store.steampowered.com - 3/24/2009
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Suite of Services Expands With Customer Executable Generation (CEG), Support for DLC, Matchmaking, and More March 24, 2009 - Valve today announced a new set of advanced features delivered in Steamworks, a complete suite of publishing and development tools that are available free of charge to ...
hightechhardeware.com - 3/27/2009
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hightechhardeware.com —
Hello all you boys n girls greetings and
salutations from Kevboland been busier than a brownie baker...
at hempfest. In today's post we find Havoc and AMD teaming up to push Physics to the limits, Valve has an Uber hit with L4D, OCZ gets wet and Sapphire introduces a new MOBO; Enjoy. ...
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Valve Updates Steam To Make DRM Obsolete
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... them to install and access applications on multiple machines without install limits or draconian DRM such as SecuROM. Valve President Gabe Newell said, "Delivering this extension of services on Steamworks first anniversary, demonstrates our commitment to continually develop the platform to better serve the community working with these tools. As we roll out these features, we continue to look for new ways make PC games easier to create and better for customers to experience." The press release that was sent out on this was entitled "Steamworks makes DRM obsolete." This is an ...
Steam "makes DRM obsolete" ... with more DRM!
Hardware 2.0 —
... Steam claims to have made DRM obsolete … with more DRM! Valve today announced a new set of advanced features delivered in Steamworks, a complete suite of publishing and development tools that are available free of charge to developers and publishers worldwide. Headlining the new feature set is the Custom Executable Generation (CEG) technology that compliments the already existing anti-piracy solution offered in Steamworks. A customer friendly approach to anti-piracy, CEG makes unique copies of games for each user allowing them to access the application on multiple machines ...
Wednesday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... Windows 7 - Federating Windows Search with enterprise data sources Microsoft's TechNet Magazine - April 2009 Rage3D on Windows 7 and GPU drivers : Vista redux or smooth sailing? Phoronix on benchmarking the Linux 2.6.24 through 2.6.29 kernels and reports Creative Labs continues to shaft Linux Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision driver 182.08 Realtek HD audio driver R2.19 ITreviewed on Zoho Writer 2.0 Gaming Steamworks makes DRM obsolete Steam news: Prince of Persia 50% off today only DailyTech reports new Xbox ...
Valve Offers Update to Steamworks, Hopes to Kill DRM
Overclockers Club news Feed —
... Valve has announced an update to their Steamworks suite of development tools that it hopes will make DRM a thing of the past. With the new Customer Executable Generation system, a unique key will be created each time a user installs a game on a computer. The games can be installed on multiple computers. Also included in the update is support for downloadable content. Developers will be able to release updates to their games through Steam, with the ability to release for free or charge a fee. The lobby system from Left 4 Dead will also be included to improve ...
Valve purports to make game DRM obsolete
The Tech Report: News —
... 9:39 AM on March 25, 2009 Digital rights management software for games could be a thing of the pastat least, if everybody used Steam for distribution. Valve says it has updated its Steamworks publishing and development suite with, among other things, a feature that purportedly "makes DRM obsolete." Here's the skinny straight from the ...
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Valve co-opts L4D2 boycott by giving leaders free trip to HQ
arstechnica.com 9/14/2009 —
When Left 4 Dead 2 was announced at E3 this year, PC fans reacted with horror and many felt almost betrayed. A sequel, already? Where were all the updates to the first game? Where was the free content? The backlash began ...
Left 4 Dead (PC)
gamingheaven.net 11/18/2008 — is the newest team based game from Valve which puts you and some buddies into the role of a group of people battling against hordes of mutant zombies with a simple goal ... to stay alive and hopefully escape. Is this a modern-day Valve classic or ...
Opening The Valve: The Gabe Newell Interview
g4tv.com 6/11/2009 — While the Valve faithful were probably expecting an update on what was happening with the third Episode of Half-Life 2 episodic content, or something about a Portal sequel, E3 2009 would prove not to be the place for that. A few days before E3 ...
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Left 4 Dead Preview
uk.pc.ign.com 3/5/2009 — March 5, 2009 - If the names Zoey, Francis, Bill, and Louis don't mean much to you, then you probably haven't played the exceptional shooter Left 4 Dead . But if they trigger memories of gunning down endless hordes of zombies and desperately fighting ...
Storming the Fortress
escapistmagazine.com 1/21/2009 — Can releasing a patch actually persuade new customers to purchase a game? If your game is Team Fortress 2 , it can. Nathan Meunier speaks with Valve's Robin Walker, co-creator of the original Team Fortress , about the game's ongoing development.
Left 4 Dead Review (PC)
ocmodshop.com 12/2/2008 — > Quick-Action Survival Horror Do you know how long I've been waiting for a game like this? A game where no matter how many times you play it you never know what is going to happen next? I tell you, as a lover of games I am excited. As a lover of ...
Why Valve don't make PS3 games
bit-tech.net 6/10/2009 — Valve have definitively explained why they aren't interested in making PlayStation 3 games and why other studios will always handle their ports.
Left 4 Dead System Requirements Updated
shacknews.com 10/22/2008 — 39 Comments | Oct 21, 2008 7:55pm CST Valve has issued a new set of system requirements for the PC version of its cooperative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead. While the list is nearly identical... Left 4 Dead Screenshots: Playable Zombies 31 Comments | ...
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