Tag: VALVE

A couple of years ago, graphic designer, prop-maker and all around nerd Harrison Krix became a minor viral celebrity when he posted photos of a replica 'Portal' gun online. Now he's making the rounds again with a second, updated incarnation of the iconic game prop, which is now headed for a charity auction. The gun (which can be seen in action after the break) glows both orange and blue, makes ...

Game Trailers is offering a sneak peak of the co-op mode in Valve's upcoming sequel to the popular puzzler 'Portal 2.' The brief clip (after the break) offers the first glimpse of a robot team, and hints at the possibilities opened up by two portal guns ('Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device,' if you want to be specific). The mind-bending multiplayer pretty much guarantees we won't be sleeping ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Oyl Miller describes the joy of Photoshopping: "We'll drag that sparkly little jewel that is about to become Mr. Chuck Norris's forehead eye onto our desktop and ...

'Portal 2,' the followup to the ridiculously inventive 2007 game, was finally unveiled in a trailer yesterday at E3. Valve's Gabe Newell officially announced that the game would be released sometime in 2011 on PlayStation 3 (the "best version"), PC, Mac and Xbox 360. The blue and orange portals are back, and the trailer finds the player blasting through overgrown jungle seemingly far from the ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... YouTube's recent broadcast of a Cricket match follows a live streaming progression for the site, and a new employee toolbar icon may indicate that more content is on the way. Eagle-eyed NewTeeVee analysts noticed the updated employee page, which features a specific 'Live Stream' icon. Hopefully, this will stick to sports, politics ...

Earlier this month, Valve's online game download service, Steam, became available for Mac OS X users. Since then, new games have been released each Wednesday, and this week, Valve decided to ramp up the hype for one of its most anticipated releases. As Mac Rumors reports, Valve created a teaser trailer for 'Half-Life 2' that parodies Apple's Macintosh Super Bowl commercial. Valve's extremely ...

Mac users have been licking their chops in anticipation of Valve's Steam service for ages, and the online game download service finally went live today for Mac OS X users. According to Joystiq, Mac users can purchase 57 titles, including favorites like 'Portal,' 'The Dig' and 'Torchlight.' Over the coming weeks, Valve will release a new set of downloadable games each Wednesday. A new feature ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Here's a first look at Penguin's iPad-specific iPad iBook (eBook? digital book?), which brings interactivity to everything from the classic 'Spot' children's books to ...

Here's an interesting plot for a video game: avoiding danger. As part of a recent study, researchers at England's Durham University have used Valve's Source engine (the graphics and programming that powers such titles as 'Half-Life 2' and 'Portal') to make fire drill simulations. The team began by recreating several of the university's departments and, then, setting them on fire. Intended to ...