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Sadly, Portal-Themed Combustible Lemon Does Not Actually Combust

9:30AM February 7, 2012 | Jason Schreier

Portal 2‘s Cave Johnson rants about citrus fruit in this trailer for an “Electronic Combustible Lemon”, which, when ignited, plays an ominous ticking countdown followed by what I presume is the sound of lemons exploding. Sadly, the lemon itself does not explode. More »


PC

There Is Half-Life Stuff Hiding In Counter-Strike: GO

10:00AM January 19, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

The people at Valve Software like to tease. They don’t, however, like to confirm the existence of new Half-Life games. More »


News

Valve Doesn’t Want To Make Portable Games

1:00AM September 16, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Nintendo is catching a lot of heat these days for refusing to make games for the iPhone, but one of the other elite video game companies, the forward-thinking makers of Portal, Counter-Strike and Team Fortress 2, Valve Software isn’t just shunning iPhone. More »


PC

What The New Counter-Strike Is And Isn’t, According To Valve

3:00AM September 13, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

The next Counter-Strike, the one coming out early next year called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, won’t be called Counter-Strike 2, because that game would be “something different”, two of Valve’s top people on the new game recently told Kotaku. More »


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Exclusive Tour Of Valve Software, Where Portal, Half-Life And Team Fortress Come To Life

1:00AM September 1, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Valve Software’s Chet Faliszek recently gave me a tour of his company’s Belleveue headquarters, a final act of kindness during a visit in which Chet also let me play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and eat catered tacos. More »


PC

Counter-Strike: GO’s PAX Booth Is Using A Scope

10:00PM August 27, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive booth at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle is a madhouse. People are waiting on long lines to play it. But if you can’t get in, you can at least watch it played on the big screen, through the largest crosshairs in town. More »


PC

An Hour With Counter-Strike: GO

11:00AM August 26, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

I’ve played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and can now say it’s for me, too. More »


PC

Portal Turrets Invade Bastion

1:00AM August 23, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

The kid started a New Game+ mode in the celebrated indie game Bastion. He bought himself the Gel Canister and spawned some mean turrets from Aperture Science. More »


PC

Finally, We Can See What DOTA 2 Really Looks Like

8:40AM August 18, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

We longer have to wonder what DOTA 2 looks like. Our days of watching gameplay-free trailers are over. More »


PC

DOTA 2 Experts Believe These Are Leaked DOTA 2 Screenshots

2:30AM August 16, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

In 48 hours, we’ll know exactly what Valve’s DOTA 2 looks like, thanks to the kick-off of a million-dollar tournament for the new game in Germany. But maybe we’re looking at it right now. More »