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Portal 2 prototype code with a camera instead of the portal gun leaks online — fragments of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 found inside
Gaming News Today, 02:36 PM
Before the portal gun, Portal 2's heroine had a camera. Now the code of the game where it worked has allegedly leaked online. -
Gaming News September 25, 2026, 08:58 PM
Steam generated approximately $15 billion in gross revenue during the first eight months of 2026, according to estimates from analytical firm Alinea Analytics. -
Hardware and Technologies September 25, 2026, 07:57 PM
Valve has released a beta version of SteamOS 3.8.28 for devices with discrete AMD graphics, including Steam Machine: the patch is meant to fix an issue where games started running slower after waking from sleep. The update is intended for systems with discrete AMD GPUs. Valve did not specify which GPU generations were affected or how much performance dropped before the patch was installed. -
Gaming News September 24, 2026, 04:01 PM
The story of the chicken eggs in Counter-Strike 2 turned out to be much more interesting than it initially seemed after the update launched. Players have uncovered more details about the new mechanic: once the egg hatches, the pet only lives for a limited time and can disappear even sooner under certain conditions. -
Gaming News September 23, 2026, 11:16 PM
Minh Le, the co-creator of Counter-Strike, has shared his memories regarding the birth of Steam. According to him, back in the early 2000s, Valve saw the service as nothing more than a convenient distribution tool for their own projects, and genuinely feared it would collapse. At the time, digital game delivery was viewed by the industry as far too risky a bet. -
Gaming News September 23, 2026, 11:47 AM
At Airbus's UK facilities, a Steam Deck has been repurposed into a controller for an ExoMars rover prototype, with science popularizer Tom Scott demonstrating the setup during a visit. TechSpot reported on the demo.
At first, the prototype was controlled from a regular laptop. Scott was then handed a Steam Deck and drove another rover himself using custom software made for the handheld. -
Chicken eggs have started dropping in Counter-Strike 2 — according to the game's files, they will hatch into pets
Gaming News September 23, 2026, 08:49 AM
The update brought a new mode and a dozen tweaks, but something else caught players' attention. Items Valve hadn't said a single word about started showing up in drops. -
News September 22, 2026, 06:46 PM
Minh Le says Gabe Newell turned Valve's office into a testing ground for Mongolian throat singing, a hobby that reportedly lasted about five months and drove employees crazy. In a recent recollection, Le described the company founder as someone who became deeply interested in the technique and performed it throughout the office, turning the workspace into something far less quiet than it should have been. -
Gaming News September 22, 2026, 02:07 PM
Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek says the real problem with huge game-development teams is how they make decisions, not just how many people are on payroll. In a recent interview, he singled out GTA 6 as a rare exception, saying a game on that scale may need "a gajillion" different hands to hold it. -
Portal Was Going to Have Corpses and Blood — Gabe Newell Called It the Dumbest Question He Had Ever Been Asked
Gaming News September 20, 2026, 01:16 PM
Sterile white chambers, black humor, and a cake that doesn't exist. All of it could have looked different: one person at the studio seriously pushed for corpses to be scattered around the Aperture Science labs and for them to be drenched in blood. -
Gaming News September 19, 2026, 03:41 PM
Former Valve writer and game designer Chet Faliszek said the company's teams often found it almost comical how little they had to add to Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike before players responded positively. In a new interview about why Valve does not hire more people, he said the studio could ship a tiny update — sometimes just a few skins — and still get a warm reception. The topic comes up in the video interview linked with the story. -
Movies and TV Series September 17, 2026, 05:02 PM
On September 16, new evidence surfaced on social media that Kane Parsons, the director of Backrooms, had once again visited Valve's offices. The visit has reignited speculation about a potential Portal movie and sparked discussion among fans. -
Hardware and Technologies September 17, 2026, 12:50 AM
Valve says its work on NVIDIA support in SteamOS has reached the point where some GeForce GPUs can already display output in the OS's main development tree, though the driver still trails behind in performance. That effort is part of Valve's broader push to prepare SteamOS for hardware beyond Steam Deck, including desktops and third-party handhelds. -
Hardware and Technologies September 15, 2026, 09:02 AM
Valve has revealed pricing for its standalone headset and listed everything that ships in the box. The list turned out to be generous, but with one notable gap. -
Hardware and Technologies September 15, 2026, 12:51 AM
Components have gotten up to three times more expensive in places, the Steam Machine's launch has already been pushed back — so it was reasonable to assume the next handheld would be affected too. The company's answer was that this isn't actually what's holding it up. -
Hardware and Technologies September 14, 2026, 09:49 PM
The first wave of reviews for Valve's new Steam Frame VR headset has sparked intense debate among tech critics, with the device's steep price point taking center stage. The base 256GB model is priced at $1,059, while the larger 1TB variant will set buyers back $1,299. -
Gaming News September 14, 2026, 09:56 AM
Valve has classified the unreleased role-playing game Nighthawks as an Adults Only title, and the game was quickly removed from Steam search results. It was also delisted in certain countries, including Germany, even though its release is still set for September 22. The game already has a Steam page. -
Hardware and Technologies September 13, 2026, 04:56 PM
Linus Tech Tips' ShortCircuit accidentally published a Steam Frame video before making it private, and the footage gives an early look at Valve's unreleased headset and its accessories. The clip, titled "Our first 30 mins with the steam frame," surfaced before Valve had confirmed the device's price or release date. -
Gaming News September 11, 2026, 10:36 AM
Valve released a new Steam Client Beta update on September 9, 2026, with a stronger focus on making Big Picture Mode easier to use on both TV setups and desktop displays. The patch adds Big Art Mode for the home screen, along with screensavers and other quality-of-life tweaks for Steam users. -
Gaming News September 10, 2026, 06:55 PM
Valve released a Counter-Strike 2 update on September 10 that tightens demo playback and changes how chat data is handled. The patch also brings the game in line with the same rules as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and the Steam patch notes are already live.
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