Valve Software dropped a surprise last month when it unveiled a new version of its handheld PC gaming device, the Steam Deck OLED. After launching the original Steam Deck in… Read More
One of the less visible reveals from Microsoft’s dramatic document leak is that Xbox head Phil Spencer and the Microsoft board of directors were interested in making a bid to… Read More
Apple newly announced headset positions the company as a contender in the evolving field of virtual and augmented reality, and highlights the divergent paths that major players are taking through… Read More
One of the most popular games on Steam is getting an official sequel this summer, as Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software has officially announced the release of Counter-Strike 2. This is… Read More
This year started slow in the video game industry, due to a combination of pandemic slowdowns and highly-anticipated titles such as Elden Ring, but it ended with a tidal wave… Read More
Out of nowhere on Thursday morning, Valve officially announced its portable gaming PC, the Steam Deck, for release this December. The existence of the new machine was leaked back in… Read More
In a couple of recent interviews with New Zealand’s 1 NEWS, Valve Software’s Gabe Newell has offered a few insights on what might be next for the Bellevue, Wash.-based gaming… Read More
Microsoft published and committed to following a list of 10 principles in its treatment of third-party apps on Windows, capitalizing on the ongoing backlash against Apple over the iPhone maker’s… Read More
Six Pacific Northwest startups made Silicon Valley venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz’s new ranking of the 100 top consumer marketplaces. The highest ranked Pacific Northwest startup on the new Marketplace… Read More
Valve Software unveiled a new virtual headset a month ago, and now it has a price. Pre-orders begin tomorrow for the Valve Index, and it will cost $999 for a… Read More
ChefSteps, the high-tech cooking startup financed by video game titan Gabe Newell, cut an unspecified number of jobs on Wednesday, significantly scaling back its operations. But the company plans to… Read More
A Native American nation that operates a casino in Washington state filed suit against Valve Software, accusing the gaming giant of fostering illegal gambling and benefitting from an environment of… Read More
Even if you don’t know Chet Faliszek‘s name, you’ve likely heard of his work. As one of the writers at Valve Software in the 2000s, Faliszek helped create the stories… Read More
The competition for digital distribution platforms for games is really heating up in terms of developer revenue. Earlier this month Steam, the service owned and operated by Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve,… Read More
Game players who want to stream games from their Steam libraries to other devices now have a new option: the Raspberry Pi. Valve has announced through an official posting in… Read More
There are only a few companies in the video game industry that have attained Valve Software’s position, where it can pretty much do whatever the hell it wants. Most first-… Read More
They come from “all corners of the Earth,” and this week, instead of settling in Seattle, competitors and rabid fans have assembled three hours north, in Vancouver, B.C., for The… Read More
Here’s the short version: it was discovered over the weekend that an indie game available on Steam, Abstractism, was not merely a quick-and-dirty cash grab, or a front for a… Read More
Valve today announced “Steam China,” a new video game marketplace that will help the Bellevue, Wash.-based company reach more Chinese users in the world’s largest gaming market. The deal “will… Read More
Valve will no longer remove games from its Steam game marketplace unless they are “illegal, or straight up trolling,” according to a statement from the Bellevue, Wash.-based gaming company posted… Read More
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Valve Software removed a game that simulated school shootings, following a nationwide outcry to ban the title, and slammed the “troll” developer behind it. RELATED: Valve criticized for allowing distribution of… Read More
Update, Tuesday evening May 29: Valve removes controversial school shooting game and denounces developer as ‘troll with history of customer abuse’ More than 150,000 people have signed a petition asking… Read More
It turns out that the Steam Machines aren’t dead. Yet. Over the weekend, several websites, the first of which appears to have been Gaming On Linux, noticed that video game… Read More
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Tozai Games, the Seattle-area game developer, is bringing its action-puzzle game Lode Runner Legacy, the most recent installment in the long-running Lode Runner series, to the Nintendo Switch. When it… Read More
Update, March 19: Valve provided this statement to GeekWire: “Rogers Arena is a great venue, Vancouver is a great city, and Key Arena is going to be shut down for… Read More
The International could be heading north. Valve isn’t yet talking publicly about its plans, but several clues point to the video-game giant moving its huge Dota 2 esports tournament from… Read More
If you aren’t into player vs. player or battle arena games, you may not be familiar with Carbon Games. It was founded in July of 2011 after the dissolution of… Read More
HTC plans to halt trading of its stock tomorrow to make a “material announcement,” the Taiwan Stock Exchange announced this morning, adding new fuel to the speculation that the smartphone and virtual… Read More