American video game development and digital distribution company
Valve Retires Index VR: Should You Buy The Steam Frame Or A Different Headset?: The Valve Index gets a major end of life discount, but is the Steam Frame a ...
hothardware.com/news/valve-retires-index-vr-should-you-buy-the-steam-frame-or-a-different-headset
Deadlock surpasses Team Fortress 2's all-time concurrent player count peak as it adds a chess wizard
pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlock-surpasses-team-fortress-2s-all-time-concurrent-player-count-peak-as-it-adds-a-chess-wizard/
Steam now has a maddening bouncing logo screensaver, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't perfectly hit the corners
pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-now-has-a-maddening-bouncing-logo-screensaver-and-im-pretty-sure-it-doesnt-touch-the-corners/
Competition for Valve: Chinese manufacturer offers alternatives to the Steam Machine and Steam Frame
gamestar.de/artikel/pimax-alternative-steam-machine-frame,3460828.html
GamesRadar+ Oct 01
Deadlock smashes Steam record following new update that brings in over 228,000 concurrent players, but Valve isn't done: "There was still a good ...
gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/deadlock-smashes-steam-record-following-new-update-that-brings-in-over-228-000-concurrent-players-but-valve-isnt-done-there-was-still-a-good-amount-of-work-we-wanted-to-do-on-the-core-game/
Counter-Strike Co-Creator Says Gabe Newell Got So Obsessed With Mongolian Throat Singing at Valve HQ That Staff Started Closing Their Office Doors to Escape ...
ign.com/articles/counter-strike-co-creator-says-gabe-newell-got-so-obsessed-with-mongolian-throat-singing-at-valve-hq-that-staff-started-closing-their-office-doors-to-escape-the-noise
With Deadlock's latest updating promising six new heroes, over 10,000 new voice lines and too much more to mention, it's clear Valve are still pretty committed ...
rockpapershotgun.com/with-deadlocks-latest-updating-promising-six-new-heroes-over-10000-new-voice-lines-and-too-much-more-to-mention-its-clear-valve-are-still-pretty-committed-to-it
Steam Tops 43 Million Concurrent Players To Smash Another Record : Valve's Steam platform smashes records again, hitting a new all-time peak of over 43 ...
hothardware.com/news/steam-tops-43-million-concurrent-players-smash-record
Valve says Deadlock is still too unfinished to release publicly, but has hero cosmetics and new game modes in the works
pcgamer.com/games/moba/valve-says-deadlock-is-still-too-unfinished-to-release-publicly-but-has-hero-cosmetics-and-new-game-modes-in-the-works/
Valve's new Remote Play codec uses up to 10 times more bandwidth on purpose, and it's the first time streaming has felt like sitting at the PC
xda-developers.com/valves-new-remote-play-codec-uses-up-to-10-times-more-bandwidth-on-purpose/
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GamesRadar+ Sep 23
Gabe Newell made Steam after going "f*** these publishers" due to the broken relationship with Half-Life publisher Sierra ...
gamesradar.com/games/gabe-newell-made-steam-after-going-f-these-publishers-due-to-the-broken-relationship-with-half-life-publisher-sierra-counter-strike-co-creator-says/
Valve boss Gabe Newell tormented his developers for months because he absolutely wanted to teach himself an obscure hobby
gamestar.de/artikel/valve-boss-gabe-newell-obskures-hobby,3460225.html
Valve's new Remote Play codec uses up to 10 times more bandwidth on purpose, and it's the first time streaming has felt like sitting at the PC
xda-developers.com/valves-new-remote-play-codec-uses-up-to-10-times-more-bandwidth-on-purpose/
Valve's patch note supremacy: The king of patch notes reclaims its throne.
pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/valves-patch-note-supremacy/
Why Valve’s Steam Machine Is the Ultimate First PC for My Teenager: It plays every PC game my 16 year old wants, sits under the TV like any other console ...
