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Steam game listings must now flag any kernel-level anti-cheat software integrations

Valve requires game developers to now explicitly mention if their game features anti-cheat tools that operate in the kernel.

Tom’s Hardware

Is Concord the biggest live service failure of all time? Here's how it stacks up next to other major flops

The live service graveyard got another headstone this week, and it's starting to feel awfully big.

PC Gamer

Steam now requires devs to tell players they're playing games with kernel-level anti-cheat tools

Valve is requiring new devs to fill out an anti-cheat disclaimer and retroactively contacting devs behind existing games to do the same

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Steam now requires developers to tell people when their games have kernel mode anticheat

Valve said developers and players have both been asking for better ways to disclose the presence of anticheat software in games, so here you go.

PC Gamer

4 Amazing Games You Can Play if You Have a Low-Specs Laptop or PC

This article lists four games that are amazing titles you can play on low-spec and laptops to give you an enjoyable gaming experience.

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We waited 14 years to get Red Dead Redemption on PC, and we'll have to wait even longer to find out how well it plays on Steam Deck

Red Dead Redemption just launched on PC, 14 years after its initial launch on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. While the game is available on Steam, Rockstar has not tested the game on Steam Deck.

Windows Central

Risk of Rain co-creator led the design of one of Deadlock's new heroes, to the surprise of no one: "Viper is such a Hopoo character"

Duncan "Hopoo" Drummond only joined Valve 2 months ago, but has been busy

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We could be seeing a Lenovo Legion Go successor soon, if the Ryzen Z2 rumors and price drop are anything to go by

Lenovo’s Legion Go just fell to its lowest price ever on Amazon, which only fuels whispers regarding a successor amid Ryzen Z2 APU rumors.

TechRadar

The most promising Disco Elysium successor studio says workers must unite to topple Valve's 'digital fiefdom' of Steam

So comrades, come rally.

PC Gamer

Valve giveth, and Valve taketh away: Team Fortress 2's BLU Scout is once again wearing the 'wrong' pants after a 17 years-in-the-making fix was reversed a day later

"Reverted BLU Scout pants fix because it conflicts with too many existing cosmetics."

PC Gamer

Capricious Valve fixes 17 year-old Team Fortress 2 bug that made Scout's pants the wrong color, almost immediately un-fixes it

"Bug so old it could have enlisted with parental consent."

PC Gamer

Deadlock adds 6 new heroes only available for veteran players, but none of that matters anymore because Valve has renamed Slork

Look how they've massacred my boy.

PC Gamer

New SteamOS makes Steam Deck a better machine with bug fixes, microSD improvements, and even 'improved battery life by up to 10%' in some situations

It might be time to dust off that handheld.

PC Gamer

Ayaneo is desperate for you to feel the hype for its upcoming handheld, declaring 'The future has arrived'

About time or a little premature?

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Tom’s Guide

The 5 biggest gaming trends I think we’ll see over the next decade — from the end of Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2 to 8K and the PS6

Xbox hasn’t got much left in the tank. Nintendo will be handheld-only from here on out. 8K gaming will finally become a thing on consoles. Brace yourself for some spicy takes.

PC Gamer

Will these PC games ever come to Steam? We predict the chances of WoW, Minecraft, and more

Get on your soothsaying hats. We're predicting futures.

PC Gamer

Deadlock’s income mechanics and hero design are so game-changing I became a support main after a decade of hogging carry

Dynamo does it all.

GamesRadar

I've got high hopes for this League of Legends and Overwatch-fueled Steam Next Fest hit, but I'm worried history will repeat itself

Supervive was a smash - but it did seem pretty familiar

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When the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"

Everyone wants to game on the go

Tom’s Guide

Valve discusses plans for new Steam Deck models and it's good news for consumers

In an interview, Valve employees reiterated that there won't be yearly Steam Decks.

PC Gamer

Valve says its 'not really fair to your customers' to create yearly iterations of something like the Steam Deck, instead it's waiting 'for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life'

Valve may not be creating yearly iterations of the Steam Deck, but it's having to give the same answer every year.

Laptop

Valve's Steam Deck 2 won't happen until there's a 'generational leap’ — and I’m fully on board

A top Steam Deck designer just hinted at a long wait ahead for the rumored Steam Deck 2. Here's why that's a good thing for gamers.

Inverse

Steam Deck Will Skip Yearly Hardware Updates to Focus on 'Generational Leap'

Steam Deck maker Valve says it won't be releasing yearly updates to its hardware, instead waiting for the Steam Deck 2 to make a major change.

Windows Central

OPINION: As Xbox Series X|S digital game sales reportedly hit a 91% share, Microsoft needs to ensure disc collectors don't get left behind with the next-gen Xbox — I think it's time to revive the "hated" 2013 disc-digital licensing model

Xbox digital games have reportedly hit a 91% share over physical discs, making the future of physical look bleak.

Tom’s Hardware

Valve confirms the Steam Deck won't have annual releases — Steam Deck 2 on hold until a generational leap in compute performance takes place

A Steam Deck designer has confirmed that Valve will not follow an yearly release cycle for the Steam Deck.

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