Rust dev shoots down hopes of playing the hit survival game on Valve's Steam Machine: "There are no plans to support Proton or Linux" Compatibility would open the game to cheaters GamesRadar · Nov 21, 2025
Valve Hints Steam Machine Pricing Will Be Higher Than Console-Level Expectations $500? Keep dreaming. Operation Sports · Nov 20, 2025
It’s now been 27 years and 1 day since Half-Life 1’s launch, and despite all the leaks, it still isn’t a trilogy Foreseen consequences? Destructoid · Nov 20, 2025
Even as Xbox drifts away from consoles and exclusives, former exec says the Xbox 360 set Microsoft up for success: "Look at them now, continuing to be the powerhouse – the global powerhouse" If you say so GamesRadar · Nov 20, 2025
Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat' So much for my Steam Machine plans. PC Gamer · Nov 20, 2025
Asked about a $500 Steam Machine, Valve apparently wasn't impressed: "The energy in the room wasn't great" The GabeCube might be "priced like a PC rather than like a console" GamesRadar · Nov 20, 2025
Windows is 40 years old today — but its future has never been less certain With Windows turning 40, we take a look at how it got here, the current state of the platform, and whether or not it will even be here in another 40 years. Windows Central · Nov 20, 2025
Halo is revived in this Counter-Strike 2 mod while Halo Infinite says goodbye — Project Misriah brings classic multiplayer to CS2 Classic Halo multiplayer returns inside Counter-Strike 2 with Project Misriah, a fan-made mod that's live now. Windows Central · Nov 20, 2025
All Signs Still Point To 2025 Half Life 3 Announcement From Valve Fans were disappointed when Half Life 3 wasn't announced alongside the Steam Machine but they shouldn't lose hope, at least according to some insiders. International Business Times UK · Nov 20, 2025
Steam Machine Price Predictions Suggest High Price Point Valve's Steam Machine could be its biggest hardware release yet—but fans are eager to know the price. International Business Times UK · Nov 20, 2025
Steam Machine is "Microsoft's worst nightmare" according to analysts, and one day Xbox games might be more beneficial to Valve than their own publisher: "Xbox console sales have really struggled" Well, that's ominous GamesRadar · Nov 19, 2025
Half-Life 3 "would register on a GDP level" as a Steam Machine launch title, but "Valve doesn't need a Half-Life-sized spectacle to sell hardware," analyst says Analysts tell us Steam Machine exclusives are very unlikely, but that's not to say that Half-Life 3 wouldn't be a hit GamesRadar · Nov 19, 2025
The first 'official' Android game spotted on Steam suggests you might not need to buy games twice to run them natively on the Steam Frame's own chip Stick swinging, chin stroking. PC Gamer · Nov 19, 2025
Half-Life fans are in a frenzy over the prospect of a Half-Life 3 announcement that there's (almost) no good reason to believe is happening To be fair, I also can't think of a good reason to believe Valve won't announce Half-Life 3 today, except for the fact that it hasn't on any previous day. PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2025
PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2025 Valve accidentally steps on the make-up deal it offered to the indie game whose 2024 release was ruined by a Steam bug: 'I really get the feeling that Planet Centauri is cursed' Permadeath's sci-fi sandbox game was showcased as a Steam Daily Deal on November 12—the same day Valve announced the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller.
PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2025 Counter-Strike 2 modders surprise drop an excellent Halo 3 multiplayer pack, accidentally proving how badly Valve has squandered Source 2 FOV 90: Project Misriah is a glimpse at the offbeat Source 2 shooters we should have by now, if not for Valve.
GamesRadar · Nov 18, 2025 Valve accidentally smothers indie game with 138,000 wishlists by not telling anyone it existed, then apologizes to studio by accidentally revealing Steam Machine on the same day of promotion The devs hold no ill will towards Valve, it's "just bad luck and we must accept it"
GamesRadar · Nov 18, 2025 Steam Machine price "will not be cheap," with analysts predicting anywhere between the "mid-five hundreds" and $1,000, as Valve "can basically do what it wants" But some think even Valve won't know what it wants to charge just yet
TechRadar · Nov 18, 2025 Valve's Steam Machine could be more powerful than we think – it'll outgun 70% of gaming PCs on Steam anyway From the way Valve is spinning the discussion around the specs, I'm inclined to believe this mini PC will be good enough.
GamesRadar · Nov 18, 2025 Steam Machine is "a console that refuses to admit it's a console," analyst says, but "Valve isn't trying to beat Sony or Microsoft at their own game so much as rewrite the rules" Analysts don't necessarily see the Steam Machine as a PS5, Xbox Series X, or Switch 2 rival
PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2025 Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs All well and good, if the price is right.
Tom’s Hardware · Nov 18, 2025 Vulkan-to-DirectX 12 translation tool used in Valve's Proton now supports AMD's FSR4 and Anti-Lag, while Nvidia's DLSS4 remains unsupported — FSR4 now also works on older GPUs, VKD3D-Proton v3.0 brings other performance improvements Version 3.0 of Proton gets released, featuring a variety of bug fixes and performance improvements for DX12 games, and also adds support for big features such as FSR 4, Anti-Lag, and Work Graphs.
PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2025 7 years after launch and 18 years after Steam, the Epic Games Store will now let you gift games directly to your friends Consider it a late birthday present.
T3 · Nov 18, 2025 Next-gen Xbox confirmed – could be more premium than Steam Machine Xbox's president doubles down on the next console – "hardware is absolutely core"
GamesRadar · Nov 17, 2025 "Gen Z loves AI slop," says former Square Enix exec, which means that Arc Raiders' controversial AI usage is just "the tip of the spear" "Activision isn't shying away from AI, neither is ARC Raiders," reckons Jacob Navok