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All is happy and good in the land of Left 4 Dead 2 fans. Well, OK, not exactly but the co-founders of a group boycotting the upcoming game are now satisfied with Valve’s efforts to support the original L4D. Today (October 14, 2009) the boycott leaders announced the closing of… Continue Reading »

The sequel to zombie slaying hit Left 4 Dead has toned down its violence so it can be sold in Australia. That nation’s Classification Board refused to give the game a rating last month because of decapitation, dismemberment and dead bodies remaining on the ground. Australia has no “Adult Only”… Continue Reading »

Valve Software has spoiled its loyal customers with an embarrassment of riches with online support for their previous games. Of course, its had to because the company is notorious for taking its time with releasing much awaited games. It took almost two decades for a Team Fortress sequel, after all.… Continue Reading »

An update to The Scout class was released on February 25, 2009, which brings new maps, weapons and achievements to Team Fortress 2. To commemorate this joyous occasion, Valve is selling Team Fortress 2 on Steam for $9.99 for an extremely limited time, and by that I mean until Friday… Continue Reading »

You have to give it to Valve - not only do they produce excellent games (ahem, Half-Life, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead), but they actually support their games after release. And somehow, Valve’s gotten around the typical Xbox 360 “paid DLC is the norm” phenomena, as the company is… Continue Reading »

If you’re friends or family of a gamer who is big on PC gaming, you’re probably wondering what to get them for Christmas or their next birthday if it’s coming up. For those with the Steam client, there are always different sales, new releases and package deals that would help… Continue Reading »

No, this isn’t a typo - Half-Life is actually going for .98 on Steam, in honor of the game’s 10th anniversary (1998, get it?). You can find the best damned value in videogames (possibly ever) on Steam right now, or if you want another fantastic deal, check out the “Valve… Continue Reading »

As many zombie hunters know by now, Left 4 Dead is coming out on November 18, 2008. It’s made by Valve who has an impressive resume stemming back to the days of the original Half-Life and Counter-Strike. If you may have missed out on the classics or every Valve game… Continue Reading »

Valve seems to have a love-hate relationship with the PS3. On second thought it seems more like a hate relationship. EA took the responsibility of developing The Orange Box for PS3 in place of Valve which was clearly inferior to the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game. Valve’s… Continue Reading »

On November 6, 2008, Valve’s Steam Cloud service launched with the Left 4 Dead demo (full game releases November 18, 2008). Left 4 Dead is the first game that will utilize Steam Cloud support while Valve has plans to patch older titles to use the player syncing service. Valve also… Continue Reading »