Tag Archives: Valve

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Portal 2: insensitive to orphans

Eurogamer: A US news station has accused Valve of insensitivity over orphan jokes in Portal 2′s script. The WBTV report claims scenes in which GLaDOS and Wheatley rib the player “make fun of adoption” and interviews a parent who took … Continue reading

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Portal 2: Beans, Bridges and Boats

Portal 2 is released, world rejoices. In back rooms old men mutter under their breath about Half-Life 3.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Steam on your TV

Magical steam-beam transmits your game to your TV: Valve…today disclosed its plans for a new “big picture” mode of Steam which will offer controller support and navigation designed for television interaction. Big picture mode will enable gamers to enjoy Steam … Continue reading

Monday, February 21, 2011

The Boy Who Stole Half-Life 2

Talking of leaks, Eurogamer recap the 2003 leak of Half-Life  2. An interesting read with a relatively happy ending, too: At 6am on 7th May 2004, Axel Gembe awoke in the small German town of Schönau im Schwarzwald to find … Continue reading

Monday, February 14, 2011

Pre-Order Portal 2 for Mac

Cake lovers rejoice, Portal 2 for Mac is available for pre-order through Steam and other retailers. What does pre-ordering get you? A $5 discount and in-game content like skins. February 14, 2011 – Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such … Continue reading