Topic: developer support
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Apple Vision Pro M5 Review: Time for Tough Choices
The Apple Vision Pro initially impresses with its innovative mixed-reality capabilities, such as immersive media consumption and spatial computing applications, but long-term user engagement tends to decline as its practical daily utility feels limited. Despite its advanced technology, the device...
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US Must Embrace Open Source AI to Compete With China
The United States currently leads in AI with proprietary systems, but faces a critical shift as Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba release more capable and adaptable open-weight models, outpacing American competitors. Nathan Lambert's ATOM Project warns that the U.S. risks national security ...
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Steam's New Handheld Will Run Android Games
Valve has unveiled new hardware including the Steam Frame VR headset, designed to run both VR and standard games while bridging a gap to bring Android games to the Steam platform for the first time. The company is supporting developers by providing a specialized kit to port Android APKs to Steam,...
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Valve's New Steam Machine Aims to Fix Past Mistakes
Valve is launching a new Steam Machine in 2026 to reintroduce PC gaming to living rooms, addressing past failures by expanding the game catalogue and simplifying developer support. The company has developed Proton, a compatibility tool that allows Windows games to run on Linux, removing technical...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is 2025's Biggest Game Pass Launch
**Clair Obscur: Expedition 33** is the largest third-party launch on Xbox Game Pass in 2025, driven by a record number of unique players in its first month. The game's success is attributed to its unique fusion of JRPG gameplay with French cultural inspirations and the crucial support from Xbox G...
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Steam Frame VR Headset to Run Android Games
Valve's Steam Frame VR headset integrates Android and Steam gaming, allowing users to play both types of games wirelessly without separate development or porting. The headset uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor to run Android APK files directly, benefiting developers by enabling easy porting of ...
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Steam Now Supports Android Games
Valve is expanding Steam to officially support Android games and introducing the Steam Frame, a wireless VR headset, marking its strategic entry into mobile gaming. The company is encouraging developers, especially from the Meta VR ecosystem, to bring their Android APK files to Steam for native, ...
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Amazon's Vega OS: Cloud-Streamed Apps Are Here
Amazon has launched Vega OS, a new Linux-based operating system for entertainment devices, starting with the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, moving away from its Android-based Fire OS for future hardware. To address potential app shortages, Amazon will cloud-stream Android versions of popular apps to Ve...
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Razer CEO: Gamers Want AI Tools, Not AI Slop
Razer's CEO distinguishes between poorly implemented "generative AI slop" that frustrates gamers and beneficial AI tools that genuinely assist developers, as the company invests $600 million to expand its AI engineering team. Gamers criticize AI-generated content for flaws like anatomical inaccur...
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Battlefield 6 Launch Issues: All Known Bugs and Fixes
Battlefield 6 has launched with new features like a revived class system, dynamic map destruction, and class-specific gadgets, meeting high anticipation after a record-breaking Open Beta. The game is experiencing several technical issues at launch, including errors on Steam, crashes on PC, Direct...
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 2 Released, Patch 3 Details Revealed
Patch 2 for Hollow Knight: Silksong has been released, fixing bugs and technical issues to prevent progression halts and improve gameplay stability. The next update, Patch 3, will focus on enhancing controller support for PC players and is expected to take longer as it includes a broader set of f...
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Steam Deck Verified Games Will Run Smoothly on Steam Machine
Valve's Steam Machine simplifies living room PC gaming by automatically verifying any game already compatible with the portable Steam Deck, ensuring a strong launch library. The device is significantly more powerful than the Steam Deck, featuring a 6-core AMD Zen 4 processor and a dedicated RDNA3...
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Exclusive: Road to VR's Ben Lang on the Future of Virtual Reality
Ben Lang founded Road to VR in 2011 to document the resurgence of consumer virtual reality, which had been limited to niche applications, and his work coincided with the industry's growth following the Oculus Rift Kickstarter. Lang emphasizes honest, objective journalism in his reviews to help re...
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GOG Defends Player Choice Amid Gaming Controversy
GOG is distributing the controversial game *Horses* after its rejection by Steam, positioning itself as a supporter of player choice and artistic freedom. *Horses* is a horror game exploring themes like familial trauma and ethics, set on a farm where humans are kept as livestock, and was banned b...
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Microsoft Removes More Windows 11 Update Blocks
Microsoft has removed two compatibility holds that were blocking the Windows 11 24H2 update, allowing more systems to upgrade without technical issues. One hold involved a problematic driver causing system crashes, resolved by an update from SenseShield, and another was related to wallpaper apps ...
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Xbox Cloud Gaming Upgrade: What's New & Improved
Nvidia's RTX 5080 GeForce Now tier demonstrates impressive cloud gaming performance with minimal latency at 5K, highlighting the current limitations of Xbox Cloud Gaming, which maxes out at 1080p and 60fps with compression issues. Xbox Cloud Gaming is set for upgrades, including a new 1440p strea...
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Borderlands 4 Patch Adds Console FOV Slider & Major Performance Fixes
A major update for Borderlands 4 has launched, introducing a highly requested FOV slider for console players and addressing widespread stability and performance issues like crashes and low framerates. The patch includes numerous balance adjustments for characters like Harlowe and Amon, and a sepa...
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