The Latest Breaking News from Steam

That annoying day one DLC in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was less than 3% of its initial Steam sales, but hey, $1 million is $1 million

Still a decent haul of dubloons.

PC Gamer · Jul 15

Palworld 1.0's first update stops teleporting from temporarily freezing your game and save data being "unintentionally discarded after certain operations"

A PS5-exclusive "save error" has also been fixed

GamesRadar · Jul 15

The day-one Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced DLC everyone said they hated has earned Ubisoft nearly $1 million, analyst estimates

The new remake is "a much-needed win for Ubisoft on Steam"

GamesRadar · Jul 15

This DIY 'OpenPuck' project allows the Steam Controller to emulate Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation controllers, but no wireless charging for you

Still, it's a perfectly practical puck in many respects.

PC Gamer · Jul 14

In a potential first for Steam, dev turns pictures of their "very gentle" wife into a horrific RPG boss in the ultimate act of love: "She is ready to be unleashed"

Billy the Hero also features a boss based on a pile of leftover KFC

GamesRadar · Jul 14

The designer of cult classic King of Dragon Pass says his upcoming hellish heist game is pushing the boundaries of a concept he invented in 1999: 'There's really nothing else quite like it'

Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists is a unique enough game that it needed a new genre descriptor.

PC Gamer · Jul 14

After two years, Once Human is coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC with full cross-progression

Once Human launched back in 2024, initially as a PC exclusive, before being joined in 2025 by a mobile version. Now, at long last, it's finally coming to console.

Windows Central · Jul 14

Xbox's cuts and layoffs don't solve its biggest problem — What will Asha do to solve Microsoft's biggest gaming crisis?

In order to find the next genuine article of growth, Xbox will need to innovate in ways it hasn't seen in decades. Will Xbox CEO Asha Sharma be given the runway to do it?

Windows Central · Jul 14

Enthusiast reverse-engineers Steam Controller 2 puck, creates DIY 'OpenPuck' that works without Steam Input — custom firmware can emulate Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox controllers

OpenPuck is custom, open-source firmware that can turn a microcontroller into a DIY Steam Controller puck in minutes. You can then use your Steam Controller as a native Xbox, PlayStation or Switch controller without even having Steam open in the background.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 14

The Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced controversy shows game remakes will never please everyone

So many game remakes are disappointing fans, but that's part of their nature.

Creative Bloq · Jul 14