Valve announces Artifact, its Dota-themed card game
A Dota-themed digital card game is coming in 2018. Valve made the announcement today at the 7th annual Dota 2 competition The International, the biggest...
For a small developer, even a poorly curated Steam Direct beats Greenlight
Valve recently announced that the fee for submitting to Steam Direct will be $100 per game. That’s right. For $100, anyone will be able...
Steam launches VR video category
Valve’s Steam store is the undisputed leader of PC game distribution, though the marketplace is also a portal for buying VR games, software, and...
AltspaceVR founder wants to make virtual reality as accessible as the web
Eric Romo and his cofounders at AltspaceVR want to make virtual reality as pervasive and accessible as the worldwide web. AltspaceVR is leading the...
What kind of experience should virtual reality deliver?
Virtual reality is in its infancy, and we’re still trying to figure out what kind of experience it can deliver for the masses at...
How VR startups can survive the slow growth of 2017
While the throngs were attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we had our own GamesBeat event nearby at a breakfast sponsored by...
Valve’s Steam Audio will bring better sound to games and VR
Valve today released a new tool called Steam Audio that represents the fruit of its purchase of Impulsonic in January. The tech promises sound...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league Esports Championship Series announces third season
One of the most popular competitive shooters in the world is getting another big tournament. The Esports Championship Series (ECS) announced today that its third...
Valve boss Gabe Newell hints at three VR games under development
The knowledge that Valve was working on a VR game was enough to get any headset fan excited. But the company’s plans for the...
Valve boss Gabe Newell still thinks you should pay for game mods
The people who create mods for video games should make money from their work. At least, that is still the position of Valve boss...