Valve Community

It might seem strange to add Wikipedia to this directory but it contain some very useful information for Valve’s fans. The sections on the games are very detailed. It is also available in many langauges.

Tweak Guides provides incredibly useful information and tips on how to get the most out of your hardware and games.

World Of Level Design is a website/blog aimed at those interested in Environment Art and Game Level Design. It contains plenty of original content, including tutorials, articles and interviews. There is also a lively forum.

Gaming.Fi is a Finnish website covering plenty of games other than Valve’s games. It features plenty of updates and an active forum.

SteamCard is a simple way to display your stats from the Steam Community, just like a Live! Gamercard. SteamCards are just PNG images, which means you can embed them into forums, signatures etc. Different styles of SteamCard are avaliable so you can stand out from the crowd.

HL Gaming covers all the news related to Valve gaming, including TF2, L4D and all your HL favourites.

EviL’s Knights Clan is a Spanish language clan and community.

Steambans.com is a global banlist/watchlist made for the Steam technology from Valve. All bans that are accepted will enter a database which then is used to protect all servers under their supervision.

HL2World.com is a news and forum based site that has been around for a long time. The forum is particularly active.

3D Buzz is a company dedicated to providing the world with quality technical education over 3D animation, programming, game design, and much more. They have been producing training videos since 2001, always pushing the envelope in the development of informative lessons with an engaging and personable format. They try to make the viewer feel more like they’re involved in a classroom discussion with an energetic teacher as opposed to being stuck in a dry, uninspired, run-of-the-mill training video.

Map-Factory is a database hosting custom maps for any FPS. If you’ve make a map or simply came across a good map, feel free to submit it! If not, then just navigate through the site and you’ll find a lot of good maps!

Leak Free is a Source engine development community started in 2004, which consists of useful tutorials and a helpful community to answer all of your level design, modeling, and programming questions. One of the most noted features is the Valve Hammer Editor Error Listing, which describes all the errors in the software and how you can avoid them.