This comes from a new report indicating that optimisation work on project HLX has been going smoothly through updates to Source 2.
“I'm honestly disgusted with gambling mechanics in video games at all - they have absolutely no place,” said Hall while calling out Valve.
Reports indicate that Valve is planning to produce between 400,000 and 600,000 units of its follow-up to the Valve Index headset.
According to things in a recent update to Source 2 engine spotted by dataminers, development has been progressing steadily.
The latest Steam sale has a host of games available at deep discounts, from indie titles to massive AAA games from big publishers.
This time around, Steam Next Fest has a wide variety of demos available, from smaller games like Tiny Bookshop to bigger ones.
Valve is "probably content-locked, or if they’re not, they’re mechanic-locked," an insider claims about the rumoured shooter.
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.
