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From Steam Deck updates to store policy shifts and hardware leaks, get the latest news on Valve’s dominance in the PC ecosystem.
… In the statement, Valve says that it worked with the New York attorney general’s office and its investigation and shared with them its “efforts over many years to shut down accounts found to be using Valve game items on gambling sites in violation of the Steam Subscriber Agreement.” Gambling sites … …
… It’s one thing it’s very good at, just going along with whatever insane thing you say and kind of adjusting to the flow of that.” “I am very interested in AI in this very specific case,” admitted the Half-Life writer who left Valve for a few years before returning in a part-time capacity in 2019. “… …
RAM Steam Steam Controller Valve By Zack Zwiezen Published April 27, 2026 | Comments 3 The ongoing RAMaggedon, fueled in large part by AI hyperscalers and data centers, has caused PC parts and memory components to become more expensive and harder to find. Valve isn’t immune to this reality . …
… On April 27, as part of Valve’s big Steam Controller marketing blitz, Valve programmer Pierre-Loup Griffais spoke to IGN about the Steam Deck and whether it would continue to be in and out of stock or if Valve had a timeframe for when its supply would stabilize. …
… Details here: store.steampowered.com/news/group/4… — Valve @valvesoftware.com 2026-05-07T17:39:57.716Z The new rules for buying a Steam Controller In order to “limit reseller activity,” Valve is also implementing a few new rules on who can reserve and buy a Steam Controller. …
… And Valve wanted to ship the Steam Machine with its own controller and, well, it just felt like “all of the stars aligned, and it just made sense for us to ship it,” said Yang. Meanwhile, Valve confirmed the Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR headset are affected by RAM shortage. …
… The copyright-violating aspects, as claimed by Valve, include “dinosaur themed card-games shown on the environment within your app in gameplay,” which refers to a board game called Dinostone , created by one Daikichi. …
… Zac Builds took advantage of some cheap one-off deals for his Steam Machine, though Valve will be able to compensate with cost savings from manufacturing its devices in bulks. Maybe figuring out those logistics is part of why Valve still hasn’t made its pricing and shipping dates official yet. …
… No, what’s throwing me is: where is Valve in any of this? …
… But as The Verge points out, the shipment data appears to vary from what Valve usually orders, suggesting this is indeed an influx of new products. We still don’t know how many Steam Machines Valve projects it will sell at launch. …