There is an new Left 4 Dead coming but it's not the numbered sequel we were hoping for, it's not going to be available world wide either. Valve has teamed up with Japanese arcade company, Taito, to bring Left 4 Dead: Survivors, to Japanese arcades. The game was code named …
Read More »54 per cent of Steam games played for less than an hour
More than half of all the games ever bought on Steam have only been played for an hour or less. That's according to new stats unearthed by Ars Technica when it did some digging into player profiles, also discovering some other surprising facts about our Steam buying (and playing) habits. …
Read More »Half-Life speed run world record set
Speed running team, ‘Quadrazoid' has set a new world record by beating Half-Life in just 20 minutes and 41 seconds, comfortably beating the previous record of 29 minutes and 41 seconds by about a the third of the time. This wasn't just a stroke of luck though, the speed run …
Read More »Microsoft sees early access as ‘ripe for innovation’
It seems that Microsoft has noticed how successful some of Steam's early access titles have become, as it expressed interest in the business model at the Game Developers Conference last week. Microsoft Game Studio boss, Phil Spencer, said that early access is “ripe for innovation on Xbox One”, however, that …
Read More »Valve to demonstrate the latest Steam Controller next week
Valve Software late on Friday said that it would demonstrate the latest version of its Steam Controller in action at the upcoming Game Developers Conference next week. The company did not reveal whether the version of the device is the final one or not, but it showcased the new unit …
Read More »Get ready for Valve’s F2P documentary with a pre-load
Pre-loading of games before launch makes total sense, you're going to have people clamouring to download it and you don't want to get caught up with all the riff-raff do you? But a movie? Is it going to get the same frenzied download treatment? Whether it will or not though …
Read More »Valve’s VR specialist moves to Oculus VR
Oculus VR this week revealed that Atman Binstock became the new chief architect at the company. Mr. Binstock is a well-known virtual reality specialist, who will join the already exceptionally strong team of Oculus VR. Atman Binstock was one of the lead engineers and driving forces behind Valve’s VR project, …
Read More »Steam users can now share games
Valve finally opened up Steam's family sharing feature to all users this weekend, gamers can now give up to five accounts access to their libraries on ten separate devices. However, it's not as simple as typing in a Steam username and giving them access, you will have to log on …
Read More »Developers can now set their own Steam discounts
Valve is handing developers the tools to set their own discounts and sales on Steam, the company has confirmed. This information came to light after a developer posted this screenshot on Reddit: The page is only accessible by developers that have published games through the Steam service and explains how …
Read More »Valve’s first movie is set to premiere in March
Free to Play, a Valve made film exploring the competitive and demanding nature of eSports is set to debut on the 19th of March both on Steam and at a special screening at San Francisco's Castro Theatre. As the name implies, the documentary will be free and focuses on three professional …
Read More »Gabe Newell denies Valve collecting browser data
The past 48 hours have been a hotbed of roiling trust issues over in the Reddit Steam community, as one user claimed to have proof that Valve's anti-cheating software, VAC, was sending browsing history data back to Valve servers and effectively tracking all Steam gamers. However, now Gabe Newell, Valve's …
Read More »Former Valve Director leaves Microsoft
Former Director of Business at Valve, Jason Holtman, has left Microsoft after just six months at the company. Holtman originally left Valve to focus on making Windows a better platform for gaming and interactive media but by the looks of his LinkedIn profile, he has given that up. While at …
Read More »Steam catches up with the internet: adds tags
Valve has added a new feature to its Steam software, that lets you label and group games by tag, making it much easier to find the types of games you want. But it's not limited to genres or other ways we've grouped games before, as these tags are created by …
Read More »Free to play mech shooter Hawken is moving to Steam
Free to play multiplayer mech shooter, Hawken, is moving to the Steam platform, developer, Adhesive Games, has just announced on the company's blog. The existing launcher will move to Valve's platform and Adhesive is hoping that all of the game's current players will make the switch in time for the upcoming …
Read More »Possible Source 2 screenshot leaked
A screenshot has appeared on NeoGAF that purports to be from a Valve slideshow, showing off a redone level in Left 4 Dead 2, “rebuilt in Source 2.0 with increased level of detail.” This has of course led to the internet exploding with thoughts of Left 4 Dead 3, but …
Read More »Valve is giving away its games to Linux Debian Developers
