Gabe Newell speaking tomorrow in an AMA session
Gabe is coming out to play on Tuesday. Mark the diaries.
Valve
Valve removes every Digital Homicide title from Steam
In response to an attempted subpoena of Steam user information for a frivolous lawsuit, Valve have de-listed all of Digital Homicide's games.
Valve Software: A fractured, out-of-touch company
A look at why the biggest name in PC gaming is, potentially, one of the worst companies for it.
Dota 2 6.86 offers Arc Warden, map rework, hero reworks, more
Dota 2's 6.86 patch notes have hit, and they change... loads. New hero! New items! Redesigned map! Massive reworks! Iron Branches can turn into trees!
Steam introduces Escrow-like system for trading
Steam takes steps to cut down on the 77,000 monthly account hijacks. But they probably won't be popular with everyone.
Dota 2 patched with new treasure, team matchmaking
Dota 2 has received yet another large patch, this time mostly aimed at balancing out some Compendium stuff and adding a new treasure.
Dota 2 Reborn Beta Impressions
Tim's spent a few hours with the Dota 2 Reborn beta. Here are his initial thoughts.
Source 2 DLC for Dota 2 pops up on SteamDB
Source 2 DLC for Dota 2 has apparently been added to SteamDB, which indicates... something.
A Beginner’s Guide to Dota 2 – Part 3.5: Situational Items
The basics The Heroes – Part 1 The Heroes – Part 2 Items Situational Items Playing Support I’m tired. It’s Gamescom week and I’m tired and the last thing I want to do is write anything at all, even a Dota 2 guide. I want to just curl up and sleep. Or possibly die. But […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Dota 2 – Part Three: Items
The basics The Heroes – Part 1 The Heroes – Part 2 Items Situational Items Playing Support Clothes make the man, or so they say, and while that’s not strictly true in Dota 2 – both because lots of the heroes aren’t “men” so much as they are “floating radioactive lizard-penises” or “spirits of vengeance […]