In what can only be considered a valiant effort to defeat Valve Time, Valve Software announced the new top-down co-op shooter Alien Swarm last week, to be released today (Monday July 19th) for free. [Update: Out now!]
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Valve suddenly releases Alien Swarm for free
On July - 19 - 2010
Steam launches Perils of Summer sale, today through July 4th
On June - 24 - 2010
It’s summer, meaning it’s time for sales! Steam sales, that is. Valve has announced a massive “Perils of Summer” sale, which starts today, lasting all the way through July 4th.
Whole collections of games are getting their prices slashed down, which means you can get hundereds of games for a mere fraction of their full price. There will also be one-day-only sales, with certain games being 90% off. That is a hell of a deal.
Counter-Strike: Source gets updated, hits Mac today!
On June - 23 - 2010
Mac users, have you been making full use of Steam, that wonderful, wonderful program that Valve created?
If you haven’t, why not start off by downloading Counter Strike: Source, the #1 online action game. In the world! You’ll get achievements, cross platform-play, player stats tracking your skills, kills and deaths, and much, much more! For two days only, starting today, the title is on sale on Steam.
“The #1 online action game in the world, Counter-Strike: Source (CSS) has just received a major update and is now available for the Mac. CSS is a SteamPlay title, so if you own it on the PC – you own it on the Mac”
What You Missed: E3 2010 Day Two Wrap-Up
On June - 16 - 2010
Today has been another exciting day at E3 2010. Today we saw Nintendo and Sony, rivals for over a decade, show off their newest creations. Needless to say, the announcements today were utterly mindblowing, and we even got a special surprise thrown in from Valve!
Before you continue, be sure to take a look at yesterday’s overview for Day One of the expo. And now, on to E3 2010 Day Two! Keep on reading for all of the big announcements from Nintendo and Sony, as well as trailers and gameplay footage straight from LA! Read the rest of this entry »
Steam presents EA Week: Special sales on EA games all week!
On June - 15 - 2010
Steam, your favorite source for digital distribution of the latest PC (and now Mac!) video games is hosting a special sale this week on EA titles.
We found a screenshot highlighting the sales for each day of this week. Each day from June 14 to June 21, 2010, Steam will have a special deal on certain EA titles. You’ll have to check each day for the specific details, but we do have the following screenshots showing what games will be available for each day. Read the rest of this entry »
Batman: Arkham Asylum GotY Edition is 50% off on Steam
On June - 10 - 2010
What’s that? You STILL don’t own Batman: Arkham Asylum? The second one is just around the corner, you know. Why haven’t you played the first one? WHY NOT?
Well, luckily for you, Steam has it on sale! We love you, Steam! For how much? How about 50% off the regular price? For the Game of the Year Edition, no less!
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Team Fortress 2 invades Macs tomorrow
On June - 10 - 2010
You know that frustration? You know the one. You are an Engineer. Going along your business, putting up a Sentry. And an undercover Spy comes along and SAPS THE SHIT OUT OF IT.
Well, if you’re a Mac user, you’ll be able to share the experience starting tomorrow, since Mac’s Steam will be getting this glorious multiplayer game.
Valve cancels E3 Portal 2 reveal in unique fashion
On June - 2 - 2010
Valve has sent out a press release, cancelling the planed reveal of Portal 2 at their E3 press conference, and will apparently replace it with a “surprise”.
At least when Valve brings sad news, they do it in style. Read the fantastic press release after the break.
Steam now has strategy guides
On May - 21 - 2010
Ever been stuck at a certain part of a game? Not been sure quite how to get the most out of your chosen class? Well, Steam has your back! Partnering with Prima, Steam now offers official strategy guides for selected titles.
The first guides released include Dragon Age: Origins and Awakenings, Left 4 Dead 2, Just Cause 2, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. They will be integrated so that you can look up things in the Steam overlay UI while playing the game. The guides are 19.99$ usually, but for the occasion they have been halved to 9.99$.
This is great! Now I’ll never be stuck in a game again. If only there was some way of getting the same info, but without paying for it…
Now you’re thinking with 1.5 million Portals!
On May - 20 - 2010
Several days ago, we reported that Portal is now available on Steam for free, in celebration of Valve’s successful port of the game (as well as many others) to the Mac platform.
Turns out that news travels fast on this new, exciting platform called the “internet”, and since the game was released for free, it has been downloaded over 1.5 million times.
Steam for Mac launches, includes free Portal [updated]
On May - 12 - 2010
Mac users, you are now officially kind of viable as a gaming demographic. Valve has officially released the steam client for Mac, with base support for a fair amount of games. Be on the look-out for the Steam Play icon, which means you can buy the title once, then play it on both your Mac and PC, and it will keep your progress saved.
To start people off, Valve has decided to offer up Portal for free, for both PC and Mac users. That’s right, one of the most popular, critically acclaimed titles of the last decade is yours at the press of a button, until May 24th. You literally have no excuse to not download it if you haven’t played it yet. (I’m looking at you, Jens Erik.)
If you’re looking for something else, I heartily recommend Torchlight, a great game based on the formula of the Diablo games (and by the developers of the first two). It’s very laptop friendly, so if you are looking for something to play on your MacBook, this is a great choice.
TF2 releases their celebratory 119th update
On April - 30 - 2010
Time for a couple of Valve news items! First up, in celebration of their 119th update of TF2, They made it a large one. Not only is there a new map (cp_freight) and a new community item (Crit-a-Cola, for the Scout), they are also giving out medals to every player, based on how long you have been playing. If you first played at launch, or within three months of it, you get the gold medal. If you played after that, but within the first year, you get silver. If you played it anytime after that, you get a bronze medal. Combine these with the growing number of hats, then we’re beginning to see a large amount of customization in-game.
Why are they celebrating the 119th update specifically? Well they were getting ready to celebrate the 100th update, but thanks to Valve Time, They released 18 more updates while preparing for it.
It’s kind of amazing how Valve has continued to pour their time and efforts into this game, which is nearing 3 years of age, and they’re still tweaking and adding things, all for free. After the jump, the full write-up of the changes, a friggin’ sweet Heavy figure, and a (hopefully) final date for Steam for Mac.
Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing now available on XBL Marketplace
On April - 22 - 2010
Left 4 Dead 2′s long-awaited piece of DLC “The Passing” is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
You can queue it up right here for 560 MSP ($7). The download clocks in at 284 MB.
It’s not available for PC yet, but when it hits Steam, it’ll be available for free.
This piece of DLC sees the fearsome foursome of Left 4 Dead 2 meet up with the original cast of Left 4 Dead…save for one. The sacrifice of said character will be explained in an upcoming piece of DLC for the first game.
If you’re not sure about it, grab the trailer for The Passing.
More information about the new piece of DLC after the cut.
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Torchlight may be headed to consoles
On March - 12 - 2010
Max Schaefer, CEO of Runic games, the developers behind PC Action RPG Torchlight, said that the game may be headed to consoles and that a “serious effort” is being put into the idea.
“We’re going to put some serious effort into it — pretty quick — getting ‘Torchlight’ onto consoles,” Schaefer said.
“There’s a lot of really cool things about the console world, too, that would work well with our game.”
For fans of Diablo and Diablo-type games, Torchlight is an excellent addition to the genre, especially since Diablo III won’t be seen on PC for at least another hundred years or so.
Portal update adds new ending
On March - 4 - 2010
Valve aren’t finished yet with their fun ARG and, well, there’s still more mysterious Portal on-goings being added to the game (sorry 360 Orange Box owners, this is PC only).
Watch the new ending via YouTube.
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