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No co-op teammates, no AI bots, and no Common Infected. Just you as the only Survivor left racing toward the safehouse before Special Infected get a chance to jump you.
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This is another big week for the still-shiny Steam Mac client, as it's getting what are undeniably essential games in many of our eyes: Half-Life 2 ($6.99), Episode One ($5.59), Episode Two ($5.5...
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Hey, so get this -- Half-Life 2 is coming to Mac tomorrow, May 25. Neat, huh? Valve announced the impending arrival of the critically-acclaimed first-person shooter by sending us a video teaser ...
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Valve has earned itself a reputation among more devout Sony fans as a dyed-in-the-wool villain. The developer/publisher is despised for not putting its games on the PlayStation 3, a sore point th...
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I always love it when a company releases content for a new platform and doesn't half-ass the process. Valve has been pretty fantastic with their launch of Steam for Mac. While far from perfect, V...
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Some of you might be wondering why Valve would be willing to give Portal out for free, no strings attached. Surely there must be some rationale, right? All questions are answered in this instruc...
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To celebrate Steam's arrival on Mac, Valve went ahead and did what Valve does best: create a sweet promotion that will raise awareness of its games and client, earning them big bucks in the long ...
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Long live the king. Counter-Strike: Source is set to receive a major update in the near future that will add Steam achievements, a new "cinematic" death camera, new statistical screens, and a fre...
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As a new Mac owner, I'm all of this Steam for Mac May 12 release. Hey, that's tomorrow!Valve has decided to detail the launch just prior to its release, including info on the first games to be av...
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The newest Mutation for Left 4 Dead 2 is "Follow the Liter," a variation on Scavenge mode where only one gas can appears at a time. This severely limits the paths Survivors can take to reach thei...
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First of all, you need to watch this teaser video.
It's nearly time for the Engineer to get a Team Fortress 2 update of his very own, and the video tells us exactly that. Nothing more, nothing le...
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Now that Gaming Heads' gorgeous Team Fortress 2 Heavy statues are available for pre-order, it's time to pick your side: RED or BLU. Although, that's going to be tricky for a few reasons.
First of...
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Show your love for Left 4 Dead in the only way that matters -- expensive novelty gift items. Valve updated its store with the first in a series of plush Left 4 Dead toys, a big cuddly Boomer for ...
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Valve and Gaming Heads have teamed up to bring some super awesome collectible statues. Gaming Heads will be working on statues based on the Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead game...
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The new Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, "The Passing", is out today for the Xbox 360 (560 MS Points) and PC ($0.00). The downloadable content brings the survivors from both games together in a match made i...
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Following the success of the Steam UI beta, Valve has announced that all users will officially get the new-look game service next week. The official update will roll out on Monday, April 26. ...;
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Expect to see Left 4 Dead 2's multiplayer scene get a healthy boost in player activity on April 22 -- that's when "The Passing" finally comes out for PC and Xbox 360. The long-awaited add-on has ...
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People who say that Gordon Freeman is an amazing character confuse me. I'm not trying to be critical in saying that he's not complex in and of himself, but it's the reflection of the world G...
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That headline should have gone without saying.
Above, you'll witness the Gifford Children's Choir from Racine, Wisconsin singing Still Alive. If you're still reading, I can assume that this clea...
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For all of those wringing their hands like some sort of maniacal fiend in anticipation for Left 4 Dead 2's DLC, "The Passing," you're going to have to wring a little longer than you had hoped. A...
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You know how every once in a while you see that someone has had an idea that was so simple, so obvious that you are personally angered that you hadn't had the idea before? This is totally not on...
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Valve has revealed a few scant details for Left 4 Dead 2's Spring DLC, The Passing. As well as revealing new weaponry, a new special infected, and confirming the death of an original Survivor, mu...
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Game Informer is rocking some new character renders for Valve's exciting upcoming sequel, Portal 2. As well as some cool conceptual images for Chell, a render of the game's co-op bots has also be...
