Jan 03
Steam was down, it wasn’t just you
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf you’ve had a bit of trouble accessing Steam today, you weren’t alone – but the service is back in action here in the early hours of the afternoon. Having … Continue reading
Jan 03
It certainly seems like 2014 is off to a series of hacks. We had heard how Snapchat got hacked, and how Microsoft’s Skype social media accounts had been hacked, and now according to the latest reports, we are hearing word that Valve’s Steam platform has been attacked by hackers as well who have launched a series of DDoS attacks against the company’s servers, causing outages and rendering gamers unable to play their online games or connecting to the service entirely. Gamers attempting to connect to Valve have since been greeted with the error message pictured in the screenshot above.
According to one Twitter user, it seems that him/her along with another user by the name of @LARCENY_ have claimed responsibility for the attacks, with the message reading, “so we’re launching more ddos dildo attacks at steam, me n @LARCENY_” It is unclear if they are truly behind the attacks or if they are simply capitalizing on a coincidental Steam outage, but either way regardless of what it is, Steam’s Twitter account has been oddly quiet with no mention about the outage of hacks at the moment. This alleged attack on Steam is not the first as a few days ago, a group of hackers calling themselves DERP launched an attack on various online games, such as Dota 2 and LoL, taking them offline. We will update this article when we learn more about the matter at hand.
Steam Hit By DDoS Attacks, Hackers Claim Responsibility original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Dec 26
Christmas has finally passed but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be any more presents. Valve has a pretty nice gift for millions and millions of Steam users, who’re definitely going to love it. It is offering Windows, Mac and Linux flavors of the Left 4 Dead 2 game for free until 1 p.m. Eastern Time today, Thursday, December 26th, 2013. Valve explains: “It will be free as in, grab it now, pay no money, and it is yours to keep forever – FOR FREE!” If you have been meaning to purchase the game, then this really is something to go in a caps rage for.
Valve hasn’t forgotten those who have already paid money for Left 4 Dead 2. It has added a new achievement to the game called “Ghost of Christmas Present,” this achievement can be unlocked by helping a player that downloaded the game for free through any campaign in the game. People who are able to get their hands on the free download will have access to the full version of this popular game through their Steam accounts. This special Left 4 Dead 2 free download offer comes as part and parcel of the Steam Holiday Sale 2013 that kicked off recently, offering discounts and deals on more than 2,000 titles.
Left 4 Dead 2 Free Download Being Offered Until 1 PM ET Today original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Dec 19
The folks at iFixit got their hands on one of the 300 Steam Machine consoles Valve has sent around, and as expected they cracked into its shell, finding out what … Continue reading
Dec 19
The Steam Holiday Sale Starts Now
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That sound you just heard was millions of credit cards simultaneously maxing out: Steam’s annual winter sale has just begun, and you can see all the deals right here.
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Dec 19
Valve has offered up 300 beta kits of its forthcoming Steam Machine console for developers and the like to play around with. Fortunately, iFixit got its hands on one, too—and then ripped the sucker apart. Here’s what’s inside.
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Dec 17
Valve’s Dota 2 is definitely not a new game and there have been many gamers who have been playing it for at least the past year or so. Heck, we’ve even seen several competitions held around the game where gamers have won money from it, but the good news is that if you have been thinking about getting your hands on the game, you now can because thanks to a recent patch that was released for the game, gamers will be able to download the game and start playing right away.
Like we said earlier, the game is not a new one and if you’re wondering what the fuss is about, it is because previously before the patch was released, gamers had to wait for their accounts to be activated before they were able to start playing, but now thanks to the patch, the waiting time is now over. Dota 2 is based on the Dota game that was originally released as a mod for Blizzard’s Warcraft 3 RTS game, and while Blizzard and Valve might have had a dispute over the title, Valve ultimately won the rights to the name, with Blizzard releasing their own MOBA called Heroes of the Storm.
Dota 2 Now Available To Play Without Signing Up original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Dec 17
Those who have been waiting to play Dota 2 have reason to rejoice: Valve has stripped away all the restrictions, opening up the game anyone who wants to play. This follows months of queuing in order to gain access, which served a solid purpose — allowing the playerbase to expand in a controlled fashion while […]
Dec 15
The Steam Machines have begun arriving. Valve’s beta program for the SteamOS-centric living room consoles has selected and contacted its 300 beta testers and shipped the consoles. The first ones arrived this weekend, and the unboxing videos and photos have already begun surfacing all over the Internet. The program released a variety of models to […]
Dec 15
If console gamers have the PS4 and Xbox One to be excited about, Valve has given the master race and their incessantly upgraded next, next-gen PC hardware something to tinker with. You can now download the first public beta version of SteamOS, the Linux-based and gaming-centered operating system.
The current version of SteamOS is based on Debian 7 plus the Gnome desktop environment. As Ars Technica notes, this beta build is for the earliest of early adopters. Bugs and glitches aside, “all it is today is a way to run a limited subset of your existing Steam library on an odd version of Steam that requires a dedicated computer.” Another thing to keep in mind is that the beta only supports NVIDIA graphics cards, though the final version will include support for AMD and Intel graphics. Here’s an overview shared by YouTuber Marcelo Salvador. Skip to 3:00 in the video to see SteamOS – or at least Steam in SteamOS – in action:
You can download the SteamOS beta from its official website. Valve also posted installation instructions here, which by the way clearly state that the process will erase all content on the target drive, so you might want to consider installing it on a virtual (Steam) machine for now like Marcelo did.
[via Ars Technica]
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