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Steam Box controller may measure arousal

6 March, 2013

Be still our beating hearts... Valve’s Steam Box controller may feature a variety of sensors to keep track of player emotions and to vary in-game experiences. Speaking with the BBC before the ...

Games

Valve fires next-gen R and D employee

13 February, 2013

Valve employee Jeri Ellsworth has been fired from her post at the company. Ellsworth is an electrical engineer who was involved with “Hardware R&D for next generation gaming ...

Movies

J.J Abrams to Direct Half-Life and Portal Movies

7 February, 2013

J.J Abrams adds Half-Life and Portal to his 'To Direct' list. J.J Abrams is about to become either a symbol of contempt for nerds around the world OR the glorious herald to a golden age of sci-fi ...

Games

Valve and Xi3 announce system partnership

8 January, 2013

Is this the rumoured Steam Box? Answers on a postcard... Valve and Xi3 may be bringing the Steam Box to life thanks to their newly announced partnership. The two companies joined forces to produce a ...

Games

Valve are working on their `Source 2` engine

12 November, 2012

Former engine left for dead. When queried by visiting 4chan members if the RELATIVELY prolific Valve (of Portal, Left For Dead, Team Fortress, Half Life) were throwing their weight at “Source ...

Tech

Review – Toshiba Qosmio X870-11q

18 September, 2012

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Games

Fee added to Steam Greenlight program

5 September, 2012

Trolls and timewasters shown the red light. Valve has decided to hit trolls and timewasters where it hurts and will be charging those who wish to submit their project for Steam Greenlight $100. The ...

Games

Valve to begin software roll-out through Steam in September

9 August, 2012

Valve has announced it will begin to roll-out non-gaming software through its Steam portal from September. In a move set to pitch them in direct competition with Apple's App Store, Valve have ...

Movies

Create your own Valve themed film

28 June, 2012

Can you top Valve's creations with the Source Filmmaker? Valve has released the Source Filmmaker tool to a select few people as part of a closed beta and is inviting interested people to sign up for ...

Games

Portal 2 becomes free for educators and students

21 June, 2012

In my day we had to walk 40 miles to school barefoot! Valve has announced that it will give Portal 2 away for free to educators. This offer is a part of the new Steam for Schools initiative, which ...

Games

Steam enables remote access

17 May, 2012

Download and install new titles on the go. Steam users are now able to manage their library of games remotely from anywhere with internet access. If users leave their PCs or Mac Computers on, they ...

Games

Success of Portal 2 puzzle maker sparks sale

11 May, 2012

Hit Steam now for some bargains. Since the release of Potal 2’s Perpetual Testing Initiative puzzle maker earlier this week users have created 35,000 levels, which have been downloaded over ...

Games

No Half-Life 3 for E3 2012

3 May, 2012

Time to get out the torches and crowbars. In news that will disappoint gamers everywhere, Valve has stated that it will not be announcing any new products at E3 this year. In an apparent e-mail ...

Games

Gabe Newell joins billionaires club

8 March, 2012

Who says there isn't money to be made in game design? Co-founder of Valve Corporation, Gabe Newell, has made his debut on Forbes’ list of the world’s billionaires. His worth is estimated ...

Games

Valve listed as E3 2012 exhibitor

1 March, 2012

Could it possibly be? Valve has signed up to E3 2012 as an exhibitor, so begin your speculation now. There is only one title that people want Valve to reveal and anything else at this stage will ...

Games

Skyrim sets new Steam sales records

16 December, 2011

Many embarking on the adventure of their life. Skyrim is the fastest-selling title in Steam history according to Valve. The epic RPG adventure has raised the bar for PC releases, with the US version ...

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