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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
By Andy Chalk published
news Some of these "eligible game" recommendations make sense, but some seem a bit off.

Steam's first-ever Black Friday sale makes a surprise appearance to fill the gap left by the Steam Autumn Sale
By Andy Chalk published
news Valve has surrendered to the darkest of Fridays.

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

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'
By Justin Wagner published
News The Steam Machine's price isn't certain yet, but don't expect it to come subsidized.

A 'small update' just shook up Deadlock's basic mechanics and tweaked nearly every hero
By Justin Wagner published
News The trooper changes invite comparison to, of all games, Heroes of the Storm.

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
By Justin Wagner published
News The story of a toe, a door, and a very elusive bug.

Geoff Keighley denies he's hiding Half-Life 3 in his Steam wishlist, posts a screenshot to prove it, nobody believes him, and I'm starting to wonder if he's just messing with us
By Andy Chalk published
news Whatever's going on, one thing is for sure: Nobody knows what's going on.

The first 'official' Android game spotted on Steam suggests you might not need to buy games twice to run them natively on the Steam Frame's own chip
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Stick swinging, chin stroking.

Half-Life fans are in a frenzy over the prospect of a Half-Life 3 announcement that there's (almost) no good reason to believe is happening
By Tyler Wilde published
news To be fair, I also can't think of a good reason to believe Valve won't announce Half-Life 3 today, except for the fact that it hasn't on any previous day.

Valve accidentally steps on the make-up deal it offered to the indie game whose 2024 release was ruined by a Steam bug: 'I really get the feeling that Planet Centauri is cursed'
By Andy Chalk published
news Permadeath's sci-fi sandbox game was showcased as a Steam Daily Deal on November 12—the same day Valve announced the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller.
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