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Over 14,500 games launched on Steam in 2023, breaking records for the fourth year in a row

By launching an average of 36 games per day in 2023 according to SteamDB, Steam exceeded its previous "high score" in annual game releases. Steam's own Best of 2023 page also provides some insight on the most successful titles of the year.

Tom’s Hardware

Pour one out for the late great Windows 7: Steam has finally stopped supporting Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

"We strongly encourage all Windows 7/8/8.1 users to update sooner rather than later," Valve says.

PC Gamer

As Starfield and Red Dead Redemption 2 claim controversial prizes, doubt is being cast over the value of The Steam Awards

But what can you do about a literal popularity contest?

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PC gamers will finally lose support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 thanks to Valve dropping them

Valve announced that as of now Steam will no longer support several Windows operating systems, meaning no more security updates or general user support.

TechRadar

Steam survey suggests more people bought the RTX 4090 than the Steam Deck — along with millions of other RTX 40-series GPUs

The Steam Deck was projected to hit three million sales by the end of 2023, and based on the Steam Hardware Survey, the RTX 4090 somehow sold even more units — as did most other RTX 40-series desktop GPUs.

Tom’s Hardware

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PC Gamer

CS:GO support has officially ended after 10 years

Support for the legacy version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has officially ended.

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Steam drops support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, dozens of PC gamers affected

Valve officially ended Steam support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 this week. Steam clients on those operating systems will no longer receive updates, including security updates.

Windows Central

Our boldest predictions for PC gaming in 2024

We're pondering our orbs again.

PC Gamer

10 FPS games that left the rest of the genre scrambling to keep up

Holiday Long Read | Meet the FPS gamechangers that really defined the genre as we know it now

GamesRadar

Steam's Best of 2023 highlights top sellers, most played—apparently Steam Deck players really like Half-Life

Seriously, Half-Life in the same tier as Baldur's Gate 3, Dave the Diver, and Vampire Survivors.

PC Gamer

Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, and Hogwarts Legacy are Steam’s most-played and best-selling 2023 games

Valve reveals the year's biggest games

GamesRadar

Counter-Strike 2 just remade my favourite game from the ground-up for free and let me keep my fancy AK-47, so of course it's the true GOTY

I just want to shoot virtual people in the head, and nothing does it better.

PC Gamer

Steam gaming could be a game-changer, once Chromebook hardware catches up

Chromebooks are more than capable of gaming, whether streaming or native, but they need better hardware to pull off the latter.

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Player One

Dota 2 Roster News: Miracle- Returns to Nigma Galaxy

Nigma Galaxy makes a new announcement and it looks like a former inactive member is making a comeback.

Player One

Dota 2: Here are Some Details of the Upcoming DreamLeague Season 22 by ESL Gaming

Here's what we know so far of the upcoming DreamLeague Season 22.

Tom’s Guide

I review gaming hardware and this was my favorite non-Steam Deck handheld of 2023

The Steam Deck is arguably the best gaming handheld out there but it faced stiff competition in 2023. Of all the Steam Deck rivals released this year, this was my favorite one.

TechRadar

Chromebooks are primed for their best year ever in 2024

From elementary school classrooms to offices, Google’s laptop OS is bringing the heat to Windows and Apple.

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PC Gamer

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best handheld gaming PC of 2023

This year has been the best for PC handhelds since, well, ever. New products, loads of competition, but only one winner.

PC Gamer

Steam keeps on winning

Last year, they all came crawlin' back to Steam, and this year was another strong one for Valve.

PC Gamer

2024 could be the year the PC finally dumps x86 for Arm, all thanks to Windows 12 and Qualcomm's new chip

It's been a very, very long time coming, but it looks like it's finally happening.

GamesRadar

I made an arcade light gun setup using a handheld, and you can too over Christmas

Here's how to put together an arcade light gun setup at home using a Sinden Lightgun, a gaming handheld like the Ayaneo 2S and other bits over Christmas.

PC Gamer

Oh thank God: I can finally hide all those weird sex games I've got piled up in my Steam library

Steam's new privacy option now lets users hide individual games they might not want the rest of the world to know about.

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Steam Year in Review: How did you stack up against the competition?

Valve brought back its Steam Year in Review for 2023. You can see which game you played the most, how many achievements you earned, and how you compare to other users.

PC Gamer

Steam's 2023 Year in Review breaks down exactly how you blew the past 12 months on videogames

The year-end roundup breaks down what you played, how much you put into it, and how you compare to your friends.

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