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Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2: The Movie are set to pop wheelies on Steam on June 24, and the sequel port will come with additional Minecraft and Team Fortress 2-themed goodies. You'll be able to play as the Team Fortress 2 cast - don't tell Joe you're racing without him! - and Minecraft Guy, plus pull from a whole suite of Minecraft items, objects and environments in the level editor.

Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2: The Movie on Steam both benefit from Big Picture mode and will incorporate Steam Workshop into their level editors. Keyboard and mouse controls, as well as game pads, are also supported.

Gallery: Joe Danger 2 PC (Team Fortress 2 and Minecraft Costumes)

JoystiqBuild Minecraft levels, select Team Fortress 2 guys in Joe Danger 2 PC originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hello-gamesjoe-dangerjoe-danger-2-the-moviejoe-danger-the-movieminecraftmojangpcsteamteam-fortress-2valveWed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam weekly deals: Quantum Conundrum, Anodyne and more]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/19/steam-weekly-deals-quantum-conundrum-anodyne-and-more/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/19/steam-weekly-deals-quantum-conundrum-anodyne-and-more/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/19/steam-weekly-deals-quantum-conundrum-anodyne-and-more/#comments This week's Steam deals are headlined by ex-Valver Kim Swift's first-person puzzle game, Quantum Conundrum, available for $4.50 until June 24 at 10AM PT. Anodyne, a 16-bit adventure game from Sean Hogan and Jonathan Kittika, is also on offer, discounted to $5 for the week.

Worms developer Team17's arcade shooter Alien Breed Impact, an expanded version of Alien Breed Evolution, is also $5 for this promotion; physics-based puzzler Obulis is down to $1.25 and manic side-scrolling shooter Ares: Extinction Agenda is $2.50.

JoystiqSteam weekly deals: Quantum Conundrum, Anodyne and more originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you want to see the file for yourself, you'll need to be running the beta version of Steam - go into Steam settings and opt in, then restart the client. Then, you'll need to head into your public folder and open the "steamui_english" file in a text editor like Notepad. Final step: crack open a cold soda, sit back and feel good about being a computer genius.

JoystiqRumor: Steam beta update file suggests game sharing is coming originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>game-sharingmacpcsteamsteam-betavalveWed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Dota 2 to launch before August 7, ahead of The International]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/17/dota-2-to-launch-before-august-7-ahead-of-the-international/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/17/dota-2-to-launch-before-august-7-ahead-of-the-international/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/17/dota-2-to-launch-before-august-7-ahead-of-the-international/#commentsDota 2 launches this summer, before International Dota 2 is due to launch this summer in its full form throughout North America and Europe, Valve's VP of Marketing Doug Lombardi tells Gamespot. It will hit before this year's The International championship, which runs August 7 - 11 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Washington. This is the third installment of Dota 2's The International tournament, which offers a prize of $1 million for the Dota 2 team that proves it's the best in the world.

Dota 2 entered beta in 2011, and nearly anyone can now purchase an early access key and start playing immediately. The early access key costs $30 and adds some downloadable goodies, though Dota 2 is a free-to-play game and it should live up to that descriptor when it goes live sometime before August.

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In Outlast, you play a reporter who brings a video camera to an old abandoned asylum, in search of a story. The game is seen through your digital camera's lens, both as you wander through the empty hallways and when you flip on the terrifying black-and-white night vision filter.

Through the eyes of that camera, the whole game looks like a recovered snuff film of sorts, where you serve as both cameraman and victim. The motion and style of the game are both realistic, and sometimes (or often, depending on your tolerance for such things) disturbingly so. The camera's digital artifacts and heads-up display help sell the excellent graphics, and the whole experience found my scaredy-cat brain constantly having to remind myself that what I was seeing wasn't real.

Gallery: Outlast (E3 2013)

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JoystiqOutlast carries a camera into the dark on PS4 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3-2013indieoutlastpcphilippe-morinplaystationps4red-barrelsteamvalveWed, 12 Jun 2013 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam free-play weekend: Civilization 5, Saints Row: The Third]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/07/steam-free-play-weekend-civilization-5-saints-row-the-third/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/07/steam-free-play-weekend-civilization-5-saints-row-the-third/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/07/steam-free-play-weekend-civilization-5-saints-row-the-third/#comments Civilization 5 and Saints Row: The Third are free to play on Steam, starting now and concluding on Sunday, June 9 at 1 p.m. PT. Both games are on sale for 75 percent off, bringing Saints Row: The Third to $10 and Civilization 5 to $7.50. All accompanying DLC is also on sale.

Civilization 5, which launched in 2010, is set to receive the Brave New World expansion in July, introducing new civilizations and mechanics to Firaxis' flagship series. Saints Row 4, meanwhile, is due on August 20 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. An elaborate special edition, which includes a dubstep gun, was announced yesterday.

JoystiqSteam free-play weekend: Civilization 5, Saints Row: The Third originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>civilization-5firaxisFiraxis-Gamesfree-play-weekendmacpcsaints-row-the-thirdsteamvalvevolitionvolition-incFri, 07 Jun 2013 00:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Free Portal 2 In Motion co-op DLC out today on PlayStation 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/06/free-portal-2-in-motion-co-op-dlc-out-today-on-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/06/free-portal-2-in-motion-co-op-dlc-out-today-on-playstation-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/06/free-portal-2-in-motion-co-op-dlc-out-today-on-playstation-3/#comments
The PlayStation Move-powered "In Motion" expansion for Portal 2 received a free batch of DLC today on the PlayStation 3, developer Sixense Studios announced. In Motion owners can immediately access the new content by installing a patch released today on the PlayStation Network.

