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New Version of Steam Offers Improved Support for Xbox and PS5 Controllers

Paul Musiolik, 09 January 2021, 21:57

The latest Steam update brings improved support for DualSense, Xbox Elite, and Xbox Series X|S controllers.

Cyberpunk 2077 Lost 80% of Players on Steam

Michal Ciezadlik, 05 January 2021, 21:36

According to data from Steam, Cyberpunk 2077 has lost almost 80% of players since its launch. What does this mean for CD Projekt RED's latest game?

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.

Stardew Valley Breaks New Activity Records With Patch 1.5

Adrian Werner, 02 January 2021, 14:09

Patch 1.5 brought a new renaissance in Stardew Valley. Yesterday the game set a new activity record on Steam.

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.

Best Steam Games of 2020 According to Users

Paul Musiolik, 27 December 2020, 17:35

The list of 150 best games on Steam, which debuted in 2020, shows a clear victory of Hades. Factorio and Phasmophobia were also appreciated, ranking second and third respectively.

Best Steam Launches of November 2020

Paul Musiolik, 22 December 2020, 13:34

November landed several loud launches on Steam. Valve revealed a list of the best-selling games that appeared last month.

Steam Winter Sale 2020 Begins Tomorrow

Adrian Werner, 21 December 2020, 11:26

Tomorrow, the Steam Winter Sale 2020 will start, i.e. this year's edition of the biggest sale in Valve digital store. At the same time, users will start voting for the best games in the Steam Awards.

Steam's Autumn Sale Was the Biggest One Ever

Paul Musiolik, 20 December 2020, 14:51

Valve boasted that Steam's autumn sale was the biggest sale in store's history. Both on the side of players, as well as developers and publishers.

First Nominations for Steam Awards 2020 Revealed

Paul Musiolik, 20 December 2020, 14:47

Valve has announced the first nominations in six categories of Steam Awards 2020. Soon we will be able to vote for our favourites, and get some collector's cards for it.

Steam Breaks Records; Nearly 25M Players Used the App

Paul Musiolik, 13 December 2020, 17:32

Steam has broken its March record. There were almost 25 million players in the app today, more than 7 million of whom played something. Cyberpunk 2077 certainly added its two cents to this result.

CS:GO is Hot on Cyberpunk 2077's Heels on Steam

Adrian Werner, 07 December 2020, 12:23

CP2077 continues to dominate Steam's best-seller list for yet another week. However, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is pressing for the leader's position thanks to the launch of Operation Broken Fang.

Steam Autumn Sale 2020 and Steam Awards Begin Tomorrow

Adrian Werner, 24 November 2020, 10:28

Tomorrow, Valve will start accepting nominations for the Steam Awards 2020. At the same time, the great autumn sale is to start.

Gamepads are Becoming Increasingly Popular on Steam

Adrian Werner, 22 November 2020, 19:10

On the occasion of adding support for PS5's controller to Steam, Valve revealed that the daily number of people using controllers in the service has doubled over the last two years.

Steam Adds Initial Support for DualSense Controller

Paul Musiolik, 14 November 2020, 18:17

The test version of an update for Steam client added initial support for the DualSense controller. Developers promise full implementation in subsequent versions of the app.

Valve Makes Testing Games on Steam Easier for Devs

Paul Musiolik, 05 November 2020, 16:22

Valve is introducing another facility for developers on Steam. The Steam Playtest option enables them to easily manage access to game tests prepared for 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.

Plug-in Warns About Buying a Game Available in Xbox Game Pass

Bart Swiatek, 13 October 2020, 15:47

A useful browser plug-in informs users if a particular title on Steam is available in Xbox Game Pass. The extension works with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Steam's Autumn Game Festival Launches Today

Paul Musiolik, 07 October 2020, 19:09

The Autumn edition of the Steam Festival is starting and will last until October 13. Several hundred demo versions of upcoming titles will be waiting for us.

