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Black Mesa - Xen Chapters of Half Life Remake Available From August

Paul Wozniak, 08 July 2019, 21:10

The developers of the updated version of Half-Life have announced that two new chapters will be available in the beta from the beginning of August. In addition, we learned that the launch of the final levels of the adventure is only a matter of a few weeks.

Valve is Probably Working on Steam Controller 2

Bart Swiatek, 04 July 2019, 18:05

A patent registered by Valve introduces a new version of Steam Controller, featuring pressure-sensitibe buttons in the grip. The device also appears in the Steamworks Developer Toolkit files.

Windows 10 Gains in June Steam Survey

Agnes Adamus, 03 July 2019, 17:46

Steam shared the results of the June hardware survey, which is based on data provided by the users of the platform. Thanks to this, once again we have the opportunity to see which components reign among the owners of personal computers.

Steam Will Get A New Skin?

Konrad Serafinski, 10 June 2019, 02:29

There are some photos on Steam Database Twitter showing possible new Steam interface. It is very possible that Valve's platform will soon undergo a gentle lifting, which will make it easier for users to use the application.

Destiny 2 Switches to Free-to-play and Heads for Steam [Updated]

Frozen, 07 June 2019, 12:30

Bungie organized a special stream dedicated to the future of Destiny 2, in which they presented the upcoming Shadowkeep add-on and confirmed the switch of the basic edition of the title to a free-to-play model.

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition with Cross-play Support

Frozen, 04 June 2019, 13:06

The updated version of the first part of Age of Empires will support cross-play between Steam and Microsoft Store. The information was provided by the official twitter account of the franchise.

Gears 5 and Definitive Age of Empires Will Launch on Steam

Frozen, 30 May 2019, 23:23

Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Gears 5 and the refreshed first three parts of the Age of Empires series will be available for purchase on the PC via Valve's Steam platform.

Darkest Dungeon-inspired Vambrace: Cold Soul Launches

Konrad Serafinski, 28 May 2019, 11:18

Vambrace: Cold Soul, a roguelike heavily inspired by Darkest Dungeon, will be available today on Steam and GOG.com. Console owners will have to wait for the launch until September 2019.

Valve Will Acknowledge ''Positive Review Bombing'' of AC Unity

Adrian Werner, 22 May 2019, 10:18

Valve has announced that it will not alter the average score for Assassin's Creed: Unity on Steam. Making the title available for free on Uplay and Ubisoft's donation to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral contributed to flooding the site with positive reviews, of which most also praised the game itself.

Steam Summer Sale 2019 Dates Leaked

Frozen, 15 May 2019, 15:18

We know the likely start and end date of Steam Summer Sale 2019. The event will begin shortly and will last for two weeks.

Stellaris - Special Offer and Free Weekend on Steam

Bart Swiatek, 10 May 2019, 10:26

Paradox Interactive has announced that it will be possible to play Stellaris, the grand space strategy, on Steam for free over the weekend. The action is linked to the third birthday of the title and is accompanied by major price reductions.

More Windows 7 Users Than Windows 10 On Steam

ElMundo, 03 May 2019, 10:56

Steam has just published a traditional monthly hardware survey, this time summarizing the preferences of platform's users in April. Noteworthy is the increase in the number of PC owners with Windows 7.

Epic Takes over Rocket League Creators. Will the Game Disappear from Steam?

Adrian Werner, 02 May 2019, 09:44

Psyonix Studio has been taken over by Epic Games. So far, Rocket League hasn't disappeared from the Steam. That didn't prevent players from flooding the site with negative reviews of the game, probably just in case.

Official Presentation of Valve Index

Agnes Adamus, 30 April 2019, 23:00

Today, Valve announced Valve Index, the company's VR goggles. During the presentation, the price and detailed specification of the device were revealed. The equipment is to be delivered to the first customers on June 28 this year.

Steam Has More Than One Billion Users

Conrad Hazi, 30 April 2019, 13:24

The number of user accounts on the Steam platform has exceeded one billion. Although it doesn't show that so many players use Steam, other statistics reveal that despite the pressure from the competition, Valve's platform is still doing pretty well.

