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Fan-made Team Fortress 2 remake using the Source 2 engine shuts down for good after receiving a DMCA notice from Valve

Work on Team Fortress: Source 2 had already been put on hold, but now it appears the project is done for good.

PC Gamer

After years of supporting mods and fan games, Valve takes action against Team Fortress and Portal fan projects

Portal 64 and Team Fortress: Source 2 are no more

GamesRadar

Ayaneo announces the Next Lite, the first non-Valve handheld PC with SteamOS preinstalled

It's aiming to be budget friendly, so don't expect cutting edge hardware

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AYANEO just stole the Steam Deck's thunder, will launch a handheld console with 'SteamOS' and Hall Effect sticks [Updated]

The newly announced AYANEO Next Lite will run Linux rather than Windows 11. The handheld gaming console also features Hall Effect sticks, which are more durable and do not develop stick drift.

Windows Central

MSI Announces the Claw: A Handheld PC Game Console with Intel's Meteor Lake Inside

The success of Valve's Steam Deck console has clearly inspired numerous makers of gaming hardware to try their luck with portable gaming systems. One of such companies is MSI, which introduced its Claw handheld console at CES. The Claw A1M mobile console uses Intel's latest Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' platform…

AnandTech

Valve's new Steam policy will allow the "vast majority" of AI games to release

But only after a two-stage disclosure on the developer's part

GamesRadar

Valve softens its stance on AI-generated content, opening the floodgates to ‘the vast majority of games that use it’ on Steam

Valve has published new guidance that allows AI generated content in games released on Steam.

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Valve updates its Steam policy on AI so it can 'release the vast majority of games that use it'

"It's taken us some time to figure this out," Valve says.

PC Gamer

A fan-made, 7-hour Portal 2 prequel just hit Steam for free and it's so good that I'm sad Valve stopped making Portal all over again

Portal: Revolution isn't just "more Portal."

PC Gamer

MSI Claw brings more brands into the handheld game at CES

MSI has announced its own PC handheld at CES, the world's first Meteor Lake powered device.

GamesRadar

Steam kicks off 2024 with its highest-ever concurrents and player count

The Steam train keeps a-rollin' down the tracks.

PC Gamer

Steam just passed a record-breaking 33 million concurrent users with over 10 million in games

Valve's storefront continues to grow

GamesRadar

There's an Alex Jones game on Steam, and it's just as much of an embarrassment as you'd expect

400+ positive Steam reviews and counting, though.

PC Gamer

Portal 2's game-sized prequel mod squeezes in 40 new puzzles, fully-voiced original characters, and an 8-hour story

Portal: Revolution sees a slight delay

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Portable PC gaming handhelds are secretly my most anticipated tech innovation for 2024, and MSI makes the competition fierce

Details of the MSI Claw, a gaming handheld powered by Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H processor, have leaked from the company's Chinese branch. Relying on Intel Arc graphics, it signals a departure from the dominance of AMD in portable gaming.

GamesRadar

Wholesome mining games Dwarf Fortress and Deep Rock Galactic unite to demand their own 'Dwarf Games' tag on Steam

And who are we to oppose them?

Tom’s Hardware

Over 14,500 games launched on Steam in 2023, breaking records for the fourth year in a row

By launching an average of 36 games per day in 2023 according to SteamDB, Steam exceeded its previous "high score" in annual game releases. Steam's own Best of 2023 page also provides some insight on the most successful titles of the year.

PC Gamer

Pour one out for the late great Windows 7: Steam has finally stopped supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

"We strongly encourage all Windows 7/8/8.1 users to update sooner rather than later," Valve says.

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As Starfield and Red Dead Redemption 2 claim controversial prizes, doubt is being cast over the value of The Steam Awards

But what can you do about a literal popularity contest?

TechRadar

PC gamers will finally lose support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 thanks to Valve dropping them

Valve announced that as of now Steam will no longer support several Windows operating systems, meaning no more security updates or general user support.

Tom’s Hardware

Steam survey suggests more people bought the RTX 4090 than the Steam Deck — along with millions of other RTX 40-series GPUs

The Steam Deck was projected to hit three million sales by the end of 2023, and based on the Steam Hardware Survey, the RTX 4090 somehow sold even more units — as did most other RTX 40-series desktop GPUs.

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CS:GO support has officially ended after 10 years

Support for the legacy version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has officially ended.

Windows Central

Steam drops support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, dozens of PC gamers affected

Valve officially ended Steam support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 this week. Steam clients on those operating systems will no longer receive updates, including security updates.

PC Gamer

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