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Steam Top May Releases Include Resident Evil Village and Chair Simulator

Adrian Werner, 24 June 2021, 15:34

May on Steam was marked by big premieres such as Resident Evil Village, Days Gone or Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. Old exclusives from Epic Games Store also did well. On the other hand, the biggest free-to-play debuts include Chair Simulator.

Steam Will Make Cheap Purchases via VPN Even Harder

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 June 2021, 11:28

Valve has introduced a new restriction on Steam related to country settings. Thus, the platform continues to fight against the abuse of VPNs to buy games at lower, regional prices.

Resident Evil Chapter and Naraka: Bladepoint Among Steam Bestsellers

Adrian Werner, 21 June 2021, 13:59

Last week's biggest Steam bestseller was the Resident Evil Chapter DLC for Dead by Daylight. The demo for Naraka: Bladepoint is driving pre-orders of the game, leading to good results.

Going Medieval Reaches Top of Sales Ranking on Steam

Adrian Werner, 07 June 2021, 13:47

The release of Going Medieval turned out to be a surprisingly big success. The game was the biggest bestseller on Steam last week. Another debutant in the form of Necromunda: Hired Gun is also doing well.

Steam May be Planning to Introduce a Game Library Manager

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 May 2021, 18:35

Steam may be planning to introduce a game library manager to make it easier for us to manage the titles installed on our drive.

Steam Will Refresh Appearance of Downloads and Settings

Angelika Kaldus, 27 May 2021, 11:35

Steam will change the look of its download and settings page, reports Pavel Djundik, creator of SteamDB and Steam Status websites.

Embracer Group Spends Twice as Much on Commissions as on Game Development

Hubert Sledziewski, 20 May 2021, 22:07

Embracer Group, which includes Deep Silver and Gearbox Software, revealed in its 2021 financial report that it spends twice as much money on store commissions for its games as it does on creating games themselves.

Epic Games Paid Streamers for Aggressive Marketing

Adrian Piotrowski, 15 May 2021, 23:09

According to another document revealed in the course of the trial between Apple and Epic Games, Tim Sweeney's company was to pay various influencers, mainly to land a marketing hit on its direct competitor, Steam.

Lawsuit Against Sony Could Give Us Cheaper PS4 and PS5 Games

Filip Wegrzyn, 07 May 2021, 21:40

A class action lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment could lower the prices on PlayStation Store. The lawsuit is aimed at Sony's monopoly in selling digital copies of games for PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles.

xCloud Exclusivity as Microsoft's Bargaining Chip for Reduced Profit Margin

Filip Wegrzyn, 05 May 2021, 17:26

Thanks to the Epic Games vs. Apple court battle, we now know that Microsoft was planning to cut its 30% profit margin on Xbox game sales in exchange for exclusive streaming rights on xCloud. Those plans have been abandoned, at least for now.

Epic Games Store Spent $1 Billion on Exclusives

Bart Swiatek, 05 May 2021, 14:29

Epic Games has already spent over a billion dollars on exclusive games for Epic Games Store. This is part of a strategy to capture up to half of the PC gaming market.

We Learned Epic's Spendings on Giveaways; Subnautica Alone Cost Almost $1.5M

Milosz Szubert, 04 May 2021, 20:53

Documents leaked on the occasion of the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple reveal how much the former paid for games given away for free on its platform during the first nine months of this operation. The total amount it had to spend during that period is close to $12 million.

CS:GO and PUBG Reign Again Among Steam Bestsellers

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 May 2021, 16:25

Last week was exceptionally good for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. Both game found themselves at the top of Steam's bestseller list, surpassing the hits of recent months.

New Lawsuit Concerning Valve's Monopolistic Practices on Steam

Jacob Blazewicz, 30 April 2021, 19:35

Valve has become the target of another lawsuit. The document filed by Wolfire Games accuses the company of anti-competitive regulation, including overpricing on Steam and taking 30% of devs' revenue.

Microsoft Follows in Epic Games Store's Footsteps and Reduces Revenue Share

Przemyslaw Dygas, 29 April 2021, 17:45

Microsoft Store is following in Epic Games Store's footsteps and will offer more compensation to video game developers. Starting August 1, the store's revenue share will decrease to 12%, albeit this applies only to PC games.

New Features on Steam Will Make Finding Games Easier

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 April 2021, 14:53

Valve has introduced more changes to Steam. This time the platform received new features related to game search.

