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Steam Trading Cards is Valve’s reward system for playing games

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Similar to Microsoft's reward and achievement system for the Xbox, Valve has come out with their own reward system for PC gamers on Steam, and they're calling it Trading Cards. It's launching in beta and it lets you earn rewards for playing Steam games. The Trading Cards will add to your "Steam Level," as well as the ability to earn rewards by collecting achievements. Read The Full Story

Half-Life 2 Oculus Rift support official

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

In the latest update to Valve's classic sci-fi first-person shooter Half-Life 2, the developer added official support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, making it the second game from Valve to support the new VR device, with Team Fortress 2 being the first game that received the green light. Read The Full Story

Valve engineer applies to Mars One program

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Non-profit organization Mars One recently began accepting applications for the chance to travel to Mars in order to colonize the red planet, with the only caveat being that you'll be living there for the rest of your life. That didn't stop most applicants, though, as thousands of applications have been sent in to Mars One, one of which is from a Valve engineer. Read The Full Story

Gaming subscription trend expands as Valve joins the party

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Valve's Steam digital distribution gaming platform has added support for gaming subscription plans, allowing gamers the ability to manage their subscription-based games through the gaming service. The new feature offers a simple way to sign up for games and manage payments. The first and only game so far to use the new feature is Darkfall Unholy Wars. Read The Full Story

Alienware X51 Ubuntu Linux compact gaming PC unveiled

, Apr 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're familiar with the Alienware X51, you know you've only had it available with Windows software out of the box until now - now you'll find Ubuntu leading up the show. This machine brings on a rather small form factor you can use to replace your gaming console - if you dare - a possibility made even more real now that Valve's Steam gaming interface works with Linux natively. You know good and well you've wanted to try it since that bit was announced. Read The Full Story

Steam to come pre-loaded on Razer Edge

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Though it's not entirely difficult to go ahead and download the software for yourself from your friendly internet browser window, gaming environment Steam will be coming to the Razer Edge gaming tablet built-in, right out of the box. This is a significant move by both the folks at Razer and the members of Valve that've agreed to push their Steam app to the hardware right out of the box as it's the first time said software will have done such a thing. Read The Full Story

Steam offers “Early Access” to developing games

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Valve has just announced a new program in Steam called "Early Access". This allows gamers to purchase and play games that are still in development. It's like a beta mode where you test drive the game in its current state, and report bugs and give feedback to the game's developers. Valve believes this program will help developers form bonds with gamers as well as help them make better games. Read The Full Story

Oculus Rift signs on Team Fortress 2 as first game

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset made a huge splash at CES back in January, and the team behind the extraordinary toy has been hard at work to bring it to the mainstream and make it available to the public. The first step in that process is to get games for it, and the company has announced that Valve's Team Fortress 2 will be the Oculus Rift's first game. Read The Full Story

Resident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 cross over headed to Steam

, Mar 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Valve and Capcom got together to discuss the upcoming release of Resident Evil 6 for the PC come March 22nd. While they were getting into their excitement and discussions over the game, they had the brilliant idea of creating a Resident Evil 6/Left 4 Dead 2 crossover. The cross over would help revitalize Left 4 Dead 2, and it would bring some very interesting features to Resident Evil's game play. Read The Full Story

Xi3 clears the air on Valve and the Xi3 Piston

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's understandable how some confusion about Xi3 and the company's small Piston gaming computer came to be. Xi3 at announced that during CES that Valve had invested in the company. According to Jason A Sullivan, founder, president, and CEO of Xi3, the company had written permission from Valve to disclose that the game developer had invested in the company. Read The Full Story

Valve reportedly no longer involved with Xi3 Piston computer

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of the big stories from CES 2013 back in January was the low-key partnership between game developer Valve and modular computer maker Xi3. The two companies collaborated to make the Piston modular computer, also known as the "Steam Box." However, it looks like Valve backed out and is no longer associated with Xi3 or the Piston. Read The Full Story

Valve Steam Box prototypes pegged for Spring 2013

, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

It would appear that the Steam-powered gaming console will be available rather soon for developers and hardware partners alike. News has come down from Valve's Game Newell himself as he spoke with the BBC about the future of the company immediately before the start of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Games Awards. There he was also being awarded a lovely Academy Fellowship as well. Read The Full Story
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