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Fan Made Half-Life 2: Update Coming Tomorrow on Steam - Includes Improved Visuals for the Classic FPS
Tomorrow, March 27, you will be able to download and play Half-Life 2: Update through Steam. This mod, created by Filip Victor, brings subtle but important visual cleanup and eye candy to the world of Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2: Update includes a wealth of visual improvements for the classic FPS that we all know and love, while still remaining true to the visual style of the original. No, this isn't FakeFactory Cinematic Mod levels of absurdity, thank God. Instead of terrible reskins, yo... -
Fnatic Won ESL One Katowice 2015 as Record Number of Viewers Tuned In
This weekend, the final rounds for ESL One Katowice 2015 were played out. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans all around the world tuned in to see Fnatic take on Ninjas in Pyjamas in the best of three series. This win gives Fnatic the dubious honor of being the first team to repeat a major CS:GO tournament.
Fnatic came away the victors and with it they took home the $100,000 grand prize.
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Hats? Screw Hats. Valve Introduces the Taunt Workshop for Team Fortress 2
Tonight's update for Team Fortress 2 adds in the new Taunt Workshop. That's right, taunts are the new hats as far as Valve is concerned.
Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for March 12, 2015...- Announcing the Taunt Workshop!
- Steam Workshop taunt submissions can now be "Certified Compatible" and are no longer tagged as Beta
- Check out the blog post for more information
- Added 3 new community-created taunts to the Mann Co. Store
- Scout taunt: The Boston
- Announcing the Taunt Workshop!
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The Final 16 CS:GO Teams Headed to ESL One Katowice 2015
On Thursday, the group stage phase of ESL One Katowice 2015 kicks off for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. These 16 teams will be competing for a share of the $250,000 prize pool.
You can watch every match on GOTV, or on Twitch with a linked Steam account, and you’ll have a chance to receive a souvenir package commemorating the tournament. Have a favorite team? You can show your support by purchasing their ESL One Katowice 2015 team sticker, or by purchasing a Legends o... -
Valve Offers up Steam Store Pages for Steam Machines
Valve has opened up an apparent one stop shop location for all things Steam Machines. Over at the Steam storefront, you can now take a look at the various offerings a variety of vendors have put together under the "Steam Machines" umbrella. Perhaps you are interested in the offerings that won't cost an arm and a leg, such as the iBuyPower SBX starting at $459.99 (USD). Or maybe you want to go hog wild and plunk down $5,000 on the top of the line offering from Falcon Northwest and their T... -
A Short Video from Valve's Portal VR Demo
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A Short Video from Valve's Portal VR Demo
Maximum PC took some footage from a portion of Valve's talk on virtual reality. During the talk, they showed off a short "Aperture Science VR Demo." It's important to note here that while we believe this is running on Source 2 (the lighting could be a big sign of this), it was not specifically announced as running on Source 2.
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A Look at Valve's New Steam Controller
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A Look at Valve's New Steam Controller
The latest, and perhaps final look, for Valve's Steam Controller was shown off at GDC 2015 this week. Engadget managed to snag some hands-on time with it and offers up both impressions and screenshots.
I spent roughly 10 minutes with the final Steam Controller at GDC 2015, playing snippets of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, The Talos Principle and Unreal Tournament on various Steam Machines. The body of the controller is wonderful to hold. Two long, clickable pads running along the backside... -
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Valve Announces New Hardware - SteamVR, Steam Machines, and the New Steam Link
Also at GDC, Valve revealed their new hardware lineup. These new hardware offerings include new Steam Machines, the new Steam Controller, Steam VR (known as the Vive), but there is one more new item: Steam Link.
Steam Machines, Windows PCs, Macs, and Linux PCs will be able to take advantage of a new product announced at GDC called Steam Link. Designed to extend your Steam experience to any room in the house, Steam Link allows you to stream all your Steam content... -
Valve Officially Announces Source 2
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Valve Officially Announces Source 2
As part of their myriad of new reveals today, Valve has officially announced that Source 2 engine is in development.
Valve announced the Source 2 engine, the successor to the Source engine used in Valve's games since the launch of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2. "The value of a platform like the PC is how much it increases the productivity of those who use the platform. With Source 2, our focus is increasing creator productivity. Given how important user generated content... -
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HTC Announces Vive Virtual Reality Headset and Partnership with Valve - Consumer Product Expected in 2015
During today's special HTC event at the Mobile World Congress, HTC revealed the HTC Vive, a new virtual reality headset they are working on in a special partnership with Valve.
So far, we know the following things about the Vive:- 90Hz display
- 1200x1080 resolution per eye
- 360 degree tracking
- It will ship with controllers
- These controllers are "custom" dual-wield controllers that include position tracking and are made by HTC specifically for VR
- Includes an
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Rumor: Valve's VR Headset is Superior to Crescent Bay Oculus Rift
In a teaser by TechRadar about Valve's upcoming virtual reality headset reveal at GDC, they cite a very interesting rumor from one of their own sources.
Furthermore, our own sources have told us that the headset is out in the wild and being tested by developers. One person familiar with Valve's plans told us that the headset in its current state is technologically "superior" to the latest iteration of Oculus Rift, Crescent Bay.They don't really expand on what it means by "superio... -
Valve to Announce New Hardware at GDC 2015 - Steam Machines, Steam Controller, and SteamVR
Valve just sent along this press release that state they will be revealing and announcing new hardware at GDC 2015. Their new Steam devices lineup will include new Steam Machines and the final Steam Controller.
Not only that, but they will also show off their previously unannounced SteamVR hardware!
Valve will show a family of new Steam devices at next week's Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, CA. Products being demonstrated at GDC include Steam Machines... -
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Includes Map Fixes and Improved Spectator Mode - February 19, 2015
An update was released tonight for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tonight. The update includes some fixes for a variety of maps, updates to the Spectator mode, and more. This update brings the game up to version 1.34.7.2.
Changelog for CS:GO for February 19, 2015SPECTATING...- In the spectator panel, if one of the players has a knife as their only and primary weapon, the appropriate knife icon will now show.
- Fixed some icon visibility issues in the spectator panel.
- Fixed GOTV
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Valve Update Wrap-up - Steam Client, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 (February 18, 2015)
Multiple updates were released tonight from Valve. There was a Steam client update, an update for Dota 2, and an update for Team Fortress 2.
Let's just go ahead and list all the updates in the order that I mentioned them.
Steam Client...
General - Added UI listing your owned DLC in the library details view - Changed recent games lists to include recent purchases as well as recently played - Added a new Browser settings page with new option to delete the cookies use b -
Dota 2 Kicks Off The Year Beast Brawl Event
Valve has officially launched the start of The Year Beast Brawl Event for Dota 2 tonight.
Destroy the enemy’s Ancient with the help of a Year Beast! Increase your pool of Ability Points and make ready. Beginning tomorrow, the Year Beast Brawl will be available during a 10 minute window a few random times each day. You’ll have an hour of warning ahead of time so you can gather your friends. In the Brawl, players use their Ability Points to strengthen or command a Year Beast...
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