The Latest Breaking News from Valve

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says there's a reason Steam is so popular: "It's almost as if it isn't providing a s**t service"

Valve's storefront continues to be indispensable to players and developers

GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2025

"Of course, you must be on Steam. But Steam isn't the entire world": CEO of game distribution company says yes, some PC gamers prefer "local" stores to Valve's mega-shop, and China is a huge factor

"There are very big markets – China, Eastern Europe, Latin America – where local platforms are simply stronger in trust, in loyalty, in payment behaviour"

GamesRadar · Nov 6, 2025

Valve just made Steam Deck downloads much easier – and I hope this feature comes to all SteamOS handhelds

Valve has just released a new Steam Deck 'display-off low-power download' update, but it's currently only available via the beta and preview channels.

TechRadar · Nov 6, 2025

Steam Deck Update Adds 'Display-Off Mode' for Seamless Background Downloads

Valve's latest Steam Deck update finally lets gamers download games with the screen off, saving power while keeping downloads running in the background.

Player One · Nov 5, 2025

Finally! The Steam Deck can now download games in a new 'display-off, low-power' mode before automatically going to sleep

Sweet dreams, Steam Deck.

PC Gamer · Nov 4, 2025

Those pesky Steam Deck downloads just got way better in new firmware update

Power on and wait? No more.

Destructoid · Nov 4, 2025

"In other words, 72% don't know what a monopoly is," analyst says of study that finds 72% of game devs "see Steam as a monopoly"

"Market share isn't what defines a monopoly, folks"

GamesRadar · Nov 4, 2025

Study says only 72% of game developers reckon that Steam has a monopoly on PC games, and even with some big caveats, it makes me wonder what the other 28% are thinking

Most of the developers surveyed were C-suite level.

PC Gamer · Nov 4, 2025

Windows 11's new Full Screen Experience is available for MSI Claw handhelds, but I still wouldn't choose it over SteamOS

Microsoft is making good headway with its Xbox Full Screen Experience rollout, but it still needs to move faster.

TechRadar · Nov 3, 2025

AMD clarifies commitment to support for RDNA 1 and 2-based GPUs — company backtracks on RX 7900 series USB-C functionality (Updated)

AMD ended mainstream driver support for its RDNA 1 and 2 GPUs in a new update that sought to focus on the RX 7000 and 9000 series for day-one optimizations for new releases. This could mean trouble for handhelds that rely on tuning to achieve their full potential on Windows,…

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 31, 2025