Valve Greenlights First Batch Of Titles In 2013
by Rainier on Jan. 15, 2013 @ 1:14 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Valve announced the fourth set of titles proceeding to worldwide distribution opportunities through Steam Greenlight.
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Valve Launches Beta For Its Steam Community Market
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2012 @ 1:56 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Valve introduced the Steam Community Market, now in Beta with Team Fortress 2, allowing players to buy and sell in-game items via Steam.
Valve Greenlights Over A Dozen More Games
by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2012 @ 11:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Valve announced the third set of titles proceeding to worldwide distribution opportunities through Steam Greenlight.
Valve Kicks Off Steam Autumn Sale
by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2012 @ 12:52 p.m. PST | Filed under News
The Steam Autumn Sale begins today and runs through Monday, November 26th, 2012. The Autumn Sale will feature Daily Deals and Flash Sales along with straight discounts.
Valve Greenlights Over 20 More Titles
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2012 @ 6:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Valve announced the second set of titles proceeding to worldwide distribution opportunities through Steam Greenlight.
'Dota 2' Trademark Agreement Reached Between Valve And Blizzard
by Rainier on May 14, 2012 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
DotA 2 promises to take the unique blend of online RTS and RPG action that has made DotA popular with tens of millions of gamers and expand upon it in every way.
Valve Says Steam's Doing Well, Backs It Up With Numbers
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2012 @ 2:14 p.m. PST | Filed under News
During 2011 Steam grew to offer over 1,800 games to over 40 million accounts, increasing sales by more than 100% for the 7th straight year, and during the 2011 Holiday Sale Steam's simultaneous user number eclipsed the 5 million player mark.
Valve Confirms Forum Hacked, Database Compromised
by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2011 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Valve issued a statement confirming that its Steam forums were defaced on the evening of Sunday, November 6, and a subsequent investigating revealed that the intrusion goes beyond its Steam forums.
Valve Officially Launches Steam Trading
by Rainier on Sept. 6, 2011 @ 2:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Valve announced the official launch of Steam Trading, which was in beta a few weeks ago, allowing gamers to exchange in-game items and game gifts.
Valve Brings Steam To Your TV
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2011 @ 3:18 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Valve disclosed its plans for a new "big picture" mode of Steam which will offer controller support and navigation designed for television interaction, enabling gamers to enjoy their library of Steam games on more screens throughout the house.
Valve Kicks Off Steam Holiday Sale
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2010 @ 5:51 p.m. PST | Filed under News
The Steam Holiday Sale is on now through Sunday, January 2, 2011. Gamers may save up to 80% on select titles, with daily and week-long savings on featured titles, publisher game packs, and compilations.
Valve Kicks Off Steam's Pre-Holiday Give & Get Sale
by Rainier on Nov. 24, 2010 @ 11:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Steam's "Give & Get" Sale (Nov. 24 - Nov. 30) starts today, offering huge savings on featured games and large game packs every day that are perfect for gift-giving throughout the holidays. In the spirit of giving, each day of the sale, Valve will be awarding 30 users with the top five games on their wishlists. To become eligible to win, simply load up your own wishlist with ten or more items now.
Valve Offers 'Portal' Free of Charge
by Adam Pavlacka on May 12, 2010 @ 1:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Portal is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Valve Rolls Out Steam Client Update, Improves User Interface
by Rainier on April 27, 2010 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
The 2010 Steam Client UI Update has released to all Steam users worldwide. This new version of Steam enhances the way users buy and play games, providing more info about the things that matter - getting games, playing them with friends, and staying current in the gaming world.
Epic Games Integrates Valve's Steamworks Into Unreal Engine 3
by Rainier on March 11, 2010 @ 8:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Epic Games and Valve Software have inked an agreement to deliver Valve's Steamworks suite of services to all licensees of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for use in their products, free of any additional fees.
Valve Brings Steam, Source Engine and Games To The Mac
by Rainier on March 8, 2010 @ 10:19 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Valve announced it will bring its gaming service Steam, the Source gaming engine, as well as its library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life to the Mac in April
Valve Rolls Out New Steam Update, Gets Updated User Interface
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2010 @ 7:26 p.m. PST | Filed under News
In the last 12 months, Steam has grown 200%, reaching 25 million users, with a 1000+ games library. To accommodate this growth, Valve announces a new version of Steam which is immediately available in public beta.
Valve's Newell Honored with 2010 GDC Pioneer Award
by Rainier on Jan. 15, 2010 @ 10:36 a.m. PST | Filed under News
The 2010 Game Developers Choice Awards is beginning the announcement of its Special Awards for the tenth annual ceremony, taking place at GDC 2010 this March, and has named Valve co-founder Gabe Newell as the winner of this year's Pioneer Award.
DotA Mod Developer Recruited By Valve to Work on New Project
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2009 @ 3:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Defense of the Ancients: Allstars developer "IceFrog" revealed that he has been recruited by Valve and is leading a team to work on a new project. While IceFrog didn't reveal any details he did say that has has "all the resources needed to do some very exciting stuff," and also that his "goal and top priority in the future is to solve the surrounding issues that affect the DotA experience in order to allow it to reach new heights. "
Valve Appeals Aussie 'Left 4 Dead 2' (ALL) Ban
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2009 @ 3:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games, adding melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more. Last week the Australian Classification Board refused to give L4D2 a rating, banning it from being sold in retail stores, due to excessive violence, something Valve has now appealed.
Valve Sues Activision, Who Threatens to Countersue
by Rainier on April 30, 2009 @ 1:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
A few years back, Valve sued Sierra/Vivendi in a copyright infringement case where it claimed that Valve was the only authorized party to license its games to cybercafes. In 2005, the two parties finally settled, and Sierra/Vivendi was ordered to pay $2,391,932, a debt Activision inherited with the merger, but which it now contests is too much, hence Valve's new lawsuit for not paying the court-ordered amount in full.
Valve Adds New Anti-Piracy, DLC Features to SteamWorks
by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Valve announced a new set of advanced features delivered in its free publishing and development suite Steamworks, headlined by Custom Executable Generation, a complimentary technology to the already existing anti-piracy solution offered in Steamworks.
Valve's Gabe Newell to Keynote At D.I.C.E.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 4:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced that Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve, creators of Half-Life, Counter-Strike, etc..., and PC gaming technologies (Source, Steam) will give a keynote address at the 2009 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit.
Valve Adds In-Game Web Browser to Steam
by Rainier on Jan. 14, 2009 @ 4:22 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Valve has issued an update for its digital delivery service Steam, allowing users to surf the web via a simplified browser (Flash is supported). Activate your in-game overlay and a web tab will now be included in the options, which then opens the browser, although only offering basic functionality. Check out the full notes for other update info.
Valve Issues 'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) to Get DLC on Both Platforms
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2008 @ 3:29 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the cooperative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Valve revealed that L4D will get new scenarios on both X360 and PC simultaneously, as well as versus support for both the Dead Air and Death Toll campaigns, although no price was mentioned. Modders can also expect an SDK with tools to make their own mods, maps, and scenarios.