uk.pcmag.com/pc-games/167507/why-valves-steam-machine-is-the-ultimate-first-pc-for-my-teenager
GamesRadar+ Sep 22
Former Valve writer says "giant teams just don't work" in video game development, unless you're making GTA 6
gamesradar.com/games/former-valve-writer-says-giant-teams-just-dont-work-in-video-game-development-unless-youre-making-gta-6/
The Steam Frame’s first post-launch update speeds up charging and ungarbles a mic bug
rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-frames-first-post-launch-update-speeds-up-charging-and-ungarbles-a-mic-bug
I called the Steam Machine overpriced in July, and now it's the cheapest PC I'd actually buy
xda-developers.com/i-want-to-hate-the-steam-machine-but-its-the-cheapest-pc-id-actually-buy-in-2026/
The Steam Frame’s first post-launch update speeds up charging and ungarbles a mic bug
rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-frames-first-post-launch-update-speeds-up-charging-and-ungarbles-a-mic-bug
Counter-Strike 2 Rush Hour Update Adds Silent Reloading: It's time to shake the cobwebs off your decade-old CS2 muscle memory.
thegamer.com/counter-strike-2-rush-hour-update-silent-reloading/
Prebuilt Steam Machine faceplate screens are here, delivering decent, surprisingly cheaper alternatives to Valve-approved DIY builds
rockpapershotgun.com/prebuilt-steam-machine-faceplate-screens-are-here-delivering-decent-surprisingly-cheaper-alternatives-to-valve-approved-diy-builds
Steam Frame: The Ars Technica review: Valve's new $1,059 VR hardware tries to revive an abandoned VR "revolution."
arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/09/steam-frame-the-ars-technica-review/
Valve decided that cutting the Steam Frame’s specs to avoid price rises wasn't "the right product choice" for the VR headset
rockpapershotgun.com/valve-decided-that-cutting-the-steam-frames-specs-to-avoid-price-rises-wasnt-the-right-product-choice-for-the-vr-headset
"We're trying to make it easier": Valve confirm the Steam Frame is just the start of plans to get Steam games working on compatibility-challenged ARM PCs
rockpapershotgun.com/were-trying-to-make-it-easier-valve-confirm-the-steam-frame-is-just-the-start-of-plans-to-get-steam-games-working-on-compatibility-challenged-arm-pcs
Wccftech Sep 17
Valve Enables NVIDIA Drivers Inside SteamOS, But Admits A Performance Rift Still Separates It From Windows
wccftech.com/steamos-is-getting-closer-to-nvidia-gpu-support/
Steam Deck 2 plans aren't affected by ongoing component crisis, Valve maintains, as Steam Frame arrives later and more expensive than expected
eurogamer.net/valve-steam-deck-2-plans-component-crisis
Steam: If you were Gabe Newell, which feature would you include?: Steam is already praised for many features, but where do you think it could be improved?
gamestar.de/artikel/steam-welches-feature-wuerdet-ihr-einbauen,3459823.html
Why the publisher of Nintendo Life is launching a new PC gaming site: Steam Hype is dedicated to "what's hot and what's next" on Valve's platform ...
gamesindustry.biz/why-the-publisher-of-nintendo-life-is-launching-a-new-pc-gaming-site
Steam Deck 2 plans aren't affected by ongoing component crisis, Valve maintains, as Steam Frame arrives later and more expensive than expected
eurogamer.net/valve-steam-deck-2-plans-component-crisis
Pricing for Valve's Steam Frame starts at $1,059 for the base 256GB version, and $1,299 for the 1TB model. Additional ergonomic accessories are available ... Show more
GAMINGbible Sep 15
Steam issues hopeful update for highly anticipated hardware after RAMpocalypse Steam Machine price woes
gamingbible.com/news/platform/steam/steam-deck-2-hardware-update-173644-20260915
Left 4 Dead 2 Dev Admits Valve Intentionally Leaked Its Own Trailer After the ESRB Blocked It from Release
ign.com/articles/left-4-dead-2-dev-admits-valve-intentionally-leaked-its-own-trailer-after-the-esrb-blocked-it-from-release
GAMINGbible Sep 07
Portal returns in free new remake of original game, download and play now: The perfect excuse to come and replay this gem!
