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At Valve’s hardware reveal many had expected an announcement for a Steam Deck 2, but no successor handhelds were shown. Engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais explained that Valve is pursuing not just higher performance, but a meaningful evolution — and they refuse to compromise on battery life. “We’re not interested in a 20, 30 or 50 percent...
Valve’s new Steam Machine is positioned as a “living-room PC” — but can it truly replace standalone consoles? Digital Foundry has shared its initial impressions. Since the Steam Deck launched in 2022, Valve has steadily expanded the ecosystem, proving that Linux and SteamOS can reliably run many games built for Windows. The Steam Machine feels...
Japanese developer Nihon Falcom reported full-year 2025 results showing increases across all key metrics. The studio, best known for the Kiseki (Trails) and Ys franchises, attributed the gains to consistent sales in Japan and overseas, several major releases, and expansion into new markets. For fiscal 2025, revenue climbed 3.5% to ¥2,612 million (~$17.8 million), operating...
Former PlayStation chief Shuhei Yoshida revealed that Sony was the catalyst that inspired FromSoftware to become a game studio. The company originally produced business software, but witnessing the rise of CD‑ROM technology in the industry convinced them they could develop games as well. On the My Perfect Console podcast, Yoshida said Sony’s support for CD‑ROM...
Chinese studio Infold Games — known for Infinity Nikki and Love and Deepspace — says Nintendo’s consoles are especially appealing and that their player base would likely welcome the studio’s titles. “Nintendo platforms are definitely interesting and strategically attractive,” the Infinity Nikki team said in an interview about demand for non-violent AAA games. “The hardware...
Valve is preparing a new Steam Machine set to launch in early 2026. This compact console–PC hybrid uses a custom AMD RDNA 3 GPU with 28 compute units (CUs) clocked at 2.45 GHz, a 110 W TDP and 8 GB of video memory. Valve claims the system can run all Steam titles at 4K/60 FPS...
Sony has confirmed long-rumored plans for a new entry in the Horizon universe. The title is Horizon: Steel Frontiers, but contrary to expectations it will not release on PlayStation 5. For years the Horizon franchise has been one of Sony’s flagship series. Aloy’s journeys, her clashes with mechanical beasts, and her investigations into the mysteries...
Valve has unveiled a new Steam Machine — a hybrid between a PC and a console that the company says is six times more powerful than the Steam Deck. One of the first to respond to the announcement was Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, who publicly voiced his support on X. “The gaming industry thrives...
Adam Badowski, co-lead of CD Projekt Red, confessed that before The Witcher 3 launched he harbored serious doubts about whether players would embrace the game’s grim atmosphere. In an interview he said that it was only the success of the series Game of Thrones that convinced him audiences were prepared for brutal, adult-oriented fantasy. We...
Ubisoft has once again turned its attention to fans of online and live-service games. This time, the company is reportedly working on a shooter poised to compete with Battlefield: RedSec. Insider Shiny77, well known within the Rainbow Six Siege community, reported that Ubisoft is developing a new multiplayer project aimed at competitive play. According to...
