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Hardware and Technologies May 13, 2026, 12:08 PM
Valve has fully migrated Steam Marketplace users to a brand-new interface. The marketplace is faster, features a revamped search, and offers much more detailed item cards — especially for Counter-Strike skins. -
Hardware and Technologies May 13, 2026, 10:32 AM
Valve hid an unusual Easter egg in the new Steam Controller, which users discovered by accident. It turns out the gamepad can “scream” when dropped — and it’s the famous Wilhelm scream, familiar from movies and games. -
Hardware and Technologies May 11, 2026, 06:14 PM
Valve doesn’t want a repeat of its recent fiasco and is preemptively setting up a barrier against scalpers for its new device. The Steam Machine pre-order code reveals four mini-PC versions and a reservation queue. -
Articles May 9, 2026, 10:19 PM
More than ten years ago, Valve CEO Gabe Newell articulated in an interview with PC Gamer that seems obvious today: Steam’s main competitive advantage isn’t its catalog, its convenience, or even its 30% commission. It’s the sales, which turn the very process of buying games into entertainment. -
Gaming News May 1, 2026, 01:46 AM
After the announcement of a new Steam Controller, fan attention has shifted to Valve’s next hardware moves: import records show large shipments labeled as “game consoles,” and now the community is trying to figure out what exactly is coming. -
Hardware and Technologies April 29, 2026, 06:51 PM
Valve still hasn’t revealed the price or release date of the Steam Machine—and now it’s becoming clear why. According to Hardware Unboxed, rising component costs could push the device close to the price of a PlayStation 5 Pro, calling its competitiveness into question even before launch. -
Gaming News April 29, 2026, 03:06 AM
Last night, April 29, Valve released an update for Counter-Strike 2 — and Cache is finally back. The map is now available in Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, and Retakes. -
Hardware and Technologies April 28, 2026, 12:31 PM
Valve has tweaked its launch plans for its new line of Steam devices. The company is getting ready to start selling the Steam Controller, but with the bigger products (the Steam Machine and the Steam Frame VR headset) — things are more complicated. Their release has been pushed back indefinitely due to a memory shortage and unstable DRAM prices. -
Hardware and Technologies April 28, 2026, 09:57 AM
The folks at Gamers Nexus tested the new Valve controller ahead of its official launch and came away with mixed results. On one hand, you get low latency, great battery life, and deep customization. On the other, it's tied to a proprietary adapter and isn't exactly the most beginner-friendly experience. -
Hardware and Technologies April 27, 2026, 09:52 PM
Valve is actively developing the Steam Deck 2, but the release window for the new device remains uncertain. Company engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais recently confirmed that the project is already in the works, though it’s still too early to talk about a concrete launch timeframe. -
Hardware and Technologies April 27, 2026, 08:47 PM
Valve has officially unveiled key details for its new Steam Controller, confirming both the price and the exact release date—information that had previously leaked online. -
Hardware and Technologies April 27, 2026, 12:47 PM
A Japanese outlet published its Steam Controller review ahead of time, revealing the device’s sales start date in Japan -
Hardware and Technologies April 25, 2026, 06:09 PM
It looks like Steam Controller 2 is launching very soon, and thanks to a blogger who published a review early, we can already learn the device’s specs and price. -
Gaming News April 21, 2026, 04:23 PM
Counter-Strike 2 just received one of its most significant technical updates in recent memory — the new AnimGraph 2 system has officially left beta and is now part of the main client. For a game where precision and muscle memory often decide the outcome of a round, these changes go far beyond your average patch. -
Hardware and Technologies April 21, 2026, 03:47 PM
It looks like Valve is gearing up for the final stretch before launching its new hardware. A hidden entry titled “steam_controller_unboxing_2026” has been discovered in the SteamDB database—a secret unboxing video for the updated Steam Controller. While the video itself isn’t available to watch yet, its mere existence speaks volumes: materials like this typically surface shortly before official announcements or the start of sales. -
Hardware and Technologies April 21, 2026, 11:55 AM
A Valve developer proposed a method for compressing data in video memory that promises to make life easier for owners of old and budget graphics cards. An experiment on a 4GB Radeon RX 6500 XT showed unexpected results: Alan Wake II indeed took off by nearly three times (from 14 to 41 fps), but the technology turned out to be picky – in half of the tested AAA titles, the frame rate gain was zero. -
Gaming News April 18, 2026, 05:13 PM
On April 17, the beta of Portal 2: Community Edition (P2:CE) launched — a fan-made remaster of Portal 2, built specifically for modders. The project has been in development for several years and received official approval from Valve. -
“We Have a Tradition — Every Year We Go to Hawaii with Friends”: How Valve Treats Employees While the Industry Burns
Gaming News April 18, 2026, 04:56 PM
While the gaming industry is going through waves of layoffs, studio closures, and shrinking budgets, Valve quietly keeps doing what it has done for about 20 years: sending all employees on a fully paid vacation to Hawaii. With their families. In a good hotel. On the company’s dime. -
Goodbye, Micro-Stutters? Proton 11.0 With NTSYNC Promises FPS Boost Where Only Overclocking Used to Help
Hardware and Technologies April 17, 2026, 06:10 PM
Valve has started testing Proton 11.0 — the first major update to Steam's compatibility layer in half a year. The beta brings two fundamental changes: official support for games on ARM devices without manual emulation tweaking, and the implementation of the NTSYNC mechanism, which should solve the "stutter" problem in multi-threaded projects on Linux. -
Gaming News April 15, 2026, 05:53 PM
Mentions of vehicles and related mechanics have been discovered in the files of the AnimGraph 2 beta (the updated animation system) for Counter-Strike 2, potentially hinting at the testing of drivable vehicles or vehicle interaction. The findings were shared on social media platform X by dataminer Thour.
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