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Valve really isn't budging: Steam Machine and Steam Frame are still 'shipping this summer,' it insists

Despite the dire hardware and component landscape, it's apparently still happening.

PC Gamer

Backrooms director says Valve is an inspiration: "Don't make it if there's not a meaningful reason motivating it"

"They take it to such an extreme"

Total Film

I'm done with multitasking on a single PC, and I'm tired of waiting for Valve — so I built a custom Steam Machine, and here's what it has changed for me

PC gaming and multitasking can't get any easier than a dual PC setup, especially with the help of a capture card, and it's the best choice I've made in years.

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Thanks, Valve: a set of Counter-Strike 2 Cologne Major stickers now costs nearly $20,000

Individual stickers can go for more than $1,000

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Gabe Newell Defends Steam Monopoly Claims, Says PC Gamers Have 'Enormous Choice' in Gaming Market

Gabe Newell rejects Steam monopoly claims, arguing PC gamers have wide platform choice across Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox, and more.

Player One

If the Steam Machine's 4K60 promises feel limited, Zotac is putting an RTX 5080 in its latest mini PC

Zotac has shown off its latest mini PC at Computex 2026, and it fits a full-sized RTX 5080 inside it, which may be tempting next to the Steam Machine's APU.

GamesRadar

121 Memes That Hit A Little Too Close To Home For Gamers And Nerds

Video games bring people together, and exciting things are happening in the industry. The Summer Game Fest is just around the corner. The world is eagerly waiting for GTA VI to drop in November, and praying it doesn’t get delayed again. And The Witcher 3 is getting a new expansion…

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Gabe Newell reportedly snapped 'What the f*** do I pay you for if that's your opinion?' at Valve lawyer pushing for more content moderation on Steam

So I guess we know where Gabe stands.

PC Gamer

All teams competing at Dota 2 The International 2026: Direct invites and qualifiers

The TI 2026 field is heavily stacked.

Dot Esports

Valve reportedly threatened Ubisoft with a total delisting of Rainbow Six Siege "by end of day tomorrow" when it tried selling it cheaper on Uplay

New report sheds light on Valve's allegedly aggressive approach to competition

GamesRadar

RPG devs apologize to "Steam staff and all of our players" after their game draws 164,000 concurrent players and starts breaking Valve's marketplace

"The current situation is the fault of our development team for failing to follow Steam's technical guidelines"

GamesRadar

Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games

Newell also said in 2023 testimony that Steam's 'unwritten rule' against charging lower prices on other storefronts does not exist.

PC Gamer

Gabe Newell asked Valve's top lawyer "What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?" in heated debate over porn games on Steam, report says

Steam's had a contentious history with adult content

GamesRadar

Valve's Gabe Newell argued gamers "have enormous choice" when grilled over Steam's alleged monopoly on PC gaming – report

"Valve does not have a policy or practice of dictating prices to third-party software developers on other platforms"

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Steam Machine Leak: Over $1,000 Price Tag Is Expected Due to Valve's Delays

A Steam Machine leak is claiming that the console's price tag is set to cost over $1,000, and Valve is to blame for the high price.

PC Gamer

There's one game Don't Nod narrative designer Nina Freeman won't ever uninstall from her PC, because it's banned on Steam: 'It's tragic, because everyone should play this game'

The chief writer of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage talks us through her Steam library.

PC Gamer

The device in my hands feels like the standard all new handheld gaming PCs will be judged by

Performance, efficiency, ergonomics, and battery life. Intel and MSI are delivering in the new Claw 8 EX AI+.

GamesRadar

Valve veteran worries for Bungie's future following Destiny 2's final update: "I don't think Sony cares anymore"

"These games, once they find an audience, can live forever, and that's what these publishers are chasing."

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Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney slams Valve over Steam Deck price hikes — mocks founder Gabe Newell over rising costs of megayachts

The Epic Games chief took potshots at Valve CEO Gabe Newell's expensive megayacht collection after sharing the Steam Deck's massive price hikes on X. The post compared the $240 to $300 increase on the Valve hardware to the $50 to $100 jumps on the Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 family.

PC Gamer

Tim Sweeney takes swipes at Valve for Steam Deck price hike, blames it on the 'component parts supply chain for megayachts'

Maybe Sweeney isn't the best person to make this point.

GamesRadar

Tim Sweeney goes after Gabe Newell following Valve's Steam Deck price hike: "Severe disruptions in the component parts supply chain for megayachts"

The billionaires are fighting again

TechRadar

Holy moly! Valve just hiked the Steam Deck OLED price by almost 50% — but I have two fan-favorite handhelds that are still cheap and you should get instead

‘Due to rising memory and storage costs’ the Steam Deck now costs over 40% more.

PC Gamer

Despite astronomical price hike, the Steam Deck has sold out again in North America

Less than 24 hours after the stock was replenished, the stock is gone.

PC Gamer

New Intel-based handheld gaming PCs sound great but all signs point towards yet more prohibitively expensive price tags

With even the Steam Deck shooting up in price, can we expect any better here?

GamesRadar

Intel just made Arc G3 handhelds official, and the chip is coming to Acer and OneXPlayer portables

Intel has officially unveiled its Arc G3 chipset that's set to power new gaming handhelds by Acer, OneXPlayer, and MSI, but pricing will come later.

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