Today, Novint Technologies and Valve announced that they have signed a partnership. Under terms of this deal, support for Falcon has been added to several Valve titles. The high-fidelity three-dimensional touch controller is now compatible with The Orange Box, Counter-Strike: Source, the Half-Life 2 series, Team Fortress 2, Portal and the upcoming Left 4 Dead.

"Recently we've seen how new interfaces have changed gaming," said Valve president and co-founder Gabe Newell. "The Falcon adds a new level of interaction for PC gaming, adding compelling force feedback while maintaining controls as accurate as a mouse, and now the millions of Steam gamers will have the chance to play, feeling this new type of experience."

"We're very excited to partner with a company so dominant in the PC game industry," said Novint CEO, Tom Anderson. "Their sustained excellence, best-selling games, enormous user base, and forward looking vision make them standard bearers for the industry. Integration with some of the best-selling and best-reviewed games of all time, along with access to millions of users on Steam, are significant milestones for Novint. Along with the introduction of the Novint Falcon Pistol Grip, we believe that FPS players using the Falcon will have the most compelling and immersive FPS experience to date."