Valve Ordered to Face £656m UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Steam Fees That's a lot of dough. Operation Sports · Jan 27
UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit — claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games UK activist hits Valve with a lawsuit for charging gamers too much commission on the games they buy from the Steam store. Tom’s Hardware · Jan 27
Valves faces $900 million lawsuit, accused of abusing its dominance in PC gaming to over-charge for games and DLC, as UK court says the case can continue Court rules the suit can go to trial GamesRadar · Jan 27
New Deadlock update adds adorable hero who specializes in naps and pillow fights, sees Valve's shooter soar to nearly 100,000 players ZzZzZz... wait, huh? GamesRadar · Jan 27
4 reasons why SteamOS is quietly winning over PC gamers — and why Windows won't be dethroned any time soon SteamOS could be the next big thing among PC gamers, and that means fewer Windows users. Here's why I think SteamOS has such a good chance of continued growth, as well as why Windows will remain at the top. Windows Central · Jan 27
Xbox gaming makes the jump to Windows on Arm, but can it stem the tide of gamers turning to Linux? Microsoft’s Xbox app just arrived on ARM, but is it enough as gamers are swayed by Linux? Tom’s Guide · Jan 25
The Steam Frame’s biggest problem is (ironically) Half-Life: Alyx, and Valve needs to recapture the VR magic Valve's Steam Frame is set to take VR gaming to new heights, but its very own Half Life: Alyx set the bar high, and more VR titles need to reach that standard. Tom’s Guide · Jan 24
I asked Garry Newman if he really was going to rename s&box as Garry's mod 2 after an overwhelming poll and he joked 'people are d*ckheads' "People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazi party Jeremy. You can't trust people." PC Gamer · Jan 23
Valve warms up for the Steam Machine with a client update bristling with gamepad fixes and, oh, the betas UI is fancier now if you're into that Pretty excited about this controller glyph thing, too. PC Gamer · Jan 23
Deadlock just received a huge update, with 6 new heroes, overhauled patrons, and a new game mode—and it was all predicted with Domino's pizza Pizza time at Valve HQ. PC Gamer · Jan 23
Valve MOBA Deadlock gets perhaps its biggest update yet with 6 new characters, another mode, revamped postgame and tons more Old Gods, New Blood is bringing two new heroes a week for the next three weeks GamesRadar · Jan 23
A Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X all-in-one? There's not much more any gamer could ask for Gamers, here's your dream console, which you could have if Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo joined hands, but we all know that's never happening. TechRadar · Jan 22
"I can tell you personally that we are not getting out of VR," says Meta Developer Advocate just one week after the brand laid off more than 1,000 Reality Labs employees One Meta employee has broken silence on X, saying that the company isn't abandoning VR entirely despite mass layoffs to the brand's Reality Labs workforce. GamesRadar · Jan 21
Painkiller's creator jokes that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's team of newbies has 'ruined' his worldview: 'I don't know what to believe anymore' "There's an incredible amount of smart decisions that allow them to make a game that looks AAA." PC Gamer · Jan 21
International Business Times UK · Jan 21 Steam Offers Two Limited-Time Free Games To Keep Permanently Ahead Of 22 January Deadline Valve's Steam platform is giving away Crown Champion and Battle Simulator: Counter Stickman for free to keep forever if claimed by 22 January.
GamesRadar · Jan 20 Valve softens Steam AI disclosure to distinguish "efficiency gains" from "the use of AI in creating content that is shipped with your game" Steam's submission process has changed slightly
International Business Times UK · Jan 20 New Half-Life Game Takes a Dark Turn as it Puts Players on the Wrong Side A new Half-Life game flips the franchise on its head by letting players experience the story from the villain's perspective.
PC Gamer · Jan 20 Steam now lets you gift 'complete the set' bundles to your pals, including relevant discounts Now I just need to make some friends.
Windows Central · Jan 19 Adobe Photoshop spotted running on Linux with a Windows compatibility layer fix — Creative Cloud's most killer apps could escape Microsoft and Apple exclusivity Are Adobe's apps some of the only killer software keeping users on Windows 11? That might change soon, as a WINE breakthrough has Photoshop running on Linux.
Windows Central · Jan 19 How to dual-boot Windows and SteamOS on Steam Deck — the best method for native Game Pass and anti-cheat support This guide explains the easiest and safest way to dual boot Windows and SteamOS on Steam Deck, covering partitioning, drivers, boot fixes, and common pitfalls to avoid data loss.
Tom’s Hardware · Jan 18 Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes Linux can now handle Adobe Creative Cloud-era installers thanks to a series of patches built by PhialsBasement, an open-source developer who has fixed longstanding HTML and JavaScript rendering issues, alongside XML parsing errors in Wine. This enables Photoshop 2021 and even 2025 to run on the platform "butter smooth."
PC Gamer · Jan 16 Steam updates AI disclosure form to specify that it's focused on AI-generated content that is 'consumed by players,' not efficiency tools used behind the scenes The tweak addresses the fact that generative AI tools have been stuffed into just about every piece of software professionals use.
Operation Sports · Jan 16 Developers Will Face Fewer Limits on Steam Machine Verification Definitely makes up for the odd name.
GamesRadar · Jan 16 Excitement for Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters raised and subsequently dashed by Steam glitch: "Don't do that, don't give me hope" Valve's storefront strikes again
Dot Esports · Jan 16 Argentina to Get First CS2 Major as Buenos Aires Confirmed for 2027 Buenos Aires and Shanghai set to host 2027 CS2 Majors.