Sixense's "Non-Emotional Manipulation" DLC adds a co-op campaign to In Motion, allowing two players (using two PlayStation Move controllers) to team up in split-screen or online cooperative modes. Cross-play with PC players via the Portal 2 MotionPack is also supported. A patch released last year added PlayStation Move support to Portal 2's core campaign and co-op levels, though Move-specific gameplay mechanics such as Portal Surfing and Scaling are exclusive to Sixense's expansion.

Both Portal 2 and the In Motion expansion are currently on sale for 20 percent off in the PlayStation Store. PlayStation Plus members get an additional 40 percent discount off the sale price.

JoystiqFree Portal 2 In Motion co-op DLC out today on PlayStation 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After securing a publisher for its first-person shooter Paranautical Activity, indie developer Code Avarice claims that it has been blocked from a direct Steam release due to a conflict with a previously launched Steam Greenlight campaign.

Code Avarice submitted Paranautical Activity to Steam Greenlight in August last year, and later entered talks with Adult Swim Games to assist with promotion and publishing. Code Avarice's Mike Maulbeck claims that Adult Swim's recent attempt to directly publish the game through Steam was turned down because Valve "didn't want to send the message that indies can seek out publishers to bypass Steam Greenlight."

Maulbeck elaborates in the interview above, saying, "We just assumed that we would need Greenlight because everybody has to go through Greenlight now."

Maulbeck continues: "Now we're just dead in the water. We've got a Greenlight campaign that we haven't touched in months, and we have to resurrect it from the ashes, because that's our only option at this point.

"We can totally back out [of Adult Swim's publishing agreement] now if we want to," Maulbeck said. "We haven't officially decided if we want to go with them, but the fact that we have to get onto Steam [ourselves] is a real bummer."

Addressing the situation, Valve's Doug Lombardi told Gamasutra, "We review Greenlight votes, reviews, and a variety of factors in the Greenlight process. However our message to indies regarding publishers is do it for your own reasons, but do not split your royalties with a publisher expecting an automatic 'Yes' on Greenlight."

JoystiqParanautical Activity allegedly blocked from Steam release due to Greenlight conflict originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 31 May 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>code-avariceindieparanautical-activitypcsteamsteam-greenlightvalveFri, 31 May 2013 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Oculus Rift team taps ex-Valver Tom Forsyth, scientist Steve Lavalle]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/28/oculus-rift-team-taps-ex-valver-tom-forsyth-scientist-steve-lav/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/28/oculus-rift-team-taps-ex-valver-tom-forsyth-scientist-steve-lav/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/28/oculus-rift-team-taps-ex-valver-tom-forsyth-scientist-steve-lav/#commentsOculus Rift team taps exValver Tom Forsyth, scientist Steve Lavalle The Oculus Rift team has enlisted the aid of two more individuals: Tom Forsyth, who made a name for himself while working at Valve as a software engineer and on Team Fortress 2; and Steve Lavalle, a robotics scientist from the University of Illinois who has collaborated with Oculus since last September.

Forsyth joins Oculus to improve the company's Rift SDK (software development kit) and work on "a few top-secret VR R&D projects." Lasalle is the new full-time principal scientist at Oculus, charged with tackling issues surrounding sensor fusion, magnetic drift correction and kinematic modeling.

The Oculus Rift is a Kickstarter-funded personal virtual reality headset. The first Oculus Rift developer units shipped back in March, and will be followed by retail units at an undetermined point in the future. Our own bespectacled Jordan Mallory recently wrote about using the Rift on top of some spectacles.

JoystiqOculus Rift team taps ex-Valver Tom Forsyth, scientist Steve Lavalle originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 28 May 2013 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>macoculusoculus-riftoculus-vrpcsteve-lavalletom-forsythvalvevirtual-realityTue, 28 May 2013 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Counter-Strike: GO lets community police itself with Overwatch]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/27/counter-strike-go-lets-community-police-itself-with-overwatch/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/27/counter-strike-go-lets-community-police-itself-with-overwatch/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/27/counter-strike-go-lets-community-police-itself-with-overwatch/#commentsCounterStrike GO lets community police itself with Overwatch Valve has introduced a new community discipline program for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that it calls "Overwatch," designed to let players govern themselves when it comes to problem behavior.

Overwatch will deputize some players as "investigators" (based on stats like wins and hours played), who are then given a replay of a match from a reported player, and asked to rule on whether "the suspect" was cheating, griefing, or if there's "insufficient evidence" to rule. Once a collective verdict is reached, Valve will then determine if a ban needs to be given, and investigators will be rewarded if their judgments all agree.

The process sounds very much like League of Legends' Tribunal program, which Riot Games has been using recently to try and cure that game of toxic player behavior. Valve says the system is currently in beta, and that it will be adding test cases to make sure the program works correctly. Eventually, however, the plan is to make Overwatch completely driven by the community.

JoystiqCounter-Strike: GO lets community police itself with Overwatch originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 May 2013 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The action-adventure RPG from Humble Heart made its debut on Xbox Live Arcade back in August as part of the Summer of Arcade promotion. Despite how vast Dust: An Elysian Tail is, it's actually missing a third of its intended story, which was cut due to the months of extra time it would've taken to finalize the larger vision. Even with the omitted content, Dust: An Elysian Tail turned out to be a fine game.

