And here comes another Portal short film. Portal: Survive! is a live-action short based on the hit game Portal, and the tie-in comic “Portal 2: Lab Rat.” This film is directed by Colin and Connor McGuire, and was shot for under $500 at the YouTube Space LA. Needless to say that you really need to check it out as it’s a really great short film. Portal fans will be delighted to see GLaDos, the gravity gun in full effect, puzzles, and a great looking protagonist. Enjoy! Continue reading Portal: Survive! Is An Amazing Live-Action Short Based On Valve’s Puzzle Title→
Valve has revealed the specs for the prototype model of its Steam Machines. According to the company, 300 units will be made based on these mixed specs, and this prototype model will be sent to beta testers. Some of those prototypes will be equipped with Nvidia’s Titan cards, while others will be packed with GTX780s, GTX760s, and GTX660s. And despite the fact that Nvidia has teamed Valve for the Steam Machines, users will be able to replace the GPUs with ones from the ‘red’ team. Continue reading Steam Machines – Prototype Model Detailed – High-End Hardware Coming To Your Living Room→
Good news for Valve I guess, as developers have already given its Steam Controller a go and are quite happy with it. Uber Entertainment’s Chandana Ekanayake (Game Dev, Art Director and Exec Producer), Jonathan Mavor (CTO / Co-Founder) and Forrest Smith (Software Engineer) were happy with it, and they were not the only ones who tweeted/shared positive comments about Valve’s upcoming controller. Continue reading Uber Entertainment’s Developers Really Happy With Valve’s Steam Controller→
Megaton incoming or not? Valve today trademarked Half Life 3 in Europe. In case you’re wondering then no, this is not a prank. Valve has officially filed a trademark for Half Life 3. Now the question is whether Valve is actually working on it or not. Is Half Life 3 actually happening or is Valve trying to protect its IP by filing a trademark (you know, in case others want to get their hands on that name)? Still, it’s quite interesting to say the least, so let’s see how this story unfolds. Kudos to NeoGAF’s member ‘shinobi602’ for spotting it, who was also kind enough to also capture the following images. Believe! Continue reading Valve Has Just Filed A Trademark For Half Life 3 In The European Union [UPDATE]→
Okay, admit it everyone; you thought that Valve’s third announcement would be either about Half Life 3 or Left 4 Dead 3 (or another game). Go ahead, admit it, don’t lie to us. You really wished and hoped for something like that, right? Well, get ready to get disappointed as Valve’s third announcement is about the Steam Controller. Now the big news here is that the Steam Controller will be used with either Steam Machines or the PC. Oh, and if you are happy with the mouse+keyboard combo, you will be able to keep using it with Valve’s Steam services. Hooray (duh). Continue reading Valve Announces The Steam Game Controller→
Valve has just announced its Steam Machines (or as you may all know them, Steamboxes). As its description reads, Steam Machine is a powerful new category of living-room hardware that is on the horizon. There will be various Steam Machines from different manufacturers, and gamers will be able to replace any hardware component at will. Steam Machines will be open to their users, and there won’t be any OS or hardware restrictions/limitations. Continue reading Valve Officially Reveals Steam Machines, Hardware Beta Registrations Open, Launch In Early 2014→
Valve has just announced a new operating system based on Steam called SteamOS. As the team suggested, SteamOS combines the rock-solid architecture of Linux with a gaming experience built for the big screen. This new operating system will be available soon as a free stand-alone operating system for living room machines and will – obviously – be the heart of Steambox. Continue reading Valve Announces SteamOS – Free Operating System Designed for the TV and the Living Room→
Ah, the beauty of rumors. Everyone was excited about Half Life 3 and some recent rumors made gamers believe that Valve would announced this highly anticipated title sometime in 2014. Well, that won’t happen and according to voice actor John Patrick Lowrie (voice of the sniper in TF2 who has also worked in HL2 and DOTA2), Valve is not currently working on Half Life 3 for various reasons. Continue reading Voice Actor John Patrick Lowrie Explains Why Half Life 3 Has Not Been Released Yet→
Well, let’s be honest here; we’d love to see a Half Life 2 movie. And since this isn’t going to happen anytime soon, we can only satisfy our need for something like that with the fan-made live action short films that have been released in the past few years. Thankfully, a new one got live today, featuring the gravity gun. This short film was written and directed by Sam and Niko, and was produced by Nick Veneroso. Enjoy! Continue reading This Live Action Fan Short Film Gives Us A Glimpes Of What A Half Life 2 Movie Could Look Like→
Reddit’s user ‘Tunesz’ has shared the following image, showcasing an internal change log at Valve that was captured during a recent tour of Valve’s Seattle office. According to the change log, Source Engine 2 and Left 4 Dead are currently under development, something that should not obviously shock us. After all, we’ve known for a while that Valve was working on a new version of its Source engine. On the other hand, Left 4 Dead 3 was hinted a couple of days ago by Valve’s Marc Laidlaw. Still, it’s good to see an almost official confirmation for both of them. Valve has not commented on this yet (and we don’t expect it to do so). Continue reading New Evidence Suggests That Source Engine 2 & Left 4 Dead 3 Are Currently Under Production→
