Half-Life: Alyx – The $1500 Video Game You’ll Probably Never Play
Half-Life: Alyx was released today in what feels like one of the strangest watershed moments in recent video game history. Alyx is the first new official entry into the Half-Life…
Steam Can Now Help You Decide What To Play
Today Steam announced the “Play Next” experiment that uses an algorithm to help you decide what games you should play. This process uses similar technology to the Interactive Recommender Valve…
Should Nintendo Make a Pokemon MMO?
If you haven't been paying attention to the Steam sales charts, you may not have noticed that a game called Temtem is quickly becoming one of 2020's runaway hits. What…
Half-Life: Alyx Is Built Entirely to Sell You VR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo Don’t get me wrong, the trailer for Half-Life: Alyx looks great. It seems like it is channeling just enough Half-Life 2 to make it immediately appealing to fans,…
Why is EA coming back to Steam?
Today EA finally confirmed its return to Steam by allowing preorders for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on the platform. EA was one of the first companies to move on…
Now You Can Play Steam Games on Apple iPhone, iPad & TV
A new update released today to Valve's free Steam Link app allows users to stream games on Apple iPhone, iPad and TV. On Apple hardware, the Steam Link app is…
Dota 2 tournament focus of documentary ‘Free to Play’ from Valve
Valve has released a documentary film titled "Free to Play" that focuses on the Dota 2 International Tournament. The film premiered on Weds., March 19 during the Game Developer's Conference…
Contrast Review
Contrast is a game I've been looking forward to since I first saw it on Steam Greenlight over a year ago. The intriguing vaudeville-inspired setting, unique platforming that transitions between…
The Release Valve
Welcome to the Release Valve, formerly the Greenlight Spotlight. I finally found a better, more creative name for the series at the suggestion of a friend. Since my last article,…
Steam OS Focused on Living Room Gameplay and Family Sharing
Steam, often regarded as the main conduit for the video game industry’s PC-based games, is currently beta testing its up-and-coming new operating system. The Steam OS is being designed based…
Valve posts Steam controller demo video
https://youtu.be/eeAjkbNq4xI Valve has released a demo of the new Steam Controller in action, playing a variety of Steam games including Portal, Civilization 5, Counter-Strike, and Papers, Please. The controller, of…
“Not On Steam” Sale Is Exactly What It Sounds Like
Flippfly, developer of Race the Sun, has made no effort to hide just how poorly their game has done without that valuable Steam release. Race the Sun may have finally…