 3 leak, PSN’s return
UNLIMITED DRAGONS. That is what happened this week. Also, the apocalypse or whatever, we guess. Head inside for the major headlines from the last seven days.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PC, PS3, PSN, Valve, Weekly Wrap
Tags: Dragon Age III, Fable III, modern warfare 3, Piracy, PSN, valve
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 04:35 BST
Team Fortress 2 tries something new with the Hatless Update
Team Fortress 2 would like to prove that it is “no one-trick pony”, by releasing an update for the game that has absolutely nothing to do with hats. Valve has instead introduced a number of new miscellaneous features into the game with what they’re calling the “Hatless Update”.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Shooter, Valve
Tags: Team Fortress 2, team fortress 2 update, valve
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 08:11 BST
Aperture Science adds mysterious new countdown clock
Rumours that Portal 2 will be released ahead of schedule have gained extra weight. The Aperture Science website has been updated with a mysterious countdown, ticking over the seconds until 9am Friday morning (PDT).
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 08:12 BST
Portal 2 to release early? Potato sack ARG signs point to “yes”
Valve’s delays are nearly as legendary as the games that suffered them, so you’d be forgiven for spit-taking at the idea that the developer might be letting the pendulum swing the other way. A number of emails purportedly sent by Gabe Newell, however, seem to suggest just that.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 18:21 BST
Team Fortress 2 in-game store sales raise over $430,000 for Japan earthquake relief
The Team Fortress 2 community came through with a ton of money to help earthquake relief efforts for Japan.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: Japan earthquake, Team Fortress 2, valve
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 19:07 BST
Mysterious Valve concept art shown in close-up
A few weeks ago a visitor to Valve’s offices took a photo of a wall full of concept artwork for reasons unknown. Now PC Gamer’s grabbed some close up images.
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Posted in: Development, PC
Tags: valve, Valve Software
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 17:12 BST
Team Fortress 2 gets “restricted” auto update
A new automatic update for Team Fortress 2 has been released, but the contents have been labeled as “restricted”.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Shooter, Valve
Tags: Team Fortress 2, team fortress 2 update, valve
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 17:50 BST
New Portal 2 video tries to sell us turrets
Portal 2 is only a couple of weeks away from release, and today we got to see the third of four videos showing off various aspects of Valve’s puzzle shooter sequel. This one focuses on one of the game’s best known challenges: the armed turret.
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 20:01 GMT
Valve updates to use Skype’s audio codec for voice chat
Valve’s updating the audio codec used for voice chat in Steam to SILK, the codec developed and used by Skype.
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | 22:18 GMT
Valve wanted to make a submarine game
Valve’s Gabe Newell has said way back in the misty dawn of the company, he and co-founder Mike Harrington tossed around the idea of a submarine game – something of a departure from sci-fi dystopias.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: gabe newell, Mike Harrington, valve
Mass Effect 3 Take Earth Back trailer teased