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Heart rate detection and pupil dilation may be vital info in future games

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has made known his objections to digital rights management in games, claiming that copy-protection systems diminish the value of a product. Speaking last night at the Game Developers Choice awards – where he picked up the Pioneer Award – Newell cited what he saw as a …

The Valve boss says DRM wraps negativity around products

Lifetime achievement and pioneer awards handed to two pivotal developers

Unreal Engine 3 integrates Valve tools for Steam distribution

Digital distribution service and engine heads to Apple platform in April

Steam has confirmed it will bring its digital distribution service Steam to Mac this April. The service will launch with a variety of games from Valve’s library, including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal and the Half-Life series. The newly-announced Portal 2 will be Valve’s first simulaneous …

Following its reveal last week, developer Valve has for the first spoke about its long-anticipated FPS puzzle sequel Portal 2 – and it doesn’t seem shy of raising expectations as high as it possibly can. US mag Game Informer reports that the game is set hundreds of years after the …

Valve has announced Portal 2 will arrive at Christmas. No platform details have been revealed, although the use of the word ‘shipment’ in the press release implies a retail launch. The original Portal was made available in The Orange Box, and won multiple game of the year awards. A Xbox …

Developer all but confirms expected GDC announcement