Valve Latest news (11)

Konrad Serafinski, 20 April 2019, 21:02

Randy Pitchford continues to battle opponents of the Epic Games Store. The CEO of Gearbox Software thinks Steam could be a dying store in a decade and will be replaced by another digital distribution platform.

Agnes Adamus, 19 April 2019, 12:39

It's been almost 10 years since the release of Left 4 Dead 2. From time to time, minor rumors about the next part of the series by Valve surface on the web. This time, the leak was much bigger. Tyler McViker has published 29 screens on YouTube, all allegedly coming from the new installment.

Agnes Adamus, 09 April 2019, 00:41

Since its debut, the Epic Games Store has been making a lot of waves. Buying exclusive titles has caused many releases to miss Steam. A dispute arose between supporters and opponents of this practice, fueled by Richard Geldreich, a former Valve employee,

Christian Pieniazek, 05 April 2019, 11:50

When we think of Steam sales, both developers and publishers must take Valve's 30% revenue share into account. As it turns out, though, in fact, Gabe Newell's company gets, on average, only as much as 20% of a sold game copy's price.

Konrad Serafinski, 02 April 2019, 17:13

First information on the release date and hardware requirements of Valve Index, the new VR set from the owners of Steam, have surfaced on the web.

Konrad Serafinski, 31 March 2019, 22:14

Valve published a picture on Steam, presenting a VR device called Valve Index. This confirms earlier reports that the company is working on a new VR decide. More details coming this May.

Adrian Werner, 30 March 2019, 20:38

Valve has announced that it's stopped the planned development of Artifact. Instead, the developers focus on reworking the game.

Christian Pieniazek, 22 March 2019, 00:27

Among the highlights of Valve's panel during this years Game Developers Conference were the reworked layout of Steam library and developer events. The former can be examined up close, and some interesting details have been revealed concerning the latter.

Conrad Hazi, 18 March 2019, 17:04

Kotaku reports that Steam has been purged of over a hundred various material that approved of the Christchurch terrorist. Valve does not comment on the situation, but consequently removes all reported cases of rule abuse.

Michael Kulakowski, 17 March 2019, 00:45

Valve has answered the controversies related to Epic Games Store client, which allegedly downloads sensitive user data related to their Steam account.

Michael Kulakowski, 16 March 2019, 23:44

Valve announced that it will battle the occasional waves of negative reviews on Steam, so-called review bombing, issued for reasons completely unrelated to the game and aimed only at lowering the score of a specific title.

Conrad Hazi, 15 March 2019, 21:08

Valve decided to show how busy they are even before the GDC has started and revealed the Steam Link Anywhere service, enabling us to use Steam Link through the Internet, and shared the technology for free with all developers who might be interested.

Adrian Werner, 09 March 2019, 20:44

Artifact's situation is getting progressively worse. As it turns out, the title has lost its two lead gameplay designers, Richard Garfield and Skaff Elias.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 March 2019, 22:47

Valve released new updates for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. One of them added an option to improve performance by reducing CPU memory usage.

Bart Swiatek, 08 March 2019, 16:19

Valve has laid off 13 full-time employees last month. Some third-party contracts were also cancelled. The reason for the layoffs remains unknown.

Agnes Adamus, 07 March 2019, 13:56

Valve took a lot of flak recently for allowing Rape Day, a controversial title that deals with violence against women, to be released on Steam. The company has decided to intervene and removed the game from Steam's offer.

Milosz Szubert, 06 March 2019, 13:17

Mike Rose, the founder of No More Robots, has noticed a peculiar unfair practice adopted by some developers on Steam. Here's the trick - a fake release date is being set, and changed, to keep the title on top of the recommended upcoming titles list.

Adrian Werner, 04 March 2019, 12:08

Artifact The Dota Card Game from Valve keeps losing players. In the last month, the game had as little as 700 simultaneous players and the number is constantly dwindling.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 February 2019, 00:50

New rumors about a possible acquisition of Dota Auto Chess developers by Valve are surfacing on the web. According to VPESports, the company is considering to change the popular mod into a commercial one and take over its developer.

Frozen, 11 February 2019, 19:35

The number of Dota 2 community members have returned to its 2017 levels. What contributed to the current state of affairs it the Dota Auto Chess mod, developed by the Chinese team at Drodo Studio.

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 February 2019, 23:44

Valve continues to fight cheaters. In January, more than one million cheaters were banned with the VAC protection system. Most of them are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players.

Milosz Szubert, 05 February 2019, 14:12

Valve is preparing a special announcement gala for the results of Steam Awards 2018.

