AndyGoes writes, "Back in 2003, Valve, developers of such notable titles as the Half-Life series, Portal and Left 4 Dead, launched a utility for PC called Steam. When it was first introduced, I was very skeptical of online delivery systems for full game downloads. The problem was, at the time installing Half-Life 2 required the installation of Steam. Though I've not used it to its fullest extent, it has continued to impress me over the years..."
The Xbox One Backward Compatible versions of Xbox 360 titles Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, The Orange Box, and Portal are now enhanced for Xbox One X, Microsoft announced.
Nothing but great memories with all these games! Playing Left for dead series during the college years with friends was the best.
Love to see titles coming to BC with enhancements. Would love even more to see Half Life 3.
The year is 2007. Console owners tap their fingers in barely contained impatience. For years they have been starved of Valve's delicious, full-bodied courses, forced to watch from the bleachers as Valve mixes a unique blend of kinetic first-person with extraordinary tech. Besides a brief dalliance with the original Xbox and the PlayStation 2 - which produce pale imitations of its best work - Valve has remained faithful to the PC.
And then, in a flash, five of them arrive at once; neatly packaged morsels for a new generation reared on Microsoft's & later Sony's consoles. Five games, all in one orange box. Valve serves the PC too, for it is October 18 - a day of celebration - and everyone should feast.
Valve didn't really "release" 5 of its greatest games in a single day, Half-Life 2 came out 3 years before The Orange Box. In no other context do we talk about a port being the "release" of a game.
The orange box was an excellent release. I don't think Valve will do much beyond online only games now.
Robin Walker discusses the impact of Portal, Team Fortress 2 and more.
Little cheeky to talk about it when you know we're still waiting for Half Life 3...the Orange Box included Episode 2 and is still left unfinished story wise to this day.
At this rate we better get a second Orange Box. Half Life 3, Half Life Remake (Black Mesa Mod), TF3 or L4D3 and the HL spin offs like Blue Shift.
Don't know what valve are going to do with Half Life after Mike Laidlaw posted the short version of Episode 3 in August and changed the names and genders.
Valve is amazing.. nothing more need be said
I am glad they have decided to share the love with those on 360 as well. The new Left 4 Dead content will be awesome!
Steam is the the sh*t! It doesn't have many games for sale, but total war empires is coming out and it is garanteed to have voice chat since you can use cross game chat in steam. Its like xbox live, but for the pc. I love you valve.
If anyone is defining the computer platform as of now, it is most definately Valve!
They support their mods, and even display them on Steam where you can download them steaming fast (bad pun is bad).
That's something the other developers can learn something from (although, there are several others who also do a good job, fx. CryTek).
Valve, I wanna' have ye pipes!
that are not that many games worth playing on steam, but steam is the best way to buy new pc games. Total War Empire is even being released 2 days before the official launch date on steam. Its not bing now, but I can see it getting alot bigger in the future.