The PAX 10 is a selection of independent games recognized by the organizers of the Penny Arcade Expo.  Among them this year is Audiosurf, the first game to use Steamworks, a free development suite based on Valve's game design technology.  The PC title allows players to participate in rhythm-action gameplay to the beat of the [...]

Gabe Newell, the managing director of game development at Valve, introduced Left 4 Dead at the Electronic Arts E3 press event in downtown Los Angeles.  While relying on an arsenal of weaponry to escape an infestation of zombies is a conventional enough premise for a first-person cooperative horror title, the game's dynamic AI promises to [...]

Team Fortress 2 might just be the best multiplayer game to come out all year. After many hours of playing, I've noticed that some people need a bit of guidance.  While I'd love nothing better than to spend all my playing time typing out helpful hints in teamchat I doubt my teammates would appreciate [...]

I was one of those people who scoffed when I found out Valve was planning on making Team Fortress 2.  Back when Team Fortress 2 was just a bunch of ideas and TFC servers were almost always full, news was that Valve wanted to make the game more serious.  That got me worried because [...]

Here are some new screenshots of Half-Life 2: The Orange Box. The console version of Half-Life 2 comes with episodes one & two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal.
 
More screens like the one above past the jump.