Twitch stops its Boost Train test, which let users boost a channel by purchasing subscriptions and bits, after it was used to push porn to the site's front page Techmeme · 3 months ago
Valve says it is working to resolve issues as Steam game developers in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus are unable to receive payments due to new regulations Techmeme · 3 months ago
Portal 2: Desolation is giving the classic puzzle game a graphics overhaul Hacker News · 3 months ago
50% of Steam Bitcoin transactions were fraudulent when Steam accepted Bitcoin Hacker News · 4 months ago
Valve partners with iFixit to sell replacement parts for Steam Deck and Valve Index VR on iFixit.com Techmeme · 5 months ago
Developer returns to game after 4 decades, discovers and fixes typo so it works Hacker News · 10 months ago
Amid a global chip shortage, Hong Kong customs says it stopped multiple attempts of CPU smuggling over the past few weeks Techmeme · 12 months ago
A look at AMD's new FidelityFX Super Resolution, which aims to upscale games to higher resolution and competes with Nvidia's DLSS technology Techmeme · 1 year ago
Court filings show that Epic committed $444M to "minimum guarantees" for game developers that release on Epic Game Store but stay off of Steam for a year Techmeme · 1 year ago
You can now turn on Nvidia's excellent noise cancellation with any GeForce GPU Hacker News · 1 year ago
Rockstar thanks GTA Online player who fixed load times, official update coming Hacker News · 1 year ago
Court filings: Apple is asking Valve to provide extensive sales data for about 600 games on Steam, as part of Epic lawsuit; Valve has rejected the demand Techmeme · 1 year ago
Twitch says it is shutting down Twitch Sings, a live streaming karaoke game it had co-developed with Rock Band studio Harmonix, on January 1, 2021 Techmeme · 2 years ago
Permanently disabling Windows 10’s built-in virus scanner is no longer an option | Microsoft removed a registry tweak that allowed users to permanently disable Windows Defender Reddit · 2 years ago
Linux founder tells Intel to stop inventing magic instructions and fix problems Hacker News · 2 years ago
Macs now twice as likely to get infected by adware than PCs, according to research Reddit · 2 years ago
VideoLAN says a VLC security issue shared by CERT-Bund is not as severe as reported and is in a third-party library that was fixed 16+ months ago Techmeme · 3 years ago
USB inventor Ajay Bhatt explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible: it would have necessitated twice as many wires and twice as many circuits, and would have doubled the cost Reddit · 3 years ago
This laptop running some of the most dangerous malware ever created is up for auction Reddit · 3 years ago