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Steam to start distributing Radeon drivers

Chalk this one up as a great idea. According to an announcement today AMD has gotten together with Valve's Steam game site and is now providing members with a way to make sure they always have the most ... continue

[VIDEO] Portal 2 co-op play is no lie: see it in action here

The latest Portal 2 video shows off another new addition to the mind-bending franchise: co-operative play. As in the single-player game, you'll be facing challenges set by GLaDOS: challenges that require two portal guns, rather than one. ... continue

Portal on the reading list at Wabash College

If you come here often, you know how I feel about Portal. Basically, I'm pretty sure watching my first child's first steps will pale in comparison to playing Valve's masterpiece from beginning to end for the first ... continue

Valve serves up Portal 2 release date

Portal 2, a.k.a. The Reason Life Will Be Worth Living In 2011AD, has been given a release date. Speaking to CVG, Valve confirmed that the game would launch on 9 February 2011. I assume that's for all ... continue

[VIDEO] Fan-made Half Life trailer will blow your socks off

Hollywood can't make a videogame-based movie that's worth a crap, and now a bunch of amateur filmmakers with a fraction of the budget have really shown up the big studios who produce bloated turds like this. This is ... continue

[VIDEO] Portal 2 gets a bunch of new trailers

If you didn't already know, Portal 2 is coming, and I am officially freaking out. Although it's not due out until 2011, Valve has been uploading Portal 2 trailers like they're going out of fashion: five so ... continue

[VIDEO] Portal 2 getting Steamy with PlayStation 3

Valve and PlayStation 3: it's not been the easiest of relationships. However, three short years after calling the PS3 a "total disaster on so many levels," Valve boss Gabe Newell appeared on stage at Sony's E3 press conference ... continue

WTF?: Gamer stabs opponent after in-game knife kill in Counter-Strike

A French gamer who I'm guessing may have anger issues spent seven months hunting down a fellow gamer after his rival killed his in-game character in a knife fight. Julien Barreaux, 20, saw his character killed in a ... continue

Empire names 50 greatest videogame characters

Empire magazine is traditionally a film publication, but this month decided to list the 50 greatest videogame characters ever. Fair enough, I guess. And no, the winner isn't in the picture above. Instead, the mag opted for one ... continue

Half-Life 2 hitting Macs tomorrow, via Steam

Earlier this month, Valve launched the Steam download service on Mac. There was much rejoicing, and all the free Portal you could stuff your stupid face with. Tomorrow, another solid gold Valve classic arrives on Steam for Mac: ... continue

Portal now totally free on Steam

Know how I'm always harping on about Portal being the best game I played in the last five years? How its mix of mind-bending puzzles with black-as-coal humor and astounding narrative elevates it above so many other ... continue

Steam for Mac delayed until May 12

Last month, Valve confirmed that its hugely successful Steam downloadable games service would be coming to Macs. That's pretty big news, especially if you're a Mac gamer who's spent years enviously eyeing up the PC's superior line-up. The ... continue

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