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Adrian Werner, 09 March 2022, 11:07

Valve has summarized the past year on Steam. The service recorded big increases - both in terms of revenue and user activity.

Adrian Werner, 01 March 2022, 13:30

We got to know the biggest releases of January on Steam. Among them were ports of console hits in the form of God of War and Monster Hunter: Rise.

Adrian Werner, 27 February 2022, 14:44

Gabe Newell explained why Valve abandoned bitcoin payments. It turns out that more than half of such transactions on Steam were linked to some kind of fraud.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 February 2022, 18:53

Bethesda Softworks is giving up on its own gaming platform. The Bethesda Launcher, which has been in existence since 2016, will end its life in a few months, and the company will let gamers move over to Steam.

Adrian Werner, 02 February 2022, 13:46

Valve has revealed the dates for the next nine sales on Steam. The company also announced a plan that includes changing the rules for discounts, which will enable developers and publishers to discount their games more often.

Miriam Moszczynska, 28 January 2022, 12:21

Epic Games has wrapped up 2021. Progress is undeniable, and Tim Sweeney's team does not intend to drop the pace. This is to be helped by further innovations on the platform.

Adrian Werner, 27 January 2022, 15:29

In December, many Steam users chose the tactical shooters Ready or Not and Thunder Tier One. Icarus and Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach also recorded excellent debuts.

Adrian Werner, 24 January 2022, 11:46

The past week on Steam once again belonged to God of War, Monster Hunter: Rise and Ready or Not. The surprize was, however, the excellent debut of Warm Snow.

Hubert Sledziewski, 24 January 2022, 11:36

Four weeks into January and four records - Steam does not slow down when it comes to the number of concurrent users. Last weekend the platform broke the 29 million threshold.

Adrian Werner, 10 January 2022, 21:43

It has only been a week since Steam set a new activity record, and it has already been broken. Yesterday more than 28 million users were logged into the service at the same time.

Adrian Werner, 03 January 2022, 13:10

The new year has started successfully for Steam. The service has just set a new activity record with over 27 million users logged in simultaneously.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 27 December 2021, 16:16

There is a website on the web, where you can check the cost of buying all the games from Steam. The amount may surprise you.

Adrian Werner, 22 December 2021, 14:20

November turned out to be a hot month on Steam in terms of releases. The biggest revenue was generated by such productions as Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Battlefield 2042, Russian Fishing 4 or Gunfire Revolt.

Paul Musiolik, 19 December 2021, 21:28

After a year of inactivity on the player's account, Ubisoft removed it, depriving the user of access to games worth hundreds of dollars. All this was done in compliance with the regulations and laws of the European Union.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 December 2021, 00:13

Apple doesn't have to rush to implement support for third-party links and payments. Court of appeal has suspended the execution of September's injunction, which was planned for tomorrow.

Adrian Werner, 01 December 2021, 13:34

The Riftbreaker was among the biggest releases of October on Steam. Other hits included Age of Empires 4, Back 4 Blood, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles and Inscryption.

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 November 2021, 16:36

GOG.com brings considerable losses. Its managers believe that they will be able to turn the trend around if they return to their original business of providing a range of carefully selected DRM-free games.

Adrian Werner, 30 November 2021, 10:59

There have been suggestions that Ubisoft intends to return to releasing new games on Steam after a hiatus of several years.

Damian Gacek, 28 November 2021, 22:35

According to SteamDB, Valve's store has broken its previous activity record. The figure is impressive.

Milosz Szubert, 12 November 2021, 17:52

Installing games purchased from Microsoft Store or present in Xbox Game Pass on PC will soon be much more pleasant. Soon, the Xbox app for PC should add the option to easily put game files in any folder with unlimited access to them.

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 November 2021, 22:51

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Apple's request that it hold off on introducing links and third-party payments in the App Store following the Epic Games ruling.

Adrian Werner, 01 November 2021, 11:27

Age of Empires 4 recorded a great launch on Steam. The game was last week's biggest bestseller and scored the best debut in the history of the RTS genre on the service.

Michael Zegar, 26 October 2021, 21:39

Steam may get a QR code login option. The feature will reportedly debut with the release of Steam Deck.

Adrian Werner, 26 October 2021, 12:22

Last month many hits debuted on Steam, including New World and Tales of Arise, but also a surprize in the form of Cookie Clicker.

Adrian Werner, 25 October 2021, 10:25

Last week, Back 4 Blood and New World continued to be the best-selling games on Steam. On the other hand, Inscryption recorded a surprisingly good launch.

Michael Zegar, 13 October 2021, 21:58

Google is suing Epic Games. As it turns out, despite Fortnite being removed from Google Play, the game continues to make money on Android - while avoiding paying a commission for the Mountain View giant.

