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Valve Patched A Steam Exploit That Let Users Add Unlimited Funds To Steam Wallets
15.8.2021
A security researcher on Hackerone recently submitted an exploit that could be used on Steam to gain unlimited funds. The exploit has since been patched by Valve and the company awarded the user who discovered this exploit $7500. Read more
Back 4 Blood's Beta Hit Nearly 100k Active Players On Steam Over The Weekend
8.8.2021
It turns out, a lot of folks are excited for a new spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead 2 based on player numbers collected via SteamDB. Back 4 Blood’s beta reached nearly 100k active players on Saturday night. Read more
The Steam Deck Might Struggle To Play Some Games On Big TVs
8.8.2021
The Steam Deck, like the Nintendo Switch, can be docked and connected to a TV or monitor. Valve confirmed this back when it was announced. But now the publisher behind Steam has revealed that docking the portable PC won’t lead to any performance boosts in games. This could lead to some issues...
10 Years After Release, Development On Kerbal Space Program Has Ended
7.8.2021
Earlier this week, after a decade of updates and development, the makers of Kerbal Space Program have officially announced that the studio is ceasing sustained development on the game. The studio will now focus on Kerbal Space Program 2. Read more
Impossible Steam Achievement Has A Great Story
26.7.2021
An unobtainable achievement in the game Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, which is out on every major console and PC, is confounding achievement hunters and folks who like nice round numbers.Read more
Valve Says It Hasn't Found A Game That The Steam Deck Can't Handle
25.7.2021
Valve’s Steam Deck is a powerful piece of hardware, based on the specs released. According to Valve, it’s powerful enough to play everything the company has tested on it at 30 fps or more. Read more
Superhot Game Gets Review-Bombed After Removing 'Depictions Of Self-Harm'
23.7.2021
Earlier this week, Superhot VR received an update that removed all scenes that involved the player-character hurting or killing themselves. The devs explained that these scenes had “no place” in the game and apologized for taking so long to remove them. In response, hundreds of gamers yelled...
PC Game Removes Denuvo DRM Before It Even Launches
21.7.2021
Humankind, one of my most anticipated games of 2021, was going to have Denuvo acting as its digital rights management (DRM). But after its developers found that it was impacting performance, they took it straight out.Read more
Are You Intrigued By The Steam Deck?
19.7.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Valve Hopes To Avoid Thumbstick Drift On The Steam Deck
17.7.2021
Thumbstick drift is a nasty and frustrating problem that seems to have become more common on some consoles and devices. Valve is aware of these issues and says it has done a bunch of tests and picked high-quality and reliable parts to avoid the “risk” of stick drift becoming a problem with Steam...
eBay Is Already Filled With Steam Deck Scalpers Asking For Way Too Much Money
17.7.2021
Valve’s recently announced handheld PC, the Switch-like Steam Deck, isn’t out yet. But folks can preregister for an opportunity to buy it at a later date and some scalpers are already trying to flip these registrations for hundreds of dollars. Read more
Steam Deck Pre-Orders Start Off Shaky
16.7.2021
Today, Valve began taking paid reservations for its recently announced Steam Deck, a powerful portable PC that’s invited comparisons to the Nintendo Switch. But right after pre-orders went live, Steam collapsed into server errors and other frustrating hiccups. Read more
Steam Deck Might Not Play Some Of Steam's Most Popular Games
16.7.2021
The way Valve describes it, the new Steam Deck sounds like a tiny—but still alarmingly heavy—marvel, capable of running Steam’s vast library of games despite the beefy specs required to play many of them. However, it is at its core a Linux machine, and that may lead to some complications.Read more
The Steam Deck Isn't Competing With The Nintendo Switch
16.7.2021
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. A game gets announced, say maybe an indie game. It’s exclusive to PC, and it looks promising. Then, out of nowhere, the eternal question: When is it coming out on Switch?Read more
Elgato Picked A Very Bad Day To Announce A New "Stream Deck"
16.7.2021
Awww, guys. Oh no.Read more
Everything You Need To Know About Steam Deck
16.7.2021
Two hours before preorders opened up for this fall’s Nintendo Switch OLED model, Valve took a break from not announcing Half-Life 3 to unveil a handheld of its own. The Steam Deck, named after Valve’s everyone-uses-it digital games storefront, allows you to play your entire Steam library on...
Gabe Newell Describes Steam Deck's Price As 'Painful' For Valve
15.7.2021
If you want to play Steam games on the go and don’t feel like waiting the requisite 0-100 days for beloved indies to get ported to the Nintendo Switch, Valve’s now offering an answer to your cries: The Steam Deck, a handheld with PC-ish specs and a surprisingly reasonable price tag. Valve president...
Valve’s Steam Deck Will Let You Shop On Epic Games Store
15.7.2021
Gaming consoles are territorial, fighting over exclusives and playerbases. You might think that, as a gaming handheld, Valve’s new Steam Deck is too, but the tech company says that’s not the case. Not only will you be able to download third-party apps onto the device, you’ll even be able to access...
Steam Deck Is Valve's Answer To The Switch, Out In December
15.7.2021
Steam Deck is a new portable gaming device from Valve that basically looks and functions exactly like a Nintendo Switch. Models start at $400 and will be releasing December 2021, Valve announced today over on Steam. Read more
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Released In 2015, Has Just Been Patched On Steam
13.7.2021
The third game in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, was first released on PC all the way back in 2015. That’s six years ago, so it’s pretty cool/interesting to see that the game has just received an official patch.Read more