Overwatch creeps past Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty's concurrent players on Steam, hitting its biggest peak in years Was it the jetpack? Or maybe, the cat? PC Gamer · Feb 8
Strange and excellent Morrowind-like RPG with 90% positive Steam reviews is finally coming to PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2 Dread Delusion's headed to consoles GamesRadar · Feb 8
Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition gets a massive update introducing Steam Workshop support, 10 new maps, and a 10-mission cooperative campaign Winter is coming. PC Gamer · Feb 8
A GTA modder has got the 1997 original working perfectly on modern PCs and Steam Deck, and it's a joy to behold: 'I wanted pick up-and-play GTA on Windows with the best possible compatibility without classic installation' Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1997 PC Gamer · Feb 8
'Overwatch' just hit its highest player base on Steam PC since launch — passing Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty All it needed was a flying kitty. Overwatch is so back, as the kids say. Windows Central · Feb 8
The next Xbox is coming in 2027, and the strategy behind it is a bigger deal than people realize From AMD's claims of a 2027 Xbox to the idea of a plurality of Xbox next-gen consoles — lets sift through some fresh details. Windows Central · Feb 8
Timberborn gets a 1.0 release date and new 'lore trailer' showing some very thirsty beavers Mechanistry's city-builder leaves early access in March. PC Gamer · Feb 8
219 hours of XCOM 2 and 20 minutes of Fallout: Size Five Games' director Dan Marshall takes us through the games on his PC The co-creator of the Swindle, Lair of the Clockwork God and Earth Must Die gives us the lowdown on his gaming tastes. PC Gamer · Feb 7
Steam Proton will no longer forget the entire reason it exists if you have a humungous library, as of the most recent client beta To be fair, I also forget why I exist sometimes. PC Gamer · Feb 6
Highguard is adding a new hero who turns into wolf, and a new wolf mount that everyone else can ride around on (but no, they're not the same guy) Highguard Episode 2, set to roll out on February 6, is making some big changes. PC Gamer · Feb 5
Whether Meta ends up as the Atari of VR is TBD, but the 2026 parallels to 1983 are becoming clearer for one big reason Games like Dimensional Double Shift are reporting record numbers of players, but there's no telling what VR gaming is going to look like a few years from now. Android Central · Feb 5
Holding the throne of "biggest survival game on Steam," Rust unveils massive naval update with player-made boats, floating cities, more islands, and an AI overhaul The Rust naval update is taking us out to sea GamesRadar · Feb 5
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection has a free demo out now for Xbox and PC — carry progress to the full game Capcom has released a free playable demo of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, the next and biggest entry in Monster Hunter's JRPG spin-off series for platforms. Here's what you can expect from the demo. Windows Central · Feb 5
Dune Awakening devs don't expect to "keep launch player numbers" after Steam player count hit 189,000 then ran off a cliff, but they're trying: "We do hope to get players returning" Funcom is sending out an S.O.S. GamesRadar · Feb 5
Operation Sports · Feb 5 Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Announced, Set To Feature More Than 100 Playable Characters 2026 is now trully a world cup year.
Dot Esports · Feb 5 ‘If we try to be too serious, we lose:’ FragPunk chooses fun over balance, rebuilds as ‘Shooter Playground’ in 2026 The studio sees it as a soft relaunch.
Operation Sports · Feb 5 Valve Hits the Brakes on Steam Machine, Steam Frame Due to Component Shortages The component shortage strikes again.
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 5 Intel clawed back CPU market share from AMD in the Steam Hardware survey for the first time in months — PC component crisis could be pushing builders to value-for-money builds After months of consistent decline, Intel’s consumer CPUs have enjoyed a small but significant spell of market share growth, at least according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey.
GamesRadar · Feb 5 Despite its pricing delay, Valve's Steam Frame could still turn out to be the VR market's Steam Deck moment Valve has said "rain check" on the pricing and release date of its new headset, but I still think the Steam Frame could be the remedy the VR market needs.
PC Gamer · Feb 5 Here's what we think the Steam Machine will cost now that Valve's admitted 'limited availability and growing prices' have forced it to change plans Let's revise our optimistic guesses from last year now the memory crisis is in full swing.
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 5 Epic knows its launcher 'sucks' and is fully rebuilding it — faster, more stable client is on the way with player profiles and extended social features The upgraded launcher will be released as a mid-year update, featuring upgrades such as private DMs, player avatars and profiles, and even independent live chat. Beyond the social features, EGS will be made lighter and quicker, less reliant on Epic's backend to do everything, which should result in a better…
Windows Central · Feb 5 Valve's Steam Machine delayed by AI-driven component shortages — pricing and launch dates for its VR and controller remain a mystery while RAM and storage prices soar Valve's gaming PC, controller, and VR headset are tentatively scheduled for the first half of 2026, but exact pricing and release plans are in limbo.
Tom’s Guide · Feb 5 Steam Machine delayed, as Valve will ‘revisit’ the cost because of the RAM price crisis The Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller have all been delayed because of "memory and storage shortages."
Dot Esports · Feb 5 Valve delays concrete pricing and release dates for Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame Seems like we have to wait for these Steam devices a little longer.