That’s right. Over 28 billion (as in a lot) of zombies have been put out of their misery since Left 4 Dead 2 was released in November. They were whacked with frying pans, teed up with baseball bats, doused in gas and set on fire, shot in the face and well you get the idea. [Continue]
Valve released a patch yesterday to their cartoon-inspired shooter Team Fortress 2. Which isn’t anything exciting in itself, but buried in that patch was a new Highlander mode. In Highlander mode each team consists of nine players and each team can only have one of each class. It sounds like fun, a mode where team [Continue]
2009 was a huge year for the gaming industry. Games like Modern Warfare 2 shattered sales records and raked in profits never before seen. We are talking swimming in gold Uncle Scrooge like money. And if Steam’s user base growth is any indication then Valve is riding the success wave as well. In 2009 the [Continue]
Steam has released it’s list of top selling games for the week of January 17-23. And pre-orders take four of the top five spots. The biggest surprise is Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition taking the number two spot. The pre-order was only available for two out of the seven days. I expect it to [Continue]
Fans of Team Fortress 2 know how fun the game can be. And they also know how great Valve has been at supporting their favorite game post launch. Like way post launch, it’s been over two years since it hit Steam. Almost every class in the game from the Spy all the way to the [Continue]
Fans of Left 4 Dead 2 who are too cheap to buy a Gold subscription to Xbox Live are in luck. Starting at noon on Friday, January 15 you will be able to play online multiplayer on Xbox Live for free. That’s right you cheap bastards, for the low, low retail price of $0.00 you [Continue]
You have to give it to Gabe Newell, at least he thinks out of the box. In a recent interview with ABC Gabe talks about the difficulties of the early stages in game development. Outlining the enormous costs and risks associated with getting development off the ground. Millions of dollars have to be invested, either [Continue]
Yesterday fans of the popular shooter Team Fortress 2 got a surprise message from their favorite grunt the games official blog. The main message of his rant was to let us all know about the release of some new Team Fortress 2 avatars available for use on Steam. But was he hinting at anything else? After [Continue]
Valve has been pretty tight lipped about Left 4 Dead 2 since it announced the game at E3. But that changed earlier today when news came of a new melee weapon that will have European fans ecstatic. You’ll be able to tee off on undead using a cricket bat. Though not as satisfying as the [Continue]
Valve has released an update to the Team Fortress 2 Source SDK making it easier to create and edit new maps for the popular online game. Included in the update were the .vmf source files for 10 of the maps: Lumberyard, Ravine, Badlands, Dustbowl, Granary, Gravelpit, 2Fort, Badwater, Goldrush, and Hydro. Dave Riller of the [Continue]
Those of you who aren’t too busy hating on Valve for their Left 4 Dead 2 announcement might want to take some time to pre-load America’s Army 3. Like the previous two America’s Army titles the game will be free to play. America’s Army 3 is boasting some major improvements over it’s two predecessors. The [Continue]
Witty titles are rad. It didn’t take long for hate and discontent to spread throughout the Steam Community. Only hours maybe even minutes. But now it’s turned into a full fledged boycott. Valve’s surprise announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 seems to have left a real sour taste in the mouth of fans of the [Continue]
Looks like November is sizing up to be a big month for sequels. With the November 10th release of Modern Warfare 2, and now the November 17th release date of Left 4 Dead 2 (it will be a Xbox 360 and PC “exclusive”). Although the game was brought up briefly yesterday morning during Microsoft’s press [Continue]
Steam is finally rolling out the update for the Sniper Class in Team Fortress 2. And no you won’t be getting some new high-powered .50 caliber sniper rifle. Instead you’ll get “The Huntsman”, a vicious and I’m sure challenging to use longbow. As in medieval Europe longbow. Sure popping off headshots with the sniper [Continue]
We told you yesterday that Steam was insane enough to let you try Left 4 Dead for 24 hours at no charge. Well the fine people over at Valve forgot to take their medication again today because they are sweetening the deal even more. You can still play L4D for free today, but if you [Continue]
