Age of Conan direct download available on Steam
Massively — Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, MMO industryAge of Conan is now available for purchase and download on Steam, the direct download service run by Half-Life 2 publisher/developer Valve Software. It joins EVE Online in representing the genre in the massive digital store. ...

Rumortoid: Google Overlords looking to buy Valve (Update)
Destructoid — ... that mega-corporation Skynet Google is looking to acquired darling independent developer Valve. According to the report, the deal could happen "any second now." We'll wait ... ...

Rumortoid: Google Overlords looking to buy Valve
Destructoid — ... that mega-corporation Skynet Google is looking to acquired darling independent developer Valve. According to the report, the deal could happen "any second now." We'll wait ... ...

CD Projekt Encourages Industry To Go DRM-Free
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , Valve's hugely successful platform that's widely regarded as an effective counter to game copying, is flawed and can hamstring legitimate gamers. "I had Steam but I had the problem that my internet provider could not work with it so I couldn't use the games I bought," he said. "I think that if somebody is paying for the game then they deserve to own it, not with a certain list of conditions and sometimes the list of conditions can be long." "DRM makes customers' lives too complicated, and this is usually because of some corporate ideas, policies and trying to be smart, too ...

Half-Life 2 Not Really "Episodic" After All
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve marketing guy Doug Lombardi says the developer may have chosen the wrong word when it described the follow-ups to Half-Life 2 as "episodes." Ever get annoyed by the fact that Valve seems to take longer to make an "episode" than most developers take to make an entire game? Lombardi says it's because they're not really episodes at all, they're just shorter games. "The notion of the word 'episode' conjures up this idea of television where you get something new every week," he said in an interview with CVG . "And people say, 'We thought that episodic meant we ...

Left 4 Dead Puts Forth Promising Pre-Sale Numbers
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — Valve announced today that Left 4 Dead is available for pre-purchase via Steam. The survival horror game has single player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay modes. Those who pre-purchase via Steam will save 10% off the regular price. "With just over four weeks until launch, Left 4 Dead is showing every sign of topping The Orange Box on both the PC and Xbox 360, at retail as well as on Steam," said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. "Our pre-sell numbers at retail have jumped to over 65% greater than Orange Box at the same proximity to launch, and we're seeing ...

Valve Lets Off Steam Cloud
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — Today, Valve announced the release of Steam Cloud. This new set of services for Steam stores application data online, allowing users to quickly access their settings, such as controller configurations and spraypaint images, from any PC. "For some time now, Steam has allowed gamers to log on from any computer in the world and access their applications. This also makes it easy to upgrade a PC without worrying about losing your games," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "Steam Cloud is a natural extension of the portability Steam affords gamers and developers, ...

The Valve Sting: Tricking Hackers With Fake Job Interviews
The Escapist : Latest News — Remember a few years back when the pre-release source code for Valve's long-awaited Half-Life 2 ended up on BitTorrent? It turns out the developer cooked up an elaborate sting in conjunction with the FBI that came this close to nailing the culprit. Back in 2003, Valve's internal network was breached by a German hacker, ultimately resulting in the theft and dissemination of the source code for Half-Life 2 , which at that point was still more than a year from release. It was a full-on debacle for Valve, not only because the source for one of the most ...

Half-Life is 10 years old!
The Average Gamer — 10 years ago Valve software released Half-Life on the PC. They’ve not done bad since! Happy birthday Half-Life, and thanks for the memories…and all the lovely games Valve has made since…and Left 4 Dead (out now!). ...

Valve Wants Your Brains...Scanned
The Escapist : Latest News — Is the Left 4 Dead developer suddenly taking an unhealthy interest in cranial anatomy? The folks at Valve may not want to eat your brains, but they sure seem interesting in what's going on in your noggin. In an essay published in ...

Garry's Mod Rakes In Over $3 Million In Sales
The Escapist : Latest News — The popular sandbox mod for Valve 's Source engine has generated $3 million in sales over the last two years. Since its commercial release on Valve's Steam service in November of 2006, Garry's Mod has sold 312, 541 copies. At $9.99 per copy, that totals to over $3 million in revenue, according to Big Download's math . Garry's Mod, which began as pet project for Half-Life 2 modder Garry Newman, gives players the ability to manipulate objects from any game that uses the Source Engine. Seen those pictures of the Team Fortress 2 ...

