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Gamers, it's time to get excited — the Steam Machine's price and launch date may be imminent

The memory crisis has forced Valve to delay the Steam Machine from an early 2026 launch, but rumors suggest a price and release date announcement is near.

TechRadar

A leaked Steam Controller review claims Valve will charge you $99 for it, which is both too expensive and good value for money, depending on who you ask

A leaked Steam Controller suggests it'll be priced at $99. Is that too much for Valve's new gamepad, or is it the perfect midway point?

GamesRadar

Valve could sell the Steam Machine at a loss, and that would be a win for everyone

Valve is reportedly considering selling the Steam Machine at a loss "in the short term," but it's currently unclear whether decisions on MSRP have been made.

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Erik Wolpaw, co-writer of Portal and Portal 2 adores Burnout Paradise and has 1,500 hours in Slay the Spire: 'This is the perfect level of strategy'

"It's the exact, perfect level of decision making and cognitive load for my brain."

PC Gamer

Smart move as Valve’s new Steam Deck tools aim to boost handheld performance with developer tuning and user‑submitted framerate data

Valve has added new developer tools to help dial in performance on the Steam Deck. Users will now be able to submit data to help identify average framerates, as well as provide feedback on Verified game status.

Windows Central

Steam Controller price leaked — and I'd start saving now

A YouTuber may have just leaked the price of Valve's new Steam Controller, and if the price is correct, you should start saving for the new peripheral now.

Tom’s Guide

New Steam Controller reportedly $99

Premium price? Definitely. Premium product? We'll see.

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"There was an arrogant assumption that players of shooters didn't want and wouldn't care about a story; we just didn't believe this": Go behind the scenes of Half-Life with legendary Valve designer Marc Laidlaw

Retro | We return to the abandoned halls of Black Mesa to uncover how a truly revolutionary video game was created

GamesRadar

“I think this might just be the missing analog link to complete your amp modeling rig”: Victory PowerValve 200 review

Victory's new power amp aims to marry our digitally modeled preamps to a real cabinet, whilst providing tube warmth and feel - is it the best of both worlds?

Guitar World

CS2 Prime: Matchmaking, weekly drops, and is it worth the price?

CS2 is free to play, but Prime status is where the full competitive experience begins. Here's what you get and whether it's actually worth buying.

Dot Esports

Cache’s return to CS2 confirmed with Valve teaser video

Valve dropped the confirmation fans have been waiting years for

Dot Esports

'We don't have to fire 1000 people to keep it working': Facepunch Studios says paying s&box game developers is sustainable, with '$500,000 paid out to date'

Developers can also export their games standalone to Steam: "No hidden percentages, no rug pulls, your work is yours."

PC Gamer

Larian keeps a framed reminder of Baldur's Gate 3 breaking Steam in its office, hopes Divinity will "absolutely demolish" Valve's storefront

And that was at Early Access – the game would later go on to reach over 800,000 more players for its actual launch

GamesRadar

Steam Controller launch imminent as Valve uploads 'secret' unboxing — here's what you need to know

Valve has uploaded an unwatchable unboxing video of the new Steam Controller to its platform, suggesting a launch is imminent.

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Quake 2 dev felt "breathless" when he saw how Valve was using id Software's engine, and it led to one of my favorite games of the '00s: "26 years later and I can still say 'Wow'"

All roads lead to Alice

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Garry's Mod follow-up S&box will launch on Steam with "sustainable" payout for people using it to make games, as devs say with a wink: "We don't have to fire 1000 people to keep it working"

"We're not guided by commercial milestones"

Dot Esports

CS2 Ranking Systems explained: Everything you need to know about Competitive, Premier, and FACEIT

CS2 has multiple ranking systems, and understanding each one can be confusing. This guide breaks down every rank, rating, and level in CS2.

PC Gamer

Alice creator American McGee says he was inspired by a Valve demo he saw while working on Quake 2

McGee was fired from id Software in 1998, but it all worked out pretty well for him.

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Hideo Kojima went to Valve and like a master troll took a photo of himself with 3 Half-Life gravity guns

And the orb!

GamesRadar

Valve designer says "you should make a good game" if you want attention on Steam, there's no "secret thing you have to know"

Can't argue with that

Destructoid

Leak suggests solid pricing for Steam Machine, but even that might be too high to save it

A solid price, but not good enough.

PC Gamer

Microsoft's Xbox 'Helix' chip is reportedly the basis of next-gen consoles made by Asus and MSI, but you won't be able to buy it separately

Probably not the budget PC gaming saviour we've been hoping for.

Tom’s Hardware

Valve VRAM hack may improve gaming on 4GB GPUs — testing showed mixed results in select titles, with FPS almost tripling in certain games

Valve’s VRAM hack can boost performance on 4GB GPUs, with testing showing FPS gains of up to 3x in some titles, though results vary widely depending on the game and settings.

PC Gamer

Australia wants to know how Valve is combating 'extreme-right communities' on Steam

If Valve doesn't comply with a new transparency notice it could face big fines.

GamesRadar

Your next Xbox could come in Asus and MSI flavors, but Microsoft has confirmed an in-house Project Helix

Leaks suggest Asus and MSI versions of the next-gen Xbox could be a thing, but Microsoft has swiftly stepped in to confirm there will be a first-party console.

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