Now through Monday, February 4th, you’ll save $10 on Sherlock Holmes – The Awakened.
This point & click adventure game lets you play the parts of Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Doctor Watson. Real time 3D environments, fascinating ambiances and a gripping story immerse you in a thrilling investigative adventure in the purest style of a Conan Doyle novel.
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Strategy First’s story-driven, third person adventure game Culpa Innata is now on Steam for just $19.95. Save 10% through January 25.
In Culpa Innata, players assume the role of Peace Officer Phoenix Wallis, assigned to investigate the murder of a World Union citizen in one of the few remaining Rogue States. Her search for the truth leads to enigmatic clues, and deepening mysteries that challenge not only her case, but her very belief in the world she has sworn to protect. The game features a wide variety of organic obstacles ranging from logic puzzles to hi-tech gadget manipulation to dialogue and inventory challenges.
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This weekend only, nab UFO: Afterlight and Earth 2160 together in one special bundle for just $19.95. This offer ends Monday, January 21.
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Dreamcatcher’s Painkiller Overdose, the latest chapter in the acclaimed shooter, is now on sale for just $19.95–a $20 savings. Hurry–this offer ends Tuesday, January 22.
Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end bosses.
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Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
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Updates to Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
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Leading Content and Technology Company Adds California Studio
Fresh off the success of The Orange Box, the 2007 game of the year award-winning collection of new games heralded as “the best value in gaming history,” Valve Corporation announces the acquisition of Turtle Rock Studios, the Orange County-based development house behind one of 2008’s most anticipated games, Left 4 Dead.
Valve was founded in 1996 and has grown to become one of the game industry’s leading technology and content creators, with a portfolio of over 20 million games sold worldwide. The merger of the two companies extends Valve’s development team and provides the company with a new studio in southern California.
Turtle Rock Studios’ Left 4 Dead joins a growing list of Valve’s game properties which includes the Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress and Day of Defeat series of games as well as Portal, introduced as part of The Orange Box.
“We have been seeing very strong growth with Steam and Source, our content distribution and development platforms, up over 150% over the last 12 months. Given our expectations for Left 4 Dead and our long-standing relationships with members of the Turtle Rock team, this was an easy decision. It also gives us a base from which to expand our development activities in the Los Angeles area,” said Gabe Newell, president of Valve.
“Left 4 Dead fills a long-standing demand gamers have had for a co-op first-person action experience, and it will also help Valve’s expansion into the console market,” added Doug Lombardi, Valve’s VP of marketing.
“Valve has had great success bringing in projects and teams such as Team Fortress and Portal. As I spent time working and talking with the creators of those products over the past several years, it became clear that this was the right next step for myself, my colleagues at Turtle Rock, our customers, and our products,” said Michael Booth, founder and CEO of Turtle Rock Studios. “We are excited to be a part of such a visionary and forward-thinking company.”
Founded in 2002 by Michael Booth, Turtle Rock Studios is the creator of Left 4 Dead, named one 2008’s most wanted titles by many of today’s leading game-enthusiast publications and Web sites.
About Valve
Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington with offices in Irvine, CA. The company’s portfolio of entertainment properties includes Half-Life®, Counter-Strike®, Day of Defeat®, Team Fortress®, PortalTM and Left 4 DeadTM. Valve’s catalog of products accounts for over 20 million retail units sold worldwide, and over 80% of PC online action gameplay. In addition, Valve is a developer of leading-edge technologies, such as the SourceTM game engine and Steam®, a broadband platform for the delivery and management of digital content. For more information, please visit www.valvesoftware.com.
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The most recent Steam Hardware Survey shows more Steam gamers play on NVIDIA GeForce hardware than any other graphics platform. In an effort to further support this popular PC gaming configuration – Steam games plus NVIDIA hardware – Valve and NVIDIA have entered into an agreement to collaborate on development, distribution, events, and more.
Effective immediately, all NVIDIA gamers may receive a free copy of PortalTM: First Slice, a special version of the award-winning new game from Valve, by visiting www.steamgames.com/nvidia1 and “Taking the Test.” Steam will then auto-detect the presence of NVIDIA hardware and make Portal: First Slice available immediately, free of charge. To make it easy for all NVIDIA customers to redeem this offer, a link to the Steam offer will also be included in all NVIDIA drivers.
“More Steam gamers, including myself, play on NVIDIA hardware than any other GPU,” said Doug Lombardi, vice president of marketing at Valve. “That’s a testament to the company’s long history of innovation and quality. By working together with NVIDIA to expand our development, distribution, and marketing efforts, we’re increasing our ability to serve the millions of NVIDIA customers logging onto Steam and help us prepare for our next generation of content.”
Throughout the coming year, the companies will also be working together to support competitive gaming events for Counter-Strike® and Team Fortress® 2 and will continue to work together to define and support the breakthrough features of tomorrow’s games and graphics hardware.
“Valve’s endorsement of our technology and tools is yet another example of how the world’s leading gaming companies are working with NVIDIA,” said Roy Taylor, vice president of content relations at NVIDIA. “Portal is the hottest new, award-winning title from Valve, and we’re delighted that Valve will offer First Slice exclusively to GeForce customers.”
Portal: First Slice is now available to all NVIDIA customers. For more information about the offer or to take the test, please click here.
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Updates to Counter-Strike and Condition Zero have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
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All your favorites from Rockstar Games are now on Steam! To celebrate, you’ll save 10% on every title, from the complete Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne series to Manhunt, Midnight Club II, and more. Specially-priced collections and bundles are on sale, too, including The Rockstar Collection, which packs every Rockstar game for just $53.95 (regular price: $59.95). Hurry–the sale ends January 11.
See the full line-up of games and collections here.
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Newly-updated with brand new content, Gish, the 2005 Independent Games Festival Grand Prize winner, is on sale for just $4.95, a 50% savings.
Heaped with critical praise, Gish is a one-of-a-kind 2D side-scrolling game that challenges players–as a squishy ball of tar–to roll and squeeze through the subterranean sewers of Dross, a long forgotten city filled with twisting corridors, evil traps and some of the most demented creatures imaginable. The game now includes four new campaigns featuring over 20 user made levels, five new extra difficult “lost levels” designed by the creators, and four new user-made ‘vs’ levels.
Play the just-released demo to get a feel for this unique game. The limited time 50% savings ends Thursday, January 17.
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Updates to X3: Reunion have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
X3: Reunion
Updates to X2: The Threat have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
X2: The Threat