All Valve Software News
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Half-Life 2 Developer Interview 2
Valve's Gabe Newell reports in from an Alcatraz prison cell with the latest on Half-Life 2's development process, delayed release, and more. Full Story
- Posted Oct 2, 2003 12:50 am GMT
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Half-Life 2 Q&A
We corner Valve's Gabe Newell in an Alcatraz prison cell for the latest news on the game. Full Story
- Posted Oct 1, 2003 10:07 pm GMT
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ATI's next step
The graphics company announces faster versions of its cards and a deal that will bundle Half-Life 2 with the new cards. Full Story
- Posted Sep 30, 2003 11:14 pm GMT
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Half-Life 2 delay reconfirmed
Following earlier indications from Half-Life 2's publisher, Valve says the game will not make a September 30 ship date. Full Story
- Posted Sep 25, 2003 8:30 pm GMT
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Steam Full Game Cache
In case you're having problems downloading games directly via Valve's Steam service, this installer includes the cache files for all of the Half-Life games playable via Steam. This still requires that you have a Steam account and a Half-Life CD-key. Full Story
- Posted Sep 18, 2003 7:06 pm GMT
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Half-Life Steam Cache
This installer includes the cache files for Half-Life, in case you're having problems downloading games directly via Valve's Steam service. This still requires that you have a Steam account and a Half-Life CD-key. Full Story
- Posted Sep 18, 2003 6:56 pm GMT
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Team Fortress Classic Steam Cache
This installer includes the cache files for Team Fortress Classic, in case you're having problems downloading games directly via Valve's Steam service. This still requires that you have a Steam account and a Half-Life CD-key. Full Story
- Posted Sep 18, 2003 6:52 pm GMT
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Underworld Bloodline Mod 2.0
This team-based Half-Life mod is based on Sony Picture's upcoming movie Underworld. This updated version includes two new maps and a new Black Widow spider weapon, among other improvements. Full Story
- Posted Sep 17, 2003 7:40 pm GMT
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Valve's Counter-Strike v1.6 available
Following the release of the base version of the Steam installer, C.S. v1.6 Steam installer is now available, but a CD-key is required. Full Story
- Posted Sep 16, 2003 1:47 am GMT
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Counter-Strike v1.6 Steam Installer
This version of Counter-Strike is designed to work through Valve's Steam service and a Half-Life or Counter-Strike CD-key is required to log onto the service. Full Story
- Posted Sep 15, 2003 7:13 pm GMT
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Half-Life 2 hands-on benchmarks
Hands-on time with Valve's Half-Life 2 performance test provides more detail on the game's DX9 features and how ATI and Nvidia cards compare. Full Story
- Posted Sep 13, 2003 3:50 am GMT
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Steam v1.0 Installer
The official release of Valve's Steam software for downloading and playing Half-Life-related games requires a valid Half-Life CD-key. Full Story
- Posted Sep 12, 2003 6:38 pm GMT
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Half-Life 2 Official Movie
This trailer shows some of the DirectX 9-specific effects that are possible in Valve's Source engine, notably soft shadows, high-dynamic range rendering, and characters rendered with both reflective and diffuse bumpmapping. Full Story
- Posted Sep 12, 2003 1:57 am GMT
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Half-Life 2 DX9 Effects Trailer
This trailer shows some of the DirectX 9-specific effects that are possible in Valve's Source engine, notably soft shadows, high-dynamic range rendering, and characters rendered with both reflective and diffuse bumpmapping. Full Story
- Posted Sep 12, 2003 1:40 am GMT
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Nvidia's Half-Life 2 comments
The graphics card maker responds to Valve's unfavorable characterization of Nvidia cards' DirectX 9 performance. Full Story
- Posted Sep 12, 2003 1:30 am GMT
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Valve talks Half-Life 2 performance
Gabe Newell discusses the benchmark mode in Half-Life 2 and provides numbers hinting at how ATI and Nvidia cards will perform in the game. Full Story
- Posted Sep 11, 2003 3:24 am GMT
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Half-Life 2 praised by Microsoft
Microsoft hails Half-Life 2 as a new benchmark for the types of games that can be delivered on the Windows platform. Full Story
- Posted Sep 10, 2003 4:36 pm GMT
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Counter-Strike Developer Interview
Producer Jess Cliffe discusses what changes to expect from Counter-Strike for the Xbox. Full Story
- Posted Sep 10, 2003 12:08 am GMT
