DIPRIP

A new drive-and-shoot-em-up mod has been released for HL2
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Distant Hope mod

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Empires 2.0 Review

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Unreal Tournament 3

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Latest Gaming News & Articles
Action: Team Fortress 2 Update Released
Another update for Team Fortress 2 has been released, and will be downloaded automatically when steam is restarted. Read More »
Other: Netherlands gaming industry hits EUR 1 billion
The NLGD foundation, the Dutch games industry advocates, has announced that the Netherlands' gaming industry has grown to be worth nearly EUR 1 billion (USD 1.5 billion / GBP 787 million). Read More »
Other: BioShock movie is coming...
Take-Two has announced a deal with Universal Studios to bring hit shooter BioShock to the big screen. The film will be directed by Gore Verbinski, whose previous credits include the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and The Ring. John Logan, who wrote Gladiator, The Aviator and Sweeney Todd, is in talks to produce the screenplay. Read More »
Steam: Everyday Shooter PC debut on Steam
May 8, 2008 -- Everyday Shooter, the independent musical shooter developed by Jonathan Mak, made its worldwide PC debut today via Steam, a leading online platform for PC games with over 15 million accounts worldwide. Read More »
Steam: Source Engine and Steam Coming to Linux?
There have been rumors since last year that Valve may be serious about porting Source games to Linux after Valve Software began seeking a senior software engineer with the responsibility of porting Windows-based games to the Linux platform. Valve Software has yet to officially announce Linux clients for any of its software, but Phoronix has received information confirming that Valve is indeed porting its very popular Source engine to the Linux platform. Read More »
Steam: Client Update Released
Another steam client update has been released, and will be downloaded and installed automatically when the steam client is restarted. Read More »
Action: Team Fortress 2 Update Released
A Team Fortress 2 update has been released, addressing the Medic Uber exploit along with fixing a bug with the Kritzkrieg. Read More »
Steam: Audiosurf FM Update Available Now
May 5, 2008 - Dylan Fitterer has issued a massive new release of features for his runaway indie title, Audiosurf. The release, simply called the FM Update, is now available free via Steam to owners of the innovative and award-winning title that allows gamers to "ride their music." Read More »
Mods: Are mods facing extinction?

Expectations are rising, quality standards need to be met and if it doesn't have cell shading in it then why should somebody want to play it? The modding scene, according to Scott Reismanis (owner of ModDB.com), is going to have a tough time over the coming years.

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Mods: Jailbreak: Source 0.4 released
With four new maps (eight in total), seventeen new weapons, a completely new custom perks system (double jumping and stealth!), a completely revamped point scoring system, nearly 500 custom textures and over 100 custom models and sounds... Jailbreak is now close to a total conversion! Read More »
Action: Team Fortress 2 Update Released
An update has been released for Team Fortress 2 - addressing a bug with two of the latest achievements, a client crash & the "pickup weapons" exploit. Read More »
Steam: Another TF2 update coming up....
Jason from Valve just let us know that later today Valve will be releasing a required Team Fortress 2 update. No specific timeframe yet, but they hope to have it out soon. Read More »
Mods: Jailbreak HL2 Mod Released Tomorrow
Jailbreak v0.4, a modification for Half-Life 2 will be released Saturday 3rd May. Read More »
Steam: Steamworks dev kit available now
May 1, 2008 -Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the release of the Steamworks Software Development Kit (SDK). Steamworks is a complete suite of publishing and development tools that offers PC game developers and publishers access to the game features and services available through Steam. Read More »
Steam: Client Update Released
An update has been released for the steam client, and will be downloaded automatically when the client is restarted. The features such as the ability block all communications from another user that were being tested in the recent steam client beta have now been implemented fully into steam with this update. Read More »
Steam: Source SDK Update Released
An update has been released via steam for the Source Developer Kit, and will be downloaded automatically when the steam client is restarted. Read More »
Steam: Team Fortress 2 Update Released
The much anticipated TF2 update has been released. It includes the new medic weapons and achievements as well as the map Goldrush! Read More »
Steam: Team Fortress 2: Gold Rush Update Available Now
The Team Fortress 2: Gold Rush Update is now available, free to owners of Team Fortress 2 via Steam. The Gold Rush Update introduces the new Gold Rush map and Payload gameplay style, the first set of unlockable weapons, and a new set of achievements for the Medic. Read More »
Mods: Get a Life mod released
Get a Life is a FPS Single player action/adventure total-conversion for Half-life 2 with 4 chapters (a total of 20 different maps) offering almost 7 hours of gameplay while featuring a variety of enemies, with heights ranging from 2 centimeters to 2 meters, and a "gore and gib" system. Read More »
Consoles: No go for Portal on Xbox Live
GamesIndustry.biz has learnt that Valve asked Microsoft if it was possible to place its award-winning Orange Box title, Portal, on Xbox Live Arcade for download, but that it was rejected. Read More »
Other: 3DMark Vantage 1.0.0 Released
3DMark Vantage is the new industry standard PC gaming performance benchmark from Futuremark, newly designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10. It includes two new graphics tests, two new CPU tests, several new feature tests, and support for the latest hardware. 3DMark Vantage is based on a completely new rendering engine, developed specifically to take full advantage of DirectX10, the new graphics API from Microsoft. Read More »
Action: Major Team Fortress 2 Update Next Week
Valve have confirmed that they hope to release the much anticipated Team Fortress 2 update next week, which will add a brand new map, and achievement-based weapons for the Medic.
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While the rest of the Empires community was waiting in anticipation for that countdown to reach zero, Steamfriends had been invited for a testplay. So what do we think? Read More »
Back when the original Call of Duty was released, it was met with overwhelming acclaim by players and critics alike but unfortunately this streak of genius was knocked back by the sorely average Call of Duty 3. Do Infinity Ward have what it takes to put the series back on track, or has the Call of Duty series been KIA? Read More »
DIPRIP (or ‘Die in Pain Rest in Peace’) will soon bring its drive-and-shoot-em-up Steam-wards. Steamfriends were invited to take a look and now bring you all the details. Read More »
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the next title in the popular first-person shooter war series by Infinity Ward. It is not only the first Call of Duty game to be rated 17+, but also the first not set at some point during World War II – ‘Modern Warfare’ is set in the near future, hence the subtitle ‘Modern Warfare’. Steamfriends.com now brings to you the low-down on Infinity Ward’s latest instalment. Read More »
Team Fortress 2 is finally upon us, but how long exactly have people been waiting? For some it has been over a year, but for others it has been nearly a whole decade i.e. WAY too long. Steamfriends.com decided it was time to delve into the metaphorical filing cabinet labelled ‘Everything Team Fortress 2’ and found it has quite a history. Read More »
SteamOn 6th August, The ‘Steam Community’ Beta was launched.
Steam users are now given the opportunity to create their own SteamID page over at www.SteamCommunity.com, which shows which games they play, their friends, and other assorted details about their lives on Steam. Read More »
Game Servers
Game Server IP Status
CS:S 1 84.243.216.50:27015 Online
CS:S 2 84.243.216.51:27015 Online
DOD:S 66.150.214.121:27015 Online
TF2 84.243.216.60:27015 Online
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Date Game Engine
03/XX/08 Stalker: Clear Sky Proprietary
08/XX/08 Left4Dead Source
XX/2008 The Crossing Source
Polls
What is your Favourite Orange Box Game?

Team Fortress 260.6%
Half-Life 2: Episode 221.1%
Portal14.7%
Old Skool, I like HL2 still the most3.7%
Total Votes: 109
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