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Steam Breaks Records; Nearly 25M Players Used the App

Steam Breaks Records; Nearly 25M Players Used the App

Steam has broken its March record. There were almost 25 million players in the app today, more than 7 million of whom played something. Cyberpunk 2077 certainly added its two cents to this result.

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Paul Musiolik

December 13, 2020

Steam Breaks Records; Nearly 25M Players Used the App
CS:GO is Hot on Cyberpunk 2077's Heels on Steam

CS:GO is Hot on Cyberpunk 2077's Heels on Steam

CP2077 continues to dominate Steam's best-seller list for yet another week. However, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is pressing for the leader's position thanks to the launch of Operation Broken Fang.

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Adrian Werner

December 7, 2020

CS:GO is Hot on Cyberpunk 2077's Heels on Steam
Steam Autumn Sale 2020 and Steam Awards Begin Tomorrow

Steam Autumn Sale 2020 and Steam Awards Begin Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Valve will start accepting nominations for the Steam Awards 2020. At the same time, the great autumn sale is to start.

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Adrian Werner

November 24, 2020

Steam Autumn Sale 2020 and Steam Awards Begin Tomorrow
Gamepads are Becoming Increasingly Popular on Steam

Gamepads are Becoming Increasingly Popular on Steam

On the occasion of adding support for PS5's controller to Steam, Valve revealed that the daily number of people using controllers in the service has doubled over the last two years.

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Adrian Werner

November 22, 2020

Gamepads are Becoming Increasingly Popular on Steam
Steam Adds Initial Support for DualSense Controller

Steam Adds Initial Support for DualSense Controller

The test version of an update for Steam client added initial support for the DualSense controller. Developers promise full implementation in subsequent versions of the app.

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Paul Musiolik

November 14, 2020

Steam Adds Initial Support for DualSense Controller
Valve Makes Testing Games on Steam Easier for Devs

Valve Makes Testing Games on Steam Easier for Devs

Valve is introducing another facility for developers on Steam. The Steam Playtest option enables them to easily manage access to game tests prepared for players.

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Paul Musiolik

November 5, 2020

Valve Makes Testing Games on Steam Easier for Devs
Players Ask Steam to Mark DRM-free Games

Players Ask Steam to Mark DRM-free Games

Once again, the gamers vent their displeasure with DRM security. All because of a Reddit user, who suggested that Steam should mark DRM-free games.

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Jacob Blazewicz

November 2, 2020

Players Ask Steam to Mark DRM-free Games
Plug-in Warns About Buying a Game Available in Xbox Game Pass

Plug-in Warns About Buying a Game Available in Xbox Game Pass

A useful browser plug-in informs users if a particular title on Steam is available in Xbox Game Pass. The extension works with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

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Bart Swiatek

October 13, 2020

Plug-in Warns About Buying a Game Available in Xbox Game Pass
Steam's Autumn Game Festival Launches Today

Steam's Autumn Game Festival Launches Today

The Autumn edition of the Steam Festival is starting and will last until October 13. Several hundred demo versions of upcoming titles will be waiting for us.

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Paul Musiolik

October 7, 2020

Steam's Autumn Game Festival Launches Today
Steam has a Problem With Malfunctioning CAPTCHA

Steam has a Problem With Malfunctioning CAPTCHA

Users complain that they cannot create new Steam accounts or change their passwords. The blame for this lies with CAPTCHA, which cannot be answered correctly.

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Karol Laska

October 6, 2020

Steam has a Problem With Malfunctioning CAPTCHA
Apple Currently Owns Over 25% of the CPU Market

Apple Currently Owns Over 25% of the CPU Market

Another edition of the usual hardware survey appeared on Steam. It shows that AMD already controls over 25% of the CPU market. The data also indicates stagnation in VR goggle sector.

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Bart Swiatek

October 5, 2020

Apple Currently Owns Over 25% of the CPU Market
Steam Sales Schedule for 2020 Leaked

Steam Sales Schedule for 2020 Leaked

A recent leak reveals the schedule of subsequent Steam sales: Winter, Sale and Halloween editions.

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Bart Swiatek

September 29, 2020

Steam Sales Schedule for 2020 Leaked

How Much Would It Cost to Buy Everything on Steam?

There is a site that enables us to check how much we would need to spend to buy all the games available on Steam. Currently, the amount is just over $537,000 (nearly $522,000 if discounts are included).

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Milosz Szubert

September 14, 2020

How Much Would It Cost to Buy Everything on Steam?

Augmented Steam Plugin Offers Enhanced Steam Experience

Steam with advanced filters and information about price changes, player activity, DRM, etc.? No, this is not a new update from Valve, but the Augmented Steam plugin. The expansion for Chrome and Firefox makes browsing Steam's catalogue much easier.

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Jacob Blazewicz

September 10, 2020

Augmented Steam Plugin Offers Enhanced Steam Experience
EA Play Subscription Now Available on Steam

EA Play Subscription Now Available on Steam

The EA Play subscription is now available on Steam. Thanks to it, for $5 per month (or $30 for the whole year), subscribers receive access to a number of games from Electronic Arts's catalogue and many facilities, such as shopping discounts.

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Milosz Szubert

September 1, 2020

EA Play Subscription Now Available on Steam

EA Adds Achievements to Its Games on Steam

EA has added a total of more than 1,000 achievements to its 25 games available on Steam. The list includes items such as Battlefield V, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Need for Speed: Heat.

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Milosz Szubert

August 25, 2020

EA Adds Achievements to Its Games on Steam

Microsoft Flight Simulator Refund Problems on Steam [Updated]

Steam users have a big problem with Microsoft Flight Simulator. The website counts downloading files as gameplay, and it takes so much time that the two-hour limit for refunds is exceeded.

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Adrian Werner

August 20, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator Refund Problems on Steam [Updated]

EA Play Launch Date on Steam

We have learned the exact launch date of EA Play on Steam. Its subscribers will receive full access to several dozen games from Electronic Arts catalogue, early access to new releases, as well as discounts and various bonuses.

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Michael Kulakowski

August 18, 2020

EA Play Launch Date on Steam

Suspicious Examples Suggest Paid Reviews on Steam

Buying reviews on Steam is a serious accusation, both for a gamer and a developer. However, there is no denying the existence of such a practice, even if it is negligible in scope. Therefore, we will take a look at the reports from a certain user.

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Damian Gacek

August 17, 2020

Suspicious Examples Suggest Paid Reviews on Steam
Next Steam Game Festival is Scheduled for Fall

Next Steam Game Festival is Scheduled for Fall

One of the trusted gaming journalists shared information about Valve's fall project. The company is supposedly planning another Steam Game Festival.

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Karol Laska

August 11, 2020

Next Steam Game Festival is Scheduled for Fall