Valve has implemented stringent anti-cheating measures for CS:GO in order to combat cheating. Players will now launch CS:GO in trusted mode by default, and while in that mode third-party software…
July 9, 2020 | 09:57 EDT
Half-Life 2: Remastered has been found on SteamDB, with a cool little logo and everything. That doesn't mean it's the real thing, as even the SteamDB staff has made a statement stating that it's "…
May 7, 2020 | 01:04 EDT
Valve has released a fairly major update for class-based shooter Team Fortress 2. The update pays tribute to voice actor Rick May, who passed away recently. May provided the voice for the Soldier.…
May 4, 2020 | 10:48 EDT
Valve decided to enter the collectible card game market with its own iteration of the genre through Artifact. Unfortunately, a combination of the game's steep learning curve, unentertaining and…
April 6, 2020 | 06:51 EDT
Sit back, relax. It's time to regale you the wondrous tale of Valve's most iconic Gnome. Chompski is a recurring garden gnome in some of Valve's games. In Half-Life 2: Episode 2, he can be brought…
April 4, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Artifact is Valve's attempt at entering the digital collectible card game genre to compete with the likes of Blizzard's Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering. However, the studio's lack of support,…
March 30, 2020 | 06:14 EDT
Valve revealed its entrance to the digital collectible card game genre through its latest title, Artifact, back in early 2018. The game released later in the year in November and was immediately…
March 30, 2020 | 06:15 EDT
Half-Life: Alyx, the first official Valve Half-Life game in thirteen years, is upon us, and it's a VR-only game. Even so, dataminers have managed to unearth a slightly broken non-VR mode that appears…
March 26, 2020 | 09:22 EDT
Half-Life 2: Episode Two left us on an agonizing cliffhanger with Eli Vance's sudden death. Now, thirteen years later, the next chapter in Valve's signature franchise is finally here. In Half-Life:…
March 28, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
While the missing DOOM Eternal soundtrack has been pretty bad news for fans of great gaming music, there's also some good news in the audio department today — the entire Half-Life soundtrack is now…
March 12, 2020 | 03:00 EDT
If you've been hoping for a Valve Index restock before Half-Life: Alyx drops, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that a restock is coming within the week. The bad news is that Valve…
March 4, 2020 | 04:38 EST
Valve has released not one, not two, but three (!) Half-Life: Alyx gameplay trailers — and there's a wealth of information contained within. While all of these trailers reveal multiple new things…
March 2, 2020 | 02:46 EST
Well, it didn't take too long for a Half-Life: Alyx leak to pop up online. A few tidbits of computer code have been discovered which give us insight into what we might be getting from Valve's first …
December 3, 2019 | 10:30 EST
A small-scale (but nonetheless epic) crossover has taken place between two excellent franchises: a CS:GO Halo Sticker Capsule is now available in the game. What's a sticker? Well, it's a flat,…
November 29, 2019 | 10:00 EST
Never thought we'd see the day... After thirteen years, a new Half-Life game is finally coming, and this time it features Alyx Vance as the main character! Half-Life: Alyx is a VR-exclusive title and…
November 23, 2019 | 10:50 EST
Rejoice! Hell has frozen over, because there's a new Half Life game announced named Half-Life: Alyx. Earlier this week, a Valve Software Twitter account made in June (and already verified) tweeted…
November 21, 2019 | 03:52 EST
Late Monday afternoon, Valve announced plans for a new VR game. Half-Life: Alyx is Valve's first foray into VR gaming, although many products are already available on the Steam storefront. Whether…
November 18, 2019 | 07:41 EST
CSGO keys can no longer be traded as of a recent update to the game. Most Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are unlikely to be affected by this change, but a small segment of the world's…
October 29, 2019 | 07:56 EDT
Released in 2004, Half-Life 2 is considered a classic of the genre and it's importance in PC gaming, in particular, is hard to overstate with its emphasis on the gravity gun, and requiring Steam to…
September 28, 2019 | 09:37 EDT
Think of your favorite game. Now picture the NPCs of that game in your head. How often do you notice when these NPCs blink? Can you say for certain that they even do blink? Now that you’re aware of…
September 28, 2019 | 09:36 EDT
A little over a week ago on July 25, the Team Fortress 2 community was hit by a crate bug significantly affecting its economy on Steam. Players can purchase keys either in-game or on the Steam…
August 3, 2019 | 09:00 EDT
Multiplayer games are usually a hotbed of exploits that players quickly manage to find and usually end up making the game hell for other players. These exploits are generally patched out within the…
May 20, 2019 | 07:00 EDT
Welcome back to The Royale! Featuring Rutledge and Chevy, we're dropping into another battle royale game to give you the intel you need to decide if this game is worth your time. With tons of Battle…
December 31, 2018 | 01:00 EST
The response to Valve’s announcement of a Dota-themed card game was loud and dissatisfied. Despite being made in collaboration with famed Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, it was…
December 4, 2018 | 02:00 EST
