We want a nudge toward happiness, a little magic to open the pressure valve of everyday life -- the sublime thrill of transcendence to be found in a Mendelssohn symphony or a Turner landscape, in a perfect kiss or perfect morning jog, in time spent with our families and friends.
Valve, best known for the Half-Life, Left4Dead and the Steam online game store has long been known to be working on a console or set-top box that puts PC-based titles onto a TV.
Like other Valve titles recently released to Steam for Linux, Half-Life 2 is merely a beta for now.
In addition the chief executive of Valve - the creator of the influential science fiction games Half Life and Portal, as well as the Steam community and marketplace - was honoured with an Academy Fellowship, Bafta's highest accolade.
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To reiterate, most Valve games are first-person perspective games, from Half-Life to Portal, which made us wonder why none of those games are getting the port treatment.
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For certain heart conditions, antibiotics are recommended about one hour before invasive medical procedures to prevent a condition called infective endocarditis, which is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection of the inner lining or valve within the heart.
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That of course has Half-Life 3 conspiracy theorists excited, though it would seem unlikely Valve would use GI to announce what is probably the most anticipated game of all time.
But even this safety valve approach is probably untenable as devices get smaller and sharing becomes more a seamless part of life.
And just to underline how cool it is, Valve green lit Black Mesa, a remake of one of its own games (Half-Life).
Valve had helped to foster a vibrant game-playing community, creating influential titles such as Half Life, Team Fortress 2 and DOTA 2, it said.
The FDA cited all sorts of glowing testimonials on its site, including how the juice saved the life of a cancer patient, made mysterious lumps disappear and helped treat a heart-valve infection.
Oct 2, 2012 -- Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first Software titles have launched via Steam, marking a major expansion to the platform known as a leading destination for PC and Mac games.
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But if Valve wants to launch Steam Box with an initially exclusive title to draw users to the platform, the Half Life games are the biggest guns in their closet.
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