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Left 4 Dead 2 Dead Air DLC now available on Steam

Left 4 Dead 2 Dead Air DLC now available on Steam

Valve told Left 4 Dead 2 fans that if enough people completed the Cold Stream beta campaign, they'd go ahead and put out the Left 4 Dead 2 version of Dead Air out early. Well, Valve has ... continue
Some Steam keys for EA titles work on EA’s Origin client

Some Steam keys for EA titles work on EA’s Origin client

When tinkering around with EA's Origin service, PC Gamer happened to come about some interesting information. According to their report, many of the retail keys for EA's titles on Steam actually work on Origin. The publication was able ... continue
Codemasters’ Grid on sale on Steam, profit goes towards charity

Codemasters’ Grid on sale on Steam, profit goes towards charity

Codemasters has teamed up with Steam to throw a rather tempting deal on their 2008 racer Grid, all for a good cause. Up until 4 p.m. pacific tomorrow, July 21, Grid will be up for grabs for the ... continue
Valve upgrading Steam’s content delivery system

Valve upgrading Steam’s content delivery system

Valve has announced that quite a few new changes to Steam's content delivery system will be rolling out over the next few months. What does this mean for you? Well, it doesn't mean anything bad, that's for sure. ... continue
Left 4 Dead 2 users unlock Dead Air campaign early

Left 4 Dead 2 users unlock Dead Air campaign early

Three days ago, Valve put out a request for users to test out Left 4 Dead 2's latest campaign, Cold Stream. If 20,000 people completed the campaign by this Sunday, they would push to release Dead Air ... continue
Steam’s Summer Camp sale: Day 7

Steam’s Summer Camp sale: Day 7

If you've managed to avoid buying anything so far in Steam's Summer Camp sale, well, you have a stronger will than me. If you intend to keep it that way, though, you should probably avoid looking at ... continue
[Watch] Team Fortress 2: Meet the Medic

[Watch] Team Fortress 2: Meet the Medic

After dropping yesterday's bombshell announcement that Team Fortress 2 is now free-to-play, Valve finally got around to releasing the long-awaited Meet the Medic video, leaving the Pyro as the last remaining team member without a short of ... continue
Newell: Valve Is Interested in Wii U

Newell: Valve Is Interested in Wii U

Joystiq managed to catch up with Valve's Gabe Newell after a Valve keynote, held earlier this morning, and asked what Valve had to say about Nintendo's next console. And, would you know it, Newell had plenty of ... continue
Valve is Working On a Free-to-Play Game

Valve is Working On a Free-to-Play Game

In an interesting move, Valve expanded its digital library even further last week with the inclusion of free-to-play games with exclusive in-game items. Apparently Valve doesn't just want to sell them, however - they want to make ... continue
Online game store biz gets heated, EA blames Valve for Crysis 2 missing in action

Online game store biz gets heated, EA blames Valve for Crysis 2 missing in action

Electronic Arts (EA), the game developer behind many of our favorite games, has made it quite plain that they intend to get into the online game store business in a big way, as evidenced by their statement ... continue
Valve getting into the free-to-play game business with in-game content sales

Valve getting into the free-to-play game business with in-game content sales

Free-to-play games are becoming more popular but making money in that business can be a little challenging, but as Zynga has shown with its games on Facebook in-game microtransactions for game content can prove to very lucrative. This ... continue
Being a complete jerk could cost you when buying Valve games

Being a complete jerk could cost you when buying Valve games

I gotta admit this would be a rather interesting idea if Valve could get it to work but the basic idea is that the way you behave when playing games on Valve's Steam network could affect the ... continue
[VIDEO] Somebody’s played too much Portal 2 (plus: Portal 2 LEGO!)

[VIDEO] Somebody’s played too much Portal 2 (plus: Portal 2 LEGO!)

Welcome to a special DOUBLE UPDATE of Portal 2 news. 'News' is pushing it, actually. Let's just say 'neat stuff.' And let's start with this video from YouTube user schrobotindisguise, who has truly perfected the art of ... continue
Portal 2 getting free downloadable content this summer

Portal 2 getting free downloadable content this summer

If anybody seriously doubted Valve is the most awesome game developer out there, the studio just announced a new batch of downloadable content for Portal 2 that will be totally free across all platforms. This summer, extra content ... continue
Portal 2: Review Round-up

Portal 2: Review Round-up

Portal 2 is trending big on Google, and I'm damned if I need any more excuses to write about my most eagerly awaited game of 2011. If you didn't already know, this is the follow-up to 2007's almost ... continue
Plan on taking a ‘Portal 2′ day?

Plan on taking a ‘Portal 2′ day?

This professor was giving them away. [reddit] continue
[VIDEO] First Portal 2 TV spot released

[VIDEO] First Portal 2 TV spot released

Yes, a TV commercial. That's a post. Or at least, it is when it's for game of the year decade forever, Portal 2. This charming, informative and cute TV spot is due to debut in the coming ... continue
Steam back at it again with great holiday deals on games

Steam back at it again with great holiday deals on games

Steam is one of my favorite companies, even if they do constantly tease me with great deals when my PayPal account is missing a key ingredient - money. With Christmas holiday season coming on fast Steam has ... continue
[VIDEO] Replica Portal gun is a triumph

[VIDEO] Replica Portal gun is a triumph

As a huuuuge Portal fanboy, just looking at this amazing replica of the game's famous portal gun is exciting. However, turns out I can also buy it. Alas, there's only one of these, and if you want to ... continue
Steam has an offer you and your friends can’t refuse

Steam has an offer you and your friends can’t refuse

Fancy putting your slippered feet up and conducting your Black Friday shopping from home and doing something awesome for your chums? If so, Valve's Steam service has an, er, friend-friendly sale on from November 24th through 29th. The ... continue
Portal 2 delay sarcastically confirmed by Valve

Portal 2 delay sarcastically confirmed by Valve

Portal 2, 2011's Game of the Year as decided by me and no I'm not being premature, has been delayed by two months. The great news about this: that's a RECORD SHORTEST DELAY for a Valve game. Don't ... continue
Get yourself, and 3 friends, some zombie killing love – for $7

Get yourself, and 3 friends, some zombie killing love – for $7

If you enjoy some serious mulit-player zombie killing action today is the day to save yourself some serious money ion one of the best zombie killing games out there - Left 4 Dead 2. Valve, through their Steam ... continue