Valve Software recently changed Steam’s EULA (End User License Agreement). The Federation of German Consumer Organization (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. in German, or VZBV) gave Valve time until October 10th, to respond to a claim that the new EULA is treating consumers unfairly, and unequally. If Valve fails to meet the deadline, the matter will be resolved in the court. The ... Read More »
Black Mesa, aka Half-Life, only now it’s new and improved, is now available free of charge. Download links below the break Read More »
Would you believe me if I told you that Black Mesa, the Half-Life remake has finally gone gold? I certainly wouldn’t blame you if your answer was no, but whether or not you’re able to wrap your finite mind around the spoken truth, it is. Black Mesa is complete. Read More »
It’s common knowledge that Valve was working to bring Steam to our TV’s – not a console, just plugging your PC onto your TV and letting Big Picture do its thing. Today, the beta started, and as Kotaku reports, it is a wonderful new chapter in gaming. Why would you get a console over a PC, if you intent to ... Read More »
Not too long ago, Valve owner Gabe Newell caused a stir when he said Windows 8 is a “catastrophe”. That’s because Newell Believes with Windows 8 Microsoft is employing a new Apple-like strategy that would see all its devices communicating seamlessly, but in the process closing the Windows platform and forcing developers to pay tens of thousands of dollars in ... Read More »
Such a move would “disintegrate” the company, Valve owner Gabe Newell told the New York Times in a rather lengthy and telling interview. Read More »
Gotham City Impostors, developed by Monolith, launched earlier this year as a paid download for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. However, the game has gone F2P on Steam, as it seems. As it seems, because there’s no official word from Monolith or publisher Warner Bros. Interactive on that. The game also appeared as an unofficial listing on Steam’s Open ... Read More »
Today, on the Counter-Strike Official Blog, it was announced that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be launched with a zombie mod. Read More »
It seems PlayStation Plus members are getting all the good deals lately. On August 21st, PlayStation Plus members will be granted a 60-minute Counter-Strike: Global Offensive trial, allowing them to play the full game for an hour before deciding whether they want to purchase it. To ensure it is downloaded, on the night of the 20th make sure automatic downloading ... Read More »
According to Valve fan website Lambdageneration.com, a user named “Hesam” sent the website’s moderators a tip, revealing that Half-Life 3 will be revealed at Gamescom according to a PDF list of games to be showcased at Gamescom. Inspecting this list, Half-Life 3 was shown to be sixth to last on the list. Read More »
As teased last week, Valve has revealed the third faction of Team Fortress 2 – the Gray team. Read More »
Within Valve’s Source Filmmaker program, some lines of code and files reference a next-gen engine, referred to as Source 2. As revealed by Valvetime.net, the new engine is in development and will be included in Filmmaker. One line, for example, reads; “Return an str with the current engine version. If key doesn’t doesn’t exist, assume ‘Source’, otherwise invalid — assume ... Read More »
The latest Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, named Cold Stream, gets a release date after its PC release. According to a tweet of L4D Developer, the DLC is coming this Friday, August 3. This version of Cold Stream will contain the four of the five campaigns of the original game, as well as a brand new Cold Stream campaign, and ... Read More »
A demo for the sequel to the goofy fun, Orc-racist Tower Defence game is now available to try out on Valve’s digital distribution platform, Steam. The demo will give you access to two early levels of the game in either single-player or co-op. You have the options to play either as a War Mage or Sorceress, and get your hands ... Read More »
Last night, at a gaming event in Seattle, Valve CEO Gabe Newell went to tongue on Microsoft’s latest operation system Windows 8, calling it a “catastrophe” that will lead product manufacturers to abandon the platform in droves. Read More »
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