If you were to ask a kid what they wanted to be when they grew up, my guess is that “video game tester” would probably be right near the top of the list for most. Now while it might sound fun to play games all day, testing them out before they’re released on the public, for the most part...

Ever since Steam was first launched over 9 years ago it’s always been about one thing and one thing only: games. Sure, some of the titles on Steam were less like games and more like constructor sets (I’m looking at you, Garry’s Mod), but in the end, when you dug right to the heart of...

Left 4 Dead has done some amazing things. It’s brought fans to emotional breaking points, created bonds between players from around the country, and it’s sold tons of copies both on console and PC. There’s no questioning the game’s success, and Valve’s happy about that. In fact, Valve’s own Chet...

  When it comes to making a video game it can be argued that the music of a game is the most important part. After all, while a game may look beautiful when it first comes out, due to improvements in technology in a few years those eye-popping graphics end up looking pretty ordinary, or even bad after a...

For years modding was a bit of a risky business. You see, if you wanted to change an aspect of game, like let’s say you wanted the Tanks from Left 4 Dead to sound like the Macho Man Randy Savage, you had to navigate through several folders and copy over one file with another file that was the mod you...

Consoles and PC’s both have their own advantages and disadvantages. With the console you get an easy to set up system that you can plug into your giant living room TV, however because of the closed-box nature of consoles releasing patches and updates ends up being a chore for developers. With a PC,...

When Valve first announced Greenlight for Steam, many people saw it as a revolution in how games come about. After all, here you have a program set up that would allow the people who actually play games, not board room executives, decide what games should be funded and created, and which games...

Earlier this year, Valve announced a new way to help smaller companies get their games onto Steam. See, many independent developers look to Steam as a platform for selling their games. Unfortunately, not all of those games are up to par with Valve’s standards. Thus, Steam Greenlight was born, giving...