JoystiqPSA: Dust: An Elysian Tail explores Steam today originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Defiance on sale, free to play on Steam this weekend
Defiance, Trion World's transmedia MMO made in conjunction with SyFy, is offering a free chunk of to players on Steam this weekend. The trial will be paired with 30 percent discount of the full game, bringing it down to $42 for the standard edition.

If you're more interested in the television show, SyFy will air all six previously seen episodes on Monday night, starting at 4 p.m. local time and running until 11 p.m. SyFy's website will also be streaming episodes and offering a mid-season recap for those looking to catch up in as little time as possible. The show was recently cleared for a second season.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>defiancefree-to-playpcsalesteamsyfytransmediatriontrion-worldsvalveFri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Engadget goes hands-on with ex-Valve engineer's AR glasses]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/engadget-goes-hands-on-with-ex-valve-engineers-ar-glasses/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/engadget-goes-hands-on-with-ex-valve-engineers-ar-glasses/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/19/engadget-goes-hands-on-with-ex-valve-engineers-ar-glasses/#comments
When Valve let up to 25 hardware development staff go in February, Jeri Ellsworth was one of them, and she was working on a pair of 3D augmented-reality glasses at the time called Cast AR. Ellsworth continued work on them with her new company, Technical Illusions, and recently let our friends at Engadget take them out for a spin at the Maker Faire 2013 event in San Mateo, CA.

Cast AR is described as a "projected augmented reality system" on the company's site. Ellsworth said she plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign later in the year to fund the project, with the goal of each kit adding up to less than $200 for buyers. The site notes plans to include a development kit with each pair.

JoystiqEngadget goes hands-on with ex-Valve engineer's AR glasses originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>augmented-realitycast-arhands-onjeri-ellsworthmakers-faire-2013technical-illusionsvalveSun, 19 May 2013 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Team Fortress 2 'Robotic Boogaloo' update tangos with Steam]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/team-fortress-2-robotic-boogaloo-update-tangos-with-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/team-fortress-2-robotic-boogaloo-update-tangos-with-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/17/team-fortress-2-robotic-boogaloo-update-tangos-with-steam/#comments
The first community-created updated for Team Fortress 2 has rolled out: 'Robotic Boogaloo.' Continuing the robot theme of previous Team Fortress 2 updates, Robotic Boogaloo adds 57 new artisanal hats, helmets, bonnets, turbans, crowns, toppers and other headgear - all created by the community.

Robotic Boogaloo isn't all hats but, naturally, it's mostly hats. Each new Team Fortress 2 item can be found within RoboCrates - rare drops after June 3 - that can be opened with a key from the Mann Co. store, each costing $2.50. The revenue from these items will then be shared amongst all creators responsible for Robotic Boogaloo content.

JoystiqTeam Fortress 2 'Robotic Boogaloo' update tangos with Steam originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 17 May 2013 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>communitymacpcrobotic-boogaloosteamTeam-Fortress-2updatevalveFri, 17 May 2013 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam: Borderlands 2 for $13.59, Mass Effect 1 and 2 for $10, CS:GO F2P weekend]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/16/steam-borderlands-2-for-13-59-mass-effect-1-and-2-for-10-cs/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/16/steam-borderlands-2-for-13-59-mass-effect-1-and-2-for-10-cs/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/16/steam-borderlands-2-for-13-59-mass-effect-1-and-2-for-10-cs/#comments "Hear ye, hear ye," the Newellville town crier bellowed out across the crowded, bustling market. "It is by royal decree, that for the 24 hours proceeding forthwith, respectable denizens of His Highness' Great Sovereign Nation of Valve may acquire the first two entries in the Mass Effect series of merrymaking programmes for $9.99."

"Ad interim," the crier continued, "patrons may avail themselves of substantial discounts on select digital comestibles found within the Royal Steam Marketplace, making it possible to obtain a single issuance of Borderlands 2 for $13.59, or four for $40.79, until May 20. In addition, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be free for interested parties through 1 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday. Should customers enjoy the experience, a 50 percent abatement will be applied to the purchase price."

JoystiqSteam: Borderlands 2 for $13.59, Mass Effect 1 and 2 for $10, CS:GO F2P weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>borderlands-2counter-strike-global-offensivemacmass-effectmass-effect-2pcsalesteamvalveThu, 16 May 2013 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam Trading Cards enter beta]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/15/steam-trading-cards-enter-beta/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/15/steam-trading-cards-enter-beta/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/15/steam-trading-cards-enter-beta/#commentsSteam Trading Cards enter beta Steam Trading Cards are the next 10-gallon hats from Valve. If you understand that line, then the rest of this story will make sense to you. If not, then you have every right to scratch your head and ask "Why?" to everything that follows.

In beta starting today, Steam Trading Cards allow users to earn Steam rewards for playing games. The current line-up of participating games is Don't Starve, Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, Portal 2 and Half-Life 2. Users will earn game-specific trading cards that can be collected to earn "game badges, profile backgrounds, emoticons, coupons, and more."

Here's the simplest way we understand it: Create trading Card sets > craft badges > get prizes listed above. There's more details on the Steam Trading Card site.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dont-starvepcsteam-trading-cardsvalveWed, 15 May 2013 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Finally, those Maroon 5 songs you wanted are available in Rocksmith]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/finally-those-maroon-5-songs-you-wanted-are-available-in-rocksm/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/finally-those-maroon-5-songs-you-wanted-are-available-in-rocksm/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/14/finally-those-maroon-5-songs-you-wanted-are-available-in-rocksm/#commentsFinally those Maroon 5 songs you wanted are in Rocksmith on Steam Just in case the thing that prevented you from buying Rocksmith on Steam was the lack of Maroon 5 songs, we'll just remove that musical obstacle for you right here and now. Valve reports that "Misery," "She Will Be Loved," and "Harder to Breathe" have all been added to the game.

