This story originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of ESSENCE, on stands now. Leon Thomas has always carried himself with a quiet duality—musician and actor, dreamer and realist, ...
More than 12 years ago, Steam creator Valve attempted to usurp Microsoft's hold on PC gaming by introducing the first Steam Machine. The reliance on Linux and a loose hold on OEM hardware ...
Valve’s second big foray into first-party PC hardware isn’t a sequel to the much-imitated Steam Deck portable, but rather a desktop computer called the Steam Machine. And while it could go on your ...
The Steam Machine might remind you of a console—it's a cute little box instead of a monolith of noisy fans, it's well-suited to play on a TV, and you don't have to build the damn thing yourself. It's ...
It's been years since Valve first launched its in-house VR headset, the Valve Index, back in 2019, but the Steam owner has spent the time well developing its new Steam Frame. This standalone headset ...
Valve has provided the strongest indication yet that the Steam Machine price will be set with similar performance PCs in mind, and confirmed it has no plans to subsidize the hardware like console ...
President Donald Trump had a falling out with two prominent Republican lawmakers, Thomas Massie from Kentucky, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. President Donald Trump's admonishment came amid ...
For most of my life, I've been a console gamer. From the moment I got a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as a combination birthday and Christmas present at the tail end of 1986, I became absolutely ...
JACK THOMAS RAGSDALE, son of the late L. D. Ragsdale and Margaret Reinhardt Ragsdale, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. He was preceded in death by siblings Bob and ...
The Steam Machine is the new PC gaming-focused console revealed by Valve in November 2025. Alongside this reveal, we also got our first look at the new Steam Controller and new VR headset, titled the ...
THOMAS FRANK blasted his own supporters for turning on Guglielmo Vicario — and claimed: “They can’t be true Tottenham fans.” Keeper Vicario’s blunder near the touchline allowed Harry Wilson to fire ...