Italian studio faces closure after Steam ban
Who would have thunk that riding naked humans would cause such a stink?
Valve has confirmed that it reviewed and pre-emptively banned the surreal horror Horses game after parts of the store page set off alarm bells, prompting the company to demand a full build review.
Valve's new Steam Frame VR headset is based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
2160x2160 per eye, variable refresh rate, 110-degree FoV, and more
As a part of the Steam Hardware announcement, Valve also announced the new Steam Frame VR headset, which is based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, and promises some impressive specifications and features. The Steam Frame VR headset will launch in 2026 alongside the rest of the new Steam Hardware.
Valve announces new Steam Machine
With semi-custom AMD Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU
Valve has finally announced its new Steam Hardware, including the Steam Machine, a cool-looking box-like mini PC, based on AMD's semi-custom Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU, that will sit under your TV.
Valve's Fremont console leak reveals serious AMD firepower
Six Zen 4 cores and Radeon 7600 GPU hint at proper pc-class gaming box
Valve might finally be getting serious about console-grade gaming, if a freshly leaked Geekbench listing is anything to go by.
Adult game fans revolting over payment processors
Censorship row sparks coordinated disruption campaign
Frustrated punters who reckon payment processors are to blame for the culling of adult games from platforms like Steam and itch.io are now gunning for Visa and Mastercard.
Steam on Linux dips slightly as AMD takes CPU crown
Valve survey shows open-source crowd still keen on Deck-powered setups
Valve's latest Steam survey dropped a bit later than usual, but the Linux numbers are finally in and while there’s a tiny dip in overall share, the AMD crowd has reason to cheer.
Valve’s SteamOS now runs games better than Windows
Legion Go S testing shows Microsoft losing ground on its own turf
Valve’s SteamOS is now outperforming Windows in head-to-head gaming tests on the same hardware.
Nvidia Geforce NOW app comes to Steam Deck
Six new games join the Geforce NOW list
Nvidia has announced that its new native Geforce NOW app is now available on Valve's Steam Deck, bringing the quality of Geforce RTX-powered gameplay to Valve's portable handheld gaming device. In addition, Nvidia is adding six new games to Geforce NOW.
Valve Genius fixed video game lighting calculations
The maths was all wrong
The groundbreaking lighting in Half-Life 2 resulted from serious lobbying by a Valve designer on hardware makers who had not correctly added up their sums.
Valve's Limited Edition White Steam Deck OLED launching on November 18
Limited Edition Model to Cost $30 More Than Standard Black Version
Valve is set to launch a special white version of its Steam Deck OLED next week. The Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White will be available for purchase starting November 18 at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. GMT.