Valve bringing Steam game store to Macs

After a slew of suspicious adverts appeared last week, Valve has confirmed its not-exactly-top-secret plot to bring its Steam game platform to Macs. Starting from this April, several of Valve's games will be available on the Apple platform, ... continue

Holy crap, it’s Portal 2

I like to think I'm a pretty open-minded guy. I believe I'll always be willing to listen to and debate a range of viewpoints, and take on board the opinions of others. But there is one thing ... continue

Is Valve gunning for the Mac with their Steam game store?

There appears to be something very interesting going on over at Valve these days in the leas up to 2010 Game Developers Conference. It seems to have started with some new updates to their Portal game and ... continue

Left 4 Dead 2 players have killed 28 billion zombies

Man, you guys freaking hate zombies. In the first two months since Left 4 Dead 2 launched, players of Valve's undead-filled first-person shooter have shotgun blasted, cricket batted and frying panned a grand total of 28,981,249,043 zombies. Yes, ... continue

REMINDER: Play Left 4 Dead 2 online for free this weekend

Just a reminder for you lovely people: online play in Left 4 Dead 2 on the Xbox 360 is completely free this weekend, even if you're not an Xbox Live Gold member. Yes, Silver Member peasants, I'm ... continue

Left 4 Dead 2 has free online play for all next weekend

To me, playing Left 4 Dead 2 offline is the first sign of a deep and terrifying madness. Shockingly, however, Microsoft says half of the two million copies sold are never used to play the title's dazzling ... continue

Steam goes game sale crazy for the holidays

Valve's Steam Store is well known for having some great game sales, even if they always seem to show up when my PayPal account is near zero. This Christmas holiday season is no exception with both package ... continue

First Left 4 Dead 2 add-on announced, original survivors are back!

Valve has revealed that Left 4 Dead 2's first downloadable content, known simply as "The Passing," will be released on Xbox 360 and PC early next year. In something of a twist, it will see the return of ... continue

Valve upgrades Left 4 Dead 2 servers, blasts lag away

Since Left 4 Dead 2 got released, its performance in Xbox 360 online matches has been ... let's say it's been variable. Indeed, my own experiences reflect this. On my second night of playing the game online with ... continue

HUGE weekend long sale of games from Steam

The United States, starting tomorrow, will be spending the next four days celebrating the Holiday of the Big After Turkey Dinner Snooze. Which means that things will probably be pretty quiet on the tech front when it ... continue

Left 4 Dead 2 more like Lag 4 Dead 2, amirite

Well, this sucks. As I'm in the UK, I'm yet to receive my copy of Left 4 Dead 2 (hurrrry up, Royal Mail), but already people are complaining about an enemy feared by every gamer: lag. BOYCOTT!! Specifically, ... continue

Valve: Brits are too quiet in online games

A recent CVG interview with Valve produced an interesting comment regarding online gaming etiquette: apparently, British gamers are "notorious non-talkers." Valve's Chet Faliszek has urged British gamers to "[...] communicate. Don't be scared of a microphone. You guys ... continue