Back in April 2019, we learned that the European Commission was launching an anti-trust investigation into content geo-blocking. The investigation looked into several huge game publishers including Valve, ZeniMax, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Focus Home Interactive and Koch Media. Ultimately, the EU fined the companies for geo-blocking practices in 2021. Valve …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition announced for PC and PS5
A couple of weeks ago, a reputable leaker claimed that Horizon Forbidden West would be coming to PC as part of a Complete Edition bundle containing the base game and its expansion. Now just two weeks later, Sony has officially announced this. Horizon Forbidden West is officially the next major …
Read More »Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is finally coming to Steam
After spending years away from the platform, Activision finally announced that it would bring all future published titles to Steam. This began with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II late last year and since then we have seen a number of missing Activision titles added to the platform. Finally, the …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is coming to Steam
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is a mobile-focused compilation of the classic Final Fantasy VII alongside its many spin-offs (Advent Children; Before Crisis; Crisis Core and more). Having officially launched on the 7th of September for Android and iOS, the free-to-play game has already amassed a great deal of downloads, …
Read More »New Steam Sale and Steam Fest dates revealed
In recent years, Valve has essentially stopped trying to keep Steam Sale details secret and the company is much more open about its schedule. On the Steam developer site, Valve has now revealed the schedule for all upcoming sales and ‘Steam Fests' for the next six months. The schedule includes …
Read More »GeForce Now adds new games from Xbox, Ubisoft, Capcom and more
GeForce Now is getting a pretty big library update this week, with new games arriving on the service from publishers like Ubisoft, Capcom and Xbox Game Studios, furthering Nvidia's recent partnerships with game publishers. Critically acclaimed action game, Devil May Cry 5, will now be playable via GeForce Now for …
Read More »Horizon Forbidden West set for PC release
There are few game leakers you can trust, as there are always fake rumours floating around. However, Bilbil-kun has been responsible for unveiling upcoming PlayStation+ titles for years and has a flawless track record. In their most recent leak, it is claimed that Horizon Forbidden West will be the next …
Read More »Viral indie title ‘Only Up’ removed from Steam due to developer stress
With the modern advent of social media and video streaming services we have seen more and more unique indie titles blow up in popularity very quickly. One of the most recent success stories is the physics-based platformer Only Up. Unfortunately in this case, its sudden rise to fame has had …
Read More »Starfield surpassed 1 million concurrent players at launch
As of yesterday, Starfield is now officially available to all across PC and Xbox. With the game being available through Game Pass, we were expecting some big launch-day player numbers and now the results are in, pointing to millions of players at launch. According to the analysts at Play Tracker, …
Read More »Steam will soon tell you if a game supports PlayStation controllers
For those who wish to play PC games using a controller, Microsoft’s Xbox peripheral has historically been the go-to accessory – with many PC titles outright not supporting PlayStation controllers (at least not without 3rd-party software). Finally, Steam is adding an indicator to its Steam store listings, letting DualShock and …
Read More »According to insider, FFXVI will not be EGS exclusive
After a great deal of waiting, Square Enix finally confirmed that the much-loved and latest entry in the Final Fantasy series – FFXVI – will be coming to PC and is currently in active development. Unlike previous PC ports of other Final Fantasy titles, it would seem as though FFXVI …
Read More »Starfield pre-loads are now live
Starfield is currently the top-selling game on Steam with fans of Bethesda's previous games flooding in with pre-orders. If you're looking to play the game as soon as possible, then you'll be happy to learn that pre-loading is now live. You could already preload the Game Pass version of the …
Read More »Dead Island 2 will arrive on “another platform” in the next year
Dead Island 2 had been cooking in the oven for many years, with the much-anticipated sequel being handed off to multiple studios over the course of its development. Despite these setbacks, Dead Island 2 finally launched in April to positive reviews and a great deal of sales success. Currently available …
Read More »Overwatch 2 launches to overwhelmingly negative reviews on Steam
In a surprise announcement this summer, Blizzard revealed plans to bring some of its games to Valve's Steam platform for the very first time, starting with Overwatch 2. As of yesterday, Overwatch 2 is available on Steam, just in time for the new Invasion content update. However, the user reviews …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate III dominated Steam during launch weekend
Baldur’s Gate III has quickly become the new hotness, with the Larian Studios-developed RPG amassing a concurrent player count of over 800,000 upon its launch – almost 10x more than the studio expected. The wins don’t stop there however, as it has now been revealed that almost a 3rd of …
Read More »Valve will soon offer refurbished Steam Decks with a discount
