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  Steam Deck Update Adds in New Lock Screen

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 04-26-2022, 07:04 PM
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  Steam Deck Update Adds in New Lock Screen

  Now you can rest assured that nobody will see your questionable games.
  
  A new feature update for the Steam Deck was released on April 25. There are several changes and additions included in the update, such as a new lock screen feature, more localized keyboard support, updated Achievements page, and so much more.
  
  Of these new features, one of the biggest additions was a lock screen mechanic. This optional feature allows users to set a PIN. This code can be used when the...

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  Valve Writer Erik Wolpaw Wants to do Portal 3

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  • Published: 04-18-2022, 04:49 PM
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  Valve Writer Erik Wolpaw Wants to do Portal 3

  Time is not on his side.
  
  Co-writer on Portal and Portal 2, Erik Wolpaw, says that he would love to work on Portal 3, but there are some hurdles at Valve to overcome.
  
  Wolpaw recently appeared in the Kiwi Talkz podcast (embedded below). Near the end of the interview, Wolpaw says, "we've gotta start Portal 3. That's my message to... to whoever." He continues on to say that he isn't getting any younger and that if Valve wants to do Portal 3 with any of the original...

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  Steam Simfest: Hobby Edition is Now Underway

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  • Published: 03-28-2022, 02:23 PM
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  Steam Simfest: Hobby Edition is Now Underway

  Gentlemen, start your tractors, trains, trucks, and pressure washers.
  
  As the prophecies foretold, the Steam Simfest: Hobby Edition is now underway through, you guessed it, Steam. Today marks the start of a weeklong event on Steam that celebrates all things simulation.
  
  From now through April 4, Steam users can try out demos, get deep discounts, and watch developer livestreams for all sorts of sim games. They've got games where you run an animal shelter, games where you...

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  Next Steam Next Fest Begins in June

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  • Published: 03-25-2022, 03:00 PM
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  Next Steam Next Fest Begins in June

  Mark your calendars.
  
  Valve let us know that the next Steam Next Fest will take place from June 13 - June 20.
  
  As is always the case with these Steam Next Fests, the Steam Next Fest: June Edition will offer tons of free demos for all sorts of upcoming Steam releases. Valve also wants to remind you that in addition to these demos, there will be gameplay livestreams as well as chats with the developers behind several of these upcoming titles.
  
  Either mark your...

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  Valve Shares Big Steam Milestones in 2021 Year in Review

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  • Published: 03-08-2022, 07:52 PM
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  Valve Shares Big Steam Milestones in 2021 Year in Review

  Steam's monthly active players went from 120M in 2020 to 132M in 2021.
  
  Valve has once again rolled out a little "year in review" for their Steam platform. Though coming a bit later in the year than their 2020 year in review, this look back at the previous year is still full of interesting little details.
  
  According to the 2021 Year in Review for Steam, Valve says they saw 132 million monthly active users. These users spent about 38 billion hours on Steam in 2021,...

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  Valve Launches the Steam Deck

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  • Published: 02-25-2022, 07:05 PM
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  Valve Launches the Steam Deck

  The first batch of shipments are starting to go out today.
  
  Valve has officially launched the Steam Deck today. This portable gaming PC has started to ship out to those that got their reservations in and who then paid for the device once notified about their availability.
  
  Valve says that the Steam Deck is the "first handheld device designed to play Steam games, with a custom processor developed in cooperation with AMD that makes it comparable to a gaming laptop."...

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  Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition is Now Underway

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  • Published: 02-21-2022, 03:22 PM
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  Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition is Now Underway

  Demos. Demos as far as the eye can see.
  
  Valve just kicked off their latest Steam Next Fest a short time ago today. From now through February 28 at 10AM (PT), the Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition will offer anyone with a Steam account access to hundreds of demos for upcoming PC releases.
  
  There's just so many demos. So many of them. There's at least more than I can count, and I can count to at least 3. Maybe playable, free demos aren't your thing though. That's fine,...

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  Portal is Coming to the Switch

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  • Published: 02-09-2022, 06:35 PM
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  Portal is Coming to the Switch

  And so is the sequel.
  
  Nintendo and Valve just announced that both Portal games are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. The compilation is called Portal: Companion Collection and it bundles both Portal and Portal 2 together for $19.99 (USD) through the Nintendo eShop.
  
