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Supporters | Five of the Best: Spin-offs

A virtuous spiral.

Half-Life 2 actor Louis Gossett Jr dies aged 87

"It's about the humanity of the people that he stood for."

36.3m of us were on Steam earlier today, and yes, that's another new record

The A-Steam.

Binding of Isaac developer in talks over possible Fortnite collaboration

Bum-bo royale.

Portal 64 developer asks fans to not be mad at Valve

"The project was probably doomed to be taken down from the beginning."

Impressive Portal 2 mod adds prequel story and 40 new chambers

For whom the Chell tolls.

The Steam Awards 2023 shortlist has been revealed - here's what Steam players think are 2023's best games

Steamed up.

Valve's festive treat for "thousands" more DOTA 2 cheaters is a lump of coal and a permanent ban

"This year is gonna be a bloodbath."

Digital Foundry | The Orange Box modded to run at 4K 60fps on Xbox Series X is the best way to play on consoles

A final flourish for a gaming classic - but there's a catch.

Valve accidentally released a very early Left 4 Dead prototype in the latest Counter-Strike update

Caught dead-handed.

Half-Life gets 25th Anniversary Update with restored content, new maps, more

And it's currently free to keep on Steam.

Feature | Meet Larry Achiampong, the artist whose work engages in dialogue with video games

From Wayfinder to And I saw a new heaven.

Supporters | Five of the Best: Day jobs

Punch-in above.

VR Corner | This fan-made VR Mod for Portal 2 is so good it'll make you wonder why we never saw an official version

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Valve is coming for Dota 2's smurf accounts, and the main accounts behind them

"We have traced every single one of these smurfs back to its main account."

Portal Escape Chamber coming to Escape Simulator for free

I can't help, I'm a potato.

16-year-old Team Fortress 2 has just beaten its own concurrent user record

A midsummer night's team.

State of the Game | Dota 2 - a juggernaut rumbles on despite Valve's signature detachment

Growing lanes.

Valve bans 40 CS:GO traders, leaving over £1.5m worth in-game items in limbo

Fly off the gamble.

Jack Black becomes Lara Croft, Kratos, Link and more in brilliant Tenacious D music video

Band Theft Auto.

CS:GO has smashed its own all-time concurrent user peak yet again

CS:woah.

Finnish newspaper uses Counter-Strike to provide accurate Russian reporting on Ukraine invasion

For World Press Freedom Day.

Dota 2's huge New Frontiers update makes the map 40% bigger

Use the hard shoulder.

Counter-Strike is getting a virtual esports stadium

From VR company Virtex.

Valve downplays the impact of Steam Deck’s SSD downgrade

"There is no impact to performance."