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Article header image for Horror VN Axed by Steam Despite 24,000 Wishlists
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Horror VN Axed by Steam Despite 24,000 Wishlists

Japanese indie horror visual novel This Game Is Not Real has been pulled from Steam after Valve ruled it didn't meet platform criteria, despite 24,000 wishlists and months of community anticipation.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Steam Deck's AI Upscaling Upgrade Confirmed for 2027

AMD has confirmed that its AI-powered FSR 4.1 upscaling technology will arrive on RDNA 2 hardware, including the Steam Deck, in early 2027. RDNA 3 desktop cards get it first in July.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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s&box 26.05.13 Patch Notes (13th May 2026)

s&box's latest update tackles AI slop in the Workshop, adds three upscalers for lower-end hardware, and fixes explosive barrels that refused to explode.

Nathan Lees1 min read
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The Steam Controller Screams When You Drop It

Valve's new Steam Controller plays the iconic Wilhelm scream when you drop it, and the internet has been gleefully testing it ever since.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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TF2 Modders Built the COD Zombies Mode Valve Never Did

A modding team called Breadworks is turning Team Fortress 2 into a full-blown zombie horde survival game, complete with barricades, perks, and endless waves. It looks like the mode Valve should have shipped years ago.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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$99 Steam Controller Now $400 on eBay

Valve's Steam Controller sold out in roughly 30 minutes on May 4, and eBay scalpers wasted no time listing units for up to four times the retail price.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Valve Flags Indie Dev for Infringing Their Own IP

Japanese solo developer Daikichi has been blocked from releasing a demo on Steam because Valve flagged a board game asset as third-party IP. The board game is also made by Daikichi.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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50% Faster Isn't Enough? Valve's Wild Bar for Deck 2

Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais confirms the company is 'hard at work' on Steam Deck 2, but won't settle for anything less than a generational performance leap over the original.

Nathan Lees5 min read
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New Steam Controller Leaked at $99 via Pulled Review

A YouTube channel broke embargo on Valve's new Steam Controller, revealing a $99 price tag before the video was pulled. The internet, predictably, saved the receipts.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Valve Hands Devs FPS Data to Fix Shoddy Deck Games

Valve is giving developers real framerate charts and player disagreement surveys so they can see exactly when a patch tanks their Steam Deck performance.

Nathan Lees4 min read
CS2 Animgraph 2 Beta Patch Notes (1st April 2026)
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CS2 Animgraph 2 Beta Patch Notes (1st April 2026)

Valve has pushed a beta build for CS2 that migrates the game's animation system to Animgraph 2, promising reduced CPU and networking costs alongside fully re-authored third-person animations.

Nathan Lees2 min read
Dota 2 7.41a Gameplay Patch Notes (27th March 2026)
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Dota 2 7.41a Gameplay Patch Notes (27th March 2026)

Valve has pushed out 7.41a, a follow-up balance patch to 7.41 that also cleans up several crash issues and quietly removes the Hero Facet Names display option.

Nathan Lees5 min read
Steam Doubled Its $100K Earners in Just Five Years
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Steam Doubled Its $100K Earners in Just Five Years

Valve's GDC numbers quietly dismantle the indie saturation panic: nearly 6,000 games cleared $100K on Steam last year, double the count from five years ago.

Nathan Lees4 min read
Lawsuit Claims Steam Loot Boxes Are Slot Machines
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Lawsuit Claims Steam Loot Boxes Are Slot Machines

A class-action lawsuit filed in Washington state doesn't just argue that Steam loot boxes are gambling, it argues Valve engineered them to work like slot machines, down to the spinning animations and near-miss effects.

Nathan Lees4 min read
Valve Erased 'We Hope' From Its Steam Machine Post
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Valve Erased 'We Hope' From Its Steam Machine Post

Valve published a Year in Review blog post with uncertain language about the Steam Machine's 2026 launch, then quietly rewrote it the same day. The edit tells you everything about where things actually stand.

Nathan Lees3 min read
CS:GO Is Back on Steam With No Servers and No Explanation
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CS:GO Is Back on Steam With No Servers and No Explanation

CS:GO has quietly reappeared on Steam as a standalone listing, three years after Valve folded it into Counter-Strike 2. The servers are still offline, the page is hidden from search, and Valve hasn't explained any of it.

Nathan Lees3 min read