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Prepare your wallets: the Steam Summer Sale is here
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Prepare your wallets: the Steam Summer Sale is here

Steam's summer extravaganza strikes again, tempting gamers with ludicrous discounts on top titles. Beware wallet woes and Steam-Sale Addiction!.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
Is Steam headed to your living room?
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Is Steam headed to your living room?

Valve states its intentions to bring the overwhelmingly popular PC and Mac digital download platform to more places.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2011

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Has AAA gaming left portable too late?
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Has AAA gaming left portable too late?

AAA studios risk missing the portable boom as hybrid consoles, handheld PCs and cloud services reshape where players spend their time and money.

By Kevin Janzen • 6 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2026
First-person MOBA fun with Battleborn
Gaming

First-person MOBA fun with Battleborn

Gearbox Software, creators of the seminal Borderlands series of first-person shooters brings us a new franchise with Battleborn.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016
iBuyPower Steam Machine is officially coming...
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iBuyPower Steam Machine is officially coming...

iBuyPower to revolutionize gaming with its PS4-sized Steam Machine, launching at CES. Packed with high-end specs, it challenges Xbox and PS4.

By David Williams • 1 min read • Mon, 6th Jan 2014
Valve officially announces Steam OS
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Valve officially announces Steam OS

Valve unveils Steam OS, promising a seamless gaming experience on TV, integrating everything Steam offers in a free, Linux-based OS.

By David Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2013
Valve set for 2013 Steam Box release
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Valve set for 2013 Steam Box release

Well, it's official – Valve's Steam Box console will release next year to compete with the Xbox 720 and Playstation 4.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Dec 2012
Valve investigating gaming hardware for living room, mobile: CEO
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Valve investigating gaming hardware for living room, mobile: CEO

Gabe Newell confirms long-running rumour that the team responsible for the Steam network could be getting into consoles.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2012
Tim Cook meeting didn't happen: Valve CEO
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Tim Cook meeting didn't happen: Valve CEO

Valve CEO debunks rumours of a Tim Cook visit, clarifies no meeting with Apple took place amidst gaming project speculations.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 20th Apr 2012
Tim Cook visits Valve; is Apple getting into gaming?
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Tim Cook visits Valve; is Apple getting into gaming?

Apple CEO Tim Cook was seen at Valve's HQ, sparking speculation on a potential gaming collaboration. Could Apple finally enter high-end gaming?.

By Chris Leggett • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Apr 2012
Ongoing concern over Steam breach
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Ongoing concern over Steam breach

Valve's Steam still reeling from November hack, with fears of compromised user data exceeding initial estimates, reveals Gabe Newell.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2012
Crysis 2 pulled from Steam
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Crysis 2 pulled from Steam

Crysis 2 has been removed from Steam, in favour of EA's Origin store, though it remains accessible on other digital distribution platforms.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 15th Jun 2011
Portal 2 Authoring Tools beta goes live
Gaming

Portal 2 Authoring Tools beta goes live

Valve unleashes Portal 2 Authoring Tools beta, enabling fans to craft custom game content, signalling a new era of player creativity.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 11th May 2011
Review: Portal 2 (single player)
Gaming

Review: Portal 2 (single player)

Valve demonstrates how the difficult follow-up to one of this generation's most novel and innovative games should be done.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 5th May 2011
New Portal 2 clip demonstrates 'panels'
Gaming

New Portal 2 clip demonstrates 'panels'

Aperture releases a sneak peek of 'panels' in Portal 2, promising innovative puzzles ahead of its April 21 release on multiple platforms.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 23rd Mar 2011
EA releases prerendered Portal 2 TV ad
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EA releases prerendered Portal 2 TV ad

This teaser commercial, about to air in the US, gives us a closer look at the mechanical protagonists of Portal 2's co-operative campaign.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 18th Mar 2011
Portal 2 delayed to April
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Portal 2 delayed to April

First its E3 appearance was canceled - now the wait for a sequel to Valve's breakaway success becomes even more agonising.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 19th Nov 2010

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