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Steam Hacked

Just when we thought the hacking was over, someone else comes out of the woodwork to take on another gaming target – this time Valve are on the receiving end.  Valve’s Gabe Newell last night sent out a message to all Steam users, revealing that…

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Interview with Chet Faliszek

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Interview with Chet Faliszek

As we touched down at our location, I couldn’t help but feel nervous. This was my first combat situation in this environment, and I was ready to take down the terrorist threat by any means necessary. Taking a look at the weapon selection in front…

We’re All Becoming Too Commercial

We’re All Becoming Too Commercial

Think about a typical Marks & Spencer advert. You know – all that pseudo-sexually explicit food jargon designed to make you salivate like one of Pavlov’s pathetic hounds. Think about what you feel when you hear some assumedly attractive middle-aged ‘yummy-mummy’ telling you about ‘traditionally…

Valve to Give E3 a Miss

Despite an inherent belief from some quarters that this year may just be the year for a Half Life reveal, Valve have announced that they will not be showing anything new at this year’s E3 which is set to kick off in just over…

Portal 2 – Review

Portal 2 – Review

When my copy of The Orange Box unlocked on Steam a little less than four years ago, I couldn’t have been any more excited to sit and play the next chapter of the Half Life 2 story. I’d been waiting just over a year to…

Portal 2 Co-Op Trailer From PAX

Adding to the wealth of peeks from Gamescom, PAX is also providing more glimpses into Valve’s eagerly awaited Portal 2. One which has especially grabbed gamers’ attention is the co-op gameplay footage and it is hardly surprising. Not only are Valve promising several smart co-op…

I Heart Portal

I Heart Portal

I had played both Half Life and Half Life 2 on the original Xbox and was strangely excited about Half Life 2 being graphically updated and released on the Xbox 360. It wasn’t being released alone though, Valve had put together a compilation which contained…