Valve Software News

Okay, we all knew eSports was a big thing. But did anyone anticipate it that Dota 2 would get this big, even after all the hype around its e-book compendium the previous fortnight? This Saturday, a huge 329,977 players logged onto the MOBA via Steam.

Recently named the most anticipated game of 2011 at the Spike TV Video Game Awards, and releasing worldwide in April 2011, Portal 2 will see players introduced to a host of fresh puzzles, devious new test chambers in never-before-seen areas of Aperture Science Labs and be reunited with GLaDOS, the occasionally murderous computer companion from the ... (more)

Steam News announces that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is currently on sale, and the teamplay shooter is also free to play this weekend: Play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time.

The news from the TV Upfronts is a bit light today on the horror side with just one project coming from TNT/TBS hitting our radar.

There's no Pokemon action going on but there is the opportunity to earn rewards-like coupons and other social goodies.

Despite being just a hovering orb, Portal 2's Wheatley is arguably one of the greatest video game characters of all time.

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Available on Xbox 360, PS3 , PC There are stretches of Metro: Last Light where it reaches places other FPS games rarely reach.

If you're one of the proud members of the PC Master Race, touting a big rig that cost thousands of dollars, with a GPU that could power a NASA satellite, then you're in luck.

Several new details have been revealed in regards to the soundtrack of the upcoming multiplatform video game, "Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII." According to a report by Square Portal on May 10, the role-playing video game will feature several remixed versions from the older songs of the previous games in the "Final Fantasy XIII" series.

You already know that Half-Life 2 for Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and OS X is excellent, but have you tried it on Linux? Well, yes, technically speaking , you couldn't actually play that version until this week when it launched on Steam for Linux , but our question stands! Yeah, that's what we thought.

That's about it. Everything else sucks at the moment. Well, apart from FC 3: BD ...and The Walking Dead .

A star was born 60 years ago ? the beloved Waterford Lismore collection. Mark the occasion with a collectible ornament decorated to complement its dazzling star cuts.

Video game developer Valve has been doing research on incorporating biofeedback technology into their video games.

There's something amazing about watching well-made fan films based off of games.

VentureBeat reports that Valve has experimental psychologist Mark Ambinder working on game development and its response to player feedback.

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Valve has supplemented its upcoming " The International " Dota 2 tournament with a new virtual book, the "International 2013 Interactive Compendium." Available for $10 on the official Dota 2 shop , the Interactive Compendium will deliver news on the tournament and allow players to vote on tournament-related matters, such as post-tournament ... (more)

Right after Portal 2 I jumped straight back into XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Essentially, this is my second playthrough and I find the game even more entertaining than the first time around.

How much you sweat betrays how nervous or panicked or anxious or just plain scared you are, you see - at least that's what Valve's in-house experimental psychologist, Mike Ambinder, reckons.