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Valve's Steam Deck is coming out in less than a month, and we're starting to get an idea of what games will be playable on the system. A Steam user dug into SteamDB to see which games Valve has already tested and graded for its upcoming handheld using the previously announced verification...

Hitman 3 Steam owners will get a free upgrade starting today to make up for the game's shaky launch.As revealed by developer IO Interactive in a community support post, fans who purchased the game on Steam following its launch on January 20 will be entitled to a free upgrade of the game. The...

Steam Deck will go on sale starting on February 25, with the first batch of handhelds set to ship on February 28.In a blog post, Steam says customers will begin getting invites “shortly after 10 am PT” on February 25 and will have 3 days, or 72 hours, from the receipt of their order email to...

Steam Deck creator Valve has revealed that the console will include a quick-resume like Dynamic Cloud Sync system, which will make it easier for players to switch between devices as they wish.As detailed in a blog post on the developer's website, Valve says that the Steam Deck's Dynamic Cloud...

Valve has announced that its Steam Deck handheld is on track to ship on time in February, following its previous delay late last year. Additionally, Valve is sending out more developer kits to studios to help test their games for Steam Deck."First and foremost, we’re on track to ship Steam...

Forspoken is set to release for PS5 and PC on May 24. It stars Frey, a young woman in modern-day New York who finds herself transported to Athia, a land of magic and danger. Accompanied by a talking bracelet that has appeared on her arm, she sets off on a journey to find her way back home.You...

We already knew that Valve had to delay the Steam Deck, its handheld gaming PC, from December 2021 into February 2022 due to the ongoing chip shortage. Thankfully, that appears to be the only delay for the product before its release date, as Valve confirmed the Steam Deck will still make its new...

Valve has shared a number of images showing off the packaging for its upcoming handheld PC, the Steam Deck.According to a blog post by Valve, the company has recently completed its Design Validation for the handheld which it says is the "final prototype build before production." While this is...

Valve has confirmed that it has no interest in publishing games that are exclusive to the Steam Deck.As confirmed on an FAQ page covering questions asked by developers and publishers at the company's Steamworks Steam Deck event, Valve has said that it isn't interested in developers creating...

Valve is reportedly working on an upcoming Half-Life shooter-strategy game, codenamed Citadel, that will be tailored for play on the Steam Deck.According to reports by Valve News Network content creator Tyler McVicker, Valve is currently working on a project codenamed Citadel. As detailed in...

Over Thanksgiving weekend 2021, Steam broke a new record as it reached an all-time peak of 27,384,959 concurrent players using games on its service.SteamDB revealed that this new record for concurrent players occurred on Sunday, November 28, and this peak is just one of the many times in 2021...

Halo Infinite's multiplayer was released early yesterday and Xbox Game Studios' decision to launch it on Steam alongside the Xbox PC App seems to have worked out very well already.As per SteamDB, the game has seen a huge influx of players within the first day since its release. Across the...

Update: Following an update, Halo Infinite Multiplayer on the Xbox PC App is now playable, in addition to the Steam version and the console versions of the game.Halo Infinite's multiplayer was released early today, but if you are trying to play it right now, the Steam version appears to be...

Valve has announced that the Steam Deck, its portable computer gaming handheld, will be delayed by two months. The first units will now begin shipping in February 2022, instead of its planned December 2021 release date.In a blog post Valve cited the global supply chain issues and material...

Age of Empires 4 was released to strong critical praise today and it's led to a strong player count on Steam which is certainly off to a great start.Age of Empires 4 reached a concurrent player count of 54,239 people on Steam as of 10:36 AM PT on Thursday, according to SteamDB. That places it...

In a reflection of Sony's recent embrace of PC gaming, the platform holder has introduced the PlayStation PC brand for several of its games on Steam.The new label popped up just recently as the publisher for Days Gone on Steam, and Video Games Chronicle reports that the name was registered...

If you're looking to find some great deals on PC games, Valve has announced its Steam sales events for the rest of the year.While sale dates are normally kept secret until the event, leaks have tipped off would-be PC gamers for years now. And it looks like Valve has decided it's not worth the...

The Steam Deck promises to cram a gaming PC into a handheld format, and now Valve is testing out what games work well on the platform.Valve is introducing a system of symbols to tell players how individual games perform on Steam Deck. There are four tiers of compatibility within this new...

Games that feature blockchain technology that allows for the exchange of NFTs or cryptocurrency will no longer be allowed on Steam.According to a new rule on Steam's partner onboarding page, Valve says distributors shouldn't publish, "applications built on blockchain technology that issue or...

CD Projekt Red has offered fans a brief look at how the Witcher 3 will run on Steam Deck, using a number of short clips to show off various aspects of the game running on the new handheld.Showcased in a series of tweets posted on the Witcher 3 Twitter account, fans will be pleased to see that...