You can buy each song for $2.99, or pick them all up together for $7.99. Once purchased, you can play through the songs with a standard electric or bass guitar, and each song also adds a new authentic tone to play with on the game's Amp mode. Sweet Maroon 5-style haircuts are, unfortunately, sold separately.

JoystiqFinally, those Maroon 5 songs you wanted are available in Rocksmith originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 14 May 2013 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oculus Rift owner and YouTuber Vaecon recorded a 15-minute session of Half-Life 2 on Oculus Rift, and the entire experience can be summed up in a few words, spoken less than two minutes into his gameplay demo: "Whoa. This is really cool."

Valve launched official support for Half-Life 2 on the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, in beta form, on Friday. Valve programmer Joe Ludwig cautioned that this beta was "a bit more raw" than Team Fortress 2's Oculus Rift prowess, noting HUD and UI issues.

Vaecon sported some anti-motion-sickness bands during his Half-Life 2 session, since previous games on the system left him woozy. Whether because of the bands or the game itself, Half-Life 2 on Oculus Rift didn't appear to affect Vaecon's stomach.

"This is the perfect scene to show on the Oculus because there's a lot of action, jumping and - oh, I feel like I'm swimming," he said.

JoystiqHalf-Life 2 on the Oculus Rift looks like double the trouble, fun originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 May 2013 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Half-Life-2HL2oculus-riftpcvalveVirtual-RealitySun, 12 May 2013 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Half-Life 2 gets official Oculus Rift support]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/10/half-life-2-gets-official-oculus-rift-support/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/10/half-life-2-gets-official-oculus-rift-support/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/10/half-life-2-gets-official-oculus-rift-support/#commentsHalfLife 2 gets official Oculus Rift support Valve has updated Half-Life 2 with Oculus Rift compatibility, Valve programmer Joe Ludwig announced on the device's developer forums. "We just shipped a beta for Half-Life 2 that includes Oculus Rift support," Ludwig writes. "To get it, open the properties for HL2 in Steam, set your command line to '-vr,' and opt-in to the SteamPipe beta. This should ship to everybody in a few weeks."

Ludwig also cautions that Half-Life 2's Oculus Rift support is "a bit more raw" than the implementation found in Valve's other provisionally Rift-supporting game, Team Fortress 2. Specifically, he mentions slight UI issues and acknowledges that the game's HUD is difficult to read, and encourages developers to let Valve know of any issues they encounter while charging around City 17.

In other Half-Life 2 news, a Linux version of the game has been released as a beta - the client can be downloaded from your Steam Library like other Steam Play-enabled titles. Well, assuming you own Half-Life 2, of course. It's not that beta.

[Thanks, Rasmus!]

JoystiqHalf-Life 2 gets official Oculus Rift support originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 May 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betaexperimentalHalf-Life-2HL2oculus-riftofficialpcValvevitual-realityVRFri, 10 May 2013 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam Greenlight pulls in 2 million voters, has a chat with its indies]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/09/steam-greenlight-pulls-in-2-million-voters-has-a-chat-with-its/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/09/steam-greenlight-pulls-in-2-million-voters-has-a-chat-with-its/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/09/steam-greenlight-pulls-in-2-million-voters-has-a-chat-with-its/#commentsSteam Greenlight pulls in 2 million voters, has a chat with its indies Getting accepted through Steam's community-voting service, Greenlight, is an ongoing, complex project for many indie developers - and for Steam itself. Valve hosted a chat with Greenlight developers this week to discuss concerns, suggestions and propose what Greenlight may look like in the future.

Valve is "actively looking into" releasing the Steamworks API so developers can prepare their games prior to being Greenlit, though it has no timeframe to make that public. Currently all games go to the same Greenlight, but Valve said it would discuss the idea of separating the service by "games that are ready to go" and "games that are in development."

On May 1, Valve Greenlit a mini batch of games, and this system will most likely be the new standard, the team said: "Unfortunately, we have limited resources at the moment, so we cannot ship every game that we want. We're working toward having an open platform that Gabe has talked about, but we're not there yet."

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JoystiqSteam Greenlight pulls in 2 million voters, has a chat with its indies originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 May 2013 20:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crowdsourcinggreenlightIndieLinuxmacpcSTEAMsteam-greenlightvalveThu, 09 May 2013 20:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Valve measures sweat during Left 4 Dead play]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-measures-players-sweat-when-they-play-left-4-dead/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-measures-players-sweat-when-they-play-left-4-dead/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-measures-players-sweat-when-they-play-left-4-dead/#commentsValve measures players' sweat when they play Left 4 Dead Valve tinkers with a lot of things - whatever it feels like, mostly - but has a particular interest in biometrics and direct player feedback within games. At the Neurogaming Conference last week, Valve Experimental Psychologist (seriously, whatever if feels like) Mike Ambinder described a few tests he'd recently run, as reported by Venture Beat.

In one test, Valve measured how much players sweat while playing Left 4 Dead, as correlated to their levels of arousal - just as Valve boss Gabe Newell specified back in March, concerning biometrics in the Steam Box. Another experiment gave players four minutes to shoot 100 enemies, and the game would move more quickly as the player showed signs of nervousness.

Valve also created a successful version of Portal 2 controlled with players' eyeballs, but it was necessary to separate aiming and viewpoint - where your eyes are looking and where your head is facing - for that to work properly.

