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 Valve has made efforts to support VR and PC gaming in general on macOS but the small number of users is beginning to push Valve into stepping back. At this point, Steam VR is no longer going to be supported on macOS. The post announcing this is very short, so …

Wired Productions and game developer Storm in a Teacup have announced that Close To The Sun will be coming to both Steam and GOG, later today. There will be two editions available: a standard and a deluxe edition. Close To The Sun is a video game powered by Unreal Engine …

If you have never played Alien Isolation on PC, then now is your best chance to pick it up, as SEGA has put the game on sale for just £1.50 on Steam to celebrate Alien Day.  Creative Assembly's lone Alien-based videogame was a huge success back when it launched, garnering …

This is a surprisingly big week for the XCOM franchise, as Firaxis has unexpectedly dropped XCOM: Chimera Squad to positive reception. The spin-off is a standalone story taking place after the events of XCOM 2 and while you don't need to have played that to appreciate Chimera Squad, you can …

While Destiny 2 was relatively safe from cheaters on PC at launch, over time cheat creators have found ways to circumvent Bungie's protections. As part of a weekly update blog this week, Bungie admitted that cheating in Destiny 2 has risen by about 50% since January.  At this point, Bungie …

Square Enix has been making the news recently for accidentally removing important game files when patching games on Steam. Initially, Final Fantasy IX received a patch that seemingly deleted all Steam game files and now, Final Fantasy XII has had a similar screw up.  Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age …

With titles such as GTA V selling over 120 million copies, the news that a game has sold over 1 million copies may not seem like such a big deal, however for many – especially indie titles – this figure represents a major milestone. Such is the case with GRIS, …

There was once a time when DOTA 2 held the record for the highest concurrent Steam player count undisputedly. Over the last few years however, it has seen competition from other titles such as PUBG, which broke DOTA 2’s all-time concurrent record of 1.29 million players back in September 2017. …

Just as promised, today Fallout 76 launched on Steam, complete with the new Wastelanders update. The latest expansion has only been live for a few hours, but so far, reception is a bit all over the place. The Steam page currently has a ‘mostly negative' rating based on 70 reviews …

Late last year, in collaboration with The Game Awards, the first Steam Game Festival took place. This event saw over a dozen unreleased games host demos on Steam for players to play within a limited 48 hour window. Last month, the festival returned with a ‘Spring Edition’. It has now …

Ever since Journey first came out on the PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2012, thatgamecompany’s indie adventure title has seen itself slowly but surely land on other systems. The game was remastered for PlayStation 4 in 2015, before arriving on smartphones and the Epic Games Store last year. …

If you haven’t had the chance to check out Gears 5 since its launch late last year, then now is the perfect opportunity. The game is currently free to play on PC through both Steam and the Windows Store. The free play period lasts until the 12th of April, giving …

In 2020, the developer Orontes Games is set to release its upcoming game DRAG via Early Access. DRAG is a racing game introducing “next-generation 4CPT vehicle physics” and a complex vehicle damage system. DRAG's 4CPT-technology may well be the first of its kind. While most cars in racing games have a …

Over the last year, Microsoft has been making an effort to bring more of its games to Steam, leaving behind the Windows Store exclusive strategy. While games like Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Gears 5 were quick to make it over, others have taken a bit longer. Recently, State …

We are just two weeks away from Fallout 76's long awaited ‘Wastelanders' expansion, which means the game is also going to be heading to Steam this month after a lengthy period as an exclusive for the Bethesda PC launcher. In an effort to win some old players back, owners of …

If you have a Final Fantasy IX update waiting to download on Steam, then you may want to cancel the update, as the game's latest patch has seemingly deleted all of the game files from Steam.  We don't know exactly why this has happened, but taking a look at Steamdb …

Ever since it first released in 2011, Terraria has been a consistent seller. Over the course of nearly 10 years, the game has continued to see support from its developers Re-Logic. In turn, fans have continued to support the game, with the title recently being announced to have sold over …

Over the last couple of weeks, Steam concurrent player counts and daily logins have been on the rise, in large part due to so many people remaining at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as many other digital service providers have already noted, this rise in traffic is leading to increased …

The Early Access version of the new Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has just been released and it is already breaking records. This new Mount & Blade title is the most successful game on Steam in 2020, peaking at 220,000 players in-game at the same time. It seems that the …

A couple of weeks ago, Valve's Artifact team revealed that we could expect more news on the future of the game after the release of Half-Life: Alyx. That day came sooner than expected, with Valve announcing the Artifact Beta 2.0 and detailing some of the big changes being made to …

Steam Workshop has been around for years now and many of us just assumed that the idea came about due to Valve's history with the modding community. As it turns out though, part of the reason Workshop came into existence is thanks to World of Warcraft, as Gabe Newell got …

Last Oasis initially looked like a very promising PvP focused survival MMO but its launch weekend has been riddled with issues. Widespread connection issues meant that early buyers couldn't even play the game and at the moment, this problem still persists. As a result, servers are being taken offline for …

Back in January we reported that Grand Theft Auto IV was no longer purchasable on Steam. Rockstar later confirmed that they had delisted the title in order to remove the game’s ties to Games for Windows Live. Now after a several month hiatus, Grand Theft Auto IV has returned to Steam as Grand …

GDC was unfortunately cancelled this month but many of the indie developers that were planning to attend have another chance to show off their new games thanks to the Steam Game Festival. The event is live for the next few days, with over 50 playable demos for upcoming titles.  The …

Over the last few months, Valve has been openly testing experimental Steam features in order to see what users find most useful. Now, one of the earliest Steam Labs experiments its getting a permanent placement on Steam- the Interactive Recommender. In an effort to improve game discoverability on the Steam …

The record was broken twice in two days, with over 20 million users online yesterday...

When the Epic Games Store first launched in late 2018, one of the core complaints that users had was its lack of features. The store, while featuring a curated list of games, was missing fundamental features such as wishlist support and even a shopping basket. Since then, Epic Games has …

Just as promised, yesterday the Valve Index returned to the Steam Store with new stock available, although it didn't take long for immediate availability to sell out. Around ten minutes after Valve began accepting orders again, the estimated shipping date began to slide.  If you were fortunate enough to get …

SEGA is one of the oldest and most prolific Japanese video game companies in existence . With games dating as far back the 1960’s the company has a lot of franchises under its belt. The publisher is currently hosting a ‘Best of Japan’ sale on Steam, which sees some of …

After a six month stint as an Epic Games Store exclusive, Borderlands 3 is coming to Steam on March 13th just in time for the latest story expansion. In preparation for the Steam launch, an FAQ has been published, revealing how to transfer save files to the Steam version, cross-play …