Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (20th July 2026)
Counter-Strike 2 gets a gameplay refresh with bomb audio cues and environmental interactions, plus three community workshop maps updated.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Gaming News
$1,049 Steam Machine Could Cost Even More by 2027
Valve's own engineers say what you're paying for memory at retail is months behind what they're seeing at the supply level. The Steam Machine's $1,049 starting price might just be the floor.
Steam Machine2 min read
Gaming News
The RAM You're Buying Now Was Priced 6 Months Ago
Valve's Steam Machine engineers say what you're paying for memory at retail is three to six months behind what they're seeing at the bulk level. The real price shock hasn't landed yet.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Gaming News
Valve Warns the RAM Crisis Hasn't Even Peaked Yet
What you're paying for memory right now doesn't reflect how bad things have already gotten at the supply level. Valve says the real price shock is still months away from reaching consumers.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (17th July 2026)
Valve has rolled out a fresh round of map updates and backend improvements to Counter-Strike 2 today, pulling the latest versions from the Community Workshop.
Nathan Lees2 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (15th July 2026)
Four community workshop maps get refreshed, and Valve plugs some stability holes in the latest Counter-Strike 2 update.
Nathan Lees2 min read
Patch Notes
Team Fortress 2 Update Released Patch Notes (14th July 2026)
Valve's latest Team Fortress 2 patch tackles cosmetic fixes, map improvements, and audio restoration across koth_dusker and cp_premuda.
Nathan Lees2 min read
Gaming News
'Too Gay' for Steam, Radiator Forever Fights Shadowban
Developer Robert Yang says Steam flagged his free experimental game collection as containing 'frequent nudity and sexual content' despite having no explicit nudity, effectively hiding it from nearly every user on the platform.
Radiator Forever2 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (8th July 2026)
Cache enters the Active Duty rotation as Premier Season Five kicks off. The bigger story: C4 damage is now baked into map geometry, changing how explosives work across every defusal map.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Patch Notes
Team Fortress 2 Update Released Patch Notes (7th July 2026)
Valve's Summer 2026 event for Team Fortress 2 is now live, delivering six new community-created maps alongside fresh cosmetics, taunts, and Unusual effects.
Team Fortress 24 min read
Patch Notes
Team Fortress 2 Update Released Patch Notes (7th July 2026)
Valve's Summer 2026 event for Team Fortress 2 brings six new community-made maps, fresh cosmetics and taunts, plus a dozen new Unusual effects to chase.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Patch Notes
Team Fortress 2 Update Released Patch Notes (7th July 2026)
Valve's latest Team Fortress 2 update delivers six fresh community maps, new cosmetics, and a substantial list of stability fixes, including long-standing visual bugs and gameplay quirks.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Gaming News
1,000 Hours of Work, Zero Permission From Valve
Dbrand poured over a thousand hours of engineering into a Portal-themed Steam Machine case, launched pre-orders, and became the company's second-fastest selling product. Then Valve's legal team pointed out the obvious problem.
Steam Machine3 min read
Gaming News
Sweeney Blasts Steam's AI Label as a 'Scarlet Letter'
Tim Sweeney thinks Valve's requirement for developers to disclose AI usage on Steam is killing games before they launch. He's calling it a 'Scarlet Letter', but his argument has some obvious blind spots.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Gaming News
Why the $1,049 Steam Machine Was Supposed to Be $750
Valve engineers revealed they have zero negotiating power with RAM suppliers, who offer monthly prices on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. The result: a Steam Machine that costs roughly $300 more than Valve originally planned.
Steam Machine4 min read
Gaming News
Your Steam Machine Can Live Inside a Companion Cube
Dbrand's Portal-themed Companion Cube shell for the Steam Machine is finally real and up for pre-order, complete with a test chamber diorama and a cake-themed suede cloth.
Steam Machine3 min read
Gaming News
Gabe Newell's $71M Florida Mansion Has a Tunnel to the Sea
The Valve founder's latest purchase is a 20,000-square-foot Manalapan estate with seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, and a private underground tunnel connecting the property to the ocean.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Patch Notes
Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core 01 is live! See the Notes (17th June 2026)
Ghost Ship launches Update 01 with major mechanic overhauls, two new weapons, and the Voidkin Drifter to shake up combat.
Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core9 min read
Gaming News
$5 Hide-and-Seek Game Outsells Forza and Destiny 2
Meccha Chameleon, a $5 hide-and-seek game where you paint yourself to blend into the environment, has already crossed one million sales and climbed to second on Steam's global top sellers list.
Meccha Chameleon3 min read
Gaming News
Scammers Won: Valve Pulls Steam Gift Cards From Stores
After years of adding warnings, limiting redemption, and pulling cards from shelves during suspicious activity spikes, Valve says scammers have adapted to every countermeasure. Physical Steam gift cards are done.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (10th June 2026)
A small update lands for CS2 today, focusing on the Cologne 2026 Major Shop and inventory quality-of-life improvements.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Patch Notes
Deadlock Minor Update Patch Notes (4th June 2026)
The Urn is getting a full mechanical overhaul in Deadlock's June 4 minor update, swapping melee flips for a king of the hill capture system.
Deadlock3 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (29th May 2026)
A small but tidy CS2 update lands today, tidying up the Cologne 2026 Shop, spectator flashbang rendering, and a couple of map fixes.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Patch Notes
CS2 Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (29th May 2026)
A small but tidy CS2 update lands overnight, cleaning up Ancient's boost locations and adding quality-of-life improvements for the Cologne 2026 Shop.
Counter-Strike 22 min read