Sony Caves In - PlayStation Store Will Remain on PS3 and PSV

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 April 2021, 20:34

Sony backpedaled on its plans to close the PS Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita consoles. CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that the decision was based on player feedback.

Epic Secures $1B for Development, Including $200M From Sony

Karol Laska, 13 April 2021, 19:33

Epic Games received a really substantial injection of cash from its investors, equal to $1 billion. The amount was contributed by Sony, among others.

Tim Sweeney Satisfied With Epic Games Store, Losses Called 'Investments'

Bart Swiatek, 12 April 2021, 13:56

Epic Games' CEO Tim Sweeney commented on Twitter about the Epic Games Store platform losing money. In his opinion, it is an investment that enables the store to grow and reach out to players.

Epic Games Store Remains in the Red

Paul Musiolik, 10 April 2021, 16:49

The court documents in Epic Games vs Apple case bring a lot of interesting information. It turns out that Epic Games Store has been making nothing but losses so far, and that's not going to change anytime soon.

Sony Provides PS Store Shutdown Schedule for PS3, PS Vita and PSP

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 March 2021, 22:05

Sony has confirmed plans to close the PlayStation Store on older devices. The store will be unavailable on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita in a few months.

Epic Games Store Will Add New Social Features

Jacob Blazewicz, 18 March 2021, 12:10

Epic Games Store will get some improvements. First new features (including player cards) will arrive later this month.

Google Play Cuts Revenue Share, Tim Sweeney Criticizes

Filip Wegrzyn, 17 March 2021, 13:43

Google, following Apple, is cutting the commission for developers submitting apps to Google Play store by half. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, is not happy with this decision.

Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC Twice as Popular as on Consoles

Adrian Werner, 24 February 2021, 15:24

Thanks to SuperData's January report, we've learned that twice as many people played Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online on PC as on consoles last month.

Valve Refuses to Give Apple Steam Data Against Epic Games

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 February 2021, 18:09

Valve rejected a request from Apple for Steam data. These would have helped in the fight between the Californian company and Epic Games. However, the platform's owner believes that Apple's demands are by no means as modest as the company portrays.

Chinese Steam Launches With 53 Games and No Forum

Przemyslaw Dygas, 10 February 2021, 13:32

China finally got its own version of Steam. Due to restrictions and censorship it is very limited.

Steam With New Activity Record

Adrian Werner, 08 February 2021, 12:18

Steam just set another activity record. Yesterday, more than 26.4 million users were logged in at the same time.

Over 100 Unannounced Exclusives Coming to Epic Games Store

Paul Musiolik, 06 February 2021, 17:06

Epic Games is not giving up on paying for featuring exclusive games in the store. Company's representative revealed that there's still more exclusive games in the pipeline that have been featured so far.

Cyberpunk 2077 With Best Digital Launch Sales in History

Agnes Adamus, 22 January 2021, 22:24

SuperData presented a summary of the digital distribution market in December. It shows that it was a record month for this segment. Cyberpunk 2077, which turned out to be the best earning digital launch in history, had its share in this.

Denuvo Anti-Cheat Could Become Standard on Steam

Bart Swiatek, 19 January 2021, 14:45

Irdeto's anti-cheat solution, Denuvo Anti-Cheat, has been integrated with Steamworks tools, making it easier for developers to use the system in their games.

Blizzard Announces New Update For Battle.net

Michal Ciezadlik, 15 January 2021, 20:17

Blizzard is working on a new version of Battle.net app. Beginning with January 14, fresh launcher features can be tested by North American users as part of beta testing.

Steam Breaks New Activity Record

Adrian Werner, 03 January 2021, 14:32

Yesterday, Steam set a new activity record. For the first time the service exceeded the mark of 25 million logged-in users.

Epic Games Store Hotfix Repairs Error With Excessive Data Traffic

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 December 2020, 15:58

Sergei Galyonkin announced the release of hotfix 11.0.2 for Epic Games Store client, which fixes a bug that is responsible for sending out excessive amounts of data and significant CPU load. While it's not a complete solution, it clearly improves the situation.

Steam Almost Hit Another Record During Holidays

Paul Musiolik, 28 December 2020, 19:54

A great year for Steam was crowned with another record. This year's holidays were the best in history when we look at the number of active users.

