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Valve's closed-beta shooter Deadlock reached a new Steam record with over 228,000 concurrent players following the City Never Sleeps update, which adds six new characters and overhauls the game's central New York City map.
1 min readValve is replacing Steam's manually curated Discounts & Events page with an algorithm-based system designed to show 10 times more games to users. The change aims to give more discounted games visibility on the platform.
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Valve's unreleased multiplayer shooter receives a substantial patch featuring new characters, overhauled map lanes, over 10,000 voice lines, and expanded accessibility options.
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Valve is replacing Steam's hand-curated discounts and events section with personalized recommendations, showing 10x more games daily but raising questions about which developers will benefit.
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Valve has announced its Steam sales and genre festivals through June 2027, with the Autumn Sale kicking off October 1. The company posts dates far in advance, letting players plan their purchases across quarterly sales and themed events.
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Three major VR headsets offer different paths into virtual reality in 2026. Meta's Quest 3 leads in game variety at $600, Valve's Steam Frame targets power users at $1,059, and Meta's upcoming VR Glasses prioritize productivity and portability at $1,300.
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Valve's president responded to fan inquiries about his months-long throat singing phase in the office, confirming he practiced Tuvan styles like sygyt and kargyraa during work hours and acknowledges it bothered colleagues.
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The mysterious portrait in Deadlock's main hub has started glowing once more, a sign the community has learned to recognize. Valve developer Yoshi confirmed on Discord that a major content update is planned for early next week, though details remain under
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PC Gamer's attempted disassembly and iFixit's full teardown show the Steam Frame is built with user serviceability in mind, though some components require careful handling.
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Valve has released a major update to Counter-Strike 2 featuring a new 3v3 Rush game mode, silent reloading mechanics, and changes to map selection that aim to reduce dominance of Mirage and Dust 2.
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Counter-Strike 2 players can now hatch and raise virtual chickens with 35 different rarity skins, teaching them tricks and displaying them on their profiles. The feature arrived without fanfare alongside the Rush Hour update.
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Valve has released a major Counter-Strike 2 update featuring Rush, a new fast-paced 3v3 game mode, alongside a complete overhaul of Premier's map pick system and new crosshair customization options.
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