Indie studio Santa Ragione is facing more strife after claiming its latest game has been blocked on another major storefront. The developer previously said it was at risk of closure after Valve banned Horses from Steam, noting that it would be very difficult to recoup its investment without access to the worlds largest PC gaming storefront

Linux usage has hit an all-time high in the latest Steam hardware survey, indicating the small but growing popularity of SteamOS and its derivatives

When Valve revealed the Steam Machine and Steam Frame last month, it willingly opened itself up to a slew of questions, with one standing out above the tide: Steam emulation on ARM-based devices, as was quietly demonstrated with the Frame

Valve, syarikat teknologi disebalik platform penjualan permainan komputer digital terkemuka Steam, dan pembangun peranti permainan komputer seperti konsol mudah-alih Steam Deck dan konsol komputer Steam Machine baru-baru ini dilaporkan sedang mengerahkan kemampuan teknologi mereka untuk mencuba membawa permainan-permainan komputer ini ke lebih banyak jenis peranti, khususnya ARM

On top of spreading democracy across the galaxy, Helldivers 2 players on PC may also soon liberate a hefty amount of storage space. The games latest technical public beta on Steam includes a major optimisation update that drastically reduces its installation size, shrinking its installation by a significant 85%! In a post on the games […] The post Helldivers 2 Beta Liberates PC Installation Size By 85% appeared first on Lowyat.NET .

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says AI labels on games are pointless, but players and developers are split over whether disclosure builds trust or just adds stigma

And to the surprise of absolutely no one, some of these headlines are misleading or flat-out wrong. For instance, one rewritten headline claimed "Steam Machine price revealed," but the Ars Technica article's actual headline was "Valve's Steam Machine looks like a console, but dont expect it to be priced like one." No costs have been shared yet for the hardware, either in that post or elsewhere from Valve

Valve has work to do on the software sidebut some fixes are coming

Be right back, Im gonna go buy Ball x Pit on the platforms where I dont already have it so I can have even more Ball x Pit in the future. Ball x Pit is available on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, the Xbox PC app, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2

We saw it fall as low as $30 last week, but this is a useful $10 discount for the Switch 2, Xbox and PC versions all the same. Also at Nintendo , Steam and Xbox

Steam's November 2025 survey shows Linux gaming climbed to its highest share in a decade "thanks to the success of the Steam Deck, the underlying Steam Play (Proton) software, and now further excitement thanks to the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame," writes Phoronix's Michael Larabel

Also at Amazon and Target . If youd rather play on PC, Steam has it for $2 extra

Most other direct rivals, meanwhile, arent yet available with this much space. Crucial P310 (2TB) M.2 2230 SSD for $130 at B&H ($111 off, in and out of stock) : The P310 is a small-size SSD you can slot in certain thin and light notebooks or gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck

Also at Best Buy and Target . If youd rather play on PC, Steam has it for $2 extra

Also at Best Buy and Target . If youd rather play on PC, Steam has it for $2 extra

The Linux kernel's user-facing footprint is much larger than the "desktop Linux" label suggests. The article lists reasons more people might be switching to Linux, including broader hardware support and "the increased viability of gaming via Steam and Proton" but also the rise of Digital Sovereignty initiatives

If you've been looking to enhance your Steam Deck experience, consider a docking station that lets you easily connect it to a larger display for work or couch entertainment

Most other direct rivals, meanwhile, arent yet available with this much space. Crucial P310 (2TB) M.2 2230 SSD for $130 at Amazon ($111 off) : The P310 is a small-size SSD you can slot in certain thin and light notebooks or gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck

Also at Best Buy and Target . If youd rather play on PC, Steam has it for $2 extra

The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has argued that platforms like Steam should not label games that are made using AI

It's a great option for the gamer in your life, and a steal down from $70 to $40 a new all-time low price. The controller comes with perks such as the charging dock, 22 hours of battery per charge and compatibility with everything from Steam Deck to Switch

Also at Best Buy . Crucial P310 (2TB) M.2 2230 SSD for $160 at Amazon ($80 off) : The P310 is a small-size SSD you can slot in certain thin and light notebooks or gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck

Good news for players who have been wanting to use their Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller on PC, as Valve has finally added support for the latest Nintendo controller on Steam

Indie studio Santa Ragione said it is at risk of shutting down as its latest project won't be available on Steam, which is by far the biggest storefront for PC games and a key point of sale for many developers

I just bought a PS5 Pro in the Black Friday sales, and hearing this news has made me feel even better about my purchase

Luckily, we'll know a whole lot more next weekend. The closed beta takes place on Steam and grants access to six player classes, each with unique abilities

Valve has launched its first-ever Black Friday Steam sale, offering discounts on thousands of games from now until December 1

Upcoming gaming box will be priced in line with a similarly specced PC, Valve says.

