Steam's November Hardware & Software Survey

A detailed look at the computers and applications being used by Steam gamers.


Valve released its November 2011 Steam Hardware and Software Survey data today, providing insight into the rigs and programs PC and Mac Steam gamers are using. How does your rig compare? Find out below.

Valve's optional and anonymous monthly survey siphons data on participant computer hardware and software to help the studio "make decisions about what kinds of technology investments to make and products to offer." It also allows Steam gamers see how their rigs stack up.

- Valve

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To dig deeper into the hardware and software details, check out the full Steam Hardware and Software Survey.

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Valve Employee Spotted Wearing Half-Life 3 Tee

Evidence that the long-awaited announcement for Half-Life 3 is coming soon?




Gabe Newell and Valve do love to tease, don't they? While at a developer event in Seattle last night, Uber Entertainment's (Super Monday Night Combat) Chandana Ekanayake snapped a photo of a Valve employee wearing a Half-Life 3 T-shirt. Trolling or evidence that the long awaited next chapter in Gordon Freeman's adventure will be announced soon?

Ekanayake posted the pic on his Twitter account, stating: "All I'm saying is I saw this at a local game developer event worn by a Valve employee."

- Chandana Ekanayake

Answering questions from those who spotted the tweet, Ekanayake replied, "I asked him if it was OK to take the photo and he was cool with it. You never know with Valve."

"I did try to smother my face in his chest on the HL3 logo. He didn't even spoon me back. Jerk."

"We get together with other local Seattle devs every first Thursday of the month to have a beer and chat."

No word yet from Valve on Half-Life 3.

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