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Steam Will Tell You Which Game You Should Play Next

Steam Will Tell You Which Game You Should Play Next

Steam will offer the players a selection of games that may appeal to them. Everything will be supervised by artificial intelligence, which, based on the completed games of the user, will select similar ones from among those in the library.

Tech

February 14, 2020

Steam Will Tell You Which Game You Should Play Next

In 2019, Steam Intervened in 44 Cases of Review Bombing

Valve has published a summary of 2019 on Steam. In addition to data on the platform's popularity and new features, the company has also revealed how many times it was forced to intervene in connection with review-bombing.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 7, 2020

In 2019, Steam Intervened in 44 Cases of Review Bombing

Steam Launch Date of Metro Exodus Confirmed

4A Games and Deep Silver confirmed when Metro Exodus will return to Steam. Epic Games' fierce opponents had to be patient for a whole year after the title was released.

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Christian Pieniazek

February 6, 2020

Steam Launch Date of Metro Exodus Confirmed

Polish Man Faces Nearly 9,000 Charges For Selling Multiple Game Accounts Access

A 24-year-old inhabitant of Poland has received nearly 9 thousand charges of illegal distribution of games. His idea was to buy digital versions of the games and then resell access to the account to many people.

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Milosz Szubert

February 5, 2020

Polish Man Faces Nearly 9,000 Charges For Selling Multiple Game Accounts Access
Steam Sets New Record of Active Users

Steam Sets New Record of Active Users

A two-year-old record of active users on Steam was broken yesterday. SteamDB informed that currently the best result is about 18.8 million. Of this, however, only 5.8 million accounts were actually playing.

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Paul Wozniak

February 3, 2020

Steam Sets New Record of Active Users

Epic Games Store Blamed for Drop in PC Gaming Spending

Last year the Americans spent less on PC games than in 2018. According to analysts, one of the reasons for this was the increased competition in the digital distribution market caused by the aggressive expansion of Epic Games Store.

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Adrian Werner

January 27, 2020

Epic Games Store Blamed for Drop in PC Gaming Spending

The Power of Steam in Numbers - SteamDB Analysis

The creators of SteamDB scanned the account IDs on Steam, so that we can, among other things, find out how many fully registered users are on the platform currently. The data also shows the number of currently active profiles or accounts opened in a specific year.

Tech

Paul Wozniak

January 25, 2020

The Power of Steam in Numbers - SteamDB Analysis

Epic Games Store Extends Game Giveaway Until End of 2020

Epic Games has boasted the results of its digital distribution platform. Epic Games Store has had a successful year thanks to, e.g. exclusive titles and games for free. The latter action will continue this year.

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Jacob Blazewicz

January 14, 2020

Epic Games Store Extends Game Giveaway Until End of 2020

Rockstar's Official Explanation for GTA 4 Disappearance From Steam

We've learned the reason why GTA IV can no longer be bought on Steam. It turns out that the fact that the PC version of the game was created for the now-unsupported Games for Windows Live platform is to blame. Currently Rockstar Games is looking for a solution to this situation.

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Agnes Adamus

January 13, 2020

Rockstar's Official Explanation for GTA 4 Disappearance From Steam
Fortnite Earned $1.8 Billion in 2019

Fortnite Earned $1.8 Billion in 2019

SuperData summarized the results of the digital game market for 2019. The best earning free-to-play production was Fortnite, which generated $1.8 billion in revenue. League of Legends has brought $1.5 billion.

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Adrian Werner

January 3, 2020

Fortnite Earned $1.8 Billion in 2019

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order With Great Digital Sales

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has scored the best console launch in history of the Star Wars franchise for digital sales, achieving more than double the result of Star Wars: Battlefront II. Red Dead Redemption 2 turned out to be a disappointment before its release on Steam. Such information is given in the report for November 2019 by the SuperData analytics company.

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Konrad Serafinski

December 21, 2019

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order With Great Digital Sales

Open Beta of GOG Galaxy 2.0 Launches

Today, after almost half a year of closed beta-tests, GOG Galaxy 2.0 has been officially made available to everyone. Everyone interested can now download and test the latest version of the CD Projekt client.

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Agnes Adamus

December 9, 2019

Open Beta of GOG Galaxy 2.0 Launches

Valve Doesn't Want Any Games About Hong Kong Protests on Steam?

Valve is delaying the release of games related to protests in Hong Kong. All of the titles are on the pro-democratic side of the conflict. And if you don't what something is about... it's about China, in other words, money. Blitzchung, Hearthstone player recently suspended by Blizzard, also appears in the affair.

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Julia Dragovic

December 8, 2019

Valve Doesn't Want Any Games About Hong Kong Protests on Steam?
Nominations for Steam Awards 2019 Begin

Nominations for Steam Awards 2019 Begin

At the start of the Autumn Sale, Steam has announced the start of the collection of nominations for the Steam Awards 2019, which will be awarded in eight different categories. This year, the website will provide developers with new tools that will enable them to encourage players to vote for their works.

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Michael Kulakowski

November 26, 2019

Nominations for Steam Awards 2019 Begin
Around 1,000 Games Have Disappeared From Steam

Around 1,000 Games Have Disappeared From Steam

A lot of games and exansions disappeared from Steam last night. According to Valve, it was dictated by the fact that some publishers, including Russia-based Dagestan Technology, abused Steamworks tools.

Tech

Milosz Szubert

November 26, 2019

Around 1,000 Games Have Disappeared From Steam

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Tops Digital Best-Sellers List

According to statistics (of October, 2019) presented by SuperData, the latest installment of Call of Duty turned out to be the best-selling digital title among games released in 2019. Also, October was the best month in the history of Apex Legends.

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Paul Wozniak

November 23, 2019

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Tops Digital Best-Sellers List

EA Games Return to Steam. EA Access Subscription Available as Well

Electronic Arts has entered into an agreement with Valve. Under the agreement, new EA games will also be released on Steam, starting with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Along with them, the platform will also receive several already released titles and an EA Access subscription.

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Bart Swiatek

October 29, 2019

EA Games Return to Steam. EA Access Subscription Available as Well

EA Games Returning to Steam is Almost Certain

Electronic Arts' Twitter entry suggested that the publisher's games will soon be available on Steam. This confirms the reports from a few days ago.

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Adrian Werner

October 27, 2019

EA Games Returning to Steam is Almost Certain

Humble Monthly is Becoming Humble Choice - Fewer Games for Higher Price

At the end of this year, the Humble Monthly service will change its formula and name. Players will now specify the games that they will receive every month, but in return they will have to pay almost twice the subscription fee, while downloading fewer titles.

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Michael Kulakowski

October 20, 2019

Humble Monthly is Becoming Humble Choice - Fewer Games for Higher Price

Epic is Not Just Against Steam - 30% is the Industry Standard

IGN conducted an analysis which shows that Steam's 30% revenue share does not differ from the industry standards. Only a few other distributors apply different rules - including, of course, Epic Games Store, which often accuses Valve of engaging in shameful practices.

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Bart Swiatek

October 8, 2019

Epic is Not Just Against Steam - 30% is the Industry Standard