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Valve announced the 2025 Steam Awards winners (and shockingly Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 didn't win everything)

Valve has revealed the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards.

RAM prices are terrifying, so Nvidia wants to turn your Amazon Fire TV stick into a gaming PC

RAM prices are terrifying, so Nvidia wants to turn your Amazon Fire TV stick into a gaming PC

Linux PCs and Fire TV sticks get Nvidia GeForce Now native support, serving as a great gaming PC alternative in a rough market.

Steam Awards 2025 – Hollow Knight: Silksong takes the ultimate crown

Steam Awards 2025 – Hollow Knight: Silksong takes the ultimate crown

Valve has recently announced all the 2025 Steam Awards winners, and while there are no shocking developments, some results are curious nonetheless. Hollow Knight: Silksong, the long-awaited sequel to 2017’s masterpiece, won the Game of the Year prize.

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I test gaming handhelds for a living — and this is what I expect in 2026

2025 was a substantial year for gaming handhelds, and 2026 should be almost as groundbreaking. Here are some developments we expect to see next year.

2026 will be the year of cloud gaming — and we may not even have a choice

The RTX-5080 Nvidia GeForce Now Ultimate tier is incredible. Save your money and sign up for $20 a month sub rather than buying a $1,200 graphics card.

Forget what you heard, there's plenty of PC hardware to be excited about in 2026

RAM, Shmam. These are things to get genuinely excited about this year.

Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls — the open-source OS mildly loses momentum after a brief uptick

Steam’s December 2025 survey shows Windows 11 accelerating sharply, while Linux’s recent growth stalls, marking a noticeable shift after several months of gradual Linux gains.

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Steam Frame will take over VR in 2026 — 3 key features I can't wait for

Steam Frame will take over VR in 2026 — 3 key features I can't wait for

Valve's Steam Frame is hitting shelves in early 2026, and it's already looking to be the standalone VR headset to get thanks to a few unique features. Here's why it's at the top of my list of devices to get in 2026.

I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

Now if you don't mind I'm going to delete the root folder and see what happens.

Microsoft in 2025: year in review

Microsoft in 2025: year in review

Microsoft doubled-down on AI this year, and the resulting backlash marked one of the biggest stumbles for the company.

The best Dota 2 players of 2025

The best Dota 2 players of 2025

A class of their own.

Free Half-Life Games Fans Can Play Now While Half-Life 3 Takes Shape

Free Half-Life Games Fans Can Play Now While Half-Life 3 Takes Shape

Looking for free Half-Life games to play while waiting for Half-Life Xen? Here are the best mods and free experiences fans can enjoy right now.

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What CS2 Needs in 2026: Esports and Gameplay Wishlist

What CS2 Needs in 2026: Esports and Gameplay Wishlist

Five crucial changes CS2 needs to perfect competitive play

5 big problems with Windows 11 that I really hope Microsoft fixes in 2026

5 big problems with Windows 11 that I really hope Microsoft fixes in 2026

If Microsoft follows this five-point action plan, I can absolutely guarantee a much happier Windows 11 user base.

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League of Legends and CS2 dominate esports in 2025 by peak viewership and prize money

The biggest esports titles of the year.

OG Counter-Strike co-creator has "some regrets" over leaving – "A lot of the people who I still keep in touch with at Valve, I kind of notice that they're really well off financially"

Minh 'Gooseman' Le left to work on different games

Last year I predicted all three of Valve's announcements so now I reckon I have the ability to speak these 2026 prophecies into reality

I predict a near-perfect year for PC gaming hardware, mark my words.

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People are paying $650 over MSRP for the Lenovo Legion Go 2 because it’s nearly impossible to find — and honestly, I get it, it’s the best handheld gaming PC of 2025

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 has officially become the handheld gaming device of 2025 — and the market proves it. It’s so hard to find right now that people are paying $650 over MSRP just to get one.

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PC gaming on Arm chips didn't quite happen in 2025, but the die is cast for an epic battle with x86 CPUs in the next few years

There's a veritable CPU Arm-y marching towards the PC.

Tom’s Hardware

GameStop trolls Valve's Gabe Newell for his 'inability to count to three' — playful jab for never releasing a third installment for blockbuster game franchises like Half-Life, Dota, or Counter-Strike

GameStop just released a press release saying that it will help Valve co-founder Gabe Newell learn how to count to three.

2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from Windows

Windows, sadly, still offers some things that Linux cannot.

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If you thought 2025 was a good year for XR, just wait until you see what's coming in 2026

The XR industry is about to undergo some massive shifts in 2026, from Steam's standalone debut to the first pair of true XR glasses.

Steam seems to be back to normal, at least for the moment, but now it looks like the Epic Games Store is getting hammered

This could be a rough holiday for online gaming services.

Team Vitality’s historic season powers Counter-Strike 2 to most-watched year ever

Vitality's dominance and systematic changes drove Counter-Strike's record-breaking year.

'Half-Life 3' Expectations: Is the Much-Awaited Game Releasing Alongside 2026's Steam Machine?

Half-Life 3 is rumored to be coming alongside the Steam Machine as a launch title when the latter officially releases.

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