Kernel-level anti-cheat software is a contentious issue among gamers. It’s a solution for rampant cheating in online games, but some players see the powerful software as a huge overstep on the PCs ...

Valve said developers and players have both been asking for better ways to disclose the presence of anticheat software in games, so here you go. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...

Cheaters are asked to have their fun while they can, we guess. Despite not being officially released, the upcoming hero shooter/MOBA hybrid Deadlock, created by Valve, has already seen multiple ...

Valve has a creative and extremely amusing solution to punish players who are suspected of cheating in Deadlock, the company’s MOBA-style third-person shooter that is currently playable, but in early ...

Rust has a long, rocky will-they-or-won't-they history when it comes to official support for both Proton and Linux, and with a new Steam Machine on the way it's no surprise to see those conversations ...

In this Dark Reading interview from Black Hat USA 2025, Dark Reading senior news director Rob Wright speaks with Sam Collins and Marius Muench from the University of Birmingham about their research on ...