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Steam Machine compatibility checks are here, though not every game on the store enjoys a rating

Apparently Valve is 'still learning' about compatibility for years-old games.

PC Gamer

Palworld pulled in almost 900,000 players over the weekend, its second-highest peak ever

Those are some fighting numbers.

PC Gamer

Valve confirms Steam Machine red light overheating warning is showing earlier than it should; BIOS fix on the way — will raise temperature warning threshold to 100 Degrees Celsius

Valve has confirmed that the Steam Machine's red light bar warning is being triggered prematurely.

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Palworld devs "had high expectations for 1.0," but with over 855,000 concurrent Steam players, lead says "this is staggering"

Beating out Silksong, Slay the Spire 2, and Marvel Rivals' all time peaks

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was briefly unplayable over the weekend on PC despite being a single-player "offline" game

"Can't play game in offline mode because I can't reach servers," one player said

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is the first Assassin's Creed game ever to hit over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam, and it only took 3 days

Ubisoft's new game is setting records on PC, it seems

GamesRadar

Why are CS2 skins so expensive?

The economics behind Counter-Strike's most expensive virtual items.

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Dutch consumer group suing PlayStation argues the end of physical discs just proves its point: 'Sony alone decides what a game costs and even how long you are allowed to use it'

Sony's facing a challenge Steam is better poised to handle.

PC Gamer

2026's best RPG might look like Disco Elysium, but it was heavily inspired by Deus Ex, and its creator wants 'to do a first-person game at some point'

The designer of Esoteric Ebb guides us through the games on his PC.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 dev cracks down on 'suspicious super credit activity', though it would help if earning premium currency wasn't so boring to begin with

"We're starting to implement changes that will tackle issues like this."

PC Gamer

Valve has rewired Counter-Strike 2's bomb to make it more spectacular, but potentially less deadly

Bomb has been supplanted.

PC Gamer

Steam has raked in an estimated $11.1 billion gross revenue so far this year, says market analyst—its 'biggest-ever six months'

PC gaming continues to embiggen.

PC Gamer

Steam refunds are "not for people to play games for free," says dev of short game who criticized Valve's system: "I'm 100% pro refund"

"Many people think that I'm a complete a**hole now"

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"Sony waited for Rockstar to make the first move": Founding Xbox member warns against PlayStation's all-digital future, says "I trust" Steam games won't just disappear

"Digital is convenient until someone else decides you've had enough"

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sells 2 million copies in 1 day and achieves the 'highest concurrent player count ever recorded for an Assassin's Creed title' on Steam

The kids love Kenway.

Destructoid

Black Flag Resynced is Assassin’s Creed biggest Steam launch as the remake clocks in 50 percent more players than Shadows

Deserved.

Destructoid

Ubisoft is spam-replying to negative Steam reviews on Black Flag Resynced, saying day-one DLCs are ‘optional extras’

The company is engaging in direct communication with community reviewers.

PC Gamer

Indie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it'

Mateo Covic said his 'rage game' is actually doing quite well on Steam, and its refund rate is normal—but that wasn't his point.

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Steam has reportedly made Valve more money in the first half of 2026 than it did in all of 2020 – $11.1 billion and counting

Valve is notably not selling the Steam Machine at a loss

Destructoid

Turns out selling other people’s stuff is hot business as Steam reportedly raked in $11 billion in the last six months

Valve, you don't have to fix.

PC Gamer

'Valve isn't interested in a nuanced conversation' says indie dev suffering from Steam censorship

"Valve loves it when Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3 throw customizable genitals at you in the first five minutes, but of course I can't."

Tom’s Hardware

Steam sales reportedly topped $11 billion during H1 2026 due to shifting trends — staggering growth driven by influx of Chinese players and booming legacy catalogues

Steam made an estimated $11.1 billion in revenue in the first six months of 2026, according to estimates from research firm Alinea Analytics. That's more than it did in the entire pandemic-ridden year of 2020. In fact, even last year's holiday season made 8% less money than H1 2026, making…

Destructoid

Palworld pops off with massive spike in player count following gargantuan 1.0 update

A genuine smash-hit early access success.

PC Gamer

E-Ink faceplates for the Steam Machine are coming, but not from Valve

I am going to put the filthiest fanfiction on this thing.

GamesRadar

"This is not how I imagined it would end": Ubisoft to lay off Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs at its Barcelona studio, with one calling the remake's release "bittersweet"

Resynced is the fourth highest rated game in the series and had the biggest Steam launch in the series

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