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A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various pass
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A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category. In an open valve, fluid flows in a direction from higher pressure to lower pressure. The word is derived from the Latin valva, which describes the moving part of a door, in turn from volvere, which means to t
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Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek, who has worked on games like Portal , Half-Life 2: Episode One and the Left 4 Dead series among others, has offered his own thoughts on the discussions surrounding the end of physical games media . In a new YouTube video, Faliszek said that Sony’s announcement isn’
More bad news for Valve and its still unreleased Steam Frame as Qualcomm is set to raise the price of its chips, like everyone else gaming news first GET CLUB ACCESS QUICK For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our n
Physical Games PlayStation PlayStation 5 Sony © Dado Photos (Shutterstock) It’s been almost a month since Sony announced that it will end disc production for all new PlayStation games starting in 2028 , and the internet is still pissed. Case in point, angry fans are now organizing an “economic and g
Image via Epic Games Category: General Why do battle passes make so much money? Progression and rewards are the core of a battle pass. Sourav Banik | Published FR: Jul 27, 2026 03:05 am Battle passes in video games are a standard practice nowadays. Studios and publishers combine monetization with pr
In 1993, Cyan Worlds’ Myst changed PC gaming forever. While few could get beyond the first few puzzles, the computer rendered landscape and vibey music illustrated what could be squished into nascent CD-ROMs. It was the best-selling computer game until The Sims, and still commands space to this day.
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Ever since the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo’s home consoles have seemed a lap or two behind the competition. The lesser processing power and graphics have generated plenty of jabs and jokes towards the company, but it never stopped Nintendo from laughing all the way to the bank. In a new interview, Shiger
Pokémon Pokémon TCG The Pokémon Company The Pokémon Company in Japan has introduced a new measure to counter Pokémon TCG scalpers: a “facial recognition system” that will check to see if someone has entered a store “more than once in one day,” and refuse re-entry to those who attempt to purchase fro
26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021, writing both analytically and fiction for years beforehand. Michael is a lifelong gamer whose first memories with video games come from being a four-year-
Physical Games PlayStation Sony The PlayStation 5 console generation will be Sony’s last with a physical format attached to it. The company is ending discs in 2028 around the time the PS6 launches. It sucks. But if you’re one of the people mourning the loss of physical games, the good news is that y
A fan-made remake of Portal, titled Alive & Kicking, has been in development since 2011 from developers Rhubarb & Rhubarb. Retrofitting the original classic with the engine of its sequel, fans began worrying that the game was being abandoned after such a long gestation in the lab. Responding to post
Meccha Chameleon Steam © lemorion_1224 / Northernlion Meccha Chameleon , the biggest Steam indie hit of 2026 by quite a large margin , has reportedly already sold over 15 million copies. Unfortunately, some of those 15 million players may want to run a virus scan at some point in the immediate futur
The twin-stick control scheme might be the genre's first real evolution since Wipeout, and the battle royale structure finally solves combat racing's eternal lobby problem.
Steam is still waiting for an official Deck 2, but Valve has plenty of reasons to treat 2026 as the smart window to defend PC gaming’s handheld future.
Cogliacci's coup sends the Dark Old Ones rising just as five new Automaton skins — Tidehunter, Lich, Sven, Pugna, and Lifestealer — step into the spotlight ahead of The International.
After years of wishlist clutter and gifting headaches, Valve finally gave players the tools to organize their backlog and send games across borders without the usual hassle.
You can grab Yet Another Zombie Defense HD for free on Steam right now, but only until July 30. The top-down tower defense zombie shooter normally costs a few bucks, but Valve's latest Free to Keep promotion has dropped the price to zero for one week. No tricks, no trials — just add it to your libra
Valve's moderation team just flagged a game's low-poly character models as too explicit, and indie developers are left wondering where the line actually is.
Pre-loads go live March 10 across PS5, PC, and Xbox for this UE5 fan remaster — and at 35 GB, it's a hefty download that's rewriting the rules for mods on console.
Microsoft is quietly turning Xbox 360 classics into native PC ports, skipping emulation entirely—and that changes everything for backward compatibility.
