Valve Corporation and Lionsgate have formed a ground-breaking partnership under which Lionsgate has become one of the first major studios to license films to Valve's popular Steam digital distribution platform, the two companies announced today. The deal reflects Lionsgate's commitment to monetize its content across an expanding array of digital platforms by offering its movies, television program... more.

Today Valve added support for five additional currencies on Steam, as part of an ongoing update that will add support for 11 international currencies. The five currencies added today include Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. In the coming weeks, support will be added for five more: Canada, Mexico, Korea, Turkey, and Norway. And late last month, support for the Japanese ... more.

The world’s largest independent eSports brand, ESL, broke industry records once again with its world class ESL One product. Hosted at gamescom, ESL One Cologne 2014 saw the best Counter Strike: Global Offensive teams from all over the world compete for US$250,000 in community-funded prize money as a peak online concurrent viewership (both in-game and on Twitch) of 409,368 watched the action unfo... more.

The International Compendium was launched Friday and, within 24 hours, eclipsed the total contribution of last year's debut effort. As a result, this year's total prize pool is already over $3.8 mil, up from $2.8 mil last year, with Compendium sales continuing for another two months. The Compendium was first introduced last year for The International as a method for the community to drive up th... more.

The 11 "automatic bids' and 40 teams looking to qualify for this year's Dota 2 International Championships have been revealed. The 40-team qualifying rounds begin May 12th, and are divided into four regional divisions. The winner of each division will earn an automatic bid to The International, and the four runners up will compete in an onsite qualifier for the final spot. To be held July 18... more.

The 11 "automatic bids' and 40 teams looking to qualify for this year's Dota 2 International Championships have been revealed. The 40-team qualifying rounds begin May 12th, and are divided into four regional divisions. The winner of each division will earn an automatic bid to The International, and the four runners up will compete in an onsite qualifier for the final spot. To be held July 18th -... more.

Ok, my fellow gamers - I have a new question to ask you. Who (besides myself, obviously) has had a case of deja vu, especially if it's of an unbelievable, surprising game that you haven't played in ages?  Enter "Marlow Briggs" for the XBox 360, an excellent entry from Zootfly and 505 Games that pays a very nice homage to a certain war god. MB is a masterpiece that's chock full of over-the-top... more.

505 Games, a global publisher of video games, today announced the release of Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death on the Xbox Live online entertainment network from Microsoft and Windows PC via Steam by Valve Corporation. A new breed of warrior has emerged, committed to destroying the enemies of freedom. A no-nonsense hero, Marlow Briggs never shies away from danger or trouble. He now faces h... more.