Last July, controversy erupted when some YouTube and Twitch personalities were found allegedly promoting websites for gambling in-game items from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in which they were…
July 21, 2017 | 06:40 EDT
Changes to Steam's storefront have become much more common over the last few years, with the Discovery 2.0 update ushering in positive results for developers across the board. Today's change might…
February 15, 2017 | 11:54 EST
According to a report by research firms Eilers & Krejcik Gaming and Narus Advisors, gamers spent an equivalent of over $5 billion on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling during 2016.…
January 25, 2017 | 10:41 EST
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve's well known Tactical Shooter, has added cosmetic Glove Cases to the game according to the game's latest release notes. Details of the cases are further…
November 29, 2016 | 08:45 EST
When browsing through your Steam queue, you will probably at least glance at the developer-provided screenshots on a game's front page. Many times, though, you won't find screenshots, but rather …
November 1, 2016 | 07:17 EDT
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched in 2000. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers…
October 15, 2016 | 04:18 EDT
'Tis the season to be spooky, and that usually means Team Fortress 2's annual "Scream Fortress" event is just around the corner. Unfortunately, this year won't see a new Halloween mode for the Valve…
October 13, 2016 | 05:00 EDT
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of Valve's biggest money makers, despite its relatively low price. In fact, it's arguable that the price for the game serves more as a way to stop the game…
October 7, 2016 | 12:48 EDT
UPDATE - We have received word from Doug Lombardi at Valve: Back in July we posted about third-party gambling sites (http://store.steampowered.com/news/22883/). Our position has not changed and…
October 5, 2016 | 04:28 EDT
An update just went live on the Steamworks community page, shared on Reddit by user /u/Xinasha and personally confirmed by our own sources that new updates are coming to the Steam Store. See the…
September 24, 2016 | 07:06 EDT
With Overwatch being the new hot team based FPS on the market, one might forget that the free to play shooter by Valve, Team Fortress 2, is still in active development. And after what seems like a…
July 7, 2016 | 07:47 EDT
Valve has been striking back against cheaters in their landmark multiplayer game, Team Fortress 2. The cheaters in question were using a very popular hack to the game, named LMAOBOX. The hack itself…
April 30, 2016 | 04:24 EDT
A YouTube prank for April Fool's cost a lot of Counter-Strike players some money. The prank in question comes from a YouTube video posted by McSkillet. The prank involved a new giveaway for Counter-…
April 2, 2016 | 04:47 EDT
In an unforeseen and welcomed piece of news on the Official Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Blog, Valve has announced that all future CS:GO Majors will have a prize pool of $1,000,000 for teams to…
February 23, 2016 | 08:49 EST
Earlier this evening, members of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community were made aware of a pending update that had a large amount of information and changes, with speculation that it could…
February 18, 2016 | 12:56 EST
Counter-Strike 2 is a shooter that boasts a huge fanbase, massive eSport and competitive scene, and community that is fervent about their game and the strategies they use. The game includes a number…
February 5, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Via a Valve employee on the Team Fortress 2 subreddit, it looks like Valve is ready to take the competitive Team Fortress 2 scene seriously, as they said they would in the past. A post made by Valve…
January 27, 2016 | 11:45 EST
Steam Spy has emerged onto the Internet this year and has become a go-to resource in many ways for information on the online games retailer. Beyond having excellent set up data, the owner, Sergey…
December 23, 2015 | 12:40 EST
Last week, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive saw a huge update that made a number of big changes to the game's mechanics, as well as the addition of a new gun. While many of these changes were good…
December 16, 2015 | 02:04 EST
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are no strangers to regular updates to the game, many of which bring a number of changes to both the mechanics and the meta of gameplay. The new Winter Update…
December 9, 2015 | 11:24 EST
ESL One Cologne, one of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments in the world, will be returning to the the LANXESS arena in 2016. ESL believes that this will be the largest Counter-…
December 8, 2015 | 02:03 EST
In the last few weeks all eyes have been on Paris following a string of horrific attacks on multiple public venues in France, which left 129 people dead and many more severely injured. With the world…
November 19, 2015 | 04:53 EST
Plays.tv is adding a couple of new features today. For those who are unaware of Plays.tv, it is a service that can easily record desktop game footage for you, and in the case of a couple of games…
September 3, 2015 | 10:00 EDT
Valve doesn't generally believe in previewing what they're working on. They prefer to just surprise people with things, whether those things are industry shifting moves or neat side features for…
August 19, 2015 | 11:09 EDT