You're exactly right. Both are great services, but they also serve very different functions. I don't really take the commercial too seriously, just a fun little poke.
In a recent interview with PCGamer, Doug Lombardi shared his thoughts on bringing the PC to E3, and the possibility of a PC only event. While other consoles have entire shows dedicated to their upcoming lineup, the PC loses out as it has no single representative. Doug discusses the idea of a...
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 being on GOG is better than it being on Steam. Guaranteed to work, easy to install and cool extras trumps the ease of it being on my Steam games list.
Valve has come out and clarified that previous rumors of a "Steam Console" are false, and that they are only currently testing Big Picture Mode on their own custom rigs. Kotaku got into contact with Doug Lombardi and he had this to say.
Doug later goes on to talk about Big Picture mode a bit...
With the planned release of Dota 2, it’s evident that Valve wants to take a dip into the booming world of e-sports. A big decider on how important Dota 2 will be is the exposure and popularity it will get in South Korea and China, two key foreign e-sport markets.
For those not so familiar with...
A new article over at Forbes has revealed that Valve's very own Gabe Newell is worth a hefty amount of $1.5 Billion, this marks Gabe's debut on Forbe's Billionaire list. Now keep in mind that is a purely estimated amount, since Valve doesn't release sale figures or revenue collected from Steam...
Silent Hill 3
Coming off of the first two in the series, Silent Hill 3 was initially a bit disappointing honestly. The level, monster, character, and sound design were all top notch and high quality, but the story fell so flat for me. It comes in very large and obtuse chunks at random...
[br]A new post over at the Counter-Strike blog reveals that a new survey is available to enter into the beta for Counter-Strike: GO. It is a quesitonnaire ran through Steam, and the participants will be picked next week according to their answers.[br]Keys will continue to be distributed to...
In a new post over at Necaonline five new pictures have come out, showing what is probably the entire 2012 line of Valve action figures.
Seen are a to-scale Headcrab model, along with Boomer, Gordon Freeman, Smoker, Scout, Pyro, Soldier, Demoman and Heavy figures. You can also see a full scale...
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Dear Esther, mod turned commercial title, is now available on Steam. First released on July 29, 2008 as a Half Life 2 mod, this re-release brings an enormous graphics overhaul that pushes the Source engine further to new heights.[br]You can purchase Dear Esther on Steam here.
An email has been sent out from Gabe alerting Steam users of the results from last year, in which Steam was hacked.[br]
[br]So remember to always keep a watchful eye, and be sure to check Halflife2.net for any more updates!
Blizzard has opened a lawsuit suing Valve for their use of the name Dota in their upcoming game Dota 2. Dota, of course, is short for "Defence of the Ancients," a very popular Warcraft 3 map, which spawned the large amounts of MOBA games now available.[br] The original news story can be found...
[br]To celebrate the addition of Skyrim as a Steam Workshop title, Valve and Bethesda have teamed up to have the space obsessed Personality Core from Portal 2 as a companion in Skyrim.[br] Steam Workshop allows users to create, share, and rate their own and other's creations for different Steam...
13 Assassins- Haven't seen the original but yeah it's an enjoyable Samurai movie. You can definitely see the influenced of Miike that I'm sure weren't in the original. Definitely paced like an olds-chool samurai movie, you've got the setup, gang getting together and the inevitable final...