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As Steam Next Fest gets bigger and more crowded with free demos, these developers are still finding wins: "It's kind of early access for Early Access"

Interview | Speaking with developers who have participated in Steam Next Fest over the last year, there are still plenty of opportunities to taking part in the crowded demo festival

GamesRadar

Outlook’s latest ad fail: promoting Steam account resales that Steam bans outright

Microsoft Outlook displayed an advert promoting the sale of Dota 2 and other gaming accounts for up to $1,000, despite Steam’s Subscriber Agreement prohibiting account transfers. The incident raises concerns about automated ad review systems and platform responsibility.

Windows Central

Capcom confirms console and PC launch times for Resident Evil Requiem — and you can preload the game right now

Pre-ordered Resident Evil Requiem? Here's when you can expect to play the game on launch day as Capcom reveals release times.

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Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games

With its longtime figureheads stepping aside, Microsoft’s gaming division faces a pivotal moment, raising questions about whether it can still balance creative ambition with corporate strategy in the age of AI

The Guardian - UK

Finally, a new pirate game that's actually good: I can't stop playing the Steam Next Fest demo for this open-world survival game with Assassin's Creed Black Flag sailing, Sea of Thieves combat, and Ark crafting

Windrose is something special, I can feel it

GamesRadar

Get 7 serious shooters for just $17, or 4 hidden gems for a fiver, in a pair of packages from new game bundle seller Digiphile

It's a good deal.

PC Gamer

Boy, this is awkward: Sony drops the first Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest directly on top of the Marathon server slam this weekend

Sure, they're different kinds of playtests for different kinds of games, but even so, this comes off as a little weird to me.

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After 9 years, this underrated Lovecraftian FMV detective game is getting a sequel, and its free Steam Next Fest demo makes a strong first impression

Hands-on | The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2 puts me back on the familiar couch in its Steam Next Fest demo

GamesRadar

Nintendo's made me wait 15 years for a new Nintendogs, but now I don't have to – this cozy game is "a tiny dog hotel for pups" and its Steam Next Fest demo has me hooked

Puppy Park is as fun as it is adorable

GamesRadar

A cult‑classic studio just came back from the dead — and it might revive one of gaming’s wildest open‑world experiments: Prototype

Radical Entertainment has resurfaced as New Radical Games, led by former studio heads, prompting fresh speculation that Prototype could return. A recent Steam update has only added to fan excitement.

Windows Central

Lexar TouchLock Portable SSD review

Lock up your data.

PC Gamer

Has AI ruined Steam Next Fest?

It's getting harder to find the gems, but these are my picks.

Creative Bloq

Obsidian Moon is a Lovecraftian noir detective game about moving bits of paper around your desk and making sure you've got enough money for whiskey and beans

You can try the demo free on Steam now.

PC Gamer

Indie pirate game overtakes Pragmata with swashbuckling Sea-of-Thieves-meets-Rust Steam Next Fest demo as devs celebrate 1 million wishlists: "A few weeks ago, we couldn't even have imagined this"

"This past week has been a real whirlwind" for the Windrose team

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The Guardian - UK

Anlife: what does an unusual evolution simulator have to say about AI?

We explore the strange food-obsessed world of a new game whose tech was once called ‘an insult to life itself’ by Hayao Miyazaki, the film-maker behind Spirited Away

Creative Bloq

Cheat sheet sparks debate on the dos and don'ts of indie game marketing

What would you add?

GamesRadar

"If we only cared about money, we wouldn't ship on anything but Steam," says head of indie empire New Blood, but "we hate money, and we love our players" so the devs put up with the "pain" of consoles

"Console certifications, everything besides Steam, is a pain in the ass"

PC Gamer

OG Diablo 2 devs are 'proud' their classic is still getting love, even as they compete for attention with a new ARPG: 'We feel the pressure, but I don't hate them for it'

As Blizzard breathes new life into Diablo 2, some of its original creators are back on the scene with an ambitious new ARPG called Darkhaven.

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'We couldn’t even have imagined this': Co-op pirate survival game Windrose has been wishlisted over 1 million times

The swashbuckling survival adventure is a hit before it's even out.

PC Gamer

Amazon expected this co-op party game to draw in 100,000+ active players, but it hit an all-time peak of just 320 on Steam and now it's closing for good just 6 months after it launched

Few games encapsulate all that was wrong with Amazon's approach to making games more aptly than King of Meat.

PC Gamer

The latest Steam Next Fest features a pile of Palworld-likes as witches and airships battle over the creature-collecting survival subgenre

I can only assume there's a Nintendo lawyer seething somewhere.

GamesRadar

"The future of preservation is decided by players who give a s***," GOG asserts as it reiterates its 18-year mission to make games "live forever"

"Game preservation only works if people care"

GamesRadar

"Made by many of the original creators of Diablo and Diablo 2" are big words for an action RPG, but the Steam Next Fest demo for Darkhaven feels like sampling bread by eating raw flour

There is something in Darkhaven, but I can't quite reach it

Operation Sports

Football Manager 26 Now 33% Off Across All Platforms

Sports Interactive and Sega have announced that Football Manager 26 is now available at a 33% discount across all major platforms. The sale applies to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, as well as console versions on Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.

PC Gamer

Steam Next Fest is back and you've once again got just 7 days to find your favorite demos among hundreds of choices

The February 2026 edition of the Steam Next Fest is live now and runs until March 2.

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