The upcoming second DLC for Portal 2 is none other than a simple map editor. This is something fans have wanted since the first game was released and now Valve are finally bringing it to the game, the map editor is reletively simple but effective and allows you to create your own GLaDOS inspired test chambers. Online interaction is a must with something like this and other players online wil... more.

Anyone booting up Steam this morning will have been greeted with a message from Valve president Gabe Newell. Unfortunately it's not exactly good news. The security breach which led to the Steam forums being shut down on Sunday has now been found to extend beyond just the message boards. The message said: We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in addition to the forums. T... more.

New DLC for Portal 2 has been announced and it's free! The DLC is called "Peer Review" and it gives the player brand new challenges to take on as co-op mode heroes; Atlas and P-Body. Also, the DLC will feature a single player and co-op Challenge Mode with leaderboards for you to sink your teeth into. You can check out the DLC on Xbox 360, PS3 and via an automatic Steam update on October 4... more.

You have to hand it to Valve, this weekend they are once again offering the original Portal for absolutely nothing on Steam. You'll be able to download the portal based puzzler until the 20th of September. Afterwards it will return to it's regular Steam price. Get it while it's hot! EDIT: The deal is over, did you get it?... more.

Kim Swift, best known as co-creator of Portal and currently creative director at Airtight games, is set to reveal her latest title during a panel at PAX this weekend. Airtight games is best known for the third-person shooterR Dark Void. The announcement has been backed up by publisher Square-Enix who describe the panel as "Meet the development team, including Creative Director Kim Swift (Portal... more.

"We have to show EA it's a smart decision to have EA games on Steam, and we're going to try to show them that." is what Valve boss Gabe Newell told Develop Online. If you're not caught up in this news, EA have pulled games such as Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2 from Steam. According to an announcement on the official EA forum this is because "Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service w... more.

Here is an infographic demonstrating very interesting stats and facts about one of our most beloved developers, Valve. ' Click here to expand VideoGameDesignCollege.org provides more resources and facts... more.

Coming to XBLA, PSN and of course Steam is Valve's newly announced Counter Strike game dubbed Counter Strike: Global Offensive. The announcement was hinted at yesterday with a post from Valve employee 'cliffe' on this Steam forum thread but today Valve confirmed the games existence. Valve have been rather careful with GO making sure it's not mistaken for Counter Strike 2 calling it "a multi-pla... more.

EA confirmed rumours today that they will not be selling Battlefield 3 via Valve's popular digital distribution service. On their official forum the developer said the following about the announcement: "We are intent on providing Battlefield 3 players with the best possible experience no matter where they purchase or play their game, and are happy to partner with any download service that does no... more.

A few weeks ago Crysis 2 was pulled from Steam because "it's DLC is available through Direct2Drive but not Steam". Alice: Madness Returns was another game that was headed for the same fate as it didn't show up until a few days after release. Following these removals is Dragon Age II as it's big DLC "The Legacy" was released this week. Instead of having it available through Steam, Bioware have... more.

Steam is a great way to enjoy and buy PC games and a favorite system for many, of course it has it's share of problems. The most prominent being difficulty to download a game on launch day. Valve have been working on this recently and will soon be releasing an update to Steam which will allow users to download Steam content via a new server and a client code. The update also means when a ga... more.

The trend of video game developers lowering the quality of their games single player experience in order to focus on multiplayer is a hot topic for modern day gamers. Brink adds something to the debate as it attempts to seamless blend multiplayer with single player while bringing a new gameplay element to online shooters. Brink is set in the future in world where Humanity has been forced by ris... more.

As of late Valve have been running one of the best advertising campaigns in recent memory - ultimately they left clues in 13 indie games which concluded with a ticking timer, which has now expired and revealed the bottom line. If we the gamers can fulfill the requirements here, and successfully reboot GLADOS - we will be getting Portal 2 earlier than the current release date. Come on gam... more.

Valve have  today announced the features that will be shipping with the PlayStation 3 (PS3) version of Portal 2 this April. Prepare yourself for Steam-Works intergration, cross platform play/chat (PC/MAC vs. PS3) and more surprisingly, a free unlock key for PC and Mac users. It was announced that those who purchase Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 may unlock a Steam Play (PC & Mac) copy o... more.

For those of you who are used to the sound of Valve apologising, then humbly announcing the official delay of anything Half-Life related - this news may not come as much of a surprise to you. Though to the select few who thought this time might be different, I have bad news. In 2007 the original Portal title was a breakout success; so hopefully a four year production wait will bring parallel su... more.

Left 4 Dead’s New DLC The Sacrifice, which debuts October 5th for Xbox Live and PC’s Steam. This new edition of DLC will tie the two games together and we will finally find out what happend to the original foursome after L4D. Valve dont want to give too much away yet but have said that one survivor will give his/her life to save there fellow survivors. The Sacrifice will be available on bot... more.