Hacks 4 Left 4 Dead 4 Xbox 360
The Escapist : Latest News — ... of the nightmare in action. Even worse, this video details the ridiculously simple process of performing this exploit on your own." He added that he was publicizing the trouble in order to encourage Valve to patch the game, noting that the company's reluctance to support the 360 version of ...

Valve Patches Left 4 Dead Hacks On 360
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve has issued a patch for the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead which puts a halt to the recently-reported cheating that has plagued the game. Reports surfaced yesterday that enterprising gamers had figured out how to enable cheats in the Xbox 360 version of the hit multiplayer zombie slaughterfest, allowing people to perform a wide range of abnormal behaviors including deleting in-game objects and spawning enemies at will. One user reported being surrounded by 30 Witches and two Tanks in a safe house immediately after joining a game as part of an ...

Zoey Knows The Sound Of Three Hands Clapping
The Escapist : Latest News — The lovely Zoey in Left4Dead seems to have more than a little in common with Zaphod Beeblebrox. Back in October, Valve was running a competition called ...

LGJ: Pirates are grumpy, underutilized customers?
Joystiq — ... , Director of Business Development / Legal Affairs for Valve. Jason set out a fascinating theory on piracy: The majority of 'pirates' are just underutilized customers. ...

Microsoft Lays Off Games for Windows Live General Manager
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , Valve's competing service, has grown rapidly and become a hugely popular platform. It's too early to predict what this signals for Microsoft's commitment to Games for Windows Live, if anything at all. It could be a sign that the company is stepping back from an operation that continues to flounder despite its best efforts, or it may simply be a necessary trimming of fat. With a bit of luck, Microsoft will make its intentions known in the very near future.

Microsoft Lays Off Games for Windows Live General Manager - UPDATED
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , Valve's competing service, has grown rapidly and become a hugely popular platform. It's too early to predict what this signals for Microsoft's commitment to Games for Windows Live, if anything at all. It could be a sign that the company is stepping back from an operation that continues to flounder despite its best efforts, or it may simply be a necessary trimming of fat. With a bit of luck, Microsoft will make its intentions known in the very near future. UPDATE: Microsoft has issued a statement addressing the layoff of Chris Early and the future of the Games for Windows ...

Left 4 Dead Getting Free DLC
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — Left 4 Dead Getting Free DLC Valve today announced that the recently revealed Left 4 Dead Downloadable Content will be made available for free. Dubbed the " L4D Survival Pack," the content includes a new game mode titled Survival in addition to two campaigns for Versus Mode (Death Toll, Dead Air). The L4D Survival Pack will be part of a Critic's Choice Edition that will release to retail in Spring 2009 soon after the DLC is released. Left 4 Dead has ...

Zombies Get Some Lovin' In Left 4 Dead Porn
The Escapist : Latest News — ... to speak) looking for her pals, including a zombie-shooting scene of zero interest to the average porn hound but that does add a certain cachet for Left 4 Dead fans. Sound effects in the film (aside from Zoey, who ends up sounding like a herd of murlocs through the second half) are also lifted directly from the game. My theory? A handful of L4D fans got themselves a video camera, hired a pro and had some fun. Is this the next Escape From City 17 ? No, and I don't think Valve will be expressing too much admiration for it either. On the other hand, the Purchase ...

Steam World: 'Good' and 'Bad' Game Servers, Left 4 Dead Gets Updated
A wall of text on mmo gaming — ... World (because I can) I'll try to dive into all things happening with the games of interest coming from Valve through its Steam technology. It should usually be short an sweet, but this site ain't called A Wall of Text for nothing. I can ramble on about the shortest topic with the best of them! Much of this not traditional MMORPG stuff, probably closer to pure ...

Valve Implements New TF2 Server Scoring
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve has announced a new scoring system for Team Fortress 2 servers that it hopes will help improve the "player experience" by weeding out the bad apples. A good Team Fortress 2 server is a bit like a good auto mechanic: Finding either can be tricky. Valve has been considering ways to make the process easier for "a while now" and has finally settled on a remarkably simple method of rating servers that won't penalize games with custom rules and isn't susceptible to "lies" from the servers themselves. "After kicking around some proposals, we came up with a simple ...

Mysterious Video: Is Valve Going Viral?
The Escapist : Latest News — ... fans wondering whether they're watching a remarkably well-done fan video or a viral teaser for a new, unannounced Valve game. The video features graphics and sound lifted from Half-Life 2 and a setting that strongly echoes Valve's bleak Combine-infested world. There's also the fact that the title of the video, What's in the Box? , is a strong allusion to Valve's last Half-Life -based release, the ...

