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Following a surprise launch yesterday evening, Halo Infinite has already gone on to become the most played Xbox Game Studios title on Steam, wiping out the record that Forza Horizon 5 set just a week ago.  Forza Horizon 5 just had the largest day-one launch of a game in Xbox …

After many rumours over the weekend, today during the Xbox 20th Anniversary stream, 343 Industries announced that it is indeed launching Halo Infinite Multiplayer today. The multiplayer is technically in beta, but it is a fully open beta, with all content unlocked and available across all platforms.  Xbox One, Xbox …

While Xbox Game Pass offers an incredible value for money across both PC and consoles, the PC version of the service falls behind due to its lack of features when compared to the likes of Steam. Finally, the Xbox app on Windows will soon offer mod support, allowing for much …

Despite being one of the biggest publishers around, Riot Games has a surprisingly small list of published games. Even so, the League of Legends creator has announced that its games set in that universe now see over 180 million monthly active users. Making the announcement on Twitter, Riot Games said …

After years of waiting, Age of Empires came back with a bang last week. Not only did Age of Empires IV launch to great reviews, but the game also quickly garnered a sizeable player count on Steam, with even more players getting the game through Xbox Game Pass.  On Steam …

As the tradition goes, Halloween is coming up, and with it, Steam's Halloween sale. This time around, you'll be able to snatch some new games for your library with up to a 90% price cut, including Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition, We Happy Few and Black Desert. However, more recent games …

Sony is slowly beginning to solidify its commitment to PC gaming. Not only are some of PlayStation's biggest franchises coming over to PC in 2022, but Sony has also introduced a new publishing unit specifically for PC games, known as PlayStation PC.  Sony first began releasing PlayStation exclusives on PC …

We're heading towards the last few months of the year, which means there are still a few seasonal Steam sales left on the calendar. Following on from leaks earlier this year, Valve has now publicly confirmed the dates for the Steam Autumn Sale and the Steam Winter Sale.  The final …

Sony recently announced the latest PlayStation exclusive making its way to PC: God of War. While a technical showpiece on PS4, the game is being pushed much further with this PC release, and the console manufacturer has now announced many of the improvements that PC players can look forward to. …

Valve and third-party developers have been testing games running on the Steam Deck for months now. Soon, Valve will be rating games for the Steam Deck in a more official capacity, updating Steam listings with a Steam Deck compatibility notice.  Valve is in the process of reviewing the entire Steam …

Recently, Sony confirmed that Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Uncharted: Lost Legacy will be coming to PC in 2022, following a re-release for the PlayStation 5. The company has yet to confirm any other PlayStation games coming to PC in the year ahead but it seems that God of …

Valve recently made headlines when it announced that it would ban all games which feature NFT and blockchain technologies – a move which has been welcomed by some, but criticised by others. In response, Epic Games has announced that “Epic Games Store will welcome games that make use of blockchain …

miHoYo has found plenty of success over the last year thanks to Genshin Impact, but the studio did have another action RPG available beforehand – Honkai Impact 3rd. While this game has only been available on mobile to date, the studio is now bringing it to PC via Steam.  The …

Alongside the latest cryptocurrency wave, NFT and blockchain games have started to bloom more than ever. At the moment, many developers are working on blockchain-based games with NFTs, and some are already on Steam. However, that will soon change, as Valve is banning all blockchain games and NFTs from its …

Though Monster Hunter Rise’s PC release is still 3 months away, Capcom’s latest entry in the popular franchise looks to be shaping up nicely on the platform, as way ahead of its official release, the publisher has now announced that a PC demo is available for all to download. Ahead …

The recently launched eFootball 2022 might not be as good as many hoped. Users have been sharing screenshots of weird animations with deformed bodies and gameplay bugs that are just not acceptable for a game in 2021. The game launched less than 48 hours ago and already is the worst-rated …

While the VR industry is still relatively small when compared to the likes of console gaming, the niche market has found success in the standalone headset subcategory - namely the Oculus quest 2. It seems Valve is betting on standalone headsets too, as a data mine has revealed that the company is working on a Standalone headset.

The Steam Deck is one of the most anticipated and interesting pieces of upcoming hardware. Being the next major attempt at entering the video game hardware market, Valve looks to be wanting to hit a home run on its first try making a handheld. Valve has now answered some of …

Over the last decade, game file sizes have grown tremendously, to the point where some titles can take up an entire storage drive on their own. This has also resulted in much longer download times for games. We've seen attempts to get around these download times with a ‘ready to …

Back in 2016, No Man's Sky launched to “Overwhelmingly Negative” reviews on Steam, with many players lamenting a lack features and other issues. Now five years later, the game has turned around completely and now sits with a “Mostly Positive” rating for the first time.  After a poor launch, Hello …

Following the surprise announcement of the Steam Deck, fans have been eagerly anticipating the upcoming release of the Valve-developed handheld device. With the earliest shipments set for December this year, Valve has now begun to send out development kits, allowing developers to prepare their games for the upcoming hardware release. …

Netflix is officially getting into the gaming market, starting off with a small number of mobile games that will be available to stream through the service. There is currently a limited-region test, allowing those in Poland to stream two of Netflix's Stranger Things titles. Now, we have news that those …

Valve is no stranger to bug bounties, often offering payments to security researchers and experts who find bugs within Steam and report them through programs like HackerOne. This time around, someone found a particularly big issue that allowed unlimited Steam Wallet funds to be added to an account – an …

The Steam Summer Sale has come and gone but as we enter the final months of the year, there will be three additional sales coming our way. This week, the dates for the Steam Halloween Sale, Autumn Sale and Winter Sale have leaked, so it is time to get that …

Mortal Shell is one of the better known souls-like titles. The action-RPG which “tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world” released back in August. Alongside its upcoming Steam release, the game is getting a new expansion, adding new gameplay, weapons and more. For the expansion's first week on …

Back in November, Bugsnax officially released exclusively on PlayStation consoles and the Epic Games Store for the PC version. Now, nine months later, the game has been announced for Steam as well.  Like many Epic Games Store exclusives, Bugsnax is finally making its way over to Steam after a timed …

One of the biggest advantages to the Steam Deck is the fact that it is essentially a mini PC, allowing owners to run their full Steam library with little to no incompatibility. That being said, for those who wish to treat the system as if it is a console, it …

There has been a lot of excitement building up around Back 4 Blood over the last year. On Steam alone, the game's closed beta for pre-order customers and select invitees has been a roaring success, amassing over 100,000 active players.  Over the weekend, Back 4 Blood was able to garner …

Earlier this month, it came to light that The Ascent shipped in two different versions on PC, with the Steam version including support for ray-tracing features, while the Xbox Game Pass for PC version lacked them. The developers said at the time that a fix for this was coming and …

Being the biggest and most widely used PC storefront, the Steam Client can’t afford to make major changes to its UI or navigation without affecting tens of millions of PC players. It looks like Valve will be changing the way the storage management works in a major way, giving it …