OMG: Portal + Mario = Mari0
Aaaaaahhhhh! You LOVE Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. and you LOVE Valve’s Portal. Now… love THIS: Mari0. Last September, the world saw the beginnings of a mashup by indie game developer Stabyourself...
View ArticleGeeks rejoice: Valve and Star Trek director keen to make Portal or Half-Life...
Sometimes it just takes two nerds with a passion for games and movies to get together. At the 2013 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit in Las Vegas, Star Trek and Star Wars:...
View Article‘Portal’ now available for Steam on Linux
Update: Portal 2 is on the Linux Steam store under “all games” but it’s greyed out, and can’t be purchased. Perhaps it’s scheduled for a later date? We’ll update the story as soon as Portal 2 is...
View ArticleLinux is the ‘future of gaming’ as Steam Box gets possible announcement date
Valve is planning on revolutionizing the idea of video gaming, again. At LinuxCon 2013 yesterday, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell said that Linux is the “future of gaming” and hinted at the possible...
View ArticleSteam Controller quietly reinvents the gamepad
Steam surprised us a little by launching the “Steam Controller” this weekend. We knew that Valve was working on a Steam Machine, but had no idea that it was going to deliver a “new way to play your...
View ArticleVR headset Oculus Rift headed for Android but not ‘problematic’ iOS
Oculus VR announced yesterday that the virtual reality gaming headset, Oculus Rift, is coming to mobile gaming. According to GamesBeat, soon we’ll be able to take our VR headset with our tablets and...
View ArticlePC gaming’s not dead yet: Valve’s Steam now has 65-million gamers
Steam is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. And what a celebration it is. The company has reached new milestones this year with new innovative hardware products. More recently though, Valve’s...
View ArticleSteam Machines set to launch January 2014, prototype gets pictured
After much teasing ever since the so-called “Steam Box” was demonstrated at CES 2013, Valve has finally announced it will reveal its PC, console hybrid Steam Machines as well as its official hardware...
View ArticleValve has virtual reality plans, but it’s not telling until January 2014
Valve, creator of Half Life and digital game distribution platform Steam, will introduce virtual reality (VR) hardware by 2014 at the Steam Developer Days, a weekend-long game developers conference in...
View ArticleSteam Music enters invite-only beta
Steam sales and downloads have been tremendous, numbering in the hundreds of millions. There’s apps now, Steam OS, Big Picture mode for our luscious LCD TVs, even Steam Machines. Recently, Steam added...
View ArticleValve’s Steam Summer Sale comes early, has added Adventure mode
Gamers upset that Valve hasn’t actually officially launched its Steam Machine platform yet, can today take comfort in the company’s massive annual Steam Summer Sale. Valve, through its Steam store, is...
View ArticleHTC Vive, HTC One M9 and HTC Grip launch at MWC 2015
The Mobile World Congress (MWC 2015) is not just about smartphones. Huawei’s stunner of a smartwatch alongside its smartband were a refreshing bunch alongside all the smartphone chatter. Though it was...
View ArticleMWC 2015 live blog: this year’s conference comes to a close
It’s pretty early for those reading from the States and its smack in the middle of the work day for us closer to the Greenwich line, so keeping track of MWC 2015 using the official livestreams...
View ArticleHTC Vive, The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario 64: this week’s TGIF Video Roundup
TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos, now will it? If you missed last week’s roundup, catch it below....
View ArticleValve launches DotaTV beta streaming service before The International
Valve’s The International is arguably the world’s biggest eSports tournament let alone the world’s biggest DotA 2 soiree. It’s perhaps the digital gaming equivalent of the FIFA World Cup, and it’s...
View ArticlePlayStation 4 streaming, Ethan Hunt’s return and ‘ZOMBI': the TGIF Video Roundup
Welcome to the TGIF Video Roundup, a weekly series where we explore, highlight and poke fun at some of the videos, trailers and clips that have made the internet a fun place to be this week. If you...
View ArticleThe International 2015: 9 facts about the world’s biggest Dota 2 tournament
Valve’s The International Dota 2 Championship is like the Oscars of the gaming world and the Hunger Games of award ceremonies. Sixteen of the world’s best eSports teams come together once a year to...
View ArticleGaming industry greats, part one: Gabe Newell, Hideo Kojima and Rhianna...
Today we are living in the “golden age” of gaming. The world of video games has never enjoyed the glory it does today and it has become an undeniable part of human culture. No matter what way you look...
View ArticleHaunted Colosseum is Dota 2’s Halloween-inspired custom mode [video]
Everyone’s getting into the Halloween spirit this weekend, and not surprisingly. On that note, Valve has also joined in the fun announcing a new game mode for Dota 2 players dubbed Haunted Colosseum....
View ArticleOculus Rift vs. HTC Vive: the VR rivals dissected
We’re on the verge of a new chapter in the world of technology. Across planet Earth, great minds are collaborating and competing to build the hypothetical bridge into a new dimension, the mystical and...
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