The Steam Box will host some sort of biometric scheme, Newell said in that March interview.

"What we've found is you can directly measure player state and it turns out to be very useful," Newell said. "You need to be able to directly measure how aroused the player is, what their heart rate is, things like that, in order to continue to offer them a new experience each time they play."

JoystiqValve measures sweat during Left 4 Dead play originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 May 2013 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>biometricbiometricsL4DLeft-4-Deadmacmicrosoftpcplaystationps3STEAMvalvexboxTue, 07 May 2013 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Dota 2 introduces 'Interactive Compendium' tournament companion]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/dota-2-introduces-interactive-compendium-tournament-companion/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/dota-2-introduces-interactive-compendium-tournament-companion/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/dota-2-introduces-interactive-compendium-tournament-companion/#commentsDota 2 introduces 'Interactive Compendium' tournament companion Valve has supplemented its upcoming "The International" Dota 2 tournament with a new virtual book, the "International 2013 Interactive Compendium." Available for $10 on the official Dota 2 shop, the Interactive Compendium will deliver news on the tournament and allow players to vote on tournament-related matters, such as post-tournament competitor awards.

The Interactive Compendium also unlocks "special virtual item drops throughout the tournament," according to Valve, in addition to matchmaking tournament-minded players and letting folks make predictions on tournament match outcomes. Once the August 7 event has come to a close, players will be able to read each other's Compendiums to see how accurate those predictions ended up being.

JoystiqDota 2 introduces 'Interactive Compendium' tournament companion originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 May 2013 22:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dota-2esportsInteractive-Compendiumpcthe-internationalthe-international-2013valveTue, 07 May 2013 22:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Valve now selling a Balloonicorn plushie, with in-game code]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-now-selling-a-balloonicorn-plushie-with-in-game-code/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-now-selling-a-balloonicorn-plushie-with-in-game-code/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-now-selling-a-balloonicorn-plushie-with-in-game-code/#commentsValve now selling a Balloonicorn plushie You can now buy a Balloonicorn Plushie straight from Valve's official Team Fortress 2 store. The cute pink union of a balloon and a unicorn is 14.5 inches from horntip to tail and comes with a code for a genuine Balloonicorn in-game item, for $24.99.

The Balloonicorn serves as the "Municipal Ombudsman" of Pyroland, which is the cute and creepy world as seen through the Pyro's eyes. Like the best things in life, it's adorable yet horrifying.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>balloonicorncollectiblefunmeet-the-pyropcplushieTeam-Fortress-2toyvalveTue, 07 May 2013 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Valve weekly deals: The Bridge, Special Forces: Team X, more]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-weekly-deals-the-bridge-special-forces-team-x-more/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-weekly-deals-the-bridge-special-forces-team-x-more/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/07/valve-weekly-deals-the-bridge-special-forces-team-x-more/#commentsValve weekly deals The Bridge, other stuff Today through May 13 at 10 a.m. PT, grab the following games for up to 75 percent off their standard asking prices: Avencast: Rise of the Mage, Ankh: Heart of Osiris, Ankh: Battle of the Gods, Jack Keane, Trainz Simulator 12, The Bridge, Blue Toad Murder Files and Special Forces: Team X.

We're particularly tickled to see The Bridge, an indie puzzler with M.C. Escher twists (literally) on this list, available for 33 percent off, or $10. Special Forces: Team X is also notable this week for its permanent price drop to $10 following this sale, which puts the game at $5 - that's a 67 percent discount from its current price of $15. But don't worry about the math and take a look at the Steam sale games right here.

JoystiqValve weekly deals: The Bridge, Special Forces: Team X, more originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 May 2013 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>macpcsalespecial-forces-team-xSTEAMThe-BridgevalveTue, 07 May 2013 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Source Filmmaker strikes again with fan-created Futurama fun times]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/05/source-filmmaker-strikes-again-with-fan-created-futurama-fun-tim/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/05/source-filmmaker-strikes-again-with-fan-created-futurama-fun-tim/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/05/source-filmmaker-strikes-again-with-fan-created-futurama-fun-tim/#comments

Stop us if you've seen this one before. YouTuber MisterMulluc took the song from "Hell is Other Robots," the ninth episode ever of Futurama, and gave it a Source Filmmaker twist. Mr. MisterMulluc has some serious skills, even one week after the video was posted.

JoystiqSource Filmmaker strikes again with fan-created Futurama fun times originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 05 May 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>futuramamacpcrobot-hellsfmsource-filmmakerTeam-Fortress-2tf2valveSun, 05 May 2013 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Left 4 Dead 2 Linux beta is live]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/04/left-4-dead-2-linux-beta-is-live/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/04/left-4-dead-2-linux-beta-is-live/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/04/left-4-dead-2-linux-beta-is-live/#commentsLeft 4 Dead 2 Linux beta now live Valve has announced a beta build of Left 4 Dead 2 for Linux is now live. Left 4 Dead 2 owners should see a special beta version of the game in their Steam library; if not, a client reboot is required.

The Linux beta offers access to the Extended Mutation System, authoring tools and dedicated servers - on par with what's been available to PC and Mac versions of the title. This latest beta build also offers updates for Windows and Mac users, plus cross-play between all three platforms.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betaL4D2Left-4-Dead-2left-4-dead-2-betalinuxsteamsteam-for-linuxsteam-linuxvalveSat, 04 May 2013 02:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam deals: Stealth Bastard, Closure, Snapshot, more this week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/steam-deals-stealth-bastard-closure-snapshot-more-this-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/steam-deals-stealth-bastard-closure-snapshot-more-this-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/30/steam-deals-stealth-bastard-closure-snapshot-more-this-week/#comments This week, Steam is discounting a dozen different indie games. Stealth Bastard Deluxe, a fast-paced 2D stealth game from Curve Studios, is a tempting $4.99. Closure, the dark platformer from Eyebrow Interactive, is a mere $3.39 - definitely worth the pittance. Snapshot is also $3.39, a puzzle platformer from Kyle Pulver built upon an inventive photography mechanic.