Valve has sold plenty of Steam Decks since launch but as with any product, a percentage of them did get sent back due to various reasons. Rather than putting fixable hardware to waste, Valve will soon offer a refurbished Steam Deck option. While not officially announced, a new page in …
Read More »Steam Deck adoption pushes Linux over Mac
It has been about a year and a half since the Steam Deck launched. The Linux-powered PC gaming handheld is consistently a top seller on Steam but until now, Windows and Mac remained as the two most-used operating systems amongst Steam gamers. Now, that has finally changed, with Linux overtaking …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 breaks into the top ten most played games on Steam
After spending a couple of years in early access, Larian officially launched Baldur's Gate 1.0 last week to great success. Over the weekend, the game rose to the top of the Steam charts, garnering a hugely impressive 800,000 concurrent players over the launch period. Larian founder, Swen Vincke, admitted that …
Read More »The Dolphin Emulator is no longer coming to Steam
While the folks behind the Dolphin Emulator planned to bring their tool to Steam earlier this year, in May, Valve opted to block Dolphin from joining the Steam Store after conversations with Nintendo. At the time, the developers said they were reviewing their options and well, it turns out there …
Read More »Blizzard games are finally coming to Steam
After spending years away from the platform, Activision finally announced that it would bring all future published titles to Steam. This began with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II late last year and since then we have seen a number of missing Activision titles added to the platform. Now, the other half of the publisher – Blizzard – is following suit, starting with Overwatch 2.
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 has finally achieved a “Very Positive” review score on Steam
The CDPR team that worked on and is still working on Cyberpunk 2077 has a new milestone to celebrate. After almost three years and 546,484 Steam reviews, the game has finally clawed its way to an overall “Very Positive” score on Steam, with 80% of the users who bought it …
Read More »Nvidia DLSS is heading to three brand-new games this month
Nvidia has been happily reporting on the growth of DLSS in recent months. The performance-saving feature can now be found in over 300 games and apps, and three more will be joining the list this month. On the 13th of July, first-person adventure-RPG, Testamant: The Order of High-Human will launch …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Revelations delisted from Steam with no explanation
Ubisoft has had an interesting relationship with Steam. In the past many months we have seen Ubisoft commit itself to bringing its previously Epic Games Store exclusive titles to Steam with the likes of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Roller Champions, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game and more added to …
Read More »Marvel’s Avengers gets 85% discount on Steam ahead of delisting
Marvel’s Avengers hasn’t had the most comfortable of existences, with the game launching to criticism – and its post-launch updates doing little to improve the consensus. Unfortunately earlier this year it was announced that the game will be delisted. Ahead of its removal in September, the game is currently £4.49. …
Read More »Ubisoft will seemingly skip Steam and Epic Games Store for upcoming major releases
Over the last few years, Ubisoft has primarily released PC games on its own Ubisoft Connect store and on the Epic Games Store. In recent months, the company also finally began bringing games to Steam once again. Unfortunately, it looks like Ubisoft won't be keeping things nice and simple by …
Read More »Steam Next Fest arrives with hundreds of PC game demos
Steam Next Fest has returned today, offering up hundreds of playable demos for new and upcoming PC games, with a focus on interesting indie titles over big blockbuster releases.
Read More »Steam’s latest update refreshes UI and introduces new features
Valve recently released a new version of the Steam client for all users. This update includes new features that have undergone extensive testing and refinement in the beta branch. Some of these additions won't be noticeable immediately, but others certainly will. Much of the work put into this update was …
Read More »Street Fighter 6 breaks Steam concurrent record for fighting games
In the lead up to Street Fighter 6, both Capcom and fans alike seemed confident in the fact that this latest fighting game would be a big deal. With the game finally out, we can now see that this is indeed the case, with SF6 managing to achieve the highest …
Read More »Nintendo targets Steam with fresh DMCA strike to remove Dolphin Emulator
Nintendo has become increasingly concerned about emulation recently, with devices like the Steam Deck providing convenient ways for players to access old and new Nintendo content. Previously, Nintendo issued DMCA strikes against videos showcasing Steam Deck emulation, as well as a tool that allows people to add custom artworks to their Steam library. Now, Nintendo is issuing a DMCA takedown against Valve itself with the hopes of getting the Dolphin emulator booted from Steam.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage seemingly not coming to Steam
After years away from the platform, Ubisoft announced last year that it would begin to bring its published titles back to the Steam PC platform. Since then, we have seen the likes of Roller Champions; ‘Scott Pilgrim vs The World – the video game’ and pretty much all other missing …
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