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Indie dev would be dead and buried were it not for Valveâ??s digital distribution system

Cult developer Introversion has claimed that it would have closed its doors for good in March of this year were it not for the massive impact that Valve’s Steam digital distribution system has had on its business. The near collapse came after it became clear that Darwinia+, a version of …

Upcoming RTS RUSE will not use Ubisoft’s hotly-debated internet DRM, the publisher has confirmed. Speaking in a post on Steam Community a member of the game team stated: When RUSE is released in September, it will benefit from Valve’s Steamworks API to offer the best community experience to players. Consequently, …

Popular mod-focused group to release SDK updates, a new free game and codebase

Shooter Alien Swarm has become the latest title to get a Source engine revamp – and Valve has chosen to give it away over Steam. The original Alien Swarm was released as a mod to Unreal Tournament and the team behind, who call themselves Black Cat, were acquired by Valve …

The ever-increasing number of Valve games made playable on Mac has been bolstered by another new title – Day of Defeat Source. Players who already own the PC game can download the Mac version for free via digital game service Steam. Developer Valve has also enabled cross-platform multiplayer which means …

One of the biggest surprises of the Sony E3 press briefing today wasn’t new hardware – it was the appearance of one of the firm’s most outspoken critics on stage embracing PS3. That critic? Valve boss Gabe Newell, who has repeated criticised Sony’s hardware and strategy in recent years. But …

Valve has confirmed that tomorrow will finally see the long-awaited arrival of Steam on the Mac platform. Amongst the first releases will be popular gravity-bending action puzzle outing Portal. It’s the first example of a title built using Valve’s Source engine running on the OSX operating system. Other games set …

Global online retail giant Amazon could be preparing to square up to both the leading figures in digital distribution and browser based gaming, according to a prediction from one analyst. Amazon postings indicate upgrades coming to video game site,” Lazard Capital’s Colin Sebastian wrote. Our periodic checks of job postings …

Valve believes the upcoming launch of Steam for Mac is "the biggest event in Steam’s history since the service was first launched". Speaking to Joystiq, John Cook, director of Steam development at Valve, said, "There are several people involved, from the UI team working on Mac support in the Steam …