See larger image Credit: Valve Walk on the wild side The Steam Winter Sale is here, and it’s absolutely brimming with steep discounts for virtually every PC game imaginable. While it’s no doubt a great time to pick up recent AAA blockbusters on the cheap (Doom for $20? Yes please!), one of the best parts … Read more
As the election nears, thousands of people are signing up to “trade” their votes. Here’s how it works: A Gary Johnson supporter in a swing state like Ohio can promise to vote for Hillary Clinton. In exchange, a Clinton supporter in a strong blue state like California would promise to vote for Johnson. Voila! Both … Read more
See larger image Linux games rising For the first time in a long time, Linux gamers have a reason to smile. Gaming on the open-source operating system has long meant dabbling in Wine and arcane workarounds, but ever since Valve launched Steam for Linux a year-and-a-half ago the number of native Linux games has positively … Read more
Continuing the trend of “Windows Store versions being demonstrably worse than their Steam counterparts,” Activision’s put out some disturbing news about Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare—namely, that the Windows Store version isn’t cross-play compatible with either the Steam version or the Xbox version. Wait, what? I thought the big draw for games in the Windows … Read more
A screenshot is worth a thousand words COMMENTS Hayden Dingman | @haydencd Games reporter, PCWorld Nov 2, 2016 10:56 AM Valve’s prepping to push a large-ish Steam update in the next few weeks, colloquially dubbed “Discovery 2.0” since it focuses on tweaking a number of ideas launched in 2014’s Discovery update. A new homepage, changes … Read more
The SteamVR-powered HTC Vive virtual reality headset is officially up for preorder on February 29 , and Valve wants to help make sure your PC is ready for it. Valve recently published a free program on Steam called the SteamVR Performance Test that will automatically check your system specs to see if they make the … Read more