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What Post-PC? Valve to Enter Console Business with Its "Controlled PC"
HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
It's not a big secret that AMD managed to secure all major console wins, pushing Nvidia out of PlayStation 4. However, we were told by a bird that Nvidia is still working on a console concept… for Valve.
On 12/12/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Valve Moves to Change PC Gaming: Steam Goes Linux
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
We received news from Doug Lombardi, VP Marketing at Valve Corporation that the company is lifting the veil behind their vision for the future of PC Gaming. As of today, Steam Beta is available for Linux.
On 11/6/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Steam Expands Beyond Games: Offers Consumer Apps
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
No doubt about it, Valve is dead set on transforming Steam from a games distribution channel into a fully fledged digital distribution channel.
On 10/3/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
VIDEO: Serious Sam 3 Launch Trailer Makes Battlefield 3 Look Slow
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
If you're disappointed with scripted single player campaigns inside Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Croteam may have something for you: Meet Serious Sam. Third time.
On 11/24/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Valve Apologizes: Steam Hacked, Around 40 Million Gamers Compromised
SECURITY, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Valve Corporation disclosed that the Steam digital download service has been hacked and that close to 40 million accounts were compromised, including credit card information.
On 11/10/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
PC Gaming to Overtake Consoles by 2014?
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
According to DFC Intelligence report, and published by NVIDIA, the analyst firm now expects for PC game market to overtake the consoles in 2014, and firm its lead in 2015.
On 9/26/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

nVidia Officially Confirms Return of SLI to AMD Platform
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
nVidia's director of technical marketing Tom Petersen today confirmed in a blog post, that SLI will be opened up on AMD 9 series chipsets. This is the official confirmation for what we reported about almost a month ago.
On 4/28/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
Hello Bulldozer: nVidia Officially Confirms Return of SLI to AMD Platform
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
nVidia's director of technical marketing Tom Petersen today confirmed in a blog post, that SLI will be opened up on AMD 9 series chipsets. This is the official confirmation for what we reported about almost a month ago.
On 4/28/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Hello Bulldozer: nVidia Officially Confirms Return of SLI to AMD Platform
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
nVidia's director of technical marketing Tom Petersen today confirmed in a blog post, that SLI will be opened up on AMD 9 series chipsets. This is the official confirmation for what we reported about almost a month ago.
On 4/28/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
King of Digital Distribution: Steam Reaches 30 Million Active Accounts
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
Valve announced that the Steam digital distribution platform reached 30 million active accounts, an annual growth of 178% and 200% growth in sales.
On 10/18/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Steam Survey January 2010: Windows 7 overtakes Vista
HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ANALYSIS
We expected that Windows 7 will overtake Vista in popularity among 25 million users and it happened with the Christmas PC purchases - Game over for Vista?
On 2/15/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Steam: Godzilla of Digital Distribution reaches 25M accounts
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
When we started covering Steam Hardware Survey, we knew that Steam is the largest survey of hardware users in the world. Recently, we learned how big it actually is - 25 million active accounts worldwide.
On 1/31/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Merry Christmas: Shattered Horizon winners announced
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
From the team here at BSN*, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Ho-Ho New Year! Click here to see if you were one of 10 lucky registered users that won Shattered Horizon, courtesy of FGS.
On 12/25/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
1000th Story: Microsoft goes against Valve's Steam
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
Even though we can consider Games for Windows - LIVE to be user-unfriendly annoyance, Microsoft is stepping up and evolving GfW - LIVE to a level of a competing service to Steam.
On 12/18/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Steam Hardware Survey September 09: Windows 7 surprise
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ANALYSIS
September's update of Steam Hardware Survey felt the effects of Back to School period, but it looks like the biggest winners are Microsoft and display manufacturers.
On 10/19/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Steam Hardware Survey August 09: Windows 7 is at rage!
HARDWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Valve just updated its Steam Hardware Survey with numbers for August 2009. The results are quite interesting: AMD fights back at Intel, while Windows 7 is really picking up.
On 9/18/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

America's Army 3 FAIL or The case of Digital Amnesia
GRAPHICS, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS

Third version of the popular free first person shooter America's Army was just released. Unfortunately, it is riddled with problems and is good only as a beta [at best, Ed.].

On 6/18/2009 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
Left4Dead 2 announced
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Valve announced a sequel to their best selling multiplayer co-operative survival horror game Left 4 Dead. L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for cooperative titles and become one of 2009's most prominent titles.

On 6/2/2009 by Sandro Vrhovac... Comments (0) Read more

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