Steam is down again for Valve’s routine Tuesday maintenance
It’s Tuesday evening in the United States, so engineers working at a secret facility in Redmond, Washington are applying strips of duct tape to...
Bridge Constructor Portal builds a wonderful crossover connection
I don’t know when it happened, but I’ve stopped using my phone to play games … well, unless they are PC games, Terrible Chess,...
Steam drops Bitcoin support due to volatility and $20 transaction fees
Bitcoin is causing too many complications for Valve, so the company has announced that it will no longer accept the digital cryptocurrency. Valve runs...
Bridge Constructor Portal revives Valve’s murderous but lovable GlaDOS
Crossing rivers with suspension bridges or steel rebar is folksy and quaint, but those methods are too old fashioned for Aperture Science. And in...
Valve removes god-fighting game from Steam in Malaysia after countrywide ban
Malaysia temporarily banned Steam across its territory today allegedly in response to one game that violates its religious-and-racial-unity laws. That ban has ended, but...
Steam is down for its normal Tuesday maintenance
On most Tuesday evenings in the United States, if you listen carefully, you can hear a crowd of people groaning loudly at their computers....
A new Halo is coming to Windows Mixed Reality
Microsoft is working on a Halo virtual reality experience for its Windows Mixed Reality platform. Developer 343 Industries, the studio responsible for overseeing Halo,...
Enjoy the salty tears of Dota 2 fans upset about Valve’s Artifact card game
In the world of fantasy video games, you are nothing until you get your own digital card game. That’s why Dota 2, Valve’s multiplayer...
This Steam Controller analysis may make you rethink Valve’s PC gamepad
When I reviewed the Steam Controller, I called it a “weird mutant with potential.” I still think it’s weird, but I had lost faith...
Valve launches Steam Direct on June 13 and shuts down Greenlight
A tectonic shift for PC gaming is here — at least for developers and publishers. Steam Direct is launching June 13. This is the...