Valve introduces new Steam Trading Card feature

16 May, 2013, 1:51 pm IST Shunal Doke PC

Valve has started the beta for a new program on its digital distribution service Steam. Dubbed Steam Trading Cards, the service gives access to virtual cards More

Portal now available on Linux via Steam

06 May, 2013, 12:31 pm IST Ramkumar Iyer Gaming

Linux users rejoice! Valve has begun porting its popular interactive puzzle title, Portal, to Linux. Although the Steam Store doesn’t show the game as... More

Steam Early Access allows early access to upcoming games

21 Mar, 2013, 1:58 pm IST Shunal Doke Gaming

Valve seems to be taking another shot at attempting to bridge the communications gap between developers and consumers. The company has kicked off a new feature More

Xi3's Piston comes out this holiday season, pricing starts at $1000

12 Mar, 2013, 5:41 pm IST Shunal Doke HTPCs

Xi3 has announced the price of its interpretation of the Steam Box, dubbed the Piston. The system is set to be released in the holiday season of 2013, and its More

Valve Steam Box prototypes to show up in the next four months

06 Mar, 2013, 10:54 am IST Shunal Doke HTPCs

Just before the BAFTA game awards took place last night, Valve boss Gabe Newell revealed the company's progress with its Steam box console and stated.. More

Valve launches Linux version of Steam with massive discount on games

15 Feb, 2013, 5:20 pm IST Shunal Doke HTPCs 3 Comments

Valve has launched the Linux version of its digital distribution platform Steam. To commemorate the launch, the company is offering a huge sale on more than 50 More

Valve quietly ports Half-Life to OSX and Linux

30 Jan, 2013, 6:52 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam HTPCs

After a fifteen-year wait, OS X and Linux users can finally enjoy the original Half-Life on their Macs and Linux PCs. Valve has not yet officially announced the port... More

CES 2013: Valve's Steam Box console prototype unveiled

10 Jan, 2013, 10:07 am IST Shunal Doke Console

Gaming hardware seems to be taking the stage at CES. A prototype for Valve's 'Steam Box' console was showcased at the event. The prototype, More

Valve programmer reveals difficulties of working on virtual reality

02 Jan, 2013, 10:49 am IST Shunal Doke Console 2 Comments

Valve programmer Michael Abrash has made a post on the Valve blog detailing the difficulties of working on Virtual and Augmented Reality... More

Steam kicks off Holiday Sale

21 Dec, 2012, 5:15 pm IST Shunal Doke Console

Steam, well known for its legendary sales on games, has kicked off its Holiday Sale. The sale is in celebration of Christmas, and has many major games... More

Steam for Linux hits open beta

21 Dec, 2012, 3:12 pm IST Shunal Doke Console

It looks like Valve has come up with an early Christmas present for Linux users. The company has made the Steam Linux beta open to all Linux users... More

Valve starts beta for Game Guides for Steam Community Beta

15 Dec, 2012, 10:40 am IST Shunal Doke Console

Valve is introducing new features to its Steam Community. The new feature allows gamers to write and share guides for games. Valve is currently testing out the More

Gabe Newell confirms plans for Steam Box gaming console

10 Dec, 2012, 1:39 pm IST Shunal Doke Console

In an interview with Kotaku, Valve boss Gabe Newell confirmed the company's plans for its own gaming console. While the console itself will virtually be a PC... More

Older Tomb Raider titles now available on Steam

06 Dec, 2012, 11:44 am IST Shunal Doke Console 1 Comments

After sixteen years of its release, the original Tomb Raider is now available on Steam. All of the six games in the series are available for $9.99. More

Valve launches Big Picture mode for Steam

04 Dec, 2012, 10:20 am IST Shunal Doke Console

After months in beta, the Big Picture mode for popular digital distribution platform and gaming-based social network Steam has finally been launched. This More

Steam kicks off Autumn Sale

22 Nov, 2012, 2:35 pm IST Shunal Doke Console

It's that time of the year again. Steam has kicked off its new sale, dubbed the Autumn Sale. The sale drastically lowers the price of some of the biggest More

Beta client for Steam on Linux available with 25 games

07 Nov, 2012, 2:23 pm IST Shunal Doke Console

Valve has announced that the studio has received over 60,000 entries for its request for testers, and an increasing group of players will get access to the Steam client of Linux. More

Devolver Digital gives out Serious Sam: BFE to critics of military shooters

30 Oct, 2012, 5:15 pm IST Shunal Doke Xbox 360

In recent times, the market has been flooded with ‘military shooters’ which have regenerating health and require you to take cover behind a More

Valve wants beta testers for Steam's Linux client

30 Oct, 2012, 4:03 pm IST Ramkumar Iyer Xbox 360

After announcing in July this year that it would be launching Steam for Linux, Valve is looking for beta testers to test the Linux version of the client for... More

Steam kicks off Halloween Sale

30 Oct, 2012, 12:54 pm IST Shunal Doke Xbox 360

The most popular digital distribution platform for PC games is Valve’s Steam. One of the biggest reasons for Steam’s popularity is the massive... More