Epic Games' First Exclusives Were Flops; Only One Game Turned Profit
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.
video games
August 6, 2021
Take-Two CEO Still Doesn't Believe in Game Pass
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.
video games
August 3, 2021
The Ascent Conquers Steam; Tribes of Midgard With Good Launch
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.
video games
August 2, 2021
Valve Responds to Wolfire Games' Lawsuit Over Monopolistic Practices on Steam
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.
video games
July 30, 2021
New Steam Client Beta Brings Better Data Management
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.
video games
July 30, 2021
New World Continues to Surprise on Steam
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.
video games
July 26, 2021
Images Show New Look of User Profile and Achievements in Epic Games Store
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.
video games
July 19, 2021
Final Fantasy XIV Sold Out After Square Enix Store Ran Out of Keys
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.
video games
July 13, 2021
PSP Store Closed Permanently; PS3 and PS Vita Stores Still Operating
The PSP store is closing completely, digital versions of games for the portable console will only be available in PS3 and PS Vita stores.
video games
July 3, 2021
Apparently You Have to Pay a Lot to Advertise a Game on PS Store
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.
video games
July 1, 2021
Microsoft Wants Steam and Epic Games Store on Its Store
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.
video games
June 29, 2021
Steam Summer Sale Reshuffles Weekly Bestseller List
Steam Summer Sale led to big changes in the list of the biggest bestsellers on the store. All games in the top 10 are game participating in the sale.
video games
June 28, 2021
Steam Top May Releases Include Resident Evil Village and Chair Simulator
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.
video games
June 24, 2021
Steam Will Make Cheap Purchases via VPN Even Harder
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.
video games
June 24, 2021
Resident Evil Chapter and Naraka: Bladepoint Among Steam Bestsellers
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.
video games
June 21, 2021
Going Medieval Reaches Top of Sales Ranking on Steam
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.
video games
June 7, 2021
Steam May be Planning to Introduce a Game Library Manager
Steam may be planning to introduce a game library manager to make it easier for us to manage the titles installed on our drive.
hardware & software
May 30, 2021
Steam Will Refresh Appearance of Downloads and Settings
Steam will change the look of its download and settings page, reports Pavel Djundik, creator of SteamDB and Steam Status websites.
hardware & software
May 27, 2021
Embracer Group Spends Twice as Much on Commissions as on Game Development
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.
video games
May 20, 2021
Epic Games Paid Streamers for Aggressive Marketing
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.
video games
May 15, 2021