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Valve's Steam Platform Hacked, Customer Financial Info Potentially Stolen

Valve's popular and widespread Steam content delivery service was recently hacked, leading Valve to temporarily close the community forums. Yesterday Valve announced the full extent of the attack via a message sent to Steam users from the co-founder and managing director of Valve, Gabe Newell.  read more

The Week in Gaming News

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of July 4, 2011....  read more

Valve Releases Official Portal 2 Map Authoring Tools

Ever fancied yourself a giant maniacal robot with an affinity for crafting expansive, puzzling test chambers solvable only with the assistance of a physics-defying portal generator? Well, now you can indulge at least one of those fantasies....  read more

Portal 2 Review
(Multi-Platform)

There has been some discussion about whether or not Portal 2 was "necessary." Its predecessor was a damn-near-flawless gem of a puzzle game, and a big part of its not-inconsiderable charm was its brevity and focus. Portal's core concept was simple—players were tasked with overcoming obstacles by using a gun that opened teleport-holes in walls and floors—but its design was remarkably tight and it featured one of the most hilarious and memorable videogame antagonists of the last decade. Even for a studio with a track record as spotless as Valve's, elaboration upon such a delicate formula could easily lead to overindulgence....  read more

Valve Rewards Gamers For Helping Unlock Portal 2

For those just tuning in, Portal 2, one of the biggest games of the year, was released today. Over the weekend though, Portal developer Valve offered gamers a chance to play the highly anticipated first-person-puzzler early, by participating in a potato-themed alternate reality game. Gamers dedicated enough to participate in the full ARG were rewarded by Valve for all their hard work with the Valve Complete Pack....  read more

GLaDOS Wants You To Play Portal 2 Early, But She Needs Your Help

Two weeks ago, what started as a simple potato-based April fools has turned into a full-on starchy Alternate Reality Game. Valve Software, the developer behind Portal, released a game bundle on Steam on April 1 entitled the “Potato Sack,” containing several games including Super Meat Boy and Audiosurf....  read more

The Week in Gaming News

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of January 17th, 2011....  read more

The Orange Box

Every moment you’re playing, a video game asks the question: What do you see? Half-Life 2: Episode Two, one of three new games in The Orange Box, is masterful both for what it shows you, and for what it hides...  read more