12 years ago, a MOD for Half-Life became the most played game online. When Valve released the Source Engine, the game remained just as popular on the updated engine. Now, Valve, along with Hidden Path Entertainment, has announced that they plan to keep the game’s success going with Counter Strike: Global Offensive. With a planned [...]
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[Broke Gamer] Portal 2 $30 on Steam
August 9th, 2011
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Did you want to play Portal 2, but only wanted to pay half of its original listed price? Then it’s time for you to buy it. Steam has given Portal 2 a permanent price cut. You can now pick it up for just $30. However, the deal doesn’t stop there. You can purchase a bundle [...]
Battlefield 3 May Not Come to Steam
July 12th, 2011
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EA put up a list of of digital game retailers that are going to distribute Battlefield 3. It had some lesser known services, like Direct2Drive and GamersGate, but it also had the expected popular ones, like EA’s very own Origin and… not… Steam? Really? The list has since been taken down. This news comes in [...]
LIMBO Heading To PSN and Steam
June 30th, 2011
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We reported yesterday that there was a chance that LIMBO would be making an appearance on the PlayStation 3 and the PC. Joystiq has confirmed that yes, last year’s breakout XBLA hit will indeed be coming to the PSN and Steam. They also learned that Playdead would be handling the ports themselves. While there is [...]
Portal 2 Has Sold 3 Million Copies
June 22nd, 2011
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Right now Gabe Newell is on stage in New York, at the Games For Change festival, NOT talking about Half-Life 3 or Episode 3. Instead, he mentioned (casually I imagine – he is a man of leisure) that Portal 2 has sold 3 million copies since it’s launch in April. Man, it’s hard to see [...]
Portal 2 Soundtrack Volume 1 Available For Free Download
May 25th, 2011
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Dear Portal 2, You were a joy to play, and we enjoyed you immensely. I’m writing you this letter today in the hopes that it eventually finds its way to your maker’s, Valve, hands, for their latest showing of generosity is truly wonderful. Now I can fill the monotonous moments of my life with the [...]
Broke Gamer: Steam Announces Daily Deals
May 17th, 2011
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When it rains it pours. Gamers already have Portal 2, Mortal Kombat, LA Noire, and Duke Nukem lightening their wallets this season, but be prepared to part with even more of your hard earned cash. Steam, not one to take a sale lightly, has announced that they are going to be doing daily deals from [...]
Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts Trailer and Screenshots
May 11th, 2011
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Bethesda has released screenshots and a trailer for their upcoming “Honest Hearts” DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, scheduled to come out on May 17th. We finally get to see what the Zion National Park will look like, as well as Joshua Graham, who is also known as “The Burning Man.” So slap on your Pip-Boy [...]
Become GLaDOS With Portal 2 Level Tools
May 11th, 2011
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One of the best parts of Portal 2 (in my opinion) was watching GLaDOS building test chambers as you entered them. Now, you can too*. The Portal 2 Team (otherwise known as “dudes who work at Valve”) today released the beta version of the same tools that they used to build their most recent classic. [...]
Three New Fallout: New Vegas DLC Packs Revealed
May 3rd, 2011
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It’s been known for some time now that there was going to be three more DLC packs for Fallout: New Vegas after “Dead Money,” and Bethesda is finally giving us more details about them. On May 17th the “Honest Hearts” DLC will be coming out, but we already kind of knew that one was coming. [...]