Valve has released a cinematic trailer for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This cinematic trailer was developed at Valve using the Source Filmmaker and according to the company, the beta has provided them with great feedback, and all of the players who joined them recently have helped contribute to the development of the game. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive launches on August 21st. Enjoy! Continue reading Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Cinematic Trailer→
Valve today revealed a new Steam feature called Group Updates, making it easier for players to share and enjoy their gaming experiences. According to the company, since The Community first launched, Steam gamers have created over 2.5 Million groups, bringing together their friends and other like-minded gamers to talk about their common interests. Continue reading Steam 2 – Day 2 Announcement – Group Updates→
A new rumor arose a few minutes ago, suggesting that Half Life 3 might be unveiled during this year’s Gamescom. T3 spotted Half Life 3 in Gamescom 2012’s product list and you can see it for yourself here. And get this – the source of this rumor comes from the games show’s official website. Obviously, this might be a mistake as Dragon Age 3 is also present in that list. But then again, could this DA3 entry mean a possible teaser trailer at EA’s conference? And what if Half Life 3 is indeed present at this year’s Gamescom? Continue reading Half Life 3 Is Spotted In Gamescom 2012 Product List [UPDATE]→
Good news for Steam users as Valve will be revealing some new features its digital distribution service during the next four days. Today, the company unveiled Steam’s Game Hubs. Game Hubs are collections of game-centric discussions, workshop items, screenshots, videos, and news. It’s both community created and official content, as rated by you, Steam users. Continue reading Steam – Day 1 Announcement – Game Hubs Revealed→
Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first set of Software titles are heading to Steam, marking a major expansion to the platform most commonly known as a leading destination for PC and Mac games. Continue reading Steam will start selling non-game software→
Remember that leaked gameplay footage of Black Mesa: Source? Well, as you can see the video has been taken down. According to the team, they were always intending to release a video, and this was an early cut that wasn’t meant to be posted. However, the team strongly feels that it should be on their own terms; it shouldn’t be a way for an unrelated third-party to drum up their own publicity. Obviously the team is speaking about ValveTime, as rumor has it that they didn’t discuss with the Black Mesa team the terms for releasing that video. Continue reading Black Mesa: Source Leaked Footage Has Been Taken Down, New Proper Footage To Be Unveiled Shortly→
As we’ve said and before, we love Source’s Filmmaker. After recreating Batman’s trailers and Austin Powers, PC gamers decided to recreate a scene from The Matrix. It’s a classic scene where Neo causes havoc with a minigun on a helicopter and Morpheus escapes the Agents. In all honesty, we’d love to see the entire movie recreated in SFM. Kudos to YouTube’s member ‘LiveCurious95’ for attempting something like that. Alongside this movie remake, you can find below a recreation of the Falcon Punch, as well as the Austin Powers remake. Enjoy! Continue reading Classic ‘The Matrix’ Scene Recreated In Source Filmmaker→
The war against Microsoft’s latest OS is going strong. A couple of days ago, Gabe Newell revealed that Windows 8 would be a catastrophe for game makers. Gabe believes that they (Valve) will lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market, and that margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. And that’s precisely why Valve is currently investing in Linux. But Newell is not the only one believing that Windows 8 will damage game developers. Continue reading Blizzard’s Rob Pardo and Markus ‘Notch’ Persson agree with Gabe Newell’s comments about Windows 8→
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now available for pre-purchase on Steam! Those who pre-purchase it will receive a 10% off plus beta access starting on August 14th. CS:GO expands on the classic team-based action gameplay that Counter-Strike pioneered. Featuring an arsenal of over 45 weapons, loads of maps, new game modes, new visuals, leaderboards, and over 165 Steam Achievements. Continue reading Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is available for pre-purchase on Steam→
Man, Half-Life fans must feel overly excited with all the latest news about Black Mesa: Source and Source Engine 2. And since all of us want to hear more about Half Life 3, here comes id Software’s Tim Willits who believes that Valve is currently working on Half-Life 3 and that people will be excited when they see it. Continue reading id Software’s Tim Willits believes that Valve is currently working on Half-Life 3→
