Tag: Valve
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Steam Controller Sells Out Within Minutes
Valve’s latest Steam Controller made an immediate splash at launch, disappearing from the store shortly after orders opened. The new PC-focused gamepad went live on May 4 and quickly sold through its initial stock, with many buyers reporting that the device became unavailable in roughly half an hour. For players who had been waiting for…
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Valve Faces Legal Battle Over Loot Boxes in Multiple Games
Valve, a leading player in the gaming industry, has once again found itself in hot water with legal authorities over the controversial practice of incorporating loot boxes in their games. The declaration of a lawsuit against the company in recent months has sent shock waves across the gaming community, reopening the dialogue around the controversial…
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New York AG Sues Valve Over Alleged Illegal Gambling
The loot box mechanism of Valve, a well-known gaming developer, has drawn the attention of the New York Attorney General, Letitia James. It is alleged that these loot boxes, used in various Valve games such as Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2, infringe upon the state’s laws against gambling, potentially endangering minors.nnIn the…
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Valve Confirms Your Steam Data Remains Uncompromised
Gaming giant Valve recently addressed concerns about leaked user information, assuring its vast user base that no Steam passwords or private account details were compromised amidst an alleged data breach. The company stated emphatically that the alleged breach originated from a different source and does not involve sensitive information associated with any Steam account. The…
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Valve’s Deadlock Has Unique, Highly Exclusive Second Alpha Test
Valve’s multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, Deadlock, an intriguing mashup of a shooter and MOBA, has kept gamers intrigued particularly since its initial launch. Rumors swirled around the Internet about the game for months, with numerous pieces of leaked footage tantalizing the gaming community before Valve officially announced the existence of this highly secretive…
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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…