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Key Takeaway Steam on Linux has no option to make the close button actually quit Steam.
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Steam on Linux has no option to make the close button actually quit Steam.

Navigate the Steam store with the latest on Valve’s AI rules, massive developer lawsuits, and the best new trial software.

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  • Steam on Linux has no option to make the close button actually quit Steam. r/linux
  • The Steam Frame has been added to the Canada ISED REL (Canadian FCC database equivalent) Rock Paper Shotgun
  • So what's the point of the ignore button if things I ignored still keep showing up on my Steam store page? r/Steam
  • Steam Deck power light blinks weirdly fast r/SteamDeck
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Tracking: The new Crazy Taxi has a generative AI disclosure on its Steam page, and people are not happy / Off-road racing? Psh, try off-world racing: Exo Rally Championship just launched on Steam

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Tracking: Ukrainian-made Lovecraftian horror game The Sinking City 2 finally has a release date, and you can play the first hour right now on Steam / The Steam Machine and Steam Frame are shipping this summer, Valve confirm as the pair join the Verified program

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Tracking: Crazy Taxi: World Tour on Steam / I was surprised by Solarpunk's honesty on the official Steam page. Shouldn't more developers make it clear who the game is NOT intended for?

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r/Steam · u/DannyDavite · 

I swear i remember them saying “we will stop shi*ing out our games every year, so we can bring quality product to our players” or it’s just my imagination

I swear i remember them saying “we will stop shi*ing out our games every year, so we can bring quality product to our players” or it’s just my imagination

r/pcgaming · u/AncientPCGamer · 

Gothic 1 Remake is now available on Steam

Gothic 1 Remake is now available on Steam

r/Steam · u/MadBoxers · 

So it starts… Ai community items

Points shop will soon flood with AI slop. At least with games a disclaimer should be added within the description of the game. But here… Yeah… Like what is the point? You don’t even gain anything as a company from this.

r/pcgaming · u/LuckyShot1 · 

Steam News on A Refreshed Steam Store Home Page. Wider, Higher Res Images, New Personalized Sections, New Personalized Release Calendar Built In and more.

Steam News on A Refreshed Steam Store Home Page. Wider, Higher Res Images, New Personalized Sections, New Personalized Release Calendar Built In and more.

r/Games · u/yourfavchoom · 

Steam Machine and Steam Frame Standalone Verified / We are expanding the Verified program to include Steam Machine and Steam Frame, both of which are shipping this summer.

Steam Machine and Steam Frame Standalone Verified / We are expanding the Verified program to include Steam Machine and Steam Frame, both of which are shipping this summer.

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How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Members of our development team will personally participate in discussions on the Steam forums and in the Expeditions Discord server, gathering feedback and taking suggestions from the fans that will help inform how we focus our efforts as we get closer to finishing our game.”

Expeditions: Samurai announced for 2026 early access release on PC | RPG Site
Are you accessing its full potential?

The Steam Deck has an architectural secret that puts it significantly more secure than practically every other gaming handheld. It has the power of an immutable file system. The concept of an immutable file system is that the core operating system directories are entirely read-only. Valve locks down the operating system cores so that random app installs, script execution, or accidental user terminal blunders can never break or corrupt the boot files. There is an A/B partition safety net, too. SteamOS uses dual system partitions: Partition A and Partition B. When Valve pushes an OS update, it s

I stopped using my Steam Deck as just a handheld after discovering Desktop Mode
Which one should be your pick?

The answer to this question will depend exclusively on where most of your game library lives. The Big Picture Mode, however stunning, only helps you to access your Steam library, and for someone whose collection is exclusively on Steam, it is the more mature option on Windows. That being said, the answer going to be quite different for the vast majority. Most PC gamers in 2026 have a game library that's scattered across Steam, Epic, GOG, Game Pass, and whatever launcher a publisher decided to force on them this year. The Xbox Mode works as an antidote to this problem by consolidating all of it

Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft
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