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The latest episode of GameTrailers TV premiered last night and host Geoff Keighley spoke with Valve's Chet Faliszek where he revealed that some bad times are in store for the Left 4 Dead heroes. ...
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The latest update to Team Fortress 2, which is now available for download, added a bunch of fan-made hats, weapons, and items -- hell, I think I even saw a chocolate bar. All of these ideas were ...
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While all out confirmation that Valve is starting to really develop for the PS3 hasn't come down the line yet, we've heard enough from people at the company to know that it is. At some point we'r...
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Valve boss Gabe Newell recently touched upon the always thorny subject of DRM, stating that it lowers the value of games and that it doesn't do anything for customers. Obvious statements, but pop...
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Half-Life 2? Rubbish. Left 4 Dead? A stain on the history of videogames. Valve has declared that Portal 2 is its greatest triumph yet, even though it's not even finished. Speaking with 1UP, Gabe ...
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Want to know how Bill, Louis, Zoey and Francis wind up in the South? The only way to find out will be to read the Left 4 Dead comic, which Valve is planning to release on Xbox Live. The comic wil...
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You probably knew it was coming, but that doesn't make this confirmation any less exciting. Valve went all out with an information dump today, saying more than just "Steam and Source are coming t...
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This morning we told you that Portal 2 was a real thing that's really happening. It's coming this holiday season at a full retail price.
The newest detail on the sequel is that it includes co-ope...
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Valve's awesome tease is finally coming to its conclusion, and it's now confirmed that this was all a giant leadup to the announcement of Portal 2. Valve has sent out a press release officially a...
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Um...oh SH*T!
Portal just got another update, and rather than a bunch of cryptic Morse code and SSTV message, this patch has introduced an extension to the ending of the game. Remember h...
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Oh Valve and your adorable marketing team -- is there anything you can't do? Taking a break from the absolutely insane Portal shenanigans, let's instead take a look at some swanky pictures that v...
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Valve's chicanery with Portal continues, and the community is lapping it up. As you may have heard by now, Portal was updated last night with a new Steam Achievement and some strange radio messag...
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A few hours ago, Portal for the PC was updated, with the following as the only patch note:
"Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations"
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Now that you know all about Splinter Cell Conviction's multiplayer you're probably wondering if it's actually going to be any good. If you have faith in the quality of games that inspired by othe...
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I think calling the Orange Box's transition to the Playstation 3 an epic failure might be an understatement. One of the must own games on the Xbox 360 became a critical disappointment on the PS3 ...
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While the talk of the PC community as of last evening has been the hot new Steam redesign, as it should be -- it's a thing of beauty and a long time coming -- Hans ... Bubby, there's another one ...
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Love Steam? I do, and I'm sure a fair amount of PC gamers do to. Which makes hearing about how a good thing is getting better pretty great news. That's pretty much what's happening with Steam's n...
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Valve is looking forward to seeing what people can do with Project Natal, but Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek has urged developers not to create another mass of crappy mini-game collections like...
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Valve is pretty high up on the hit lists of PS3 fanboys, due in no small part to the studio's refusal to develop PS3 games. The company has refuted the idea time and time again, but today has com...
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If you paid attention to all the X10 news that broke out yesterday, you'd notice Left 4 Dead (both of them!) is receiving all sorts of new updates. Between a comic book, an awesome-sounding retur...
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Yes, you read that ludicrous number correctly. 28,981,249,043 zombies have been shot, battered, exploded and otherwise massacred since Left 4 Dead 2 launched last November. If you're not ver...
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One of the many things that I found delightful about Left 4 Dead 2 was its use of daytime levels. It's not something you see done frequently when it comes to zombies, videogames or otherwise.
Tha...
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That's the first Left 4 Dead, folks. New DLC for the older game, to kind of go alongside the new Left 4 Dead 2 DLC.
Confused? There's two DLC packs coming, one for each game. They kind of tie tog...
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