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Steam game People Playground hit by malware via the Steam Workshop

By Liam Dawe,
Oh dear. People Playground from mestiez / Studio Minus recently had a major problem with malware pretending to be a mod in the Steam Workshop.

Steam Early Access games can now have a planned release date listed

By Liam Dawe,
Answering calls from developers, Valve have tweaked Early Access game pages to allow developers to add a full release date.
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Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform

By Liam Dawe,
Another day, another load of bug fixes coming from Valve for all Steam users and an especially nice one for Linux / SteamOS if you have a lot of games.

Steam Machine & Steam Frame FAQ - RAM and storage crisis to blame for no pricing or dates

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put up an official explainer on why we haven't gotten released dates or pricing for the new Steam Hardware like the Steam Machine and Steam Frame.

AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release

By Liam Dawe,
During AMD's latest earnings call that covers the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su gave a small update on Valve's Steam Machine.

Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2026, showing Windows getting a small bump while Linux and macOS drop.

Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026

By Liam Dawe,
With a fresh month here now it's February 2026, here's your most up to date look at what has been popular for players on the Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put out a fresh Proton Experimental upgrade for SteamOS / Linux systems, which thankfully includes a fix for the EA app breaking again.

UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages

By Liam Dawe,
Valve, creator of Steam, now face legal action in the UK as a lawsuit has been given the go-ahead that could result in up to £656 million in damages.

Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The latest stable numbered version of Valve's compatibility layer Proton has arrived. Proton 10.0-4 brings lots of fixes and new game support for SteamOS Linux.

Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Deadlock is an online-only third-person MOBA currently in development by Valve, and they just released a massive upgrade for the game.

Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have given their accessibility categories on Steam for discovering games a small overhaul, along with a big new Steam client update for everyone.

Valve tweak Steam AI disclosure form for developers to clarify it's for content consumed by players

By Liam Dawe,
Back in early 2024, Valve put up new rules for game developers on Steam to pull in some information about generative AI, and they now seem to have tweaked it.

Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve launched a new update for Proton Experimental for January 16th to improve various games and launchers working on SteamOS / Linux.

Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026

By Liam Dawe,
We already had a list of the first lot of Steam events for the year but now we know everything that's coming, as Valve put up the second half.

Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame

By Liam Dawe,
With the upcoming new Steam Frame hardware from Valve, they want to get as many games as possible running - and there's multiple ways for developers to do it.

Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me

By Liam Dawe,
It seems it will be easier to be Steam Machine Verified when compared with Steam Deck Verified, according to a Valve designer speaking with Game Developer.

Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content"

By Liam Dawe,
Along with an entirely new set of awards you can give out across Steam the changes should stop all the clown farming on reviews, guides, forum posts and more.

Steam begins 2026 by smashing the users online record again

By Liam Dawe,
A pretty good way for Valve to start the year, with Steam breaking another all-time users online record.

Steam Frame and Steam Machine will be another good boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall too

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Frame and Steam Machine launching with SteamOS Linux this year, we're going to again see a nice boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall.
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