<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in Valve ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/au/tag/valve Wed, 20 May 2026 22:14:59 +0000 en <![CDATA[ In the early 1990s, Doom was famously installed on more PCs than Windows itself—but how many was that, actually? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/in-the-early-1990s-doom-was-famously-installed-on-more-pcs-than-windows-itself-but-how-many-was-that-actually/ ZeoN8Pm3ieDuGQ8uXiLb8K Wed, 20 May 2026 22:14:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve asks New York court to dismiss Counter-Strike lawsuit, says 'people enjoy surprises' and equating loot boxes to gambling is 'nonsensical' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/valve-asks-new-york-court-to-dismiss-counter-strike-lawsuit-says-people-enjoy-surprises-and-equating-loot-boxes-to-gambling-is-nonsensical/ ZZtVSdpfS5GWJRC3aipb9U Wed, 20 May 2026 20:07:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Now that Subnautica 2 is out, the most wishlisted game on Steam is… a game that's been out for almost 2 years? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/now-that-subnautica-2-is-out-the-most-wishlisted-game-on-steam-is-a-game-thats-been-out-for-almost-2-years/ eKmcTgzFgurwh9HM4swekd Tue, 19 May 2026 22:52:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sony-retreats-from-pc-gaming-robbing-us-of-maybe-4-games/ D3kNHtctN2WmSGBigoMpwL Mon, 18 May 2026 22:59:31 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 06:34:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's official: Steam decrees 'bullet heaven' the name of the Vampire Survivors genre ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/its-official-steam-decrees-bullet-heaven-the-name-of-the-vampire-survivors-genre/ Vucg3EpEMazzkUAbMhS2vg Mon, 18 May 2026 22:19:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam week in review: metroidvanias are still coming thick and fast, but has the world moved on? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-metroidvanias-are-still-coming-thick-and-fast-but-has-the-world-moved-on/ MqaSBAAeFL3WDZoHSD6TVL Mon, 18 May 2026 01:27:15 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 01:27:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek has no interest in writing Half-Life 3: 'I don't want to touch that with a 10-foot pole' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/former-valve-writer-chet-faliszek-has-no-interest-in-writing-half-life-3-i-dont-want-to-touch-that-with-a-10-foot-pole/ wiSCaapVTxYdSEnfAY268j Sun, 17 May 2026 03:11:34 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:03:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Check your inbox: Steam Controller reservations are coming through ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/check-your-inbox-steam-controller-reservations-are-coming-through/ 8aAAo3BY9jxAwXhV4ovNU5 Sat, 16 May 2026 19:26:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ We can thank a Jim Henson Company puppeteer for some of Valve's best animation work ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/we-can-thank-a-jim-henson-company-puppeteer-for-some-of-valves-best-animation-work/ g5m4xjki37f5Cz9vbebB7e Fri, 15 May 2026 20:47:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve's massive update to the Steam marketplace must be working, because a gun I had listed on there for years just sold for a cool 40 bucks ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/valves-massive-update-to-the-steam-marketplace-must-be-working-because-a-gun-i-had-listed-on-there-for-years-just-sold-for-a-cool-40-bucks/ yJfdL4SggC26w7J58UiXMY Fri, 15 May 2026 18:34:11 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 18:34:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear the Steam Controller sing whole songs with haptics, including the Wii Store soundtrack, Still Alive, and even attempt a Rick Roll ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/hear-the-steam-controller-sing-whole-songs-with-haptics-including-the-wii-store-soundtrack-still-alive-and-even-attempt-a-rick-roll/ yw3oLW8un3JcQr3SGBzNoA Fri, 15 May 2026 13:23:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Average Valve W': After some Steam Controller packages were sent to the wrong country, Valve is reportedly giving 'any standard-edition title' to affected shoppers ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/average-valve-w-after-some-steam-controller-packages-were-sent-to-the-wrong-country-valve-is-reportedly-giving-any-standard-edition-title-to-affected-shoppers/ dbwuzoxCEmvcEUiGgBhQLm Fri, 15 May 2026 11:54:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve snuck a Wilhelm scream Easter egg into the new Steam Controller ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/steam-machines/valve-snuck-a-wilhelm-scream-easter-egg-into-the-new-steam-controller/ J4hPqXzYbqAnhi7EPqEti7 Tue, 12 May 2026 23:05:32 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:05:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve made more than 27 million unique images for Counter-Strike listings as part of its new 