Articles about Valve Software

Surprise: Valve’s new Steam Machine is here, but the price is the real shocker

Valve Software abruptly opened reservations for its latest Steam Machine on Monday, but due to the ongoing PC component shortage, did so at a significantly higher price than expected. Read More

Valve Software sued by New York AG, accused of promoting illegal gambling via video game loot boxes

The suit alleges that Valve’s first-party games are essentially an illegal gambling operation aimed at younger players. Read More

Valve surprises with 3 new hardware devices in a full-circle moment for gaming giant

Planned for release in early 2026, the devices are described as new parts of the “Steam Hardware family.” Read More

Valve will power a Lenovo portable gaming PC as SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck

Valve is making a notable shift with its portable gaming strategy as Lenovo debuted a new edition of its Legion… Read More

Gaming giant Valve hit with another antitrust lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices

A new class action lawsuit alleges that Valve Software is a “platform monopolist” that has kept game prices artificially high… Read More

Valve introduces new Steam Family, allowing for limited game sharing between linked accounts

Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software announced a new feature for its digital gaming storefront Steam, which allows small groups of Steam… Read More

Valve Software reveals new rules for AI-powered game development on Steam

The developers behind the popular digital gaming storefront Steam have implemented a new set of guidelines that govern the use… Read More

Valve surprises with new model of the Steam Deck portable gaming PC

Valve Software plans to release a new model of its portable gaming PC the Steam Deck on Nov. 16. The… Read More

Inside ‘The International’: Here’s what it was like watching Valve’s ‘Dota 2’ finals in Seattle

The esports world descended on Seattle this past weekend for this year’s International, the final tournament on the professional circuit… Read More

Valve sued by Immersion in patent infringement lawsuit related to haptic technology

A new lawsuit accuses Valve Software of infringing upon patents on touch-feedback technology with its gaming products such as the… Read More

Review: The real star feature of Valve’s Steam Deck is its price tag

The Steam Deck is a useful, versatile piece of gaming equipment with a lot of potential. It’s got its share… Read More

Steam outage in China raises more questions about a potential ban

Reports of a Chinese ban on Steam’s international client appear to have been a false alarm, but it’s raised more… Read More

Valve pushes back release of Steam Deck portable gaming PC because of supply chain issues

The launch of Valve Software’s new portable gaming PC, the Steam Deck, has been pushed back two months to February… Read More

Valve unveils Deck Verified, so users can see which games run on new portable Steam Deck device

Valve Software will introduce a new system for games on its digital storefront Steam. With Deck Verified, users can tell… Read More

Steam quietly bans games that feature crypto/NFT exchanges

Games and other applications that involve minting or trading cryptocurrency or non-fungible tokens are no longer allowed on Steam. The… Read More

Hands on with Steam Deck: Here’s what to expect from Valve’s portable – and powerful – gaming PC

It’s still early enough in the production process that it’s hard to say what lies ahead for the Steam Deck.… Read More

Nintendo Switch competitor? Valve reportedly plans to release portable gaming PC in late 2021

Sources inside Valve Software have unofficially confirmed that the Bellevue, Wash.-based company is working on a portable gaming PC, codenamed… Read More

Valve ceases development on its ‘Dota 2’ card game ‘Artifact,’ making it freeware

Valve Software has stopped development on Artifact, its 2018 digital card game. Artifact will remain online, but has been made… Read More

Valve recaps a record 2020 for Steam and looks ahead to China launch this year

Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software posted its latest year in review for Steam, its online gaming storefront. It provides a look… Read More

Game industry outlook 2021: Halo’s delayed launch, cloud wars, and a possible new Nintendo Switch

If any field of human endeavor on Earth can be said to have had a good 2020, it was the… Read More

What Valve’s top Steam titles of 2020 say about the state of video games

Valve Software announced the top 100 best-performing games of the year on its digital storefront Steam. While there aren’t many… Read More

Why Valve’s Gabe Newell arranged to have a garden gnome launched into orbit

Gabe Newell, president of Bellevue-based Valve Software, announced this morning that he’s having a garden gnome fired into space for… Read More

Valve debuts ‘Chat Filtering’ feature on Steam — but why did it wait this long to do it?

You may have missed it, as this has been an unusually crazy news cycle even for this year, but Valve… Read More

Behind the scenes of ‘Half Life: Alyx’: How Valve revived a classic franchise for the VR era

Half-Life: Alyx, Valve Software’s flagship virtual reality game and a long-awaited return to the Half-Life universe, was released recently to… Read More

Review: ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is a return to form for Valve, and a must-have for virtual reality fans

If you own a virtual reality headset, you’re going to want to play Half-Life: Alyx at some point. It’s aiming… Read More

Online gaming surge: Steam breaks concurrent user record amid social distancing mandates

Some people are worried about how they’re going to stay sane during a prolonged period of federally-recommended social isolation. Then… Read More

Valve debuts new searching features for Steam and releases 1.0 version of ‘DOTA Underlords’

Valve Software this week announced the debut of a new set of search features for its popular online storefront Steam,… Read More

Fan-picked Steam Awards highlight the effect of competition on Valve’s digital gaming empire

If there’s a theme for the nominations in Valve’s Steam Awards this year, it’s how growing competition in digital gaming… Read More

‘Destiny 2’ nabs No. 1 spot for Steam games in October — here are the top 20 releases from Valve

Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software released the latest revenue figures for its online storefront Steam, tracking the top 20 Steam releases… Read More