Tag: Valve
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Creators of Risk of Rain Shift to Valve, Ceasing Development on Future Game
Duncan Drummond and Paul Morse, co-founders of Hopoo Games, the studio behind Risk of Rain, have announced their move to Valve to develop new games. Several other team members from Hopoo Games are also joining them at Valve. Subsequently, Hopoo Games has ceased development on its unannounced title, a decision acknowledged with gratitude toward Valve…
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Valve Officially Recognizes Deadlock, a Game That Players Have Been Enjoying for Months
Valve has officially revealed its new game, Deadlock, which is currently in semi-private testing. The game, presented as a 6v6 MOBA hero shooter still in early development, blends third-person shooter mechanics with MOBA elements such as attacking enemy objectives, demolishing defenses, buying upgrades and leading minions across lanes. Its store page on Valve’s platform went…
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Portal 2 E3 Trailer
Easily one of my top ten games gets a totally awesome E3 trailer. Judging by the video, I like where they’re going, with the run down, partially destroyed areas overgrown with plants…looks sweet. Also interesting that Gabe Newell announced this at Sony’s event, saying the PS3 will have the best version.
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Left 4 Dead 2 DLC The Passing Out Tomorrow
The first DLC for Left 4 Dead 2, The Passing, will be out tomorrow for both the PC and Xbox 360. The content includes a number of new features including: A new 3 map campaign which takes place between “Dead Center” and “Dark Carnival”. In the campaign the cast meets up with the survivors from…
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Valve Updates Portal, Adds New Achievement, Mystery
Normally it’s not a big deal when someone updates a game and adds a single new achievement (Transmission Received), but it’s Valve and Portal might be one of my favorite games of all time. I also love a crazy video game mystery, which it turns out this update is. Along with the achievement Valve also…
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Team Fortress 2 Adds Crafting
Valve’s WAR! Update Team Fortress 2 will be adding in a new crafting system. Basically, you find blueprints (or otherwise discover, I guess some are “secret”), smelt all your useless duplicates weapons to scrap parts, and use those to make a weapon you actually want! I honestly think it’s a great way to go, my…
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Team Fortress 2 – The War Update
Team Fortress 2’s latest update will add three new weapons for the Demoman and Soldier as well as new maps and achievements. The interesting thing about this update is that either the Demoman or Soldier will get an additional weapon. Users “vote” who should get the weapon by either playing as the Demoman and killing…
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Left 4 Dead Crash Course DLC Now Available
Sure, Left 4 Dead 2 is only a month away, but that hasn’t stopped Valve from supporting Left 4 Dead. Crash Course is out for both the Xbox 360 and PC today. The downloadable content adds a new campaign (playable in survival and versus mode), new dialog, new achievements, and new locations.
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Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Out Next Month
It’s Left 4 Dead news day, apparently. At a press conference held in Tokyo, EA announced that a Left 4 Dead 2 demo will be out October 27th. No details on if the demo would be for the PC, Xbox 360, or both.
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New Left 4 Dead DLC Coming In September
Sure, Left 4 Dead 2 is coming out in November, but that isn’t stopping Valve from releasing more DLC for the original Left 4 Dead. The new campaign, Crash Course, will be playable in single player, co-op, and versus modes and (adding some continuity to the campaigns) takes place between the No Mercy and Death…
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Left 4 Dead Premium Theme Coming Soon
This month’s Official Xbox Magazine comes packaged with a pretty awesome Left 4 Dead Premium theme. The magazine should be out this Tuesday and will also include four exclusive L4D gamer pictures. I’m probably going to pick it up since Left 4 Dead is pretty much the greatest zombie game ever, besides maybe Zombies Ate…
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Left 4 Dead Survival Pack – It’s Free
Looks like the upcoming Left 4 Dead expansion, Survival Pack, is going to be free. The expansion is set to be released this spring and introduces a new mode, Survival, and Death Toll and Dead Air as versus maps. [ via Kotaku ]