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Vision Pro Steam Link App Now in Beta, Will Offer New Gaming Experiences for the Headset

The Steam Link app for the Vision Pro is now in beta and introduces new gaming experiences for the headset.

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Browsing the Steam Workshop's 50 million mods just got better thanks to a redesign that loads faster and works better on mobile and Steam Deck

The week after rolling out a "refresh" for the Steam storefront, Valve is giving the Workshop some long-overdue love.

PC Gamer

New York Wants a Cut of Counter-Strike's Loot Boxes

Attorney General Letitia James says they're a form of illegal gambling. But the state seems more interested in untaxed revenue than consumer protection.

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Valve could well be giving Steam its most useful update ever: Frame rate estimates for games, based on how well they've been running on users' gaming PCs

Power from the people, power to the people.

PC Gamer

Ignoring Valve's Half-Life lessons, Baby Steps dev says trolling players with level design is important, actually

"Why are we intentionally creating this experience that Half-Life is going to such great lengths to avoid?"

GamesRadar

Steam may soon tell you how much FPS to expect before buying a game

A useful new Steam feature?

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Steam could soon start telling you how many FPS you can expect in games before buying them

Another great feature is coming to Steam.

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Steam Deck 2 rumored for 2028, could rival PS6 and Xbox handhelds

Could we have a new handheld era in 2028?

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"Gabe really had a great vision": Steam became a PC gaming cornerstone because Valve built a community with "stickiness," says Nightdive chief who worked on GameStop's Steam competitor

"What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community"

GamesRadar

Valve is reportedly working on Steam Deck 2 and plans to launch it by 2028, with one big change from the original

It could prove to be a lot more reliable and longer-lasting than its predecessor.

Destructoid

A contributor to GameStop's long-forgotten Steam competitor explains why he thinks Valve came out on top: 'What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community'

In hindsight, who would have guessed that Valve would win against the likes of Microsoft, EA, or Ubisoft?

PC Gamer

Top 5 Steam Deck Hacks You Should Know Right Away

Check these hidden Steam Deck features and powerful tricks to improve gaming performance, controls, downloads, and system efficiency in one guide.

Player One

Valve has another Steam "refresh" up its sleeve, revamping its storefront with new sections that look way cleaner – and honestly, I kind of love it

Users agree it's "a great change for Steam's slightly dated UI"

GamesRadar

Instead of making a joke, Valve celebrates April Fool's Day by rolling out a Steam storefront 'refresh' that makes it look much nicer

They're not joking (and neither am I).

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Garry's Mod successor s&box finally arrives on Steam on April 28

Still waiting for a price, but at least we've got a date.

PC Gamer

Gabe Newell stepped back from game design during Portal 2's development, because 'he always wanted to be part of the team, but being Gabe and being in his position, that never really worked'

Portal 2 project lead Josh Weier says Newell didn't want to impose his ideas on designers, but being one of them wasn't an option.

GamesRadar

Gabe Newell "stepped back" from making games at Valve after Portal 2 because everyone kept agreeing with him when he wanted "to be part of the team and come up with ideas"

He didn't want Valve to be all 'yes' people

PC Gamer

Apple turns 50 today: here's what it does better than PC (no foolin')

The Mac vs PC debate is as old as the companies that make 'em. But even I can admit Apple silicon is a bit of a beast.

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FaZe all but eliminated from IEM Cologne Major invite contention after disastrous DraculaN

Cologne dream shatters for the Budapest Finalists.

International Business Times UK

Car Finance Compensation Scheme to Pay £7.5bn to Drivers — Check If You Could Get £830

Millions of UK motorists could receive compensation as part of a new car finance redress scheme, addressing issues with loan transparency and broker commissions.

PC Gamer

Remember when Mastercard pressured Steam to remove a bunch of NSFW games? The FTC says that's not cool—sort of

The FTC warned Mastercard, PayPal, and others against denying consumers the right to buy what they want, saying that "access to such infrastructure and services is essential for Americans’ participation in everyday commerce."

GamesRadar

Garry's Mod creator partners with Valve in deal that ensures games made in his sandbox gem's new successor can be sold royalty-free on Steam: "It's just waiting for us now"

Garry Newman is paying forward the opportunities he's received

GamesRadar

Xbox adding Copilot AI to consoles is "horrible in so many different ways," says former Valve dev who worked on Half-Life and Left 4 Dead

"Do you hate yellow paint in games telling you where to go? Hang on, Xbox has something for you"

GamesRadar

New Steam update finally addresses huge disparity in regional prices between countries "to help developers price games in 35 currencies and 4 region groups worldwide"

Valve was previously under fire as regional prices were sometimes 20-30% more expensive than their USD equivalents

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All CS2 competitive maps and active duty map pool (Updated 2026)

Every competitive and active duty map in CS2, explained.

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