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Portal Radio Transmission Decoded

2. March 2010

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Portal Radio Transmission Decoded

It looks like Valve is up to something as Portal has been updated with the rather sinister update: "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations" Steam User Darth Tealc has managed to decode the in game audio samples from the newly added Portal radio that is scattered in each level, [...]

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Steam Security update

28. August 2009

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Steam Security update

Ahh Phishing, sounds like something you do on a boat with a few mates and beers but in the Steam world, it can create havoc for unsuspecting users.  The specific changes to the client include: Steam Client Added contact email account verification by request and on new account creation Improved account security with verified contact email to prevent [...]

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66% off the Half Life Universe

15. August 2009

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66% off the Half Life Universe

If you are new to Steam and the Half Life series in particular, this weekend is the perfect time to experience the complete Half Life universe.  You can get 66% off the Half life complete pack which makes it US$16.99 or grab selected individual Half Life Titles on the cheap. I have had most of the [...]

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Steam Down 6th August, That’s Tomorrow!

5. August 2009

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Steam Down 6th August, That’s Tomorrow!

Steam hasn't died!  Just some scheduled downtime taking place.  If you are in OZ, you will probably be asleep or at work anyway unless you are completing a marathon gaming session. Beginning at 6:00 pm Pacific time Thursday August 6th, we will be performing software maintenance on some Steam servers. We expect the resulting downtime to [...]

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Half Life Lego

22. May 2009

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Here are some impressive lego creations from Half Life fan ORRANGE™

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Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Revolution Alpha 0.1

13. May 2009

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Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Revolution Alpha 0.1

Steam user Sub-Zero1324 has released an impressive early alpha mod which shows huge potential.  Source: This Steam Thread and the new Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Revolution website. Valve has released a beta SDK and it has various fixes for hl2DM.  All slam issues are now fixed and also the third person animations are fixed as well as [...]

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Black Mesa Website Down

2. May 2009

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Black Mesa Website Down

Some potential bad news, especially if you were an active part of the Black Mesa community.  Black Mesa is a complete re-creation and total conversion of the game Half-Life, utilising the Source engine. http://www.blackmesasource.com Dear Black Mesa Supporters: Our website shall be down for a unknown amount of time as we have just suffered from total hard drive [...]

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Team Fortress 2 Papercraft

30. April 2009

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Team Fortress 2 Papercraft

Hellforge has spotted some fantastic Team Fortress 2 themed Paper Art on the Steam Community forums. The Photobucket user by the name of trogdoriangrey has created a vast range of themed paper Cut-outs with some schematics to go with them.

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Orange Box US$9.99 This Weekend

25. April 2009

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Orange Box US$9.99 This Weekend

This is excellent value if you haven't picked up Valve's Orange Box yet.  You get Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the whole Half-Life 2 collection of gaming brilliance: The weekend special on Steam is The Orange Box, an award-winning collection of Valve titles including Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the Half-Life 2 family of games. For [...]

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What Is In The Box: A HALF LIFE Inspiration?

20. March 2009

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What Is In The Box: A HALF LIFE Inspiration?

Here is another impressive Half Life inspired fan video, initially looking to be part of some sort of viral marketing campaign for HL2 Episode 3, Doug Lombardi has confirmed the "What Is In The Box" video was made by fans.: Edit: The box has been opened! Two of the people involved, Tim Smit and Steven Roeters, [...]

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