Tag Archives: Valve

Point Streak Podcast – Half-Life

Point Streak goes topical, again.  Recent events have compelled discussion on the subject of Half-Life: both the series itself and the unfortunate, endless purgatory it now dwells in.  Arguably one of the most influential first-person-shooters of all time, Half-Life, its

BTL Radio Podcast: GDC Awards and Steam News

Hello Enthusiacs! GDC is around the corner, and with it perhaps the most prestigious game awards show. That’s a low bar, but that’s how I see it. Baron Fang joins us to discuss the Game Developers Choice awards and the

Point Streak Podcast: Steam

Point Streak returns and delves into a subject deeply entwined with today’s PC gaming scene – the ubiquitous Steam.  The program that you had to install to run The Orange Box years ago is now near indispensable for all your PC digital distribution needs. 

Behind the Line: Paid Mods

Paid mods… A lot of things have been said about them, and as with many explosions like this there’s a lot right and a lot wrong buried in all the yelling. I think we all need to calm down and

The Big Book of Controversies – Chapter V

Maybe A Little Too Human – Epic Games v. Silicon Knights 2007 – 2012 Founded by Dennis Dyack in 1992 and headquartered in St. Catharines, Ontario, most of Silicon Knight’s early games were geared towards early PC brands such as