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Valve was founded 30 years ago today — changed PC gaming forever with Half-Life, then Steam

Today marks Valve’s 30th birthday. The company was founded on August 24, 1996, by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, both Microsoft veterans.

Tom’s Hardware

SumaiL hints at retirement after Nigma Galaxy’s top 6 finish at TI 2026: ‘This is probably my last event’

We might have seen the last game of the King.

Dot Esports

Frustrated with GTA 6 leaks, Rockstar fans dig up Gabe Newell's "I play games to have fun" rant – and miss the most important part

"I have never thought to myself that realism is fun. I go play games to have fun," said Newell

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Whenever you're ready, Valve - nine minutes of Steam Frame user guide videos appearing as Steam Store assets surely point to this headset launching soon, right?

Steam Frame Welcome videos have been found as Steam Store assets. As consumer-facing tutorials, they surely point to the launch of the device soon, right?

GamesRadar

The biggest leaks in PC gaming history

GTA 6, Half-Life 2, The Witcher 3, and tons of other games sprung huge leaks before they launched.

PC Gamer

"Steam is a monopoly with very few precedents," says dev of game inexplicably flagged as adult-only by Valve: "As a developer, I'm completely at their whim"

Steam has been sued over alleged monopolistic practices more than once

GamesRadar

'Dude no joke looks like Hugh Jackman now': The internet is swooning over Gabe Newell's svelte new look at The International

Newell's video message welcoming everyone to this year's Dota 2 championship tourney caught a lot of viewers by surprise.

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Valve chief Gabe Newell makes a rare public appearance as "New Chad Gabe" and rings in Dota 2's biggest tournament

The International is back, and so is Gabe Newell

GamesRadar

Unboxing videos of the Steam Frame have been leaked, giving us a closer look at the long-awaited VR headset

I'm not even a VR guy and I'm kinda interested.

PC Gamer

"The most ambitious product we've ever built" - Genki is crowdfunding a Steam Controller killer with TMR sticks, an on-board display with its own OS, an 8K polling rate, and mouse and keyboard functionality

Genki's latest Kickstarter project might just turn out to be the final boss of controllers, because its list of standout features is endless.

GamesRadar

Steam Frame Unboxing Videos Leak Online, Showing Off Packages, VR Headset Setup

Valve's unboxing video for the Steam Frame has leaked online alongside setup video ahead of its official availability.

Player One

Steam Frame unboxing and tutorial videos just leaked — release could be imminent

Reddit just leaked a bunch of Steam Frame tutorial videos, showing how to set up the VR headset and more. Could Valve's headset be here sooner than expected?

Tom’s Guide

Behold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anything

Over 8,000 paid games analyzed never received a single Steam review

GamesRadar

FURIA’s female CS2 roster makes historic move to VALORANT for VCT Game Changers

Gunning for more opportunities in a new competitive scene.

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The Steam Frame is ‘just around the corner’ but the Steam Machine has already killed my interest — only Half-Life could save it now

I’m TechRadar’s biggest VR champion, and I don’t care if the Steam Frame is ‘just around the corner.’

PC Gamer

Nightdive's System Shock remake is coming to VR

Strap Shodan on your face. Insect.

Dot Esports

Dota 2 The International 2026: Schedule, results, standings, teams, and how to watch

Who will lift the Aegis of Champions this time?

GamesRadar

Saber Interactive denies replacing former Rideshare Stimulator lead writer with ChatGPT, but does say the driving game uses AI out of "necessity" in an experimental mode

"Rideshare's story was written entirely by real people"

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Best Dota 2 teams of all time (Dota 2 Team Records)

Hail the legendary Dota 2 teams.

PC Gamer

Yet another sign the Steam Frame is approaching launch—maybe really for real this time?—as the SteamOS beta adds 'preliminary support' for its wireless adapter

Valve really likes to keep up the anticipation, doesn't it?

Windows Central

My biggest Steam Deck regret was losing native PC Game Pass, but an open-source project called Xodus might finally undo that mistake

Ever wish you could play PC Game Pass games natively on your Steam Deck or Steam Machine? No cloud or Windows install required? That's what this open-source project known as "Xodus" is attempting to achieve, and it's actually quite far along in its development journey.

TechRadar

The CEVA Logistics data breach is having major knock-on effects across Europe - here's what we know

Shipping and logistics powerhouse suffers a cyberattack, affecting almost a dozen of its clients - we take a look at the details.

Tom’s Hardware

Modder adds Radeon RX 9070 XT eGPU to Steam Machine, runs Crimson Desert at over 100 FPS on High — moves boot drive to USB-C port, leverages M.2 to OCuLink adaptor and eGPU dock

A Redditor has successfully connected a very powerful eGPU the Steam Machine via an M.2 to OCuLink adapter.

Dot Esports

Best Dota 2 players of all time (Dota 2 Player Records)

These records are difficult to break.

International Business Times UK

Battlefield 6 Player Gets $109 Refund After 470 Hours Because EA Removed His Favourite Mode

A Battlefield 6 player received a full refund from Steam after 470 hours of gameplay, citing the removal of favourite modes from Quickplay matchmaking as the reason for the request.

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