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It’s now been 27 years and 1 day since Half-Life 1’s launch, and despite all the leaks, it still isn’t a trilogy

Foreseen consequences?

Destructoid

Even as Xbox drifts away from consoles and exclusives, former exec says the Xbox 360 set Microsoft up for success: "Look at them now, continuing to be the powerhouse – the global powerhouse"

If you say so

GamesRadar

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat'

So much for my Steam Machine plans.

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Asked about a $500 Steam Machine, Valve apparently wasn't impressed: "The energy in the room wasn't great"

The GabeCube might be "priced like a PC rather than like a console"

GamesRadar

Windows is 40 years old today — but its future has never been less certain

With Windows turning 40, we take a look at how it got here, the current state of the platform, and whether or not it will even be here in another 40 years.

Windows Central

Halo is revived in this Counter-Strike 2 mod while Halo Infinite says goodbye — Project Misriah brings classic multiplayer to CS2

Classic Halo multiplayer returns inside Counter-Strike 2 with Project Misriah, a fan-made mod that's live now.

Windows Central

All Signs Still Point To 2025 Half Life 3 Announcement From Valve

Fans were disappointed when Half Life 3 wasn't announced alongside the Steam Machine but they shouldn't lose hope, at least according to some insiders.

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Steam Machine Price Predictions Suggest High Price Point

Valve's Steam Machine could be its biggest hardware release yet—but fans are eager to know the price.

International Business Times UK

Steam Machine is "Microsoft's worst nightmare" according to analysts, and one day Xbox games might be more beneficial to Valve than their own publisher: "Xbox console sales have really struggled"

Well, that's ominous

GamesRadar

Half-Life 3 "would register on a GDP level" as a Steam Machine launch title, but "Valve doesn't need a Half-Life-sized spectacle to sell hardware," analyst says

Analysts tell us Steam Machine exclusives are very unlikely, but that's not to say that Half-Life 3 wouldn't be a hit

GamesRadar

The first 'official' Android game spotted on Steam suggests you might not need to buy games twice to run them natively on the Steam Frame's own chip

Stick swinging, chin stroking.

PC Gamer

Half-Life fans are in a frenzy over the prospect of a Half-Life 3 announcement that there's (almost) no good reason to believe is happening

To be fair, I also can't think of a good reason to believe Valve won't announce Half-Life 3 today, except for the fact that it hasn't on any previous day.

PC Gamer

Valve accidentally steps on the make-up deal it offered to the indie game whose 2024 release was ruined by a Steam bug: 'I really get the feeling that Planet Centauri is cursed'

Permadeath's sci-fi sandbox game was showcased as a Steam Daily Deal on November 12—the same day Valve announced the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller.

PC Gamer

Counter-Strike 2 modders surprise drop an excellent Halo 3 multiplayer pack, accidentally proving how badly Valve has squandered Source 2

FOV 90: Project Misriah is a glimpse at the offbeat Source 2 shooters we should have by now, if not for Valve.

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Valve accidentally smothers indie game with 138,000 wishlists by not telling anyone it existed, then apologizes to studio by accidentally revealing Steam Machine on the same day of promotion

The devs hold no ill will towards Valve, it's "just bad luck and we must accept it"

GamesRadar

Steam Machine price "will not be cheap," with analysts predicting anywhere between the "mid-five hundreds" and $1,000, as Valve "can basically do what it wants"

But some think even Valve won't know what it wants to charge just yet

TechRadar

Valve's Steam Machine could be more powerful than we think – it'll outgun 70% of gaming PCs on Steam anyway

From the way Valve is spinning the discussion around the specs, I'm inclined to believe this mini PC will be good enough.

GamesRadar

Steam Machine is "a console that refuses to admit it's a console," analyst says, but "Valve isn't trying to beat Sony or Microsoft at their own game so much as rewrite the rules"

Analysts don't necessarily see the Steam Machine as a PS5, Xbox Series X, or Switch 2 rival

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Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs

All well and good, if the price is right.

Tom’s Hardware

Vulkan-to-DirectX 12 translation tool used in Valve's Proton now supports AMD's FSR4 and Anti-Lag, while Nvidia's DLSS4 remains unsupported — FSR4 now also works on older GPUs, VKD3D-Proton v3.0 brings other performance improvements

Version 3.0 of Proton gets released, featuring a variety of bug fixes and performance improvements for DX12 games, and also adds support for big features such as FSR 4, Anti-Lag, and Work Graphs.

PC Gamer

7 years after launch and 18 years after Steam, the Epic Games Store will now let you gift games directly to your friends

Consider it a late birthday present.

Next-gen Xbox confirmed – could be more premium than Steam Machine

Xbox's president doubles down on the next console – "hardware is absolutely core"

GamesRadar

"Gen Z loves AI slop," says former Square Enix exec, which means that Arc Raiders' controversial AI usage is just "the tip of the spear"

"Activision isn't shying away from AI, neither is ARC Raiders," reckons Jacob Navok

Barchart

AMD Is Powering the New Steam Machine. Will It Move the Needle for AMD Stock?

Valve and AMD have partnered on a custom solution to power the Steam Machine, new hardware for gamers announced on Nov. 12. Is this likely to move the needle for AMD?

Operation Sports

Xbox ROG Ally X Sales Outpace Expectations as Asus Ramps Up Supply

Between Valve’s New Steam Machine and the multiple new PC handhelds released just this year (MSI Claw 8, Lenovo Legion Go S, ROG Ally X), PC gaming is more popular than ever. In the ASUS Q3 Investor Conference presentation (h/t IGN), the Taiwanese manufacturer details how it is facing a…

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