The Half-Life 2 RTX demo includes the levels Ravenholm and Nova Prospekt to show off the new ray traced lighting and other features.
Valve spoke about the future of SteamOS, the Steam Deck, and SteamVR in a recent post looking back at its advancements in 2024.
Half-Life 2 RTX was made using Nvidia's RTX Remix tool, which has now exited its beta testing phase and gotten a full release.
The portable gaming PC sold over a million units worldwide in its debut year. Valve has since confirmed "multiple million" units sold.
Valve's company page currently touts two upcoming releases, though only MOBA shooter Deadlock is visible, leading to speculation.
Valve has previously stated that it would not work on a Steam Deck 2 unless it offered a generational leap over the original.
There will also be Windows 11 variants of the Lenovo Legion Go S, with the higher-end one slated for release later this month and a $799 price tag.
Palworld, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Black Myth: Wukong, and Elden Ring were also among the biggest sellers on the platform for the year.
Steam saw a peak of over 39.2 million concurrent users on December 8, of which over 12 million were in-game at the time.
New footage in a development documentary for Half-Life 2 showcases a weapon called the Ice Gun for the cancelled project.
The limited edition model will have the same specs as the 1TB OLED version of the device, and will also come with an exclusive white carrying case.
"In our efforts to combat cheating in Apex, we've identified Linux OS as being a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats," EA says.
"So we really do want to wait for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life before we ship the real second generation of Steam Deck," says Valve designer Lawrence Yang.
Following a recent change in California regulations, Steam now warns players at the time of checkout that buying digital games doesn't actually get you full ownership.
Steam Families replaces both Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View as a new, single feature that manages and oversees game sharing.
Valve's 6v6 hero shooter has now been formally unveiled, with the company confirming that the title is still in early development.
Odds are high that some of these games are currently wasting away in your backlog.
The upcoming app will allow users to play Steam and PC VR games on Sony's virtual reality device.
Hundreds of thousands of PC titles are discounted until July 11th, 10 AM PDT, with Deep Discounts offering even more savings.
The new Steam Game Recording feature will feature two ways to record footage, with one being manual and one working in the background.
