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Steam Achievements Get Major Overhaul
Steam achievements now have separate sets for DLC and season passes, plus easy friend comparisons.
PC Gamer · 1m

Valve Index VR Headset Discontinued
Valve discontinues Index VR headset with 20% discount on remaining stock.
PCMAG · 1m

Steam Frame teardown finds cooling fan hard to fix
iFixit praises the VR headset's repairability overall, but warns that accessing the cooling fan requires extensive disassembly through dense internal hardware.
Engadget · 1m

CS2 Player Creates Cheater Ban System
A CS2 player's master's thesis uses mouse and keyboard patterns to ban cheaters permanently.
Dexerto · 1m

Steam Sales Update Ends 2027
Steam shifts discounts to personalized feeds by 2027.
ScreenRant · 1m

Steam Remote Play Gets Visual Boost with New Codec
Steam's new Pyrowave codec offers sharper streaming for those with high bandwidth.
PCMAG · 1m

Steam Frame Review Highlights
Early Steam Frame VR headset reviews praise convenience and versatility but note battery and game support issues.
Mashable · 1m

Steam Machine upgrade guides reveal RAM headaches
Valve's official repair documentation shows some hardware upgrades on its Steam Machine are surprisingly difficult, especially adding memory.
TechRadar · 1m

Valve's Steam Frame VR headset orders open today
Valve's long-delayed VR headset finally launches with a $1,059 price tag and a lottery system to prevent scalpers.
PCMAG · 1m

Your weekly guide to the best new tech and games
Installer breaks down the week's must-try products, from Valve's VR headset to Nintendo's massive new strategy RPG.
The Verge · 2m

Valve's new compatibility layers for SteamOS
Beyond Proton, two new tools help run Windows and Android games on Linux-based Steam devices.
Ars Technica · 1m

Valve still hasn't figured out Steam Deck 2
Valve's 2026 hardware run is done, but the handheld sequel is still waiting on a chip that doesn't exist yet.
The Verge · 1m

Valve's $1,059 VR headset arrives a few years late
The Steam Frame is good hardware landing in a VR market that already moved on, at a price almost nobody can justify.
Engadget · 4m

Valve's Steam Frame costs $1,059 to start
Valve priced its standalone VR headset above most rivals, and the Half-Life: Alyx bundle won't be ready on day one.
Engadget · 1m

Steam slapped Nighthawks with an Adults Only tag
A vampire RPG with a few butt shots got shelved next to porn games a week before launch, and Germany can't buy it.
PC Gamer · 2m

How Valve Staged a Fake Leak to Beat the ESRB
Facing strict censorship rules in 2009, Valve secretly leaked its own Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to bypass industry regulators.
Ars Technica · 1m