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Valve Has Crowdsourced Banning Cheaters In Counter-Strike

You might want to think twice before cheating in front of, if not being a jerk to fellow Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players now. For all you know, they might be an “investigator” capable of banning you.


The One Thing All Three Consoles Could Really Learn From The PC

The PS4, Xbox One and Wii U are all very different consoles, but there’s one thing I wish all three had in common: their digital pricing. Something they could learn from the PC.


DOTA 2 Breaks Steam Gaming Record

Over the weekend, Valve’s DOTA 2 broke the record for most concurrent gamers playing on Steam. It surpassed the previous record set by…Valve’s DOTA 2.


Work On Valve’s Augmented Reality Glasses Continues… Outside Of Valve

Valve was at work on a set of augmented reality glasses when several employees were let go back in the summer. Two of them are continuing to work on the project, with the company’s blessings.


Valve’s Next Dota Tournament Has One Hell Of A Payout

$2,019,002. That’s the current prize pool for 2013′s Dota 2 International tournament, which will be held this August in Seattle.


Valve Launches Steam Trading Cards, So Much Better Than Achievements

Launching today in beta across a selection of popular titles, Steam Trading Cards are collectibles Steam users gather while playing their favourite games, with sets tradable for game badges, profile backgrounds, emoticons, coupons, and more. As if hunting for achievements wasn’t enough.


Valve Engineer Wants To Go To Mars. No, Really.

If you think Valve Time is bad now, wait until their engineers are on another planet. Meet Jeep Barnett. He’s a programmer at Valve, a former student at DigiPen, and one of the original creators of Narbacular Drop, the 3D puzzle game that let you navigate the world using a pair of connected portals. He went on to help create that game’s spiritual successor, Portal.


Free Half-Life 2 Mod ‘Minerva’ Is Enhanced And Up On Steam Right Now

You may have played the Half-Life 2 mod Minerva when it was released a few years ago. Now it’s back, enhanced, on Steam and totally free.


Portal 2′s Crimes Against Nature Immortalised In Mechanical Tribute

Portal 2′s Frankenturrets were a hilarious abomination, but there’s absolutely nothing horrific about this perfect recreation of one by Corroder666. The replica would be worth money/applause were it just something that sat there, but the fact he went to the trouble of making it move is just superb.


The Only Thing That Can Make Futurama Better Is Some Team Fortress 2

In memory of Futurama, which last week was killed off for a second time, here’s a Team Fortress 2 video that recreates the show’s classic Robot Hell song & dance routine.


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