For this week’s Weekend Deal on Steam, Valve has slashed the price of Jonathon Blow’s enchanting time-bending puzzler Braid down to just $5. Yes, succumbing to these deals is becoming an increasingly hard to resist habit. As a quality platformer that no gamer should miss, at this price it’s a total steal. Go grab it – now. For those feeling […]
In its latest Steam weekend dealio, Valve has launched an offer that’s hard to resist, especially if you somehow have yet to delve into the Half-Life universe. This weekend only, Steam customers can save a whopping 66% on anything and everything Half-Life. That means the entire HL saga can be had for around $20. Like we said, incredibly hard to […]
With Left 4 Dead 2 on the horizon, Valve is sticking to its promise of supporting the original L4D with content. Due out this September, an all-new campaign entitled “Crash Course” is coming to both the PC and Xbox 360. Bridging the gap plot-wise between No Mercy and Death Toll, Crash Course explains how the survivors found themselves stranded in […]
While the retail end of the gaming industry is suffering from a decline in sales, as latest by the latest batch of NPD figures, the digital market is booming. Valve says Steam sales went up 97 percent on a year-over-year basis. Direct2Drive, which is run by IGN Entertainment, has also seen a boost in sales, recording a 56 percent increase […]
The Army is taking advantage of increased visibility offered by digital distribution as Valve announced today that Unreal Engine 3-powered combat simulator America’s Army 3 is now available for pre-loading through Steam and will be available on the service starting June 17. Promising an “authentic and entertaining” experience, the title offers realistic visuals and a wealth of team-based experiences, giving […]
Come November 17 Valve is releasing a full-fledged sequel to Left 4 Dead, last year’s zombie-laden cooperative hit. Left 4 Dead 2 promises to significantly expand upon the original with all-new maps, survivors, weapons, and a revamped AI director. It’s an unexpected move for Valve in the eyes of many longtime fans, who have been accustomed to receiving content updates […]
The recently released Sniper versus Spy for Team Fortress 2 brought significant change to the way item unlocks are obtained. Instead of simply attaining a certain amount of achievements for each class, the entire set of items are now awarded at random, regardless of which class you are playing as. When the update hit late last night, those accustomed to […]
After a few days of snarky, pun-filled reveals, developer Valve confirmed today that the massive sniper-spy dual class update is scheduled to hit Steam this coming Thursday. In keeping with tradition, this update will be followed by a free weekend. The “Meet the Spy” video clip has also been officially released and can be viewed above, in case you missed […]
Valve just shot over a press release announcing that the highly-anticipated Sniper class update for Team Fortress 2 will be distributed via Steam within the “coming days.” In Valve tradition, this class update will be completely free, ushering in new maps and achievements to all TF2 players, in addition to a selection of unlockable weapons. The official site for the […]
Valve is making the prospect of picking up Left 4 Dead real hard to pass up this weekend, as the company announced today that its free weekend promotion on Steam will also double as a sale. Meaning you’ll be able to secure full access to shooting down hordes of undead foes with friends (or adversaries) for only $23.99. The first […]
It’s hard to imagine that many people have held out this long, but if you have yet to pick up Valve’s Orange Box, now’s the time to do so. Seriously. For this weekend only, Valve has slashed the price of the five-pack wonder to just $9.99 — a 66 percent price reduction. Included in the anthology are all three Half […]
NCsoft is the latest publisher to enter the Steam fold, Valve’s increasingly popular digital distribution service, the company announced today. As a result of the move, not a select few but all titles released under the NCsoft banner are now up for grabs on Steam. Notable offerings include efforts from the City of Heroes and Lineage franchises. Upcoming titles like […]
The PC edition of time-shifting puzzle platformer Braid has been pushed back to April 10, creator Jonathan Blow confirmed today. The title was originally scheduled for release next week on March 31. In explaining the reasoning behind the delay, Blow mentioned that “some problems that came up in testing with various versions of Windows.” All in all, we reckon most […]
Marking day two in the week-long discounting of select Ubisoft titles, Prince of Persia can now be had for $24.99 today only, which is 50 percent off the original purchase price. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the title signifies a significant design shift, featuring a unique art style unlike any other installments in the franchise. Players assume the role of the […]
Valve is giving independent developers a promotion push this week, as the company sends word that all Steam published Indie efforts can be had at 33 percent off the original purchase price. That includes hits like underwater shooter Aquaria, Audiosurf, and Darwina. But the deals inciting us to whip out our credit cards don’t end there. 2D platformers Oddworld: Abe’s […]
In-game downloadable content on Steam makes its debut today in Twisted Pixel’s The Maw. Available now are two additional levels for the action-adventure platformer, namely Brute Force and River Redirect. Each costs $1.25 apiece. Quite reasonable. And this is just the beginning. As an extension to Steamworks, Valve says all service partners are now able to roll out DLC straight […]
With less than a couple hours before the clock strikes twelve here, we were beginning to wonder if Valve was going to meet its deadline in releasing the Scout Update for Team Fortress 2. Thankfully, they managed to pull through. The update is now live and will be downloaded automatically upon launching Steam. Currently the servers seem to be bogged […]
Square Enix has teamed up with Valve Software to release the PC edition of its Unreal Engine 3 powered action RPG The Last Remnant on Steam. The title is slated to hit the service on April 9 and will mark the first time a Square Enix developed effort has been distributed over Steam. Additionally, The Last Remnant will utilize Valve’s […]
As part of this week’s weekend deal on Steam, Valve has slashed the price on its cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead to just $24.99 — a 50 percent reduction. So if you’ve somehow managed to avoid the title up until now, don’t let this offer pass you by. The game was worth it at $50, it’s no doubt a […]
Valve announced today that a massive update for Dylan Fitterer’s music driven racing title Audiosurf is now available for download on Steam The International Update introduces Unicode support, a wider range of community features, enhanced compatibility with netbooks, and several new freeride game modes. Additionally, various bug fixes are included, all of which are detailed after the jump.