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Randy Pitchford on Steam: 'Valve is taking a larger share than it should'

Wed, Oct 7 | from Joystiq
Randy Pitchford has a thing for making headlines. Referring to the hugely popular Steam digital distribution platform, the Gearbox boss recently told Maximum PC "I don't trust Valve." Having started his company making Half-Life expansions, Pitchford quickly couched that statement s...

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Laidlaw: Half-Life 2’s Alyx Works Because ‘She Gives You Back Emotion’

Gamasutra had an interview with Laidlaw and fellow Valve writer Erik Wolpaw. Laidlaw made some comments on Gordon Freeman's development as a lead character and how it has more to do with his external interactions rather than internal mechanisms. So we were trying to do a thing where it wasn...
Mon, Nov 2 | from Halflife2.net

Half-Life in Real Life

A group of CERN lovers have taken a trip to the CERN tunnels (where Gordon Freeman had been spotted last year). The pictures show a great resemblance between the CERN tunnels and the original Half-Life settings. To read more about their trip, click here.
Sat, Oct 31 | from Halflife2.net

Zombie Panic Source 2.0 Released!

While we all wait for Valve to release the PC version of the demo for Left 4 Dead 2, be comforted knowing that the folks from the Half Life 2 mod Zombie Panic Source have just released version 2.0! If you already have the game installed, not to worry.
Wed, Oct 28 | from HL Fallout

CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired Released

This huge and impressive mod will be on general release from 7th October, however you can get it on early from PlanetPhillip.com today! CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired is a single-player modification for Half-Life 2. Waking up to find himself an augmented clone of Gordon Freeman, the player must fi...
Fri, Oct 9 | from Halflife2.net

CSS SCI-Fi 3: Hardwired – Half-Life 2

CSS SCI FI 3: Hardwired is a single-player modification for Half-Life 2. Waking up to find himself an augmented clone of Gordon Freeman, the player must fight time-travelling Combine forces and other enemies across 42 unique and replayable missions. Missions are set in 18 retail and 24 cu...
Thu, Oct 8 | from PlanetPhillip

Gearbox Prez Lets Off Some Steam About Valve [Steam]

I love Valve games, and I do business with the company," Pitchford notes. Borderlands is currently available for pre-sale through Steam. "But, I'm just saying, Steam isn't the answer. Steam helps us as customers, but it's also a money grab, and Valve is exploiting a lot of people in a way that...
Wed, Oct 7 | from Kotaku

Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

For straight gamers, videogames can often be an escape from a painful reality. But for gay gamers, videogames offer little respite from prejudice and homophobia. Robert Yang recalls his experience developing a Half-Life 2 mod featuring gay characters and the response it provoked.
Tue, Oct 6 | from Escapist Magazine

Valve Snaps Up Defense of the Ancients Dev [Hirings]

Valve has made a hire that should perk up the ears of the Warcraft III mod community, as "IceFrog," the current developer of ultra popular Defense of the Ancients Allstars, has found gainful employment at the house of Half-Life. What exactly the DotA dev will be doing at Valve, we don't yet k...
Mon, Oct 5 | from Kotaku

ICO Creator Keen To Make First-Person Game [Update] [Fumito Ueda]

The game designer told G4 that he is interested in making a first-person shooters game. Just listen to him say it: "I have an interest in making first-person game." Ueda cites Valve's Half-Life series as FPS games he enjoy, remarking that, "Usually, you have to incorporate storytelling wi...
Mon, Oct 5 | from Kotaku

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