The Latest Breaking News from Valve

Steam Next Fest gave one indie game a 51,500% increase in players—'1 week ago we had 3 players… thank you all so much'

Which must look quite good on a line graph.

PC Gamer · Oct 23, 2025

Counter-Strike 2 community left in shambles along with Steam marketplace after Valve's new "Trade Up" update turns $10 skins into $1,000 skins and vice versa: "This update has made some collectors very rich"

"My knife just dropped $1,400 in value in the span of 30 minutes"

GamesRadar · Oct 23, 2025

With over 13,000 new games on Steam this year so far, over a third of them haven't even made enough to break even on Valve's submission fee

It's estimated around 40% of 2025 Steam games still haven't recouped the $100 submission.

PC Gamer · Oct 23, 2025

The next Xbox could be a hybrid PC/Console — and I have no idea how to feel about that

The next Xbox sounds like it could take a lot of influence from gaming PCs, but I have some concerns that Microsoft is going to mess it up somehow.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 22, 2025

Dota 2 fans commend BLAST for bringing back True Sight vibes

These daily clips are extremely nostalgic.

Dot Esports · Oct 22, 2025

Microsoft's new full-screen experience on Windows 11 is no match for SteamOS – and ROG Xbox Ally X performance tests highlight that

Am I surprised? Absolutely not...

TechRadar · Oct 22, 2025

As the Steam Next Fest wraps up, Valve shares some of the seasonal event's most-played demos – and they range from chaotically comedic co-op games to brutal Braveheart-inspired roguelikes

The top 50 is especially diverse this time around

GamesRadar · Oct 21, 2025

Over 5,000 games released on Steam this year didn't make enough money to recover the $100 fee to put a game on Valve's store, research estimates

And over 8,000 games are estimated to have earned under $1,000

GamesRadar · Oct 21, 2025

The Steam store just added a feature I didn't know I needed until Valve pointed it out: a dedicated page for every bundle containing a game

Hooray for Steam making finding discounts easier

GamesRadar · Oct 20, 2025

All Esports Awards 2025 finalists

All the nominations are out!

Dot Esports · Oct 17, 2025