Check Out The Final Design For The Steam Controller

A day after Valve made a bevy of announcements, we're now getting a look at the final version of the company's Steam Controller.

Job Simulator, One of the First SteamVR Games Announced

Job Simulator is a new immersive virtual reality experience set in an arguably utopian future from developer Owlchemy Labs and one of the first games revealed for Valve’s SteamVR project.

Steam Region-Locks Games To Fight Currency Exploits

Steam is now region-locking games, most likely in an attempt to prevent users from exploiting the low value of foreign currencies, reports suggest.

Dota 2 Shifting Snows Update Adds New Items And Balance Tweaks

Dota 2's Shifting Snows update, a "small gameplay update" with adjustments meant to "augment your strategies," is out now.

According to the Dota 2 website, the update brings a winter theme to the MOBA in lieu of a canceled Frostivus event, plus new items on the Dota store.

Dark Souls GFWL to Stream Data Migration Now Available

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition players can now transfer their Dark Souls save data and achievements from Games For Windows Live to Steamworks.

Halo: Spartan Assault Is Coming To Steam

The top-down shooter that started on the moribund Windows phone platform and Windows 8 in July, went to both Xbox platforms around the holidays, and is finally coming to Valve's digital distribution platform.

Amazon's console could stream "top-tier" PC games at 30fps

Amazon's rumored console could stream full PC titles, sources speaking with TechCrunch said today. Such functionality would conceivably allow the system to compete directly with Xbox and PlayStation consoles, as well as PC download hubs like Origin and Steam.

Games available for streaming are described as "top-tier," though specific titles were not mentioned. They will be streamed, according to the report, using Amazon's services and will run at 30fps. Amazon already has an extensive network of high-capacity servers across the country, which are currently used to power its various digital content and cloud-based initiatives.

The site's sources also said Amazon's rumored console will have a form factor similar to

Free Portal 2 level editor arrives May 8

Valve's highly regarded game Portal 2 will add a puzzle editor for the PC and Mac on May 8, the company announced today. The editor--announced last October--will arrive as part of the free Perpetual Testing Initiative downloadable content.

The puzzle editor will allow players to create, share, and download Portal 2 levels. Players can publish their creations to the Steam Workshop, where users can browse, vote on, and select other levels to try out.

No mention was made of the Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC coming to the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, and as of press time, Valve had not responded to GameSpot's request for comment.

The PS3 version of Portal 2 supports Steam, but no Steam Workshop support on that platform has been announced. The Xbox 360 version of Portal 2 does not feature Steam integration of any kind.

The Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC is the second batch of post-release add-on content for Portal 2. It follows 2011's free Peer Review content, which hit all platforms on October 4.

[gamespot.com]