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The creator of Minecraft and the head of Valve now rank among the world’s most wealthy individuals. That’s according to Forbes’ 2015 list of the world’s billionaries. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is back at the top of the list, his pockets lined with a plush net worth of $79.2 billion. …
Read More »Webhallen: Steam Machines face a battle for the average Joe
Valve’s upcoming Steam Machines will struggle to attract a more mainstream audience unless they make the platform simple to understand. That’s according to the manufacturer of one of the machines, Webhallen, which highlighted the range of companies making their own version of the Steam Machine as potentially confusing for consumers. …
Read More »Valve shows off prototype VR controllers
The Vive VR headset won’t be Valve’s only entry into the Virtual Reality hardware market; the firm also has VR controllers in the works. Unlike the Vive, which is set for a consumer launch later this year, Valve’s VR controllers are still in a prototype phase – Valve insists the …
Read More »Final form of Valve’s Steam Controller revealed
It’s been reimagined several times, but Valve’s PC-meets-console controller has finally settled on a design. The updated pad retains the dual circular touchpad setup which marked out the very first Steam Controller, although the left touchpad has since been altered with a cross-shaped marking, reminiscent of a traditional D-pad. The …
Read More »There is no Half-Life VR
HTC chairwoman 'misspoke' in interview
Read More »There is no VR Half-life game, HTC chairwoman ‘misspoke’
Half-life VR is not real. Half-life 3 has not been announced. For many gamers today has effectively eradicated their reason for being. There was tremendous excitement among Half-life’s criminally underserved fan base yesterday when HTC chairwoman Cher Wang said that the company, which is making Steam’s virtual reality headset, said …
Read More »Steam Machines get streaming ability with Steam Link
Valve releasing new hardware this November, Steam Machines to compete with consoles
Read More »Valve reveals Steam Link streaming device, Steam Controller price
Hot on the heels of its Vive VR announcement, Steam has introduced another new piece of hardware – the Steam Link. Set for release in November, at least in the US, Steam Link is designed to act as a streaming device, bringing content from Windows, Mac, Linux and Valve’s own …
Read More »Valve reveals Source 2 game engine
New tech aimed at both professional developers and gamers
Read More »glNext revealed as Vulkan graphics API
Khronos Group, Valve and Imagination Technologies among the firms showcasing the tech at GDC
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