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Steam Frame startup movie leaked ahead of launch, matching the Machine and Deck intros before it

Thanks to some data mining of the latest Steam Client Beta, released on August 11, we now have our first look at the Steam Frame startup movie. Unsurprisingly, it’s incredibly similar to the Steam ...
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Valve is bringing Overwatch back to Counter-Strike as players invited to new VACNet video review program

Valve is bringing user-reviewed replays back to Counter-Strike to deal with hacking/cheating reports. Players can now head on over to the ‘VACNet Labeling Portal’ and see if their Steam account ...
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Steam Deck might finally get native support for Xbox PC and Xbox Game Pass games, thanks to a new fan project

In case you didn’t know, Steam Deck natively runs SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system. Over the years, support for Windows games on Linux has improved significantly, with tools such as Proton ...
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RX 9050 officially listed with 1080p gaming benchmarks, here’s how it compares to the RX 9060 and 9060 XT

It has been more than two months since Radeon RX 9050 specs were leaked, featuring an expected 8GB of VRAM. The entry-level graphics card has now been officially listed on AMD’s website, confirming ...
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SSD prices may finally start to settle down next year as supply is expected to outpace demand

Buying an SSD has become noticeably more expensive over the past year, as NAND Flash shortages and growing demand have pushed storage prices higher. While the situation is expected to continue for the ...
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Acer Predator Atlas 8 pre order registration reveals price of four upcoming Arc G3 models, months before launch

UK customers can now register their interest in Acer’s new Predator Atlas 8 handheld. We’re still three months away from the Predator Atlas 8 release date in October, when it will arrive as the third ...
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Steam Deck sales tanked after Valve increased the price, latest estimates suggest decline of more than 75%

A new report suggests that Steam Deck sales have dropped significantly following Valve’s recent price increase, potentially marking one of the biggest slowdowns the handheld has seen since its launch.
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Google’s Gemini 4 reveal has users asking awkward questions of 3.5 and 3.6 releases

Google has announced the release of three distinct new models for its Gemini AI tool, one designated as 3.6 and two as 3.5. And while the division of labor for each model is detailed in the ...
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Denuvo quietly removed from 007 First Light alongside massive 1.1.0 patch that addresses “over 200 issues”

SteamDB changelogs reveal that IO Interactive has already ditched Denuvo in 007 First Light. The change wasn’t mentioned in the game’s 1.1.0 patch notes posted earlier today, though the update ...
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OpenAI models going rogue is “a wake-up call” says co-founder of Hugging Face, and will become the “most common” type of cyber attack

A security breach at Hugging Face – an open-source AI community used as a hub for developers and researchers – was recently revealed to be the fault of an OpenAI agent that went rogue and escaped its ...
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Steam Frame compatibility ratings on the Steam Store are the latest indicator of an impending launch

Last month, Valve revealed that its new Steam Machine and Steam Frame would launch during the summer. The former has been out for nearly a month, but we’re still waiting for the new VR headset to be ...
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AMD partners with Claude creators Anthropic, investing up to $5 billion to deploy 2 gigawatts of data center GPUs

Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has struck a five-billion-dollar deal with AMD to deploy up to 2 gigawatts of MI450 Series GPUs inside AMD Helios racks. AMD’s official press release claims the ...