Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and Half-Life 3 have been a meme for years; ever since 2007 fans have been waiting for some sort of conclusion for the series. It's hard to believe that it really has been just…
August 25, 2017 | 02:41 EDT
2017 has been a year of change for Valve. From eradicating Steam Greenlight and replacing it with Steam Direct to making vital changes to its trading card and gifting systems to discourage bad actors…
August 17, 2017 | 09:02 EDT
A little over two years ago Valve announced that Dota 2 would have custom games, which are games made with the tools (like a level editor and more) provided by Valve to the community. It's fitting…
August 16, 2017 | 11:40 EDT
Life. Death. Digital Card Games. Some things in life are inevitable, and Valve is no exception. Once known as one of the premier single player developers in the industry, Valve has shifted their…
August 8, 2017 | 11:13 EDT
Valve has announced a new Steam update that changes and updates their groups system according to a post on the Steam Blog. The first of three changes is the addition of a new type of group called…
August 4, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
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
Asset flips are a dime a dozen, and I'm sure if I went looking I'd run across all kinds of games on Steam that are merely "games" quickly thrown together using assets from something like the Unity…
July 14, 2017 | 09:07 EDT
Qualifying for the biggest event in Dota 2's competitive year has always been something of a dark art, relying on invites from Valve. What was known is that doing well in Valve's other two…
July 4, 2017 | 04:51 EDT
PayPal's UK Twitter account has let slip that the 2017 Steam Summer Sale will be starting on June 22. The tweet in question states that the Steam Summer Sale will begin at 6:00 PM BST (that's 10:00…
June 21, 2017 | 09:40 EDT
Steam Direct, the digital publishing system that is replacing Steam Greenlight, is now live and ready to use, according to an announcement from Valve. Valve had previously stated its intention to…
June 15, 2017 | 09:44 EDT
Jay Pinkerton, a writer on the Team Fortress 2 "Meet The..." series of videos and Portal 2, has reportedly left Valve as reported by Eurogamer.net. Mr. Pinkerton reportedly updated his Facebook page…
June 7, 2017 | 05:24 EDT
Steam Greenlight will be closing today, June 6, 2017 according to an announcement from Valve. It will be replaced with Steam Direct on June 13, 2017. Valve's digital distribution service was…
June 6, 2017 | 03:48 EDT
According to a post on Russian forum RSDN, Denuvo - creators of one of the currently most prolific anti-piracy software in video gaming - have been illegally using someone else's software in their…
June 5, 2017 | 04:10 EDT
Back in February, Valve announced that they would be bringing their Steam Greenlight project to an end, and replacing it with Steam Direct, which would aim to address a lot of the concerns critics…
June 4, 2017 | 05:08 EDT
Just over a week ago, Valve outlined their plan for what the Steam storefront should look like going forward. Included with that was a slick new section of a game's store page that shows you why…
May 16, 2017 | 04:12 EDT
Valve has posted a rather lengthy blog post talking about their vision for the future of the Steam store. This blog post is meant to inspire a dialog between Valve and the enormous installed user…
May 9, 2017 | 08:32 EDT
It took Germany 20 years to make it a possibility, but local players are finally able to play the uncensored version of the original Half-Life. German players can download a free update from Steam…
May 5, 2017 | 10:42 EDT
In a post on Steam's blog, Valve has announced several changes to Steam's gifting system. Before today, users on Steam could purchase a game as a gift and store that copy in their inventory for later…
May 4, 2017 | 12:02 EDT
Valve writer and VR ambassador at Valve Chet Faliszek is leaving the company after 12 years of service. This news has been confirmed by Faliszek speaking to gamesindustry.biz. During his tenure at…
May 2, 2017 | 08:30 EDT
The Dota 2 team have updated the popular MOBA’s matchmaking system that will affect players playing the game’s competitive ranked mode. This update also reintroduces the ability to queue for games…
April 23, 2017 | 10:28 EDT
Welcome back to GreenWatch, where we take a look at events happening on Steam's store. This week we have developments around the Russian Site Network, new developers removed from the store, key…
April 19, 2017 | 09:29 EDT
SEGA and Platinum Games have finally finished up their April Fool’s surprise. After releasing the small title 8-Bit Bayonetta on April Fool’s Day, SEGA hid a link in some of the achievements for the…
April 11, 2017 | 02:24 EDT
You may have heard that recently a particular trio of Youtubers were invited by Valve to visit their offices in Seattle. The trio were John Bain (also known as Totalbiscuit), Genna Bain (CEO to…
April 4, 2017 | 06:54 EDT
