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Looks like Steams current undergoing maintenance message is due to some dodgy goings on,  I just received this message from valvesoftware.com and it does indeed appear steampowered.com has been compromised:
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It appears Gabe Newell has foreseen an Apple iHome based future and dislikes the direction console gaming is going.  In a recent game panel at some WTIA TechNW conference, Gabe looks at the current gaming trends and offers his own insight into the direction gaming as a medium is going.  Seattle Times
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Divinity 2 starts off like a lot of typical Western RPG’s with a seemingly standard  introductory storytelling experience.  Just when you think the game is being too generic for its own good it suddenly gets epic, it actually takes you by surprise.  Welcome to the world of Divinity 2,

Unless you have been using -novid command option in your Valve games, you have probably seen the Valve Man II on more than one occasion.  Normally we are presented with a fading-in sepia tone picture of a man’s bald head with a red valve sticking out of it accompanied by that sinister chime

The popularity Of Steam in the last few years has seen it become the premier PC gaming platform for good reason, it simplifies and centralises the PC gaming experience, taking the best parts of console gaming and maintaining the openness of PC hardware. Steamworks, not to be confused with the Steam client, is Valves platform [...]

Not content to just offer Online downloads via the EA Store, This friday will see the release of Origin, EA’s answer to the all conquering Steam platform.
Like Steam, EA Origin will be offering more than just downloadable games, Origin will feature social networking features, trophies/achievements, in game messaging and probably the most interesting, the ability [...]

Many of  us have enjoyed the benefits of a dedicated HTPC type device in the home for years now, catering to all our media and home server type needs without restriction.  But what about gaming?   There are launchers for PC games which accommodate a HDTV but that is all they are.  The concept of a [...]