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Meta just u-turned on the best VR announcement it ever made — and might have handed the win to Android XR

Meta has ‘paused’ third-party headset partnerships, which feels like a major win for Android XR.

'$100 Steam Machine' uses a cut-down PS5 APU with Bazzite — DIY console offers 60 FPS at 1080p with 16GB of GDDR6

'$100 Steam Machine' uses a cut-down PS5 APU with Bazzite — DIY console offers 60 FPS at 1080p with 16GB of GDDR6

A YouTuber built "$100 Steam Machine" using an ASRock mining blade featuring a B-grade AMD SoC from the base PlayStation 5 with disabled cores. The neutered PS5 chip can run games at 1080p and 60 FPS.

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How to see your Steam Replay 2025 — Find out your most played games, genres, longest daily streak, unlocked achievements, and more

How to see your Steam Replay 2025 — Find out your most played games, genres, longest daily streak, unlocked achievements, and more

Take a look at all of the games you played on Steam by checking out your Steam Replay 2025.

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There's more to Horses than the Steam ban: The controversial horror game is a great example of how games can effectively borrow from film, and how they can also stumble

After playing Horses, I found it fascinating, but it didn't take its juxtaposition of mundane chores and extreme violence far enough.

Steam Replay 2025 is live: I spent half my gaming time this year in Bongo Cat, and I regret nothing

It's once again time to look back on the year that was.

Mainstream handheld makers are on the verge of spoiling the appeal of portable gaming — the MSI Claw A8 is just over $1,000

The MSI Claw A8 looks set to be another handheld costing over $1,000, and this may eventually destroy the appeal of handheld gaming.

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Half-Life: Xen Reportedly Tipped as a Steam Machine Launch Title, According to Leaks

Half-Life: Xen Reportedly Tipped as a Steam Machine Launch Title, According to Leaks

Leaks suggest Half-Life: Xen may launch alongside Valve's Steam Machine, reigniting speculation about the long-awaited next chapter in the Half-Life series.

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Dota 2 reveals new hero Largo in big patch 7.40 update

Dota 2 reveals new hero Largo in big patch 7.40 update

This melody-wielding frog joins as the game’s 127th hero.

Sapphire PR manager wishes AMD and Nvidia would let partners run wild with design — wants freedom to bring back Toxic line more often

Sapphire PR manager wishes AMD and Nvidia would let partners run wild with design — wants freedom to bring back Toxic line more often

PR manager at Sapphire, Edward Crisler told Hardware Unboxed in a podcast that he wishes chip makers (like AMD and Nvidia) would let AIB partners roam free and build creative graphics card designs without restrictions.

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Half-Life 3 and Steam Machine could be delayed — and you can blame the RAM price crisis for that

Half-Life 3 and Steam Machine could be delayed — and you can blame the RAM price crisis for that

Half-Life 3 is tipped to be the Steam Machine's big launch game, but Valve may be putting the brakes on its upcoming gaming PC's release, and it's all thanks to the RAM crisis.

"There is no platform that matches Steam's excellent discovery system" according to Heroes of Might and Magic publisher, the real problem is "some games should not be made"

"There is no platform that matches Steam's excellent discovery system" according to Heroes of Might and Magic publisher, the real problem is "some games should not be made"

Hooded Horse's CEO doesn't think there are too many games on Valve's store

Valve's "Steam Machine" gaming PC will be in trouble if this RAM pricing crisis worsens — should we expect gamers to foot another unwanted bill from AI-obsessed megacorps?

Valve's "Steam Machine" gaming PC will be in trouble if this RAM pricing crisis worsens — should we expect gamers to foot another unwanted bill from AI-obsessed megacorps?

AI advancements are driving up the price of RAM, and it's giving gamers an awful reminder of how cryptocurrency did the same to GPUs. Can Valve navigate this crisis for its Steam Machine PC?

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Microsoft nukes popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from orbit: 'It was fun while it lasted'

Microsoft nukes popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from orbit: 'It was fun while it lasted'

"Make sure you give your thanks to Microsoft!"

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10 years in the making, this total conversion based on Half-Life is every bit as ambitious as Black Mesa

Diffusion is a fantastically fun shooter, albeit with one big caveat.

Nintendo Switch 2 vs Steam Deck OLED — I took both on a trip to determine the best gaming handheld

I packed both Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam Deck OLED in my luggage on a recent trip to decide which handheld is the top pick.

Half-Life 3 hopefuls suffer yet another Game Awards, from a promising trailer that ended up being Control Resonant to a busier-than-usual Domino's branch: "The game was meant to be there"

Nothing ever happens

Game Awards 2025 live — all the reveals, announcements, trailers and all the winners

The Game Awards 2025 is set to be the biggest night in gaming, with the best of the year honored and brand new games revealed.

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C'mon, Remedy, you can't use the words 'Rise and Shine' in your TGA trailer—don't you know you're hurting all those hopeful fans in r/Halflife?

You're just being mean.

Steam is the best platform for game discovery, says former Valve dev, but that's awful news for the industry: "They're pretty bad at introducing the uninitiated consumer to new games"

Steam wins, but at what cost?

International Business Times UK

Half-Life 3 Becomes 'Half-Life: Xen' — Trusted Leak Renews Hope the Game Is Finally Coming

A trusted leaker claims Half-Life 3 will be titled Half-Life: Xen, sparking significant excitement as fans await Valve's next move in the iconic series.

Microsoft finally realizes the threat SteamOS poses — but its promises to fix Windows 11 for PC gaming are too little, too late

Microsoft just doesn’t get PC gamers and its plans to fix Windows 11 won’t stop the rise of SteamOS.

Publisher says Valve rejected complaint about hateful Steam review: "'Has Muslims, not recommended' is literal racism, so there should be no conversation needed"

"I just don't know what to do about this"

Microsoft promises to improve PC gaming in 2026, but will it be enough to topple Steam?

Microsoft has improved gaming on Windows this year but it has even bigger plans for 2026.

AMD’s FSR Redstone is finally here to take on Nvidia’s DLSS 4 — here’s everything you need to know

AMD FSR Redstone has just released, ready to take on Nvidia's DLSS 4. What's new about it and how does it stack up? Here's everything you need to know.

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