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Best Shooters Of The 1990s: X-Play Best List

In the video below, X-Play examines the best shooters of the 1990s, so put on some parachute pants, blast some Nirvana and take a trip back in time to the birth of the FPS genre. Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version Did X-Play forget your favorite 90s shooter? Let us know in the comment box below.

Posted April 13, 2011| 10 Comments
Valve Bringing Steam To Macs In April

Well, Valve has made good on their not-so-subtle teases by announcing it will bring its digital distribution platform Steam, along with the developer's acclaimed library of titles, to Macs this April. Valve president Gabe Newell called the Mac "a great platform for entertainment services," adding, "As we transition from...

Posted March 8, 2010| 16 Comments
Something Funny's Going On Inside Valve's Portal

We could be on the verge of a Portal or Half-Life announcement, people. All hands on deck. Valve recently issued a patch for Portal which added a new achievement, "Transmission Received." The patch was purposely vague about what it was adding to Portal, but came the patch notes released via Steam associated with the patch included...

Posted March 1, 2010| 21 Comments
Sessler's Soapbox: Adam's Trip Down Memory Lane

Being in San Francisco brings up a lot of memories for The Sess, so he decided to do this remote edition of Sessler's Soapbox about the past. Hear about Adam's first years in the gaming industry, his first GDC and what the new games were being shown back in the day, and wonder what it must have been like to be a part of the wide world of gaming...

Posted March 26, 2009| 30 Comments
Valve Reveals Lifetime Retail Sales for 'Half-Life', 'Counter-Strike'

Valve has always been tight-lipped with their sales numbers, especially when it comes to sales made over Steam, but they released a ton of numbers today. The numbers show the lifetime sales at retail for most of their first-party games, but do not include sales on Steam. That remains a mystery and a closely guarded secret, but it's safe to...

Posted December 3, 2008| 31 Comments
X-Play Gaming Update 11.14.08

Congratulations you've made it through the week! Here's friday's gaming update to seal the lid proper on a week of gaming news. The Wii and Fable II outsell everything Valve sells everything they've ever made for $99 Lich King gets its first Lvl 80 character and the first UK Lich King customer faints from waiting in...

Posted November 14, 2008| 4 Comments
Sierra's 'Mummy' Farewell

We're not saying Vivendi Games's Sierra label's perfect, but after working on F.E.A.R and Half-Life, we all would expect a worthy final project on their last hoorah, since Activision Blizzard decided to shut them down. But, what do we get? Three digital Brendan Frasers on the Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor video game adaptations. As...

Posted August 8, 2008| 5 Comments
Valve Titles Possible for Xbox Live Arcade?

In an interview with the Official Xbox Magazine, Valve's Doug Lombardi mentioned that they would "certainly consider" releasing some of their catalogue on Xbox Live Arcade. This could include games from Valve's stable including the original Half-Life games or first-party HL mods like Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, or Day of...

Posted July 28, 2008| 13 Comments
Valve Announces Steam Cloud for Online Saves

Valve has announced a new feature for their online distribution platform, Steam. Dubbed Steam Cloud, the service will store save games and key bindings for Valve games on their servers. This will give players access to these files when playing from anywhere in the world just by logging in with their Steam account. The tools will be freely...

Posted May 30, 2008| 9 Comments