Left 4 Dead Sells 2.5 Million at Retail
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — Valve today announced that Left 4 Dead has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide. This news comes from project lead Michael Booth at the company's booth at GDC. Left 4 Dead launched on both PC and Xbox 360 in November 2008. The sales of Left 4 Dead represent retail only- Valve has not revealed any sales of the game over the company's Steam download service. Valve did indicate a significant jump in sales when the shooter title was offered for half price. To find out more about Left 4 Dead 's success at retail, please read GameDaily BIZ 's ...

Left 4 Dead: A Box Art Retrospective
The Escapist : Latest News — Ever think about what makes really good game box art? Of course you don't, but Valve does and as a new entry on the Left 4 Dead blog shows, a great cover design takes a lot of work. Making a great game doesn't mean much if people don't buy it and with the huge number of new titles hitting the shelves every week, standing out from the crowd is vital. Covers have to be eye-catching and they have to "sell" the game quickly, or at least generate enough interest that prospective customers will flip over to the back to see what's going on. Some boxes do it better than others but ...

BUY IT NOW! The Orange Box $9.99 this weekend only!
Geekadelphia — Valve’s Steam usually has some pretty awesome sales on games and this weekend they hit with a doozy. The Orange Box in my opinion one of the greatest gaming bundles of all time and winner of 100s of awards, for the low price of $9.99 this weekend only on Steam. So in my best Billy Mays impersonation “In this bundle you get three of the some of the best first person shooters to be released in the last 5 years, the bundle is as follows Half-Life 2: the sequel to one of the highest-rated and best-selling games of all ...

Left 4 Dead(PC), 4 FREE 24 hour trial!
Geekadelphia — Need something to play this weekend? Haven’t played one of the greatest single and co-op multiplayer games this year? Are you also tired of your friend referring to you as a “Boomer” and not knowing what it is? How about picking up said game for free? Those wacky guys at Valve are at it again with another offer you can’t refuse. This time giving away Left 4 Dead for 24 hours only! Starting 00:01 GMT this Friday Left 4 Dead will be made free to download over the company’s Steam digital delivery ...

Left 4 Dead 2 confirmed at E3
Oklahoma City Console Game Examiner — Valve announced at E3 today, that a sequel to the zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead will be happening and will likely release this year. Left 4 Dead 2 will also be an Xbox 360 excluseive.

10,000 gamers boycott Left 4 Dead 2
Oklahoma City Console Game Examiner — After Valve announced Left 4 Dead 2 at last week's E3, many gamers gamers were surprised by the news. One group of gamers, however, aren't taking it so well. A community group on Steam (Valve's game download service), calling themselves ...

Left 4 Dead 2 'Hitler Tirade' video
GameVideos Latest 12 videos — ... 2 'Hitler Tirade' video Tags: Left 4 Dead 2 , Turtle Rock , Valve , Action , Shooter , PC , Xbox 360 , Hitler Watch Larger Size Views: 37 Download: Mobile Hitler goes crazy after hearing the news about Left 4 Dead 2. He still has the first Left 4 Dead and was expecting new content to come out for that rather than a sequel. See his reaction in this video. By: doublespy Posted: Jun 09, 2009 Link: http://www.valvesoftware.com/ 1UP Game Page: Left 4 Dead 2 Related Channels: ...

Valve Says PS3 Complexity Hinders Game Development
The Escapist : Latest News — If you've been wondering why Valve doesn't seem terribly interested in developing games for the PlayStation 3 , designer Tom Leonard has a very simple explanation: It's just too damn complicated. Valve has made a lot of great games over the years, first for the PC and more recently for the Xbox 360 . The PlayStation 3, on the other hand, hasn't seen much love from Gabe and the gang. The reason, says Tom Leonard, who worked as a programmer on Thief: The Dark Project and System Shock 2 before coming to Valve, is simple: The complexity of the ...

Gabe Newell Discusses Episode 3 Delay
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve co-founder Gabe Newell says there are very good reasons why there's been no news about Half-Life 2: Episode 3 recently, but he can't actually tell anyone what they are. Lost amid all the kerfuffle surrounding the announcement of ...

ESRB to Valve: Mind Your Fingers
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve's upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 introduces new melee combat options that will let players massacre the undead with frying pans, baseball bats, axes and chainsaws, but the two missing fingers in the game's original promotional material was too much for ESRB censors to bear. As part of its E3 coverage ...

