Tag Archives: valve
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
Mon, Feb 14, 2011 | 18:39 GMT
Steam is hugely profitable, has up to 70% of market: Forbes
An analyst at IHS Screen Digest has estimated Steam’s 2010 revenue at “high hundreds of millions of dollars,” while Gabe Newell has said the company is “tremendously profitable”.
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Posted in: PC, Valve
Tags: digital distribution, forbes, gabe newell, steam, valve, Valve Software
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 02:22 GMT
Jonathan Coulton’s Portal 2 song penned
Jonathan Coulton, the singer songwriter behind Portal’s hit ending credits song Still Alive, has suggested his contribution to the sequel’s soundtrack is at least partly complete, but not yet incorporated into the game.
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 10:27 GMT
Portal 2 to get Razer Hydra-specific stages
Razer, developer of new PC motion controller Hydra, has said it’s teamed up with Portal 2 developer Valve to bring Hydra-specific stages to the game when it’s released this April.
Fri, Nov 26, 2010 | 10:13 GMT
Day 2 of Steam Thanksgiving sale brings awesome deals
Steam’s Thanksgiving daily sale has entered its second day, and its listed some good deals which will be live for another eight hours.
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Posted in: PC, Valve
Tags: live, steam sales, thanksgiving, valve
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 | 09:20 GMT
Retailers speak out against Valve: “Steam is killing the PC market”
Gamers may – by and large – worship Valve as the rightful god of PC gaming, but multiple major retailers both online and off see a big ol’ pair of horns beneath the developer’s halo.
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 | 00:20 BST
TF2 contest winners rake in the cash
If you run into Shaylyn Hamm, Shawn Spetch, Steven Skidmore, Spencer Kern or Rob Laro this week, drinks are on them.
The five pocketed between $USD39,000 to $USD47,000 each in royalty payments after virtual items they created went on sale to the Team Fortress 2 masses.
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Posted in: Hot, Jobs, PC, Shooter, Valve
Tags: Competitions, gabe newell, royalties, Team Fortress 2, valve
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 | 22:48 BST
Valve/IceFrog collaboration announced as DotA2
Are you ready to defend some ancients?
Huh? What’s an ancient? Well, it’s something that needs defending. Clearly. And Valve plans to help with Defense of the Ancients 2.
Fri, Oct 01, 2010 | 08:22 BST
Left 4 Dead “The Sacrifice” cinematic trailer is full of zombies, desperation, more zombies
The new Left 4 Dead “The Sacrifice” trailer presents a classic match-up of brains versus brawn. And overwhelming numbers. And speed. And mobility. And every other conceivable disadvantage one small group of weak, scared, tired humans could have against a never-ending, never-faltering brain-hungry horde.
Our guess? Everyone’s gonna be perfectly fine, of course! How else would something called “The Sacrifice” end?
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Shooter, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, left 4 dead, Left 4 Dead 2, The Sacrifice, trailer, valve
Sat, Sep 04, 2010 | 16:29 BST
Portal 2 co-op gamplay footage hits PAX
Nine minutes of co-op gameplay for Portal 2 has come out of PAX, and it’s looking pretty sweet.
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 08:20 BST
Valve: Left 4 Dead was originally a “flying fairy game”
Fold your hands. Next, turn your eyes skyward. You are now looking in God’s general direction.
Now thank him. Thank him so hard.
Sat, Aug 21, 2010 | 10:52 BST
First Portal 2 co-op trailer shows world’s most extreme teamwork
The first thing we thought of when we heard “two-player Portal” was “turning our partner’s every step into a living, portal-centric nightmare,” but apparently griefing isn’t all Portal 2′s good for. Crazy, right?
But it’s totally true! Take a quick glimpse at how it’ll work after the break, courtesy of Gametrailers.
Sat, Aug 21, 2010 | 10:21 BST
New Left 4 Dead DLC called “The Sacrifice,” works with L4D 1 and 2
The plot, it thickens. You played as them; you laughed with them; you screamed with them; you listened to one of them complain a bunch. And now, you get to choose which one of them dies. Like, for real. Sorry, no magical resurrection lockers this time around.
We’re speaking, of course, of the original Left 4 Dead cast, and smart money says this next batch of DLC is their last hurrah – at least, as a foursome.
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Posted in: Hot, Mac, PC, Shooter, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, left 4 dead, Left 4 Dead 2, The Sacrifice, valve
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 05:11 BST
Valve mistakenly swings banhammer at MW2 players, apologizes by giving away L4D2
Being wrongfully accused sucks. Depending on the situation, you could be looking at years in a state prison, loss of job/money/life, or – worst of all – a permanent ban from the PC version of Modern Warfare 2.
Fortunately, Valve – whose anti-cheat software erroneously tossed good, law-abiding citizens in the slammer – saw the error of its ways, and set things right in the best and most sensible way possible: zombies.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Shooter, Valve
Tags: Banhammer, bans, cheating, Left 4 Dead 2, modern warfare 2, steam, valve
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 04:58 BST
Team Fortress 2 Engineer update kicks-off, reveals new shotgun
So, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Good movie, right?
Well, we’re pretty sure Valve just made it better.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Valve
Tags: Engineer Update, Team Fortress 2, valve
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 10:36 BST
Counter Strike: Source arrives for Mac, gets discount and update
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Posted in: Mac, PC
Tags: counter-strike source, valve
Fri, Jun 18, 2010 | 19:21 BST
Sony E3 press conference – everything in one place
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, PS3, PSP, Sony
Tags: david jaffe, gabe newell, gran turismo 5, PlayStation Move, twisted metal, valve
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 15:28 BST
EA: Orange Box PS3 was a “challenge situation”
EA Partners boss David DeMartini has said that the development of the PS3 port of The Orange Box was a “challenge situation”.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, Puzzler, Shooter, Valve
Tags: David DeMartini, the orange box, valve
Deadlight – Fear Yourself trailer details story