Tag: valve

  • Steam Controller

    The first non-prototype Steam Controller has reached the press and users who pre-ordered it early. PC Gamer has their first impressions. Here’s PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon describing the touchpads that replace a more traditional set of analog sticks: I know that learning to use the Steam Controller is going to take time. I’ve been using…

  • Team Fortress 2 Invasion

    A new update to Team Fortress 2: An extraterrestrial force threatens the planet in Team Fortress 2’s new event created exclusively by the community, for the community– INVASION! Over a (light)year in the making, we’re excited to finally hit the launch button and have the community join in on our fight against the alien menace!…

  • Steam Machines, Controller, Link up for Order

    In addition to refunds, we have pre-orders available for the first three pieces of Valve’s Steam-appointed hardware. Steam Machines. They’re from third parties like Alienware, they run Valve’s SteamOS variant of Linux and play games on Linux via Steam or can stream games from a Windows desktop in another part of your home. If you pre-order…

  • Steam Refunds

    Valve just added refunds to Steam. CD Projekt’s Gog and Electronic Arts’ Origin already had similar policies. If you’ve played a game for two or fewer hours, and want your money back within the first two weeks of your purchase? You can get your money back. It’s great. Got an incomplete game in Steam’s Early…

  • Skyrim Mods

    In the past, for Skyrim and many other computer games, mods were almost universally grafted on by players who loved whatever game they’re working on so much that they were willing to work for free to see their vision through. Just by working on these mods the players who did so were turned into amateur…