I hope this becomes a regular part of the Ally experience and comes to many more titles. There's a new search filter that lists games by how they perform on the device, which is sort of a riff on Valve's "Steam Deck Verified" badge

Also at Best Buy . Crucial P310 (2TB) M.2 2230 SSD for $130 at B&H ($110 off) : The P310 is a small-size SSD you can slot in certain thin and light notebooks or gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck

It's 43 percent off right now and down to $40 a new record-low price. The controller comes with perks such as the charging dock, 22 hours of battery per charge and compatibility with everything from Steam Deck to Switch

Everything Valve has said paints the Steam Machine as a PC.

Ive found that dough doesnt stick as easily to bamboo during prep and the metal resists the high heat of the oven when turning or retrieving a finished pizza (bamboo will burn). There are also perforated peels which allow both steam and excess flour to escape

The title will also be a day-one Game Catalog release for PlayStation Plus subscribers , which is a great perk for Sony fans. It'll be available on other platforms, like Steam and Nintendo Switch, but those versions cost $20

The dream of a $500 compact gaming PC has been dashed but how much might the Steam Machine cost in the end?

Long-time Slashdot reader jenningsthecat shared this article from IEEE Spectrum: By dropping a nuclear reactor 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) underground, Deep Fission aims to use the weight of a billion tons of rock and water as a natural containment system comparable to concrete domes and cooling towers. With the fission reaction occurring far below the surface, steam can safely circulate in a closed loop to generate power

Valve shook up the gaming world with the announcement of the Steam Machine , but we're all still curious about the million-dollar question of pricing

First, Mazama Energy is bringing its own water to the volcano, using a method called "enhanced geothermal energy"... [O]ver the past few decades, pioneering projects have started to make energy from hot dry rocks by cracking the stone and pumping in water to make steam, borrowing fracking techniques developed by the oil and gas industry..

Also at Amazon and B&H . Crucial P310 (2TB) M.2 2230 SSD for $130 at Amazon ($110 off) : The P310 is a small-size SSD you can slot in certain thin and light notebooks or gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck

It's a great option for the gamer in your life, and a steal down from $70 to $40 a new all-time low price. The controller comes with perks such as the charging dock, 22 hours of battery per charge and compatibility with everything from Steam Deck to Switch

Today, the share of workers in professional and managerial occupations has more than doubled since the dawn of the digital era. So what does that tell us about AI? Our mental model often defaults to an industrial image John Henry versus the steam drill where jobs are one dominant task, and automation maps one-to-one: Automate the task, eliminate the job

I expect to spend quite a bit of time with this game. News Tower 1.0 is out now on Steam

Consoles are good, actually.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to claim again on Steam right now, which is good news for those who’ve missed your chance to grab it back in 2022

For the most part, FSE lets you live inside a touch and controller-friendly version of the Xbox PC app, rather than the normal Windows desktop. The launcher collects games from a multitude of game marketplaces like Steam and the Epic Games Store, and gives you easy access to Game Pass, if you subscribe

Anyone who purchases a new Chromebook will receive a year of the service included with their device at no additional charge. Fast Pass allows Chromebook owners to stream more than 2,000 games from their existing Steam, Epic or Xbox libraries

Panik Arcade nailed the one-more-run feeling thats core to a good roguelite. Its not much of a surprise that the studio and publisher Future Friends Games have sold more than a million copies of the game on Steam in just a few months, and now console and cloud players can see what all the fuss is about

It's likely to include some terrifying bangers. The game is available on the Xbox Store, the Microsoft Store for PC, PlayStation and Steam

The oven runs its own shutdown cycle, but the exterior may still be too warm to put away when thats complete. Second, despite a steam and smoke filter, the Volt 2 still expels steam out of the back

Vampire Crawlers is expected to arrive in 2026. Itll be available on Steam, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS

