Valve leads considered making a "mediocre" game before Half-Life to build the team up, but original marketing exec said "if you do that, the company will fail"
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Get up to 85% off some of the PCs weirdest adventure games, all to benefit 'humanitarian relief in Ukraine'
Amanita Design, the Czech studio best known for Machinarium and the Samorost trilogy, is currently offering up to 85% off all its games, with money from all sales going to humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
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I Saw the AI Future of Video Games: It Starts With a Character Hopping Over a Box
Game Developers Conference, graphics-chip maker Nvidia showed off its latest tools that use generative AI to augment future games.
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Atelier Yumia gets much-needed PC upgrade thanks to fan work
The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land has received a number of useful improvements thanks to the AtelierYumiaFix ...
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Valve Used ‘Game of the Year’ Sticker to Turn Half-Life into a Success
Monica Harrington from Valve shared some interesting facts about the company during her talk at the GDC 2025. One of the most surprising stories was about how Valve struggled to sell Half-Life due ...
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The Greatest Defuse In Counter-Strike History Involves a Broken Map And a Danish Five-Stack
This one absurd Counter-Strike diffuse on Nuke defied all odds and left its mark in the history of the FPS franchise.