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Valve developers detail how legacy hardware inspired the Steam Deck - www.nme.com
nme.com
01.08.2021 / 16:17

Valve developers detail how legacy hardware inspired the Steam Deck

Steam Deck developers have discussed how Steam’s past hardware helped shape the upcoming handheld PC gaming device.The developers spoke about the Steam Deck in an interview with IGN at the beginning of the weekend (July 30).

Here are next week’s free games from the Epic Games Store - www.nme.com
nme.com
31.07.2021 / 15:09

Here are next week’s free games from the Epic Games Store

Epic has unveiled its latest batch of free games available to download and keep on the Epic Games Store coming on Thursday.First up we have A Plague Tale: Innocence from Asobo Studio. First launched in May 2019, the action-adventure survival horror that also features stealth gameplay tells the story of Amica and her younger brother, Hugo, who must flee the Inquisition soldiers and a swarm of never-ending rats.

‘Mothergunship’ and ‘Train Sim World 2’ are free on the Epic Games Store right now - www.nme.com
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29.07.2021 / 21:31

‘Mothergunship’ and ‘Train Sim World 2’ are free on the Epic Games Store right now

Epic Games Store has made Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2 free to download from today as part of its ongoing offerings to incentivise players over to the platform.Launched in July 2018, Mothergunship is a rogue-like first-person shooter from Grip Digital, with gameplay focused on randomly generated levels.Train Sim World 2, on the other hand, was released in August 2020 from Dovetail Games and builds off the train simulation series that has been going on for over a decade now.Check out a

An early Steam Deck prototype was called the “Ugly Baby” - www.nme.com
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29.07.2021 / 19:37

An early Steam Deck prototype was called the “Ugly Baby”

Steam Deck‘s early prototypes was apparently called the “Ugly Baby” according to a Valve developer.In an interview with IGN‘s Ryan McCaffrey, Gabe Newell and Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais discussed the Steam Deck and revealed some of the other names the handheld device originally had.Some early names were things like “Steam Buddy” and “Steam Pal” as Newell said in the interview, while Griffais revealed that the Steam Deck had some “pretty terrifying prototypes” so the team “gave them

Valve’s Steam Deck apparently isn’t trying to compete with the Nintendo Switch - www.nme.com
nme.com
26.07.2021 / 23:05

Valve’s Steam Deck apparently isn’t trying to compete with the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo have revealed their new Switch OLED while Valve have announced details of its new handheld PC device, the Steam Deck. Despite the comparisons, some of the Valve team have explained how different the two consoles are.Yes, the two consoles look very similar but Valve designer Greg Coomer explains that it was just a coincidence.

The next free games from the Epic Games Store have been revealed - www.nme.com
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24.07.2021 / 17:07

The next free games from the Epic Games Store have been revealed

Epic Games Store have been confirmed.  The two new games will be Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2, both of which will be able to download from July 29 until August 5, 2021.Grip Digital launched the rogue-like first-person shooter Mothergunship in July 2018 for PC and console. The game is based around levels that are randomly generated, with the aim being to give players a fresh run every time they jump in.Meanwhile, Train Sim World 2 from Dovetail Games was released in August 2020.

EBay removes all Steam Deck listings to combat scalpers - www.nme.com
nme.com
23.07.2021 / 17:45

EBay removes all Steam Deck listings to combat scalpers

Steam Deck reservations from its site. Some were listed for over £700.Valve’s handheld PC system, the Steam Deck, is set to release next year.

Valve says Steam Deck can run the latest games without any issues - www.nme.com
nme.com
23.07.2021 / 15:07

Valve says Steam Deck can run the latest games without any issues

Valve has said there have been no problems with running the latest games on the Steam Deck.In a recent video interview with IGN, Valve developers discussed the Steam Deck’s technical capabilities, and the custom APU (accelerated processing unit – AMD‘s own brand of CPU) that is able to deliver “the best performance and the best battery life possible”.According to developer Pierre-Loup Griffais, the team had been testing games from across the Steam back catalogue.“But the real test for us was

LeBron James Teams With Fortnite Makers Epic Games On West Hollywood Pop-Up Taco Shop - deadline.com
deadline.com
22.07.2021 / 06:55

LeBron James Teams With Fortnite Makers Epic Games On West Hollywood Pop-Up Taco Shop

Taco Tuesday is running through Thursday in a new pop-up shop in West Hollywood that teams the world’s most popular basketball player with the makers of its most popular game.

Valve’s handheld Steam Deck will kill off existing Big Picture mode - www.nme.com
nme.com
21.07.2021 / 18:23

Valve’s handheld Steam Deck will kill off existing Big Picture mode

PC gaming handheld Steam Deck will mean the end of the existing ‘Big Picture mode’ on Steam, Valve has confirmed.Big Picture mode swaps the web browser-style layout of the default Steam client for a cleaner user interface emphasising larger tiles for games.

