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Valve Might Be Interested in Being Acquired

Electronic Arts continues to press its now laughable attempt to take over Take Two but a much bigger prize might be looming just over the horizon for the publisher. Valve, which has been quietly establishing a good developer - publisher relationship with Electronic Arts, might be interested in being acquired by the c...

6 August 2008
19:16 GMT

Left 4 Dead Ported to the PlayStation 3 by Electronic Arts

There's a lot of drama surrounding the systems on which Valve's zombie killing shooter Left 4 Dead will eventually be launched. Originally, the company said that only the PC and Xbox 360 owners would be able to survive the zombie apocalypse, while subsequent rumors pointed to the PlayStation 3 as another ta...

5 August 2008
14:06 GMT

New Controller Changes Gaming

For the PC gamer, the mouse and keyboard control scheme has become pretty much standard fare, with the much used joystick dying along with the whole videogaming genre of the space simulator and with the popularity of the driving wheel going down while racing sims remain popular. It's now pretty unusual to see a ...

1 July 2008
02:37 GMT

Electronic Arts Releases Orange Box Patch

The Orange Box was one of the big gaming hits of 2007. And as it was developed by Valve, it was a very neatly presented package, with very little issues and bugs to annoy the end user. But the cross-platform launch of the game was bound to create some problems.Recently, Electronic Arts announced it was releasing the ...

25 March 2008
04:15 GMT

Valve Shatters the Orange Box

Valve is a shrewd, shrewd company. First they create one of the defining games of the '90s with Half Life. Then, they create a digital distribution channel that threatens traditional disk-in-a-case games with extinction, codenamed Steam. And then, they release The Orange Box, a compendium of titles packaged toge...

14 March 2008
04:46 GMT

How to Play Half-Life 2 on Ubuntu

Who says you can't play games on Linux? Of course you can! Well... not all of them, but at least some of the nicer ones, such as Half-Life 2, Counter Strike or Unreal Tournament. Today's guide will teach you, step-by-step, how to install and play Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode T...

24 December 2007
23:18 GMT

Football Manager 2008 Kicks FIFA 08 off the Charts!

Well, at least that's what happened in the UK official charts, where Sega's Football Manager 2008 kicked FIFA 08 and stole the leading position. FIFA 08 is now on second place and this goes to show that British gamers are keener on gameplay and traditional gaming experience rather than eye candy and brand...

23 October 2007
03:54 GMT

Half-Life 2: Episode Two Cheats (PC)

Half-Life 2: Episode Two is the second installment in Valve Corporation's series of episodes for the computer game Half-Life 2. Continuing with Valve's method of orienting each episode around a particular theme or set of technologies, Episode Two focuses on expansive environments, travel and nonlinear play...

16 October 2007
09:13 GMT

Valve's Gabe Newell Bans His Team from Playing BioShock

If you thought BioShock was big, then hear this. An interesting piece up on ComputerAndVideoGames.com reveals that Valve's Gabe Newell won't let his stiff (or himself for that matter) get anywhere near Irrational's just launched FPS, BioShock. That is until they finish Half Life 2: Episode 2 and the Or...

28 August 2007
10:58 GMT

HL 2 Ep. 2-8 Hours of Gameplay

Everybody knows that Half Life 2 episode 1 had 4 hours of gameplay tops, yet Valve's Doug Lombardi says that ep. 1 had to offer around 6 hours of gameplay. Now, HL ep. 2 is getting closer and closer to the finish and the developers are trimming down the time for its release. But they assure fans that ep. 2 is go...

10 March 2007
10:10 GMT




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