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If your game library went dark this Tuesday, you were not alone. Steam, Valve’s PC gaming storefront and the biggest game shop on PC, went down today, October 13, 2026, leaving thousands of players unable to log in, browse the store, or connect to games. Outage tracker Downdetector logged more than 4,000 user reports as … Read more
Valve’s Deadlock just pulled off something almost unheard of in modern gaming: it hit an all-time peak of 262,145 concurrent players on Steam. Here’s the catch — the game isn’t out. There’s no release date, no open beta, and you can’t buy it anywhere. The only way in is an invite from someone already playing. … Read more
Source: engadget.com Valve released its SteamOS beta with a warning: only touch this if you know what you're doing. While that surely did something to separate true testers from the first wave of eager users, there were a few problems. Even the qualified needed a relatively new machine with UEFI, and a dedicated one at … Read more
Source: engadget.com There will be no lack of Steam Machines at this years' CES, but CyberPowerPC beat most of the other guys to the punch by announcing a pair of models today that start at $499. Both gaming PCs (consoles?) feature Bluetooth, WiFi, USB 3.0, 8GB of RAM and, of course, come bundled with a … Read more
Details have been dribbling out bout the Valve's new push into living room gaming. First we got the announcement, then the specs, and now the first prototype boxes are showing up in the wild. Engadget got a look, and it's a strikingly minimalist box, but a pretty large one. Of course, it's worth noting this … Read more
Here are the specs for the prototype Steam Box units that Valve will be sending out. Rather than just sending a single design to the lucky beta testers, they'll be sending out a variety of units. And holy crap, the top-of-the-line will be spec'd to high heaven. The Steam Box prototypes will be running different … Read more
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