Valve has announced more changes coming to the Steam Customer Review system, intended to further "fine-tune the relevance and accuracy of the overall review score for each product." Reviews from…
March 12, 2017 | 04:55 EDT
Back in December, a federal court in Australia fined Valve $3 million because the court found that Valve breached Australian Consumer Laws. The breach comes from the fact that between 2011 and 2014…
February 23, 2017 | 09:30 EST
Steam will be increasing prices for its games, enforcing sales taxes in several countries across the world. According to a statement by Valve, via GameSpot, tax amounts will be included in the…
February 22, 2017 | 12:30 EST
Update 2/19/2017: Capcom has indicated that the problem has been fixed, and those who were affected by the issue should not run into the problem for the time being. Wbacon, a Steam user and Capcom…
February 16, 2017 | 10:24 EST
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
At a recent press event at the Valve headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, Valve founder Gabe Newell talked about their stance on console gaming. This is interesting because Valve hasn't really…
February 12, 2017 | 10:02 EST
Steam users are more than likely familiar with Steam Greenlight, the community-based voting system that allows gamers the ability to express interest in smaller indie games without committing to…
February 10, 2017 | 05:17 EST
Valve won't tell you what other projects they are working on, but in some not-so-surprising news, Gabe Newell has revealed that Valve is currently developing three "full" Virtual Reality games. The…
February 10, 2017 | 09:30 EST
Steam received a pretty sizable update to its storefront back in November, dubbed the Discovery 2.0 update. The goal was to allow people to personalize Steam better for their use so they can view and…
February 10, 2017 | 08:00 EST
On 2nd February 2017, the European Commission has announced that they have launched an investigation into the Valve Corporation and five video game publishers over suspected anticompetitive practices…
February 3, 2017 | 05:56 EST
Dota 2 is running a free special event titled "Dark Moon" that adds a Horde Mode to the game through February 6, 2017, according to a news post on the game's official website. To play the event, you…
January 28, 2017 | 10:30 EST
Gambling has been the recent monster Valve has been trying to slay for some time now. It started first with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, but now it seems to have spilled over to Team Fortress 2…
January 28, 2017 | 09:30 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
A reddit user has stumbled upon an issue that allows anyone access to a Steam account's email preferences through Google search, which also displays the email. Anyone can then change those email…
January 6, 2017 | 08:48 EST
The other shoe has dropped on Valve's initiative to expand its client-side controller support inside Steam. Back in October, we reported on Steam adding PlayStation 4 configurations to its Steam…
January 5, 2017 | 08:12 EST
Due to Steam having been found to have breached Australian Consumer Laws, Valve Corporation has been hit with a $3 million fine by Australia's Federal Court. The fine, which was requested by the ACCC…
December 26, 2016 | 06:20 EST
As everyone prepares to get together for the holiday celebration, Gabe Newell has decided to pull you back to the computer tomorrow with the annual Steam Winter sale. In what has become a tradition…
December 21, 2016 | 10:43 EST
The Khronos Group has announced it will be working to form standard API's for VR. They expressed their desire to “define a cross-vendor, royalty-free, open standard for access to modern virtual…
December 7, 2016 | 02:28 EST
Earlier this year, we reported that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK had begun an investigation into Hello Games and Valve regarding No Man's Sky after multiple people had filed…
November 30, 2016 | 10:51 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
After being found guilty earlier this year, Kotaku Australia is reporting that Valve is facing up to $3 million in fines from the Australian Courts over their lack of a refund policy between 2011 and…
November 21, 2016 | 11:28 EST
It would appear that Valve has stealthily updated the Steam storefront. The Discovery 2.0 update, as it's called, brings a sleek new UI and a host of new features to help you figure out what game you…
November 7, 2016 | 06:55 EST
Turtle Rock Studios, the original development team behind the popular survival horror / first person shooter Left 4 Dead, has released files for a previously unseen campaign map. Titled "Dam It", the…
November 5, 2016 | 06:34 EDT
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
Update: Valve has sent us a copy of the letter they are sending to the Washington Gambling Commission. You can read it below. The original story follows below Valve has missed the deadline…
October 17, 2016 | 08:09 EDT