Retrovirus is half-off at $10, a shooter where players guide a ship through a computer system to eradicate a virus. Turret-based strategy game Sol Survivor is next on the list, down to $2.49 for the remainder of the sale. Spark Unlimited's Legendary, a shooter based on the Pandora's Box myth, joins the sale soiree for $1.24; Nikopal: Secrets of the Immortals is also $1.24, a 3D adventure game set in France during the year 2023. BC Kings, also $1.24, is s a strategy game set in the stone age.

The final three games rounding out the list are: Puzzle Kingdoms for $3.74, a game from the creators of Puzzle Quest in very much the same vein; 4 Elements, a color-matching game from Playrix Entertainment set in a fantasy world, for $2; and Cave Story+ for $4.99, Nicalis' port of Daisuke Amaya's lauded platform-adventure game. All of these games are on sale until May 6 at 10am PT.

JoystiqSteam deals: Stealth Bastard, Closure, Snapshot, more this week originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cave-storyclosurelegendarymacpcsnapshotsol-survivorstealth-bastardstealth-bastard-deluxestealth-bastard-tactical-espionage-arseholesteamvalveTue, 30 Apr 2013 15:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map makers rewarded with cash in Operation Payback]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/counter-strike-global-offensive-map-makers-rewarded-with-cash-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/counter-strike-global-offensive-map-makers-rewarded-with-cash-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/counter-strike-global-offensive-map-makers-rewarded-with-cash-i/#comments CounterStrike Global Offensive map makers rewarded cash in Operation Payback
Operation Payback is a new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive promotion from Valve to compensate prominent map makers, running from now until July 31 on Steam. Seven of the top-voted maps are gathered here, playable on dedicated servers through the purchase of a pass on sale now for $3, normally $6.

Purchasing a pass not only gives you access to these maps on official servers, it also allows you to drag your friends without passes along into Operation Payback matches. Or you can simply leave them to their Super Mareo Bruhs.

We're not sure how the revenue-sharing aspect of Operation Payback breaks down, so we've inquired with Valve for the necessary info. Valve says Operation Payback is the first in "an ongoing series of limited-time updates."

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JoystiqCounter-Strike: Global Offensive map makers rewarded with cash in Operation Payback originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>communitycounter-strike-global-offensivemacoperation-paybackpcsteamvalveFri, 26 Apr 2013 18:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Dota 2's The International tournament will return August 7]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/dota-2s-the-international-tournament-will-return-august-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/dota-2s-the-international-tournament-will-return-august-7/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/26/dota-2s-the-international-tournament-will-return-august-7/#comments Dota 2's The International tournament will return August 7The Dota 2 tournament called "The International" is set to return for a third round this year, with two different qualifiers leading up to a championship on August 7. The West Qualifier will run May 13-19, and be hosted by eSports outfit GDStudio, and the East Qualifier, hosted by BeyondtheSummit, will go from May 20-26.

Those two qualifier winners will be joined by last year's winners from Invictus Gaming, twelve other contenders, and a special Wild Card contender, to be determined from the qualifier runner-ups right before the final showdown.

The contest itself will take place at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA, and all of the matches will be broadcast online to watch for free. No official prizes have been announced yet, but traditionally The International boasts a $1 million payout for the winner, so the stakes will undoubtedly be high.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>augustcontestdota-2invictus-gamingpcqualifiersseattlethe-internationaltournamentvalvewinnersFri, 26 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA[This is what playing TF2 with an Oculus Rift and an omni-directional treadmill looks like]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/this-is-what-playing-tf2-with-an-oculus-rift-and-an-omni-directi/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/this-is-what-playing-tf2-with-an-oculus-rift-and-an-omni-directi/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/20/this-is-what-playing-tf2-with-an-oculus-rift-and-an-omni-directi/#comments
In order to demonstrate the functionality of its "Omni" prototype treadmill, which the company calls a "natural motion interface for virtual reality applications," technology start-up Virtuix has released the above video of the contraption being used in conjunction with an Oculus Rift and Team Fortress 2.

The setup essentially works like this: The Oculus Rift handles head tracking and display duties, while a Kinect tracks how the player walks/runs on the the Omni, and then converts that input into in-game commands. The Kinect is an in-development solution, however, and Virtuix says the Omni will include its own sensor when/if it ships to consumers.

The company plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign in May, with final production units costing somewhere between $400 and $600, sans shipping. A second example video, this time showing a better look at a prototype of the device while in use, has been tucked away beyond the veil.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Oculus-RiftOmniomni-directional-treadmillOmni-VirtuixpcTeam-Fortress-2Valvevirtual-realityVirtuixVRSat, 20 Apr 2013 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Thirty minutes of Team Fortress 2 in virtual reality caught on camera]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/08/thirty-minutes-of-team-fortress-2-in-virtual-reality-caught-on-c/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/08/thirty-minutes-of-team-fortress-2-in-virtual-reality-caught-on-c/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/08/thirty-minutes-of-team-fortress-2-in-virtual-reality-caught-on-c/#comments

The team at Tested got a chance play around with Team Fortress 2 using the upcoming Oculus Rift headset, and they recorded half an hour of gameplay for us to virtually enjoy. Not "virtually" as in we'll "almost" enjoy it, but "virtually" as in "virtual reality"-based enjoyment. Just watch the video.

