The Latest Breaking News from Steam

PRS sues Steam for using music without a licence – for 23 years

They’ve never bothered to obtain one

MusicRadar · Mar 10

'Pickmon' Hits Steam With Pokémon-Style Gameplay While Nintendo Battles US Government, IP Lawsuits

Pickmon's monster-taming survival gameplay appears on Steam, drawing attention as Nintendo juggles U.S. tariff disputes and aggressive IP lawsuits.

Player One · Mar 10

The Division 2 has set a new concurrent record on Steam, almost doubling its previous peak player count since 2019

Tom Clancy's The Division 2 has almost doubled its own all-time concurrent player record on Steam amid the series' 10th anniversary celebration.

TechRadar · Mar 10

EA lays off staff across Battlefield-related studios in "alignment" move as game bleeds players — billions in revenue and record sales figures not enough to save staff from the axe

EA has laid off staff across Battlefield-related studios in "alignment" move as the game continues to lose players, despite the most recent Battlefield 6 topping an estimated 20 million copies sold.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 9

Valve says Steam users downloaded 100 exabytes of games in 2025, and are averaging 274 petabytes of installs and updates every day

Today I learned what an exabyte is.

PC Gamer · Mar 9

One of my favorite Daedalic point-and-click adventures is free on Steam, and a pile of others have been marked way down

If you like adventure games, you're going to like this.

PC Gamer · Mar 9

Sony takes aim at Steam with dynamic discounts on the PlayStation Store — new report claims over 150 games in 50+ regions are showing varying lower prices for some users

A new report from PSprices claims that Sony has been experimenting with cheaper prices on a variety of titles for certain users. Since November 2025, gamers in at least 68 regions have been getting personalized, discounted prices across 150+ games, including Sony's first-party exclusives.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 9

Modder helps Sony unwittingly beat Valve to the punch: 'I ported Linux to the PS5 and turned it into a Steam Machine'

Sounds easy to do, not actually easy to do at all.

PC Gamer · Mar 9

"Slay the Spire 2 has taken over his life": Palworld CEO gets a telling off from staff after staying up "all night" to play the long-awaited follow-up to Mega Crit's influential deckbuilding roguelike

"Next time I'm confiscating his Steam Deck"

GamesRadar · Mar 9

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is one of Capcom's best JRPGs in years on Xbox, but certain omissions may disappoint long-time fans

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is my most anticipated game of 2026, and after completing it, it exceeded my expectations with possibly the best story and character writing in the series and addictive monster-taming gameplay. Though it's not without some issues that will strike controversy amongst hardcore Monster Hunter…

Windows Central · Mar 9