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Why did this mysterious horror game get banned from Steam and now the Epic Games Store?

They're only making it more enticing.

Destructoid

One week after an acclaimed indie studio said it faces closure following a Steam ban for its surreal horror game, Humble joins Epic in banning Horses at the last minute

Well somebody has to think of the children

GamesRadar

Xbox Cloud Gaming datamine reveals Microsoft has been quietly removing "Stream Your Own Games" — and a possible new Xbox dashboard?

Xbox Cloud Gaming has a problem. You can buy games specifically to play on Xbox Cloud Gaming now, but it seems that Microsoft reserves the right to remove games from access. But that's not all.

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Creepy experimental FPS gets re-released on Steam after a "former friend" got it taken down, devs plead for support after weeks of lost sales: "We're unsure if we will be able to recover"

Adam Pype and Beeswax call the process "crazy"

GamesRadar

Windows 11 hits a new high on Steam — but Microsoft should be embarrassed by Windows 10 holdouts

Windows 11 keeps climbing on Steam, but nearly a third of gamers still refuse to leave Windows 10, highlighting Microsoft’s ongoing upgrade problem.

Windows Central

How would you improve Xbox PC? Falconeer dev Tomas Sala imagines a more community-focused Xbox PC experience, for devs and players — "I would love to see that."

The Falconeer developer Tomas Sala discussed improvements he'd like to see come to the Xbox Store to aid indie studios.

Windows Central

Valve just dropped a massive hint that the Steam Deck 2 could switch to Arm — here's why

Valve is paving the way to deliver Windows PC gaming on Arm devices, and now the Steam Deck 2 will benefit. Here's why Valve’s next handheld points to an Arm future.

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Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB, thanks to the help of PC port veterans — ditching HDD optimization, 85% size reduction accomplished by de-duplicating game data

The newly released beta version of Helldivers 2 delivers the same gameplay with far less disk usage, offering PC players a much leaner install without sacrificing performance or progression.

Tom’s Hardware

Retro Game Boom 2025: Why Pixel Art Games and Indie Gaming Trends Are Popular Again

Understanding the 2025 retro game boom: Why pixel art games and indie gaming trends are outselling hyper-realistic titles with nostalgia and affordability.

Player One

Ferocious release countdown: Exact date and time

The day finally arrives.

Destructoid

I'm fed up with gaming on Windows 11 — here's how Valve's Steam Machine can fix PC gaming

Windows 11 can sometimes be a pain to play games on. That’s why I’m super-pumped at the prospect of having a streamlined Linux PC in my living room.

Tom’s Guide

Steam requires AI game disclosures – Epic's CEO says they’re meaningless

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says AI labels on games are pointless, but players and developers are split over whether disclosure builds trust or just adds stigma.

TechRadar

One of the biggest and best game mods of all time is now a one-click install on GOG — but there's one huge downside

STALKER GAMMA, a huge modpack for STALKER Anomaly and one of the most popular mods of all time, is now available to play through GOG.

Windows Central

CD Projekt winds up Cyberpunk 2077 fans with fifth anniversary post, then cruelly breaks their hearts: 'We’re not teasing anything'

Not everyone believes it, though.

PC Gamer

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Epic bans indie horror game Horses just one day before launch due to 'inappropriate content', despite having approved that content weeks ago

Horses is out today, but you won't find it on the two biggest PC gaming storefronts.

Inverse

Steam And Epic Could Destroy One Of The Best Indie Studios With An Unexplained Game Ban

'Horses' is a subversive, unsettling indie game like nothing you've ever played — but censorship from Steam and Epic Games could destroy its developer.

GamesRadar

Banned by Steam, $100,000 in the hole, and facing shutdown, graphic horror game dev now dropped by Epic Games Store "roughly 24 hours before launch"

This game can't catch a break

Windows Central

Owlcat Games reveals a detailed look into Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy's Investigation system — Become a fair judge or a biased executioner

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, Owlcat Games' next upcoming CRPG set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, has received a new gameplay deep dive detailing its unique Investigation System.

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Reports of Windows 10's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated as 29% of Steam users still cling on

In other news, Linux still perfectly content with its sliver of the pie.

Windows Central

Valve is working on a "Lepton" Android compatibility layer for Linux and VR — Could we ever see Android games running on the Steam Deck and its Steam Machine PC?

Valve's new translation layer could massively expand its Steam library with Android games via Lepton, just like Proton did for Windows.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 cuts its install size from '~154GB to ~23GB' in a beta you can opt into now, defeating liberty-hating storage reqs with 'no functional differences' between versions

And now I need to know how many of the other storage-hogs on my hard drive could do this.

Destructoid

Cloudheim release countdown: Exact date and time

Soon enough.

International Business Times UK

Steam Machine Clue Sets Half-Life 3 Fans Alight as Speculation Hits New High

The code name for the Steam Machine was previously left unnoticed but now, fans are believing it's linked to Half-Life 3.

PC Gamer

The PC game releases we're most excited about in December

We're ending the year with a handful of possible gems and more time for the 2025 backlog.

GamesRadar

With Baldur's Gate 3 still in Steam's top 20 after 2 years, Larian ends 2025 with love for the best mods keeping the RPG thriving: "Give yourselves a pat on the back, have a shot of whiskey"

350 million mod downloads, 10,000 mods uploaded

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