Steam has a Problem With Malfunctioning CAPTCHA

Karol Laska, 06 October 2020, 22:50

Users complain that they cannot create new Steam accounts or change their passwords. The blame for this lies with CAPTCHA, which cannot be answered correctly.

Apple Currently Owns Over 25% of the CPU Market

Bart Swiatek, 05 October 2020, 11:59

Another edition of the usual hardware survey appeared on Steam. It shows that AMD already controls over 25% of the CPU market. The data also indicates stagnation in VR goggle sector.

Steam Sales Schedule for 2020 Leaked

Bart Swiatek, 29 September 2020, 19:39

A recent leak reveals the schedule of subsequent Steam sales: Winter, Sale and Halloween editions.

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.

EA Play Subscription Now Available on Steam

Milosz Szubert, 01 September 2020, 15:20

The EA Play subscription is now available on Steam. Thanks to it, for $5 per month (or $30 for the whole year), subscribers receive access to a number of games from Electronic Arts's catalogue and many facilities, such as shopping discounts.

EA Adds Achievements to Its Games on Steam

Milosz Szubert, 25 August 2020, 16:27

EA has added a total of more than 1,000 achievements to its 25 games available on Steam. The list includes items such as Battlefield V, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Need for Speed: Heat.

Microsoft Flight Simulator Refund Problems on Steam [Updated]

Adrian Werner, 20 August 2020, 11:16

Steam users have a big problem with Microsoft Flight Simulator. The website counts downloading files as gameplay, and it takes so much time that the two-hour limit for refunds is exceeded.

EA Play Launch Date on Steam

Michael Kulakowski, 18 August 2020, 20:59

We have learned the exact launch date of EA Play on Steam. Its subscribers will receive full access to several dozen games from Electronic Arts catalogue, early access to new releases, as well as discounts and various bonuses.

Suspicious Examples Suggest Paid Reviews on Steam

Damian Gacek, 17 August 2020, 22:14

Buying reviews on Steam is a serious accusation, both for a gamer and a developer. However, there is no denying the existence of such a practice, even if it is negligible in scope. Therefore, we will take a look at the reports from a certain user.

Next Steam Game Festival is Scheduled for Fall

Karol Laska, 11 August 2020, 22:32

One of the trusted gaming journalists shared information about Valve's fall project. The company is supposedly planning another Steam Game Festival.

Details Concerning EA Access on Steam

Agnes Adamus, 10 August 2020, 17:52

Electronic Arts has announced the price of EA Access subscription on Steam and its game catalogue. However, the official launch date of the service has still not been announced.

Steam and Adult Visual Novels - New Concerns About Censorship

Karol Laska, 01 August 2020, 19:12

Visual novel titled Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel has been removed from Steam. The reason for this decision is the inclusion of sexual content in the game.

Steam - Cheap Shopping Via VPN Will be More Difficult

Arkadiusz Strzala, 30 July 2020, 14:38

Steam has changed the payment system. From now on, purchases must be finalized by the local payment method. The move may be part of the fight against buying cheaper games from other regions through VPN.

Steam Introduces Registration for Game Tests

Jacob Blazewicz, 27 July 2020, 22:20

Valve has quietly added the ability to register for game testing on Steam. The feature is apparently not yet widely available.

Steam - June Launches Dominated by Oldtimers

Adrian Werner, 26 July 2020, 21:33

June on Steam was one for old games, with Sea of Thieves and Titanfall 2 on the lead. Only three of the twenty most popular p launches were completely new titles. This was due, among other things, to the fact that a large part of Electronic Arts' catalogue was made available on this platform.

The Force is Strong in Star Wars: The Old Republic on Steam

Adrian Werner, 22 July 2020, 13:20

Star Wars: The Old Republic made a very successful debut on Steam. On the first day, the game achieved impresive activity numbers, and the vast majority of user ratings are positive.

