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A photo of the Steam Controller by the Game Developer Podcast logo.
PC
We tested the Steam ControllerWe tested the Steam Controller

This week on the Game Developer podcast, we're diving into Valve's newest piece of hardware: the Steam Controller.

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Production
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A photograph of the Steam Controller.
PC
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Player character stands in the foreground while a mysterious, shadowy, multi-armed finger looms behind him in front of an eclipse.
Design
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Design
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Design
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Design
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8-bit jewels and gems
Design
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6 Min Read
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Design
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3 Min Read
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Design
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8 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
An illustration of a mask from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Design
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7 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
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Design
What happens when story serves art direction in Absolum - Narrative Notebook #2
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7 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Business
The GDC 2026 wrap-up show
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Design
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6 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari,Contributor
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Design
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6 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
Using choreography to enhance Battlefield 6's game feel
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4 Min Read
byAlessandro Fillari,Contributor
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Design
Clair Obscur secures top honors at the Game Developers Choice Awards
Clair Obscur secures top honors at the GDCAs
Mar 13, 2026
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2 Min Read
byAlissa McAloon,Editorial Director
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Design
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Mar 12, 2026
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4 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau,Editor-in-Chief
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Design
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Mar 12, 2026
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6 Min Read
byNicole Carpenter,Columnist
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Design
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3 Min Read
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Design
Split Fiction's final level concept was originally meant for the whole game
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Mar 11, 2026
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3 Min Read
byDanielle Riendeau,Editor-in-Chief
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Design
This is how RNG works as an 'equalizer' in Dispatch
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Mar 10, 2026
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3 Min Read
byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
Scouts crossing a rope bridge in Peak
Business
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Mar 10, 2026
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5 Min Read
byChris Kerr,Senior Editor, News
A large hand dumps a robot in a giant garbage bin. A man sweeping trash and a woman on a megaphone stand by it.
Production
Developer use of generative AI may be declining
Developer use of generative AI may be declining
Mar 6, 2026
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3 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Audio
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Design
Don Daglow and Rebecca Ann Heineman to be honored at 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards
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Mar 5, 2026
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1 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
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Mar 4, 2026
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
Book excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope
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Mar 4, 2026
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3 Min Read
byJon Ingold,Blogger
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Business
Video games shouldn't try to win the 'attention war'
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Mar 3, 2026
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8 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Production
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byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
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Design
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Feb 26, 2026
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3 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor
A soldier fires over a trench in Battlefield 6.
Design
Battlefield 6's meta progression needed 'a little bit of a rework,' says producer
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Feb 24, 2026
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4 Min Read
byBryant Francis,Senior Editor

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