Valve rolled out a new update for Steam, in which the company noted that the Windows XP SP1 support will be dropped on August 31st. This obviously does not mean that Steam will stop working on Windows XP SP1 systems. However, the company will not provide any help or support when players face problems with it (at a later date). In addition, there is a possibility for a future update to break Steam on Windows XP SP1. Continue reading Valve drops Windows XP SP1 support for Steam on August 31st→
Now here is something interesting. DEEP is a new animated film based in a post-apocalyptic Earth where humanity has moved underwater to stay alive. It is being directed by Shane Acker, who previously worked on the Tim Burton produced 9, and is being animated by the Ireland-based Brown Bag Films, who previously made the Oscar nominated short films Give Up Yer Aul Sins and Granny O’Grimm. The story revolves around the crew of a nuclear submarine, the Norwood, as they try to discover the secrets of the Wayfarers. Continue reading DEEP Teaser Trailer – Source Engine Animated Film→
As promised, Valve has released a new update for the beta version of their upcoming free-to-play title, Dota 2. This new update adds three heroes (Chaos Knight, Phantom Assassin, and Gyrocopter), fixes a bug where bots would pick their heroes before humans locked in their picks, and comes with some rebalance tweaks for various characters. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading Dota 2 gets a new Update that adds three new heroes→
The FB page of Black Mesa: Source has just hit 20K likes and the Black Mesa team has now kicked off their social-media campaign towards their first release. This new batch of screenshots really give the first glimpse into the gameplay of Black Mesa and be sure to keep an eye on them as they have more in store for us in the near future. In other words, this is the start of Black Mesa: Source’s hype machine, so get ready everyone. Truth be told, we hoped for a video release but that’s okay if the team keeps releasing updates more frequently. Enjoy the shots after the jump! Continue reading Black Mesa: Source FB page hits 20K likes; new screenshots released→
I seriously don’t know whether this is good or bad news. A couple of minutes ago, the Black Mesa team revealed that they’ll be releasing some new media for their game when their Facebook page hits 20K likes and as of right now, there are only 7K likes. You see, it might take a while until their FB page hits this target and imagine if they release a couple of screenshots when they hit that mark. Yeah, it will be cool but at this point, we bet that most of you are interested on a video (or the mod itself). Continue reading Attention Half-Life fans; Incoming Black Mesa: Source Media→
Valve has revealed Dota 2’s latest Beta update changelog and this new update comes with three new heroes. However, this update won’t be pushed to the main Dota 2 client until the Wild Cards qualifiers are done. Valve believes this to be on Monday, so make sure to keep an eye on your Dota 2 client. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view below its complete changelog. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update Will Add Three New Heroes; Will Be Deployed On Monday→
It’s really ironic, isn’t it? E3 is about to start and – as you’d expect – there is no mention or hints about Half Life 3. Okay, there were some onion rings but… come on. You can’t possibly take that onion rings seriously now, can you? Unless of course they are really tasteful, in which case Valve should keep them coming. Apart from those onion rings though, Valve has not revealed anything and according to the company’s Chet Faliszek, when Valve announce Half Life 3, they’ll do it their way and not by simply revealing it via a T-Shirt or some hidden web code. Continue reading Valve: When we announce Half Life 3, we’ll do it our way→
Valve has just released a new beta update for DOTA 2. This new update adds DOTA 2 Store, enables Ogre Magi in Captain’s Mode, adds a new effect for unrefined fireblast, is packed with lots of AI Bots fixes, and features a Kill Cam panel where it shows any custom items the killer was wearing. You can view its complete changelog below and as always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. Continue reading Dota 2 gets a new Update, will be Free-To-Play, and will support Steam Workshop→
Portal fans, get ready for a nice surprise. Aperture: Lab Ratt is a live action interpretation of VALVe’s web comic ‘Portal 2: Lab Rat’ and follows the story of the schizophrenic hero behind the walls; Doug Rattmann. Everything in this film is great and ironically, even the acting is good. We’ve seen a lot of live action films that lacked in that area, so that’s good news. The film is created by Synthetic PictureHaus (Nick Celentano & Ryan Anthony Martin). Enjoy! Continue reading Portal gets a 14 minute live action fan film→
Valve has released a new update for the beta version of DOTA 2. The new update comes with a new Dashboard and a Hero Picker, as well as various rebalance tweaks, revised performance bar calculation and display, increased bot cautiousness when going to the side shop, and the addition of overhead healing messages for Warlock and Bloodseeker. DOTA 2’s update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds ‘Ogre Magi’ and comes with a new Dashboard and Hero Picker→
