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LEFT TURN | Counter-Strike 2's latest update lets you hold weapons in the wrong hand (but that's actually good)
Finally, guns for left-handed people.
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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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WE ARE FAMILY | Good news, Steam's just introduced a better way to enjoy dodgy smut and 6/10s with your grandparents
You know you need to try and get them into Far Cry 6 and…uh…Fetish Locator Week Three
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FASHION | Now that Counter Strike 2 has custom crafts, CS2 fans are expressing themselves as only they can
While some are genuinely trying to spruce up their favourite guns, others are grabbing the opportunity by the balls. To each their own.
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TELL ME A GOOD ONE | The best story games to play in 2024
If you're looking for a game with a story that will captivate you, check some of these out.
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DEMAKE DISCONTINUED | Valve shuts down a cool looking N64 Portal demake, but its dev doesn't want you to be mad at anyone
In another world, maybe.
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GAS 'N' AIR | Valve starts the year off strong as Steam breaks its concurrent user record yet again
One week in and we're all already gaming.
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THINKING WITH MODS | Portal: Revolution isn't official, but it is an incredibly impressive-looking mod with an original story
Can't complain about a free mod like this one!
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BEST FROSTIVUS EVER | Caught cheating in Dota 2? You're getting a permaban and a lump of coal for Frostivus
Valve knows who's been naughty or nice.
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The best co-op games to play in 2024
Whether you simply want some quick co-op fun or a lengthy campaign to embark on, we've got you and your friends covered with these co-op games.
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A STROKE OF TERROR | Take a look at one of Left 4 Dead's earliest prototypes thanks to a Counter-Strike: CZ update mistake
Accidents happen!
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BEST DIRECTOR | 15 years on, Left 4 Dead still rules the genre it created
The greatest PVE shooter of all time is now old enough to rent The Godfather.
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SURPRISE! | Valve celebrates Half-Life's 25th Anniversary with unexpected update
25 years of Headcrabs.
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ECO ROUND | Counter Strike 2 dishes out drastic leaver penalties, even when it’s not your fault
Harsh leaver penalties are great, but not when four stoners can kick you at will.
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SPLIT COMMUNITY | Counter Strike 2 players mourn lost content, as CS:GO disappears from Steam libraries
Missing maps, features, game modes... CS2 isn't totally good news for everyone.
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CS2: NVIDIA ENHANCED | Nvidia worked with Valve specifically to make Counter-Strike 2 look that good
Two big names unite to redefine Counter-Strike's visuals.
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TAKEOVER | Counter-Strike 2 releases on Steam, but can it beat CS:GO's all-time peak?
Well, the promised day has arrived, and everyone with a Steam account can now play Counter-Strike 2.
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THE FINAL DAY | Counter Strike 2 Twitter account changes banner, all but confirming release date
Either that, or it's a genuinely hilarious joke.
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SOURCE 2 READY 2 GO | Is Counter Strike 2 release date coming next week, or is Valve trolling us?
Counter Strike 2 may be in our hands very soon - at least for those of us who never played the closed beta.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! | Steam 20th Anniversary Sale: Take up to 90% off some of the best games of the past 20 years
A gift to gamers everywhere.
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LOOKING GOOD OLD PAL | Half-Life 2 getting a modern makeover with Ray Tracing, DLSS 3, Reflex and RTX IO
An RTX Remix Project.
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The best Xbox 360 Games to play in 2023
Shooters, RPGs, simulations, and Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 had it all.
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B4B2? | Turtle Rock's next game may be another Left 4 Dead spiritual successor
The next game from Turtle Rock Studios has started development, and it could be something familiar.
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RTXitement | Someone give me about £1500 so I can play Portal with fancy Nvidia RTX 40 Series graphics
Look, I’m a simple creature. I just want games to look spiffing marvelous.
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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN | An hour of new footage for Half-Life spin-off Ravenholm has been released
The canned game from Dishonored's developer.
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The Abandoned Half-Life Project From Arkane Was Going to Star a Fan-Favorite Character
Ravenholm's Father Grigori would've been helped by a familiar fellow.
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Half-Life: Alyx Behind the Scenes, Part 2: "We're About to Pitch You This Ending, and You're Gonna Hate it"
We talked with Erik Wolpaw and Chris Remo about Jeff, some beloved Half-Life characters, and Alyx's shocking final scene.
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VR Hardware Shortages Loom With Half-Life: Alyx Just 6 Weeks From Release
The Index, Oculus, and even low-end headsets are seeing supply run dry.
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One of Portal 2's Scrapped Ideas Was a Space-Bending Hot Potato Deathmatch
It's still probably a good thing that Valve cut it.
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A New Documentary Series is Exploring Valve's Original Pitch for Portal 2
Featuring Valve's original F-Stop prototype, Exposure will show off the Portal prequel we never got.
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The Steam Rape Day Controversy: How It Became a Scandal, and Why It's Further Testing Valve's Policies
Recapping the controversy that has embroiled Steam over the past two days.
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The 15 Best Steam Games
A rotating list of the best games on Steam may seem impossible on the surface, but against all odds, we've done it!
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Steam Turns 15 Today: The First Games We Bought on Valve's PC Marketplace
It's Steam's 15th anniversary, so we dove into our purchased history to track down when we started using the platform.
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Don't Be Fooled, A Game's Cost Per Hour Value is Anti-Consumerist
Green Man Gaming now shows cost per hour value on a game, but is it really worth it?
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Mature Visual Novels are at Risk of Being Taken Down from Steam [Update]
A sudden content guideline change blindsided the visual novel community.
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Is Dota 2 Pay to Win Now Thanks to Dota Plus? A Primer on Valve's New Subscription Service
Dota Plus offers some new tools, but they're hardly kingmakers.
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A Timeline of Half Life 3 Rumors, Boycotts, and Conspiracies
From Half-Life 2 to Marc Laidlaw's 'Epistle 3'
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It Came from the Ancient Internet: Eric Wolpaw's The Slugger
Before Wolpaw had Valve, he had a sprite comic about Seanbaby's head, a quest for salvation, and Mayor Mike Haggar's felt pants.
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Steam Autumn Sale 2016: Best Games to Buy
Here are all the games that are worth picking up in the Steam Autumn sale this year.
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Steam Halloween Sale 2016: Best Games to Buy
Here's all the games that are worth picking up in the Steam Halloween sale this year.
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The Hype Dissected: What VR Really Means For Gaming
COVER STORY: What drives the hype behind VR? We talked to people at every level of the industry to find out.
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USstreamer: Bob Tours through Half-Life 2: Episode One Today at 1:00pm PT/4:00pm ET [Now Archived on YouTube!]
Tune in for an exploration of Valve's first experiment with episodic content.
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10 Years Ago, Half-Life 2: Episode One Began Valve's Biggest Broken Promise
While it set us up for disappointment, this first Half-Life 2 episode remains one of the few treasures from Valve's most interesting era.
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Retronauts Pries Into the Recently Old Half-Life 2
This week, USgamer's classic gaming podcast explores one of the most anticipated and influential games of all time.