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Steam achievements are getting a huge overhaul, with separate sets for DLC and season passes, and an easy way to compare with friends

It's in beta now, but will likely release widely in about a month.

The Verge (Mastodon): Steam can now show game achievements in separate ‘sets’…

Steam can now show game achievements in separate ‘sets’ https://www.theverge.com/games/1012541/valve-steam-achievement-sets

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Steam can now show game achievements in separate ‘sets’

Valve is introducing a major new feature for Steam achievements called "achievement sets" that lets developers list different groups of achievements for a base game and DLCs. "In games that support sets, you still unlock achievements by playing the game as…

Pro Dota 2 Player Claims He Had to Play a Full Match in Front of Police Officers to Prove His Identity

A pro Dota 2 player is claiming he had to play a full Dota match in front of police officers to prove his identity. Thankfully, he had the sauce.

2026's Bloodiest Game Just Got a Release Date

Acts of Blood is a The Raid-inspired beat-'em-up. It will arrive on Steam in December and on consoles in 2027.

GTA 6 Isn’t Showing Boobie In Promotional Material

The marketing machine for Grand Theft Auto 6 is at full steam, and while Rockstar Games is showcasing many of the characters players will be encountering in the open-world crime game, one character with a very distinct name has been largely absent from…

Controversial Total War Remaster Being Delisted From Steam After AI Allegations

'Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition' is being delisted from digital storefronts after fan outcry.

GTA 6 Isn’t Showing Boobie In Promotional Material

Sega Pulls Disastrous Total War: Shogun 2 Remaster From Sale Following Backlash

Creative Assembly and Sega have pulled Total War: Shogun 2 — Complete Edition from Steam after a raft of complaints about the quality of the remaster.

Epic said its game launcher was faster than Steam on the same day Steam got a speed boost—so I've put both to the test

There's only seconds in it, mind.

2023’s Best Shooter Gets a Killer Sequel — And You Can Play Right Now

El Paso, Elsewhere 2 just got its first demo ahead of Steam Next Fest, and it signals another fierce shooter.

The rumoured Steam Frame OLED would fix one of the Frame's minor weaknesses and do nothing for its major ones

Good catch by SteamFrameHub here: snippets of the recently released Steam Frame kernel source code contain references to a possible variant of Valve's new VR headset with upgraded OLED lenses. A failed prototype, ditched during development? Maybe not – one of…

Steam’s Best Way To Play New Games Officially Comes Back in 4 Days

Steam Next Fest kicks off on Oct. 19, bringing tons of free game demos for PC players.

Valve is toying with a Steam Frame OLED and some Reddit users are already wondering whether to wait an excruciatingly long time for it even though it may never happen

Gluttons for punishment.

Rock Hard Platformer 'Refund This Game' Challenges You to Beat It Within Steam’s 2-Hour Refund Window

If you’ve played Baby Steps or Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, you’ll understand the pure allure of a game that makes you want to clench your jaw so hard your teeth shoot off and ricochet around the room. One developer has taken this genre to its logical…

The $849 ABS Cyclone RTX 5060 Gaming PC Is More Powerful AND Less Expensive Than the Steam Machine

Capable 1080p gaming rig with room for future upgrades.

Epic Dunks On Steam With Vibe-Coded Storefront And Gets Roasted: ‘This Launcher Is So F*cking Vibeslopped Its Funny’

The Fortnite maker is promoting faster response times

Total War Fans Blast New Remaster Over Bugs, AI Accusations

Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition is a bug, genAI-filled mess and a greedy rerelease fans say in Steam reviews of Creative Assembly's game.

Epic Is Overhauling Its Anti-Cheat So That Fortnite Can Finally Come To A New Platform

Thanks to devices such as the Steam Deck and Steam Machine, as well as the ongoing issues with Windows, gaming on Linux looks a lot more attractive over the last few years. Its biggest hurdle is still multiplayer games and their anti-cheat systems, but Epic…

Valve May Be Working on an OLED Steam Frame, According to Datamined Source Code

The Steam Frame came out a month ago, and while it is one of the best PCVR headsets, its lenses weren't quite as high-quality as some of its competitors. However, it seems like Valve might be working on a mid-generation refresh with OLED optics.

Ace Combat Zero gets its own standalone app on Steam, freeing it from the 136GB install of Ace Combat 8

The biggest complaint about the pre-order bonus game is getting resolved with a happy ending.

Epic throws shade at Steam, admits to vibe-coding the new Epic Games Launcher with AI "to be faster than the other guy"

Epic Games isn't lifting its foot off the gen-AI pedal. The company behind Fortnite and Unreal Engine has now vibe-coded a new Epic Games Launcher in an attempt to outrun Steam, by far the most popular digital games marketplace on PC. Read more

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My Most-Anticipated Game Was Delayed, But Its New Demo Has Proven A Fantastic Consolation

Originally slated for this year, At Fate's End has been delayed to 2027. And while I'm bummed that the next game from Spiritfarer studio Thunder Lotus is now months (maybe even a year) away, the new Steam demo that dropped alongside the delay announcement has…

Fortnite is finally coming to Linux thanks to Epic rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat, though Steam Deck support is still in the wind

Epic have announced that they're rebuilding their Easy Anti-Cheat software in order to get their flagship battle royale Fortnite running on Linux configurations, after years of fretting that they don't think they'd be able to shut down cheaters operating…

Epic Brags That Its New 'Vibe Coded' Store Launcher Is Faster Than Steam

In a blog post, Epic claimed that its new Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam while admitting the software was "vibe coded."