'major update' to Steam's Community Market ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/valve-made-more-than-27-million-unique-images-for-counter-strike-listings-as-part-of-its-new-major-update-to-steams-community-market/ YyRt4tRTWpsATTPUTue8SZ Tue, 12 May 2026 21:11:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Steam update hints at four separate Steam Machine models and a reservation system ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/new-steam-update-hints-at-four-separate-steam-machine-models-and-a-reservation-system/ EfZzhCv5XipdcRTbNv85eG Mon, 11 May 2026 13:13:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam week in review: Forza Horizon is the last truly mainstream multiplatform racing series ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-forza-horizon-is-the-last-truly-mainstream-multiplatform-racing-series/ JdA3cDNbtC4R9pBch6eeaE Mon, 11 May 2026 01:21:43 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 05:27:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Team Fortress 2 zombie mod looks so good, we almost thought it was official ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/this-team-fortress-2-zombie-mod-looks-so-good-we-almost-thought-it-was-official/ uxVG3T7ftz5n6tYVjeWCcK Sun, 10 May 2026 18:28:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ What are the best and worst lyrics you've ever heard in a videogame song? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/what-are-the-best-and-worst-lyrics-youve-ever-heard-in-a-videogame-song/ A7VUK8Lr8AGbhxKLTnLQLa Sun, 10 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Sun, 10 May 2026 18:40:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ This very normal Half-Life mod lets you play as 'queen of spacetime' Max Caulfield, and it's convinced me that the next Life is Strange should be a full-on boomer shooter ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/this-very-normal-half-life-mod-lets-you-play-as-queen-of-spacetime-max-caulfield-and-its-convinced-me-that-the-next-life-is-strange-should-be-a-full-on-boomer-shooter/ sQbey9dMEwbrTDr7yqeS6H Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve forming an orderly queue for the Steam Controller makes it clear we need the same for the Steam Machine, Frame, and perhaps a lot more in-demand tech too ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/valve-forming-an-orderly-queue-for-the-steam-controller-makes-it-clear-we-need-the-same-for-the-steam-machine-frame-and-perhaps-a-lot-more-in-demand-tech-too/ jR8SDcbCjTpFV8imVYc9jc Fri, 08 May 2026 15:09:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's when the Steam Controller will be available again in Australia, and I hope you like being awake at 3am ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/heres-when-the-steam-controller-will-be-available-again-in-australia-and-i-hope-you-like-being-awake-at-3am/ xwe8megd55zr9atz7kKDUa Fri, 08 May 2026 03:33:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam Controllers to come back in stock with reprise of Steam Deck reservation system ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/steam-controllers-to-come-back-in-stock-with-reprise-of-steam-deck-reservation-system/ KA2h2KumLg2gEGYFQhpXsC Thu, 07 May 2026 18:32:04 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 10:59:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ I bought a $5 Steam Controller 7 years ago and forgot it existed. Now it's my new living room sidekick ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/i-bought-a-usd5-steam-controller-7-years-ago-and-forgot-it-existed-now-its-my-new-living-room-sidekick/ x4XvAWjMAdEYTKqhtc2vQC Wed, 06 May 2026 23:07:20 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:25:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why I love Deadlock's map, which has brought me back to the world of MOBAs long after I swore I'd quit ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/why-i-love-deadlocks-map-which-has-brought-me-back-to-the-world-of-mobas-long-after-i-swore-id-quit/ bvBNrdKjmyc5Lj9vedyuV4 Wed, 06 May 2026 15:41:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve releases the CAD files for the Steam Controller and its Puck, no doubt ushering in an era of unholy 3D printed creations ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/valve-releases-the-cad-files-for-the-steam-controller-and-its-puck-no-doubt-ushering-in-an-era-of-unholy-3d-printed-creations/ FDTsw6BBMeysFqkQtDqDt9 Wed, 06 May 2026 14:11:33 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 09:55:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam Deck verification criteria continues to confuse as Masters of Albion is marked Unsupported, despite devs considering it 'fully optimised for handheld' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/steam-deck-verification-criteria-continues-to-confuse-as-masters-of-albion-is-marked-unsupported-despite-devs-considering-it-fully-optimised-for-handheld/ bWUr9hnGrqrum83X4zyWvi Tue, 05 May 2026 23:01:39 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 23:03:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve says Steam Controller sold out 'faster than we anticipated' but previously told us it has knobs it can turn to get more ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/valve-says-steam-controller-sold-out-faster-than-we-anticipated-but-previously-told-us-it-has-knobs-it-can-turn-to-get-more/ W3ZmhyacvomBhkeRNBK7B3 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:53:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elon Musk considered calling OpenAI 'Freeman' because of the bonkers rationale that the Half-Life protagonist represented 'what we are essentially trying to achieve' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/elon-musk-considered-calling-openai-freeman-because-it-reminds-me-of-the-scientist-protagonist-in-half-life/ 57b492tGsHC8URzgWxK8bd Tue, 05 May 2026 12:05:59 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 22:26:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam Controller is sold out in most regions, but Australia—you still have a chance (Update: Too late it's gone) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/steam-controller-is-sold-out-in-most-regions-but-australia-you-still-have-a-chance/ xCdxJvQoH9GiRNfmwGs4kF Mon, 04 May 2026 23:17:11 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 01:01:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ eBay resellers are turning a tidy profit on Steam Controllers ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/ebay-resellers-are-turning-a-tidy-profit-on-steam-controllers/ Z7Xh7g6gCt8YKiLpNkFhUR Mon, 04 May 2026 22:03:19 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 23:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gabe Newell makes surprise appearance in an ad for the yacht company he bought last year, riding around in his $500 million boat ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/gabe-newell-makes-surprise-appearance-in-an-ad-for-the-yacht-company-he-bought-last-year-riding-around-in-his-usd500-million-boat/ S44mLuF2CBwr3kDMayKpTB Mon, 04 May 2026 21:36:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ 6 months after Windows 10 was put to pasture, over a quarter of Steam users are still on the dying OS ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/6-months-after-windows-10-was-put-to-pasture-over-a-quarter-of-steam-users-are-still-on-the-dying-os/ jyB8jt6MZArwMnsbpLSLKY Mon, 04 May 2026 19:36:40 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 20:47:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Steam Controller sold out in 30 minutes, utterly breaking Steam in the process ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/the-steam-controller-sold-out-in-30-minutes-utterly-breaking-steam-in-the-process/ mLkvLAu5TomJNYvocH9yug Mon, 04 May 2026 17:52:06 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 18:00:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Skyrim has been the most-played 'Unsupported' game on Steam Deck for 5 months ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/skyrim-has-been-the-most-played-unsupported-game-on-steam-deck-for-5-months/ tzBSEqH9Yhdsa56JjsWjAn Sun, 03 May 2026 20:24:44 +0000 Sun, 03 May 2026 22:47:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ In the 33 months since Baldur's Gate 3 launched, it's hardly ever fallen out of the top 5 most-played games on Steam Deck ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/in-the-33-months-since-baldurs-gate-3-launched-its-hardly-ever-fallen-out-of-the-top-5-most-played-games-on-steam-deck/ MDBsu65e66H8qT4jqDwN2R Sun, 03 May 2026 19:23:45 +0000 Sun, 03 May 2026 19:26:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ You're not crazy, that one sewer puzzle in Half-Life 2 really was harder 22 years ago ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/youre-not-crazy-that-one-sewer-puzzle-in-half-life-2-really-did-used-to-be-harder/ PBufgpZs3fkhhurt4FArRd Sun, 03 May 2026 02:19:03 +0000 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:34:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Remember when OpenAI beat humans in Dota 2? Turns out that was partly thanks to when Elon Musk 'personally called [Satya] Nadella' to secure a load of discounted Microsoft computing power ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/remember-when-openai-beat-humans-in-dota-2-turns-out-that-was-partly-thanks-to-when-elon-musk-personally-called-satya-nadella-to-secure-a-load-of-discounted-microsoft-computing-power/ 6ex7qQLCNNbyoikfSGZC8C Fri, 01 May 2026 19:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve on the Steam Machine delays: 'Obviously we're bummed that this is the state of things' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/valve-on-the-steam-machine-delays-obviously-were-bummed-that-this-is-the-state-of-things/ sBVNbmGtdHbxG5kzZkn9xX Fri, 01 May 2026 14:27:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam Deck restocks or a pile of Steam Frames and Machines? Either way, Valve's been importing a whole heap of 'game consoles' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/steam-deck-restocks-or-a-pile-of-steam-frames-and-machines-either-way-valves-been-importing-a-whole-heap-of-game-consoles/ tWf6BA99fdmryEtZMsRQ6Z Fri, 01 May 2026 10:43:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ I just watched someone try to explain Deadlock to Joe Rogan for 6 minutes, and surprisingly, they kinda nailed it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/i-just-watched-someone-try-to-explain-deadlock-to-joe-rogan-for-6-minutes-and-surprisingly-they-kinda-nailed-it/ oCW5mMCbHPXvoawRpiYFoN Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:14:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thanks to Musk v. Altman lawsuit, it's now public record that Gabe Newell emailed Elon Musk to get his pal Hideo Kojima a tour of SpaceX and OpenAI ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/thanks-to-musk-v-altman-lawsuit-its-now-public-record-that-gabe-newell-emailed-elon-musk-to-get-his-pal-hideo-kojima-a-tour-of-spacex-and-openai/ jWQ7EigoAcAy7ajobQhJte Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:56:24 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:02:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve rolls out the red carpet for its new Steam controller with battery warnings, gamepad quick-chat and—bonus!—remote download controls ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/valve-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-its-new-steam-controller-with-battery-warnings-gamepad-quick-chat-and-bonus-remote-download-controls/ qzhjmNa8wu62yxnGngWPF Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:37:10 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:58:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Obviously we love the PC,' Gabe Newell told us 15 years ago, but his focus was on 'a responsibility to gamers and game developers' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/obviously-we-love-the-pc-gabe-newell-told-us-15-years-ago-but-his-focus-was-on-a-responsibility-to-gamers-and-game-developers/ 5XEe7xjivsb6ntheVqpFb8 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:40:28 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:06:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We've never met a cult we didn't want to be a part of, so we're getting in on the ground floor': Dbrand announces skins for the new Steam Controller in the most Dbrand way ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/weve-never-met-a-cult-we-didnt-want-to-be-a-part-of-so-were-getting-in-on-the-ground-floor-dbrand-announces-skins-for-the-new-steam-controller-in-the-most-dbrand-way/ JxxRbUeuCxsxmjRsxjQ2mF Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve is 'hard at work' on the Steam Deck 2, but over four years after the OG Deck there's still no indication of a launch date ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/valve-is-hard-at-work-on-the-steam-deck-2-but-over-four-years-after-the-og-deck-theres-still-no-indication-of-a-launch-date/ r7ktau9J38nFe3ZYi9MC4D Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:59:18 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:55:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam Controller Australian price revealed ahead of May 5 release ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/steam-controller-is-au-usd149-in-australia-and-launching-day-one-with-the-rest-of-the-world/ EsprmtoaZEREmySe2GQacZ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:06:25 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:02:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gabe Newell once said Steam wasn't 'the answer to digital distribution,' proving that even Gabe Newell is wrong about stuff sometimes ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/gabe-newell-once-said-steam-wasnt-the-answer-to-digital-distribution-proving-that-even-gabe-newell-is-wrong-about-stuff-sometimes/ jHEZjiSiPfVEGjABDQodB5 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:30 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:20:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve on the $99 Steam Controller: 'I do know price has gone up from where we originally wanted it to be' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/valve-on-the-usd99-steam-controller-i-do-know-price-has-gone-up-from-where-we-originally-wanted-it-to-be/ XhnPH2aeDNDMEiQA5i9BZa Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve is bullish on global Steam Controller availability: 'We have knobs we can turn to try to get things to people faster' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/valve-is-bullish-on-global-steam-controller-availability-we-have-knobs-we-can-turn-to-try-to-get-things-to-people-faster/ Rw7Gp4VNeFbKutcUJZbgEm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 14:09:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve will be providing Steam Controller replacement parts via iFixit after launch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/game-pads/valve-will-be-providing-steam-controller-replacement-parts-via-ifixit-after-launch/ TCfYTfoQaAw6ouJ6ysnZFV Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:20:00 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 14:13:24 +0000