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Valve debuts free Steam Mobile iPhone app

by Chris Rawson (Jan 26th, 2012)

Valve has released Steam Mobile for iOS, a free app for the iPhone. According to Valve, "With the free Steam app for iOS, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to ...

Valve offering original Portal for free until September 20

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 17th, 2011)

If you haven't played Portal yet, now is your chance. Valve is offering the Mac and PC versions of the 2007 physics-based puzzle game that took the world by storm for free on Steam until September 20. Valve is giving the game away in honor of its Learn with Portals program. The educational ...

Go edging and win free games, your name in Edge, coming soon to MAS

by Mike Schramm (Aug 9th, 2011)

You may remember Edge, the iOS game that picked up a little bit of controversy for a disagreement over the name's trademark. That disagreement has been settled, and the title is now coming out on Steam on August 11, and the Mac App Store a few days after that. To celebrate, Mobiegame and fellow ...

More app sales for Mac and iOS over the Independence Day weekend

by Mike Schramm (Jul 1st, 2011)

July 4th is the weekend for fireworks, BBQs, and good times in the United States of America -- not to mention some excellent app sales. Here's a few more: MacGameStore has a big Independence Day sales weekend going on, featuring Mac versions of Civ IV for $14.95, Spore for $9.99, and Call ...

Valve makes Team Fortress 2 free-to-play

by Mike Schramm (Jun 24th, 2011)

In case you missed it last night, Valve has turned its excellent team-based shooter Team Fortress 2 into an entirely free-to-play experience, so even if you haven't picked up the game yet, you can head over to Steam right now and download and play it completely free, forever. The game was one ...

Duke Nukem Forever digital manual refers to Apple's App Store

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2011)

Stick with us on this one: An industrious Touch Arcade forum goer did a little poking around the Steam page for the upcoming Duke Nukem Forever release (the long, long, loooong-awaited title is finally, supposedly, coming out in June of this year). On that page is a link to the game's manual ...

Portal 2 out now

by Mike Schramm (Apr 19th, 2011)

Thanks to the hard work of the folks who purchased Valve's Potato Sack promotion, the Portal 2 alternate reality game has finished, and the long-awaited sequel is now available on Steam. The game officially releases tomorrow for consoles and PC, but since the Steam version is compatible with ...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth out now

by Mike Schramm (Apr 8th, 2011)

I first previewed Anomaly: Warzone Earth back in January, and then saw the iOS version at GDC. It's an excellent real-time strategy game, kind of a reverse tower defense, where you need to escort a military convoy through an area full of enemy towers. I enjoyed the game when previewing it, and ...

Rumor: Steam looking at iOS integration

by Mike Schramm (Mar 22nd, 2011)

This is interesting -- according to a Steam user who got to Valve headquarters in Washington, the popular game network may be looking at extending itself out onto the iOS platform. That doesn't necessarily mean that there would be a straight-up Steam client for the iPhone and the iPad (although ...

Aspyr updates Civilization V for Mac with downloadable content

by Mike Schramm (Feb 11th, 2011)

Aspyr Media has updated the Mac version of Civilization 5 to fix a few bugs and include support for all of the various DLC packs. The downloadable content includes various new civilizations to play with, plus map packs that load up certain areas or scenarios to rule and conquer as your favorite ...

Humble Indie Bundle hits $1.2 million, promises Steam integration

by Mike Schramm (Dec 20th, 2010)

The Humble Indie Bundle 2 has reached $1.2 million in revenue, topping the last offering, and there are five days left to go, so the turnout for the pay-what-you-want gaming pack should be pretty spectacular. All of the games were previously announced as released on both Mac and PC, but the group ...

Review: Flight Control HD for Mac

by Chris Rawson (Nov 24th, 2010)

Firemint's Flight Control has long been one of my favorite iPhone games; it was one of the first apps I bought. When I first heard the game was being ported to the Mac, I wondered how well the game's control scheme would work. Flight Control's gameplay seemed tailor-made for the touchscreens on the ...

Flight Control HD now available on Steam for Mac

by Steven Sande (Nov 19th, 2010)

Would-be air traffic controllers can now get their flight control fix on the Mac or PC. Flight Control HD, the addictive line drawing game that lets you drag aircraft to their landing zones with your finger on iOS, is now available on Steam for US$4.99. The game, from game house Firemint, was a ...

Zen Bound 2 arrives on the Mac via Steam

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2010)

Zen Bound 2, the second in the series of terrific iPhone and iPad games, is now out on the Mac platform as well, courtesy of Valve's great Steam platform. If you've ever played this one (and you definitely should), you'll know how it works -- wrap a virtual rope around a series of weird shapes ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: 10 must-have apps for a new Mac

by Dave Caolo (Nov 12th, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. Once the gift-giving holidays arrive, the lucky among us will find new Macs among our haul. Part of the fun of owning a Mac is acquiring ...