gamingbible.com/news/platform/steam/portal-alive-and-kicking-steam-release-534350-20260907
The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously
rockpapershotgun.com/the-esrb-wouldnt-let-valve-release-the-cinematic-trailer-for-left-4-dead-2-so-what-did-they-do-they-leaked-it-obviously
GAMINGbible Aug 30
Steam suffers huge 12TB leak affecting hundreds of games, including Half-Life 3 content
gamingbible.com/news/platform/steam/valve-12tb-steam-leak-404649-20260830
Steam achievements for unreleased and unannounced games leak on aggregators such as Exophase and SteamDB
gamesindustry.biz/steam-achievements-for-unreleased-and-unannounced-games-leak-on-aggregators-such-as-exophase-and-steamdb
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notebookcheck.net Sep 05
Steam Frame moves closer to launch as Valve adds reservation system for the VR headset to Steam's backend
notebookcheck.net/Steam-Frame-moves-closer-to-launch-as-Valve-adds-reservation-system-for-the-VR-headset-to-Steam-s-backend.1389089.0.html
Gigantic Steam leak: 12 TB of old game data surfaces online, including unreleased betas and traces of Half-Life 2: Episode 3
gamestar.de/artikel/gigantischer-steam-leak-12-tb-alte-spieldaten,3458868.html
Portal Fans Thirsting Over Leaked GLaDOS Model From 12TB Valve Dump: 12TB of data and Portal fans are apparently obsessed with hot GLaDOS.
thegamer.com/valve-leak-portal-beta-glados-fans-thirst/
Valve is 30 years old today, and it all began with two former Microsoft employees and a risky bet on games
techspot.com/news/113582-valve-30-years-old-today-all-began-two.html
Valve assures Deadlock players hungry for its next big update that it will notify them, 'or order a ton of pizza', when it's ready
pcgamer.com/games/moba/valve-assures-deadlock-players-hungry-for-its-next-big-update-that-it-will-notify-them-or-order-a-ton-of-pizza-when-its-ready/
Wccftech Aug 18
ASRock DeskMeet X300 Custom Build Puts Steam Machine To Shame As It Pushes Frame Rates Over 60 At 1440p For The Same Price
wccftech.com/asrock-deskmeet-x300-custom-build-puts-steam-machine-to-shame/
videogameschronicle.com Aug 30
More than 12 TB of Steam games and unreleased betas from 2003-2013 have reportedly leaked
videogameschronicle.com/news/more-than-12-tb-of-steam-games-and-unreleased-betas-from-2003-2013-have-reportedly-leaked/
Officially-Approved Portal Remake Now Available For Free: The cake wasn't a lie after all.
thegamer.com/portal-remake-steam-free-available-now/
Valve warns Steam Machine and Steam Controller users about data breach: Valve's European logistics partner was hit with a data breach, and the company has warned ...
polygon.com/valve-hardware-data-breach-scam-emails/
Steam Machine: eGPU conversion via M.2 with RX 9070 XT tested: A Steam Machine owner connected a Radeon RX 9070 XT to Valve's living room PC via the internal ...
pcgameshardware.de/Steam-Machine-Hardware-256919/News/Radeon-RX-9070-XT-eGPU-OCuLink-M-2-Adapter-1551238/
OpinionFederal Circuit defines contours of the 'skilled searcher' standard for IPR estoppel
reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/federal-circuit-defines-contours-skilled-searcher-standard-ipr-estoppel--pracin-2026-08-24/
Valve Steam Frame: Eight explanatory videos for the new VR headset: Eight official explanatory videos for the upcoming Steam Frame VR headset have leaked online ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/valve-steam-frame-acht-erklaervideos-zum-neuen-vr-headset/
Valve slowly expands SteamOS support on non-Valve hardware: New update includes improvements for the Intel-based MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ among others.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/valve-slowly-expands-steamos-support-on-non-valve-hardware/
Valve warns Steam Machine and Steam Controller users about data breach: Valve's European logistics partner was hit with a data breach, and the company has warned ...
polygon.com/valve-hardware-data-breach-scam-emails/
Valve informs customers about data breach, personal data stolen: A cyberattack on a company handling Steam hardware deliveries has left customers facing an ...
neowin.net/news/valve-informs-customers-about-data-breach-personal-data-stolen/
"Expect fake messages": A load of Steam user personal info has been stolen thanks to a cyberattack on one of Valve's partners, claims report
rockpapershotgun.com/expect-fake-messages-a-load-of-steam-user-personal-info-has-been-thanks-to-a-cyberattack-on-one-of-valves-partners-claims-report
Valve explains clever shortcut for the Steam Controller's Grip Sense, and I'm starting to think it's a killer feature
pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/valve-explains-clever-shortcut-for-the-steam-controllers-grip-sense-and-im-starting-to-think-its-a-killer-feature/
The Steam Frame needs to be more than a cool device if Valve want to reshape the VR market
rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-frame-needs-to-be-more-than-a-cool-device-if-valve-want-to-reshape-the-vr-market
Solo developer makes 1.3 million in no time with his Steam game, but then 99 percent return it and he's left with $2,000
gamestar.de/artikel/solo-entwickler-steam-satire-spiel-einnahmen-kurios,3457551.html
Valve has released the CAD design files for the Steam Machine's exterior, leaving us asking: how long before someone makes a GabeCube skin?