Valve finally lets you organize your endless backlog into custom folders and makes buying games for friends actually painless.
Valve's content reviewers are so swamped they'd rather demand a 'skip to the sex' button than actually play the game they're supposed to be evaluating.
Gaming friends in different countries can finally stop doing math—Steam just made gifting games as simple as sending an email.
Valve finally fixed Steam's decade-old gifting friction with guest checkout, email delivery, and automatic cross-region pricing — just in time for whatever hardware push comes next.
Valve replaced loot boxes with a token shop to appease regulators, and the Tier 2 scene just lost its financial lifeline.
Eight IGS arcade classics headlined by the Knights of Valour series arrive on Steam August 13, packing four-player online co-op and modern luxuries like save states, move lists, and one-button special moves.
Steam has released a feature that gamers have been requesting. The article's title indicates it will explain what the feature does.
Steam has introduced new gifting features including guest checkout for games, cross-region gifting for friends, and shareable wishlists. The recipient must redeem the gift within 30 days, and cross-region gifts require the recipient to be on the sender's friends list.
Dell is offering a $1,500 discount on the Alienware Area-51 AMD Ryzen X3D edition gaming PC, which features a GeForce RTX 5090 GPU and 64GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, bringing the price to $5,399.99. The system includes a Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU, a 360mm liquid cooling system, and a 1,500W power supply, with the RTX 5090 alone costing over $4,000.
Steam has announced significant improvements to its gifting system following the conclusion of its Summer Sale. The updates aim to enhance the user experience for sending and receiving games as gifts.
MAJ3R teased a return with "great news" after some time off, while yxngstxr will stand in for EYEBALLERS at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2. Other notable updates include Phantom adding bubble as assistant coach, Altekz departing AM, and a new Counter-Strike 2 update causing bomb explosions to interact with smoke and molotovs.
Week 28 CS:GO Bites reports that yxngstxr will stand in for EYEBALLERS at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2, and Phantom added bubble as assistant coach. A new Counter-Strike 2 update makes bomb explosions blow away smoke and extinguish molotovs.
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Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek, who has worked on games like Portal , Half-Life 2: Episode One and the Left 4 Dead series among others, has offered his own thoughts on the discussions surrounding the end of physical games media . In a new YouTube video, Faliszek said that Sony’s announcement isn’
More bad news for Valve and its still unreleased Steam Frame as Qualcomm is set to raise the price of its chips, like everyone else gaming news first GET CLUB ACCESS QUICK For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our n
Physical Games PlayStation PlayStation 5 Sony © Dado Photos (Shutterstock) It’s been almost a month since Sony announced that it will end disc production for all new PlayStation games starting in 2028 , and the internet is still pissed. Case in point, angry fans are now organizing an “economic and g
Image via Epic Games Category: General Why do battle passes make so much money? Progression and rewards are the core of a battle pass. Sourav Banik | Published FR: Jul 27, 2026 03:05 am Battle passes in video games are a standard practice nowadays. Studios and publishers combine monetization with pr
In 1993, Cyan Worlds’ Myst changed PC gaming forever. While few could get beyond the first few puzzles, the computer rendered landscape and vibey music illustrated what could be squished into nascent CD-ROMs. It was the best-selling computer game until The Sims, and still commands space to this day.
