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Valve pulls the plug on physical Steam gift cards because scammers ruined everything (again)Industry

Valve pulls the plug on physical Steam gift cards because scammers ruined everything (again)

Valve is ending physical Steam gift cards for good, citing their rampant abuse by scammers who used them to defraud vulnerable people. Digital options remain available, but the era of the physical Steam card is officially game over.

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Valve really wants you to stop calling the Steam Machine a consoleIndustry

Valve really wants you to stop calling the Steam Machine a console

Valve is drawing a hard line in the sand - the Steam Machine is a PC extension, not a console. Too bad the price tag is already loading up for a boss fight against the PS5.

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'Hard to recommend' - Shuhei Yoshida throws some friendly shade at Valve's Steam MachineIndustry

'Hard to recommend' - Shuhei Yoshida throws some friendly shade at Valve's Steam Machine

Former PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida has shared his hands-on impressions of Valve's Steam Machine, calling it hard to recommend at its current price point - which is a pretty brutal respawn message for the new hardware.

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Valve tried to kill it for 'progress' and now it's dominating Steam's charts - oopsIndustry

Valve tried to kill it for 'progress' and now it's dominating Steam's charts - oops

A game Valve sidelined in the name of progress has respawned at the top of Steam's charts. Turns out players don't just quietly accept a game over screen.

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Valve is already planning to recycle Steam Controller upgrades into a next-gen Steam DeckIndustry

Valve is already planning to recycle Steam Controller upgrades into a next-gen Steam Deck

Valve is testing upgraded hardware components like drift-resistant TMR thumbsticks in the new Steam Controller, with explicit plans to reuse them in a future Steam Deck.

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Valve underestimated Steam Controller demand so badly it's almost a speedrun failIndustry

Valve underestimated Steam Controller demand so badly it's almost a speedrun fail

Valve has admitted it badly underestimated demand for the revived Steam Controller, with PCGamesN reporting that reservation holders could face a seriously long wait before getting their hands on one.

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Press F to pay respects: Valve delays Steam Controller shipping to 2027Industry

Press F to pay respects: Valve delays Steam Controller shipping to 2027

Valve has confirmed that the new Steam Controller won't be shipping until 2027, leaving reservation holders in a very long queue. Classic Valve, really.

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Valve just buffed the Steam Community Market and CS2 fans are absolutely losing itIndustry

Valve just buffed the Steam Community Market and CS2 fans are absolutely losing it

Valve has revamped the Steam Community Market with improved item listings, and Counter-Strike 2 fans are celebrating hard - with some saying it nearly eliminates the need for third-party trading tools entirely.

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