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Korea, meet your new pastime. Blizzard was tired of seeing a decade-old game broadcast on television all over the country, so they did what no one ever expected: make another. Yes, StarCraft II continues the long-standing legacy of the original RTS, maintaining its true form and balance while updating all else: mechanics, visuals, interface, and storytelling. It keeps your nostalgia while pulling you into the new age of the series and real-time strategy in general.

Yes, there are slight hints at some Engineer "update-ables" in this update, but only slight. The image is taken from a 13-page comic that was released alongside the post, which opens up and clarifies even more of TF2's backstory from its beginnings around Halloween last year. Read on for some details and clarification of this update and the Golden Wrench. Wait, you haven't heard about the Golden Wrench?

Steam has summer sale; world stays indoors for eternity to catch up on backlog of cheap games. Much like the holiday sale, there are overarching deals on company collections and single steals each day. Today's highlights are Bioshock 2 for $15, Trine for $4, Killing Floor for $5... I- I'm sorry. There's just too much!  I can't describe it all! Read on if you dare.

Get excited, people! This TF2 Mac release is jam-packed with a whole lot more than a game port. Earbuds, a video, training mode, a comic, another free weekend, and a good look at a new Engineer shotgun await! Read on.

Today, Valve and Aperture are "missing an historic opportunity to create the first product delay press release to mention that a product is being delayed to make it worse" with the announcement that Portal 2, originally scheduled to be released for Christmas of this year, is being pushed back into 2011. I can't say I blame them - living up to the original Portal is going to be quite a challenge. Let's hope their fabled E3 announcement makes up for this tragic news.

Valve has gone too long without messing with the heads of its fans. Today, however, they delivered where they deliver best, (if you don't count their games) with another stunt in true Valve fashion. They cancelled their Portal 2 press conference and are replacing it with a "surprise". Hit the jump for the official email announcement sent to Destructoid.

Robin Walker took the time to do an interview with the people from the Kritzkast podcast. They ask some very pointed questions, trying to pry out those bits of information we all want to know, and his answers are expectedly modest. There's still some good information there, though. You can read it all here, but feel free to read on to grab what I consider the highlights.

This appears to be a fairly big month for Mac gamers.  With Steam dropping a Mac platform and starting to bring some of it's heavy hitters to the Mac platform, the Mac is starting to get it's foot in the gaming door so to speak.  Well, they move an inch further today with the announcement of a League of Legends client coming to Mac users sometime this summer.  Hit the jump for more.

Macintosh owners are not the only people who should play Half-Life 2 today. Valve has decided to treat it's loyal PC customers to graphical updates for it's 6 year old classic, as well as it's two more recent episodes. Hit the jump with a crowbar for details.

Good news Mac gaming fans (all three of you)! This week's Wednesday Steam update for Mac is the launch of Half-Life 2. No news on whether episode 1 & 2 will come with it or a Mac price point (it runs Windows users $20 right now), but it's another step towards a real functional Steam. To commemorate the release, Valve released a new take on the classic Apple 1984 trailer. Check it out after the jump.