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The Steam Deck is an exciting new piece of PC-based hardware, but it’s not one that comes with a new storefront or a set of launch titles. Instead it ‘merely’ expands upon the current Steam-PC ecosystem, so what does that mean for both game sales and developers wanting to have …

Chapeau Mario, chapeau – the Steam Deck is Valve's effort to grow the PC gaming ecosystem and it's one we should all support

"Valve is much better positioned than others to enter this market"

The portable device will launch this December, at a £349 price point.

"Modding can present some thorny legal issues which developers heading down this path should bear in mind"

Like Google, Netflix has the cash to throw at such an effort, unlike Google it already has 210m eyeballs pointed straight at TVs

“While relying on the cloud might eat up your budget, relying on bare metal alone might not allow a studio to scale up fast enough if a game becomes popular.” [In association with Improbable]

With 60m users Adopt Me! is the gaming titan you might (still) not have heard of. Now the team behind it is taking on a new identity as Uplift Games – a globally-distributed mix of Roblox natives and industry veterans, all set to help define the metaverse

"One of the top pieces of feedback we've received from parents about the Xbox Family Settings app is to include options to track and manage kids' spending"

The winners of the 2021 Green Game Jam, organised by the UN-facilitated Playing for the Planet Alliance, have been announced.