10/29/2012, A few months ago it seems that Valve decided to start documenting their progress with their Linux port of Steam, the company’s gaming portal. We guess Valve decided that it’s about time that they started catering not just for Windows and Mac OS gamers, but for Linux users as well. Well the good news is that whatever port they’ve been working on, it seems to be ready for use, or […]

10/02/2012, During August this year, it was reported that Valve was gearing up to break itself free from a games-only orientation and had revealed plans of launching software titles on Steam. It was stated that the popular digital distribution company would launch these non-games apps in the month of September. However, after a brief delay, these titles are finally making their way onto Steam. The company has finally started rolling out […]

10/01/2012, Doom 4 will be “done when it’s done”, according to id Software’s John Carmack, but hopefully we will be able to get snippets of the game in the meantime and that’s what we’re assuming dataminers have been attempting. According to PCGamesN, dataminers have discovered that Doom 4 has appeared on Steam’s content database as part of both test and community listings which means that Valve is using Steam to distribute […]

09/24/2012, Steam has made available the demo for X-COM: Enemy Unknown, where this demo works on the PC platform at the moment, sporting a couple of tutorial missions. Not only that, we do know that the demo too, will arrive on both Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms ‘soon’, although we are rather wary of that word since it is extremely relative. 2K Games announced that this particular demo will offer a […]

09/10/2012, Big Picture is Steam’s user interface (UI) that is designed to work well on big displays/televisions. It is a format that has challenged many other apps, but Valve is determined to get it right. The demo looks really nice and Big Picture seems really well thought-out for typical things that people bump into when using large displays.

09/10/2012, Mark your calendars down, for today is the day where Valve launches the Big Picture mode beta. Just what is Big Picture mode? Well, this is actually a version of Steam that was specially designed to work within the realms of your TV in the living room. Those who have given it a go have nothing but praises for Big Picture, touting some qualities such as it being sleek, intuitive, […]

08/08/2012, Valve, the popular video game development and digital distribution company, is thinking out of the box as it plans to launch a new line of software titles ranging from creativity to productivity this coming September 5. Via press release, the famed creators of Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead, and Half-Life, said that the announcement marks a major expansion to its platform. Many of the launch titles will take advantage of popular […]

08/07/2012, Good news gamers, if you were lucky enough to get an invite to play the beta version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, you might be interested to learn that according to the Counter-Strike website, it seems that pre-orders for the game will be starting today for Steam, and is expected to go up for pre-orders on PSN on the 14th. It is expected to be priced at $15 which we have […]

07/26/2012, Steam for Linux has been in the works for quite a while now, although it was only recently that Valve launched a dedicated blog where the detailed its progress. If you’re wondering what’s with the sudden increase in effort in creating Steam for Linux, well according to Valve’s boss, Gabe Newell, Steam for Linux is considered to be a “hedging strategy” in the event that the upcoming Windows 8 does […]

07/26/2012, When you think of Mac computers, gaming probably doesn’t come to mind. This is not to say that Macs are not capable of handling games, but since they’re all pre-built, it also means that gamers who want to play more intensive games like Crysis 2 might not be able to enjoy the game at its maxed out settings. That being said, there are plenty of Mac gamers out there and […]

07/17/2012, Valve’s Steam platform was originally meant for Windows computers, and we’re sure that many Mac users were pleased when Valve finally released it for Mac computers as well. Now in case you were afraid that Valve might be going back on their word on Steam for Linux, fret not as according to Valve’s website, they have set up a blog dedicated to documenting their efforts at porting Steam onto Ubuntu 12.04. […]

07/16/2012, Steam is Valve’s portal where they sell games, let users come together and communicate and play games together. The mobile app allows users to chat and stay connected with their friends, read the latest news and participate in Steam sales as well, but is gaming all Valve has in store for Steam? Perhaps not. Thanks to the folks at The Verge, the Steam app for Android has been snapped and […]

07/09/2012, If you have always wanted a say in which games should be released on Steam, you’re in luck. It looks like Valve is turning to the community when it comes to figuring out what games it should be releasing on its video game platform/online store next. According to a press release, Valve has announced Steam Greenlight – a service that will let the community decide what games will go on […]

06/21/2012, Back in 2011, it was discovered in Steam registry entries that there was a possible of Square Enix bringing Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 8 onto Valve’s gaming portal. For those purchase the bulk of their games through Steam, we can imagine that this was probably good news. If you were disappointed that there hasn’t been much news about FF7 for Steam for about a year, you’re in luck […]