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20 Years of Half-Life 2 - improved game and all episodes free on Steam, Episode 3 gameplay in the documentary

In honor of the twentieth anniversary of Half-Life 2, Valve is giving away the base game along with both episodes for free on Steam. The promotion will last until November 18. Additionally, Valve is offering significant discounts on Half-Life 2 The ...

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In Deadlock, you'll be able to turn cheaters into toads and hunt them down

The developers of the game Deadlock have implemented a new system to combat cheaters, which allows them to be transformed into frogs during matches. Since its launch, Deadlock lacked an effective anti-cheat system, even with the use of VACVAC (Valve...

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"An alternate universe where Half-Life disappeared" - how Valve avoided disaster in the early years

Today, everyone knows Valve's gaming hit Half-Life, and most PC gamers are aware they are using Steam. However, things might have turned out quite differently. Monica Harrington was Valve's chief marketing strategist in its early years. She states t...

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Garry's Mod sets Guinness record: the best-selling PC game in history

The latest edition of the Guinness World Records for gamers in 2025 has officially recognized Garry's Mod as the most successful PC exclusive ever. This sandbox game, developed by Facepunch Studios, was released back in 2004 and quickly captured the ...

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"Family Groups" on Steam is out of beta - share games with loved ones without restrictions (almost)

Valve has launched a new feature called "Family Groups" in Steam, which allows families to share games, manage parental controls, and approve game purchase requests together. This new feature will replace the Steam Family Library and Family Mode. F...

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"Do as I say, not as I do": Valve breaks its own rules about the Deadlock game page on Steam

The company Valve, owner of Steam, has sparked controversy by violating its own formatting rules for the page of its new game Deadlock. A developer using the alias 3DGlyptics drew attention to this infringement. He emotionally stated on social media...

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Not Half-Life 3 again: Valve announced Deadlock game

Valve has lifted the veil of secrecy on Deadlock—a multiplayer game that thousands of players have been engaging with for several weeks without any official announcement. Throughout August, Deadlock gradually gained traction thanks to its invitation...

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Valve is working on Half-Life 3 - code analysis and data from the actress' resume prove it

Valve research expert Tyler McQuicker has confirmed the rumors surrounding the development of Half-Life 3. The files he discovered indicate that this may indeed be the case. The game, codenamed HLX, appears to McQuicker to be a full-fledged Half-Life...

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Valve, the owner of Steam is a small company with huge paychecks, the court found that out

Court documents show that Valve, the owner of the Steam game store and manufacturer of the Steam Deck console, has a small staff and a huge payroll. The data was disclosed as part of an active lawsuit against Valve by indie game developer Wolfire Ga...

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Steam has launched its Summer Sale with discounts of up to 95% on "the best games of all time"

The traditional Summer Sale has started on the Steam service, offering discounts on games up to 95%. This year, Valve has prepared a selection of 22 "best games of all time." Discounts in this selection range from 85% to 95%. There are questions abo...

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Steam won't give refunds if you launch a game 2 hours before the official release date

Approximately 8 years ago, Steam introduced a mechanism for refunding purchased games. This was useful in cases where the game turned out to be less interesting than it seemed, or the computer did not provide a comfortable level of performance. To ta...

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Steam Family Groups. Valve announced the next major update [What's new and how to test].

On the evening of March 18, Valve released an update for the beta version of Steam, introducing Family Groups with shared access to games. What's New Family Groups replace Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View simultaneously. Developers have en...

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Valve has released the top 100 most popular games on Steam Deck for the second year. The leader is Baldur's Gate 3

Valve has published the most popular games on Steam Deck for the year (from March 2023 to March 2024) alongside the annual spring sale on Steam - Baldur's Gate 3, a blockbuster and critically acclaimed game from the Belgian studio Larian Studios, top...

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