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Valve has added an important weapon to the arsenal supporting its games download service – and it’s non-games. From September 5th the firm will be selling ‘creativity to productivity’ software on the store which has 40m registered users. So that means non-games sold alongside Valve’s own Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 …
Read More »Source 2 next-gen engine named in Valve files
Hidden in Valve’s Source Filmmaker are files that point to a next generation Source 2 engine, perhaps providing a reasonable explanation for why the company has yet to produce Half-Life 3. Valvetime.net uncovered files that carry several lines of code reference to ‘Source 2′, suggesting the studio is working on …
Read More »Valve Filmmaker code uncovers Source 2 engine
Script files and icons reference next-gen development platform
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 28 – August 4
Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling titles for the past week, with ArmA II and its DayZ mod at last relenting in the face of two notable franchises. Bohemia’s 2009 title took a backseat to both pre-orders for Borderlands 2 in the runner-up spot, and Skyrim’s Dawnguard add-on. The DLC …
Read More »VIDEO: Develop Awards 2012 highlights
Industry luminaries from Valve, CCP, Mind Candy and Gaikai express adulation at recognition
Read More »Valve alters Steam T&Cs to counter lawsuit threat
An alteration has been added the Steam’s terms and conditions that Valve hopes will help combat the threat of consumer lawsuits. Sony introduced a similar change to its PlayStation Network back in September (in the wake of 2011’s PSN security outage) and was slaughtered by the internet games collective. It …
Read More »Valve’s Linux move labelled unethical
Mainstream exposure for open operating system a mixed bag, says GNU founder Richard Stallman
Read More »Antonov left Valve when it stopped making epic triple-A titles
Dishonored visual design director more interested in the project than the company
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 22-28
Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling titles for the past week. ArmA II, imbued by the power of its DayZ mod, simply refuses to relinquish its firm grasp on the top of the charts. The aging FPS came out ahead again this week despite some heavy competition in the arrival …
Read More »Notch is concerned by Steam’s PC dominance
Have you ever noticed that Minecraft isn’t on Steam? Well, it isn’t. Which is odd as Steam is the biggest digital PC distributor and Minecraft is one of the PC’s biggest success stories. The reason, it transpires, is that the game’s creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson remains concerned about Steam’s grip …
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