Steam has reportedly made Valve more money in the first half of 2026 than it did in all of 2020 – $11.1 billion and counting

Steam Is Breaking Revenue Records, But New Games Account For Just 21% Of Sales

Valve is raking in cash, with Steam reportedly earning 11.6 billion in 2026. A surge in Asian players and classic games' popularity are key factors.

Here's How Much Profit $1 Million of Ripple (XRP) Would Have Made You Since 2013

Ripple's XRP token has performed very well over the years.

New “RAMageddon” Report Warns that High PC & Console Prices Are Here to Stay

Courtesy of Valve It’s been a tough year for gaming console prices, as RAM shortages keep driving up prices. Not long after Valve unveiled its 1000+ pricetag for the Steam Machine, Xbox yet again announced higher prices for its consoles. The rising price of hardware has many gamers hoping to hold onto their current setup until the market []

Steam Machine price announced and even Valve admit it’s too expensive

Valve has revealed the price of two different Steam Machine console models and explained why they’ve been forced to sell them for more than they originally planned.

Valves Steam Machine officially has a price, and its a doozy

The ongoing memory crisis has its latest victim: Valve's Steam Machine, which costs a lot more than it might have otherwise.

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Will Cost Over $1,000

The company's home console-like PC device ain't cheap

Why you’re paying more at the pump — and who’s really in control

The United States produces more oil than ever before — so why does filling your tank still feel like a gamble? It’s because every time you pull up to the pump, you’re not just paying for fuel. You’re paying for decisions made thousands of miles away. That dependence is not inevitable — it’s a policy []

Valve says Steam Machine is $1,049 because it "doesn't align with our beliefs" to subsidize the cost

Valve says Steam Machine is $1,049 because it "doesn't align with our beliefs" to subsidize the cost

Valve would love to lower the Steam Machine’s price, but the timing couldn’t be worse

Valve says it still wants to make a cheaper Steam Machine, but rising component costs mean gamers shouldn't expect one anytime soon.

Despite Historic Layoffs, Video Game Revenue Is At Historic High

Gaming made over 200 billion of revenue in 2025, but that number is hardly reassuring to the thousands of devs still looking for work.

Valve's Steam Machine will run you at least a thousand dollars

Loath as I am to admit it, I think we may all have seen this coming after Valve raised the price of their Steam Deck. Naturally, this raised questions about how much Valve's flagship Steam Machine living room PC would cost — questions that have now unfortunately been answered. — Read the rest The post Valve's Steam Machine will run you at least a thousand dollars appeared first on Boing Boing.

Oh no, that's Lenovo saying they think these RAM prices will be the new normal and may never go back to how they were

That RAM crisis, huh? Surely it'll end sometime soon. Undoubtedly. We'll all be able to afford technology again, games consoles and computers won't be only for the 1, and we can laugh about this silly point in history. Sorry, I've just had a note handed to me and, oh, oh no, Lenovo are saying they think that these new astronomically high prices will be the new normal as we enter 2030. Excuse me while I scream into the void for a moment. Read more

State Audit Clouds Future of Proposed NC Outer Banks Bridge

Increases in construction costs have more than doubled the project’s original estimate, with the current cost now estimated at approximately 1.2 billion.

Valve's Steam Machine is the Second Price Jumpscare of the Week After GTA 6

Between GTA 6's leaked pricing and the Steam Machine's 1,049 reveal, this week made one thing clear: gaming is getting expensive everywhere at once.

John Ivison: Carney’s condo developer bailout is a hazardous look

Even paying half off, the cost will eat half of the new 3-billion cash infusion. At that price, wouldn’t they sell on the market?

GOLDSTEIN: New pipeline to be financed by a gusher of taxpayer money

Critics question why taxpayers must fund a pipeline when Canada's oil and gas sector is predicted to collect an extra 90B in windfall profits this year

Nvidia Just Entered A $200 Billion Market - History Says What Happens Next

Nvidia Just Entered A $200 Billion Market - History Says What Happens Next

Steam Machine price is good news for PS5 and Xbox, bad news for PS6 and Project Helix

Valve is under fire for the cost of Steam Machine, which makes the consoles look good, but the outlook for next-gen is dire

Bitcoin’s next parabolic run may need $1 trillion in fresh capital

Bitcoin’s next parabolic run may need $1 trillion in fresh capital

On Steam Machine, Valve engineers say "the cheaper the better," but a price drop is unlikely "any time soon"

On Steam Machine, Valve engineers say "the cheaper the better," but a price drop is unlikely "any time soon"

What’s going on with petrol prices, and will they fall fast enough to turn the economy around? – Liam Dann

What’s going on with petrol prices, and will they fall fast enough to turn the economy around? – Liam Dann

Pipeline-a-palooza: unpacking the week in Canadian energy politics

If pipelines really are Canada’s economic saviour, why are taxpayers footing the bill for them?

Australia’s real wages slump to one of the worst in developed world

One of the nation’s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will also be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and more poor wage growth.

Fighting yen psychology is a losing battle

Turning the currency around, never easy at the best times, has just become harder given the renewed embrace of the greenback.

‘More chaos’ with Labor’s green agenda as wind farms demand more government handouts

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says there’s been “more chaos” with Labor’s green agenda. Mr Bolt said wind farms are “demanding” more government handouts. “The federal government is counting on them.”