ESRB to Valve: Mind Your Fingers - UPDATED
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve's upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 introduces new melee combat options that will let players massacre the undead with frying pans, baseball bats, axes and chainsaws, but the two missing fingers in the game's original promotional material was too much for ESRB censors to bear. As part of its E3 coverage ...

Valve Fans Form Left 4 Dead 2 Support Group
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve fans worried that the Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott group might hurt Gabe Newell's feelings have formed a Steam Community of their own, the L4D2 Enthusiasts, with the aim of letting everyone know that the upcoming zombie thriller will in fact be awesome. Fair is fair, I suppose, and with over 32,000 members and plenty of media coverage for the ...

OXCGN’s Left 4 Dead 2 Interview: “We want to fix that!”
OXCGN - XBox News Reviews and Views — ... OXCGN’s Left 4 Dead 2 Interview: “We want to fix that!” by Aaron Bertinetti. © 2009 Aaron Bertinetti. During E3 2009, the overwhelming majority of gamers and press were shocked by Valve’s announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 so soon after the multiplayer hit of last year. Thankfully I’d fortuitously booked some time with Valve prior to E3 2009, after a bet with a mate over a case ...

Valve Speaks out re Left 4 Dead 2 with OXCGN-pt 2
OXCGN - XBox News Reviews and Views — ... Valve Speaks out re Left 4 Dead 2 with OXCGN-pt 2 “C’mon, c’mon, trust us on this one!” by Aaron Bertinetti. © 2009 Aaron Bertinetti. In Part 1 of my interview with Chet “Mr. Awesome” Faliszek, Writer on Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, we discussed why ...

Valve Explains Lack of PlayStation 3 Support
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi says the studio's lack of interest in the PlayStation 3 is primarily a matter of choice and that it won't actively support the console until it can assemble a dedicated PS3 team. Valve and the PlayStation 3 are like oil and water: They hate each other's guts. That might be overstating it a bit but there's no question that while Valve enthusiastically moved from its PC roots to support the Xbox 360 , it hasn't done much to embrace the Sony console. As far back as 2007, Valve honcho Gabe Newell said the PS3 was a " waste ...

Does New Korean Game Rip Off Team Fortress 2?
The Escapist : Latest News — ... highlights the similarities between the H.A.V.E. Online promotional trailer and several of the videos released in support of Team Fortress 2 and there's no denying that SK iMedia was, at the very least, powerfully inspired by Valve . I'm not quite ready to join the lynch mob yet - this is just a trailer, after all - but I'm keeping my torch and pitchfork close at hand.

Valve Considering "Cross-Play" Between Left 4 Dead and L4D2
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve is looking at the possibility of implementing cross-play between Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 and says that mods created for the first game should run fine in the sequel with just "very minor amounts of work." The uproar over Valve's announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 at E3 is old news by now. A number of fans were, and are, convinced that despite its promises to the contrary , Valve intends to stop supporting the hit online zombie-shooter so it can concentrate on the sequel. But in an interview with TotalVideoGames , Valve ...

Depeche Mode Shows Up For the Zombie Apocalypse
The Escapist : Latest News — ... , in April 2009. Rochelle's not just a fan because someone at Valve is, however. According to Faliszek, Valve solicited bands and labels to appear in the upcoming game but very few responded. Among them, obviously, was Depeche Mode, which gave the developer wide-ranging permission to use its recordings, likeness and fuchsia-toned duds in the game. He didn't reveal how, or even if, the band or its members would appear elsewhere in the game, but I'll be surprised if they don't turn up somewhere. I'm no fan of product placements but I really don't mind this sort of thing. The ...

The Physics Revolution That Never Happened
OXCGN - XBox News Reviews and Views — ... It must be said though that Half-Life 2 really set things in motion – literally. Using a modified version of Havok in their Source Engine, Valve showed its use in gameplay with physics puzzles utilising one of the most brilliant weapons ever: the physics gun. Run out of ammo? ...

Will gaming ever offer you a real moral choice?
Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk — ... Or is it all simply a strategic in-game choice? Ok, the vast majority of games have little in the way of moral choices. Do you get – or even want? - the chance to stop bombarding insurgents from your copter in Modern Warfare? Not a chance. But some games at least try. Bioshock offered you the chance to harvest or rescue those Little Sisters. Fable 2 let you cause havoc in Albion. But are these really moral choices? Valve writer Chet Faliszek thinks not. There's never a real moral choice you're ever making in a game, because you're ...

