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Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS installed showing a splash screen that says 'Have fun'

I've swapped Windows for the latest SteamOS build on my Legion Go S and I'm not going back

By Jacob Fox published

Gettin steamy This feels like what the Lenovo Legion Go S was built for.

 Gettin steamy
The Lenovo legion Go S showing the Steam OS main menu.

Valve certifies the Lenovo Legion Go S for SteamOS, improves AMD compatibility, controller , and officially brings 80% limiting to SteamOS in 3.7.8 update

By Hope Corrigan published

news More AMD devices ed by the platform can only be a good thing for competition within the handheld PC gaming space.

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The G-Man looking at the camera.

Former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw says he 'retired too hard', but there's no way he's coming back for Half-Life 3: 'We need new stuff, [not] me going 'Well the G-Man wouldn't do that in my day'

By Rich Stanton published

News "Definitely the Half-Life part of my life is way behind me."

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Close up of classic box art render of Gordon Freeman's face from Half-Life 2.

Steam's monthly top-seller list is automated now, and goes all the way back to 2004 when it's just Half-Life 2

By Jody Macgregor published

News The top 50 was a lot simpler back then.

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An Asus ROG Ally X and Valve Steam Deck against a colored background with a PC Gamer Recommended logo

Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.

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False alarm: Valve confirms that nobody hacked into over 89M Steam s and that your s are safe

By Tyler Colp published

news Whew!

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A Black Mesa security guard looks worriedly at the player's blood-spattered crowbar.

Stonking Half-Life remake Black Mesa is the cheapest it's ever been on Steam, offering Barney Calhoun in glorious 4K for a mere 2 bucks

By Joshua Wolens published

News What more could you ask for?

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Zotac Zone handheld gaming PC

Apparently a new 'advanced' Zotac Zone will be announced at Computex and it looks like it might use a bespoke Linux OS

By Jacob Fox published

News Could this be the year of Linux for gaming?

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The SteamOS era is imminent: Valve adds a new compatibility rating for games that’ll run on ‘any device that’s not a Steam Deck’

By Tyler Colp published

news Sounds like more SteamOS devices could be on their way soon.

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Half-Life Extended mod

This Half-Life mod remakes Valve's classic shooter to be both longer and wider, and it has radically altered my perception of the original

By Rick Lane published

Unforeseen consequences Half-Life: Extended is a surprisingly effective reinterpretation of Black Mesa.

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