The company was founded on August 24, 1996, by two former Microsoft employees—Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington.

In addition to Valve, Team Fortress is also celebrating its 30th anniversary today

On August 24, 1996, the original Team Fortress was released as a mod for Quake.

Also today, Kojima turned 63.

Fans noticed some unusual activity on the game's SteamDB page: the original release date was removed, and a note indicating that the game is optimized for Steam Deck appeared.

The release may take place during Quakecon, which will be held from August 6 to 9.

Great news for all fans of classic computers and the Metroidvania genre! Indie developers have finally lifted the veil of secrecy on their ambitious, long-in-the-making project for the Amiga 1200—a game called Cyber-Rogue.

The project had been in development for nearly three years, and many had already begun to think it would join the graveyard of abandoned retro games. But the developers not only confirmed that the game will be released on physical floppy disks later this year, but also rolled out a massive demo version. You can run it on actual hardware or via emulators.

Cyber-Rogue features a vast, interconnected world, smooth 60 FPS animation (which, for Amiga hardware, is truly impressive!), and a stunning soundtrack composed using classic trackers. The developers promise over 10 hours of gameplay, plenty of upgrades for the main character, and hardcore bosses. If you’ve been missing that old-school vibe and Super Metroid-style exploration, this is definitely worth checking out.

The best part is that you can try out the game right now, without having to wait for the release. You can download the ROM file with the demo completely free of charge directly from the developers' website.

📥 Download the demo: https://pixelmaniacs.itch.io/cyber-rogue

A Reddit user received an original CD of a '90s shooter as a gift and, out of curiosity, entered the code from the box into Steam. The platform accepted the key without any issues and added the digital version of the game to the account. As it turns out, most official Steam keys (unless they are temporary press copies) simply have no expiration date.

A copy of Half-Life was recently sold at the Goldin auction. The lot sold for $13,725; bidders placed a total of 70 bids, with the auction starting last month at $100.

As a result, Half-Life set a new record: no other PC game had ever before been sold at auction for such a sum. It is a sealed copy, which has been rated ‘85+’ by the Video Game Authority.