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Valve updated Steam Wishlists on July 22, 2026 with custom categories, filtered share links, demo alerts, and connected gifting improvements including guest checkout for games.

Boiling Steam estimates Steam Machine sales at 12,000 to 15,000 units per week from its July 18 No. 2 Steam Global Top Sellers position and $1,049/$1,349 pricing.

Valve’s Steam Machine HDMI 2.1 issue is moving toward resolution with a final FRL update for 4K 240Hz support, with r/pcgaming users noting wider Linux AMD GPU implications.

Valve added order-window estimates to Steam Controller reservation pages: by September 2026, by December 2026, or in 2027. Once the purchase email arrives, customers have 72 hours to place the order.

Steam Deck OLED stock sold out again after US pricing moved as high as $949 for the 1TB model. The r/Games thread focused less on sellout speed and more on unknown supply, RAM costs, and cheaper handheld alternatives.

SteamOS 3.8.10 is now available to all users with an updated Arch base, early upcoming Steam Machine hardware support, Steam Controller wake support, KDE Plasma 6.4.3, and Linux kernel 6.16.

Valve will stop physical Steam Gift Cards once existing store stock is sold through, while digital Steam gift cards remain available.

Valve is expanding the Verified program to Steam Machine and Steam Frame, both described in the Steamworks post as shipping this summer. r/Games discussion focused on whether the labels will reflect real performance.

A June 1 r/pcgaming thread reached 1,711 upvotes after linking PC Gamer’s report on Gabe Newell’s Steam antitrust testimony. The discussion centered on Steam keys, alleged price-parity pressure, storefront preference, and whether Steam’s PC market position is service quality or market power.

Steam Deck OLED stock sold out again in North America after the 512GB model rose to $789 and the 1TB model to $949. r/pcgaming debated low stock, resellers, and memory-driven hardware pricing.

Valve has pulled the free horror game 'Beyond The Dark' from Steam after discovering it contained malware designed to steal user data, raising concerns for anyone who downloaded and installed the title.

Valve has made it official: the genre pioneered by Vampire Survivors now has an official name on Steam — 'bullet heaven,' a playful inversion of the classic 'bullet hell' shooter genre.