The developers of the best-selling franchises like Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Team Fortress, and also leading technologies like the Steam Platform, and the Source Engine, Valve, announced a sequel to one of the most played mods worldwide, Dota 2.

Dota 2 will be released for Windows-Based PCs, and MACs in 2011 as a totally new, retail game. It will feature a unique combination of online real-time strategy and role-playing action that has made the mod popular in the first place, with tens of millions of gamers worldwide, expanding each and every day.

Worms is the title that sold twenty five million copies over its lifespan of fifteen years. Its hilarious humor, strategic gameplay and wild weaponry combined in one amazingly addictive video game are experienced on every possible platform.

On the 26th of August, 2010, the game will be returning to the one and only platform that made it so popular and successful – The PC.

“Worms Reloaded has been a labour of love for the team given the legacy of 2D PC WormsTM titles such as Worms 2, Worms Armageddon etc. It has been almost 10 years since the last 2D game was released on personal computers”, said Martyn Brown, iconic figure in the world of WormsTM and Business Development Director at Team17.

Cold Beam Games are very pleased to announce the release of a major downloadable update for its rhythm-based game entitled “Beat Hazard” on Valve’s Steam Platform.

The major update will add a local two player cooperative mode plus a “Head-to-Head” game mode. Players are now able to “beat hazard” with friends and pals. Suicide difficulty level is featured for players who want something completely insane.

In addition to all that, Cold Beam Games also announced that its Beat Hazard game now support iTunes and m4a file types thanks to the cheap $1 Downloadable Content they released.

The explosive Black Market “Boom” Package is available to download as of today. The package contains three game-changing prototype weapons for agents who want taste destruction.

This package is the perfect tool for players who are craving for combat and destruction. The package contains three experimental and highly volatile prototype weapons.

Just Cause 2 Black Market “Boom” Pack features the Quad Rocket Launcher, which is a half rocket launcher, half shotgun; The Cluster Bomb Launcher, which is the natural successor of the grenade launcher

Beginning on 8th April, Thursday, fans and players of the Call of Duty franchise will have the chance to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer for free during the special Free Weekend promotion on Valve’s Steam Platform. Modern Warfare 2 returns with a variety of new enhancements including new perks, maps and more.

Players who wish to try out, experience the definitive online experience, and enjoy every moment of the Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer for free, can pre-load the Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer now, on Valve’s Steam Platform. There is absolutely no obligation to participate.

Futuremark Games Studio revealed their plans for a second downloadable content pack for their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person shooter, Shattered Horizon. Titled “Firepower”, the new downloadable content pack will add new weapons and grenades encouraging different styles of game play, providing the opportunity for new team strategies. The new downloadable expansion pack will be free for all players who own the game, just like the Moonrise map pack released in February.

Producer at Futuremark Games Studio, Jaakko Haapasalo, explained that since the launch of Shattered Horizon, they have shown their thanks to players who have supported them by releasing free downloadable content.

Ubisoft announced the Public Beta Test for their one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game developed by Eugen Systems, R.U.S.E. The game is now supported and available for download through Valve’s Steam platform.

R.U.S.E. allows the player to use their brains as the ultimate weapon to fight in a war where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy awards success.

Players will have the opportunity to play with six unique factions in the public beta, and train themselves against the artificial intelligence before entering the multiplayer mode.

The release date for the first installment of the episodic narrative mod for Valve’s Half-Life 2: Episode Two, titled Post Script has been shortened to 16 December 2009.

The creator of the modification Lewis Denby has revealed a trailer to accompany with the release of the mod, which shows various elements of the story and some in-game footage.

The Launch Trailer of Post Script still displays the previous release date for it, so please keep that in mind when you watch it.

Creator of the episodic Post Script mod for Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Lewis Denby announced today that the first installment of the series will be released to the world on 18 December 2009.

Episode I of Post Script will be the first installment from the collection of the short length total conversion mods.

It is currently under extensive testing process for a last polishing phase before its release near Christmas.

Three new screenshots have been released with these news and a new website has been launched, which is hosted by Resolution Magazine, of which Lewis Denby – the Creator of Post Script and Video Game Journalist is editor.

Half-Life 2: Episode One is a science fiction first person shooter sequel to Half-Life.

It is the first installment of Valve’s episodic trilogy series.

Published by Electronic Arts, the retail version of the game was released in June 2006, and also online via steam.

Half-Life 2: Episode one is developed by Valve Corporation and is powered by their Source Engine technology.

Half-Life: Blue Shift is developed by Gearbox Software and it’s an expansion pack for Valve’s science fiction first-person shooter video game – Half-Life. Published by Sierra Entertainment, the game was released on the 12th of June, 2001 and was the second expansion pack released for Half-Life.

Half-Life: Blue Shift uses Valve’s GoldSrc engine, which is a heavily modified Quake engine. The game was first announced in the Q2 of 2000 to be released as a Dreamcast port of the original version, but was later canceled, and the final product was brought to the PC.

Half-Life: Opposing Force is developed by Gearbox Software as an expansion pack for Valve Software’s science fiction first-person shooter video game Half-Life. Published by Sierra Studio, the game was released on the 1th of November 1999 and was the first expansion pack ever to be released for Half-Life.

Opposing Force was first announced in April 1999. Gearbox Software was selected to develop this expansion pack in order for Valve to concentrate on their other projects. Half-Life: Opposing Force uses Valve’s GoldSrc engine, which is a heavily modified Quake engine.