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Valve's Fremont SteamOS console surfaces with six-core Zen 4 CPU and RX 7600 GPU

Highly anticipated: Valve's long-rumored return to the living room is starting to look real. A new Steam Machine – like device, codenamed Fremont, has surfaced on Geekbench, hinting at a serious play for the console space. Powered by a custom AMD APU with six Zen 4 cores and a Radeon RX 7600 GPU, it suggests Valve may not just be experimenting this time, but it may be gearing up to compete head-on with traditional consoles.

Valve pulls GPU monitoring tool from Steam after claiming it's more accurate than Windows Task Manager

Battlefield 6 beta peaks at 326K players, now Steam's 39th most-played game ever

July Steam Survey: RTX 5000 surge, new top GPU, 4 in 10 participants using AMD CPUs

What just happened? Here's a clear indication that the supply and pricing problems which have plagued Nvidia's RTX 5000 series are easing: the cards experienced a large uptick in user share in the latest Steam survey. However, there's still no sign of AMD's 9000-series in the main GPU chart, where the RX 7600 XT has only just appeared. Elsewhere, we've got a new most-popular card among participants, and AMD processors have passed a milestone.

From Harvard to Half-Life: Gabe Newell reflects on his unconventional path to founding Valve

Gabe Newell says he works for fun and scuba dives daily in surprise YouTube interview

Analyst reveals why most Steam gamers leave half their libraries unplayed

Steam survey's top graphics card changes again as four RTX 5000 GPUs enter chart

Scammers are stealing indie games and selling them on Steam

Team Fortress 2 is getting another major update with a little help from the community

Did you know that before developing Steam, Valve approached other companies for help? All said no.

RTX 3060 reclaims top spot in Steam survey, 5060 Ti enters chart as Blackwell cards surge

GeForce Now launches on Steam Deck, Nvidia promises fast, power-saving gameplay

A Russian military-endorsed "propaganda game" has just landed on Steam

SteamOS adds support for Lenovo Legion Go, Asus ROG Ally, and other AMD handheld PCs

Valve confirms Steam 2FA leak affecting 89 million users, no passwords compromised

New SteamOS labels show game compatibility beyond Steam Deck

SteamOS beta adds ROG Ally and Legion Go support, new controller compatibility

Epic challenges Steam with zero percent fee for first $1 million per game

Half-Life 3 reportedly playable end-to-end, possibly launching this year

This hidden Steam tool shows exactly how much money you've spent on the platform

AMD hits record CPU share as new top GPU and OS emerge on Steam survey

Steam's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew and his trusty CD burner

Burned: Valve's founding chief marketing officer, Monica Harrington, recently shared her account of how the company became the leading provider of digital PC games. Harrington pushed for stricter authentication measures after discovering how young players were more than willing to pirate their games.

Hackers exploit Steam demo system to distribute malware, for the second time in a month

PSA: With over 40 million users, Steam is likely an attractive target for hackers, but very few cases of malware have occurred on the storefront over its two-decade history. Although a recent incident isn't as severe as last month's, it suggests that scammers are stepping up their efforts to bypass Valve's security measures.

Valve rolls out SteamOS for more devices, offering a fresh alternative to Windows