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Valve Confirms Steam Controller Release Date, $99 Price

After a week testing Valve's new Steam Controller, it's better in almost every way - but still a bit of a niche proposition

Valve's Steam Controller costs $99 and arrives May 4

Steam Controller release date imminent as Valve uploads unboxing video

Gabe Newell "stepped back" from making games at Valve after Portal 2 because everyone kept agreeing with him when he wanted "to be part of the team and come up with ideas"

Valve veteran Chet Faliszek slams Tim Sweeney and Epic Games for laying off 1000 people while making "as much money as possible… and hey Tim, Gabe's better at that than you": "I worked my ass off at Valve, and I could retire today. I made more money than I'll ever make."

Half-Life 2 writer Erik Wolpaw says some people at Valve are looking at AI tools, but he's not "worried about AI taking over creative writing" anytime soon

Notorious UK rights group launches legal action against Valve for distributing music in games on Steam without a license | The Performing Right Society says a license to use music in a game does not constitute the right to distribute that music, via the game, to the public.

Valve says almost 6,000 games made over $100K on Steam in 2025 | And "If you have a line on a bunch of RAM, we are in the market and would like to buy it."

Valve defends loot boxes in response to New York's lawsuit

Valve argues loot boxes "widely used, not just in video games but in the tangible world" as it expresses 'disappointment' over New York state lawsuit

Valve Faces Second, Class-Action Lawsuit Over Loot Boxes

Valve says Steam users downloaded 100 exabytes of games in 2025, and are averaging 274 petabytes of installs and updates every day

Valve faces federal class action lawsuit claiming loot boxes run illegal gambling system

Steam Machine and Steam Frame release date is still set for this year, says Valve

What does New York's legal case against Valve mean for the company and its players? To find out, we asked a lawyer

"That would be a really big problem" - a specialist lawyer weighs in on New York suing Valve over Counter Strike 2 and Dota 2 loot boxes

How strong is New York’s “illegal gambling” case against Valve’s loot boxes? | Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable

NY AG: Valve's loot boxes can get kids hooked on gambling

Lutris 0.5.21 Adds Support For Running Games Inside Valve's Latest Steam Runtime