The Latest Breaking News from Valve

The latest Steam Deck beta update can improve battery life with the frame limiter active by *checks notes* a whole six percent

Well, it's something, isn't it?

PC Gamer · Feb 17, 2025

Viktor Antonov, the visionary artist who defined Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, has died

Antonov also consulted on Doom 2016 and Fallout 4.

PC Gamer · Feb 16, 2025

Steam gamers are on the clock to make this one major upgrade

This is one thing gamers shouldn't hold off updating.

Laptop · Feb 15, 2025

Can I play Avowed on Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and other gaming handhelds?

Avowed runs pretty well on ROG Ally as long as you're playing at the right settings. But you won't want to play on Steam Deck.

Windows Central · Feb 13, 2025

We need a Snapdragon X-powered gaming handheld sooner rather than later — How Qualcomm can challenge the Steam Deck

Having compared gaming performance on the Steam Deck with a Snapdragon X Plus laptop, it's clear we need to see these chips in handhelds soon.

Windows Central · Feb 13, 2025

Valve recommends a full PC reset after malware-infected game discovered on Steam

Valve is warning Steam users that an indie developer uploaded builds of its new survival sim game that contained malware.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 12, 2025

The Steam Deck 2 doesn't need to happen because Valve will win either way (though I hope it does)

Valve is thinking of the Big Picture (literally).

PC Gamer · Feb 11, 2025

Valve Has Now Banned Games on Steam That Require Players to Watch Paid Advertising

Valve has always had a strong stance on paid advertising, going as far as to ban games on Steam that have them.

Player One · Feb 11, 2025

Valve clarifies ban on in-game advertising on Steam

Valve makes their anti-advertising-on-Steam stance clearer than ever.

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 10, 2025

Steam makes its ban on games that rely on in-game ads even more explicit, so no 'watch this to continue playing' stuff will be making its way to our PCs

New page, old policy.

PC Gamer · Feb 10, 2025