How 8 games crawled through 'development hell' — and what they found on the other side
The true stories of eight games that defied all odds to actually get into gamers' hands. And the most surprising part: Some of them are actually good.
Chief executive Gabe Newell says ‘Star Wars’ director J.J. Abrams is like ‘someone who works at Valve’
Newell thinks Abrams is unlike other Hollywood people.
Why Steam matters: Valve’s ambitious plan for the future of the PC
A technology company in Washington state has 75 million users. It earns more profits-per-employee than Apple or Google, and its fans adore it. That...
Origin Stories: How Gearbox got to make Aliens: Colonial Marines
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford explains the twisty -- and thoroughly geeky -- path his studio traveled in securing the rights to the Aliens franchise.
DICE Summit to open with J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell
Two of the biggest starts in entertainment will talk about creativity in the digital age at the upcoming DICE gaming summit.
The funniest Achievements and Trophies ever, part four: I see what you did there
In part four of our rundown of the funniest fake awards in games, we honor the achievements that reference movies, people, and other games.
Nexon to publish Dota 2 in Japan and Korea
'Freemium' publishing guru Nexon (MapleStory) will partner with Valve Corporation (Portal, Half-Life) to publish the Defense of the Ancients sequel in both Korea and Japan.
Valve prepping next batch of Greenlight-approved games in November
Valve expects the next update to include 10 more games and the service's first software titles, but isn't ready to announce any specifics.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Wii U, Tekken Tag 2, and iPhone 5
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed. This week, Nintendo revealed the North American release date and price for the Wii U and Apple unveiled the iPhone 5.
Half-Life remake among first batch of games cleared in Steam’s Greenlight approval program
The first group of titles to make it through Steam Greenlight includes the long-awaited Half-Life remake and nine other community-approved games.