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Valve Might Finally Prove PC Gaming Doesn’t Have to Be a Pain in the Ass
19 Jan 2026 18:21 GMT
… on release. © Valve On Friday, Valve designer Lawrence Yang told Game Developer that … . It gave those gamers with a mountain of Steam games a way to … compunction. Valve cares first and foremost about selling games on Steam. That distribution platform …
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What is Bazzite, and is it better than Windows for PC gaming? I installed this trending Linux distribution to see for myself
19 Jan 2026 18:27 GMT
… now, especially since Valve's Steam Deck changed the conversation … edged sword of a Linux distribution and a Windows code compatibility … the "Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library" feature … s the best gaming-centric distribution I've tested …
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You'll no longer earn Steam points from community awards, as Valve try to kill off clownface-farming
19 Jan 2026 18:34 GMT
Valve have made changes to Steam’s community awards system … of 12 new community awards Valve have created, which replace the … your Steam Points (earned by buying games), and use them in Steam Community … also probably rest assured that Valve will bring back the …
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Valve Has 'Significantly' Rewritten Steam's Rules For How Developers Must Disclose AI Use
19 Jan 2026 18:25 GMT
Valve has substantially overhauled its guidelines for how game developers must disclose the … . The updated rules clarify that Valve's focus is not … , audio, or text during gameplay itself. Steam has required AI disclosures since …
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Valve U-turns on Steam's AI disclosure policy for new games
19 Jan 2026 18:23 GMT
Currently, all games listed on Steam must declare whether they’ve been created using AI. For example, Black Ops 7 has the following listed underneath it: “Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets.”
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Gamers can mark their calendars: All important Steam events in 2026
19 Jan 2026 16:17 GMT
… themed events this year. Valve has now officially announced when … take place in 2026.
Steam users eagerly anticipate certain … can be redeemed using Steam Points.
Steam recently revealed the … on keyboard-based games. Another highlight is the Steam Next Fest, …
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Heartopia surprise launches on Steam and shockingly, everyone seems to be happy
19 Jan 2026 12:53 GMT
… play life sim game surprisingly showed up on Valve’s platform on …
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Heartopia’s Steam release has, much like mobile … players (via SteamDB) on Steam one day after it launched … into the game, same as you would on mobile. The Steam version …
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Valve rewrite Steam's GenAI disclosure rules to more explicitly allow AI-powered "efficiency" tools
19 Jan 2026 12:11 GMT
… rewritten Steam’s AI disclosure form, essentially a declaration of a game … the game, it's all gravy as far as Valve are … Steam’s disclosure rules: that devs and publishers can describe their game … to mad CEOs who want Steam’s disclosures gone entirely, but …
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Arc Raiders & CS2 Lead Steam to Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Month
19 Jan 2026 12:09 GMT
… on a spectacular high. Valve’s Steam platform has reportedly closed out … revenue. The surge helped lift Steam’s full-year revenue to … 1.2 million copies on Steam between December 21 and January … . This holiday boost pushed the game’s total lifetime sales past …
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How to dual-boot Windows and SteamOS on Steam Deck — the best method for native Game Pass and anti-cheat support
19 Jan 2026 12:00 GMT
… booting gives you access to games, launchers, and services that simply … and some space for any games or apps you’d like … good to go.
For Steam Deck, Valve provides official Windows drivers for … the instructions for your Steam Deck on Valve's website, …