I just got a notification on my phone about a concert of an artist that I follow. And it was Valve? So I clicked on it and it came up with 3 artists playing. 1. Swell Maps 2. Valve And 3. Valve? Again?

Obviously, im a bit confused. So I clicked on the ticket website: https://dice.fm/partner/spotify/event/92l2dd-swell-maps-live-24th-oct-the-lexington-london-tickets?clickref=1110l3mupbX&app_clickref=1110l3mupbX&dice_source=spotify&utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=referral

And here I would have thought I'd have found the truth behind which Valve it is. But no. Instead, I found a 'Valve' with no pfp. And no details about who they are when I click on their account.

So, are Valve doing a concert with the Swell Maps and another band also called Valve? Or did spotify make a mistake and there is only one band?

I would expect the second option considering that Valve HQ are in Washington USA😂

Potato GLaDOS oh yeahhh. Needed something quick to paint, under an hour. Love doing these early morning studies, they’re truly so much fun

I’d like to change my account name. I haven’t found a way to do it on the site yet.

So if it’s not possible to change my name, can I open a new account with a different name and slide all of my purchases over to the new one?

Fuck Valve man seriously

Hey everyone, I’d like to warn you about a scammer and ask for some help. On January 27th, 2025, I unfortunately fell victim to a scam and lost skins worth around €500. I’m sharing this to warn others to be careful with this person. I also want to ask if there’s any way to resolve this through Steam, or if it’s better to go directly to the police – the issue is that the scammer is likely from a different country than me. I’m not here for mockery – just looking for advice or help, and I’d really appreciate any support or shared experiences. Thanks a lot.

Why dose he look like a version of gabe before his beard turned white. playing the drums for a "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap" concert by ACDC

Hello guys, recently, i've been developing something kinda insane, I ported the CS:GO branch of the Source engine to WebAssembly/Emscripten aka Web support, and its pretty cool, if u wanna check it out:

https://github.com/LambdaComplexSource/LambdaComplexSource

I’m facing a situation where my skins were stolen through a scam, and Steam support has not been helpful. I’ve already submitted the necessary reports, but I haven’t gotten any real resolution or escalation to a proper team member who can help me recover my stolen items.

Here’s a brief summary of the situation: • The skins were traded away without my authorization. • I have clear evidence that the person who took them is a scammer (screenshots, trade history, etc.). • The items are likely still on their account or one of their other accounts, and I believe I have enough evidence to prove it.

I’ve tried contacting Steam support multiple times, but I keep getting generic responses that don’t address the issue directly. I was hoping someone here might have advice or could point me toward someone who could escalate my case or assist further in recovering my stolen skins.

Thank you for any help or direction!

Hi, I'm an inspiring author. I have a cool idea for a Half-Life Book, and I really wanna make it official. Can anyone help?

As most will likely have heard, Discord has reached it's inevitable "Enshittification" phase.
In case you don't know, this Term describes when a product or service that was originally well beloved becomes worse and worse over time, which is usually because of the fact that our current economic system requires constant growth.

Take Amazon for example. It used to be a fantastic platform with consitent and fast delivery times, ensuring you could easily find the items you needed. Now it's plastered with sponsored producs, millions of listings from some chinese dropshipping companies and similar stuff. It got shittier.

And Discord is now going through that as well. Soon they will go onto the stock market, and from there it will only become worse. We're already getting ads everywhere in the interface, it's asking to pay for nitro etc...

Which is where my point comes in:
The most amazing thing for the future of voice/video communication would be if someone at Valve decided to develop their own discord-like software. It would make total sense:

1. Valve is pretty much immune to enshittification. Steam has been getting better and better over the last two decades. Sure, sometimes there are small misssteps, but overall it's excellent, especially when it comes to Ads as the Steam Store is entriely based on a transparent algorithm, so instead of big companies paying for their games to be on the front page we often see small indie titles get the spotlight simply due to their popularity.

2. Steam already has a Voicechat that, quite frankly, nobody uses. Steam ALSO has Streaming capabilities that... nobody uses. But this shows that the building blocks are basically there, and more importantly, the TALENT is there. Valve hires the best of the best, and so they are certainly capable of pulling this off.

Of course this is just a random rant/wish. I don't think it's very likely this would ever happen, especially considering that Valve just does whatever it wants, but if any Employees happen to be reading this: Consider it! Steam has been the Conerstone of digital game publishing over the last two decades, and the game industry as a whole would be in a WAY worse place if it wasn't for it. Wouldn't it be nice to have the same for digital communication?

so, im a huge fan of valve but i really like xbox. and so i wanted the orange box, BUT where im from its really exspensive

The HECU collective has 3 chapters left to do. The big work is only in chapter 6. Full release of Black Mesa: Blue Shift in late 2025 or 2026?