https://aftermath.site/ is a good site for video game journalism. They’ve mentioned https://rogue.site/ but I don’t subscribe to that one so can’t vouch for it personally

But Valve’s “We gotta cover our asses” move is to help an open ecosystem, not try to create their own walled garden. Yes, they are a company making a rational, capitalistic decision but it’s also the less lucrative but more moral decision.