The Steam Frame has a heap of new features to dig into, but I want to focus on one here: foveated streaming. It sounds like a medical issue but I assure you, it’s all about ensuring the Steam Frame’s wireless connection is strong, stable, and appears high quality. The Steam Frame offers a few ways…
In case you somehow missed it, the big PC gaming news of the day is Valve’s new slate of hardware: The Steam Controller, Steam Frame VR headset, and most notable of all (I think, anyway), the Steam Machine, a cubical, console-esque little PC that aims to bring Steam libraries to the living room. It’s a…
With the launch of the Steam Frame, Valve’s new VR headset, SteamOS will be made available for Arm-based systems. This is required to support the new headset, which is using a Snapdragon processor to run games without requiring a tether to a gaming PC. However, it’s also a sign that times are changing, as systems…
Have you ever been bored? Have you ever been like, really bored, bored in the way where it feels like you’ve been removed from participating in the rest of the world, like time is moving differently for you than it’s moving for other people? How about depressed? Have you ever felt like everything you do…
SteamCube. Rumours have been rumbling about Valve — the Washington-based developer responsible for creating Steam, but for also bringing us some of the best games ever made such as Half-Life, Portal, and Counter Strike — announcing some brand new hardware for a few days now. And earlier today, multiple press outlets have revealed they’ve gone…
Valve has packed the new Steam Controller with multiple ways to control a PC game from the comfort of your sofa. It has standard thumbsticks (phew), a pair of trackpads, and gyro controls. Three for the price of… well, we don’t know the price of the Steam Controller yet. Though I hadn’t considered gyro controls…
When the Commodore 64 was still being produced, arcade boards were much more advanced. This made bringing popular, current arcade games home to the 8-bit home system a challenge at the best of times. Even though concessions would be made to bring them home successfully, many versions were often good in their own right. But…
What was the standard once is the past now. Evolution brings change in any field, and game development is not exempt. The fast pace of our world dictates that game developments follow. Since there are enormous teams spread out across the world making multi-million dollar projects, it’s safe to say that gaming development today resembles…
If you think you already know what exciting card gameplay feels like, wait until you try Tongits Xtreme on GameZone. This isn’t your usual chill, traditional card session. This is Tongits reimagined—faster, wilder, and loaded with modern twists that turn every round into a heart-racing showdown. The moment you hit “Start,” the intensity kicks in,…
The Steam Machine available in the new year is designed by Valve. It will be sold by Valve, and, as such, it cannot be hastily switched to Windows at the last minute to sell more units. But despite being burned in the past, Valve is keen for its Steam Machine to blaze a trail for…