Posts Tagged ‘ Valve ’

Jonathan Coulton Still Alive, Contributing New Song to Portal 2

January 13, 2011
Jonathan Coulton Still Alive, Contributing New Song to Portal 2

Remember that song you’ll never be able to forget thanks to the Internet’s insistence on brutally hammering it into your skull? Well, it all started with Jonathan Coulton, and he’s returning to overwrite more precious childhood memories with another …

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Valve: PC Is “The Center of Innovation” in Gaming

January 13, 2011
Valve: PC Is “The Center of Innovation” in Gaming

Valve may have appeared to cross Sandy Bridge right over to the dark side, but Gabe Newell’s taken the mic yet again to explain why PC gaming – regardless of the form it takes – will always be on top.
“We see [the PC] as the centre of innovat…

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Valve’s Gabe Newell Praises Sandy Bridge, Says it Allows for a “Console-Like Experience on PC”

January 6, 2011
Valve’s Gabe Newell Praises Sandy Bridge, Says it Allows for a “Console-Like Experience on PC”

Have things seemed… off lately? Well, friends, that’s because you’re in the Twilight Zone. Don’t believe us? Well, how else do you explain the fact that Valve’s embodiment of the phrase “large-and-in-charge” is whistling this tune:
“It’s a r…

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Steam Holiday Sale Kicks Off, Totally Upstages Santa

December 21, 2010
Steam Holiday Sale Kicks Off, Totally Upstages Santa

Families eagerly gathering in celebration. Kids tossing and turning in their beds as sheer excitement overwhelms their very beings. Groups of people going door-to-door, merrily singing out of sheer joy. So, why all the build up? What could possibly …

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Steam Treasure Hunt Offers Daily Sales, Chance to Win 100 Games of Your Choosing

December 7, 2010
Steam Treasure Hunt Offers Daily Sales, Chance to Win 100 Games of Your Choosing

If Valve’s proven anything over the years, it’s that it knows two things: games and sales. Going by that (incredibly flimsy) logic, then, The Great Steam Treasure Hunt is the culmination of everything Valve’s ever created. Think we’re full of crap? W…

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Valve Kicks Off Annual Thanksgiving Steam Sale, Also Grants Wishes

November 25, 2010

It’s that time again. No, not that time! And definitely not that time. It is, however, about the only time that the phrase “that time” has a positive connotation. Yep, as per tradition, Valve’s slashing prices right and left in order to celebrate …

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SaDOS: Portal 2 Delayed Again

November 18, 2010
SaDOS: Portal 2 Delayed Again

Valve may be able to control the space half of the space-time continuum, but it looks like the “time” bit is still giving the developer some trouble. Portal 2 – originally slated to short circuit gamers’ brains in February – has now been pus…

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Is Steam Killing the Retail Biz?

November 11, 2010
Is Steam Killing the Retail Biz?

It seems like so long ago that we were skeptical Steam could get us to stop bitching about DRM and provide a viable distribution system that both publishers and game players could live with. Well, we’re not finished groaning about DRM, but there’s no d…

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