Valve developers detail how legacy hardware inspired the Steam Deck

statement that once the sea mammal began to feel unwell, animal care specialists and veterinarians began treating her. She died hours after being cared for.“Despite her care team’s efforts, Amaya’s condition continued to decline rapidly.

Sharon Stone looks sensational at 63 and shared a gorgeous makeup-free selfie over the weekend on social media.MORE: Sharon Stone causes a stir as she poses in just a T-shirtThe Hollywood star was dressed in a stylish black blazer teamed with a black-and-white striped T-shirt and oversized white glasses, with her hair styled in a patterned headband.The picture was taken from inside Sharon's bedroom at her LA home, and she wrote alongside it a heartfelt message about what she had learnt from her

Steam Deck designers at Valve have said they think that the portable will be a good upgrade option for PC players.In a recent interview with Steam Deck designers Greg Coomer and Lawrence Yang, Rock Paper Shotgun talked to them about what they expect from the console.“We don’t have a strong prediction that a bunch of people are going to choose it as their first PC” Coomer said, “but as a lot of people choose to upgrade their existing PCs, we feel fairly confident that Steam Deck will be a choice

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has confirmed that xCloud, Xbox’s game streaming service, works on Valve’s Steam Deck.Spencer took to Twitter to sing the praises of the upcoming portable device, and he said that he’s been at Valve “this week talking with Scott, Erik, [and] Gabe about Steam Deck.”“After having mine most of the week I can say it’s a really nice device. Games with me on the go, screen size, controls all great.

The Weeknd has revealed the artists who have inspired his next album.During the latest edition of his Apple Music 1 radio show, Memento Mori, The Weeknd played “a mix of music that showcases tracks inspiring the new Dawn era” – a reference to his next album.On the show, the musician played Britney Spears’ ‘Everytime’ and ‘Toxic’ from her 2003 album, ‘In The Zone’.Songs by the likes of Nas (‘Star Wars’ and ‘Thief’s Crime’), Swedish House Mafia, Kid Cudi, Kanye West and Tyler, the Creator also

Sharon Stone set pulses racing with a swimsuit snapshot which left many of her fans speechless.The Basic Instinct star was dreaming of a tropical vacation gone by and the photo she used to reminisce about the getaway was positively dreamy.MORE: Sharon Stone causes a stir as she poses in just a T-shirtSharon took to Instagram with a photo of herself in the beautiful waters of Tahiti.

Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms being part of the group.The Swedish firm – known for being the owners of Koch Media, Gearbox Software, Saber Interactive and THQ Nordic – has continued its reign of purchasing game studios.

SAG-AFTRA board of directors, the “Basic Instinct” actress alleged that she is “being threatened” with the loss of an acting job because she’s demanding the crew working on the show be vaccinated. Stone’s next project is a television series being shot in Atlanta.

Valve has defended why the company chooses to take a 30 per cent cut from all products sold on Steam.Valve has claimed that an antitrust lawsuit filed by Wolfire Games “fails to allege the most basic elements of an antitrust case” and denies using its market dominance to overcharge developers.The lawsuit was filed in April and claims that Valve takes an “extraordinarily high cut” from sales, further alleging that due to the 30 per cent cut, “competition, output, and innovation are suppressed, in

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

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.

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 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

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.

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

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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).

Sharon Stone is enjoying a much-deserved break after dazzling fans with her appearances during the Cannes Film Festival, which ended over the weekend.READ: Sharon Stone stuns in magnificent dress at Cannes Film FestivalThe Basic Instinct star shared a picture of herself sunbathing in what looks to like the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the South of France and fans had a lot to say. WATCH: Sharon Stone speaks about recapturing her radiance after her stroke"Reporting from France," she captioned the

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

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.