Lenovo’s flagship handheld Legion Go 2 is getting a SteamOS variant Lenovo's flagship handheld now with Valve's OS. Dot Esports · Jan 9
Xbox's Towerborne sheds its free-to-play status, gains offline mode as it exits early access Action adventure RPG meets side scrolling brawler gameplay in Stoic and Xbox Game Studios' Towerborne, which is finally expected to graduate from Game Preview to a full 1.0 launch in February. Windows Central · Jan 9
Turn-based RPG Starfinder: Afterlight voice cast includes Red Dead Redemption 2’s Roger Clark Space cowboy? Say no more. Dot Esports · Jan 9
Crimson Desert, Avowed, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy and more — every Xbox and PC game shown during New Game Plus Showcase 45 new and upcoming games were shown during the New Game Plus Showcase. Here's a complete overview of everything announced for Xbox and PC during the event. Windows Central · Jan 8
Steam Workshop just got version control, hopefully making it less of a headache when game updates break all our mods Patch day just got a bit less unpleasant. Theoretically. PC Gamer · Jan 8
PlayStation might be massively outselling Xbox hardware, but user engagement may tell a different story — Why even Sony can't ignore Xbox's shooter audience Data from Alinea suggests that Xbox "shooter box" stereotypes may be real, as Xbox and PlayStation hit neck and neck on some games despite user base disparities. Windows Central · Jan 8
Change the course of history in Rewind 99, a nostalgia-infused retail sim where you'll fight back against streaming services as the last remaining video rental store on the planet Retail worker nostalgia. PC Gamer · Jan 8
After dominating 2025 with indie drug dealing sim Schedule 1, developer is looking to expand: "By the end of the year, there will likely be 4 people working on Schedule 1" The team moved into an office at the start of this year GamesRadar · Jan 8
"Mothers no longer seek ghostly babies," declare the latest Dwarf Fortress patch notes, starting 2026 in rare form Never change, Dwarf Fortress – well, actually, please keep changing just enough to continue giving us these ridiculous patch notes GamesRadar · Jan 7
My Winter Car Earns Overwhelmingly Positive Steam Reviews Despite Use of AI-Generated Content An interesting development in the AI saga. Operation Sports · Jan 7
The top-selling new game on Steam is this open-world co-op factory builder with huge Satisfactory vibes, which just launched in early access with 84% Very Positive reviews StarRupture might be the first surprise Steam hit of the year GamesRadar · Jan 7
Fallout Season 2 hype has doubled or even tripled the Steam player count of every game in the series, including the pre-Bethesda original and Obsidian's New Vegas Numbers for Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel for the PS2 were not given GamesRadar · Jan 7
A 16-year-old, 180p clip of Valve's Gabe Newell nailing the piracy issue is making the rounds online and only feels more relevant today: "People are happy to pay money" for "a great product delivered on their terms" It's always been that simple GamesRadar · Jan 7
A New Report Shows Just How Much Steam Reviews Matter for Game Sales More than you think. Operation Sports · Jan 7
GamesRadar · Jan 7 Indie devs behind adorable co-op horror game say a "direct copy" with "AI-generated assets" is launching on the PlayStation Store before their game is even finished "This is an unauthorized copy that steals our concept, visuals, and story," say the Haunted Paws devs
Windows Central · Jan 7 Fortnite and Call of Duty dominated 2025 on Xbox and PlayStation — and show once again why Steam player counts don't always tell the story Call of Duty and Minecraft, two of Microsoft's biggest franchises, rank top five most played of 2025 on both Xbox and PlayStation.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 From final boss battles to the dangers of open-world bloat, TV and film can learn a lot from video games Stranger Things’ climactic showdown is the latest pop culture spectacle to feel like its been ported straight from a console. The industries’ reciprocally influential relationship can be to everyone’s gain
GamesRadar · Jan 7 What to expect from Valve in 2026: The return of the Steam Machine, a new VR headset, and more Half-Life 3 rumors Opinion | As we all recover from the latest Steam sale, let's review Valve's ambitious plans
Dot Esports · Jan 7 “Steam Charts don’t measure fun” – Splitgate: Arena Reloaded devs respond to game’s low Steam playercount 1047 Games is pushing against the low playercount narrative
PC Gamer · Jan 7 It's not weird to want a generative AI disclosure on games Steam's competitor has criticized its AI disclosure policy as pointless, but if consumers want to know, why shouldn't they?
PC Gamer · Jan 6 'Steam Charts don't measure fun,' Splitgate: Arena Reloaded studio says in response to worries about declining player numbers: 'They don't show the full picture' Fair enough, but "fun" doesn't pay to keep the servers online.
GamesRadar · Jan 6 After 9 years in development and 3 years in early access, sci-fi grand strategy game from the devs behind XCOM's beloved Long War mod launches in 1.0 to 87% "Very Positive" Steam reviews Terra Invicta is finally ready for launch
GamesRadar · Jan 6 Despite AI-generated textures, audio, and music, Steam users shower hotly anticipated survival game in 11,000 95% positive reviews in just a few days Gen AI was demonstrably not a deal-breaker in this case
Windows Central · Jan 6 Splitgate 2 dev responds to player count concerns as Steam charts show low numbers after 'Arena Reloaded' relaunch — "They don't show the full picture" Splitgate 2 — now Splitgate: Arena Reloaded — has struggled after its December relaunch. Now, the devs have responded to talk about its low player count.
GamesRadar · Jan 6 "Steam Charts don't measure fun": Splitgate dev says don't sweat the player count after messy Splitgate Arena Reloaded rollout, sitting at 720 players on Steam "We rebuilt Splitgate from the ground up"