TL;DR: Valve's new Steam Beta client update introduces a comprehensive Performance Monitor tracking FPS, CPU/GPU usage, clock speeds, temperatures, and RAM. It distinguishes true rendered frames from ...

Steam has released a new in-game monitor to help players understand the causes of bad PC game performance. In a blog post, developer Valve explained that the new performance overlay will show you ...

Here’s a solution for that pesky Pip-Boy problem that occurs when you hit SHIFT + TAB. Well hello my old friend. This problem should feel familiar to any Fallout fans who already play the games on ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Steam’s beta client got an update this week, and instead of adding the usual bevy of bugfixes and ...

There’s a note in my Google Keep account that’s years and years old, documenting my ideal Skyrim armor setup, complete with dozens of doubled-up and stacked enchantments, many of which are only ...

PC gamers could easily make a joke that three things in life never change: death, taxes, and the classic look of Steam. One of those things just changed, though; Valve just released the most ...

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The look and feel of Steam — Valve's digital distribution service for PC games — hasn't changed much in the last several years, but that's no longer the case thanks to a major new update for its ...