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Last week, Valve announced that a new Steam Deck OLED was coming very soon. Today, the new Steam Deck OLED is here and available for purchase. Those interested in any of the Steam Deck OLED models can make their purchase right now, with immediate shipping.

The Steam Deck OLED includes an HDR OLED screen as its main new feature. However, there are several improvements made under the hood that may not be as...

Farewell LCD, hello OLED.

Valve announced a refresh of their Steam Deck hardware today. Beginning on November 16th, you will be able to purchase the Steam Deck OLED in one of a few different configurations.

The Steam Deck OLED is mostly the same as the original model but with a few key updates. First and foremost is the move to an HDR OLED screen, replacing the LCD screen used in the first generation of the hardware. Also updated in the OLED model is a longer lasting...

Setting your mouse DPI settings too high? That's a ban.

Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) hasn't been doing too hot lately. First, the anti-cheat issued bans to those using AMD's Anti-Lag+ feature in Counter-Strike 2. Now, VAC is issuing bans for setting your mouse DPI too high.

The issue with Anti-Lag+ was due to how AMD implemented the feature into a variety of games. It altered or hooked into game files, which is a big no-no when it comes to playing games that are supported...

Heed their warnings or run the risk of a VAC ban.

The latest driver release from AMD, version 23.10.1 (dated October 11, 2023), could potentially get you VAC banned from Counter-Strike 2. These newest drivers from AMD allow players to turn on AMD's new Anti-Lag+ feature in Counter-Strike 2. Anti-Lag+ being a way to reduce latency in games, similar to Nvidia Reflex.

Valve took to Twitter to plainly say that if you have these new drivers, you should not enable Anti-Lag+...

Multiple games were updated with malware.

Valve is now implementing additional security measures for Steam developers after multiple accounts were found to be compromised. Valve is adding a new and mandatory SMS verification step for all developers after several developer accounts were compromised and their games updated with malware.

Valve says that fewer than 100 Steam users were actually impacted by the malware, as fewer than 100 Steam users had the impacted games installed...

There just isn't enough players to justify it.

On October 9th, Valve flat out said that they have no plans for a macOS release of Counter-Strike 2. Part of the reason is because there just weren't enough people playing the game on macOS to warrant continuing support for the platform with their new release.

The unfortunate news was stated plainly in a new Steam Support page for Counter-Strike 2. In addition to dropping support for macOS, Valve is also ditching support for...

If you play games, chances are there is a demo for you.

Demos. Livestreams. Sales. Previews. It's all here in the Steam Next Fest: October Edition for 2023. The Fest kicked off on October 9th at 11AM (PT) and will end on October 16th, so you have just one week to cram in as many new gameplay demos down your gullet as you possibly can.

Let's take a look at some of the demos that are available, shall we? I'm just going to go through and pick out some of the titles that jump...

Valve going one week without a Fest challenge (impossible).

Valve just announced that the next Steam Next Fest will begin on October 9th. Unlike the previous Fest, which is the still ongoing Steam SHMUP Fest, this one is a Fest for everything. Everything? Everything. The Steam Next Fest: October Edition will run from October 9 through October 16 at 10AM (PT).

As is the case with all Fests, big and small, this Steam Next Fest will feature tons of free demos for you to try...

The goal is to bring recent Steam client features into SteamVR.

Valve just launched SteamVR 2.0 as an opt-in beta. Valve says that this is the "first major step toward (their) goal of bringing all of what's new on the Steam platform into VR." This is the first we've heard of SteamVR 2.0 since it was first teased back in 2020.

This means that those who opt into the beta will notice a new user interface that includes many new features. Features such as an updated...

Spencer says Nintendo's future "exists off of their own hardware."

More information has come from the leaked documents in the court battle between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Microsoft over the proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard. First was the mid-gen refresh for Series X|S, then came the leaked schedule for Bethesda's games, then we learned about the next-gen Xbox hardware. Now, we learn that head of Xbox Phil Spencer really, really wanted to purchase Nintendo....

Also Valve, Epic, Apple, and any other platform that distributes Unity games.

If you thought Unity lost their damn minds earlier this week, hold onto your butts because it got worse. Unity now says that platform holders such as Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will be the ones who have to pick up the tab and pay that new runtime fee on behalf of developers.

This information comes from an updated FAQ that Unity shared on their website. The FAQ says that the Unity runtime fee...

Just one more year until it can legally drink in the States.

Valve launched Steam 20 years ago today. On September 12, 2003, the Internet was set on fire by people complaining up and down the aisle that this new Steam program sucked and WON was so much better. Now look at where we're at. Steam is turning 20 and most people can't imagine PC gaming without it.

In honor of the two decade milestone, Valve put together a "fun walk down Steam and pop culture memory lan...