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Can I play Atomfall on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other gaming handhelds?

The Fallout and STALKER-esque Atomfall is launching, but can you play it on Steam Deck and other gaming handhelds?

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Was Windows Mixed Reality as bad as I remember? I look back at the failed VR platform that was ahead of its time.

Was Windows Mixed Reality as bad as I remember? I look back at the failed VR platform that was ahead of its time.

Windows Mixed Reality didn't make it to its 10th anniversary, but it made a significant splash in the VR world during its limited run.

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SteamOS ROG Ally Demo Shows Off Remarkable Performance—But Will It Defeat the Steam Deck?

SteamOS ROG Ally Demo Shows Off Remarkable Performance—But Will It Defeat the Steam Deck?

Valve's work on sharing the SteamOS to other platforms is now bearing fruit, especially for the ROG Ally.

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CD Projekt says it's not using generative AI on The Witcher 4 because it's 'quite tricky when it comes to legal IP ownership'

The studio may look into gen AI if and when the legal landscape becomes clearer, but for now it's staying away.

How a Microsoft exec managed to pitch Microsoft Word through the genius tactic of being able to actually use it in a 'type-off' demanded by clients: 'I was the only one who'd actually been a secretary'

"And the Microsoft guy… I can see the look on his face when they ask for that."

Former Valve exec says the company struggled to sell Half-Life until coming up with the ultimate 'one simple trick' of marketing manoeuvres: slapping a 'Game of the Year' sticker on the box

"Okay, so you've done the game. Now what happens?"

It's time for handheld gaming PCs to get weird

Why weird? I say, why not?

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Half-Life devs worried Gabe Newell "promised things that they couldn't possibly deliver" for the iconic FPS, but "they just didn't know" that they'd be able to do it yet

Half-Life devs worried Gabe Newell "promised things that they couldn't possibly deliver" for the iconic FPS, but "they just didn't know" that they'd be able to do it yet

The game was awarded 'Best Action Game' at E3 1998

Gabe Newell's cult of personality is intense, but a Valve exec who worked with him says his superpower is how he 'delighted in people on the team just being really good at what they did'

Gabe Newell's cult of personality is intense, but a Valve exec who worked with him says his superpower is how he 'delighted in people on the team just being really good at what they did'

It's kind of a team fortress, too.

One of Valve's original executives shares a very simple secret to its success: 'You can't use up your credibility' by trying to make bad games work

One of Valve's original executives shares a very simple secret to its success: 'You can't use up your credibility' by trying to make bad games work

"If you're in this industry, people have to trust you."

Razer Handheld Dock review: “Your Steam Deck will ride shiny and Chroma"

Razer Handheld Dock review: “Your Steam Deck will ride shiny and Chroma"

The Razer Handheld Dock Chroma boasts stylish RGB lighting and a handy adjustable cradle, but fails provide the Steam Deck with anything new.

Gabe Newell had his eyes on a social network in the '90s that 'was not in a games context at all'—meaning Valve-owned social media could've been a very real thing

Gabe Newell had his eyes on a social network in the '90s that 'was not in a games context at all'—meaning Valve-owned social media could've been a very real thing

"It probably wouldn't have looked anything like Facebook."

SteamOS is about to change handheld gaming PCs as HP finally considers ditching Windows 11

SteamOS is about to change handheld gaming PCs as HP finally considers ditching Windows 11

It's about time HP joined the handheld gaming PC party, and Valve's SteamOS could be the trigger.

An FPS studio pulled its game from Steam after it got caught linking to malware disguised as a demo, but the dev insists it was actually the victim of a labyrinthine conspiracy

An FPS studio pulled its game from Steam after it got caught linking to malware disguised as a demo, but the dev insists it was actually the victim of a labyrinthine conspiracy

I thought this one was going to be simple when I first looked into it.

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Lenovo just stole the Steam Deck's special sauce, and maybe the handheld gaming crown

Steam Powered and ready to (Legion) Go

Valve just pulled a malicious game demo spreading info-stealing malware from Steam

Steam has once again been exploited as a means to distribute dangerous malware, but Valve quickly delisted the malicious game demo in question.

Gabe Newell is hooked on Stalker 2 and once he's got the fourth ending (!) will 'figure out what I'm going to play next'

Taking a break from buying megayachts.

Valve's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew, who 'used a $500 check I'd sent him for school expenses and bought himself a CD-ROM replicator… he sent me a lovely thank you note'

"I knew he wasn't a bad kid, but there'd been this generational shift."

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Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS pre-orders are now live, and I'm hoping it's a second wind for the handheld

The Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS edition is now up for pre-order, and the $549 handheld will challenge the Steam Deck with premium extras.

The first non-Steam Deck SteamOS handheld is now available for preorder, and Lenovo may be aiming for the ROG Ally X's throne

The SteamOS model takes a price cut on the recent Windows one.

Valve CMO threatened the company would walk away from games if it didn't own the rights to Half-Life—'It wasn't an idle threat—we weren't going to take on all of the risk to make other people rich'

"Gabe had interesting ideas that had nothing to do with games."

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Microsoft just "leaked" an Xbox interface mock up which has Steam game integration

Microsoft's Xbox app is undergoing rapid development ahead of its partner handheld "Kennan." This might be an early look at the next big update.

Marketing guy invents the concept of 'Real Steam' to explain why 'magic' games, AKA good games, end up selling: 'Don't tell Valve'

The return of the Ministry of the Bleeding Obvious.

"Valve would never ship another game": Former exec forced Half-Life publisher's hand by saying Gabe Newell and the team would pivot away from game dev

"I knew Gabe had interesting ideas that had nothing to do with games"

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Lenovo Legion Go S gaming handheld pre-orders are live for "SteamOS" models — I might break my loyalty to the Steam Deck

You can now pre-order the Lenovo Legion Go S with AMD Ryzen Z2 Go and Z1 Extreme chips for SteamOS and Windows 11.

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