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Valve Will Keep Selling Original Steam Deck Batteries Through iFixit After Finding a New Supplier
Valve has decided to keep selling original Steam Deck batteries through iFixit after finding a new supplier, following concerns from many users when the batteries suddenly went out of stock. The issue started when several Steam Deck owners noticed that the original battery was no longer available on iFixit. The…
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Palworld Passes 725,000 Players at the Same Time on Steam With Version 1.0
The launch of Palworld version 1.0 is bringing in huge numbers on Steam. In the past few hours, Pocketpair’s game reached 725,212 players at the same time. This is the highest peak for a game released in 2026. It also adds to Palworld’s earlier results on Valve’s digital platform. The…
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Steam Surpasses $11 Billion in Revenue in the First Half of 2026
Steam has reached record-breaking revenue during the first half of 2026, bringing in around $11.1 billion. According to data published by research firm Alinea Analytics, this marks the most profitable six-month period in the platform’s history. The total represents a 14.5% increase compared to the first half of 2025. It…
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Steam May Have More Than 50% More Monthly Users Than PlayStation, New Estimate Says
How big is Steam really? It is a question that Valve has never fully answered, as the company has always shared very little information about its user base. GameDiscoverCo analyst and newsletter creator Simon Carless tried to estimate the platform’s size. According to his analysis, Steam reached around 198 million…
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SteamOS Becomes a Selling Point for Prebuilt Gaming PCs
Last week, Valve not only revealed the price of the Steam Machine, but also confirmed that SteamOS will soon be available on any PC with AMD hardware. PC makers have already taken notice and are now using Valve’s operating system as a selling point. MetaPCs has become the first company…
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Epic Games Boss Slams Steam Over AI Disclosure Rules
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, the company behind Unreal Engine and Fortnite, has criticized Valve over its policy on generative artificial intelligence on Steam, where developers must state whether AI-generated content has been used in their games. In an interview with PC Gamer, Sweeney argued that the policy is…
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Steam Machine Launch Date and Price Confirmed
Reports about the upcoming announcement of Steam Machine’s release date and price have now been confirmed by Valve. The company has officially announced when the new hybrid PC will go on sale and how much it will cost. The system will launch on June 29, with prices starting above $1,000.…
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Valve’s Steam Machine Spotted on Geekbench With SteamOS
Rumors continue to suggest that the launch of the Steam Machine is getting closer. Valve’s upcoming console, which has not yet been officially released, has now appeared once again on Geekbench. While there is no mystery surrounding the hardware or software it will use, as Valve has already made that…
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Steam Is So Crowded That Trying Every Demo in the New Next Fest Would Take Three Months
The latest Steam Next Fest has officially begun, kicking off a week filled with exclusive demos for upcoming video games. However, this new edition of the event has also highlighted one of the biggest issues currently facing the industry: the huge number of games competing for attention. A clear example…
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Valve Will No Longer Sell Physical Steam Gift Cards
Valve has confirmed that it will stop selling physical Steam gift cards in stores. The cards currently available are the last ones, and no new stock will be produced once they sell out. Steam gift cards allow users to add money to their own account or to someone else’s account.…
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Gabe Newell Responds to Steam Monopoly Accusations
Steam is still facing monopoly accusations, and the situation has reached a point where the company is dealing with several lawsuits and criticism over some of its practices. Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve, was very clear when asked about the supposed Steam monopoly. He said users have many options when…
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Epic Games CEO Mocks Steam Deck Price Hike and Takes Aim at Gabe Newell
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has mocked Valve’s Steam Deck following the handheld’s recent price increase. The Steam Deck now costs up to $949 for its most expensive model, making it more expensive than a PS5 Pro. In a post on X, Sweeney joked that people should not be too…
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007 First Light Will Only Have Preloading on PS5, While Steam and Xbox Players Must Wait
IO Interactive has announced that its new game releasing this week will only have preloading on PlayStation 5, while PC and Xbox players will need to wait until the official launch time before downloading it. Preloading is a common feature on PC and consoles that lets players download a game…
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Valve Reorganizes Steam Tags to Improve Game Searches
Steam has grown massively over the last few years and now contains tens of thousands of games in its library. To avoid confusion caused by outdated terms, Valve has announced a major reorganization of its official tag system for the platform. The cleanup is meant to improve the accuracy of…
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Steam Controller Does Not Work Properly With Xbox Game Pass as Players Find Their Own Fixes
Valve’s new Steam Controller was created to offer a more integrated experience with Steam on PC, but people hoping to use it without problems on Xbox Game Pass are facing an important limitation. As reported by Windows Central, the controller does not work correctly with games launched through the Xbox…
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