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Valve rumoured to be working on 'SteamGPT' AI bot for support and anti-cheat functions

It definitely won't be anything like GlaDOS...

PC Gamer

Decades ago, Gabe Newell revealed that Super Mario 64 influenced Half-Life, and it seems future Steam god GabeN was a lot better at Nintendo's platformer than Valve's FPS classic

Newell figured somebody needed to "add a deathmatch mode to Mario 64" so he could prove his chops at Valve

GamesRadar

"SteamGPT" mentions in Valve's code flagged by online sleuth, sparking fears of an AI Steam chatbot that will screw up your support requests and hallucinate anti-cheat

Valve hasn't commented on the nature or validity of "SteamGPT"

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Portal 2 devs went through "nasty crunch" to get Valve's all-time classic out the door, partly because they kept "adding stuff" despite deadlines: "My wife was getting really tired"

The GLaDOS effect

GamesRadar

Steam files suggest Valve is developing internal'SteamGPT' AI bot — aimed at tackling customer support tickets and CS2 anti-cheat

Leaked Steam files show that Valve is developing a "SteamGPT" AI bot that will help its employees with customer support and anti-cheat in CS2.

Tom’s Hardware

"I know that a lot of PC gamers are resistant to AI": SteamGPT shows up in datamined Steam files, suggesting Valve plans to add AI to help in these two key areas

Reference to something called SteamGPT has appeared in a datamined Steam update, which could mean that Valve is bringing in AI to help speed up support requests and to buff anti-cheat. Here's what you need to know.

Windows Central

Valve admits it's "time to make some bigger improvements" to Steam's mod system, drops massive Steam Workshop update with "completely rewritten" pages

The Steam Workshop should look and run a lot better

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This new Steam feature could soon make buying games a lot easier — and it’ll be a great addition for the Steam Machine and custom PCs

The Steam Machine is now on the horizon, and clues in the Steam Client suggest a performance estimator could be coming as well.

TechRadar

Vision Pro Steam Link App Now in Beta, Will Offer New Gaming Experiences for the Headset

The Steam Link app for the Vision Pro is now in beta and introduces new gaming experiences for the headset.

Player One

Browsing the Steam Workshop's 50 million mods just got better thanks to a redesign that loads faster and works better on mobile and Steam Deck

The week after rolling out a "refresh" for the Steam storefront, Valve is giving the Workshop some long-overdue love.

PC Gamer

New York Wants a Cut of Counter-Strike's Loot Boxes

Attorney General Letitia James says they're a form of illegal gambling. But the state seems more interested in untaxed revenue than consumer protection.

Reason

Valve could well be giving Steam its most useful update ever: Frame rate estimates for games, based on how well they've been running on users' gaming PCs

Power from the people, power to the people.

PC Gamer

Ignoring Valve's Half-Life lessons, Baby Steps dev says trolling players with level design is important, actually

"Why are we intentionally creating this experience that Half-Life is going to such great lengths to avoid?"

GamesRadar

Steam may soon tell you how much FPS to expect before buying a game

A useful new Steam feature?

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Steam could soon start telling you how many FPS you can expect in games before buying them

Another great feature is coming to Steam.

Dot Esports

Steam Deck 2 rumored for 2028, could rival PS6 and Xbox handhelds

Could we have a new handheld era in 2028?

GamesRadar

"Gabe really had a great vision": Steam became a PC gaming cornerstone because Valve built a community with "stickiness," says Nightdive chief who worked on GameStop's Steam competitor

"What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community"

Destructoid

Valve is reportedly working on Steam Deck 2 and plans to launch it by 2028, with one big change from the original

It could prove to be a lot more reliable and longer-lasting than its predecessor.

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A contributor to GameStop's long-forgotten Steam competitor explains why he thinks Valve came out on top: 'What Steam did better than anybody else was to create a community'

In hindsight, who would have guessed that Valve would win against the likes of Microsoft, EA, or Ubisoft?

Player One

Top 5 Steam Deck Hacks You Should Know Right Away

Check these hidden Steam Deck features and powerful tricks to improve gaming performance, controls, downloads, and system efficiency in one guide.

GamesRadar

Valve has another Steam "refresh" up its sleeve, revamping its storefront with new sections that look way cleaner – and honestly, I kind of love it

Users agree it's "a great change for Steam's slightly dated UI"

PC Gamer

Instead of making a joke, Valve celebrates April Fool's Day by rolling out a Steam storefront 'refresh' that makes it look much nicer

They're not joking (and neither am I).

PC Gamer

Garry's Mod successor s&box finally arrives on Steam on April 28

Still waiting for a price, but at least we've got a date.

PC Gamer

Gabe Newell stepped back from game design during Portal 2's development, because 'he always wanted to be part of the team, but being Gabe and being in his position, that never really worked'

Portal 2 project lead Josh Weier says Newell didn't want to impose his ideas on designers, but being one of them wasn't an option.

GamesRadar

Gabe Newell "stepped back" from making games at Valve after Portal 2 because everyone kept agreeing with him when he wanted "to be part of the team and come up with ideas"

He didn't want Valve to be all 'yes' people

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