The Latest Breaking News from Valve

Steam Machine Now Allows Installing Windows OS on Hybrid PC Console With Official Driver Release

Valve now allows the installation of Windows OS on the Steam Machine with the release of the official driver.

Player One · Jul 8

Steam is more than 50% larger than PlayStation according to expert's estimate, which puts Valve's store around 200 million monthly active users

PlayStation reported 125 million monthly active users this year

GamesRadar · Jul 7

Aoostar's mini PC completely destroys the Steam Machine on raw performance but you will have to add memory and storage

The Aoostar GODY 7600XT's impressive spec means you don't need to get lost in the lottery of Valve's queuing system.

TechRadar · Jul 7

Steam Machines with the ‘Red Line of Death’ get a simple, official cure: Clear the CMOS — clearing the CMOS can revive flat(red)-lining cubes

Valve’s official account on Reddit has responded to RLOD victims with simple step-by-step instructions to get any affected Steam Machine up and running again.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 7

Steam Machine with the dreaded "Red Line of Death" has healed itself after a good night's rest

Turns out the Steam Machine with a "Red Line of Death" isn't doomed after all, as it is now working again after being powered off for 24 hours.

GamesRadar · Jul 7

Dev tells Valve to fix Steam's exploitable 2-hour refund policy as "over 55,000" players refund his short game and even brag about it in reviews

He's paddling against the current

GamesRadar · Jul 6

Valve shows you how to build your own e-paper display for the Steam Machine – and it’s a case mod I never realized I needed

Valve shares open-source files that let you build an e-paper display for the Steam Machine.

TechRadar · Jul 6

Valve's Gabe Newell continues spending his billions on an undersea armada, adding an $800 million deep sea vessel to the one he already had in the works

They're both being handled by his manufacturing company, Oceanco

GamesRadar · Jul 6

Overwatch escapes "Mostly Negative" Steam reviews 3 years after becoming the worst-rated game on Valve's store: "In 2026, we finally got back to just Overwatch"

Fans "never thought" they'd enjoy Blizzard's shooter again

GamesRadar · Jul 6

A second OG Steam Controller prototype has been found at Goodwill

We don't know how much it cost, but it does apparently work.

PC Gamer · Jul 6