Kickstarter backers should receive their Oculus Rift dev kits by mid-April, with pre-orders hitting a little later in the month. For those expecting a kit, check out Valve's list of handy tricks for setting up VR in TF2.

JoystiqThirty minutes of Team Fortress 2 in virtual reality caught on camera originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>oculus-riftpcTeam-Fortress-2TestedvalveVirtual-RealityvrMon, 08 Apr 2013 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Portal 2's Atlas and P-Body get fresh, filthy coats of paint from ThreeA]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/07/portal-2s-atlus-and-p-body-get-fresh-filthy-coats-of-paint-fro/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/07/portal-2s-atlus-and-p-body-get-fresh-filthy-coats-of-paint-fro/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/07/portal-2s-atlus-and-p-body-get-fresh-filthy-coats-of-paint-fro/#comments Check out ThreeA's Portal 2 and Lost Planet figuresPortal 2's multiplayer pawns, Atlas and P-Body, have seen some tough times and even tougher test chambers, as highlighted by ThreeA Toys' latest figurines. ThreeA revealed the prototypes for Atlus and P-Body last year, as smooth, gray statuettes. Now, the figures have a dinged-up coat of paint and classy lens details, along with a pair of Portal guns, and they're looking fly.

ThreeA showed off the new prototypes during an event in Taiwan, as spotted and photographed by Tomopop. It's still unclear if Atlas and P-Body will include any LEDs or flashier add-ons, or when they'll be available for collectible consumption.

In other video game toy news, ThreeA announced a partnership with Capcom to make mecha figures straight out of Lost Planet. Check out Tomopop's gallery of the ThreeA show here.

JoystiqPortal 2's Atlas and P-Body get fresh, filthy coats of paint from ThreeA originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While we've seen the Left 4 Dead 2 gang holding their own in Resident Evil 6, we've yet to see Valve's side of this crossover event on PC. Above you can see the Napad in Left 4 Dead 2, a tank variant you can add to your game through Steam Workshop. The Napad is a fusion of infected corpses, all mashed together in some horrifying, Akira-like monstrosity.

The PC version of Resident Evil 6 launched on March 22. The Left 4 Dead 2 cast will be playable through a free update, available for download this Friday.

Gallery: Resident Evil 6 x Left 4 Dead 2 Crossover

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomcrossoverL4D2Left-4-Dead-2nepadpcresident-evil-6steamvalveThu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Watch Left 4 Dead 2's Ellis bust out the martial arts in Resident Evil 6]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/watch-left-4-dead-2s-ellis-bust-out-the-martial-arts-in-residen/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/watch-left-4-dead-2s-ellis-bust-out-the-martial-arts-in-residen/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/watch-left-4-dead-2s-ellis-bust-out-the-martial-arts-in-residen/#comments
Sure, you've written countless fan fiction about how Ellis learned martial arts during his summer in Tibet, before coming back home to work as a mechanic, but thanks to the Resident Evil 6 X Left 4 Dead 2 crossover, you can actually see his training in action.

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JoystiqWatch Left 4 Dead 2's Ellis bust out the martial arts in Resident Evil 6 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomleft-4-dead-2pcresident-evil-6valveFri, 22 Mar 2013 16:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam introduces 'Early Access:' Buy and play games still in development]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/20/steam-introduces-early-access-buy-and-play-games-still-in-dev/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/20/steam-introduces-early-access-buy-and-play-games-still-in-dev/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/20/steam-introduces-early-access-buy-and-play-games-still-in-dev/#comments Steam introduces 'Early Access' Buy and play games still in developmentValve's Steam platform has initiated a new "Early Access" program, which allows players to purchase and immediately begin playing select games that are still in development. The full list of titles currently available under the initiative include Arma 3 and StarForge, among others, though the selection will be increasing "over time," according to the new service's FAQ.

Mechanically, purchases through Early Access will function the same as buying a full, completed game, with the only difference being that, you know, the game isn't finished yet. Theoretically, free-to-play games could also become part of Early Access, in which case there would be no purchase price for participation in the pre-launch play time.

JoystiqSteam introduces 'Early Access:' Buy and play games still in development originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Arma-3Early-AccessmacpcStarForgeSteamValveWed, 20 Mar 2013 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Valve offers Team Fortress 2 'VR mode' tips and tricks]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/20/valve-offers-team-fortress-2-vr-mode-tips-and-tricks/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/20/valve-offers-team-fortress-2-vr-mode-tips-and-tricks/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/20/valve-offers-team-fortress-2-vr-mode-tips-and-tricks/#comments Team Fortress 2 turns on VR mode, not that you can use it yetIn anticipation of VR mode in Team Fortress 2, Valve has put together some resources on how to activate VR mode.

Before you boot up Team Fortress 2, hook up your Oculus Rift, add "-vr" to your command line options in Steam and you should be good to go. You can save shortcuts to your desktop with or without the modified command line for quick-launching in VR or vanilla modes.