2026 standout Titanium Court is springing onto consoles and mobile on October 29

One of the best games of the year won't be confined to Steam for much longer.

"We vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher" because "programming is hard", announce company we're somehow supposed to see as a serious Steam competitor

Days after a report emerged about them imposing an "AI-first" production model on the devs of a new Disney shooter, Epic Games have released a new version of their launcher in preview form. It's been "vibe coded" with aim of making it "faster than the other…

The Verge (Mastodon): $15 gets you Psychonauts 2, the latest Like a Dragon game, and more…

$15 gets you Psychonauts 2, the latest Like a Dragon game, and more https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1011050/humble-choice-valve-index-borderlands-odyssey-deal-sale

Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam

The updated version is in beta for the time being, and represents a total rebuild of the EGS client.

Players Are Furious About Total War: Shogun 2‘s AI-Upscaled ‘Enhanced’ Edition

Steam users say it runs worse, looks worse, adds more bugs, and clearly used genAI to enlarge the artwork

'The Library Loads 30x Faster’ – The New, Much Speedier Epic Games Launcher Has Arrived

The newly rebuilt Epic Games Launcher is now available to download in preview, and it promises speedier load times than both the old version and Steam.

With the Steam Frame becoming Valve's new favourite VR child, they're selling off their last Index headset stock

Valve have officially discontinued the Valve Index VR kit, launching a 20%-off sale on its headset and controllers to get rid of any lingering stock. This was arguably an inevitable end, given the newer, more multitalented Steam Frame launched last month,…

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"My idea of a Netflix for games doesn’t work": Garry's Mod creator says struggling spiritual successor S&box will go free to play as part of major rethink

Earlier this year, Garry's Mod and Rust developers Facepunch Studios released S&box, a mix of open source game development platform/spiritual successor to their Valve prop-filled physics sandbox. It's not fared well, only earning mixed reviews and being…

Steam's new Big Art Mode is a lovely visual upgrade for my living room setup

Big Art Mode is looking fiiiine.

Steam now has a maddening bouncing logo screensaver, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't perfectly hit the corners

It sucks, get rid of it.

Valve is clearing out its discontinued Index VR headsets if you want a cheap piece of history

The Steam Frame has rendered the tethered workhorse obsolete.

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9 Newly Announced Games From IGN Fan Fest: Fall Edition to Add to Your Wishlist

Looking for your next gaming obsession? From relaxing adventures to terrifying horrors, here are 9 newly announced games from IGN Fan Fest: Fall Edition to add to your Steam wishlist.

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RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow

Ludeon Studios, developers of sci-fi colony construction sim RimWorld, have announced in a Steam update that the game will be moving over from Unity to the studio's own in-house Waylith Engine in its upcoming update 1.7. Ludeon states that the game will "look…

New 90% Positive Steam Roguelike Is a Faithful PSP-Era Comeback

Ratatan, a spiritual successor to PSP cult hit Patapon, is an endearing throwback stuffed into an underdeveloped roguelike.

Tim Burton Horror Lives In Weird Steam Adventure That Reminds Me Of The Creepiest 2010s Games

My 2012 belonged to Slender Man. I was easily terrified by creepy, early 2010s computer games like Slender: The Eight Pages, but I couldn't resist their special blend of unicorn blood and twee. Recently, I've been missing the pink bittersweetness of the Tim…

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Valve have released the Steam Frame's CAD files, but there’s already a cottage industry of DIY wrist straps and lifesize skull stands

Last week, Valve chose their absolute most favourite announcement time – Friday evening, after we all go home – to release the Steam Frame’s CAD files to the world. In short, this lets anyone with a 3D printer or a lathe or an injection moulder (etcetera)…

Steam Officially Sets New Player Record

Steam broke its own record this weekend, with over 43 million concurrent users on the platform.

Steam Smashes Its Player Records, With Over 43 Million Concurrent Users In October

It also broke the record for the number of players in-game by another half a million

Star Citizen singleplayer spinoff Squadron 42 gets a Steam page ahead of its 2027 launch, and this is how I've learned about 50 million famous actors are in it

Squadron 42, the singleplayer spinoff that Star Citizen devs Cloud Imperium Games have been teasing and promising and roadmapping for a loooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnngggg while, now has a Steam page. Yep, things are finally gearing up for its launch next year.…

Here come the weird and wonderful mods for the Steam Frame, as Valve drops the full CAD files for free

I bet someone is already mocking up cat ears for this thing.

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For the second time this year, Steam has set a major new concurrent user record

There's clearly no stopping Steam's continued growth. Valve's PC digital store and social platform set a new user concurrent record on Sunday, with a staggering 43,505,724 million users (via SteamDB). Read more