What to expect from Valve in 2026: The return of Steam Machines, a new VR headset, and more Half-Life 3 rumors

From Steam machines coming back to new VR headsets, 2026 looks to be a huge year for the company, and there are even rumors ...

SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape

SteamOS’s slow march across the Windows-dominated PC gaming landscape is continuing to creep along. At CES this week, Lenovo ...

Valve’s Compact Steam Machine Console Blends PC Flexibility with Sharp 4K at 60 FPS

PC comfort on your couch with a six-inch Steam box, ARM support, and Proton, plus no online fees and an internal power supply ...

While Microsoft is obsessed with AI, Valve is stealing PC gaming away

Microsoft’s big focus for Windows is AI integration. Meanwhile, Valve has been not-so-quietly pilfering the entire PC gaming ...
VentureBeat

Valve cares about PC gamers, but struggles to show it

Valve cares about PC gamers, but struggles to show it What the hell is going on with Valve? GamesBeat Decides I hadn’t even considered the possibility that Gabe Newell would be joining us. When Valve ...

Valve announced the 2025 Steam Awards winners (and shockingly Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 didn't win everything)

Valve has announced the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards, and, unlike The Game Awards 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ...
GeekWire

Valve will power a Lenovo portable gaming PC as SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck

Valve is making a notable shift with its portable gaming strategy as Lenovo debuted a new edition of its Legion Go gaming handheld that runs Valve’s custom operating system. Valve, headquartered in ...
PC World

Steam Deck 2 wishlist: What we want from Valve’s next-gen handheld

While Valve is still working on fulfilling Steam Deck orders for folks who reserved one last year, it’s not too early to start thinking about a potential Steam Deck 2. After all, Valve itself has ...
TweakTown

Valve's Steam Deck handheld PC celebrates its first birthday

One year ago, Valve changed the world of gaming with an affordable PC that fits in your hands. The Steam Deck represents the first major union of PC power and a handheld form factor from a storefront ...
AOL

PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation

Valve, the company behind PC gaming platform Steam, has revealed a new console to rival Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation. The Steam Machine is a home console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on ...
PC Gamer

Valve's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew, who 'used a $500 check I'd sent him for school expenses and bought himself a CD-ROM replicator… he sent me a lovely thank you note'

"I knew he wasn't a bad kid, but there'd been this generational shift." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred ...
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Valve surprises with new model of the Steam Deck portable gaming PC

Valve Software plans to release a new model of its portable gaming PC the Steam Deck on Nov. 16. The new Steam Deck OLED, as the name suggests, replaces the system’s original LCD screen with a 1280 x ...