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Steam Summer Sale begins with a bang

, Jul 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

This year's Steam Summer Sale starts with no less than titanic games such as Portal 2, Call of Duty MW3, and pack collections from Bethesda and the masses of creators behind the Star Wars gaming franchise. This Valve-run sale requires that you have a Steam gaming account and that you not hold your wallet closed too tightly - deals are to be had at every turn! Grab the legendary Indie Bundle (version I) for $9.99 instead of $40, get Total War: Shogun 2 for $7.49 instead of $30, and get a collection of games from RockStar for $49.99 instead of a massive $120! Click your mouse as fast as you can and stock up for the year! Read The Full Story

Valve prepping Steam Greenlight for crowd sourced video game approvals

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Valve has been a significant player in the digital distribution of games via its Steam service on the PC for long time. Steam has turned out to be very good for independent game developers allowing them to publish games digitally, directly to the gamer. Valve is set to unveil a new plan that will help independent developers, to get crowd source assistance to get their games distributed via Steam. Read The Full Story

Valve takes a shot at Education

, Jun 22nd 2012 Discuss [1]

This week it appears that Valve and their wildly successful Steam platform for computer games are taking a giant leap into the realm of education. With their upcoming program Teach With Portals, they'll be bringing a new edition of Portal 2 to the classroom for teachers to utilize its Puzzle Maker engine for teaching physics with computer-based creation tools. This program will have a limited number of Steam platform releases sent to schools for free for use in the classroom very soon! Read The Full Story

Portal gets very real in “Terminal Velocity” video

, Jun 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time for some IRL Portal with filmmaker Jason Craft and his very own POrtal gun, taking some fabulous camera skills, some 3D tracking, and a little bit of movie magic to make the whole world smile. This fan video is completely non-official and not tied to the makers of the Portal video game series, but it sure as heck has impressed us to no end. Have a peek at what happens when one goes in, one goes out, and physics happen. Read The Full Story

Valve’s “Deep” to be a movie/video game brainchild

, Jun 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

For years, companies have tried to bridge the gap between motion picture and video game. Now, Valve, one of the most storied companies in the world of digital storytelling, has decided to see if it can take this challenge to the next level. The company, which is more steeped in computer video game development than moviemaking, is venturing off the beaten path into a new project called Deep, which will be a brand new experience for Valve. Read The Full Story

Portal 2 ‘Perpetual Testing Initiative’ DLC trailer goes out

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [4]

If you're starting to get bored of Portal 2, just wait until May 8, when the ambitious new piece of downloadable content, called Perpetual Testing Initiative, is released. The DLC will give players one of the most appealing additions to the Portal franchise to date - the ability to create custom levels. That's right; you can finally make your own Portal masterpieces. Read The Full Story

Valve talks Steam client for Linux

, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [3]

Valve has been using its Steam client to distribute digital copies of some of its coolest video games for a long time. Valve's Gabe Newell is talking about the rollout of the Steam client and source engine to Linux. Rumors have circulated for a while now that Valve was working on porting that software out for Linux gamers. Interestingly, Valve apparently has plans for Steam outside of gaming. Read The Full Story

Valve on Tim Cook meeting: ‘I wish!’

, Apr 20th 2012 Discuss [4]

Earlier this month a meeting between Apple’s Tim Cook and the gaming company known as Valve was reported by several sources – now it turns out that it never happened. Or so Valve’s co-founder Gabe Newell says. From what Gabe and crew say now, they were as surprised by the news that Cook had visited their facilities as everyone else was, frantically emailing one another trying to find out who, if anyone, had actually seen Cook enter or exit their offices – is he now just being a bit of a fibber to cover up the truth?

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Valve head says Apple meeting never took place

, Apr 20th 2012 Discuss [1]

We talked a few times now about rumors that pegged Apple CEO Tim Cook at Valve for some sort of meeting. The head of valve, Gabe Newell, has now come out and said that meeting never happened. The announcement comes during a podcast with Seven Day Cooldown. Apparently, the rumor was so factual that even Newell was confused. Read The Full Story

Apple + Valve = OS X Gaming Push

, Apr 15th 2012 Discuss [26]

This weekend we’re hearing basically every single tech, gaming, and Apple-heavy site flip out over the idea that Tim Cook’s visit to Valve means an Apple gaming console is in the mix – I disagree. Several simple factors mean that Apple‘s next-generation television push isn’t going to be a full-fledged television, and several simple factors count Valve out of the physical gaming system game as well. Instead, I contend that Apple will be releasing their next-generation MacBook Pro line with emphasis on graphics and computing power, with Valve’s library of OS X-compatible games there to back up their claims.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook spotted at Valve offices

, Apr 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

The head of Apple has reportedly been meeting with people at PC gaming giant Valve, right at a time when Valve has been the subject of rampant rumors. The company posted job ads for what appears to be a hardware initiative or at least something that sounds like a complete departure from its long-standing traditional business model. So Apple having some sort of position in that would be interesting to say the least. Read The Full Story

Valve confirms Wearable Computing R&D

, Apr 14th 2012 Discuss [5]

Valve has confirmed that it is doing its own research into wearable computing, joining a club that includes Google’s Project Glass and Nokia R&D, though the company has warned not to expect a commercial product any time soon. Managing director Michael Abrash revealed his pet project this week, researching the future of hardware and software for wearable, “Terminator vision” style devices that could possibly be a direction Valve might follow.

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