Valve is really pushing Linux, Gabe Newell see's it as the future of gaming and is trying to bring us closer to that with Steam OS and as a result, Valve is really keen to get some Linux developers on board. How is Valve going to reel in those Linux …
Read More »Steam Machines will ship only after Valve finalises everything
Over a dozen of personal computer manufacturers introduced their Steam Machines gaming systems based on Valve Software’s SteamOS at the Consumer Electronics Show last week. However, none of those PCs will enter the market before the software developer finalises its Steam controller as well as the operating system. The first …
Read More »Valve adds experimental support for VR headsets to Steam
Valve Software has added experimental support for Oculus Rift and other virtual reality (VR) headsets to Steam digital video game distribution platform. Owners of the VR gear can discover games that support virtual reality helmets in Big Picture VR mode. While at present the support poses interest only to select …
Read More »Valve may kill off Greenlight
Steam's Greenlight feature was supposed to do two things: free up Valve from the laborious process of looking through every game submitted to it and simultaneously make it easier for developers to get their games on to Steam in the first place. It's worked well, with hundreds of games being …
Read More »Valve drops touchscreen from Steam controllers
Valve has taken the bold step to remove the touchscreen from its upcoming commercial release of the Steam Controller, due to the fact that it struggled with backwards compatibility in games that were designed with an Xbox or similar controller in mind. Replacing the central touchscreen will be a standard …
Read More »Steam OS now supports AMD and Intel graphics
Valve recently announced its first wave of pre-built Steam Machines all coming from different manufacturers in different configurations but here at KitGuru we know that most of you prefer to build your own system so if you were interested in building your own ITX PC running Steam OS then you'll …
Read More »Steam now comes with parental controls
Late last night the Steam client was updated to bring family options to all Steam accounts, many users and even a couple of news sites misinterpreted the patch notes and thought that the long awaited sharing feature had arrived but this was unfortunately not the case, for now we've just …
Read More »Valve to release virtual reality SDK in ‘days’
One of the big problems with virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift at the moment, is the same one that's plagued every other bit of revolutionary tech ever made – the chicken and egg scenario. In this instance, you don't want to develop a game for hardware that not …
Read More »Alienware’s Steam Machine could be the one to watch
Yesterday Valve began showing off the first wave of Steam Machines due to release throughout the year but out of the lengthy list of manufacturers, it seems that Alienware could be the one to watch. Alienware has always been known for its stylish but arguably overpriced gaming PC's and laptops …
Read More »12 partners of Valve set to make Steam Machine PCs
At the Consumer Electronics Show 2014, Valve Software announced 12 partners who will release Steam Machine personal computers with different specifications in the foreseeable future. Thanks to the fact that Valve’s SteamOS operating system is free, expect numerous white-box PC makers to also jump on the bandwagon. The list of …
Read More »Lets take our first decent look at the Steam Controller
When the Steam Machine beta units first shipped to testers, we saw a few first looks and unboxings of the system but now one YouTuber by the name of Trial By Game, has made some pretty decent lets play videos which document his experiences with the new Steam Controller. His …
Read More »Watch a guy open up a Steam Box here
We've been getting teased by single images and snippets of information about Valve's Steam Box hardware for a while now, so it's nice to finally see that someone's managed to get one opened up and take a look inside to see what we're really working with and how the hardware …
Read More »Steam hardware beta will now be US only
If you've been waiting around to find out when the Steam Machine hardware beta would start then you're in luck, it starts this Friday. However, if you're living outside of the US and were hoping to get in on it, then get ready to make a sad face. Valve's original …
Read More »Piixl reveals the ‘Jetpack,’ a possible Steam Machine
When Valve announced the Steam Machines earlier this year, I think a lot of people were expecting console sized PC boxes similar to Valve's prototype. While this was true for the first Steam Machine to be revealed, the London based company Piixl has come up with something quite different. You …
Read More »Valve launches Steam Reviews
Valve launched Steam recommendations back in 2010, allowing users to recommend titles to their friends and write what they liked about the game. Now Valve is evolving this feature into something a little more wide-reaching- Steam Reviews. These reviews will be available for the whole community to read, not just your friends …
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