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Due to delays and internal reboots, Marathon ended up being in development for much longer than initially planned. With a six year timeline, the cost of producing the game rose exponentially for Bungie, with estimates putting the final number in the $250M to $300M range. Despite positive reviews from those that have given the game a chance, Marathon has reportedly only shifted an estimated 1.2M copies so far, with the vast majority of that coming from the PC market. 

Valve has officially released the SteamOS 3.8.0 update to the Preview branch, and while the patch notes are extensive, one line has stood out: "Initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware". This confirmation comes at a critical time, following a wave of release date uncertainty due to memory shortages.

Following a demo release earlier this year, Poncle has now announced an April launch for its new Vampire Survivors deckbuilding spin-off - Vampire Crawlers

Typically when you pre-load a game on Steam, the game files are downloaded in an encrypted format and then you have to sit and wait for the files to decrypt once the game is officially available. Unfortunately, something went wrong with the Death Stranding 2 pre-load set up, resulting in …

Subnautica 2 has been in headlines recently but not for the right reasons. A legal case between three fired Unknown Worlds Entertainment executives and publisher Krafton had resulted in a judge ruling that the former CEO of the studio must be reinstated. Now, Krafton is moving things along and getting …

Following its latest update Street Fighter 6 has seen a surge in players, helping to push the title past its previous peak Steam concurrent player count.

Slay the Spire II is already a huge success, with its Early Access launch amassing over 3 million players in just one week.

Following its announcement back in 2023, Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is finally set to launch soon, officially arriving in Early Access this May.

The games industry analysts at NewZoo have revealed the top 20 most-played PC games of 2025, showing that the majority of playtime is concentrated across a select few long-running IPs like Counter Strike, Diablo, WoW, Call of Duty and more. 

One feature introduced with the Steam Deck was the notion of games being Steam Deck verified – giving users an easy indicator as to which titles should and should not run on the gaming handheld. With the upcoming Steam Machine, it appears Valve is taking a similar approach; this time offering more concrete compatibility requirements.

Following the launch of their 10th Anniversary franchise update, The Division 2 has nearly doubled its previous peak concurrent player count on Steam.

Valve has released its developer-focused 2025 Year in Review, detailing all of the changes and improvements which came to Steam throughout the past year.

While Valve had originally planned to release new hardware products in early 2026, the ongoing memory and storage shortage has put a hold to those plans. Valve has recently pushed its release timing from 'Q1 2026' to '1H 2026'. 

Last night Bungie officially launched Marathon, its first brand new game in close to a decade. The game appears to be off to a good start with positive user reviews on Steam, but has it been enough? 

Resident Evil Requiem was already off to a good start with critics but it also appears to have been a huge day-one success with PC gamers as well. When the new game unlocked last night, player-counts shot up to almost 300K.  With a peak concurrent player count of over 275,000 …

Over the past console generation, we’ve seen Sony embrace the notion of releasing some of its first-party titles to other platforms later on down the line – particularly on PC. While this has yielded some success, it seems the console maker might be going back towards exclusivity, with insiders claiming that future multi-platform releases might be limited to live-service titles.

The most unlikely Quantic Dream game to date has arrived. Spellcasters Chronicles is the studio's first foray into multiplayer PvP gaming. The game is now available through the Steam Early Access programme, with a roadmap of updates planned out for the months ahead.

It has been quite a while since Slay the Spire 2 was first announced but the wait is finally coming to an end. The game will begin its Early Access development phase soon, with an early version of the game becoming available on Steam next week.

The Boomer Shooter Blueprint bundle is available for the next two weeks, including the likes of I Am Your Beast; Mullet Madjack; Boltgun and more.

Death Stranding 2 is heading to PC in just a matter of weeks. To coincide with the launch, Nixxes and Kojima Productions have revealed the detailed PC system requirements for the game, with specs targeting 1080p, 1440p and 4K resolutions.

Roblox continues to be bigger than ever, with the online platform having achieved higher total engagement numbers than Steam, PlayStation and Fortnite combined.

6 years after the first game’s release, Slay the Spire 2 is finally set to launch into Early Access next month on the 5th of March.

In recent years Valve has expedited the rate at which they introduce new features to their ever-popular Steam platform, with previous updates introducing a new UX; an overhauled library sharing with family, Steam Deck optimisations and much more. As part of Steam’s latest Beta Client update, users can now directly attach their PC’s specs to any reviews published for added clarity and context.

It's official, Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC and it will be available very soon. Fans of the original game will now be able to get their hands on the sequel via Steam or the Epic Games Store, starting on March 19th.

Ever since Overwatch 2 officially launched, the game has seen a consistent drop in players, especially in the wake of Marvel Rivals’ massive success. With the announcement of Overwatch’s overhaul however, players began to flock back, with Steam concurrent player counts reaching new heights for the first time in years. With Season 1 now officially live however, CCU numbers have skyrocketed to more than double its previous peak.

Ahead of its launch some time this year, the store page for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been updated with a bunch of new details.

Overwatch is seeing a major influx in players on Steam ahead of the game’s overhauled relaunch, achieving the highest CCU since the game's initial release.

Nioh 3 is proving to be Team Ninja’s biggest title yet, with the souls-like achieving record-breaking playercounts for publisher Koei Tecmo.

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed during the company's Q4 FY2025 earnings call that the silicon powering Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is currently on track for a 2027 launch. While Microsoft itself has remained tight-lipped regarding its hardware roadmap, AMD stated that development of the semi-custom SoC is progressing well. This …

According to insiders, Microsoft is planning to bring more of its Windows PC titles over to Steam “in the coming months”.