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Valve boss Gabe Newell revealed at the DICE Summit earlier this week that following his firm’s 50 per cent price cut to zombie FPS Left 4 Dead last weekend, sales of the game jumped an incredible 3000 per cent. Sales were so strong that they actually eclipsed those seen in …
Read More »EA finally partners with Valve’s Steam
Publisher to release key games for US and European gamers on digital distribution platform
Read More »Steam gives away GTA Vice City
Ahead of the release of the PC version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV on December 2nd, Valve has announced that those who pre-order the game via its online digital distribution network Steam will receive a downloadable copy of GTA: Vice City for free. Gamers will be able to access …
Read More »22 Valve titles for £70
With the highly-anticipated Left 4 Dead just a week away, Valve is giving gamers the chance to buy its entire back catalogue for under $100 (70). The Complete Pack is available to download via Steam, and features 22 titles including the entire Half Life series, Portal, Team Fortress and Counter-Strike, …
Read More »Games for Windows Live to challenge Steam?
Microsoft has, without great fanfare, revamped its Xbox 360-a-like Games For Windows Live service, and the introduction of a PC version of content delivery service Live Marketplace suggests that the technology firm is on the verge of launching its own digital downloads system. Users will be able to access trailers, …
Read More »Steam Cloud floats into view
New preference porting service set for Valveâ??s online Steam network finally arrives
Read More »Sports Interactive signs with Steam
Sega's Football Manager studio to use Steamworks Services for retail and download games
Read More »Valve to allow mod sales through Steam?
Initial free batch could usher new opportunities for mod teams
Read More »We’re too busy to think about acquisition, says Valve
Lombardi reiterates 'rumour' status of Google buyout gossip as studio works to finish Left4Dead
Read More »Valve calls Google story ‘100% rumour’
Valve’s Doug Lombardi has described today’s rumourmongering that the studio is to be bought by Google as "100% rumour". Speaking to Spong, the marketing boss’ description of the story is the first comment made by the studio. Google has described the story as "rumour and speculation", although clearly both have …
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