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Valve has released a Steam app for iOS and Android devices. The app, which has been released in closed beta, lets users chat with friends, browse community groups and user profiles, and view the latest screenshots and user-generated content. It also contains the latest gaming news and information on Steam sales. More >

The developer and publisher has released an official statement which, along with highlighting the previously reported record number of concurrent users on Steam, also reveals the continued remarkable growth of its platform. More >

Valve writer Chet Faliszek has admitted that the company delayed the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive multiplayer beta following feedback from professional players who have been helping test the game. The beta for Counter-Strike's eagerly-awaited return was initially planned to launch last month, but in a video interview with ESEA News, reported by CVG, Faliszek said players had fed back a list of bug reports and feature suggestions that, were they not addressed, would mean the beta would fail in its bid to assess the game's netcode. More >

The number of people playing Team Fortress 2 has increased by a factor of five since it switched to the free-to-play model, according to Gabe Newell, co-founder of developer Valve. Newell revealed the news at a recent conference in Seattle, Geek Wire reports. Valve is also seeing a far higher percentage of players purchasing virtual items through microtransactions than is typical across the industry. More >

Valve's in-game store, Mann Co., has reached its first "Manniversary" and as a result the TF2 and Half-Life developer has announced a major update and sale. The store has earned two million dollars for community item-creators, the company says, "selling their digital creations through the Mann Co. Store". More >

Speaking at a tech event in Washington, Valve president Gabe Newell suggested the next revolution in home consoles might come from Apple. "I suspect Apple will launch a living room product that redefines people's expectations really strongly and the notion of a separate console platform will disappear," he told the attending audience. More >

Valve is to release free Portal 2 singleplayer and co-op content for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 4. More >

Eric Ruth, creator of 8bit-style demakes of the likes of Halo, Left4Dead and DJ Hero, has released Team Fortress Arcade, which reimagines Valve's FPS as a side-scrolling brawler with guns. The game features the nine character classes from the original, is a free download from the source link below, and features local fourplayer co-op. More >

Valve is to incorporate one of Counter-Strike: Source's most beloved mods, Gun Game, into the upcoming Global Offensive. While the name has been changed - Gun Game will now be playable across two modes, Arsenal: Arms Race and Arsenal: Demolition - Valve has turned to the original modders for help. More >

Free until September 20 as part of Valve's Learn With Portals initiative.

After last week's debut trailer comes a first set of screenshots for Valve's Counter-Strike reboot, which is set for release on Steam, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network early next year.