Each week, the top 10 best selling Steam games (based on revenue) are published. It offers an interesting look at the current market and zeitgeist. It seems that Amazon’s New World MMO is proving to be rather popular, as the game has dominated the sales charts for its second week …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers free weekend boosts PC player base
Last week, Square Enix announced that the first major expansion for Marvel's Avengers, which will introduce Black Panther to the game, will be releasing in August. To celebrate, over the weekend, the game went free to play for a limited time and sure enough, it did seem to reinvigorate the …
Read More »The Ascent has ray-tracing and DLSS on Steam but not Xbox Game Pass for PC
We've seen a few instances of disparity between versions of PC games releasing on Steam and Xbox Game Pass. Most recently, Nier Automata's Xbox Game Pass version was found to be superior to the Steam version, and now, recently released Cyberpunk shooter, The Ascent, has been found to be missing …
Read More »Valve counters Steam ‘monopoly’ lawsuit
Back in April, Wolfire Games filed an antitrust lawsuit against Valve, claiming that the company abuses its dominance of the PC gaming market and has formed a monopoly with Steam. Valve didn't respond at the time, but the company has now countered the lawsuit, asking for the court to dismiss …
Read More »The Steam Deck may just be the first in a long line of Steam handhelds
The Steam Deck has garnered a great deal of interest from fans ever since it was first announced. Since then, more and more details have been revealed, including the fact that if the handheld succeeds, then the Steam Deck may find itself with a Steam Deck 2, 3 and more. …
Read More »The Steam Deck may come to retailers (and other questions answered)
Following the surprise announcement of the Steam Deck, interested parties have been left with many questions. Slowly but Surely, Valve has been answering these questions, giving fans a better understanding of this new handheld device. Gabe Newell has now given fans an even clearer idea of the company’s intentions with …
Read More »Amazon’s New World triples FFXIV’s all time Steam concurrent player count
While World of Warcraft used to be the most-talked about MMO, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV has recently overtaken the conversation, with the game even suspending sales of digital copies due to having too many players. That said, Amazon’s New World MMO seems to be garnering great interest, as the …
Read More »Valve’s Steam Deck UI will replace Steam Big Picture mode
It has been many years since Steam first introduced Big Picture mode for PC gaming on a TV. It has also been an awfully long time since the console-style UI has had any form of overhaul or update. That will be changing in the future though, and we have the …
Read More »Ubisoft will bring its games to the Steam Deck “if it’s big”
The Steam Deck has proven to be a popular device, with reservations for the Steam handheld being pushed back deep into 2022 for those who were late to the party. It seems the device has caught the eye of Ubisoft, who now claims that they may support the platform “if …
Read More »The Steam Deck will not suffer from Switch-like drift, says Valve
The announcement of the Steam Deck was met with a great deal of excitement. Being one of Valve’s first major forays into the gaming hardware market, the Switch-like portable gives PC players a new way to game. Being a handheld device however, some fans have expressed concern at the attached …
Read More »NieR: Automata’s much-needed Steam patch now available
Ever since its launch in 2017, NieR: Automata has suffered from a number of problems on PC – from texture issues, to performance and more. Finally, more than 4 years after launch, the game’s much-needed patch was announced and is now available – adding much more than just performance fixes. …
Read More »Valve officially announces the Steam Deck handheld
Recently rumours and leaks began to spring up regarding a potential Steam handheld device in the vein of the Nintendo Switch. In a surprise announcement, Valve has now officially announced the device, detailed its specs, and has even given a price and release date. Described as “The most gaming power …
Read More »Ninja Gaiden Master Collection finally gets display and graphics options on PC
Last month, Koei Tecmo brought the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection to PC via Steam, immediately garnering a negative response for missing features, including a lack of graphics and display settings. Now, thanks to a new update, the game now has at least the basic options you would expect in a …
Read More »Battle Cry of Freedom has finally reached Steam 9 years after its announcement
Back in 2012, the developers of Mount & Blade: Warband – Napoleonic Wars DLC announced a game called Battle Cry of Freedom. This game has been in development for nine years, with developers giving continuous updates along the way. This week, the game finally appeared on Steam, pointing to a …
Read More »Dead by Daylight surpasses 100K concurrent players
Dead by Daylight has had a string of successful licensed-character DLCs, from Stranger Things to Silent Hill. It would seem that the game's recent Resident Evil event has pushed it to new heights though, setting a new concurrent player record on PC. Over the weekend, Dead by Daylight hit a …
Read More »Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt PC system requirements raised