Epic Games Store Launcher Sends Out Suspiciously Large Amounts of Data

Bart Swiatek, 28 December 2020, 13:11

Reports that have emerged online suggest that Epic Games Store's digital client is sending out very large amounts of data somewhere - even over 514 KB per hour. One user also claims that the app's behavior negatively affects his Ryzen 7 5800X.

Microtransactions are the Main Course in the Gaming Industry

Adrian Werner, 03 December 2020, 19:00

The latest SuperData report has brought some interesting information. It turns out that almost 90% of revenues of the digital gaming market are generated by microtransactions.

Apple Helps Little Studios Due to War With Epic Games

Filip Wegrzyn, 19 November 2020, 18:20

There seems to have been an interesting development in the dispute between Apple and Epic Games. The American technology colossus has cut tax in its app store in half, but only for some developers. Interestingly, Epic Games does not meet the conditions.

Xbox and Call of Duty Consume Tons of Network Resources in the UK

Christian Pieniazek, 12 November 2020, 21:58

On the day the Xbox Series X/S made its debut, the UK recorded record data consumption. This result, however, was influenced by many more factors, including the updates for Call of Duty games and the pre-load of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War.

Problems in Ubisoft Store May Cause Significant Delay With AC Valhalla

Milosz Szubert, 10 November 2020, 15:46

Ubisoft has reported a problem with Ubisoft Store. Here's the issue: the digital stuff purchased in this online store, including Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, may appear on customers' accounts on the Ubisoft Connect platform even 24 hours after the transaction is finalized.

Take-Two's CEO Doesn't Believe in Game Pass Subscriptions

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 November 2020, 18:17

The CEO of Take-Two Interactive has spoken again about services like the Xbox Game Pass. Strauss Zelnick does not believe in this type of subscriptions can gain popularity, but, as he says, the final decision will be made by the players.

Players Ask Steam to Mark DRM-free Games

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 November 2020, 21:34

Once again, the gamers vent their displeasure with DRM security. All because of a Reddit user, who suggested that Steam should mark DRM-free games.

Cancel Your Facebook Account, Lose Your Oculus Games

Bart Swiatek, 26 October 2020, 20:02

After the integration of Facebook and Oculus accounts, if we decide to temporarily shut down or delete the former, we will also lose access to games bought for the latter.

Epic Games Inspires Microsoft to Add New Rules to Windows Store

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 October 2020, 20:13

Microsoft has introduced new rules for its store. The rules are designed to give creators freedom of choice and promote fairness and innovation. The changes do not apply to the Xbox Store.

Epic Games, Spotify and Others Join Forces Against Apple

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 September 2020, 20:53

Epic Games, Spotify, Tile and others companies have created the Coalition of App Fairness to fight Apple. The organization is to promote healthy competition in the digital distribution market and abolish the 30% profit cut.

Xbox Gets New Microsoft Store

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 September 2020, 15:16

Refreshed Microsoft Store finally appeared on the Xbox One console. The new interface accelerates and streamlines store operations, and introduces a handful of new features (including those associated with Xbox Series X and S).

Fall Guys is the Biggest Digital PC Debut Since Overwatch

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 September 2020, 21:49

SuperData analytics group summarized the global digital distribution in August. The industry has had a very successful month, but the biggest winner was the debuting Fall Guys, which outclassed all competition on PC.

EA Desktop Beta Registration Goes Live

Milosz Szubert, 16 September 2020, 19:09

The beta tests of EA Desktop, the application aimed at becoming the successor of Origin, have started. Currently, all owners of EA accounts can take part in them.

EA Announces the End of Origin

Arkadiusz Strzala, 15 September 2020, 13:02

Electronic Arts is changing the name of its platform, which was a competition for Steam. It will no longer be called Origin, instead the app will simply be named EA.

How Much Would It Cost to Buy Everything on Steam?

Milosz Szubert, 14 September 2020, 14:10

There is a site that enables us to check how much we would need to spend to buy all the games available on Steam. Currently, the amount is just over $537,000 (nearly $522,000 if discounts are included).

Augmented Steam Plugin Offers Enhanced Steam Experience

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 September 2020, 17:12

Steam with advanced filters and information about price changes, player activity, DRM, etc.? No, this is not a new update from Valve, but the Augmented Steam plugin. The expansion for Chrome and Firefox makes browsing Steam's catalogue much easier.