Skyrim, RDR2 and Sekiro - Classic Hits Dominate Steam Summer Sale

Paul Wozniak, 29 June 2020, 21:13

Once again, Steam's greatest bestseller was Sea of Thieves. Last week's edition of top ten also featured a few good titles from recent years, which are now on offered on Steam Summer Sale.

Steam Summer Sale 2020 Begins

Christian Pieniazek, 25 June 2020, 19:34

Steam users can prepare their wallets. This year's edition of Steam Summer Sale has started. For the next two weeks, hundreds of titles can be purchased at a special prices.

Titanfall 2 Revives After Steam Launch

Adrian Werner, 22 June 2020, 13:05

The latest list of the biggest Steam bestsellers is dominated by older productions, which only recently came to the website. It is worth noting especially Titanfall 2 - multiplayer servers of Respawn Entertainment's title revived after thee games debut on Valve's platform.

Sims 4 Available on Steam

Adrian Werner, 19 June 2020, 13:01

A number of Electronic Arts' games, including The Sims 4 and its expansions, Titanfall 2, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Need for Speed: Payback and Dead Space 3 have just been released on Steam. Discounts on all these titles were organized on this occasion.

Valve Remains Silent on Black Lives Matter; Devs Withdraw Games From Steam

Mateusz Popielak, 17 June 2020, 18:52

Statements from developers began to appear on the web, as some of them decided to remove their games from Steam. Will Valve suffer from its silence?

Steam Game Festival Launches With Several Hundred Demo Versions

Adrian Werner, 17 June 2020, 13:10

The Steam Game Festival has started, featuring several hundred demo versions of various video game, enabling us to try out such titles as Iron Harvest, Everspace 2, Haven, Destroy All Humans!, Rustler, Ghostrunner, The Survivalist or Stronghold: Warlords.

Sea of Thieves Dominates on Steam; Persona 4 Coming on Strong

Adrian Werner, 15 June 2020, 13:11

For the second week in a row, Sea of Thieves was ranked first on the Steam bestseller list. The launch of the PC version of Persona 4 Golden also turned out to be a great success.

Battlefield and Star Wars Battlefront Hit Steam

Agnes Adamus, 11 June 2020, 20:49

Further EA title are available on Steam from today. This time the pool has been expanded with games from three series - Battlefield, Mass Effect and Star Wars: Battlefront.

NFS Heat and Other EA Games Available on Steam; EA Access Coming Soon

Paul Wozniak, 04 June 2020, 19:09

Further EA games are available from today on Steam. The players can purchase Need for Speed: Heat or Crysis 3 on Valve. The EA Access subscription for Steam users is expected to be available soon.

Half-Life Alyx Boosted Popularity of VR on Steam for Good

Adrian Werner, 03 June 2020, 14:45

Turns out the rise in popularity of VR caused by Half-Life: Alyx wasn't short-lived. May was a record month in terms of the share of VR owners among Steam users.

Steam Cloud Play - Valve's Streaming Service Becomes a Fact

Christian Pieniazek, 28 May 2020, 20:08

Valve has provided the developers with the beta version of its streaming service. The goal of Steam Cloud Play, as it is called, is to integrate Steam with GeForce Now and, in the future, to connect it with other platforms of this type.

Valve is Testing a Censored Chinese Version of Steam

Bart Swiatek, 25 May 2020, 15:18

Valve Software is working on a Chinese version of Steam - the program was announced in 2018 and recently received an alpha version. The application differs in several respects from the variant known from other regions of the world.

April's Biggest Steam Launches

Paul Wozniak, 23 May 2020, 18:34

Yesterday, Valve released the list of biggest launches of last month on Steam.

Leak: Apex Legends Soon on Steam

Mateusz Popielak, 22 May 2020, 17:13

Information found in the game files suggests imminent launch of Apex Legends on Steam. The creators of the game have also included a nod to Portal players.