Tag Archives: Valve

Gabe Newell talks about Half-Life 2: Episode 3; Silence is fairer to the fans, no E3 news about HL3

Half-Life fans, here is some bad and some really bad news. In a recent interview with SevenDayCoolDown, Gabe revealed that Valve’s silence is fairer to the Half Life fans. According to Gabe, Valve has not finalised the formula yet and they are still experimenting with Half Life 3’s concept. Currently, there are a lot of twists and turns and those decisions could possibly drive Half-Life fans more crazy. Continue reading Gabe Newell talks about Half-Life 2: Episode 3; Silence is fairer to the fans, no E3 news about HL3

Black Mesa Soundtrack coming in the following days; mod to be released two weeks afterwards

It’s been a couple of months since our last feature of Black Mesa, right? Well, as we informed you back in January, the team behind Black Mesa would be releasing first its soundtrack and then the full game would follow. The gap between the soundtrack and the mod was said to be around two weeks. And it seems that the Black Mesa team is getting ready for a Summer release, as the soundtrack is expected to be released in the following days. Continue reading Black Mesa Soundtrack coming in the following days; mod to be released two weeks afterwards

New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Update Released; packed with new Demolition maps

Valve has released a new update for the beta version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update comes with some new ‘Demolition’ maps, additional camera punch effect to weapon firing to give more visual feedback, server browser to Play menu, reduced sizes of the hostage hitboxes, reduced per shot weapon inaccuracy across all weapons, as well as some fixes to various bug issues. Naturally, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Update Released; packed with new Demolition maps

DOTA 2 gets a new massive Beta update; Random Draft mode enabled, Lone Druid added in Captain’s Mode

Valve has released a new, massive update for DOTA 2. This new patch enables Random Draft mode and rebalances pretty much every class of it. In addition, the Lone Druid class is enabled in Captain’s Mode and Nevermore’s animations have been updated. Bots have also been tweaked and they will no longer attempt to use a Tango when being attacked or when defending an ally. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading DOTA 2 gets a new massive Beta update; Random Draft mode enabled, Lone Druid added in Captain’s Mode

New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds Lone Druid and enables Lycan in Captain’s Mode

Valve has released a new beta update for their action real-time strategy fantasy strategy game , DOTA 2. This update comes with the addition of Lone Druid, various fixes for the game’s bots, a decreased darkness of fogged areas and the ability to use Lycan in Captain’s Mode. As always, the 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 Lone Druid and enables Lycan in Captain’s Mode

CS: Global Offensive gets a massive Beta Update; new map, weapons and player movement adjusted

Valve has released a new, massive beta update for their upcoming competitive FPS game, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update adds a new map, some weapons, adjusts the player movement in response to pro player feedback, tweaks almost every existing map, fixes various crashes, as well as achievements not being displayed properly when earned. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view the entire changelog after the jump. Enjoy! Continue reading CS: Global Offensive gets a massive Beta Update; new map, weapons and player movement adjusted

New DOTA 2 Update adds Lycan and enables Shadow Demon in Captain’s Mode

Valve released a new beta update for their upcoming action RTS, DOTA 2. This new update comes with the addition of Lycan and enables Shadow Demon in Captain’s Mode. In addition, the new beta patch adds all Random game mode for private lobbies, adds setting for ambient creatures in the Advanced Video Settings, sports various bot improvements and a number of fixes. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its changelog after the jump. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Update adds Lycan and enables Shadow Demon in Captain’s Mode

Valve is announcing something with a three in it soon

After those 2011 hints about HL3 and the rumored announcement of it in this year’s E3, here is something new that might put a smile in your face. Although this is not a confirmation of the much anticipated announcement of HL3, Gabe Newell responded to a fan and said that Valve will be announcing something with a three in it really soon. Continue reading Valve is announcing something with a three in it soon

New CS: Global Offensive beta Update comes with a new map, new weapons and updated Demolition mode

Valve has released a new update for the beta version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update comes with a new map ( de_dust2_se ), new weapons, an updated Demolition mode, spawn fixes, tweaks for the already available maps and UI improvements. Naturally, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New CS: Global Offensive beta Update comes with a new map, new weapons and updated Demolition mode

New DOTA 2 Update comes with new Gameplay, UI, Visuals and Bots fixes/improvements

Valve has released a new beta update for DOTA 2. Among other things, this update adds Shadow Demon, fixes Dust of Appearance not affecting magic immune heroes and adjust the Venomancer injured animation. Moreover, this update features various gameplay, UI, visuals, audio, and bots fixes/improvements. As usual, the patch will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog after the jump. Continue reading New DOTA 2 Update comes with new Gameplay, UI, Visuals and Bots fixes/improvements