The Latest Breaking News from Steam

After a public scrap between CEO and former writer, Saber Interactive finally adds AI disclaimer to Steam page and doubles down: 'AI can and should help shape gamer experiences'

It's been a wild ride.

PC Gamer · Aug 14

Gears of War: E-Day's Steam player count has once again blown past the series all-time peak thanks to the beta's second week

E-Day's second beta runs until August 17 on PC and Xbox Series X|S consoles

GamesRadar · Aug 14

'Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' Sells 485,000 Copies in First Week Since Release

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sold 485,000 copies in its first week, nearing the half-million mark despite technical issues affecting its PC launch.

Player One · Aug 14

AAA studio CEO needs Claude AI assistant to remember fired narrative writer, denies she was replaced with AI but wishes she was "in retrospect"

That's not very nice

GamesRadar · Aug 13

Saber CEO scorns writer who says she was fired in favor of AI with confusing, combative statement

The comments are "remarkably pathetic," the writer said in response.

PC Gamer · Aug 13

Arc Raiders' Frozen Trail update is out October 8, Embark admits "it's time to expand" as recent Steam reviews hit 50% negative

Embark is also working on anti-cheat, which is really becoming a problem

GamesRadar · Aug 12

I checked GOG's most popular games and found shocking gaps in updates, DLC, languages, soundtracks, and more — 1,140 games are affected with 1,531 issues

GOG is known for delivering DRM-free games and maintaining older titles, but an update to a user-created spreadsheet shows just how many issues there are with the games it offers. Next time you shop for a game, you'll want to check this out.

Windows Central · Aug 12

Marvel Tōkon's first big PC patch has mostly fixed performance woes, though it hasn't done much for its Steam reviews

Things are looking up, at least.

PC Gamer · Aug 12

"I'm not interested in bypassing DRM" - Preservationist brings back physical PC games using discs and even mechanical HDD "cartridges"

A preservationist has come up with an easy way to turn digital PC games into physical discs and cartridges without bypassing DRM on storefronts like Steam.

GamesRadar · Aug 12

Asobi Remote Play app lets gamers stream PS4 and PS5 games on the Steam Deck, even without a console — dev breaks PlayStation Plus Premium cloud gaming support free of the PlayStation Portal

PlayStation Remote Play allows you to stream games from your PS4 or PS5 console to a variety of devices locally, but the Asobi: Remote Play service goes farther by extending the PlayStation Portal's exclusive PlayStation Plus Premium cloud game streaming support to the Steam Deck and other Linux devices.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 12