Patch Notes
Deadlock Gameplay Update Patch Notes (28th May 2026)
Valve has reworked almost every variable around the Urn in Deadlock's latest gameplay update, from where it drops to how fast the runner can move.
Deadlock2 min read
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Gaming News
Portal Dreams Inspired the Backrooms Movie, Director Says
Kane Parsons says he literally dreams about Aperture Science, and that Portal's vast, decaying interiors shaped the look and feel of A24's Backrooms.
Portal2 min read
Gaming News
$949 for a Steam Deck? Valve's New Prices Are Brutal
Valve just hiked Steam Deck OLED prices by hundreds of dollars with zero advance warning. The 1TB model now costs $949, more than a PS5 Pro.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Gaming News
Steam Controller Finally Works in KCD 2
Valve's latest Steam Beta update squashes a Steam Controller bug in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, alongside overlay and Remote Play fixes.
Nathan Lees2 min read
Gaming News
A Steam Deck Now Costs More Than a PS5 Pro
Valve has hiked Steam Deck OLED prices by nearly 50%, with the 1TB model now sitting at $949. That's more than a PS5 Pro.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Patch Notes
Team Fortress 2 Update Released Patch Notes (22nd May 2026)
Spy mains rejoice: a sweeping batch of community fixes lands in TF2 today, alongside serious map geometry work on cp_process_final and cp_metalworks.
Team Fortress 26 min read
Patch Notes
Deadlock Gameplay Update Patch Notes (22nd May 2026)
Deadlock's latest update rewrites the Soul Urn from the ground up and trims base HP across every hero. Here's what changed.
Deadlock20 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (20th May 2026)
A small but focused CS2 update lands today, tidying up Cache and Ancient with collision tweaks and a footstep audio fix.
Counter-Strike 21 min read
Gaming News
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
Gaming News
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
Patch Notes
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.
s&box10 min read
Gaming News
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.
Steam Controller3 min read
Gaming News
Valve Built 27 Million Images to Overhaul Steam's Market
Valve generated over 27 million unique images just to backfill existing Counter-Strike listings as part of a sweeping Community Market redesign now in beta.
Nathan Lees5 min read
Gaming News
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.
Team Fortress 24 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (7th May 2026)
Valve patches up Cache, fixes a viewmodel FOV networking issue, and drops the NIGHTMODE II Music Kits in the latest Counter-Strike 2 update.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Patch Notes
CS2 Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (7th May 2026)
Valve's May 7th CS2 update tidies up Cache and fixes a viewmodel FOV bug that's been quietly misrepresenting your setup to other players.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Gaming News
Sold Out in 30 Minutes, Steam Controller Now Queue-Only
Valve's new $99 Steam Controller sold out in roughly 30 minutes on May 4. Starting May 8, a reservation queue with anti-scalper restrictions replaces the free-for-all.
Steam Controller2 min read
Gaming News
$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.
Steam Controller4 min read
Gaming News
30 Minutes. That's How Long the Steam Controller Lasted.
Valve's new Steam Controller went on sale today and was listed as out of stock within about 30 minutes. Server errors, payment failures, and frantic refreshing followed.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Gaming News
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
Patch Notes
Deadlock Gameplay Update Patch Notes (30th April 2026)
Valve's latest Deadlock update takes a scalpel to lifesteal, reworks several items, and buffs Haze's Bullet Dance in ways that should shake up the current meta.
Deadlock10 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (28th April 2026)
Cache is back in the competitive pool, Dust II gets a newly uncovered jump spot, and a handful of animation and sound fixes round out the latest CS2 update.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Patch Notes
CS2 Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (28th April 2026)
Cache returns to Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, and Retakes, and Dust II's mid box finally gives up a hidden jump spot.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Gaming News
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.
Steam Deck 25 min read