Adrian Werner, 15 January 2019, 21:53

Valve has released a report summarizing the past year on Steam. We learned, among other things, that the number of monthly users of the service reaches 90 million people.

Milosz Szubert, 15 January 2019, 12:58

The annual Steam summary has brought a list of changes to be implemented to the service in 2019.

Konrad Serafinski, 10 January 2019, 14:39

According to Bloomberg, Tim Sweeney, the owner of Epic Games, is on the list of the 500 richest people in the world. What's more, he was ahead of the Valve's boss Gabe Newell.

Adrian Werner, 08 January 2019, 15:25

Valve had a very busy December. Last month, more than 609 thousand bans were given, which is a record in the history of the VAC system.

Milosz Szubert, 07 January 2019, 11:36

In this set of world news we inform you about the amicable settlement of the Westworld dispute between Bethesda and Behavior Interactive with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the return of the Half-Life 2 episodes scriptwriter to Valve Software.

Agnes Adamus, 02 January 2019, 11:22

Valve has decided to end any remaining support for Windows XP and Vista from January 1, 2019.

Bart Swiatek, 28 December 2018, 17:00

Valve have presented lists of games that were the most popular among the users of Steam.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 December 2018, 16:30

The Dota card game from Valve is going through a rough period right now.

Bart Swiatek, 10 December 2018, 13:55

A large part of the community is not happy with CS:GO's transition to the free-to-play model. In just one day, the title "gained" 14,000 negative comments on Steam.

Adrian Werner, 07 December 2018, 14:09

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has now fully migrated to a free-to-play model, allowing people to enjoy the multiplayer for free. The title also received a new battle royale mode called Danger Zone.

Bart Swiatek, 06 December 2018, 15:10

Valve's card game found almost a million buyers within the first week. However, the game's reception from the players is mixed, mainly due to the unusual business model.

Michael Kulakowski, 03 December 2018, 13:16

Valve changes publishing policy on Steam. After exceeding a certain level of revenue generated by the sale of the game and its DLC, the company will reduce its share.

Milosz Szubert, 29 November 2018, 14:09

First reviews of Artifact – a card game from Valve, set in the universe of the popular MOBA Dota 2 – appeared on the web. The reviews are generally positive, but the game is not for everyone.

Bart Swiatek, 28 November 2018, 14:37

PC version of Artifact - the card game from Valve, authors of the iconic FPS series Half-Life, debuts on the market today. The title is available on Steam.

Mathias Zulpo, 02 August 2018, 14:08

Artifact, a Dota 2 card game, is launching November 20, 2018, Valve confirmed. You'll also be able to test the game out earlier, a fact which has nothing to do with preorders.

Mathias Zulpo, 31 July 2018, 18:08

Abstractism appeared as a fun, relaxing game for half a dollar. There are many of them on Steam, but this one was special – because it was used for mining cryptocurrencies.

luckie, 25 September 2017, 14:47

An ex-Valve artist posted a bunch of art suggesting that the company have been working on a four-player fantasy action game. However, that project is most likely dead.

luckie, 25 August 2017, 15:56

Finally, the day has come when fans can learn how the story of Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance would have ended in Half-Life 2: Episode 3, if that game ever came out. The question is: are you ready for this?

luckie, 09 August 2017, 14:33

Valve has announced a new game - that sounds pretty exciting until you hear it is not Half-Life 3. The company is working on Artifact: The Dota Card Game, which is supposed to challenge Hearthstone in 2018.

luckie, 11 July 2017, 16:25

Some companies seem to support their games forever. That is true in the case of Valve Software, who has just updated their 19-year-old Half-Life.

luckie, 02 January 2017, 14:35

Voting is over, so is counting. It's time to reveal Steam Awards winners in several categories, such as: Villain Most In Need Of A Hug, Just 5 More Minutes, or Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!

luckie, 08 November 2016, 13:43

Browsing through the Steam Store hasn't been overly convenient so far. Fortunately, the Discovery Update 2.0 has implemented a bunch of cool features that make the interface clearer.

luckie, 02 November 2016, 15:32

Updated Steam rules require developers to only upload real screenshots in the screenshot section. No more concept art and optimistic promotional graphics are allowed.

luckie, 04 October 2016, 12:19

It turns out that Steam Early access has no solid rules governing how the program should be used by developers, not to mention some overall guideliness. Instead, Valve requires its participants to maintain clear communication with players.

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 March 2015, 15:14

Jeep Barnett from Valve has commented on the use of VR in an interview with Kotaku, suggesting that it is possible to transfer the Half-Life franchise into virtual reality.