Our latest coverage of Steam.
Valve is celebrationg the end of 2023 and the start of a new year with its annual Best of Steam list, showcasing the 100 most-played and top-selling games of the past year and categorized into Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze based on their standing. You can expect to see most of the regular top performers on the board, such as [...]
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Steam’s annual platform-wide winter sale is back, offering great deals on virtually every game in its extensive library. Of course, that includes a long list of MMOs, MMORPGs, and multiplayer games that will likely be of interest to our readers. Here’s a list of several popular titles that caught our eye: Baldur’s Gate 3 – $53.99 (Original Price: $59.99) Diablo [...]
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As the use of various AI generators becomes commonplace, Valve has addressed concerns surrounding potential copyright issues related to their use, particularly in Steam-approved games. The company recently started to discreetly remove Steam games with AI-generated content but clarified that their goal is not to discourage the use of AI tools but to ensure developers have sufficient rights to use [...]
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Valve has released a refreshed version of the Steam client, which has been in beta testing since late April. The update brings several changes, including improved code sharing across the Steam Desktop Client, Big Picture mode, and Steam Deck. While some changes aren’t immediately visible, users will notice updated dialogs, menus, fonts, colors, and various improvements to the in-game overlay. [...]
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Tens of millions of users logged-in to Steam over the past weekend, peaking at just over 33 million concurrent users early Sunday morning. The popular video game platform also logged over 10 million in-game users at its peak, according to data from SteamDB. This weekend’s numbers shattered both Steam’s previous 24-hour concurrency record of 30 million users back in March [...]
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Steam users are being targeted by a clever new browser-in-the-browser phishing scheme disguised as a legitimate Steam message. According to cybersecurity company Group-IB, the scheme specifically targets professional and competitive gamers, sending them fake tournament invites through the platform’s messaging system. Upon clicking the accompanying link, it will redirect you to a professional-looking tournament website where you’ll be asked to [...]
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Steam’s annual Summer Sale has officially begun, slashing up to 95% off on thousands of games for the next two weeks. Some noteworthy MMO and multiplayer titles on sale include: ARK: Survival Evolved - $9.89 Battlefield 2042 - $29.99 Black Desert Online - $0.99 Elder Scrolls Online - $5.99 Elite Dangerous - $7.49 Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - $27.99 Grim [...]
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Over the past few years, cross-platform play is slowly becoming the norm with Microsoft and Sony finally deciding to play nice with each other. On PC, however, there’s still the problem of cross-play support between Steam and Epic Games Store, a problem that’s now been solved by Epic. The publisher has released new cross-compatibility tools which developers can use to [...]
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Valve has revealed the biggest games on Steam this year just a few days before 2021 officially comes to a close. As is the norm on the game distribution platform, the list is categorized into Top Sellers, Most Played, and Top New Releases which include the usual array of titles along with a sprinkling of both AAA and indie games [...]
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Valve announced yesterday games that use blockchain technology or allow users to purchase or transfer NFTs won't be allowed on Steam. This was revealed when Valve added a new rule to their "What you shouldn't publish on Steam" list. The list specifically says: Applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs. While there aren't [...]
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