Sega Courts Hispanic Audience With Daisy Fuentes Pilates
The Escapist : Latest News — ... - and I have to admit that I've always felt the Bosmer were a little under-represented - but Valve , one of the industry's foremost developers, recently ...

Team Fortress 2 Classless Update: Now With Hats!
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve has taken the wraps off the Classless Update for Team Fortress 2 , a new add-on for the online FPS featuring a brand-new map and some very sexy hats. With the unpleasantness of jarate finally receding into a mercifully-distant memory, Valve has decided to once again remind people that it is staffed largely by people who aren't quite right in the head. The best way to do that? Hats! 18 of them in fact, representing an impressive collection of headgear that's both attractive and practical. "In wartime, hats were a useful way of conferring rank, and ensuring ...

We Love Valve!
IGDA GASIG Blog — ... After the pioneering implementation of Closed Captions (full subtitling of dialogue as well as other important sounds), Valve are looking into incorporating a character who uses sign-language. The possibilities are huge. Reasons to be cheerful, 1, 2, 3: ...

News: Valve Pwns Cheaters
Incoming Pull — Valve is scoring headshots on cheaters in Team Fortress 2, according to a recent post on the TF2 Official Blog. Press F5 to take a screenshot! In a move which makes me support Valve even more than I already do, their newly-adopted zero tolerance policy towards cheaters makes them a company that should be applauded by all gamers. According to the post, "Over the next few days we'll be removing all TF2 items that were earned using external idling applications. We're going to adopt a zero tolerance policy for external ...

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Coming in October
The Escapist : Latest News — ... demo is on the way! The bad news: Unless you're going to buy the game anyway, you can't have it. (At least, not right away.) Valve is unleashing the demo for Left 4 Dead 2 on October 27 on both ...

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Coming in October - UPDATED
The Escapist : Latest News — ... demo is on the way! The bad news: Unless you're going to buy the game anyway, you can't have it. (At least, not right away.) Valve is unleashing the demo for Left 4 Dead 2 on October 27 on both ...

Left 4 Dead DLC Crash Course Now Available
The Escapist : Latest News — ... campaign. The focus, however, was on the add-on's new streamlined Versus campaign, which lets players work through the complete experience in just a half-hour. Other changes include new dialog, ten new Achievements, a recharge timer for infected teammates and changed spawns for more balanced gameplay. And what's a DLC release without a hot three-day deal to go along with it? For those who haven't already had the pleasure of struggling for survival against hordes of rampaging undead, Valve is offering Left 4 Dead and, for the generous folks in the crowd, the ...

Team Fortress 2: The (Fake?) Engineer Update
The Escapist : Latest News — ... Brazil is probably just coincidental but didn't do anything to put my mind at ease. A closer look at the site eventually led to the admission that it is in fact a fake, along with an email address that presumably leads to the creator. And yet, a part of me can't let go of the thought that maybe this isn't a fake at all. Maybe it's actually a double-fake, a real update masquerading as a fan-made work that's been posted on a Brazilian site as a tip of the hardhat to Mr. Lima. Maybe Valve is answering cleverness with cleverness of its own. Maybe everyone so proudly claiming ...

Crash Course Graffiti: It's Funny 'Cause It's True
The Escapist : Latest News — You might think that the end of the world would bring out the best in those few who survive but as Valve reminds us with some vaguely sad yet very funny scribblings on a ...

Gearbox Boss Says It's "Dangerous" to Let Valve Win
The Escapist : Latest News — ... recently, calling it a money grab and saying that it's "really, really dangerous for the rest of the industry to allow Valve to win." On a personal level, Randy Pitchford trusts the guys from Valve . Really, he does. As an industry figure, on the other hand, he's not so sure. The reason is simple: Steam, Valve's hugely successful digital distribution service. In a recent interview with ...

Valve’s Vince Lombardi Talks Left 4 Dead 2
Das Gamer — ... With the popularity of horror films in theaters now like Zombieland and Paranormal Activity, Electronic Arts and Valve Software are ready to cash in on the craze with the perfectly-timed ...

L4D2 Boycott Closing Down
The Escapist : Latest News — ... was already underway. The founders were unhappy at the prospect of a sequel coming so quickly, accusing Valve of turning its back on the original game, fracturing the community and rushing to crank out a follow-up that would probably be sub-standard as a result. Not everyone was sympathetic to the group's aims, however; many observers called them "whiners" and worse, and claimed they were simply out to get something for nothing. Valve, however, appeared to take them seriously, first attempting to explain why L4D2 is both necessary and desirable and then, when all else ...

