Valve has gone full blast with its annual Steam Holiday Sale, offering a cornucopia of games at deep, wallet-tempting discounts. In addition to the usual assortment of time-limited daily deals, this time there’s a twist with more ways to save. Each day will bring a special holiday bonus, offering users discounts on top of discounts based on your purchase history. […]
Valve has launched a massive promotion on its digital distribution service Steam, dubbed ‘The Great Treasure Hunt.’ Running through December 20, those who participate will have a chance at winning 100 Steam games of their choosing. By completing objectives outlined on the official storefront page, which will be refreshed every 48 hours, you can steadily increase your chances of striking […]
Valve has put its own spin on Thanksgiving, launching a massive “Get & Get” sale on Steam. Through now till November 29, you can look forward to price reductions on a number of select titles. As usual, each day will usher in new time-limited deals. The current crop of offerings include Borderlands for a paltry $10, Counter Strike: Source at […]
Just in time for the gift-giving holiday season, Valve has launched a new “Recommended For You” referral service on Steam. It’s designed “to help gamers discover new games and DLC based upon their tastes and recent purchases, as well as games recommended by friends.” Recommendations will appear both on the “Recommended For You” pages as well as in your Steam […]
Well it looks like Valve has, yet again, delayed the release of Portal 2; this time setting the release back two months. However, in traditional Valve fashion, the company’s press release is a masterpiece in itself; It can only be best described by not describing it at all, so here it is: VALVE ANNOUNCES SHORTEST DELAY IN VALVE HISTORY Valve […]
Steam’s constant barrage of sales aimed at winning over our wallets continue, this time thanks to THQ. As part of a week-long promotion, the publisher has deeply discounted its entire destructive-centric Red Fraction franchise at 75 percent off per title. Until 10 a.m. tomorrow, you can pick up the original GeoMod-powered shooter Red Faction, its sequel and Guerrilla on PC […]
Valve’s digital distribution service Steam continues to grow at a rapid pace as the company announces that the service has amassed more than 30 million accounts since its 2003 inception. Valve has shared a few other nuggets of activity and sales data to herald this far-reaching milestone. Notably, user growth increased by 178 percent over the past year while Steam […]
Valve has put the kibosh on rumors suggesting that the company had plans to implement a trade-in service on Steam. Citing anecdotal evidence, outspoken Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter proclaimed earlier this week that such a system was in the pipeline. “Steam’s about to let you do that supposedly, you know like trade and exchange, but they’re going to take a fee […]
Valve just announced the development of Defense of the Ancients 2 for both Mac and PC with IceFrog, the current designer of the Warcraft III custom game. DotA 2 will be, more or less, a port of the current custom game, bringing over all 100+ characters and items. Valve and IceFrog aren’t about to change a formula that already works […]
Valve’s “The Sacrifice” DLC pack for Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 has arrived. In lieu of that, the company has temporarily slashed the price of both titles on Steam at 66 percent off. Factoring in the discount, this sale puts Left 4 Dead and its sequel at $6.79 each. Alternatively, you can pick up both as part […]
Former Sony Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison has noted that as the industry transitions to a digital future, market leaders that fail to adapt could lose their dominance. In certain segments of the business, some say that this shake-up has already begun. “This is a fantastic time to start a company. This is a market going through exponential growth, it’s […]
To coincide with the release of this week’s massive Mann-Conomy update, Valve’s frantic class-based multiplayer FPS Team Fortress 2 – available for PC and Mac on Steam – is on offer for $9.99. That’s half-off, comrades. Although we have a feeling many readers already own this one, if you’re feeling generous now’s the perfect time to stock up on an extra […]
According to an NPD study entitled PC Games Digital Downloads: Analyst Report, the first six months of 2010 saw a significant uptick in PC digital downloads, surpassing that of retail by a fair margin. Throughout the course of January to June 2010, NPD reports that 11.2 million PC titles were purchased digitally online, compared to 8.2 million at retail channels. […]
After dropping the bombshell that Portal 2 was in development for PS3 complete with full Steamworks integration, many are wondering if its Xbox 360 counterpart will receive the same treatment. The verdict? Valve would “love” to bring Steam to the 360, according to company project manager Erik Johnson in a CVG piece. However, the implementation of such a service rides […]
Valve has a double dose of content in store for players of its addictive co-op horror franchise. The company today revealed The Sacrifice, an add-on campaign that extends the experience of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. In addition to the campaign extension, Valve is retrofitting L4D’s No Mercy campaign for L4D2, adding melee weapons as well […]
THQ’s bite-sized DLC offering for Metro 2033, known in-name as the Ranger Pack, will hit Steam and Xbox Live Marketplace on August 3. Announced back in May, it’s been a long time coming, but we reckon that it was worth the wait — if only as an excuse to jump back into 4A Games’ meticulously crafted post-apocalyptic abyss. Alongside additional achievements, the […]
IO Interactive’s brutal crime shooter sequel Kane & Lynch 2 is receiving the Steam treatment, with Valve announcing today that all copies of the game — including those sold at retail — will leverage Steamworks. Gamers can reap the benefits through built-in auto-updating, matchmaking, Steam Achievements, stats and leaderboards. Additionally, publisher Square Enix is offering up a promotional incentive in […]
Digital distribution sales of software in the PC market nearly surpassed that of retail in 2009, according to a recent NPD study. Citing poll estimates, the firm found that 21.3 million “full-game downloads” were purchased digitally, in contrast to sales of 23.5 million at brick-and-mortar stores. Not surprisingly, Steam headlined NPD’s list of “frontline” digital retailers — those that specialize […]
The PC version of 2K Games’ gritty mobster sequel Mafia II will leverage Steamworks, Valve announced today. As such, the title boasts several Steam-specific perks, including “auto-updating, Steam Achievements, statistics, downloadable content, and more.” Additionally, 2K is offering up a freebie to gamers that pre-order the standard or Digital Deluxe flavor of Mafia II through “select digital retailers” and Steam. […]
The seemingly endless stream of teases for Valve’s Team Fortress 2 Engineer update have come to an elating halt. It’s finally out and chock full of content in typical Valve fashion. Oh, and it also gives players new ways to put their scrap metal to use. Among the highlights is a Combat Mini-Sentry, which spawn 4 times as fast as […]