  In case you have no idea about either of these games, Valve provided a little synopsis for both of them, which you can read below. It should be noted here that The Companion Collection marks the...

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  Steam Deck Memory Card Speeds as Fast as SSD

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  • Published: 02-07-2022, 05:31 PM
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  Steam Deck Memory Card Speeds as Fast as SSD

  Early tests show that SD card load times are just as fast as SSD load times.
  
  Some tech focused outlets, including Linus Tech Tips and The Phawx, were able to get out some early impressions on Valve's Steam Deck today. As part of their pre-release testing, these outlets tested the load times on the micro SD cards and compared it to the built-in SSD.
  
  The tests conducted show that load times off of the SD cards are almost as fast as the built-in SSD across several titles....

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  Steam Deck to Launch on February 25

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  • Published: 01-26-2022, 04:16 PM
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  Steam Deck to Launch on February 25

  Valve just locked in a shipping date for the first batch of Steam Decks.
  
  Valve has just announced that the first batch of Steam Deck units will begin to ship out starting February 28, with full orders starting on the 25th. This falls neatly in line with their previous statement saying that the first batch would begin to ship out by the end of February.
  
  There will be a little bit of a process involved in this before your unit ships out, of course. On the 25th, Valve will...

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  Steam Deck Now Supports Easy Anti-Cheat

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  • Published: 01-22-2022, 04:39 PM
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  Steam Deck Now Supports Easy Anti-Cheat

  Valve has been working with Epic to get Easy Anti-Cheat working on Steam Deck.
  
  Valve continues to address some outstanding concerns concerning the Steam Deck. One of those issues is the fact that some of the most popular anti-cheat services didn't exactly play nice with Proton or the Steam Deck. However, thanks to efforts by Valve and other major players in the industry, the two most popular anti-cheat services are now capable of playing nice with Proton and the Steam Deck.
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  The First Batch of Games to be Steam Deck Verified are Here

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  • Published: 01-20-2022, 07:42 PM
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  The First Batch of Games to be Steam Deck Verified are Here

  The first batch of many, many more to come.
  
  With the Steam Deck set to begin shipping by the end of February, we sort of expected that we would soon see the first games to be Steam Deck Verified. Lo and behold, those first games have started to crop up.
  
  While these games may not show their Verified status on their Store pages (though there is a workaround, which we talk about below), the SteamDB website is able to track these verifications as they happen. Right now, the...

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  Some Twitter User Says Half-Life: Alyx is Coming to PlayStation VR2

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  • Published: 01-06-2022, 06:56 PM
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  Some Twitter User Says Half-Life: Alyx is Coming to PlayStation VR2

  Hot off the rumor mill from the most trustworthy of sources.
  
  Fairly random Twitter user @Shpeshal_Nick says that Half-Life: Alyx is coming to PlayStation VR2. This person isn't completely random. They are Nick Baker, the co-founder of XboxEra.com and co-host of a podcast of the same name. So, it's not like Joe Dingleberry is out there making these claims, but this is hardly an official source making them either.
  
  In responding to a question about whether or not Valve would...

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  Winners Revealed for the 2021 Steam Awards

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  • Published: 01-03-2022, 04:23 PM
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  Winners Revealed for the 2021 Steam Awards

  Valve has revealed the community-voted picks for the best games of 2021.
  
  It's almost time for the Steam Winter Sale to come to an end. You have just two days remaining to save a lot of money on what can be described as a "metric buttload" of video games. This also means it's time to see who won in each category for the 2021 Steam Awards.
  
  Remember that each category had titles that were selected by the Steam community in November 2021. You were able to vote on...

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  Valve Reveals Steam's Best Games for 2021

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  • Published: 12-27-2021, 02:39 PM
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  Valve Reveals Steam's Best Games for 2021

  Contrary to popular belief, not everything was delayed in 2021.
  
  Once again, Valve employees have poured through the data over the course of hundreds of hours to produce a list of the biggest and best-selling games available through Steam in 2021. It's either that, or they just had a program compile all of the data for them, but the alternative sounds more thrilling.
  
  Valve has broken down Steam's "Best of 2021" into several categories. They have listings for the...

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