As of today, Googles making it easier for new Chromebook buyers to play games right out of the box. Anyone who buys a Chromebook will get 12 months of access to GeForce Now, NVIDIAs cloud-streaming service that lets you access games you own on platforms like Steam, Xbox and so forth

The very meta trailer also shows Dave playing his own game on a ROG Xbox Ally X while at sea. (Technically he could already have done that via Steam but it's still a nice touch.) If you havent played Dave the Diver before, its almost impossible to do the game justice with a brief summary

Also at Best Buy and B&H . Crucial P310 (2TB) M.2 2230 SSD for $130 at Amazon ($110 off) : The P310 is a small-size SSD you can slot in certain thin and light notebooks or gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck

It's a great option for the gamer in your life, and a steal down from $70 to $43 a new all-time low price. The controller comes with perks such as the charging dock, 22 hours of battery per charge and compatibility with everything from Steam Deck to Switch

The Megabonk riff takes the 2D concept into a low-poly 3D and adds some pretty wacky characters into the mix. Venidad said the title sold 1 million copies in just two weeks, making it one of the latest Steam indie sensations to have a big moment

Gifting is a basic feature of online stores, so on some level it's more surprising that the Epic Games Store didn't have the feature than it is that gifting is being added now. One reason why, could be that most of Epic's focus for its digital store has been on undercutting the fees of both Steam and the Apple App Store

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Steam Machine will apparently support convenient background updates, and Valve wants that for the Deck too.

Think the Steam Machine is underpowered? Baldur's Gate 3 exec says there's "no point making a high-spec Steam Machine" and he's not wrong

It's 39 percent off right now and down to $43 a new record-low price. The controller comes with perks such as the charging dock, 22 hours of battery per charge and compatibility with everything from Steam Deck to Switch

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week

With a little know-how, you can get yourself a Steam Machine right this minute.

Gabe Newell, better known as both Lord Gaben and the founder of Valve and the owner of Steam, recently made waves, figuratively and literally, after he took ownership of his super yacht

It's a great option for the gamer in your life, and a steal down from $70 to $43 a new all-time low price. The controller comes with perks such as the charging dock, 22 hours of battery per charge and compatibility with everything from Steam Deck to Switch

I grew up with games like this one from WeatherFell and publisher Top Hat Studios, which looks completely up my alley. Windswept is out now on Steam , GOG , Nintendo Switch , PS4, PS5 , Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S for $20

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Plus: Apple rolls out Digital IDs, Samsungs new monitor has wheels, DJIs latest drone has a display, and Insta360s action camera gets an add-on that turns it into an instant camera.

While it's hard to authoritatively claim that Studio Ghibli-inspired illustrations are a smoking gun, the Calling Cards players have spotted do at the very least seem unpolished for a splashy $70 game. Activision has also confirmed that the game's development team used "generative AI tools to help develop some in-game assets" in a disclosure on the Black Ops 7 Steam page , which certainly won't dissuade anyones suspicions

Folks who are looking forward to a fresh flavor of life simulation in the form of Paralives will have to wait a while longer before they can jump into the Sims-like game. The game was supposed to hit early access on Steam on December 8, but lead developer Alex Mass and the team at Paralives Studio have pushed back the release date to May 25

Steam punk magical-realist world-building at its finest.

This week Valve surprised us all with the announcement of three new devices: The tiny Steam Machine PC gaming desktop, the Steam Frame VR headset and a new Steam Controller

Linux-powered PC, Arm VR headset, and refreshed controller all land on pre-order for next year The holiday season is almost upon us, but the new gear on gamers' wish lists won't arrive until next year.

You'll need to find a large case to fit the Portal's huge controller and delicate display, a combination that really does look like a tablet shoved between Sony's DualSense gamepads. It's simply smarter to travel with the slimmer Switch 2, and I'd argue even the massive Steam Deck is easier to stuff into a backpack

A CPU doesn't yet exist for a "truly next-gen performance Steam Deck", but Valve has a "pretty good idea" of what the sequel will be like

Valve has announced a raft of new hardware, including a new VR headset, Steam Machine and Controller

Valve surprised us with the announcement of not one, but three new products in the form of the Steam Frame, Steam Machine, and its second generation Steam Controller

Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve's tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.

Vampire Survivors VR is available right now, for those willing to risk a massive headache and perhaps a spot of nausea. Poncle currently has no plans to develop it for other VR platforms, like Steam VR or Pico