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Steam has changed its policy on DLC content and season passes, so now players are entitled to proper compensation if future plans fall through: 'Customers will be offered a refund for the value of unreleased DLC'
By Elie Gould published
News The rules have changed.
Wait, the Steam Controller 2 is in mass production? Someone grab the popcorn because nothing brought out the strong opinions like Valve's first controller
By Jacob Fox published
News A Steam Controller 2 might make more sense today than it did back then.
Early plans for Half-Life 2 sound wild, including visits to cities like Chicago and LA, several Combine bases, and a sequence where a plane crashed into a skyrise that was cut after 9/11
By Jody Macgregor published
News "You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest remaining urban centers. And then, go to like three other cities."
Half-Life 2 review
By Jim Rossignol published
Gravity Fun PC Gamer's original 2004 review of Half-Life 2.
How to buy a Steam Deck in Australia: Valve's handheld is finally shipping down under
By Shaun Prescott last updated
on deck After over two years, Australians can now order the Steam Deck direct.
Gabe Newell was diving when a shark tried to bite him 'a couple of times' but 'it didn't really bother me... I just think that's how I'm wired'
By Rich Stanton published
News "I just seem to not get particularly agitated around risk."
Valve signed a deal for Counter-Strike 2 in 2003 because they were 'running on fumes', and Gabe Newell was so happy he made a celebratory knife with his own hands
By Rich Stanton published
News Of course, "it took us a long time to ship Counter-Strike 2."
A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email
By Ted Litchfield published
news "The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt—we went all in, there was no money left"
Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content
By Andy Chalk published
news US Senator Mark Warner comes less than a week after an ADL report accusing Steam of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community."
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