NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 does well on Steam Hardware Survey
Published in Graphics


Passes GeForce RTX 4070 with 2.23 percent

NVIDIA's Blackwell-based GeForce RTX 5070 has now passed the Ada-based RTX 4070 in the latest Steam Hardware Survey, making it one of the top-placed RTX 50 series graphics cards.

Italian studio faces closure after Steam ban
Published in Gaming
Friday, 28 November 2025 10:23

Italian studio faces closure after Steam ban


Who would have thunk that riding naked humans would cause such a stink?

Valve has confirmed that it reviewed and pre-emptively banned the surreal horror Horses game after parts of the store page set off alarm bells, prompting the company to demand a full build review.

32GB of RAM about to dethrone 16GB on Steam
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 03 September 2025 09:30

32GB of RAM about to dethrone 16GB on Steam


Falling DDR5 prices and bloated AAA titles drive the move

Valve’s monthly Steam hardware survey shows that 32GB of RAM is about to shove 16GB off its throne as the default spec for PC gamers.

Adult game fans revolting over payment processors
Published in Gaming


Censorship row sparks coordinated disruption campaign

Frustrated punters who reckon payment processors are to blame for the culling of adult games from platforms like Steam and itch.io are now gunning for Visa and Mastercard.

Linux smashes through five per cent desktop share in the US
Published in News


2025 really is the year of Linux on the desktop

For the first time ever, Linux has clawed its way past the five per cent desktop market share barrier in the United States so maybe 2025 is finally the much predicted year of Linux on the desktop.

Pants Nvidia RTX 5060 tops Steam charts
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Low performance but laptops keep flying off shelves

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 may have landed with a thud in late May, but the budget Blackwell GPU is now topping the Steam charts anyway, thanks almost entirely to its laptop variant.

RTX 5060 Ti steals AMD’s 9070 lunch money
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Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:19

RTX 5060 Ti steals AMD’s 9070 lunch money


Steam gamers show more love for Nvidia’s cheaper cards

Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti has only been rattling around for six weeks but has already overtaken AMD’s shiny new RX 9070 series, at least according to Valve’s latest Steam hardware survey.

MSI claws back with AMD-powered Steam Deck rival
Published in Gaming


Ryzen Z2 Extreme and 24GB of RAM land in 8-inch handheld 

MSI has officially revealed its AMD-powered Claw A8 BZ2EM handheld gaming PC at Computex 2025, and it looks like a serious bit of kit.

Infinity Nikki’s 1.5 update triggers player revolt
Published in Gaming


Infold Games slammed for bugs, greed, and gutting the story

Infinity Nikki’s big Steam debut was supposed to be a victory lap. Instead, Infold Games faceplanted into a wall of player rage.

Steam on a $100 ARM board
Published in Gaming
Monday, 24 March 2025 09:37

Steam on a $100 ARM board


Only if you're allergic to convenience

A masochist has decided to get Steam running on a dirt-cheap ARM board powered by the RK3588 chip.