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Valve Explains Its Rules on AI Content in Steam Games

Quietly over the last few weeks, several games with AI-created or assisted assets had been blocked from releasing on Steam, creating increasing concern about the issue among developers due to the…

July 1, 2023 | 07:03 EDT

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New Steam Feature Helps You Find DLC For Your Games

Today Valve launched its Steam Labs Experiment 15, also known as the DLC Discovery Hub. The feature that you can find here, does exactly what it says on the tin, it helps you find DLC for the games…

January 27, 2023 | 10:16 EST

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No Steam Deck 2 For "A Little Bit Longer", Says Valve

In a new interview, Valve has confirmed that the second-gen Steam deck is still on the way, but that it's a little ways off yet. A new Steam Deck will only happen when that hypothetical console can…

December 15, 2022 | 11:48 EST

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New Browser Extension Tells You If Steam Games Are On Game Pass

A new Chrome browser extension has been released that informs you whether a game is on Game Pass before you buy it on Steam. There's a lot of overlap between the libraries of the two services, so the…

November 4, 2022 | 10:25 EDT

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Steam Scam Lets Hackers Steal Your Credentials

A sophisticated Steam scam is leading people to inadvertently give their Steam account information to hackers. The scam works via browser-in-browser technology, which dupes users into thinking they'…

September 13, 2022 | 11:39 EDT

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Steam Mobile App Beta Lets You Try New Features

If you think the Steam mobile app needs a facelift, you and Valve are in agreement, because the new Steam mobile app beta is now available. The new beta comes with new features such as QR code sign…

August 25, 2022 | 10:17 EDT

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Steam Deck Supply Issues Have Been Resolved

The Steam Deck supply took quite a hit earlier this year, as Valve mentioned that they had a few production issues that kept customers from getting their handheld device within a decent time frame.…

July 29, 2022 | 01:42 EDT

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Steam Deck Shipments Doubling As Q3 Arrives

Valve has been attempting to compete in the console market with the Steam Deck and is stepping things up. Since the handheld's launch, reservations have been in high demand with the company…

June 27, 2022 | 01:51 EDT

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Steam Deck Dock Release Date Delayed Indefinitely

The Steam Deck Dock release date has been delayed, owing to a mix of parts shortages and COVID-related closures at Valve's manufacturing facilities. First revealed last summer, the Steam Deck is a…

June 1, 2022 | 06:05 EDT

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New Steam Quiz Feature in Development for Sale Pages

A new Steam Quiz feature is in development for Valve's digital distribution platform, although it's not yet clear what it will be used for in the future. Steam is one of the most popular (if not the…

May 13, 2022 | 03:36 EDT

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Gameplay for Canceled Half-Life Ravenholm Game Revealed by Noclip

New gameplay footage of the canceled Half-Life Ravenholm game has been revealed by Noclip, giving us insight into a Half-Life game we never got to play. Back in 2020, documentary company NoClip…

May 4, 2022 | 03:43 EDT

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Erik Wolpaw Wants to Make Portal 3 While He Still Can

Portal co-writer  Erik Wolpaw wants to help make a third Portal game a reality sooner rather than later, noting that he may soon be "too old to work on Portal 3." The Portal franchise is fairly well…

April 18, 2022 | 01:49 EDT

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Valve Says Steam Deck Shipping Will Be Faster Going Forward

Valve is aiming to pick up the pace of Steam Deck shipping and will accelerate the rate of sending out e-mails for current reservation holders. The Steam Deck has been shipping out to reservation…

April 4, 2022 | 02:38 EDT

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Some Steam Deck Verified Games Aren't Working Well, Players Say

Update (March 25, 2022 - 3:37 PM) - In an apparent coincidence, Valve has announced a new "Opt-in Feedback" feature that will allow it to collect data from users about Steam Deck Verified games. "We…

March 25, 2022 | 02:15 EDT

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Valve Reveals New Free Game 'Aperture Desk Job' for Steam Deck Launch

Valve has revealed a new game called Aperture Desk Job to go hand-in-hand with the official Steam Deck launch -- and it's going to be released for free next month. As you probably know by now, Valve…

February 25, 2022 | 01:21 EST

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Half-Life Mod Field Intensity Finally Launches After 13 Years

A Half-Life mod long in development has finally been released to the public. Half-Life: Field Intensity, which was previously known as Soldier's Adventures, has launched on ModDB after its creators…

February 22, 2022 | 11:05 EST

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Team Fortress 2

The frantic, cartoonish follow up to Team Fortress comes Team Fortress 2, the seminal multiplayer FPS from Valve!  Play as one of ten classes of soldiers and take the fight to the enemy in this…

September 29, 2020 | 10:09 EDT

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Artifact

Artifact is Valve's attempt at entering the digital collectible card game genre to compete with the likes of Blizzard's Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering. However, the studio's lack of support,…

March 30, 2020 | 06:14 EDT

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Half-Life: Alyx

Never thought we'd see the day... After thirteen years, a new Half-Life game is finally coming, and this time it features Alyx Vance as the main character! Half-Life: Alyx is a VR-exclusive title and…

November 23, 2019 | 10:50 EST

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Half-Life 2

Released in 2004, Half-Life 2 is considered a classic of the genre and it's importance in PC gaming, in particular, is hard to overstate with its emphasis on the gravity gun, and requiring Steam to…

September 28, 2019 | 09:37 EDT

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched in 2000. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers…

October 15, 2016 | 04:18 EDT