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Steam might stop dev from releasing viral horror game just by ignoring them: "Be prepared for the game to be delayed until further notice"

Welcome to Doll Town might need to delay its welcome

Valve's Steam Deck OLED is out of stock in the US, and I think we can guess why

Valve's Steam Deck OLED is out of stock in the US, and I think we can guess why

Valve's Steam Deck OLED models are out of stock in the US, and the RAM crisis looks like it may be responsible again.

All models of Steam Deck are sold out in the US and fingers are inevitably already pointing at the memory crisis

All models of Steam Deck are sold out in the US and fingers are inevitably already pointing at the memory crisis

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Is this the end of the Steam Deck? All models sold out, but there's still hope

RAM shortages might be in play here

3 best Steam games to download first – on Steam Deck and Legion Go S

PC handhelds have changed the game, and these three great are perfect fits for portable play

Valve sets key dates for Dota 2 TI 2026 in Shanghai

The schedule is locked in for this year's most prestigious Dota 2 event.

The Steam Deck OLED is quietly vanishing from storefronts — and fans are asking questions

Steam Deck OLED has gone out of stock across the US and several Asian storefronts, with Valve yet to comment. While Europe still shows availability, speculation is growing around supply pressures, pricing, and future hardware plans.

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Valve isn't putting Gordon Freeman into any new games, so Deadlock modders have taken matters into their own hands

Valve isn't putting Gordon Freeman into any new games, so Deadlock modders have taken matters into their own hands

Close enough, welcome back Half-Life.

Steam Deck availability goes up in smoke — suddenly goes out of stock in US, Asia stores

Steam Deck availability goes up in smoke — suddenly goes out of stock in US, Asia stores

Speculation has risen about component shortages.

Tom’s Hardware

"I could see $1,000": Steam Machine is "a PC with console benefits" and console hardware struggles, analyst says, and "whatever the next Xbox thing is, it's going to be just like it in a lot of ways"

"I could see $1,000": Steam Machine is "a PC with console benefits" and console hardware struggles, analyst says, and "whatever the next Xbox thing is, it's going to be just like it in a lot of ways"

Valve's living room box faces major production challenges this year

Are video game developers using AI? Players want to know, but the rules are patchy

Are video game developers using AI? Players want to know, but the rules are patchy

As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games.

The Conversation

Microsoft has revoked the DMCA takedown that forced an indie Minecraft-like off Steam

Microsoft has revoked the DMCA takedown that forced an indie Minecraft-like off Steam

Microsoft claimed the indie game uses "Minecraft content."

Deadlock matchmaking is so broken, even Valve devs are getting put in the wrong lobby: "Can you imagine playing a game and having no one to blame except yourself?"

Deadlock matchmaking is so broken, even Valve devs are getting put in the wrong lobby: "Can you imagine playing a game and having no one to blame except yourself?"

Risk of Rain creator intentionally leaked Deadlock news months ago, but no one believed the Valve dev because he called a guy Chickenwing

Risk of Rain creator intentionally leaked Deadlock news months ago, but no one believed the Valve dev because he called a guy Chickenwing

Poor Chickenwing

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Deadlock scores another win with new hero Celeste, a dazzling unicorn-horned performer whose bhopping is so good fans are counting down the days until Valve nerfs her: "It is EXTREMELY overpowered"

Featuring a *checks notes* Bronx accent?

Deadlock's littlest guy makes size matter in a way it almost never has in a MOBA before

Top-down MOBAs with locked camera perspectives can't make headshots and hitboxes matter the way they do in Deadlock.

Steam now lets early access devs show a 1.0 release date, then says eh, maybe leave it blank: 'Just because this feature exists, does not mean you should or must use it'

Ask if you should, not if you could. Can. Could.

Game devs have once again led Valve by the hand to a great, if obvious, Steam update: Official 1.0 Early Access release dates

Because lots of them were already sharing that info elsewhere

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Esports Nations Cup reveals CS2 as VRS Tier 2 event & more details

National competition gets the limelight at ENC.

Valve veteran imperiously scorns reports that it's secretly finished Half-Life 3 and moving devs to other projects: 'They've been done for months! They just sit on the game! They're just relaxing!'

Chet Faliszek, who's previously worked on the series, doesn't have much time for the latest rumour.

Steam Proton will no longer forget the entire reason it exists if you have a humungous library, as of the most recent client beta

To be fair, I also forget why I exist sometimes.

The Independent UK

A new Xbox console is coming, but not anytime soon

AMD’s CEO has hinted the next-generation Xbox console could launch in 2027

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Valve Hits the Brakes on Steam Machine, Steam Frame Due to Component Shortages

The component shortage strikes again.

Despite its pricing delay, Valve's Steam Frame could still turn out to be the VR market's Steam Deck moment

Valve has said "rain check" on the pricing and release date of its new headset, but I still think the Steam Frame could be the remedy the VR market needs.

Here's what we think the Steam Machine will cost now that Valve's admitted 'limited availability and growing prices' have forced it to change plans

Let's revise our optimistic guesses from last year now the memory crisis is in full swing.

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