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Trine 2 will Feature Cross-Platform Multiplayer for PC and Mac

Owen Good — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:00:00 EST

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Trine 2 is getting both a Mac and a PC version, and developer Frozenbyte is going to see if they can play together nicely. The Steamworks version of the game will offer cross-platform multiplayer support, the studio said in a news release. More »

Portal 2's Steam Connection To The PS3 Explained

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:30:00 EDT

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Developer Valve calls the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 "the best console version of the game," for various reasons. For one, buying that version gets you a copy of the game for Steam too. But more important, to Valve at least, is that it brings the Steam platform to Sony's console. More »

30 Million Accounts And Other Impressive Steam Numbers

Mike Fahey — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:20:00 EDT

What's Steam been doing in the nine months since Valve last released detailed statistics? Adding another five million users and more than 200 new games, for starters. More »

Team Fortress 2's Heavy Finally Playable In... A Poker Game

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:00 EDT

Telltale Games' tease that featured a cryptic crossover between Homestar Runner, Penny Arcade, Sam & Max and Team Fortress 2 turns out to be the developer's latest gambling game, Poker Night at The Inventory. Yeah. More »

Valve's Plan To Get More Mac Games On Steam Just Sane Enough To Work

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:40:00 EDT

The creator of Half-Life, Team Fortress and Portal has a plan to increase the number of Mac games that are available through its digital distribution service, Steam. Valve plans on giving away* "some" of its Mac-specific game code to developers. More »

Magic The Gathering Gets Steam-Powered

Mike Fahey — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:20:00 EDT

After a successful run on Xbox Live Arcade, Wizards of the Coast is bringing Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers to keyboard and mouse set via Steam next month. More »

Supreme Commander 2 Gets Steam Achievements, DRM

Brian Crecente — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:30:00 EST

The PC version of Gas Powered Games' Supreme Commander 2 will run on Valve's Steamworks and come with online achievements, auto-updates and, yes, Steam's DRM. More »

New Steamworks Feature "Makes DRM Obsolete"

Mike Fahey — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Shortly after Microsoft revealed new features for their Games for Windows Live service, Valve counters with new Steamworks features, including in-game downloadable content, robust matchmaking, and new technology they claim "makes DRM obsolete." More »

Valve Announce Steamcloud, Sounds Great

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:40:00 EDT

Valve have today announced Steamcloud, a new element to their Steam service that will allow the company to store your user data online. What kind of data? More »

Valve Offers Up Steam Online to Devs for Free

Brian Crecente — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:00:15 EST

It looks like Valve just fired a shot in war to become the dominant support for online PC gaming. They are now giving away Steamworks, a suite of publishing and development tools that include copy protection, social networking services and server browsing, to developers and publisher worldwide. More »