So DOTA Auto Chess is really taking over the PC arena. It got so big that Valve actually stepped in and spoke to developer Dragon Nest about it, and allowed them to make their own game without DOTA characters with their blessing. ...

VR is such a hard sell. Beyond the sticker shock, it's difficult to demonstrate, and a lot of folks just want to pop into a stress-free experience every so often without the need to power multiple pieces of equipment on: it's why mobile gam...

While the tech and nuances may change, Dota 2 is pretty much the same MOBA concept that was crafted eons ago and kicked the whole genre off. Naturally over time fanatics are going to search for new ways to play and spinoff potential, which ...

Apple has finally approved Valve's Steam Link app for iOS, allowing users the ability to stream the PC gaming platform to devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.It's been a long process for Valve to get their app up and running on th...

It's a tale nearly 10 years old at this point: Valve's fans are a constantly dejected lot, never really willing to get their hopes too high anymore. Why would they? Valve has shown no inclination to make Half-Life 3, Portal 3, or Left 4 De...

Steam user "amusedsilentdragonfly," you are now a legendary statistic. As found by the service Steam ID Finder, Valve's platform has now hit one billion users. The discovery was made this week but actually happened on April 28, as the ...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's battle royale mode (which was added late last year) has received a new update that brings it closer to Apex Legends. In addition to featuring respawns, a new pinging system will allow players to point out ...

The dawn of cheap VR is not upon us just yet, but the "next generation" of VR is about to begin. Valve has just announced the Index, which will be available for pre-order tomorrow for a July ship date. Just how much will that pre-order go f...

Half-Life 2 rides again. The 2004 game that will never die (and hosts sequel rumor talk every month) has gotten a considerable boost due to fan mods, and the Mobility Mod is no exception. Billed as a quicker take on Half-Life, it allows pla...

Earlier today, the European Commission posted a statement of objections directed at a handful of video game publishers for their practices of geo-blocking games on digital distribution platforms. Among those named, Valve is the most high pr...

Valve's card game Artifact has been spiraling out of control since its late November 2018 launch. In just several months it's gone from 60,000 plus concurrent players to less than 300: which, as you can imagine, is not acceptable for a...

It looks like Valve is getting into the VR business without HTC sooner than we thought. After partnering with the design conglomerate just several years ago, Valve is poised to enter the VR business in earnest with their own hardware: the "...

Negativity is king on YouTube, so it's always good to praise the positives when you can. Take for instance Binging with Babish. Babish got his start by recreating dishes seen in famous movies and TV shows by first trying to follow the reci...

Regardless of how well it was designed, I was always dubious of Valve's plans for Artifact. Given that it had 595 peak players in the last 24 hours, I'm not sure what the plan is in general going forward. After reaching a booming 60,740 all...

Do you remember when Valve launched the video section of Steam to host streaming films? Yeah, me either, but it has been around for a few years now with an ever-growing library of blockbuster releases. Instead of getting digital copies for ...

Fresh off its recently-ended Winter Sale, Valve is hopping right back into the festive game-selling and money-saving spirit. This time it's in celebration of the Pig. Steam's holding a Lunar New Year Sale, which will run for one week betwee...

Ever since launching its own storefront, Epic Games has been making a big push to corner some of the digital markets on PC. Clearly aiming some of Valve's pie, this push has seen Epic not only acquire some pretty big exclusive launches but...

While we combat the Lyle's of other universes and timelines, here's what's been happening in video games: Retro Studios is taking over development for Metroid Prime 4! Dragonball is getting another RPG! Metro Exodus is now gonna be an Epi...

[Update: Following the twitter statements made earlier, THQ Nordic's co-founder and group CEO Lars Wingefors has issued the following press statement: "I fully support our sub-groups' autonomy to run their respective businesses. I believe ...

Valve are unhappy with the recent news that shooter sequel Metro Exodus is to be released on the Epic Games Store. The Steam owner has released a statement calling the practice "unfair to Steam customers."The recent decision to give Metro E...

At the weekend, Valve announced that they had made a mass sweep of player accounts within their mega-popular multiplayer title Dota 2. In all, over 17,000 player accounts were reset for trespasses such as cheating, or being re-sold or alt-a...

The month-old feud between Epic and Valve just got a lot more interesting. Epic introduced the Epic Games Store in early December, positioning it as a direct competitor to Valve's Steam. The major incentive for publishers is that Epic would...

Valve slowly ramped up support for more controllers on Steam, a good move intended to sway console folks over to PC. One of 2018's biggest highlights was the addition of Switch Pro Controller support in May, most notably due to the massive ...

As we inch toward the new year, Valve has shared a list of the 100 best-selling games on Steam in 2018. Along with the general list, there are also a few more specific groupings including the top 150 new releases, VR best-sellers, Early Acc...

It's the middle of December which means the video game industry has shifted from looking forward to reflecting. That's the pattern we fall into each and every year as everything slows down for a few weeks before zooming straight into high g...