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Steam Machines Still Not Taking Market by Storm
A year ago, Valve unveiled their first foray into the OS and PC with the Steam Machines and SteamOS. Seven months after launch, we are now getting out for indications of how well the Steam branded PCS have done. According to Valve, that number is somewhere below 500,000. This comes…
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Tomb Raider 2013 Heading to Linux and SteamOS?
Are you a fan of gaming on SteamOS or Linux? Although admittedly the two operating systems aren’t mutually exclusive anyway. Well, it looks like the 2013 release of Tomb Raider may be heading to the platform in the not too distant future, as the game was recently discovered in the…
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Win a Syber Vapor K Steam Machine Worth £999!
To mark the OFFICIAL launch of Steam Machines, we’ve joined forces with the awesome people at Cyberpower to give away a Cyber Power Syber Steam Machine Vapor K worth £ 999 inc. VAT! Included in the spec is the latest 6th Gen Intel Core i7, an NVIDIA GTX 970 4GB…
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AMD Hints at Steam OS / Linux Release of Their Mantle API
AMD have fired some shots over at the Nvidia team with a recent statement on their blog. They imply that AMD will be working with Linux much sooner than Nvidia will see any benefit of their latest DirectX 12 API, giving AMD an upper hand as Linux gains strength, especially…
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Steam Machines Delayed Until 2015
A lot of rumours had been circulating about the Steam Machines and the latest news regarding the non-Windows powered machines refer to the Steam-based gaming machines being pushed back until 2015. Some prototypes have been revealed in the past, including the Alienware version powered by NVIDIA. From what is known…
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Valve’s Steam Controller Ditches Touch Screen
Remember the funky looking controller that has been shipping with the SteamBox Beta units? Well in true Beta form the hardware has been tested, and is now undergoing some serious changes to its design, most notably dropping the whole touch screen panel on the front, and adding in more physical…
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Alienware’s Steam Machine To Be Released This September
Personally I can’t say I’m a big fan of Alienware, I’ve often found them to be seriously overpriced given their specifications, but I do understand that there is a market for them given that not everyone knows how to, or can be bothered to build their own system. However, their…
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GTX 780 & Core i7 Powered Steam Machine Prototypes Tested
A few lucky members of the media have been allowed to get their hands on the Steam Machine prototypes for testing, since eTeknix haven’t been asked, we’ll have to go ahead and remove Valve from our Christmas card list. But on a more serious note, the hardware looks rather awesome.…
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Steam Reviews Now Available In Latest Beta
Valve have announced the beta launch of Steam Reviews, a features that will add more ways for Steam users to share their experiences with others and make more informed purchase decisions. Users considering a purchase on Steam may now browse reviews from friends and the community, leave comments on reviews, and…
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Game Streaming To Arrive On Steam Client, Beta Selection Process Starts
Game streaming is going to be one of the most important features of the upcoming SteamOS but in good spirit Valve are going to bring game streaming to the Steam client as well. This is great news as it means Valve won’t be using any “SteamOS exclusives” to try and force…
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Valve Says It Will Never Make SteamOS Exclusive Games
Speaking with the Verge Valve’s veteran public relations manager Doug Lombardi said that Valve would never seek to make any of their games exclusive to the SteamOS. Of course what The Verge were trying to get from Doug was an answer as to whether Half Life 3 would be a…
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Valve Releases Details About Steam Box Beta Hardware Specifications
Valve are not hanging around, they’re getting their systems ready for release into the wild to 300 lucky people. While we still don’t know who will get the hardware (I know I have my name down!) we now know a little more about the systems, a nice addition to the…
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