Indie developer Miss Self Destruct revealed a new trailer for Hell Is Other People during the inaugural Cozy After Dark Showcase. The Steam psychological horror game about social anxiety has players collect social skills instead of items and manage shifting emotions like Guilt and paranoia.
Deadlock's City Never Sleeps update makes Valve's MOBA my favorite videogame setting in years
Valve's Deadlock has received the City Never Sleeps update, which reworks the entire map, adds new neutral monsters, and gives the lanes and mid-map districts new looks. The update also introduces new heroes including Deadman Danny, Nurse Harrow, Rat King, Solomon, and Baba, plus many new conversations and voice lines for the existing cast. The author, who has put in 350 hours, calls the reworked Cursed Apple one of his favorite game settings in years.
Valve's upcoming Deadlock added the chess grandmaster hero Solomon in its recent "City Never Sleeps" update, alongside five other heroes. Each time Solomon reloads, the pieces on his board rearrange into a layout based on his remaining ammo count, with every position taken from an actual historical game. Fans have picked up on the detail, which references matches including the 1851 "Immortal Game" and Deep Blue's 1996 win over Garry Kasparov.
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A modder named Sergious has turned Diablo 2 into a VR mod, letting players explore the game's starting area in first-person as the Sorceress and fireball nearby zombies. The mod was made with FlatVR and BodyWalk, and its files are available on Github. The article also notes that Diablo 5 was recently announced at BlizzCon but doesn't appear to be going in this direction.
Deadlock isn't a MOBA or a third-person shooter anymore—it's a horror game https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlock-isnt-a-moba-or-a-third-person-shooter-anymore-city-never-sleeps-has-turned-it-into-a-horror-game/
GameSpot senior video producer Kurt Indovina says the Steam Frame is the best VR headset he has used and possibly the last one he will own. He replayed titles such as Half-Life: Alyx on it and describes the standalone wireless headset as a major step up from 2019's Valve Index in inside-out tracking, streaming support and onboard processing, though it sits at the pricier end of the market.
Deadlock's major City Never Sleeps update added six new heroes, starting with the Rat King, making the MOBA and third-person shooter feel like a horror game. The author, who mainly plays Rem, now gets hunted by the Rat King in the tunnels, where exits close during combat. Encounters with enemies like Abrams and Seven in the new Chinatown district add to the scares.
Valve's big Deadlock patch this week came with patch notes styled as a tourism brochure for the game's refreshed New York City, walking readers through four major districts with custom artwork for new items and mechanics. The piece traces Valve's history of bespoke update pages back to Team Fortress 2, noting that Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 changelogs are comparatively regular, functional bullet lists.
Memory shortages have pushed desktop and handheld PC prices up, keeping entry-level 1080p gaming in the low four figures, so the author tested a gaming laptop instead. A Medion Erazer Scout 15 with an RTX 5050 costs £850, cheaper than a DIY desktop build with monitor, Windows license and basic specs at about £1,100. It packs an Intel Core i5-13420H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD and a 144Hz IPS screen, but battery life is poor and fan noise is loud.
Sony Japan has rolled out an anti-scalper lottery for PS5 Pro orders that requires a Sony account registered in Japan with at least 60 hours of gaming on PS4, PS5, or both. Valve also set reservation requirements for the Steam Frame launch, including a Steam account in good standing and a purchase made before April 27th 2026. The author argues these brand loyalty tests, while aimed at scalpers, make buying hardware at full price a qualification process.
Unshine Arcade is out now on Steam for $10, with a demo that lets you play a fair chunk. The crunchy pixel roguelite shooter is set in an abandoned arcade, where you win tickets through a strange arcade game to unlock areas, boost abilities, and uncover secrets including discs and cheat codes.
Steam Frame has a maximum eyeglasses width of 140mm, and my roughly 146mm-wide glasses make the headset unusable with or without the included spacer. I've used PlayStation VR and Meta Quest with glasses successfully, but Frame's interior is smaller. Valve has partnered with Zenni to offer prescription lenses that can be installed to avoid needing glasses.
You can save on PC games during Steam sales and beyond by keeping a large Steam wishlist and using price-tracking sites like IsThereAnyDeal to compare deals across vetted retailers. Bundle storefronts such as Fanatical, Humble, Green Man Gaming and Digiphile often offer steep discounts, while the Epic Games Store regularly gives away two titles a week and one a day during its end-of-year celebrations. Playnite can help you organize games across Steam, GOG, Epic and Itch.
At Logitech G Play 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, a Counter-Strike 2 tournament with a $100,000 prize pool pitted Canadian team Luminosity Gaming against French team 3DMax. Sitting in the bleachers rather than the VIP and press area, the author felt a sense of belonging despite not understanding the Polish commentary. The second game went into two overtimes, and Afro's AWP clutch became an unforgettable moment.
Valve's Deadlock update increased pre-match conversations between new and existing heroes from over 700 to 1500, and added a voice line viewer to the game. The update also brings over 10,000 non-ping voice lines, five new heroes, and new environments.
Control Resonant runs at a playable 40-50fps at 1080p on Medium settings on the Steam Machine, but struggles on the Steam Deck, where even the Handheld preset with FSR Performance rarely reaches 30fps. The game also has a 105GB install size and lacked public SteamOS hardware compatibility ratings a day before release. The author does not recommend playing it on the Steam Deck and advises against enabling ray tracing.