Tag: Valve
Podcast #723 – Intel Arc Balanced Builds, ASUS Changes Warranty, Monoprice Mic & be quiet! Dark Power reviews + MORE!
Catch up with the Monoprice Mic and be quiet! Dark Power 850w reviews, plus SSD performance software from Solidigm, and a big balanced build discussion. Don't miss our favorite Security Corner and…
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Could Valve Be Making Game Demos Great Again?
It looks like Valve may be changing how they give customers a chance to try a game before they buy. Currently, you can request a refund on a game you have purchased…
Read MorePodcast #656 – Yule Log4j, Final Fantasy VII, AMD Drivers, NAS 20tb Drives, Valve Slims SteamOS + More!
Final Fantasy VII remake for PC released, Android users can't dial 911 in some cases, Log4j ruins everyones days, and GOG is throwing a huge sale! Plus 20tb (and 30tb) NAS friendly…
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SteamOS Slims Down During Steam Deck Delay
Reading the excellent ComputerBase website through a translator - as one does - I was made aware of Valve's latest SteamOS build, which reduces the footprint on a device's storage by a…
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Valve Steam Deck Delayed by Two Months
According to an email this editor received for a pre-ordered Steam Deck five minutes ago, the product has been delayed by two months, and will now start shipping February 2022. Here's what my…
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Valve’s Steam Deck is the PRO Handheld that Might Make You SWITCH to Linux
It's coming: a handheld from Valve (makers of Steam if you reside under a rock) that promises to run your library of PC games - and has some pretty serious specs to…
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Valve Finally Fixes The Steam Remote Code Execution Flaw
When you are logged into Steam, generally your only concern was protecting your wallet and avoiding bad trades with strangers. However there was a much more sinister issue which Valve knew about…
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The Khronos Group Announces Major Milestone in OpenXR
The Khronos Group has just announced that conformance tests have been released for OpenXR. They are open-source and available to all. Possibly a more important point is that two separate companies…
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The Many Deaths Of Half-Life 3
If you didn't look into it when announced due to a lack of VR equipment, you had probably thought this was a sequel to the VR-only Half-Life Alyx game from March of…
Read MorePC Perspective Podcast #565 – 3950X Reviews, Google Stadia, ThinkPad P53
Join us this week as we take a look at the 3950X reviews, take a peek at Intel's upcoming Comet Lake desktop lineup, discuss the Google Stadia launch, review a powerful mobile…
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Valve Announces Half-Life VR Game
It may be the third Half-Life game, but it's not the long-awaited Half-Life 3. Valve late Monday announced Half-Life: Alyx, a new "flagship" game for its SteamVR platform. The title...
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The Khronos Group Ratifies and Releases OpenXR 1.0
The Khronos Group released OpenXR 0.9 provisional at GDC back in March. We reported on the story when it happened. At the time, several industry players voiced their support...
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Check Out Valve’s VR Headset; If They’ll Let You
Valve's take on VR headsets, the Index, just launched at $999 for full system which inlcludes the "Knuckle" controllers, and two Base Stations, or $499 for headset only if you already…
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Ubuntu 19.10 and 20.04 LTS Will Support “Selected” 32-bit Packages
After a bit of a rollercoaster weekend, Canonical has decided to support “selected” 32-bit packages for Ubuntu 19.10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Previously, it was announced that Ubuntu 19.10...
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Valve Lays Off 13 Full-time Employees and More
UploadVR received a statement from Valve that 13 full-time employees and “a portion of our contractor agreements were terminated”. The statement goes on to say that “It’s an unfortunate part...
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Elements of Steam Redesign Starting to Appear
As it approaches its sixteenth birthday, Valve's Steam client is long overdue for a redesign. Facing new competition in an increasingly fragmented digital games marketplace, Valve late last year...
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NVIDIA, Oculus, Valve, AMD, and Microsoft Collaborate on VirtualLink VR Headset Standard
Today, NVIDIA, Oculus, Valve, AMD, and Microsoft, members of the VirtualLink consortium, have announced the VirtualLink standard, which aims to unify physically connecting Virtual Reality headsets to devices. Based upon the physical USB Type-C...
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