YouTube’s ‘NeoGamer’ has shared a video, showing 13 minutes of gameplay footage from the 1997 and 1998 beta versions of the first Half Life game. As you will immediately notice, there are some noticeable differences between the version we got and the early beta builds that were showcased. Continue reading Here are 13 minutes of gameplay footage from the 1997 and 1998 beta versions of Half Life
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First Adults-only anime porn game releases on Steam this Friday with Valve’s approval
It appears that the first porn game will be arriving on Steam this Friday. While Valve’s new policies explicitly state that they will not be allowing any pornographic content, Negligee: Love Stories features full-on pornographic content in anime form. Continue reading First Adults-only anime porn game releases on Steam this Friday with Valve’s approval
New Steam Play allows Linux gamers to play Windows titles via Proton and the Vulkan API
Valve has released a new and improved beta version of Steam Play that allows Linux gamers to play Windows titles. In order to achieve this, Steam Play includes a modified distribution of Wine, called Proton, to provide compatibility with Windows game titles and uses the Vulkan API. Continue reading New Steam Play allows Linux gamers to play Windows titles via Proton and the Vulkan API
Valve’s card game, Artifact, releases on November 20th
Valve has announced that its upcoming upcoming card game, Artifact, will release on Steam on November 20th for Windows, Linux and Mac. In addition, the team revealed that the game will be playable by attendees at PAX West from August 31st until September 3rd. Continue reading Valve’s card game, Artifact, releases on November 20th
Valve will be present at Gamescom 2018
The official exhibitor list for Gamescom 2018 revealed that Valve will be present at this major gaming event. And before someone says it, no; the team will not announce or reveal Half-Life 3. So temper your expectations, especially you that thought that this would be THAT big moment, otherwise you will be disappointed. Continue reading Valve will be present at Gamescom 2018
Here are the top 100 games with the highest amount of players on Steam right now
It appears that Valve has leaked the total number of players for almost every game that is currently available on Steam right now. A recently discovered hole in Valve’s API allowed gamers to generate extremely precise and publicly accessible data for the total number of players for Steam games that featured Achievements. Continue reading Here are the top 100 games with the highest amount of players on Steam right now
Netherlands Loot Box Ban Affects CS:GO and DOTA 2 Players
I think many might have seen this one coming. On the 19th of June, Valve issued a statement to all Counter Strike: Global Offensive and DOTA 2 players in the Netherlands that they will no longer be able to purchase online loot boxes since it is now officially against a ruling issued by the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit (translates as Gaming Authority). Continue reading Netherlands Loot Box Ban Affects CS:GO and DOTA 2 Players
Steam will end official Windows XP and Windows Vista support on January 1st, 2019
Valve has announced that Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems on January 1st, 2019. What this basically means is that the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows after that date and as such you won’t have access to your older games that could – theoretically – still run on these operating systems. Continue reading Steam will end official Windows XP and Windows Vista support on January 1st, 2019
Valve opens up its Steam gates to all developers, will only ban “illegal” or “trolling” games
Valve has just announced that it will open up its Steam store to all developers. The company will no longer police its content, meaning that it will welcome all sorts of games to its library, unless they are illegal or trolling games. Continue reading Valve opens up its Steam gates to all developers, will only ban “illegal” or “trolling” games
Half-Life 2: Episodes – Beta Collection version 1.4 released, restores beta and cancelled maps
Modder ‘TheTurretTheo’ has released a brand new version of his Half-Life 2: Episodes – Beta Collection mod for Half-Life 2: Episode Two. According to its description, Half-Life 2: Episodes – Beta Collection is a collection of beta maps for the Half-Life episodes, including Episode 1, 2 and Junction Point’s cancelled episode. Continue reading Half-Life 2: Episodes – Beta Collection version 1.4 released, restores beta and cancelled maps