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How to get your Steam Replay 2025

Check how you played on Valve's platform this year.

Dot Esports

There's more to Horses than the Steam ban: The controversial horror game is a great example of how games can effectively borrow from film, and how they can also stumble

After playing Horses, I found it fascinating, but it didn't take its juxtaposition of mundane chores and extreme violence far enough.

PC Gamer

Steam Replay 2025 is live: I spent half my gaming time this year in Bongo Cat, and I regret nothing

It's once again time to look back on the year that was.

PC Gamer

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Mainstream handheld makers are on the verge of spoiling the appeal of portable gaming — the MSI Claw A8 is just over $1,000

The MSI Claw A8 looks set to be another handheld costing over $1,000, and this may eventually destroy the appeal of handheld gaming.

TechRadar

Half-Life: Xen Reportedly Tipped as a Steam Machine Launch Title, According to Leaks

Leaks suggest Half-Life: Xen may launch alongside Valve's Steam Machine, reigniting speculation about the long-awaited next chapter in the Half-Life series.

International Business Times UK

Dota 2 reveals new hero Largo in big patch 7.40 update

This melody-wielding frog joins as the game’s 127th hero.

Dot Esports

Sapphire PR manager wishes AMD and Nvidia would let partners run wild with design — wants freedom to bring back Toxic line more often

PR manager at Sapphire, Edward Crisler told Hardware Unboxed in a podcast that he wishes chip makers (like AMD and Nvidia) would let AIB partners roam free and build creative graphics card designs without restrictions.

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Half-Life 3 and Steam Machine could be delayed — and you can blame the RAM price crisis for that

Half-Life 3 is tipped to be the Steam Machine's big launch game, but Valve may be putting the brakes on its upcoming gaming PC's release, and it's all thanks to the RAM crisis.

Tom’s Guide

"There is no platform that matches Steam's excellent discovery system" according to Heroes of Might and Magic publisher, the real problem is "some games should not be made"

Hooded Horse's CEO doesn't think there are too many games on Valve's store

GamesRadar

Valve's "Steam Machine" gaming PC will be in trouble if this RAM pricing crisis worsens — should we expect gamers to foot another unwanted bill from AI-obsessed megacorps?

AI advancements are driving up the price of RAM, and it's giving gamers an awful reminder of how cryptocurrency did the same to GPUs. Can Valve navigate this crisis for its Steam Machine PC?

Windows Central

Microsoft nukes popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from orbit: 'It was fun while it lasted'

"Make sure you give your thanks to Microsoft!"

PC Gamer

10 years in the making, this total conversion based on Half-Life is every bit as ambitious as Black Mesa

Diffusion is a fantastically fun shooter, albeit with one big caveat.

PC Gamer

Nintendo Switch 2 vs Steam Deck OLED — I took both on a trip to determine the best gaming handheld

I packed both Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam Deck OLED in my luggage on a recent trip to decide which handheld is the top pick.

Tom’s Guide

Half-Life 3 hopefuls suffer yet another Game Awards, from a promising trailer that ended up being Control Resonant to a busier-than-usual Domino's branch: "The game was meant to be there"

Nothing ever happens

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Game Awards 2025 live — all the reveals, announcements, trailers and all the winners

The Game Awards 2025 is set to be the biggest night in gaming, with the best of the year honored and brand new games revealed.

PC Gamer

C'mon, Remedy, you can't use the words 'Rise and Shine' in your TGA trailer—don't you know you're hurting all those hopeful fans in r/Halflife?

You're just being mean.

GamesRadar

Steam is the best platform for game discovery, says former Valve dev, but that's awful news for the industry: "They're pretty bad at introducing the uninitiated consumer to new games"

Steam wins, but at what cost?

International Business Times UK

Half-Life 3 Becomes 'Half-Life: Xen' — Trusted Leak Renews Hope the Game Is Finally Coming

A trusted leaker claims Half-Life 3 will be titled Half-Life: Xen, sparking significant excitement as fans await Valve's next move in the iconic series.

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TechRadar

Microsoft finally realizes the threat SteamOS poses — but its promises to fix Windows 11 for PC gaming are too little, too late

Microsoft just doesn’t get PC gamers and its plans to fix Windows 11 won’t stop the rise of SteamOS.

GamesRadar

Publisher says Valve rejected complaint about hateful Steam review: "'Has Muslims, not recommended' is literal racism, so there should be no conversation needed"

"I just don't know what to do about this"

Tom’s Guide

Microsoft promises to improve PC gaming in 2026, but will it be enough to topple Steam?

Microsoft has improved gaming on Windows this year but it has even bigger plans for 2026.

Tom’s Guide

AMD’s FSR Redstone is finally here to take on Nvidia’s DLSS 4 — here’s everything you need to know

AMD FSR Redstone has just released, ready to take on Nvidia's DLSS 4. What's new about it and how does it stack up? Here's everything you need to know.

PC Gamer

Microsoft wants to make Windows 'the best place to game—no matter where you play' but Linux and Valve's SteamOS have other ideas

On the desktop, in your hands, even on an Arm chip, Windows wants to be best.

PC Gamer

After accumulating more than 200,000 wishlists, a NSFW gacha game cancels its planned Steam release over a 'policy requirements' problem 'that cannot be reasonably resolved'

After four years on mobile devices, BrownDust 2 was set to come to Steam on December 16, but less than two weeks ahead of time the whole thing has been stopped.

Windows Central

Microsoft promises it will upgrade Windows 11 with better performance for gamers in 2026 — "we’re committed to making Windows the best place to play"

Windows 11 is set to gain a number of important improvements for gamers next year, all designed to allow games to run better and compete with SteamOS.

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