Ubisoft considering releasing games on Steam Deck “if it’s big” - www.nme.com
nme.com
21.07.2021 / 13:11

Ubisoft considering releasing games on Steam Deck “if it’s big”

Valve‘s newly announced handheld, Steam Deck, has already been generating interest in the industry, and that includes Ubisoft who may be considering putting its games back on Steam.The publisher had previously pivoted away from the PC platform, instead partnering with the Epic Games Store, while also running its own digital storefront.However, as reported in IGN, an investors call yesterday (July 20) with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot hinted that the Steam Deck might persuade the company to release

New Steam Deck console specs and SteamOS explained - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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20.07.2021 / 20:39

New Steam Deck console specs and SteamOS explained

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Update to Steam Deck specs indicates a better running handheld - www.nme.com
nme.com
20.07.2021 / 20:19

Update to Steam Deck specs indicates a better running handheld

Steam Deck, the upcoming portable PC from Valve, has had its technical specifications updated which indicate a better memory bandwidth.Spotted by Twitter user Locuza (thanks, PC Gamer), the tech specs webpage for the Steam Deck has updated to show the RAM being quad 32-bit channels with speeds up to 5,500 MT/s.A discussion and curiosity is resolved now.Van Gogh, which is used by Valve's Steam Deck, has 4 UMCs.I expected 4x 16-Bit (a memory channel under LPDDR5 is actually 16-Bit wide).

One Liners: Kanye West, Swedish House Mafia, The War On Drugs, more - completemusicupdate.com - New York - Sweden - Manchester - Seattle
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20.07.2021 / 12:45

One Liners: Kanye West, Swedish House Mafia, The War On Drugs, more

DEALSGlobal venue company Oak View Group has signed a long-term deal to put Live Nation’s Ticketmaster in charge of ticketing for six of its venues: UBS Arena (New York), Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Moody Center (Austin), Coachella Valley Arena (Palm Desert), Savannah Arena, and the yet to open Co-op Live in Manchester. “I’ve had a long relationship with Ticketmaster”, says Oak View CEO Tim Leiweke.

Valve’s Steam Deck has been built to avoid joystick drift - www.nme.com
nme.com
19.07.2021 / 12:23

Valve’s Steam Deck has been built to avoid joystick drift

Valve has confirmed the Steam Deck shouldn’t suffer from the joystick drift issue that has plagued consoles in recent years.In an interview with IGN, a group of developers and engineers working for Valve confirmed that the issue of drift has been a focus when creating the Steam Deck’s hardware.Issues with joystick drift have become more common in recent years, with the Nintendo Switch famously promising free fixes for its JoyCon issues, and Sony’s PlayStation 5 console coming under fire for

Scalpers are already trying to sell Steam Deck reservations for over $1,000 - www.nme.com
nme.com
18.07.2021 / 17:33

Scalpers are already trying to sell Steam Deck reservations for over $1,000

Steam Deck consoles are already being listed on Ebay, with scalpers charging in excess of $1,000 (£726).Announced last week, the Steam Deck will provide PC gaming on the go in a device that can be connected to a display like the Nintendo Switch.Preorders for the console went live on Friday at 6pm BST, but the demand for the Steam Deck quickly proved too much for Steam’s servers, which crashed.

The Epic Games Store has confirmed next week’s free games - www.nme.com
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18.07.2021 / 14:57

The Epic Games Store has confirmed next week’s free games

Epic Games Store has confirmed its next free games with Defense Grid: The Awakening and Verdun being added.The latest games will become available on the PC storefront from July 22 until July 29, replacing Obduction and Offworld Trading Company.Launched in 2008, Defense Grid: The Awakening is a tower defence game from Hidden Path Entertainment. Verdun, on the other hand, is a first-person shooter set in WWI.

Half of Steam’s most popular games may not run on Steam Deck - www.nme.com
nme.com
16.07.2021 / 16:37

Half of Steam’s most popular games may not run on Steam Deck

Valve‘s new Steam Deck has been designed to let players access their PC gaming library on the go, just like any PC.However, as reported in The Verge, as the Linux-based SteamOS also powers this new handheld, this impacts what games are compatible on the system.Less than 15 per cent of all games on Steam officially support Linux and SteamOS.

Gabe Newell says Steam Deck’s aggressive pricing “painful” but “critical” - www.nme.com
nme.com
16.07.2021 / 12:55

Gabe Newell says Steam Deck’s aggressive pricing “painful” but “critical”

Nintendo Switch OLED’s £309 price point, the newly announced Steam Deck’s starting price of £349 sounds like a significant bargain. However, Valve president Gabe Newell shared that the price has drawbacks for the company.Speaking to IGN, Newell said the company needed to be “very aggressive” in terms of pricing, citing price performance as “one of the critical factors in the mobile space”.While his immediate priority was on Steam Deck’s performance and experience, especially in the hands of PC

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