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Valve quickly updates its own Steam Machine update, recommitting to a 2026 launch despite AI woes: ‘Nothing’s really changed on our end’

As reported by The Verge, Valve has responded to confusion about its release schedule for the Steam Frame, Controller, and Machine, reaffirming that the devices will come out in 2026 despite the AI-driven squeeze on PC hardware. Valve’s 2025 year in review post initially made it sound like a 2027 delay was in the cards…

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2025 review

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 has been our pick for the best gaming laptop ever since we got our hands on the RTX 4070, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370-equipped version in the middle of last year. Our previous pick, the Razer Blade 16, floundered a little in 2024. Razer had lost its edge and…

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‘Every single frontier model company will jump on Vera Rubin from the get go’: Nvidia CEO insists the future looks bright

It’s hardly surprising that there was almost no mention of the gaming side of the business in Nvidia’s latest quarterly earnings call. The company has been riding high on all things AI for several years now, to the tune of a $5.41 trillion market capitalisation as I write this. Unsurprisingly, CEO Jensen Huang is excited…

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Valve CEO Gabe Newell says success isn’t about following your passion: ‘Sounds like a great idea, but lots of people follow their passions right into a crater, you know?’

Valve co-founder and yacht-loving billionaire Gabe Newell has given a new interview to the YouTuber Zalkar Saliev (TikTok, IG). . It’s a wide-ranging chat that covers everything from Newell’s earliest jobs to his current daily routine (“get up, work, go scuba diving“) and at one point Newell, by any metric one of the most phenomenally…

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Trial begins in France this week for 3 former Ubisoft executives facing accusations of ‘moral and sexual harassment’

Trial begins this week at France’s Bobigny Criminal Court for a trio of former Ubisoft executives, according to French news service Franceinfo (Google Translated). Former chief creative officer Serge Hascoët, former vice president of editorial and creative services Tommy François, and former game director Guillaume Patrux face allegations of “moral and sexual harassment” following reports…

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