Epic Games Store hasn’t made Steam any less popular with players
Despite losing certain PC games to Epic Games Store, Steam set a concurrent player record. 18.8 million people were logged into at the same time on February 2.
Steam goes down for several hours, leaving players unable to buy games
Valve's digital game platform Steam went offline for hours through Thursday afternoon, leaving players unable to buy and download games. Steam is the largest digital game store for PCs.
Half-Life: Alyx is giving the Valve Index a huge sales boost
The impending launch of Half-Life: Alyx sent Valve Index sales to more than double, despite its hefty price. Half-Life: Alyx doesn't require the Valve Index headset, but it does include a free copy of the game. It's the first new Half-Life game in over a decade and takes place between the first two games.
Steam’s Lunar New Year sale: huge deals on Resident Evil and Star Wars titles
Steam's Lunar New Year Sale is live, and the site is offering big discounts on games like Resident Evil 2 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The Witcher 3 receives a popularity boost after the Netflix series' success, and it has also been discounted significantly for newcomers.
Google may be working with Valve to bring Steam to Chrome OS
A new report claims that Google is working in collaboration with Valve to officially bring the latter’s gaming platform, Steam, to Chrome OS. Kan Liu, director of product management for Chrome OS, confirmed that Google has kicked off development on Steam for Chromebooks.
Epic Games Store had more than 100 million customers in its first year
Epic Games revealed that the Epic Games Store managed to attract more than 100 million customers in 2019 and generated more than $600 million in revenue. The story is a direct competitor to Steam and several big AAA games released as PC exclusives on the Epic Games Store, including Borderlands 3.
Beat Saber becomes first VR-only game on Steam’s Top Sellers list
Beat Saber claimed the title as the first VR-only game on Steam's annual Top Sellers, joining the list's Bronze category. The Platinum category, meanwhile, includes the likes of Destiny 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Monster Hunter: World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Steam Winter Sale lets you save huge on Sekiro, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more
Steam's Winter Sale is now live, and the annual event is offering huge savings on some of the best games around. These include Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Redemption 2 only recently came to Steam after a period of exclusivity on other stores.
One of the best Halo games ever, Halo: Reach, is now available on PC
Halo: Reach finally arrived on PC as part of an update to The Master Chief Collection. The game is also available on Xbox One, having previously only releasing for Xbox 360 in 2010. The game will be joined by the rest of The Master Chief Collection on PC in 2020, including ODST and the numbered games.
Steam Autumn Sale makes sure PC players aren’t left out of the Black Friday fun
The Steam Autumn Sale has officially kicked off, giving PC players the chance to buy popular games like Gears 5 and Rage 2 at huge discounts. New games and older titles are available through the sale, and it's one of the best opportunities to save on digital game purchases of the entire year.
Don’t fret, PC players: Death Stranding will hit Epic Games Store and Steam
Death Stranding PC publisher 505 Games will release the title on the Epic Games Store and Steam simultaneously in summer 2020. The game is currently available as a PlayStation 4 timed exclusive, and is the first project from Hideo Kojima since his public split from longtime employer Konami.
Valve appears to be working on its own Google Stadia cloud-gaming competitor
A Valve code shows off hints of what could be a Steam Cloud Gaming platform in the works. It may help Valve compete with Google Stadia and other inbound platforms. A move by Valve to introduce Steam Cloud Gaming makes perfect sense, and it's almost a surprise to see it showing up this late.
EA goes against the grain, brings its games back to Steam
You’ll soon be able to play your favorite EA games on Steam, including the new Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. EA games will launch on Steam in the spring. Steam users will now be able to access tons of EA Access subscription perks, such as discounts on games, in-game items, expansions, and more.
Electronic Arts hints at possible return to Steam, 8 years after Origin launch
A tweet featuring a steaming mug may be hinting that Electronic Arts is planning to bring its games back to Steam. The speculation is supported by recent discoveries, including a test application that will allow players to buy games on Steam, but run them through the Origins launcher.
French court case against Valve may have serious implications for games sales
In 2015, the French group UFC Que Choisir took Valve to court over the way that the store sells digital games. The case focused on the fact that consumers cannot resell a game once they have purchased a digital copy. Now, a court has ruled that Valve will have to change their policies or face a fine.
Cube World to hopefully launch on Steam this month, 6 years after alpha build
Cube World, which released its alpha build six years ago, is finally rolling out its final version on Steam as soon as this month. The game's updated Steam page highlights four playable classes; a nearly infinite, procedurally generated world; and non-linear, open-world gameplay.
Valve apologizes for leaking new Street Fighter V DLC characters on Steam
Valve apologized for leaking Street Fighter II's E. Honda, Final Fight 3's Lucia, and Final Fight's Poison as the next DLC characters for Street Fighter V. Capcom was planning to make a splash at the Evo 2019 fighting game tournament, but a trailer that revealed the characters was uploaded early on Steam.