Tim Sweeney Challenges Valve to Reduce Its Revenue Share

Bart Swiatek, 25 April 2019, 16:18

Tim Sweeney – CEO of Epic Games – wrote on Twitter that his company is ready to give up acquiring exclusive titles, assuming Steam gives up 88% of sales revenue to the devs. The only condition being, that the solution would have to be implemented "without strings attached".

Randy Pitchford: "Steam Could be Dying in 5 to 10 years."

Konrad Serafinski, 20 April 2019, 21:02

Randy Pitchford continues to battle opponents of the Epic Games Store. The CEO of Gearbox Software thinks Steam could be a dying store in a decade and will be replaced by another digital distribution platform.

The Digital Distribution Platform War Continues

Agnes Adamus, 09 April 2019, 00:41

Since its debut, the Epic Games Store has been making a lot of waves. Buying exclusive titles has caused many releases to miss Steam. A dispute arose between supporters and opponents of this practice, fueled by Richard Geldreich, a former Valve employee,

Third-Party Stores Reduce Valve's Revenue

Christian Pieniazek, 05 April 2019, 11:50

When we think of Steam sales, both developers and publishers must take Valve's 30% revenue share into account. As it turns out, though, in fact, Gabe Newell's company gets, on average, only as much as 20% of a sold game copy's price.

Valve Index - Steam Creators Tease VR Goggles

Konrad Serafinski, 31 March 2019, 22:14

Valve published a picture on Steam, presenting a VR device called Valve Index. This confirms earlier reports that the company is working on a new VR decide. More details coming this May.

Anno 1800 Only on Epic Games Store and Uplay

Konrad Serafinski, 30 March 2019, 21:49

Ubisoft has announced that Anno 1800 will be an exclusive title on Epic Games Store and Uplay. This means that the game will disappear from Steam on the release day.

Doom Eternal and RAGE 2 Coming to Steam. So is Fallout 76.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 March 2019, 23:48

Bethesda Softworks informed that the PC edition of RAGE 2 and Doom Eternal will be available on Steam. The same goes for the upcoming spin-offs to the Wolfenstein series, followed by Fallout 76.

Epic Games Reveals Digital Distribution Costs

Adrian Werner, 22 March 2019, 23:29

Epic Games studio CEO revealed the costs of digital distribution. His calculations show that a 12% margin is enough to make big money, and the industry standard 30% is exaggerated.

Steam Reveals New Layout and Functionalities

Christian Pieniazek, 22 March 2019, 00:27

Among the highlights of Valve's panel during this years Game Developers Conference were the reworked layout of Steam library and developer events. The former can be examined up close, and some interesting details have been revealed concerning the latter.

Valve Purges Steam of Homages to Christchurch Terrorist

Conrad Hazi, 18 March 2019, 17:04

Kotaku reports that Steam has been purged of over a hundred various material that approved of the Christchurch terrorist. Valve does not comment on the situation, but consequently removes all reported cases of rule abuse.

Valve Will Examine Copying of Steam Data by Epic Games Store

Michael Kulakowski, 17 March 2019, 00:45

Valve has answered the controversies related to Epic Games Store client, which allegedly downloads sensitive user data related to their Steam account.

Steam Promises to Eliminate Review Bombing

Michael Kulakowski, 16 March 2019, 23:44

Valve announced that it will battle the occasional waves of negative reviews on Steam, so-called review bombing, issued for reasons completely unrelated to the game and aimed only at lowering the score of a specific title.

Valve Announces Steam Link Anywhere and a Web API for Developers

Conrad Hazi, 15 March 2019, 21:08

Valve decided to show how busy they are even before the GDC has started and revealed the Steam Link Anywhere service, enabling us to use Steam Link through the Internet, and shared the technology for free with all developers who might be interested.

Valve Fires Employees

Bart Swiatek, 08 March 2019, 16:19

Valve has laid off 13 full-time employees last month. Some third-party contracts were also cancelled. The reason for the layoffs remains unknown.

Rape Day Removed from Steam

Agnes Adamus, 07 March 2019, 13:56

Valve took a lot of flak recently for allowing Rape Day, a controversial title that deals with violence against women, to be released on Steam. The company has decided to intervene and removed the game from Steam's offer.

Here's How Devs Manipulate Release Dates on Steam

Milosz Szubert, 06 March 2019, 13:17

Mike Rose, the founder of No More Robots, has noticed a peculiar unfair practice adopted by some developers on Steam. Here's the trick - a fake release date is being set, and changed, to keep the title on top of the recommended upcoming titles list.

