Steam makes it way to handheld gaming with the SteamBoy project The SteamBoy was announced at this years E3, it aims to take your favourite games on the go. It’s similar to the Steam Box but in a portable form, however it will not be as powerful as the Steam Boxes available, so there will be a limit to the amount of games you can store as well as what the graphics card can support. However i...
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2.6em”>European Trademark application for Half-Life 3 suspected to be a hoax. Excited rumours of a new release in the Half-Life series erupted last month when a trademark was filed, allegedly by Half-Life creator Valve Software, for Half-Life 3. The gaming world has been suitably excited since the trademark application was revealed, but it seems like all of the excitement could have been ...
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After The 1–2–3 Punch From Valve Recently, They show no sign of stopping as Steam Greenlights 32 new games! Anyone who keeps up with the game news will likely know that Valve recently dropped a bombshell in the form of three announcements. They announced SteamOS, A free operating system, The “Steam Machines”, a set of hardware varied in prices, specifications and performanc...
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Valve recently launched their new loyalty service — Steam Trading Cards enabling participants to win special game-specific cards by playing their favorite games. The service may sound like a variation of achievements, but unlike the latter, it allows players to get something extra. Throughout the gaming forums it is not difficult to notice that not all players are satisfied with the achievem...
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The British Academy Games Awards 2013 results are in with Journey winning big with five awards. The Walking Dead and The Unfinished Swan both won two awards; Dishonored was also awarded best game. The show was once again hosted by Dara O’ Briain and supported by official partner GAME. Journey, the indie game developed by Thatgamecompany won five of the eight categories in which it was nominated. J...
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As we approach the Game Developers Conference out in San Francisco PC gamers are getting more and more excited due to promises of Gabe Newell and Valve. Valve announced that at their 2013 Game Developers Conference press conference Valve will discuss virtual reality or VR, specifically a design likely similar to Oculus Rift. If Valve’s recent statements on the Steam Box are any indication it seems...
Read More »Eurogamer Expo have announced that they will offer live stream video streams of developer sessions that will be hosted this year on Eurogamer.net throughout the length of the show. The Eurogamer Expo will take place in London’s Earl Court from 27th-30th September and the live developer sessions will take place throughout the show. The live streams will include sessions by i...
Read More »Eurogamer Expo announced that Chet Faliszek, a writer for Valve, will be doing a session on game development. The session will be hosted for two days, and will be entitled, “How to give yourself a job in the game industry?” That is a really good question. Hopefully this session will point people in the right direction. It is planned to give advice on how to break into the industry to p...
Read More »Electronic Arts was apparently prepared to pay up to $1 billion in order to acquire Valve, according to a new report. However it looks like the possibility of such a sale is incredibly slim. The New York Times have reported that ‘Valve have been pursued over the years by Electronic Arts.’ They have claimed to see a report which lists a number of opportunities...
Read More »Valve is making fans of Counter Strike: Global Offensive get all steamed up and excited for the game by bringing an update to the beta. The first thing this update has brought players is the weapons course, where players will no doubt be able to test their weaponry within the restrictions of a certain course. The update has also added voice notification so that you can see when more players are ta...
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