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  • Let’s Be Happy And Listen To Portal Songs

    GlaDOS, the artificially intelligent computer system from Portal, is one of the greatest video game villains of all time, but she’s an even better singer. Nothing picks me up on a dreary morning like listening to a trio of upbeat tunes from a robotic lifeform that’s spent countless hours trying to kill me.


  • Valve Removes Nazi Steam Profiles After German Complaints

    Far-right groups that often employed Nazi-inspired language have long been able to create ugly little dens on Steam without facing too much resistance. Last year, Valve quietly deleted many hate groups in the wake of sustained reporting from publications like Vice, but Steam’s owners weren’t comprehensive in their approach, leaving many questionable groups unscathed. Now…


  • Halo: Reach, As Told By Steam Reviews

    Halo: Reach, Bungie’s final entry in its second (of three, so far) series about armoured space knights, is finally on PC. People are clearly excited, so much so that they managed to propel it to the third most-played slot on Steam earlier this week. But do they actually like the port? Yes and no.