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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"

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 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.

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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.

Microsoft wants to make Windows 'the best place to game—no matter where you play' but Linux and Valve's SteamOS have other ideas

On the desktop, in your hands, even on an Arm chip, Windows wants to be best.

After accumulating more than 200,000 wishlists, a NSFW gacha game cancels its planned Steam release over a 'policy requirements' problem 'that cannot be reasonably resolved'

After four years on mobile devices, BrownDust 2 was set to come to Steam on December 16, but less than two weeks ahead of time the whole thing has been stopped.

Microsoft promises it will upgrade Windows 11 with better performance for gamers in 2026 — "we’re committed to making Windows the best place to play"

Windows 11 is set to gain a number of important improvements for gamers next year, all designed to allow games to run better and compete with SteamOS.

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Despite censorship woes and the terrifying price of RAM, 2025 was the year I fell back in love with PC gaming

Despite censorship woes and the terrifying price of RAM, 2025 was the year I fell back in love with PC gaming

Year in Review 2025 | Reconnecting with the games that brought me to PC in the first place

When is Steam Winter Sale 2025? Date and countdown

When is Steam Winter Sale 2025? Date and countdown

Best time of the year.

NEOWIZ cancels the BrownDust2 Steam launch

NEOWIZ cancels the BrownDust2 Steam launch

Another one bites the brown dust.

"Why does Valve allows this?": Indie publisher laments losing Overwhelmingly Positive Steam review score to off-topic rant, replies "please never, ever play any of our games"

"Why does Valve allows this?": Indie publisher laments losing Overwhelmingly Positive Steam review score to off-topic rant, replies "please never, ever play any of our games"

"Please go refund the game, and then crawl back into the hole you came from"

After Horses ban, Steam loses gooner monolith BrownDust2 to "the platform's policy requirements": "We encountered an issue that cannot be reasonably resolved"

After Horses ban, Steam loses gooner monolith BrownDust2 to "the platform's policy requirements": "We encountered an issue that cannot be reasonably resolved"

Racy gacha RPG BrownDust2 drops Steam

Team Fortress 2 Classic mod delayed to January, and also isn't actually called Team Fortress 2 Classic anymore as Valve apparently asked for a name change

Team Fortress 2 Classic mod delayed to January, and also isn't actually called Team Fortress 2 Classic anymore as Valve apparently asked for a name change

It's now called Team Fortress 2 Classified, instead

Valve is "trying to unblock" HDMI 2.1 implementation in its Steam Machine — What exactly is standing in the way of the latest standard?

Valve is "trying to unblock" HDMI 2.1 implementation in its Steam Machine — What exactly is standing in the way of the latest standard?

Valve's upcoming Steam Machine is listed as using HDMI 2.0 instead of HDMI 2.1, and some new info has now come out explaining some of the difficulties Valve engineers have had while developing for Linux-based hardware.

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Team Fortress 2 Classic is now Team Fortress 2 Classified, has been delayed to January 30: 'it wouldn't be an authentic TF2 experience without a bit of Valve time'

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I binge-watched shows using Meta's Horizon TV hub on Quest 3 — the good, the bad and the immersive

Meta Quest VR headsets now have a Horizon TV hub to make it easier to binge-watch your favorite shows, movies and immerive content, and while it's the upgrade VR has needed, it still has a few quirks to iron out.

You told me your favorite controller ever – and I don't believe you

What's the most popular controller of all time? Our readers have made an... interesting choice.

I was stoked for the Steam Machine — but this one thing could be a deal-breaker

The Steam Machine's potential price could be damaging. Here's what we think Valve's gaming device will cost and how that could sway or deter customers.

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The sequel to the one of the worst games of all time failed its Steam review and hasn't gotten a response from Valve, so it's been delayed: "Come on Steam, you guys are busting my balls here"

"LET ME RELEASE HONG KONG 2097!!!"

Confirmed: Steam Frame will lack this Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest feature at launch — Valve says it's 'on our list'

Valve has confirmed that the Steam Frame will miss out on a key 3D feature found on the Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR at launch, but stereoscopic rendering may still come to the VR headset in the future.

The Steam Awards 2025: Full list of nominees and categories

It's time to select your favorite games of the year.

Hytale won't be on Steam at launch as devs "do not see the necessity of it" and want to avoid bad reviews from "people that aren't as well-informed"

Next month's Early Access won't be on Valve's storefront

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Windows 10 is dying on Steam — over 65% of gamers now use Windows 11 as Linux gains an ever-so-slight OS adoption bump

Windows 10 continues to fade as Windows 11 climbs, while Linux inches upward and mobile GPU trends reshape how players engage with Steam.

Banned horror game Horses now topping GOG's best-seller charts amid censorship controversy, and it's back on Humble even as Steam and Epic refuse to carry it

"After a full review they determined that while the content is heavy, nothing in the game warrants removal from their store"

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Getting banned by Steam and Epic has made HORSES a best-seller — but this censorship bodes ill for creativity

HORSES is now a top seller on GOG and itch.io after it was controversially banned on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and now Humble.

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