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Famed Portal team lead joins Airtight Games to head up new project

Valve’s multiplayer online zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2 has officially passed the 2m global sales mark after just two weeks on the market, the developer has revealed. Sales of the game are already double to the total sales of its predecessor, Left 4 Dead. Additionally, Valve has confirmed that …

Steam is offering its users the chance to buy every THQ title currently on the service for 26. The deal, spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, is one of many seasonal deals the digital distributor is running in the build-up to Christmas. The pack includes all games, sequels and expansions from …

Steam is estimated to control around 70 per cent of the overall game downloads space. That’s according to rival Stardock, which runs its own digital distribution service Impulse. The company claims to be in second place behind Valve in the market, reports Gamasutra. Our estimation is that Steam – as …

Gearbox president Randy Pitchford has dubbed Valve as foolish” for neglecting the PS3. He also questioned the development studio’s insistence on handling its own products through Steam, despite the fact it requires third-part publishers to reach retail. Speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, he said: I noticed something on the net …

Valveâ??s public distancing from Sony hardware is branded foolish

US super-developer Valve has told MCV it will spend around $10m (6.12m) on the European marketing campaign to support Left 4 Dead 2. The game, published under EA’s Partners label, follows on the heels of last year’s sleeper hit, and pits players in co-op first person shooter scenarios fighting off …

Electronic Arts’ upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 has been classified for release in Australia. The game was banned in the territory last month for its violent content, but the Australian Classification Board’s website now shows it has been given the maximum rating of MA 15+. A Valve spokesperson told Kotaku …

Steam holds a â??horrid conflict of interestsâ?, says Gearbox CEO

Final list of speakers announced for MIGS, with only four days remaining for earlybird discount