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Valve introduces 'achievement sets' for Steam, letting developers group achievements by base game or DLC with separate progress bars, plus support for seasonal, archivable sets. The feature is available in the latest Steam client beta alongside a refreshed achievements page.

Valve Linux graphics engineer Timur Kristóf presented at XDC 2026 on his work migrating legacy AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs from the Radeon driver to the modern AMDGPU kernel driver, unlocking RADV Vulkan support, better performance, and improved power management for decade-old cards.

gpuvis is a Valve-authored, MIT-licensed GPU trace visualizer built with Dear ImGui, SDL, and gl3w for inspecting graphics traces. The project is documented via its GitHub repo and wiki, embedding a range of third-party libraries.

Valve has introduced Pyrowave, a video codec in beta, aimed at enabling low-latency streaming for improved performance in applications like gaming.

Valve is expanding SteamOS with new compatibility layers like Lepton to run Android APKs, enhancing gaming options for devices such as the Steam Frame.

Valve is still planning the Steam Deck 2, focusing on finding the right chip to balance performance and power efficiency, with no release window set yet.

Valve's Steam Frame VR headset launches at a higher price due to global RAM and storage market impacts, but offers wireless connectivity and standalone gaming on a Snapdragon chip.

Steam Frame is a new hardware product from Valve, starting at a price of $1059.

Valve Software announces the Steam Frame wireless VR headset with controllers, available in 256GB and 1TB models on Steam.

Valve’s new $1,049 standalone VR headset, Steam Frame, aims to revive VR with improved comfort but faces skepticism in a market dominated by Meta Quest.

Sean Hollister from The Verge invites questions for an AMA session to discuss his review of Valve's Steam Frame headset, which is not to be called a VR device and may hint at future gaming technology.

Valve has ported Half-Life: Alyx to ARM64 for its new Steam Frame VR headset, allowing it to run natively with foveated rendering for enhanced performance on mobile silicon.

Valve has released its Steam Frame VR headset starting at $1,059, capable of running flat and VR games locally or streaming from a PC, with a lottery-based purchase system and various accessories.

Valve's Steam Frame is a lightweight, comfortable wearable PC headset for gamers, offering versatile gameplay options but currently in an unstable beta state.

A 12TB data leak from Steam's defunct 'Steam2' servers has surfaced lost PC gaming history, including cut content from games like Portal 2 and hints about unreleased titles. The leak is publicly accessible and involves content from 2003 to 2013.

A massive 12TB data leak from Steam has revealed abandoned game assets, including builds for Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and cut content from Portal 2.

Valve leaked videos showing the setup and unboxing process of its upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, revealing accessories and adjustment features.

Valve's SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta expands non-Valve hardware support with initial gamepad support for new handhelds like the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, Ayaneo Pocket S2, and Konkr Fit, plus improved support for older devices.

Valve warns that a data breach at its European shipping partner CEVA Logistics may have exposed customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses for orders of Steam hardware, urging users to beware of phishing messages.

Valve has sponsored Collabora engineers to port the open-source RADV Vulkan driver to Microsoft Windows, with initial work showing successful demos of Counter-Strike 2. The project aims to leverage AMD's Windows kernel driver and involves reverse engineering to adapt the driver.