Last Two Shovel Knight Expansions Delayed and Other News

Milosz Szubert, 19 February 2019, 16:42

Today's collection of short news: the last two expansions for Shovel Knight, as well as the SIGIL mega mod from Johna Romero are delayed, Steam info corner gets a new layout.

Here Are the Winners of Steam Awards 2018

Michael Kulakowski, 08 February 2019, 23:02

During a special, short broadcast Valve has presented this year’s winners of The Steam Awards gala, awarded by the users of Steam in several rather unique categories.

Over Million Bans On Steam - Valve Slashes CSGO Cheaters

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 February 2019, 23:44

Valve continues to fight cheaters. In January, more than one million cheaters were banned with the VAC protection system. Most of them are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players.

Valve Announces the Steam Awards 2018 Gala

Milosz Szubert, 05 February 2019, 14:12

Valve is preparing a special announcement gala for the results of Steam Awards 2018.

Metro Exodus only on Epic Store until February 2020 [Updated]

Konrad Serafinski, 28 January 2019, 21:29

Deep Silver and Epic Games announced that Metro Exodus will be an exclusive Epic Store title for one year.

Steam has 90 million monthly and 47 million daily users

Adrian Werner, 15 January 2019, 21:53

Valve has released a report summarizing the past year on Steam. We learned, among other things, that the number of monthly users of the service reaches 90 million people.

8 changes coming to Steam in 2019

Milosz Szubert, 15 January 2019, 12:58

The annual Steam summary has brought a list of changes to be implemented to the service in 2019.

Steam hosts more than 30 thousand games at this point

Bart Swiatek, 14 January 2019, 12:21

Steam host more than 30 thousand video games at this point. The fact that most of them came out in the last 2 years is, however, symptomatic.

The Division 2 system requirements revealed - no Steam support

Heros99, 09 January 2019, 22:23

Ubisoft revealed the full hardware requirements of The Division 2. At the same time, the company decided to take a courageous step: the shooter of Massive studio will not be available on Steam.

Valve gives record number of bans in December, mainly in CS:GO

Adrian Werner, 08 January 2019, 15:25

Valve had a very busy December. Last month, more than 609 thousand bans were given, which is a record in the history of the VAC system.

Steam Hardware Survey - December 2018

Michael Kulakowski, 05 January 2019, 16:27

Steam platform has published the results of the December hardware survey of its users, which is based on data shared by them.

XP and Vista no longer supported by Steam

Agnes Adamus, 02 January 2019, 11:22

Valve has decided to end any remaining support for Windows XP and Vista from January 1, 2019.

The most popular games among pad users were revealed on Steam platform

Adrian Werner, 30 December 2018, 21:05

Valve company has released interesting ranking lists, presenting the most popular games on the Steam among players using game pads.

Steam's most popular and profitable in 2018

Bart Swiatek, 28 December 2018, 17:00

Valve have presented lists of games that were the most popular among the users of Steam.

Steam Winter Sale is here! Lots of titles available in special offer

Konrad Serafinski, 21 December 2018, 20:42

The annual Winter Sale on Steam platform has started. Everyone will find something interesting to buy.

Valve cuts own revenue share for Steam sales

Michael Kulakowski, 03 December 2018, 13:16

Valve changes publishing policy on Steam. After exceeding a certain level of revenue generated by the sale of the game and its DLC, the company will reduce its share.

Fallout 76 is not coming to Steam, Bethesda confirms

Mathias Zulpo, 07 August 2018, 11:05

Fallout 76 is not making it to Steam, Bethesda said in an official statement. Valve's platform will be replaced by the developer's own Bethesda.net launcher. This applies both to the BETA, and the full game.

Cryptocurrency miner is pulled from Steam after it starts selling fake Team Fortress 2 items

Mathias Zulpo, 31 July 2018, 18:08

Abstractism appeared as a fun, relaxing game for half a dollar. There are many of them on Steam, but this one was special – because it was used for mining cryptocurrencies.

Steam Awards winners revealed; GTA V and Euro Truck Simulator 2 got two awards each

luckie, 02 January 2017, 14:35

Voting is over, so is counting. It's time to reveal Steam Awards winners in several categories, such as: Villain Most In Need Of A Hug, Just 5 More Minutes, or Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!