Valve’s $1,049-and-Up Steam Machine Order Lottery Starting Now

You don't hate AI enough.

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/06/valves-1049-and-up-steam-machine-order-lottery-starting-now/

The Neo-Geo AES+

In 2018 a journalist walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, excited about finalizing the papers for getting married to his fiancee, but worried that he might be abducted due to his criticism of the Saudi Arabian government. He was right to be concerned, they tortured and dismembered him in retribution for speaking out against the regime. Khashoggi's fiancee waited outside the consulate and wasn't invited to the barbecue they held in order…

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/05/the-neo-geo-aes/

Blue Prince Finally Gets a big Accessibility Update

My biggest personal complaint about Blue Prince was that it was completely inaccessible without typical color vision. I had to ask people watching my stream to help with more and more of the game as it went on. When I wrapped up Blue Prince in October it felt like the accessibility options promised in the menus would never arrive. After a year, …

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/04/blue-prince-finally-gets-a-big-accessibility-update/

New Game from Coincidence Next Week: U.V.S. Nirmana

Coincidence Games, nuZachtronics, announced a new engineering puzzle game today called U.V.S. Nirmana. We won't have to wait long, it'll be out next week on May 4th on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux. No price yet. The folks at Coincidence say U.V.S. Nirmana is "...about conduits and the energies that flow through them.

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/04/new-game-from-coincidence-next-week-u-v-s-nirmana/

Steam Controller (2? Mk. II? 2026?) Out May 4th, All Other Steam Products Delayed

Remember how early this year we were supposed to get a new Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and VR Headset called the Steam Frame? Well, at least the controller is going up for order on May 4th through Valve directly and it'll be $99. Everything else is still stuck in AI-induced RAM-and-storage shortage hell. The reason why you might want a…

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/04/steam-controller-2-mk-ii-2026-out-may-4th-all-other-steam-products-delayed/

Zachtronics’ Opus Magnum got DLC & a Nintendo Switch Release

Zachtronics' puzzle game Opus Magnum is almost 9 years old, but it just got a new "mini-campaign" for $13 called De Re Metallica and a Nintendo Switch port that includes it for $30. All of the above are currently discounted. This is surprising since most of the Zachtronics crew moved on to Coincidence Games after their finale, Last Call BBS…

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/03/zachtronics-opus-magnum-got-dlc-a-nintendo-switch-release/

Marathon (2026) is Fantastic

Bungie's Marathon shipped earlier this month and on a whim I picked it up when there wasn't another multiplayer game that was working for me. As with almost any Bungie game, they've nailed the style and tone with fantastic designs and a wonderful dynamic soundtrack. Playing Marathon isn't terrible, either. It's a modern "extraction shooter" that takes the hide and seek of a battle royale and replaces the circle with a time limit to escape…

https://nuclearmonster.com/2026/03/marathon-2026-is-fantastic/