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Apple, Steam Pad, and the New Wave of Game Development

March 14, 2012Erik Kain

~Guest Post By Ethan Gach Valve recently put to rest the rumors surrounding its “Steam Box.” But even before that, Erik listed several reasons why making a gaming PC-console hybrid would be a bit problematic. Chief among them was the staggering price tag (anywhere from $699 to $1,200) which would try to hedge between two different gaming crowds and […]

Does A ‘Steam Box’ Console From Valve Make Sense?

March 4, 2012Erik Kain

Setting off a rumor firestorm, The Verge reported that game developer Valve might be developing a ‘Steam Box’ console, bringing its Steam gaming service into the living room. The maker of Half-Life 2 and Portal 2 has traditionally published games for PC though in recent years many of those games were ported to Mac and […]