Tech companies tend to be pretty cagey when talking about how their design processes. What did the esports team you consulted with change about this mouse? What other materials did you consider for this speaker driver? Normally, these kinds of questions don't result in satisfying answers, but Valve's engineers are refreshingly open. The Steam Machine? Oh yeah, we chose a fan big enough to cool the components and worked backwards... Read more ›
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The Steam Controller might appear to be just the gamepad that is built to accompany the Steam Machine and augment the Steam Frame, but Valve's plans are a fair bit grander. After all, the Steam Controller will work with any PC, just like any PC gamepad will work on the Steam Machine, and it's a much-anticipated sequel for the small but passionate group that treasured the original Steam Controller. Read... Read more ›
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It's Valve time. The Bellevue-based firm is making three hardware announcements today, including a new Steam Machine mini PC that it claims is more than six times as powerful as the Steam Deck, a revised Steam Controller with more mainstream appeal, and the Steam Frame, a new standalone VR headset that marks the debut of SteamOS on ARM mobile chips. All three are due to arrive in early 2026. Read... Read more ›
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The Steam Machine has been revealed, a new plug-and-play PC with SteamOS that's the latest push from Valve into the hardware space. It's also, Valve hopes, a game-changer when it comes to bringing some of the few remaining incompatible PC titles to Valve's platform. Read more Read more ›
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Distribution for the newly announced Steam hardware will be the same as the Steam Deck, Valve has confirmed, though it's working on improvements. Read more Read more ›
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Valve has made a trio of hardware announcements today, including a standalone VR headset with unique tech for streaming games called Frame, a revised and more mainstream Steam Controller, and even a revival of the old Steam Machine concept: a tiny gaming PC that brings your Steam game library to your living room. Read more Read more ›
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Jagex has announced it's removing Treasure Hunter microtransactions from RuneScape 3, after over 120,000 players voted for their swift destruction in a community poll. These microtransactions will be removed early next year. Read more Read more ›
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Sony has revealed the next slate of games set to arrive on PS Plus for Extra and Premium subscribers this November. Read more Read more ›
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The UK trade union Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has issued a legal claim against Rockstar following what it believes is the unfair dismissal of staff. Read more Read more ›
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Embark Studios has announced it has been quietly testing out duo queue in Arc Raiders this week, and has now announced the option officially on its official website for pairs of pals to enjoy at their leisure. Read more Read more ›
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Nintendo has finally shown the first official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, its follow-up to the phenomenally successful The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Read more Read more ›
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Nintendo has revealed the first full trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Read more Read more ›
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The term 'extraction shooter' is being used more and more as games like Escape from Tarkov and Arc Raiders command huge audiences. It is the popular genre of the moment. But the label is deeply flawed, according to former Bungie product manager Chris Sides, who worked on extraction shooter Marathon. Personally, he hates the term. Read more Read more ›
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The CEO of Nexon, publisher of Embark Studios' latest popular extraction shooter Arc Raiders, has come forward to further elaborate on his thoughts on AI use in video game development. Read more Read more ›
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Join us today to watch Nintendo's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct, live at 2pm UK time (6am PT / 9am ET). Read more Read more ›
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Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé is "surprised" that Xbox has "not yet fully embraced" the newly released Switch 2, as part of a discussion on third-party support. Read more Read more ›
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Sony revealed its latest piece of hardware at tonight's State of Play event: a 27" Gaming Monitor that's coming only to the US and Japan. Read more Read more ›
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Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse has finally got a release date. Announced during tonight's State of Play event, the side scrolling action game will be coming out on the 5th March, 2026 on the PS5 and PS4. Read more Read more ›
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is set to receive three new free Sega characters over the next few months. Read more Read more ›
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is getting another closed beta, this time with two new stages as well as Ghost Rider and Spider-Man playable. It'll be available starting the 5th of December, and will run interrupted for 72-hours. Read more Read more ›
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