Valve ends Steam support for Windows 7 and Windows 8
No more updates for old OS users
The Steam Winter Sale is now on, includes first discount for Baldur's Gate 3
It's a great time to be a gamer
Valve bans DOTA 2 players with a lump of coal for Christmas
Company continues intense pursuit of smurfs and other cheaters
Steam survey returns to normal as AMD, Windows 11, and English recapture lost share, RTX 3060 (just) stays on top
November set some things right following a strange month
Gabe Newell ordered to testify in-person in Valve's antitrust lawsuit after court ignores his Covid concerns
Newell had wanted to give his deposition remotely
Steam adds official support for DualSense and DualShock PlayStation controllers
Lots of Steam gamers use controllers
Steam Deck goes OLED: improved screen, battery, and new 1TB option
Valve also confirms a more powerful Steam Deck 2 is two or three years away
Extreme modding project adds a 61 TB SSD to Valve's Steam Deck
Gobs of space, at the expense of portability
Latest Steam survey sees AMD and Windows 11 crash as a new top language appears
While the RTX 3060 cements its position at number one
Valve and AMD begin fixing Counter-Strike 2 driver bans
Also, an overclocked i9-14900K achieves record 1,310fps
A fan-made Portal 2 VR mod is currently in development
Fully playable in single-player, co-op and room-scale modes still in development
The Steam survey has a new top graphics card
Not the first time it's been number one
Counter-Strike 2 now available as a free upgrade from Global Offensive
Public release replaces Global Offensive, retaining items but fundamentally overhauling gameplay
20 Years of Steam: From Half-Life 2 to the Steam Deck
Few things are as closely associated with PC gaming as Steam. Microsoft might provide the OS. Intel, AMD, and Nvidia power the most popular gaming hardware. But for most people, Steam is PC gaming.
SteamVR 2.0 released in beta form, reaffirming Valve's commitment to VR
Steam Deck UI comes to VR, with more announcements on the way
Microsoft discussed buying Nintendo, WB, and Valve, leaked document reveals
Phil Spencer would consider Nintendo acquisition a "career moment"
Valve's Gabe Newell led a team at Microsoft that ported which game to Windows 95?
Yes, Gaben is a former Microsoftie.
August Steam survey marks arrival of RTX 4060, Windows 11 hitting 40%, and AMD CPUs closing the gap on Intel
A good month for laptops, too
Overwatch 2 is the worst game on Steam, according to user reviews
"The people who make Overwatch porn work harder than the people who make Overwatch"
It looks like Valve is preparing to sell refurbished Steam Decks at lower prices
But will they be cheaper than Steam sale discounts?
AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPUs finally enter the Steam survey, RTX 4060 Ti makes appearance
As Windows 10's share falls close to 50%
Team Fortress 2 summer update adds 14 maps and breaks all-time concurrent player records
Peak concurrent player numbers approach 185,000
June Steam survey: RTX 3060 moves into second place, Windows 11 closes the gap on Windows 10
Expect the Ampere card to reach number one this year