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is not coming out this year, but spin-off title, Bloodhunt, likely is. The multiplayer game previously had pretty tame PC system requirements, but following a recent alpha playtest, the system requirements for this game have been updated with higher-end hardware. Previously, the Steam listing for …
Read More »NIS America will be permanently increasing their PC prices
Recently we reported that the publisher Kalypso Media announced that it would be permanently slashing the prices of its past and future game releases thanks to “constant shifts in the video games marketplace, a further move toward digital sales, and the noticeable and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic”. It …
Read More »Persona 4 Golden has sold 1 million copies on Steam
Last year, SEGA surprisingly brought Persona 4 Golden over to Steam, breaking the much-loved JRPG from its PS Vita prison. The game saw quick success, selling 500,000 copies in its first month. Just over a year after its initial launch, the game has now been confirmed to have sold over …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 hits new all-time high player count
Team Fortress 2 has just hit a new all-time high player record on Steam. Valve's classic 2007 shooter has remained popular over the years, but the player base has dwindled due to various issues, the most significant being bot players. Valve finally tackled this problem and as a result, over …
Read More »Valve cracks down on Steam VPN use by limiting account country changes
A lot of PC gamers at one point or another have used a VPN to buy a game from a country where it is sold at a cheaper price. Moving forward, doing this on Steam is going to be much more difficult, as Valve has implemented some changes to discourage …
Read More »Sea of Thieves patch reduces maximum FOV for Steam players
Microsoft has seemed to fully embrace the PC market with regards to Xbox and its exclusive games. That being said, it would appear as though some aspects to PC gaming, namely mod support and player tweaks, is a bit of a step too far. As part of the latest update, …
Read More »Steam Next Fest shines spotlight on hundreds of free game demos
E3 2021 might be winding down, but there are still other gaming events coming up over the summer. Valve itself has begun hosting Steam Next Fest, shining a spotlight on developers with upcoming games and offering hundreds of playable demos. Steam Next Fest began last night and will continue running …
Read More »Stylish melee-focused battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint gets release date
Naraka: Bladepoint is a stylish 60-player melee-focused battle royale which uniquely positions itself in a sea of third-person BR shooters. As part of E3, the game was announced to be getting a worldwide release later this year, with an open beta taking place imminently. Offering a lengthy gameplay trailer, the …
Read More »AMD CPUs surpass 30 percent market share in latest Steam Hardware Survey
Valve has recently shared the results of the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for May 2021. According to the data, AMD has crossed the 30% usage milestone, suggesting AMD's market share in the mainstream gaming market is growing. As per Steam Hardware & Software Survey: May 2021 results, AMD processor's …
Read More »Nvidia and Valve working to get DLSS working on Linux via Steam Proton
Valve has been working to make PC gaming more accessible on Linux systems for a long time now, culminating in Steam Proton, a feature that allows almost any Windows game to run on Linux. Soon, Steam Proton may get an upgrade, as Nvidia is working with Valve to get DLSS …
Read More »Sony seemingly confirms that Uncharted 4 is coming to PC
Sony has been slowly but surely showing increasing amounts of support for the PC platform. Following the release of Horizon Zero Dawn, and the most recent launch of Days Gone, it seems as though the next PS4 game to get a PC release will likely be Uncharted 4. During a …
Read More »Valve ‘SteamPal’ will reportedly be a Switch-like handheld PC with docking features
Yesterday, dataminers spotted some curious new code strings in Steam, pointing to a new device called ‘SteamPal', as well as a new controller codenamed ‘Neptune'. Now, more sources have spoken out on what Valve is working on, reinforcing the theory that Valve is working on a handheld console of sorts. …
Read More »Valve may be working on a handheld Steam console
Over the last couple of years, Valve has been working on Steam Cloud Gaming, allowing users to connect their Steam libraries to services like GeForce Now. Valve's cloud ambitions may not end there though, as evidence is pointing to a new handheld streaming device currently known as ‘SteamPal'. SteamDB creator, …
Read More »Days Gone tops the Steam best sellers list
Each week, the best selling games on Steam globally are collected and ranked. For the week ending on the 23rd of May, the previously PlayStation-exclusive Days Gone has topped the charts, dethroning Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and boding well for the future of PlayStation games on PC. The top 10 …
Read More »PlayStation Studios Steam page hints at more upcoming games
As we've known for a while, Sony is expanding its reach by bringing some of its first-party games to PC, alongside some third-party exclusives that Sony Interactive Entertainment has the publishing rights for. Now, we have a small look at the scope of Sony's PC plans, as the PlayStation Studios …
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