Meet The Sniper's Assets
Total Gaming Network — Valve brings a happy little update to SDK today, providing the mod community access to some of the set pieces from the "Meet The Sniper" video. Here is what they had to say: With work on Left 4 Dead 2 calming down for us a bit, we were able to finish up something we ...

Left 4 Dead 2 Australian Appeal Fails
The Escapist : Latest News — ... the upcoming zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2 . The first game was ridiculously violent and the addition of melee weapons like axes and chainsaws is only going to up that ante. That, in fact, seemed to be the Board's biggest concern: The "close-in attacks" the weapons allow, and the splatter, decapitations, dismemberment, skeletal bits and gore they cause, are simply too extreme (and freakin' awesome) for young gamers to handle. Valve , in its wisdom, also submitted an edited version of the game that cut much of the violence and bloodshed; that version was ...

"Leaked" Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer Turns Up On YouTube
The Escapist : Latest News — ... I have to warn you that if you're trying to maintain a healthy non-interest in the game, then you really shouldn't watch it. I'm not ashamed to admit it: My plans for the future don't include Left 4 Dead 2 . I'm not boycotting it, I'm just a cranky, miserable sort who doesn't have enough friends to fill out a Left 4 Dead roster. Hell, I still haven't bought the original game. And I was happy and secure in that decision, knowing that while the rest of the world was distracted by Valve's latest chart-topper, I could get caught up on stuff like Crysis Warhead and Modern ...

Valve Guy Says British Gamers Need to Speak Up
The Escapist : Latest News — Valve's Chet Faliszek says British gamers are "notorious non-talkers" while gaming online, but warns that such stiff-upper-lip silence won't cut it when it comes to the new "Realism mode" in ...

Digital distribution retailers not selling Modern Warfare 2
Oklahoma City PC Examiner — More controversy is brewing surrounding the release of Modern Warfare 2. Apparently the game forces you to install Valve 's Steamworks with the game itself. That's gotten Direct2Drive a little upset. Direct2Drive directly competes with Valve for the digital sale of games hence the problem. D2D told Kotaku that, "We don't believe games should force the user to install a Trojan Horse."Before you freak out and say that D2D just called Steam a Trojan virus, keep in mind there's a greater literary reference behind that. I'd guess he just means you're ...

Steam Users Can't Play Modern Warfare 2 Until Thursday
The Escapist : Latest News — ... aren't screwing up the PC launch of Modern Warfare 2 on purpose. Unless Valve pleaded with Activision for a two-day break so its servers wouldn't be crushed under the pressure of the launch (and if so, then perhaps Steam should have been reconsidered as the DRM of choice) then what possible reason could their be for putting a limitation like this on a digital release?

Gearbox Clarifies CEO's Steam Comments
The Escapist : Latest News — ... when he said, "As a guy in this industry... I don't trust Valve." The problem, he claimed, is the inevitable conflict of interest that arises when competing studios want to publish their games on the Valve -owned Steam. "There's so much conflict of interest there that it's horrid. It's actually really, really dangerous for the rest of the industry to allow Valve to win," he said. But Pitchford doesn't have an anti-Valve bias; his comments were simply taken "really out of context," according to Gearbox Creative Director Mike Neumann. "We love Valve. We love Steam. We're doing ...

Gearbox Boss Says id, Crytek are "Risking Failure"
The Escapist : Latest News — ... are "risking failure" by developing games requiring highly advanced, cutting-edge hardware instead of focusing squarely on the current generation. Randy Pitchford's been making a lot of noise about other people's studios lately. It seemed initially that he just had a bee in his bonnet for Valve , accusing the Bellevue boys first of putting the screws to the rest of the industry ...

Go 8-Bit Zombie Hunting With the Left 4 Dead "Demake"
The Escapist : Latest News — ... is another matter entirely; Ruth said any decision about that would be entirely in Valve's hands. Valve apparently hasn't been in contact with him yet but according to ...

[MW2] Valve Banning MW2 Keys
Total Gaming Network — ... A recent post over at the Steam forums from habicabi claiming his Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 disappeared off his games list. habicabi brought his CD Key via http://www.g2play.net, BurtonJ from Valve replied with the following: "If you purchased just a cd key for the game then you purchased from an illegitimate seller and the game has been revoked." "Not when the key was initially purchased fraudulently. You should contact the seller as well as the ...