The GTX 1060 is still the most popular graphics card among Steam gamers
A recent survey conducted by gaming platform Steam reported that the most popular graphics card among its users is still Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1060. And Nvidia’s other cards nabbed every single spot in the survey’s list of the top 10 graphics cards. The survey also said that Windows is the top OS for gamers.
Grab the best games in the Steam Summer Sale before the store goes down again
The 2019 edition of the Steam Summer Sale has officially kicked off. Running into July, the Steam Summer Sale offers huge discounts on some of the PC's biggest games, including recent titles. It's the perfect time to pick up a pile of games to add to your backlog as we approach the summer games drought.
Destiny 2 to move to Steam, shift to free-to-play model starting with Shadowkeep
Destiny 2 will undergo massive changes with its latest expansion, Shadowkeep, which will take players to the moon once it launches on September 17. The PC version of the game will transfer from Battle.net to Steam, and its base game will become free-to-play to give newcomers a new entry point.
Xbox Game Pass for PC to launch with over 100 games, more coming soon to Steam
Microsoft has stuffed the company’s Xbox Game Pass with a lot of value but mostly for owners of the Xbox One home console. The original subscription including a few PC titles but now the company has announced the dedicated Xbox Game Pass for PC and it will launch with over 100 games.
RTX 2070 is the most popular Turing GPU for Steam gamers
Nvidia's RTX 2070 is the most popular Turing graphics card on Steam according to the latest hardware survey results. Although none of the cards have eclipsed their 10-series counterparts in popularity, the RTX 2070 is well ahead of the RTX 2060, 2080, and 2080 Ti, as well as AMD's high-end Vega options.
‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ wins Game of the Year in 2018 Steam Awards
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds took home Game of the Year at the 2018 Steam Awards, beating the likes of Monster Hunter: World, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Hitman 2, and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. The other awards handed out include Labor of Love, Better with Friends, and Most Fun with a Machine.
Steam users aren’t reacting well to Epic’s ‘Metro Exodus’ exclusivity deal
Steam users aren't too happy that Metro Exodus only be available on PC through the Epic Games store for the first year. In response, the Steam pages for both Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux have been bombarded with thousands of negative reviews, almost all of which decry the news.
‘Metro Exodus’ is the latest AAA game to ditch Steam for the Epic Games store
Just weeks after learning that The Division 2 will drop Steam for the Epic Games Store, another hotly anticipated AAA game will do the same. Deep Silver's PC version of Metro will launch exclusively through the Epic Games Store on February 15. It's clear that Steam has a serious competitor.
Steam to drop support for Windows XP and Vista on January 1
As 2018 draws to a close, Valve is set to remove Windows XP and Windows Vista from its Steam digital storefront and gaming platform. Starting January 1, both aged Windows operating systems will no longer be supported by Steam, forcing anyone trying to game on those outdated platforms to upgrade.
Steam’s top-selling games for 2018 include ‘Rocket League,’ ‘Civilization VI’
As one of the biggest platforms for selling PC games, the Steam Store is the de facto shopping location of choice for most non-console gamers. Now Steam has released information on the best selling games of the year, sharing a list of the top 100 Steam games as measured by gross revenue.
These are the best video game sales happening right now
There are still some great deals to be had on video games this holiday season, regardless of which platform you happen to own. Here are the best video game deals available right now, including Switch, PS4, Xbox, and Steam sales on exclusives and third-party multi-platform games.
The Epic Games store is already luring indie studios away from Steam
The Epic Games Store is less than a week old, but it's already making waves among indie studios. Following on the heels of Ashen and Hades, multiple studios have announced that their games will be timed exclusives for the Epic Games Store. One studio even canceled its Steam release completely.
Epic Games is launching a competitor to Steam, but can it dethrone the king?
Epic Games is launching its own competitor to Steam, initially for PC and Mac. The platform will offer an 88 percent revenue share to developers, and players can directly support their favorite video creators through affiliate sales. The store is planned for an Android launch in 2019, as well.
Hacker finds Steam bug that unlocks free games, collects $20K for reporting it
Security researcher Artem Moskowsky discovered a Steam bug that allowed him to generate infinite free keys for any game on the digital distribution. However, instead of abusing the exploit and selling the keys to pirates, Moskowsky reported the issue to Valve, which gave him a $20,000 reward.
Here’s an old-school motion picture machine you can 3D print at home
4-Mation is like a modern reimagining of the Victorian zoetrope device. Whereas the classic design relied on 2D images, kind of like a flip book, 4-Mation uses 3D objects and strobing lights to create dynamic visuals.
Steam survey shows PC gamers are still mostly playing in 1080p and lower
Valve Software’s latest hardware and software survey for July reveals that 63.72 percent of Steam’s registered members still play games with a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. Even more, 13.33 percent of Steam’s gamers play at 1,366 x 768 while only 1.14 percent are playing at 3,840 x 2,160.
Your ‘Fallout 76’ beta progress will carry over to the final game
The progress you make in the Fallout 76 beta test will carry into the full game when it launches, Bethesda has confirmed. The online multiplayer title will be available in its entirety during the beta test, but it requires a pre-order in order to gain access. Xbox One players will get to try it out first.