PC Gaming
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…
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…
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…
The Valve Index is a popular headset by most measures, currently used by roughly 15% of players on Steam to play VR. So why is it Valve has killed the Index branding entirely with its latest arrival, a new VR headset called the Steam Frame? Turns out, it’s exactly because Valve doesn’t want that sense…
On the face of it, the latest announcement from Valve seems pretty straightforward. The reductionists will tell you all it’s unveiled is a last-gen gaming PC (that better be cheap), a controller that’s just two halves of a Steam Deck jammed together (like all the mockups that have been doing the rounds since the handheld…
I’m not a habitual reader of the r/HalfLife subreddit, so I can only assume that it’s not every day you see these sorts of threads dominate its front page: “Today’s the day boys!” “I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE” LET IT BE TRUE!” “THE TOMORROW IS NOW MY BROTHERS” “I’m all in” “I want to believe”…
There was a brief, beautiful moment when everybody seemed happy with Battlefield 6. Sure, there was some grousing about map sizes and progression. But its return to modern-military gunplay with a big lick of destruction won over even the most cynical of multiplayer FPS heads. But then its battle royale mode Redsec came out, and…
Built by Valve, powered by SteamOS, the new Steam Machine is a compact gaming PC. One trying to make good on a promise Valve made a long time ago. With prototype Steam Machines heading out to reviewers back in 2013, us included, the company had grand plans of reinventing what constitutes a gaming PC around…
Following on from the success of the Steam Deck, Valve is creating its very own ecosystem of products. The Steam Frame, Steam Machine, and Steam Controller are all set to launch in the new year. We’ve tried each of them and here’s what you need to know about each one. “From the Frame to the…
Valve has announced a new Steam Controller, called the Steam Controller, and I’ve given it a go. Valve has given its latest creation the same name as its previous star-crossed product, but this new model is going to be far less divisive than the original. Of that, I am absolutely sure. The idea behind the…