Valve has just published five ambitious Source Mods on their download/shop platform STEAM. The mods are free of charge for owners of any Source-based game like Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2 or Portal. Also, they offer a special price this weekend for Half-Life Episode 1 (which is also source-based and stand-alone): 4,99 Dollars instead of 9,99. more...

The zombie coop-shooter, Left 4 Dead is set for release on November 1 this year. However, Xbox 360 and PC gamers alike may be able to take the game for some test-shooting in co-op and singleplayer demo play. VideoGamer has caught word that Gabe Newell, managing director of Valve, confirmed those plans for a Left 4 Dead demo at Leipzig Games Convention. Which level the demo will feature is still uncertain, though, as Doug Lombardi, Valve's master chief, has the final word here. "It'll probably be Hospital," the demo level that was show-cased to the press already, states Newell. more...

Team Fortress 2 for the Xbox 360 (that came along with the Orange Box) is, in contrast to its PS3 counterpart, a great port of its own but one that still lacks severe support in form of new content (e.g. the "Heavy Update" that PC gamers already got long time ago). Even though Valve has more or less promised to release a huge TF2 title update by the end of the year (for a few Microsoft points), Xbox players world-wide still suffer from hideously laggy TF2 matches. Valve wants to make it better this time, and takes a new approach towards the console support for their upcoming coop zombie shooter. Left 4 Dead is to become much more console-friendly--with dedicated servers, and more DLC on the Xbox 360. more...

Valve's new multiplayer-horror-shooter Left 4 Dead won't be released on the 4th November this year. It's not two months ago, Gabe Newell (Valve's CEO) announced this date. But it seems the game needs more time. The official new release date: 20/11/2008.

UPDATE: Lombardi now revealed that Portal Still: Alive will only feature new levels from Portal: The Flash Version. This fan-created game and its user-generated levels can be played for free here. If you already own the Orange Box for the Xbox 360, then Portal: Still Alive might have lost some appeal now ...

Despite what we initially thought, Portal: Still Alive for Xbox Live Arcade will not continue the story-line around GlaDOS and you, its captured test subject. more...

Valve's Orange Box surprised gamers abound with its unique puzzle shooter Portal, a game that refreshed the genre of FPS in many ways. Microsoft confirmed now that Portal: Still Alive, a sequel to the immensely popular Portal, will get exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade this fall. more...

According to a recent message from Valve, the next update for Team Fortress 2 is almost wrapped up. Having a very strong focus on the Pyro class this time and therefore bringing new achievements and unlockable weapons into the game. more...

In this inverview on Computerandvideogames.com, Doug Lombardi told that the people at Valve would like to create a game for kids. They would get rid of the big guns they normally have in their games and swap the mouse with the Wiimote. more...

Everybody who is not busy with Niko Bellic at the moment and still doesn't want to spend the next weekend in boredom doesn't have to worry anymore, because from this day on Valve's "Team Fortress 2" is heading for new shores. more...

Valve, in conjunction with Electronic Arts, has shipped the various components of The Orange Box to stores as stand-alone retail products. more...