Piracy Is Non-Issue For Valve

Tweet Valve has built its company, Steam, on offering second-to-none online PC service that’s well respected in the games industry and amongst the PC crowd. But why is piracy a problem for companies like Ubisoft and EA, but the same… Read More »

Microsoft Needs To Open Xbox Live, Says Valve

Tweet According to the boss of Valve, Gabe Newell, his company would love to bring Steamworks to Xbox Live, but has said Microsoft is too tight with the service, and that the firm needs to relax the rules on what… Read More »

Valve’s Gabe Newell Praises Sony For Allowing Cross-Platform Play On PS3, Says Firm Should Be Rewarded

Tweet Valve boss Gabe Newell has come out in the open to thank Sony for allowing cross-platform play between PS3 and PC for Portal 2, adding the firm should be rewarded for the positive and important move.

Valve Would Love To Develop Games For Wii U

Tweet Wii wasn’t Valve’s thing, but Wii U “fits better” into the firm’s “scalability model”, therefore the developer’s interest in Nintendo’s new console is high.

Quick Quenchers: Portal 2 Sells 3 Million Copies

Tweet Valve’s Gabe Newell has announced that their puzzle shooter Portal 2 has sold more than 3 million copies since launch.

Video Thirst: New Portal 2 Trailer Talks Up Turrets And Their Usefulness

Tweet Portal 2′s one of the games that’s got to be in your arsenal. Think about it – a puzzle shooter? Why yes! And no one does it better than Valve. Below the break, watch and listen as the dev… Read More »

Xbox Live Is A “Train Wreck” Utters Gabe Newell

Tweet Oh boy, the times have changed haven’t day? Gabe Newell uttering such blasphemy at Microsoft online service? Please, somebody, wake me up. But it’s exactly what the Valve boss said in a recent interview with PC Gamer when asked… Read More »

Valve Refuses To Go Public

Tweet Valve is one of the most recognizable and respected developers in the gaming industry, so there’s no question that if the game goes public, its value would appreciate instantly. The studio, however, refuses to make the move, citing the… Read More »

For Valve, The PS3 Is “Incredibly Important”

Tweet If you’ve been around gaming’s web for some time, you’ve definitely heard the many harsh things Valve boss, Gabe Newell’s said about the console. Thing’s like, “The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels”, and “I don’t… Read More »

Portal 2 Announced For PS3 By Gabe Newell, PS3 Will Get The Best Version (UPDATE)

Tweet UPDATE: Video of announcement plus trailer added below the break. Original Story: Whoa, Valve’s Gabe Newell was just on Sony’s stage introducing Portal.

Valve Would Love To See Sony’s PS3 Be “Open Like A Mac” Not “Closed Like A Game Cube”

Tweet Is the PS3 a “closed” platform not allowing developers the freedom to be creative? Valve boss Gabe Newell surely feels that way. He said he’d like to see the PS3 more open, even “like a Mac” and not shut… Read More »

Valve: Don’t Believe The US Press, PC Gaming Is Alive And Well

Tweet PC gaming, according to many has been dwindling since consoles started taking over. Take over? What take over? Not when 260 million PCs were shipped last in 2007, and only the American market counted as viable by the US… Read More »

Video Thirst: Dear Ubisoft, Take Gabe Newell’s Advice

Tweet You should be aware of what happened to Ubisoft’s DRM over the weekend, it went down and rendered two of the publisher’s games: Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter V unplayable for some users.

Valve’s Gabe Newell Will Receive Pioneer Award At Game Developers Choice Awards 2010

Tweet At 2010′s Game Developers Awards, a man who’s well known in the gaming industry will receive the sought after prize. Some abhor him, others adore him but there’s no denying that Gabe Newell is a master at what he… Read More »