77,000 Steam accounts get hijacked every month, so Valve’s getting tough with traders
As the game industry grows, so does the criminal element within it. Valve says that hackers hijack and pillage more than 77,000 accounts on...
Cooking startup financed by Valve boss Gabe Newell will make you ravenous before Thanksgiving
Gabe Newell is the commander-in-chief of Valve, the Bellevue, Wash.-based maker of Half-Life games, the Steam digital distribution network, and the just-launched Steam Machine...
Why one PC maker decided not to ship a Steam Machine this year
The Steam Machines PC gaming computers were pitched as a mighty alternative to Microsoft’s Windows when Valve announced them in January 2014. But when the company’s hardware partners...
Steam Controller left me grumpy in 2014, but now I’m open to these alien-feeling controls
When I first tried out the Steam Controller at Game Developers Conference 2014, I wasn’t sold on either the design or execution. The philosophy of...
AR VR there yet? The experts weigh in on the growth of augmented and virtual reality
SAN DIEGO — The big question among tech investors and entrepreneurs today has to do with how quickly a new computing paradigm will arrive....
Windows 10 adoption passes 25% on Steam
Valve updated its Hardware & Software Survey today for October, and it revealed that more than one in every four gamers on Steam is...
Chris Heatherly explains Disney’s wild ride in mobile gaming
Disney has the best entertainment brands in the world, and it has been a player in the modern mobile gaming industry for years. But...
How Lionsgate is trying to break the movie-game curse
Since Peter Levin joined movie studio Lionsgate last year as head of interactive ventures and games, he has been a heavy dealmaker. Levin has...
Valve taking preorders for Steam Link so you can play PC games on any TV in the house
Valve is now taking orders for its Steam Link device that will enable PC gamers to play games from their Steam catalog on any...
Windows 10 adoption passes Windows 8.1 on Steam
More than one in every five gamers on Steam is already using Windows 10. Valve updated its Hardware & Software Survey today for September 2015,...