Published on: 2025-05-15 03:12:56
The Steam Deck is a great gaming system. This isn’t because of it’s great battery life. A Nintendo Switch would probably have better battery life. It’s not because of its great performance. I don’t usually play AAA games, so I wouldn’t know. The Steam Deck is great because of the philosophy on which it is built. The popularity of Steam Decks is directly tied to the betterment of support for games on Linux. This is because the Steam Deck really is a linux computer in a handheld form-factor with
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-15 18:12:56
The Steam Deck is a great gaming system. This isn’t because of it’s great battery life. A Nintendo Switch would probably have better battery life. It’s not because of its great performance. I don’t usually play AAA games, so I wouldn’t know. The Steam Deck is great because of the philosophy on which it is built. The popularity of Steam Decks is directly tied to the betterment of support for games on Linux. This is because the Steam Deck really is a linux computer in a handheld form-factor with
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 20:16:00
Burned: Valve's founding chief marketing officer, Monica Harrington, recently shared her account of how the company became the leading provider of digital PC games. Harrington pushed for stricter authentication measures after discovering how young players were more than willing to pirate their games. Harrington has a somewhat contentious relationship with Valve's origin story. In 2024, she said that her name had been erased from the company's history despite her contribution alongside Gabe Newe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-03 18:58:54
In Brief Valve removed a video game from its online store Steam after users reported that a free demo for the game was installing malware on their computers. The game was called Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution, and promised to give players “realistic [first-person shooter] mechanics, dynamic storytelling, and high-stakes missions,” according to an archive of its Steam page. The first reports that the free demo for the game may actually be malware came earlier this week from several users on Redd
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-04 02:00:00
It’s funny how people slip out of history. The story of Valve’s formation in its critical early years and how it made the original Half-Life is an inspiring one. I was one of the people who attempted to capture the story of the storytelling shooter game, but my relatively short story in 1998 for the Wall Street Journal left a key contact out. So did a 25th anniversary documentary about the making of Half-Life, where one early woman employee was quoted for feeling she was alone in that environm
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 03:47:00
PSA: With over 40 million users, Steam is likely an attractive target for hackers, but very few cases of malware have occurred on the storefront over its two-decade history. Although a recent incident isn't as severe as last month's, it suggests that scammers are stepping up their efforts to bypass Valve's security measures. Users who downloaded a demo for the game Sniper: Phantom's Resolution should immediately delete all associated files and change their passwords. The game was removed from V
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 23:47:00
PSA: With over 40 million users, Steam is likely an attractive target for hackers, but very few cases of malware have occurred on the storefront over its two-decade history. Although a recent incident isn't as severe as last month's, it suggests that scammers are stepping up their efforts to bypass Valve's security measures. Users who downloaded a demo for the game Sniper: Phantom's Resolution should immediately delete all associated files and change their passwords. The game was removed from V
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 15:02:00
Highly anticipated: It's finally happening. We've long heard about the general release of SteamOS, but Valve has now made it official with the launch of a new version of the operating system. The patch notes for SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview mention "Beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds" as one of the key additions. The line is vague but it officially confirms Valve's intent to open up its Linux-based gaming OS to a wider ecosystem of mobile gaming hardware beyond the Steam Deck. The rele
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 06:02:00
Highly anticipated: It's finally happening. We've long heard about the general release of SteamOS, but Valve has now made it official with the launch of a new version of the operating system. The patch notes for SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview mention "Beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds" as one of the key additions. The line is vague but it officially confirms Valve's intent to open up its Linux-based gaming OS to a wider ecosystem of mobile gaming hardware beyond the Steam Deck. The rele
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-08 19:01:00
Facepalm: Some gaming companies have expressed their unconditional love for assets generated through AI algorithms, but customers aren't exactly enamored with it. Even Steam, the largest gaming platform for PC, could be contributing to the promotion of AI-generated content at the expense of human-made, coherently developed experiences. Valve is celebrating new games coming to Steam with its latest Next Fest event. The digital delivery platform is promoting hundreds of free demos, streaming even
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-11 20:18:00
Highly anticipated: The "Half-Life 3 confirmed" catchphrase might not be around for much longer. There's been a slew of speculation that the 18-year wait since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 could soon end, and that the mythical Half-Life 3 is in the final stages of development. Getting fans of the iconic FPS series excited is Valve's new update to Deadlock, its third-person shooter MOBA. Buried within this update is a mention of HLX, which is widely believed to be an in-development name for Half-Life
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 00:24:00
Rumor mill: Recent reports suggest that Valve may release upgraded versions of the Steam Controller and Index headset this year. If the latest information is accurate, the company is not looking to compete with the Meta Quest 3 on price but is instead focused on delivering a premium experience. Content creator "Gabe Follower" claims that Valve's rumored standalone VR headset is set to launch before the end of 2025. The information aligns with recent leaks suggesting the company could soon begin
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Rumor mill: Leaks recently indicated that Valve might introduce successors to the Steam Controller and Index headset with substantial upgrades this year. If new information proves accurate, the company doesn't plan to compete with the price of the Meta Quest 3, aiming for a premium experience instead. Content creator "Gabe Follower" claims that Valve's rumored standalone VR headset is set to launch
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 21:18:00
Highly anticipated: The "Half-Life 3 confirmed" catchphrase might not be around for much longer. There's been a slew of speculation that the 18-year wait since Half-Life 2: Episode 2 could soon end, and that the mythical Half-Life 3 is in the final stages of development. Getting fans of the iconic FPS series excited is Valve's new update to Deadlock, its third-person shooter MOBA. Buried within this update is a mention of HLX, which is widely believed to be an in-development name for Half-Life
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-13 06:06:27
Early 2025 saw a bevy of newfound speculation over signs that the long, long wait for Half-Life 3 might soon be over. Now, data contained in some new Valve game updates suggests that the project known in Valve engine code as "HLX"—and widely assumed to be Half-Life 3—might be reaching the final stages of production. In a new video, longtime Valve watcher Tyler McVicker goes into detail on a bevy of new variables and strings found after spending hours datamining the latest update to Dota 2 (the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 04:00:00
is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Today is the third anniversary of Valve’s Steam Deck, the handheld gaming PC that all but created the market for handheld gaming PCs. It was a mess to start! But three years later, The Verge has data showing how it has dominated the nascent market. While Valve told us in November 2023 that it had sold “multiple millions” of the AMD-powered
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-13 09:18:15
Around twenty years ago, people would have laughed if you told them that videogames would end up at the Smithsonian, but the Half-Life team really did want to make games that were more than just throwaway toys. The rule against cinematics — which made our jobs much harder and also ended up leaving a lot of my favorite work out of the game — was a kind of ideological stake in the ground: we really did want the game and the story to be the same thing. It was far from flawless, but it was really tr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 03:51:44
In July 2021, Valve revealed the Steam Deck, a Switch-like handheld device packed with features including a huge variety of control options, a 7-inch touchscreen, the ability to connect to external displays, and a quick suspend / resume feature. The device began shipping in February 2022, starting at $399. Now Valve’s new revision of the Steam Deck adds an OLED screen along with tons of other improvements that Sean Hollister says make it “everything the original should have been.”
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 06:32:23
Valve is handing Team Fortress 2 modders the keys to the kingdom, as long as they don't try to make any money from it. The company has added the client and server game code to the Source software development kit (SDK), allowing fans to create new games and experiences based on TF2. "Unlike the Steam Workshop or local content mods, this SDK gives mod makers the ability to change, extend or rewrite TF2, making anything from small tweaks to complete conversions possible," Valve explained . Modders
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