The Latest Breaking News from Steam

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 · Jul 13

Why are CS2 skins so expensive?

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

Dot Esports · Jul 13

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 · Jul 12

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"

GamesRadar · Jul 11

"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"

GamesRadar · Jul 11

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.

PC Gamer · Jul 10

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

Deserved.

Destructoid · Jul 10

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.

Destructoid · Jul 10

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.

PC Gamer · Jul 10

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

GamesRadar · Jul 10