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Valve "Happy" To Talk Buyouts With EA

While EA's latest bid to acquire a certain company is taking longer than they expected, at least one prominent developer seems to be willing to take an offer from the third-party mega publisher. Valve VP Doug Lombardi said that he would be "happy to have that conversation" if EA approaches them with an offer. "We set up the deal...

Posted August 5, 2008| 24 Comments
The Heavy is Next Class For Updates in 'Team Fortress 2'

Team Fortress 2's Heavy class is the next on the list to receive unlockable weapons, gameplay tweaks, and achievements. There is no release date for this update. Valve's Robin Walker wants to "make the Heavy more viable when he has no Medic to pair with." The PC version of Team Fortress 2 has already seen updates to the Medic and Pyro...

Posted July 2, 2008| 21 Comments
Nugget From The Net

Check out the below video: It's GLaGPS--GlaDOS from Portal in GPS form. Passive-aggressive directions are yours to enjoy. (via Kotaku)

Posted June 30, 2008| 6 Comments
Next 'Team Fortress 2' Update Almost Done

Much like the last update that made significant changes to the Medic class, the next update for Team Fortress 2 is almost ready and will spotlight the Pyro. The Pyro will be getting its own achievements and unlockable weapons. One of these weapons is a new axe that will always critical hit enemies that are on fire. They also sent word that the...

Posted June 10, 2008| 11 Comments
'Rock Band': "Still Alive" Available Now

Looks like Still Alive slipped onto the Xbox Live Marketplace a bit early. It's available for download now. The PS3 version will probably still arrive on Thursday. Go forth and download!

Posted March 31, 2008| 17 Comments
'Orange Box' Honored By 100 Awards

The mantle over Valve's fireplace must be ready to collapse. The company's Orange Box has won over 100 awards this year--50 Game of the Year honors plus over 50 craft awards for special achievements in gaming. It deserve it, too. That game is rad. Also: Please add number 101: G4's "OMG! You won many awards! Good for you!" award.

Posted March 10, 2008| 11 Comments
New Achievements for PC 'Orange Box'

Gamers love achievements. It's a fact. Valve has heard this call and will be adding achievements to their back catalog of games over Steam hopefully before the end of the year. Furthermore, they will be adding a few new achievements to the Orange Box with the first set being some new ones for the Medic class in Team Fortress 2. TheFeed is...

Posted November 26, 2007| 15 Comments
Valve Responds to 'Orange Box' Deactivations

Earlier in the week, it became clear that Valve was deactivating copies of The Orange Box that were purchased internationally for use in different countries. Today, Valve's Doug Lombardi responded through ShackNews.com: "Valve uses Steam for territory control to make sure products authorized for use in certain territories are not being...

Posted October 26, 2007| 18 Comments
Coulton To Record 'Orange Box' Song

We thought it was impossible, but the Orange Box just got even cooler. In addition to Half-Life2.2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and all the original iterations of those game, the Orange Box will include a special single written by geek song-writing sensation Jonathan Coulton. All that for only 49.94 (PC) or 59.95 (360 and PS3) Coulton (who also...

Posted October 5, 2007| 4 Comments
'Portal' Gameplay Video

Earlier today we gave you our hands on impressions of Portal, now check out some gameplay footage! This video is taken from the Xbox 360 version of The Orange Box. Watch Larger Version of this Video

Posted October 3, 2007| 16 Comments
'Portal': Hands On Impressions

The Orange Box comes out next week, and it is easily one of the best deals ever to hit gaming. For $45-$60 (depending on platform and pre-order discount), you get 5 games. You might already have Half-Life 2 and Episode 1 if you're a PC gamer, but they are freebies. We've already been playing the Team Fortress 2 beta and so we wanted to get our...

Posted October 3, 2007| 12 Comments
PC Gamers Can Pre-Load 'Portal' Right Now

The Orange Box, a compilation which includes a mix of Valve’s best and most anticipated games (Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal) is being released exactly one week from today, but Steam subscribers can get their hands on one of the titles, Portal, right now, sort of. Anyone who...

Posted October 3, 2007| 6 Comments