X
CNET logo Why You Can Trust CNET

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement

Valve Is Giving Away a Steam Deck Every Minute at the Game Awards Today

Find out if you qualify for the drawing and how you can win.

Andrew Blok Editor I
Andrew Blok has been an editor at CNET covering HVAC and home energy, with a focus on solar, since October 2021. As an environmental journalist, he navigates the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State and has written for several publications in the Great Lakes region, including Great Lakes Now and Environmental Health News, since 2019. You can find him in western Michigan watching birds.
Expertise Solar providers and portable solar power; coffee makers, grinders and products Credentials
  • Master's degree in environmental journalism
See full bio
Andrew Blok
The Steam Deck handheld gaming device

Every 60 seconds during the Game Awards, someone will win one of these.

 Dan Ackerman/CNET

Heads up, Steam users: You've got a chance to win a Steam Deck portable PC every minute during The Game Awards today, Dec. 8. The promotion, laid out last week in a blog post from publisher Valve, is open to Steam users in the US, Canada, the EU and UK.

In order to enter the draw, you must be in a qualifying country, have made a purchase of at least $5 on Steam from Nov. 14, 2021, to Nov. 14, 2022, be in good standing, not have a limited account and stream The Game Awards on Steam.

The company is giving away the most capacious 512GB model of the handheld console, a $649 value. CNET's Dan Ackerman said he was "mostly impressed… and occasionally frustrated" by the Steam Deck in his review.

Watch this: Steam Deck Mostly Nails Handheld PC Gaming

Winners will be announced in the chat of the livestream of the awards on Steam. 

The Game Awards is an annual Oscars-style affair that hands out accolades to developers, voice actors, content creators, esports competitors and games themselves. Founded and hosted by industry veteran Geoff Keighley, it's also a high-profile platform for the announcement of new games.

Read more