You can find all of the above and more on Valve's Oculus Rift user guide. The Oculus Rift will have its first dev kits shipped this month; Kickstarter backers should expect theirs around mid-April. Pre-orders are currently open on the Oculus site, though these folks are last in line to receive their goggles sometime near the end of April.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>macoculus-riftpcsteamTeam-Fortress-2valvevirtual-realityvr-modeWed, 20 Mar 2013 04:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam weekly sales: Secret World, Lucius, Monday Night Combat]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/steam-weekly-sales-secret-world-lucius-monday-night-combat/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/steam-weekly-sales-secret-world-lucius-monday-night-combat/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/steam-weekly-sales-secret-world-lucius-monday-night-combat/#comments Steam weekly sales The Secret World, Lucius, Monday Night CombatSteam's week-long deals this time around are a mix of horror, action and doughuts, with up to 75 percent off of Grotesque Tactics 2: Dungeons and Donuts, Binary Domain, Cities XL Platinum, Lucius, Monday Night Combat, Disciples 3: Renaissance Steam Special Edition, Jagged Alliance 2 Gold and The Secret World.

The Secret World, a modern MMORPG from Funcom, is on sale for $22.50, down from $30. Indie horror fest Lucius is discounted 66 percent (fitting, really) to $8.50 and Monday Night Combat is half off, $2.50. Check out all the sales (and doughnuts) right here.

JoystiqSteam weekly sales: Secret World, Lucius, Monday Night Combat originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>binary-domaincities-xldisciples-3grotesque-tactics-2jagged-alliance-2luciusmacmonday-night-combatpcSTEAMthe-secret-worldvalveMon, 18 Mar 2013 19:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Valve experimented with VR in other games, Team Fortress 2 'obvious choice' for Oculus Rift]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/valve-experimented-vr-other-games-team-fortress-2-oculus-rift/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/valve-experimented-vr-other-games-team-fortress-2-oculus-rift/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/valve-experimented-vr-other-games-team-fortress-2-oculus-rift/#comments Valve revealed that Team Fortress 2 will be the official first game to support Oculus Rift's VR headset, something Valve programmer Joe Ludwig told Engadget was an "obvious choice" for Valve - not only because of the size of the community, but because of how rapidly Valve is updating the game, meaning the community is used to being sort of a test group for new concepts.

"Team Fortress was sort of the obvious choice for this," Ludwig said. "The Team Fortress community is large and healthy. There are millions of people playing TF every week, but they're also used to us shipping a lot of updates." Team Fortress 2 receives updates nearly on a weekly basis, but it's not uncommon for players to see multiple updates to the free-to-play shooter in one week.

Ludwig said Valve is currently experimenting with VR in its other games, but is hardly committing to anything beyond testing at this point. "We've played a bit in Left 4 Dead; we've played a bit in Half-Life 2. We haven't taken any of those other games to the point where they're anywhere close to being ready to be shipped; we've just sort of experimented with head tracking a little bit."

Valve chose to partner with Oculus as opposed to creating its own display simply because it made more sense to go that way - the two companies each had something the other wanted. "We've done a bunch of experiments with various bits of hardware, but we don't have a display that we can ship. Oculus is actually out there doing this, and so we're partnering with them because they have the hardware and we have the software and we can help each other out. And we can both learn a lot in the process."

"We don't know how strongly people will react to VR," Ludwig concluded. "We don't know how popular it will be, what people wanna see. It might be that we need to learn a lot more from TF before we move on to other titles. We just don't know what's gonna happen."

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Our pals at Engadget toured the Valve offices last week to check out virtual reality support in Team Fortress 2, something Valve programmer Joe Ludwig has been working on for quite a while now. Ludwig reveals that Team Fortress 2 will be Oculus Rift's first official game and that Valve will push a VR mode update to players "sometime within the next couple of weeks."

"This is a mode that everybody who has a Rift dev kit and access to Team Fortress 2 will be able to play, just on public and in the same servers that everybody else is playing in," Ludwig told Engadget. Initially, VR mode will be available to only Windows PC players - Mac OS X and Linux platforms are a possibility down the line, after Valve gets access to SDKs for those platforms. "We don't have a Mac or Linux SDK from Oculus quite yet, but once we get those, we'll get it ported over to those other platforms."

Ludwig will provide a talk on Valve's hurdles porting the free-to-play shooter over to virtual reality at GDC in San Francisco in two weeks. The Oculus Rift is an upcoming VR headset that was successfully funded through Kickstarter and ships to backers in April. Oculus Rift's 40 "pilot" dev kit prototypes will begin shipping this month and pre-orders are currently open through Oculus Rift's website.

JoystiqTeam Fortress 2 is Oculus Rift's first official game originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>joe-ludwigoculus-riftpcTeam-Fortress-2valvevirtual-realityvr-modeMon, 18 Mar 2013 13:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Resident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 cross over at 0 additional cost]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/resident-evil-6-and-left-4-dead-2-cross-over-at-0-additional-cos/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/resident-evil-6-and-left-4-dead-2-cross-over-at-0-additional-cos/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/15/resident-evil-6-and-left-4-dead-2-cross-over-at-0-additional-cos/#comments This spring, Left 4 Dead 2 characters, including the survivors and the Witch and Mini Tank infected, will make their way into Resident Evil 6's The Mercenaries No Mercy mode, while enemies from RE6 (Lepotitsa, Napad, and Ogroman) will appear in Left 4 Dead 2. Both crossovers occur in the PC version only.

RE6 owners will get to play the new content in that game starting April 5, while the L4D2 update will arrive in a more Valve Time-compliant "spring" release window. Both crossovers will be free to download for owners of either game.

There, now the stuff with the Xi3 computer is no longer the most baffling news to come out of Valve in the last month.

Gallery: Resident Evil 6 x Left 4 Dead 2 Crossover

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JoystiqResident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 cross over at 0 additional cost originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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