Valve's Robin Walker has revealed in an interview with Develop-Online that Team Fortress 2 is now to be free to play forever. Rumours had been flying around about a possible move to free to play for Team Fortress 2 for a while now but this is sure to come as a surprise to everyone considering how sudden it is.  Walker told Develop-Online that Valve had been considering the move since Sept 2010... more.

There’s a ledge over there, yeah, there – out of your reach. See that wall behind you? I was once told that if a speedy thing goes in, a speedy thing comes out.  So, how about you place an orange portal on that wall, and now, a blue portal beneath your feet. Good, now you’re thinking with portals. It’s safe to say that almost anybody that plays video games will have heard of Portal by ... more.

There are no specifics as of yet, but Valve's VP of marketing Doug Lombardi has confirmed in an interview with Fast Company that downloadable content for Portal 2 will be arriving as soon as this summer. At the end of the interview Lombardi said, "We will be announcing some DLC for it, so folks can keep a look out for more content coming this summer." Further details on the DLC will apparently ... more.

This afternoon sees the conclusion of the mystery Portal 2 countdown revealing GLaDOS@Home. If enough people play the 13 titles included in The Potato Sack, Valve have promised to release Portal 2 early. A very clever scheme on Valve's behalf. The Potato Sack consists of 13 hit indie titles, currently avaiable at a 75% off discount on Steam. Purchasing the pack will also unlock an exclusive ski... more.

In a test and a show of confidence in their new Steam Guard system for preventing Steam account fraud, Valve's Gabe Newell has handed out his username and password onstage at GDC, throwing down the gauntlet to anyone that wants to try and log in. YouTuber GolemDE recorded the whole thing, which you can watch below. Gabe's username is 'gaben@valvesoftware.com' and his password is 'MoolyFTW'.... more.

Proving once again why they are loved by so many, Valve have unbanned and compensated 12,000 gamers who were incorrectly and unfairly banned for cheating in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Not only removing them from their VACuum (sorry) of despair, Valve have awarded the disgruntled players two copies of Left 4 Dead 2 for their lost hours of shooting people in the face. That's right, two- one t... more.

Valve has a massive influence in the gaming community with the combination of releasing great games, the incredibly popular Steam service and their commitment to making gamers happy. They surprise us again and again with things like the free download of Portal and the continued heavy support of older titles like Team Fortress 2. And now they've done it again with the surprise announcement of Alien... more.

A few years back now, a game came along, somewhat discretely, as part of a collection from developer Valve. At first, the main attraction for that package was the latest installment in legendary series Half Life 2, and to a lesser extent Team Fortress 2. But then, finished with Gordon for another day, people turned to a cute little puzzler called Portal. The same Portal that has had a great effect... more.