eurogamer.net/valve-releases-steam-machine-cad-files
Valve see the great RAM shortage "getting worse," just in case you were clinging to hopes of a cheaper Steam Machine
rockpapershotgun.com/valve-see-the-great-ram-shortage-getting-worse-just-in-case-you-were-clinging-to-hopes-of-a-cheaper-steam-machine
Key FactsSteam Machine: Stylish but Expensive and Underpowered
Jun 22, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: eurogamer.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: eurogamer.net
- Valve designed the Steam Machine to enable playing PC games comfortably on large living room TVs with a console-like form factor.
- The device is compact, quiet, and visually appealing, yet provides lower performance than similarly priced gaming PCs or the PS5 Pro.
- Its high price, heavily impacted by the global chip shortage, places it at a disadvantage compared to consoles and custom PC builds.
- While offering greater flexibility through an open architecture, the Steam Machine faces compatibility issues with many popular games using anti-cheat systems.
Discord Aug 09
Deadlock isn't even 'out' yet, but Valve's new game is a true monster in the making
pcgamesn.com/deadlock/valves-secret-weapon
"You should call": Steam Machine mod hides such a clever feature that the community is wondering why Valve doesn't do it that way from the start
gamestar.de/artikel/steam-machine-faceplate-mod-steam-controller-ladestation,3457610.html
Valve publicly releases Lepton and FEX compatibility tools to power Steam Frame gaming
techspot.com/news/113337-valve-publicly-releases-lepton-fex-compatibility-tools-power.html
8 FPS Remakes That Improved Everything From The Original Games: These FPS remakes greatly improved upon already phenomenal FPS games in terms of gameplay ...
dualshockers.com/fps-remakes-that-improved-everything-from-the-original-games/
The Steam Machine's GPU is already obsolete, and a cheap prebuilt PC proves it: In a price-to-performance sense, the Steam Machine can't compete
xda-developers.com/the-steam-machines-gpu-is-already-obsolete-and-a-cheap-prebuilt-pc-proves-it/
The Steam Frame Might End Up More Expensive Than the Steam Machine: In a now-deleted stream, Valve leaker Tyler McVicker suggests the Steam Frame could be more ...
ign.com/articles/the-steam-frame-might-end-up-more-expensive-than-the-steam-machine
Discord Aug 03
Half-Life Alyx gets new Steam branch, and the rumors are already swirling: A new branch has appeared on Steam for Half-Life Alyx, indicating a big change on the ...
pcgamesn.com/half-life-alyx/new-branch-update
Steam is Making Gifting Significantly Better Right After Summer Sale: Valve officially updates Steam's digital gifting and wishlist infrastructure.
dualshockers.com/steam-is-making-gifting-significantly-better-right-after-summer-sale/
GAMINGbible Aug 04
Steam Frame set to cost hundreds more than Steam Machine claims insider: The Steam Machine shocked the world with its $1049 price-tag, but Valve is already ...
gamingbible.com/news/steam-machine-price-surpassed-next-hardware-140231-20260803
We finally got our hands on our own Steam Machine. But before testing the $1,049 console (yes, you heard that right), we have to take it out of the box ... Show more
I hacked FSR4 onto my Steam Deck before Valve could ship it officially: Older silicon is capable of running the heavier model
xda-developers.com/hacked-fsr4-onto-my-steam-deck-before-valve-could-ship-it-officially/
I'm buying a Steam Machine, but you shouldn't #gaming #steam #steammachine I'm ready to drop over $1000 on Valve's Steam Machine.. ... Show more
Steam Machine vs. Playstation: Why Valve is taking a different approach than Sony
pcgameshardware.de/Steam-Machine-Hardware-256919/News/Valve-Exklusivspiele-Sony-Playstation-1548984/
