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Valve stops Steam Link hardware sales; promotes Android app instead

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Valve announced that its supply of Steam Link hardware has sold out – and by the looks of it, it won’t be making any more.
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Prepare your wallets: the Steam Summer Sale is here

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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Steam's summer extravaganza strikes again, tempting gamers with ludicrous discounts on top titles. Beware wallet woes and Steam-Sale Addiction!.
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First-person MOBA fun with Battleborn

Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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Gearbox Software, creators of the seminal Borderlands series of first-person shooters brings us a new franchise with Battleborn.
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iBuyPower Steam Machine is officially coming...

Mon, 6th Jan 2014
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iBuyPower to revolutionize gaming with its PS4-sized Steam Machine, launching at CES. Packed with high-end specs, it challenges Xbox and PS4.
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Valve officially announces Steam OS

Tue, 24th Sep 2013
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Valve unveils Steam OS, promising a seamless gaming experience on TV, integrating everything Steam offers in a free, Linux-based OS.
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Valve set for 2013 Steam Box release

Tue, 18th Dec 2012
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Well, it’s official – Valve’s Steam Box console will release next year to compete with the Xbox 720 and Playstation 4.
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Valve investigating gaming hardware for living room, mobile: CEO

Thu, 26th Apr 2012
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Gabe Newell confirms long-running rumour that the team responsible for the Steam network could be getting into consoles.
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Tim Cook meeting didn't happen: Valve CEO

Fri, 20th Apr 2012
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Valve CEO debunks rumours of a Tim Cook visit, clarifies no meeting with Apple took place amidst gaming project speculations.
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Tim Cook visits Valve; is Apple getting into gaming?

Mon, 16th Apr 2012
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Apple CEO Tim Cook was seen at Valve's HQ, sparking speculation on a potential gaming collaboration. Could Apple finally enter high-end gaming?.
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Ongoing concern over Steam breach

Tue, 14th Feb 2012
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Valve's Steam still reeling from November hack, with fears of compromised user data exceeding initial estimates, reveals Gabe Newell.
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Crysis 2 pulled from Steam

Wed, 15th Jun 2011
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Crysis 2 has been removed from Steam, in favour of EA's Origin store, though it remains accessible on other digital distribution platforms.
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Portal 2 Authoring Tools beta goes live

Wed, 11th May 2011
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Valve unleashes Portal 2 Authoring Tools beta, enabling fans to craft custom game content, signalling a new era of player creativity.
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Review: Portal 2 (single player)

Thu, 5th May 2011
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Valve demonstrates how the difficult follow-up to one of this generation's most novel and innovative games should be done.
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New Portal 2 clip demonstrates 'panels'

Wed, 23rd Mar 2011
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Aperture releases a sneak peek of 'panels' in Portal 2, promising innovative puzzles ahead of its April 21 release on multiple platforms.
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EA releases prerendered Portal 2 TV ad

Fri, 18th Mar 2011
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This teaser commercial, about to air in the US, gives us a closer look at the mechanical protagonists of Portal 2's co-operative campaign.
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Is Steam headed to your living room?

Tue, 1st Mar 2011
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Valve states its intentions to bring the overwhelmingly popular PC and Mac digital download platform to more places.
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Portal 2 delayed to April

Fri, 19th Nov 2010
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First its E3 appearance was canceled - now the wait for a sequel to Valve's breakaway success becomes even more agonising.
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Portal 2 delayed until 2011

Thu, 10th Jun 2010
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First is was the official Portal 2 event at E3; now Valve has confirmed that Portal 2 itself has been delayed until an unspecified date in 2011.
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[Update] Valve prepares censored Left 4 Dead 2 for Australia

Tue, 13th Oct 2009
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Valve offers a censored Left 4 Dead 2 for Australia, awaiting appeal over its initial classification refusal due to high-impact violence.