Dota 2 is one of the most complex games out there, so much so that it takes new players months, if not years to finally get a grasp on everything. It is because of this that Valve has repeatedly tinkered with the matchmaking system for new players, all in an effort to make those first few games

Like most ideas out there, Valve's Major system started out with good intentions. After years of Dota 2 tournaments suffering from payment issues, overlapping schedules, and a variety of other problems Valve decided to chime in and create an organized system, one that would give pro teams the

As we edge closer and closer to The International 2017 the need for near-perfect balance is becoming more and more of a requirement. In order to adjust some of the problematic heroes before they potentially ruin the grand tournament, while also slightly boosting those that aren't being played

Team Fortress 2 has never been close to being a balanced game, an issue that was only further compounded by the tons and tons of items that were introduced over the course of its lifetime. Thankfully, it appears that Valve's Team Fortress 2 balancing team has now finally awoken from their

The Siltbreaker co-op campaign was supposed to arrive in late May, but since this is Valve we're talking about it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that it ended up being delayed. Thankfully the delay was rather brief, about nine days in total, so as far as waiting goes it isn't that

Like most things in human history Steam Greenlight started off with a noble idea: to offer indie developers an easy way to gain an audience and eventually get their game onto Steam's storefront. Again, much like most things in human history Steam Greenlight ended up being a horrific failure

If you're sick and tired of watching people pick the same few heroes in All Pick over and over again, you'll be glad to hear that Valve has now finally done something to curb the 'one trick pony' problem. At the start of each All Pick match 25 heroes will be randomly removed from the hero pool

With The International prize pool constantly growing and the grand tournament just around the corner Valve is constantly releasing

While the various CS:GO Operations have always had something added for non-paying players, the newly launched Operation Hydra has taken things to a whole new level. Besides adding four new and three community-created maps, Operation Hydra has also brought with it the CS:GO version of custom

When the Source 2 version of Dota 2 arrived there was much rejoicing, for even though the client was buggy and Rubick messed up the performance was greatly improved across the board. However, as further updates rolled out the Dota 2 client slowly but surely started getting less stable.

In a bit of a surprise update Valve has released a brand new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map. The rather aptly named Canals map is based on a "historic Italian city", though the "aesthetics are intentionally clean and

As is tradition, after a couple of months of complete radio silence Valve and Icefrog have suddenly released a massive Dota 2 patch. The rather aptly named Bladestorm Legacy Update brings with it a fancy new Juggernaut Arcana to vacuum all of your money, a new model for Jakiro that doesn't look

Ever since its inception Valve has constantly been tweaking and upgrading the Steam user review system. Back in May they released perhaps the most important change so far, the ability for new reviews

If you've been clamoring for Valve to bring back Diretide or any such similar Dota 2 events, you'll be glad to hear that they have just recently added the Dark Moon mini-game. It is very similar to the previous Wraith King event, by which I mean you will spend most of your time defending

Steam has had native support for PlayStation 4 controllers since last month, and with today's update that has extended to Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers, as well as any controller using the generic X-Input. In other words, no matter what sort of a controller you use, it should now work on

While I'm sure this is going to come as a massive shock to all of you, during his most recent Reddit AMA Gabe Newell stated that Valve is currently working on a couple of new games! And before you ask, no,

[Update]: The AMA is now over. You can find my summary by heading over here.

Even though Valve as a whole seems to shy away from any

For those of you not in the loop, Smissmas is the most wonderful time of year. Its a time when friends and foes can finally lay down their grotesque weapons of destruction, and instead equip much more festive versions to blow each other to smithereens with! Because in TF2, if it doesn't include

For those of you that might not know, Dota 2 has just been updated to version 7.00 with changes so big we might as well call it Dota 3 now. There's a brand new hero in the form of the Monkey King, heroes now have talents like in Heroes of the Storm, the UI has been completely redesigned, the

[Update]: Version 7.00 has now been unleashed onto the live servers!

After spending well over a decade in version 6.XX, Dota 2 will finally be transitioning to version 7.00 with tomorrow's update. As you might expect given the time frame involved, the upcoming update is