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New Steam Client Beta Brings Better Data Management
Since yesterday, the beta of the new client can be tested by Steam users. The next version of the overlay refreshes the interface and makes the download manager more readable.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
July 30, 2021
New World Continues to Surprise on Steam
Steam users rushed to buy New World pre-orders to join the closed beta. RimWorld: Ideology and the action game Death's Door also recorded successful debuts.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 26, 2021
Images Show New Look of User Profile and Achievements in Epic Games Store
The developers of Epic Games Store presented graphics that show how user profiles and a list of achievements will look like. However, it is still unknown when the changes will arrive on the platform.
video games
Agnes Adamus
July 19, 2021
Final Fantasy XIV Sold Out After Square Enix Store Ran Out of Keys
Final Fantasy XIV is growing in popularity. The MMORPG is setting new activity records on Steam, and recently the game sold out in Square Enix store. The success has been partly contributed to by World of Warcraft's problems.
video games
Adam Krolak
July 13, 2021
PSP Store Closed Permanently; PS3 and PS Vita Stores Still Operating
The PSP store is closing completely, digital versions of games for the portable console will only be available in PS3 and PS Vita stores.
video games
Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
July 3, 2021
Apparently You Have to Pay a Lot to Advertise a Game on PS Store
The co-founder of Neon Doctrine criticized the way the PlayStation Store service works. The procedures are slow and not very transparent, and you have to pay a lot for advertising.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 1, 2021
Microsoft Wants Steam and Epic Games Store on Its Store
Panos Panay has confessed that he's eager to see Steam and Epic Games Store available on Windows 11. This would be yet another sign of Microsoft Store's policy of greater openness that the company has been announcing for some time.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
June 29, 2021
Steam Summer Sale Reshuffles Weekly Bestseller List
Steam Summer Sale led to big changes in the list of the biggest bestsellers on the store. All games in the top 10 are game participating in the sale.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 28, 2021
Steam Top May Releases Include Resident Evil Village and Chair Simulator
May on Steam was marked by big premieres such as Resident Evil Village, Days Gone or Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. Old exclusives from Epic Games Store also did well. On the other hand, the biggest free-to-play debuts include Chair Simulator.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 24, 2021
Steam Will Make Cheap Purchases via VPN Even Harder
Valve has introduced a new restriction on Steam related to country settings. Thus, the platform continues to fight against the abuse of VPNs to buy games at lower, regional prices.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 24, 2021
Resident Evil Chapter and Naraka: Bladepoint Among Steam Bestsellers
Last week's biggest Steam bestseller was the Resident Evil Chapter DLC for Dead by Daylight. The demo for Naraka: Bladepoint is driving pre-orders of the game, leading to good results.
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Adrian Werner
June 21, 2021
Going Medieval Reaches Top of Sales Ranking on Steam
The release of Going Medieval turned out to be a surprisingly big success. The game was the biggest bestseller on Steam last week. Another debutant in the form of Necromunda: Hired Gun is also doing well.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 7, 2021
Steam May be Planning to Introduce a Game Library Manager
Steam may be planning to introduce a game library manager to make it easier for us to manage the titles installed on our drive.
hardware & software
Hubert Sledziewski
May 30, 2021
Steam Will Refresh Appearance of Downloads and Settings
Steam will change the look of its download and settings page, reports Pavel Djundik, creator of SteamDB and Steam Status websites.
hardware & software
Angelika Kaldus
May 27, 2021
Embracer Group Spends Twice as Much on Commissions as on Game Development
Embracer Group, which includes Deep Silver and Gearbox Software, revealed in its 2021 financial report that it spends twice as much money on store commissions for its games as it does on creating games themselves.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
May 20, 2021
Epic Games Paid Streamers for Aggressive Marketing
According to another document revealed in the course of the trial between Apple and Epic Games, Tim Sweeney's company was to pay various influencers, mainly to land a marketing hit on its direct competitor, Steam.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
May 15, 2021
Lawsuit Against Sony Could Give Us Cheaper PS4 and PS5 Games
A class action lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment could lower the prices on PlayStation Store. The lawsuit is aimed at Sony's monopoly in selling digital copies of games for PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles.
video games
May 7, 2021
xCloud Exclusivity as Microsoft's Bargaining Chip for Reduced Profit Margin
Thanks to the Epic Games vs. Apple court battle, we now know that Microsoft was planning to cut its 30% profit margin on Xbox game sales in exchange for exclusive streaming rights on xCloud. Those plans have been abandoned, at least for now.
video games
May 5, 2021
Epic Games Store Spent $1 Billion on Exclusives
Epic Games has already spent over a billion dollars on exclusive games for Epic Games Store. This is part of a strategy to capture up to half of the PC gaming market.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 5, 2021
We Learned Epic's Spendings on Giveaways; Subnautica Alone Cost Almost $1.5M
Documents leaked on the occasion of the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple reveal how much the former paid for games given away for free on its platform during the first nine months of this operation. The total amount it had to spend during that period is close to $12 million.
video games
Milosz Szubert
May 4, 2021