On Monday morning Valve invited another 100,000 people to the beta for its new trading card game, but what the hell is it? We played it over the weekend - if you can really call it 'playing' - and it's actually quite fun, if slightly confusing at first.
Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has detailed how his team has been using Generative AI for research and development at Valve.
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
I sold a foil card for £14 which was nice.