Ever since the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo’s home consoles have seemed a lap or two behind the competition. The lesser processing power and graphics have generated plenty of jabs and jokes towards the company, but it never stopped Nintendo from laughing all the way to the bank. In a new interview, Shiger
Pokémon Pokémon TCG The Pokémon Company The Pokémon Company in Japan has introduced a new measure to counter Pokémon TCG scalpers: a “facial recognition system” that will check to see if someone has entered a store “more than once in one day,” and refuse re-entry to those who attempt to purchase fro
26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021, writing both analytically and fiction for years beforehand. Michael is a lifelong gamer whose first memories with video games come from being a four-year-
Physical Games PlayStation Sony The PlayStation 5 console generation will be Sony’s last with a physical format attached to it. The company is ending discs in 2028 around the time the PS6 launches. It sucks. But if you’re one of the people mourning the loss of physical games, the good news is that y
A fan-made remake of Portal, titled Alive & Kicking, has been in development since 2011 from developers Rhubarb & Rhubarb. Retrofitting the original classic with the engine of its sequel, fans began worrying that the game was being abandoned after such a long gestation in the lab. Responding to post
Meccha Chameleon Steam © lemorion_1224 / Northernlion Meccha Chameleon , the biggest Steam indie hit of 2026 by quite a large margin , has reportedly already sold over 15 million copies. Unfortunately, some of those 15 million players may want to run a virus scan at some point in the immediate futur
The twin-stick control scheme might be the genre's first real evolution since Wipeout, and the battle royale structure finally solves combat racing's eternal lobby problem.
Steam is still waiting for an official Deck 2, but Valve has plenty of reasons to treat 2026 as the smart window to defend PC gaming’s handheld future.
Cogliacci's coup sends the Dark Old Ones rising just as five new Automaton skins — Tidehunter, Lich, Sven, Pugna, and Lifestealer — step into the spotlight ahead of The International.
After years of wishlist clutter and gifting headaches, Valve finally gave players the tools to organize their backlog and send games across borders without the usual hassle.
You can grab Yet Another Zombie Defense HD for free on Steam right now, but only until July 30. The top-down tower defense zombie shooter normally costs a few bucks, but Valve's latest Free to Keep promotion has dropped the price to zero for one week. No tricks, no trials — just add it to your libra
Valve's moderation team just flagged a game's low-poly character models as too explicit, and indie developers are left wondering where the line actually is.
Pre-loads go live March 10 across PS5, PC, and Xbox for this UE5 fan remaster — and at 35 GB, it's a hefty download that's rewriting the rules for mods on console.
Microsoft is quietly turning Xbox 360 classics into native PC ports, skipping emulation entirely—and that changes everything for backward compatibility.
Valve finally lets you organize your endless backlog into custom folders and makes buying games for friends actually painless.
Valve's content reviewers are so swamped they'd rather demand a 'skip to the sex' button than actually play the game they're supposed to be evaluating.
Gaming friends in different countries can finally stop doing math—Steam just made gifting games as simple as sending an email.
Valve finally fixed Steam's decade-old gifting friction with guest checkout, email delivery, and automatic cross-region pricing — just in time for whatever hardware push comes next.
Valve replaced loot boxes with a token shop to appease regulators, and the Tier 2 scene just lost its financial lifeline.
Eight IGS arcade classics headlined by the Knights of Valour series arrive on Steam August 13, packing four-player online co-op and modern luxuries like save states, move lists, and one-button special moves.
Steam has released a feature that gamers have been requesting. The article's title indicates it will explain what the feature does.
Steam has introduced new gifting features including guest checkout for games, cross-region gifting for friends, and shareable wishlists. The recipient must redeem the gift within 30 days, and cross-region gifts require the recipient to be on the sender's friends list.
Dell is offering a $1,500 discount on the Alienware Area-51 AMD Ryzen X3D edition gaming PC, which features a GeForce RTX 5090 GPU and 64GB of DDR5-6400MHz RAM, bringing the price to $5,399.99. The system includes a Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU, a 360mm liquid cooling system, and a 1,500W power supply, with the RTX 5090 alone costing over $4,000.
Steam has announced significant improvements to its gifting system following the conclusion of its Summer Sale. The updates aim to enhance the user experience for sending and receiving games as gifts.
MAJ3R teased a return with "great news" after some time off, while yxngstxr will stand in for EYEBALLERS at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2. Other notable updates include Phantom adding bubble as assistant coach, Altekz departing AM, and a new Counter-Strike 2 update causing bomb explosions to interact with smoke and molotovs.
Week 28 CS:GO Bites reports that yxngstxr will stand in for EYEBALLERS at BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2, and Phantom added bubble as assistant coach. A new Counter-Strike 2 update makes bomb explosions blow away smoke and extinguish molotovs.