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'Of Ash and Steel' Shares First Preview Ahead of 2025 PC Release

The first preview for Of Ash and Steel showed players a glimpse of what the upcoming third-person RPG has in store ahead of its 2025 PC release.

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A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email

"The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was no money left"

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Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content

US Senator Mark Warner comes less than a week after an ADL report accusing Steam of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community."

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20 Years Later, One of the Best Shooters of All Time Just Got a Massive Update

'Half-Life 2' just passed its 20th anniversary, and Valve is celebrating with a patch that adds developer commentary to the game, plus a new behind-the-scenes documentary.

Inverse

A newly updated version of Half Life 2 is free for a day on Steam

Gamers can also find out what became of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 in a two-hour documentary

Evening Standard

New on Steam: 'Sengoku Dynasty' is a City Building Game Set in Feudal Japan

'Sengoku Dynasty' was released on November 8, 2024, and has "Mostly Positive" reviews on Steam.

Player One

'Half-Life 2' Breaks Concurrent Players Record on Steam Amid 20th Anniversary Celebrations

Valve's Half-Life 2 has broken its own concurrent players record following the release of the 20th anniversary update.

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Five new Steam games you probably missed (November 18, 2024)

Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

PC Gamer

More people are playing Half-Life 2 now than at any point since Steam started keeping track

Not bad for a 20-year-old game.

PC Gamer

Half-Life 2 gets a major 20th Anniversary Update and bundles Lost Coast with episodes —the game is now free on Steam until November 18

Half-Life 2 gets a 20th Anniversary update that bundles the Episodes and Lost Coast into the main game while making several across-the-board additions and improvements to in-game visuals, though not to the level of a full port to a new engine.

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20 Years Later, One Notoriously Troubled Game Still Feels Revolutionary

Today, 'Half-Life 2' is remembered as one of the best shooters ever, but in the chaotic lead-up to its launch, it was easy to imagine the game was doomed.

Inverse

Creator of 'Steamworld' Franchise Announces Layoffs, Cancellation of Projects

Thunderful Group announces another round of layoffs and the cancellation of game projects as part of restructuring efforts.

Player One

Valve gets the original Half-Life 2 development team back together for a huge 20th anniversary update—and the game is now free for the weekend on Steam

The surprise update includes a full commentary track for the base game, significant graphical and gameplay updates, and a whole lot more.

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Industry Giant 4.0 is open for business in Steam Early Access

Grow from solo farmer to industrial mogul in the latest iteration of the classic business sim.

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One of last year's best PC survival games is coming to PS5 next year, and now it's got a 2-hour demo

Forever Skies' PS5 demo will let you grab an exclusive airship skin, too

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10,000 glowing Steam reviews in, anime Stardew Valley-like Fields of Mistria reveals "major update" with, oh my goodness, mounts to ride around on

Spotted horses, pink cows, purple llamas, and more

Windows Central

Avowed quietly put out the PC requirements and file size and I'm pleasantly surprised

Avowed has some reasonable recommended PC settings and a file size that will make you breathe a sigh of relief during a packed release window.

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Obsidian quietly adds Avowed system requirements to the Steam listing and that 75 GB storage target seems downright reasonable

SSDs, breathe easy. For now.

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Avowed will be available on Battle.net, which means you can buy it for about 1.4M gold in WoW if you want to

Grind one RPG to play another.

PC Gamer

Steam accused of 'normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community' in new ADL report

The Anti-Defamation League says it's found "millions of examples of extremist and hateful content" on the platform.

PC Gamer

How to use Farming Simulator 25 console commands to give yourself infinite money

A few simple steps will give you access to Farming Simulator 25's console commands.

Windows Central

One of the next big first-party Xbox games is coming to Battle.net, and it's getting a special steelbook edition

Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed is launching day one on Blizzard Entertainment's PC storefront Battle.net.

PC Gamer

Here are the nominees for PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted

The list is tallied. The Council is convened once more.

PC Gamer

'Forget Celebrations': This War of Mine creators say their 'mission to shed light on the civilian cost of war is far from over' as they announce new DLC for its 10th anniversary

Funds raised by the new DLC will be donated to charity.

GamesRadar

No! Stay with me! – Rare and valuable sneak peeks into countless Steam games could dry up as "private branches" spread on SteamDB

SteamDB says private branches are being enabled for "some games"

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