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Valve is set to launch the Left 4 Dead 2 beta on Linux this week. Those who already own the Steam version of the game will receive access soon, alongside the Extended Mutation System that has been available since February.

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Portal 2′s robo-chums Atlas and P-Body were being made into figurines over a year ago by manufacturer ThreeA, and then quietly fell off the radar. Fret not, as they’re still in development and recently popped up at a toy convention.

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Valve founder Gabe Newell recently gave an hour-long lecture at the University of Texas. You can watch it all here – and I recommend that you do as it’s very interesting. At the 42-minute mark Newell discusses his vision for a Steam marketplace free from the bottleneck of publisher requests, and why he would like to take Valve out of that equation altogether, allowing content creators to publish freely in an open market. Think of a big open-invite market stall with no middleman.

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Valve founder Gabe Newell has given an hour-long lecture about his company’s creation, the state of the games industry and insight into its various games and tools. Newell discussed all of this and more at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas yesterday, and it’s a very interesting chat that touches on the issue of productivity in the PC market and the shipping of the original Half-Life.

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When you registered for Steam, did you tell your friends to do the same? Did they tell their friends? Valve’s digital distribution platform is going from strength-to-strength, boasting a 300% growth rate across the last year.

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If Valve’s head gets any bigger it won’t fit through the door. Alongside announcing Dota 2′s ‘Least Played Mode’, the company has also parted with some pretty spectacular stats regarding how many people play the title.

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Valve has added an interesting new Dota 2 mode that urges players into trying new things. Is change good?

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The Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop has moved out of beta and is now live, according to an announcement from Valve.

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Valve’s Chet Faliszek has confirmed the company is exploring the possibility of resubmitting Left 4 Dead 2 for an R18+ ratings classification in Australia.

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San Francisco Game Developers Conference organisers have begun announcing some of this year’s panels and exhibitions, shedding light on an interesting development from Valve. A pair of talks appear to focus on the building of head-mounted displays, with particular attention on a free-to-play virtual reality port of Team Fortress 2.

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DotA 2 maybe heading to PC and Mac, but developer Valve is also toying with the idea of a tablet version. Gabe Newell has revealed that his team is looking into it, but that so far tests haven’t been all that successful. Get his quotes below.

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Some game pages have been updated on Steam by Valve to include Linux system requirements, perhaps hinting that an official Steam for Linux launch is approaching.
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive launched without the silencer attachment that long-time fans of the series have been used to. Valve hit the show floor at the E-Sports World Cup 2012 event to talk with fans about the game’s balancing, and revealed that the silencer would return once its ‘balancing issues’ were ironed out.

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The Academy of Interactive Arts and Science has announced Gabe Newell will be the 17th inductee into the AIAS Hall of Fame. Valve’s co-founder and president will also headline the D.I.C.E. 2013 Summit stage as Thursday conference keynote speaker.

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Gabe Newell has spoken about the initial failings of Steam Greenlight and what Valve can do to improve its system. The industry icon chatted with a bunch of visitors from 4chan’s /v/ in an oddly casual style.

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A post on the Counter-Strike blog reveals that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be free to play for everyone from now until this Sunday.

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Sony has announced that Portal 2′s Move-compatible In Motion DLC will be coming to US PlayStation 3s next Tuesday, on November 6.

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Valve has announced that the next wave of titles to be released through Steam Greenlight will be revealed on November 30.

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Valve has launched a Counter Strike: Global Offensive Pro Tip video series that aims to aid the average player. If you’re a newcomer and have been struggling with the hardcore shooter, this is for you.

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A minor update for Greenlight allows users to distinguish between idea pitches and finished games.

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