The new Valve Steam Controller has just been revealed to the world and it looks pretty interesting. The announcement comes hot on the heels of announcements detailing a new Linux based operating system and the new Steam Machine games console. The controller comes with a couple of trackpads and gives the player haptic feedback in the form of different sensations which they...
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Tim Cook, head of tech giant Apple Inc., was spotted at the headquarters of gaming company Valve last week, which sparked a number of rumors regarding the CEO’s intentions. With the Apple chief being spotted in Valve’s headquarters, some say that Apple is interested in purchasing the gaming giant, while others claim that the company is working with Valve in...
Many will agree that one of the most anticipated games of all time is the still unannounced Half-Life 3. Some of the series’ fans are clamoring that the game’s next installment will be Half-Life 2: Episode 3, but that seems very unlikely considering what Valve said about stopping production of episodic content. Half-Life 2: Episode 2 has been released in 2007...
Gamers everywhere, rejoice! Today marks the start of Steam’s Autumn sale, giving gamers reduced prices on hundreds of downloadable games, as well as bigger reductions on its daily deals. As the company never misses every opportunity to give out discounts on Steam, the company has announced a five-day Thanksgiving sale. Now, the gaming service gives out huge discounts...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s public beta has been delayed after pro gamers of Counter-Strike 1.6 gave feedback to Valve, the game’s developer. The said professional gamers were asked to test the game first before its release, as they will be able to provide more constructive feedback than regular gamers, estimates Chet Faliszek of Valve. “They gave...
Valve has just announced that Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the continuation of one of the biggest first person shooters of all time, will be featuring full Steam integration. In a press release that Valve sent out, the company confirmed that the upcoming PC version of Modern Warfare 3 on Steam will be taking advantage of the service’s Steamworks....
Valve has announced that a new Counter-Strike game will be coming out soon. The new game, called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, is expected to hit the shelves in “early 2012” for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Steam (Mac and PC) and an unnamed next-generation gaming console (the Nintendo Wii U?) The new Counter-Strike game will include new maps,...
Valve has announced that the online first-person shooter Team Fortress 2 is now available to play for free. The game, which uses Valve’s Steam game service, is available for both PC and Mac. Valve, the creator of the hit series Half Life, said, “There’s no catch! Play as much as you want, as long as you like.” The game is an online first-person...