F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin Using SteamWorks

Retail boxes of F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin have been hitting store shelves this weekend to allow consumers to pre-order the game and prepare for its release this coming February. Surprisingly, the boxes indicate that the game will use Valve’s SteamWorks feature, and a Steam account will be required to activate retail copies of the game. At […]

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 Sales Looking Good

Relic Entertainment’s upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 has gone gold. Publisher THQ announced the high sales today. With the game to be released in mid-February, that’s pretty good going. Of course, Steam users will be playing the multiplayer beta very soon as an exclusive release. More details about the game can be found […]

Steamfriends Game/Mod of the Year Awards

And what a year it was. It’s hard to deny that 2008 was a big year for Valve and their good old Steam, starting with new Team Fortress 2 downloadables and the release of Steamworks, and culminating with Left 4 Dead and a partnership with EA. Of course, 2008 wouldn’t be complete without Steamfriends dishing out […]

Rumour: Spore & WarHammer Online Coming To Steam

There is a rumour doing the rounds at the moment that Spore & WarHammer Online may be coming to Steam. Image files found on the Steam website along with the presence of “Spore: Creepy and Cute Parts Pack” and “Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning” entries in the Steam Community games list for certain members on […]

The Scout, the Heavy and Princess Peach in Left 4 Dead

Well, not literally speaking, but you might be surprised to know that their voices are definitely there! After a voice actor hunt on IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, it has emerged that many of the voice acting stars in Left 4 Dead have had some interesting work in the past. While a couple of the […]