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Half-Life: Alyx – The $1500 Video Game You’ll Probably Never Play
March 23, 2020 | Matthew ByrdHalf-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 narrative released in the last 13 years. For so … Read More
Steam Can Now Help You Decide What To Play
February 13, 2020 | Robert EndyoToday 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 released some time ago. While I’ve … Read More
Should Nintendo Make a Pokemon MMO?
January 29, 2020 | Matthew ByrdIf 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 is Temtem? Well, there’s a lot of things you … Read More
Half-Life: Alyx Is Built Entirely to Sell You VR
November 22, 2019 | Robert Endyo
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, but it also leaves no doubt that it’s a full-blown … Read More
Why is EA coming back to Steam?
October 29, 2019 | Robert EndyoToday 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 from Steam to its proprietary platform, Origin, back in … Read More
Now You Can Play Steam Games on Apple iPhone, iPad & TV
May 17, 2019 | GVA 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 supported on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 11.0 or … Read More
Dota 2 tournament focus of documentary ‘Free to Play’ from Valve
March 20, 2014 | Jeff ChabotValve 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 in San Francisco, and was then made available for … Read More
Contrast Review
December 3, 2013 | Frank StrevaContrast 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 2D and 3D, and catchy jazz soundtrack on display … Read More
The Release Valve
October 28, 2013 | Frank StrevaWelcome 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, Valve has announced two new batches of Greenlit titles, … Read More
Steam OS Focused on Living Room Gameplay and Family Sharing
October 28, 2013 | Joe IzydorczakSteam, 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 on Linux and meant to run on a PC … Read More
Reviews
What Makes Doom Eternal So Great?
March 30, 2020 | Robert Endyo
Four years ago, Doom had nothing to lose and everything to gain. The perception of the series after Doom 3’s mediocre release and the franchise’s subsequent hiatus left few people even looking for another game in the series. However, id … Read More
Rage 2’s use of Open-World design does not work
June 4, 2019 | Robert Endyo
Recently, I finished Rage 2. I set out in the game with the hope that it would deliver something reminiscent of the magnificence of Doom while drawing some of the enjoyable open-world aspects of an Avalanche developed game. I … Read More
PlayStation Now: Does it Need to Change to Survive?
March 25, 2019 | Matthew Byrd
In many ways, PlayStation Now is shaping up to be Sony’s biggest missed opportunity of the PS4 era.
PlayStation Now sounded like a pretty exciting service when it was first revealed in 2014. At the very least, it offered … Read More