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Steam's first-ever Black Friday sale has officially kicked off and these discounts are sure to make your wallet cry

Valve has launched its first-ever Black Friday Steam sale, offering discounts on thousands of games from now until December 1.

TechRadar · Nov 25, 2025

AILA First Experience Walkthrough – Step by Step Guide

AILA First Experience Walkthrough – Step by Step Guide

AILA (stylized as A.I.L.A) is technically not a horror game. Rather, it’s a science fiction game about horror games. Set in the not-so-distant future,

Pro Game Guides · Nov 25, 2025

Don’t expect console pricing for Valve’s Steam Machine — unless it’s a PS5 Pro

Don’t expect console pricing for Valve’s Steam Machine — unless it’s a PS5 Pro

Valve's new console/PC hybrid will aim to price similarly to building your own PC.

Tom’s Guide · Nov 25, 2025

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2025 Steam Awards nominations are open, and I wonder if Valve's wonky personalized suggestions will affect the results—you'll know they did if Bongo Cat gets nominated in the 'story-rich' category

Some of these "eligible game" recommendations make sense, but some seem a bit off.

PC Gamer · Nov 24, 2025

No budget gaming here: Valve’s Steam Machine will rival true PC prices as it confirms it won't subsidize the price (which may be good for Xbox)

A reveal that could make or break Valve’s return to the living room console fight before it even begins.

Windows Central · Nov 24, 2025

Steam's first-ever Black Friday sale makes a surprise appearance to fill the gap left by the Steam Autumn Sale

Valve has surrendered to the darkest of Fridays.

PC Gamer · Nov 24, 2025

A few hundred employees working on "self-directed projects" has made Valve one of the world's most profitable-per-person companies, on track to top $17 billion this year and shame the likes of Google and Meta

You get a yacht, and you get a yacht

GamesRadar · Nov 24, 2025

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Valve: Steam Machine Won’t Follow Console Pricing, Will Be Priced Like a PC

Valve: Steam Machine Won’t Follow Console Pricing, Will Be Priced Like a PC

Don't expect console prices.

Operation Sports · Nov 24, 2025

Estimates peg Valve as a capitalism fusion reactor, making such ungodly money per employee that it's no wonder Gabe Newell bought all those yachts and the whole damn yacht company

Estimates peg Valve as a capitalism fusion reactor, making such ungodly money per employee that it's no wonder Gabe Newell bought all those yachts and the whole damn yacht company

But bear in mind estimates are all we have to go off until an accountant leaves Valve's books in a bar.

PC Gamer · Nov 24, 2025

Half-Life 3’s rumors point to a much bigger problem in gaming

Half-Life 3’s rumors point to a much bigger problem in gaming

Can you please stop doing this?

Destructoid · Nov 24, 2025

Valve Staff Out-Earn Google, Apple and Meta Workers on a Per-Employee Basis — Here's How Much They Make

Valve Staff Out-Earn Google, Apple and Meta Workers on a Per-Employee Basis — Here's How Much They Make

Discover how Valve's lean 350-person team drives £11B Steam revenue, eclipsing tech giants in PC gaming

International Business Times · Nov 24, 2025

Valve engineer confirms the Steam Machine won't be subsidized – here's why I'm fearing the worst for the price

Valve engineer confirms the Steam Machine won't be subsidized – here's why I'm fearing the worst for the price

The dream of a $500 compact gaming PC has been dashed – but how much might the Steam Machine cost in the end?

TechRadar · Nov 24, 2025

Steam Machine price "more in line with what you might expect from the current PC market," confirms Valve – but "ideally we'd be pretty competitive with that and have a pretty good deal"

Steam Machine price "more in line with what you might expect from the current PC market," confirms Valve – but "ideally we'd be pretty competitive with that and have a pretty good deal"

It makes sense, "at that level of performance"

GamesRadar · Nov 24, 2025

Valve Employees Earn More Than Google, Apple & Meta Combined - Here's How Much They Earn And Bring In To The Company

Valve Employees Earn More Than Google, Apple & Meta Combined - Here's How Much They Earn And Bring In To The Company

Discover how Valve's lean 350-person team drives £11B Steam revenue, eclipsing tech giants in PC gaming

International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025

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Player One · Nov 24, 2025

Valve: Steam Machine Price to be 'In Line with Current PC Market,' Bring Users a 'Good Deal'

Valve has addressed the Steam Machine's price tag and has assured users that it would be in line with the PC market.

PC Gamer · Nov 23, 2025

Valve coder confirms the Steam Machine will be priced like a PC, albeit at a 'good deal': 'If you build a PC from parts and get to basically the same level of performance, that’s the general price window that we aim to be at'

The Steam Machine's price isn't certain yet, but don't expect it to come subsidized.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 23, 2025

The upcoming Steam Machine won't be 'subsidized' like consoles to hit a more attractive price target, suggesting high relative pricing — Valve engineer confirms the device competes with only the PC market

Leaving out the price for the Steam Machine at Valve's 2026 hardware lineup reveal has turned the internet into rumor mill vultures, but now Valve itself has given us a big hint at what the device would cost. The company has confirmed the Steam Machine won't be subsidized like consoles,…

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 23, 2025

Valve makes almost $50 million per employee, raking in more cash per person than Google, Amazon, or Microsoft — gaming giant's 350 employees on track to generate $17 billion this year

Valve is estimated to make $16.2 billion from Steam alone in 2025.

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PC Gamer · Nov 22, 2025

A 'small update' just shook up Deadlock's basic mechanics and tweaked nearly every hero

The trooper changes invite comparison to, of all games, Heroes of the Storm.

PC Gamer · Nov 22, 2025

A former Valve dev revealed how, while a VR version of Half-Life 2 was being made, a single metro cop's toe created a 'time-travelling' bug that softlocked all versions of the game

The story of a toe, a door, and a very elusive bug.

International Business Times UK · Nov 22, 2025

Half-Life 3 Update: Geoff Keighley Crushes Hopes With Simple Fortnite Explanation

Geoff Keighley's viral 'portal' post sparked massive Half-Life 3 rumours, only to leave fans devastated by the truth.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 22, 2025

Steam Machine can transform into Portal Companion Cube with custom skin — dot matrix and E Ink faceplates will also be available

Dbrand and Jsaux Gaming teased custom covers and cases for the upcoming Steam Machine.

TechRadar · Nov 22, 2025

Forget the weird Steam Machine controller – tell me what’s your favourite controller of all time

Can the latest Xbox Wireless Controller reign supreme? Or is it the PS5 DualSense? Or maybe something else? Have your say.

GamesRadar · Nov 22, 2025

Ex Valve designer reveals the door and big toe that retroactively broke Half-Life 2: "This isn't a normal bug - it appears to have traveled backwards in time and infected the original!"

"The two biggest bug-farms in gamedev - doors and floating point - contrived to make a simple NPC placement bug into quite the time-travelling palaver"

GamesRadar · Nov 21, 2025

Joining Valve's Gabe Newell at the altar of AI, Ubisoft CEO says the controversial tech will be "as big a revolution for our industry as the shift to 3D"

Ubisoft is using generative AI "in all our studios and offices"

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