DOTA Will Get a Netflix Show
Netflix and Valve have announced DOTA: Dragon's Blood, an animated fantasy series based on the popular MOBA game.
movies & tv series
Adrian Werner
February 17, 2021
Chinese Steam Launches With 53 Games and No Forum
China finally got its own version of Steam. Due to restrictions and censorship it is very limited.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
February 10, 2021
Steam With New Activity Record
Steam just set another activity record. Yesterday, more than 26.4 million users were logged in at the same time.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 8, 2021
Valve Loses Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Valve has lost an infringement lawsuit for a patent that was used in Steam Cotroller. The company will have to pay the other party $4 million, possibly more.
other
February 3, 2021
Steam, Ubisoft and CD Projekt Sued for Overpricing
Several US gamers have decided to sue Steam and some publishers - including Ubisoft and CD Projekt - accusing the companies of using one of the clauses in the distribution agreement to inflate game prices.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 31, 2021
How Crouching Still Messes Up Accuracy in CS:GO
Reddit user Birkir reported on a bizarre bug in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, related to aiming while crouching. The bug sparked a lot of interest (and annoyance) among players, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that it's not the first time the issue has been reported.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 29, 2021
Valve Draws Consequences for Stream-sniping and Coach Bug in CS:GO
Last year's CS:GO scandal involving the so-called coach bug, as well as stream-sniping phenomenon that spread across the eSports scene, are still fresh in our minds. After four months, Valve began to take action against the coaches.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
January 28, 2021
Steam Game Festival Will Returns in February With 500 Demos
Steam Games Festival will return in early February. Valve announced the start of the next edition of the event, during which we will check out several hundred demos of upcoming games.
video games
Paul Musiolik
January 28, 2021
Bans in CS:GO for Betting on Matches
New examples of unfair behavior in esports have come to light. This time ESIC (Esports Integrity Commission) has targeted CS:GO players for betting on matches. Some have been banned for as much as 5 years.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
January 25, 2021
Gabe Newell Confirms Valve is Working on New Games
Gabe Newell announced that Valve is working on several new games. Half-Life: Alyx was supposed to reignite the enthusiasm of company's employees to create single player titles.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 21, 2021
Denuvo Anti-Cheat Could Become Standard on Steam
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.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 19, 2021
New CS:GO Update Removes Bots From Tournament Matches
The latest CS:GO update introduced a controversial change in ranked matches. The gaming community has not responded with enthusiasm, to put it mildly.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
January 8, 2021
Valve Looks For Psychologist to Help Make More Games Like Half-Life: Alyx
A qualified psychologist urgently wanted at Valve! Among other things, to lend his/her expertise in the creation of even deeper next-gen gaming experiences.
video games
Karol Laska
January 5, 2021
Steam Breaks New Activity Record
Yesterday, Steam set a new activity record. For the first time the service exceeded the mark of 25 million logged-in users.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 3, 2021
Steam Almost Hit Another Record During Holidays
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.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 28, 2020
Steam's Autumn Sale Was the Biggest One Ever
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.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 20, 2020
First Nominations for Steam Awards 2020 Revealed
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.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 20, 2020
2020 Was a Bad Year for CS:GO and Many Pros are Leaving
In 2020, more than 200 professional CS:GO players ended their careers. Journalist Richard Lewis explains what could be the reason for this.
video games
Paul Wozniak
December 18, 2020
Steam Breaks Records; Nearly 25M Players Used the App
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.
video games
Paul Musiolik
December 13, 2020
CS:GO is Hot on Cyberpunk 2077's Heels on Steam
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 7, 2020