Martin Nothing, 28 September 2021, 15:20

Researchers from Kaspersky have described a serious threat to gamers. A trojan called BloodyStealer can be used to steal accounts from the most popular platforms, such as Steam and Epic Games Store.

Hubert Sledziewski, 25 September 2021, 21:04

A list of the biggest game releases of August was announced on Steam. It includes such items as Humankind, Psychonauts 2, Naraka: Bladepoint, 12 Minutes, King's Bounty 2 or Road 96.

Michael Zegar, 21 September 2021, 22:07

Valve's new patent may enable users to play a title while it's being installed. There has also been speculation that it could allow for increased hardware performance during gameplay.

Adrian Werner, 20 September 2021, 12:47

Last week on Steam belonged to the debuting Deathloop. Beaver city builder game Timberborn also recorded a very good launch.

Jacob Blazewicz, 11 September 2021, 21:11

Steam has received a major update with important changes. From now on, all users of the platform can enjoy improvements that make it easier to manage downloads and disk space.

Hubert Sledziewski, 11 September 2021, 20:25

A court decision has been made in the battle between Apple and Epic Games, judging that apps available on the App Store may allow purchases bypassing the platform's payment system.

Adrian Werner, 06 September 2021, 14:18

Last week on Steam belonged to the RPG Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and the shooter Battlefield 5. Naraka: Bladepoint, and No Man's Sky and Phasmophobia returned to top 10 bestsellers.

Adrian Werner, 30 August 2021, 13:23

In the past week, Steam users mainly bought expansions for Destiny 2 and Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Naraka: Bladepoint is still doing very well.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 August 2021, 21:21

The giveaway of Grand Theft Auto V on Epic Games Store has been a hit. Last year's promotion for the fifth installment of Rockstar Games' gangster series won the platform more users than any other free title.

Michael Kulakowski, 18 August 2021, 21:56

Following protests from gamers over the pulling of classic Electronic Arts hits such as Ultima Underworld 1 2, Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars from sale, the publisher has apologized for the situation and promised to change its policy on old titles.

Adrian Werner, 16 August 2021, 11:01

Naraka: Bladepoint is taking Steam by storm. The game was last week's biggest bestseller, and the number of people playing it is breaking records day by day.

Hubert Sledziewski, 09 August 2021, 14:12

Last week brought a big reshuffle in the list of the best selling games on Steam. New World, which has been on top lately, dropped significantly, and its place was taken by the upcoming shooter Back 4 Blood. Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment also made it to the top.

Paul Musiolik, 07 August 2021, 20:51

Epic Games lost nearly $500 million on its store. The court dispute with Apple brings new information on the scale of the financial flop that is EGS so far.

Michal Ciezadlik, 06 August 2021, 15:43

The documents released during the trial between Epic Games and Apple reveal even more interesting data. According to the latest information, the only exclusive game that made a profit for Epic in the first wave of exclusives was Satisfactiory.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 03 August 2021, 12:46

Take-Two's CEO once again commented on services such as Xbox Game Pass. Strauss Zelnick still doesn't believe in the success of this distribution model.

Adrian Werner, 02 August 2021, 12:57

In the past week, New World did not give up its position as the leader in sales on Steam. Despite this, the devs of The Ascent and Tribes of Midgard have reasons to be happy - both titles recorded a very good launch.

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 July 2021, 19:44

Valve has responded to April's lawsuit by Wolfire Games, which accused the company of monopolistic regulations. Steam's owners deny the allegations and claim that they are nothing more than an attack on the popular, consumer-acclaimed platform.

Michal Ciezadlik, 30 July 2021, 19:03

Since yesterday, the beta of the new client can be tested by Steam users. The next version of the overlay refreshes the interface and makes the download manager more readable.

Adrian Werner, 26 July 2021, 10:40

Steam users rushed to buy New World pre-orders to join the closed beta. RimWorld: Ideology and the action game Death's Door also recorded successful debuts.

Agnes Adamus, 19 July 2021, 21:11

The developers of Epic Games Store presented graphics that show how user profiles and a list of achievements will look like. However, it is still unknown when the changes will arrive on the platform.

Adam Krolak, 13 July 2021, 12:28

Final Fantasy XIV is growing in popularity. The MMORPG is setting new activity records on Steam, and recently the game sold out in Square Enix store. The success has been partly contributed to by World of Warcraft's problems.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 03 July 2021, 19:20

The PSP store is closing completely, digital versions of games for the portable console will only be available in PS3 and PS Vita stores.

Adrian Werner, 01 July 2021, 17:06

The co-founder of Neon Doctrine criticized the way the PlayStation Store service works. The procedures are slow and not very transparent, and you have to pay a lot for advertising.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 29 June 2021, 12:21

Panos Panay has confessed that he's eager to see Steam and Epic Games Store available on Windows 11. This would be yet another sign of Microsoft Store's policy of greater openness that the company has been announcing for some time.