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OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryRemembering Viktor Antonov, Beloved Artist Behind Half-Life 2 And DishonoredMarc Laidlaw, Harvey Smith, Raphaël Colantonio and others remember a lost friendByJohn WalkerPublishedFebruary 24, 2025
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe 15 Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2024This year was bad for game devs, physical media, GTA fans, and even people who like The SimpsonsByZack Zwiezen, Kenneth Shepard, and John WalkerPublishedDecember 24, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsHalf-Life 2 Gets Big 20th Anniversary Update And Is Free To Grab For A Limited TimeValve's classic and beloved FPS now has Steam Workshop support and developer commentaryByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 15, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsValve Reveals Early Gameplay Of Canceled Half-Life 2 Episode 3 And Why It Never Got FinishedThe company says it now regrets not going back and making Episode 3ByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 15, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsThat Half-Life 2 Remaster Is Looking Really Good In New TrailerNvidia and fan developers are working together to create a ray-traced remaster of Valve's classic FPSByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 14, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsThe Devs Behind Awesome Half-Life Remake Are Making A New GameRogue Point is a tactical co-op PvE FPS featuring rogue-lite elementsByZack ZwiezenPublishedNovember 11, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsValve Fixed A 17-Year-Old Team Fortress 2 Bug Involving PantsFinally, the Blu Scout's brown pants have been fixedByZack ZwiezenPublishedOctober 25, 2024
Game TipsGame TipsPlayStation’s Fall Sale Kicks Off With Some Massive Deals On Madden And Other HitsSave on some the year’s big football games or become a power washing pervert for cheapByMoises TaverasPublishedOctober 10, 2024
CultureCultureDr Disrespect Deletes Statement, Hyped Modern Warfare 2 Mod Gets Killed, And More Of The Week's Top StoriesAlso, we've got a rundown of the biggest delays of the year and some fresh insight into the world of GTA 3ByKotaku StaffPublishedAugust 17, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsValve's Yet-To-Be-Announced Multiplayer Game Already Has Thousands Of Players On SteamDeadlock also has a growing subreddit and community, despite no official trailer or reveal from ValveByZack ZwiezenPublishedAugust 12, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsValve Seems To Be Working On A New Half-Life Game That Doesn't Use VRIs it the long-awaited and fabled Half-Life 3? Maybe...ByZack ZwiezenPublishedAugust 5, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsValve Remembers Team Fortress 2 Exists, But In The Worst Way PossibleTF2 characters like the Heavy and the Scout are coming to Funko FusionByZack ZwiezenPublishedJuly 1, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsOver 200k Team Fortress 2 Fans Want Valve To Fix The GamePlayers are tired of aimbots ruining servers in the popular free-to-play shooterByZack ZwiezenPublishedJune 4, 2024
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsNew FPS Built Using Doom Tech Is Better Than Most AAA ShootersSelaco might look old, but it plays like a modern first-person shooter masterpieceByZack ZwiezenPublishedMay 31, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsValve's New Hero Shooter Is Leaking All Over The Place And Fans Are ConfusedDeadlock looks to be a 6v6 MOBA-like third-person character shooter and... that's cool, I guessByZack ZwiezenPublishedMay 22, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsTeam Fortress 2 Patch Fixes Bug That Had Game Thinking Players Were Gordon FreemanA surprise 64-bit upgrade from Valve introduced even more surprising bugsByJohn WalkerPublishedApril 23, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsValve Made About A Billion Dollars On Counter-Strike Loot Boxes In 2023Counter-Strike players on Steam opened over 400 million cases last yearByZack ZwiezenPublishedJanuary 23, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsDeath Comes For Us All: Steam No Longer Supports Windows 7Half-Life and Portal maker Valve confirmed support for Windows 8 and 8.1 has ended, tooByZack ZwiezenPublishedJanuary 3, 2024
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