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EA Games Return to Steam on PC

Gavin HartJun 5, 2020June 6, 20200

EA has returned to Steam en masse. On 4th June, a large batch of Electronic Arts games finally debuted on Steam, with more promised to

Steam Hits One Billion Accounts

Stephen JacksonMay 1, 2019May 1, 20190

Since Steam first launched in 2003, it has pretty much dominated the PC landscape and is still by far the most popular PC gaming platform

Ex-Valve Employee Claims Steam Is Killing PC Gaming and Epic Games Is Fixing It

Stephen JacksonApr 9, 2019April 9, 20190

While it may seem that most gamers are against Epic Games acquiring a number of exclusive titles for their platform, there are still plenty of

Anno 1800 Set to Be Removed from Steam Next Week, Will Be Another Epic Games Store Exclusive

Stephen JacksonApr 9, 2019April 9, 20190

Anno 1800 will no longer be available to purchase on Steam from next week and will instead only be available exclusively through the Epic Games

Valve Announce New Game…But It’s Not the One You’ve Been Hoping For

Stephen JacksonAug 9, 2017August 9, 20170

Valve have announced a new game, but unfortunately, it’s not the game that some fans have been hoping for. What Valve did announce though is

Steam Summer Sale Has Started…and Steam Servers Are Already Down

Stephen JacksonJun 22, 2017June 24, 20170

Update: 9.09pm GMT It looks as if service has returned to normal for most people, although the Steam Store is still experiencing heavy loads and

Immerse Yourself in Half-Life 2 with Fanmade VR Mod Project

Nam BuiMay 11, 20170

A mod development team has just posted on Steam Greenlight the announcement of a VR project for the legendary first-person shooter Half-Life 2. With this

German Gamers Finally Receive the Uncut Version of Half-Life After 19 Years of Censorship

Nam BuiMay 6, 2017May 6, 20170

Valve has just released an uncensored version of the critically acclaimed first-person shooter Half-Life on the German market as a DLC pack. The uncensored upgrade

Steam Changes Its Gifting Policies, No Longer Allowing Games on User Inventories

Nam BuiMay 4, 20170

Valve has made drastic changes regarding the gifting policies on the most popular distribution platform, Steam. Instead of being put in the user’s inventory, Steam games

Life in the Old Dog Yet? Alien Swarm Expansion Coming to Steam

Steve GillFeb 23, 2017February 23, 20170

Yo! Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen, because the virtually-forgotten freeware game Alien Swarm is finally about to see some much-needed reinvigoration. Though, unsurprisingly

Gabe Newell Reveals Why Some People Hate Working at Valve

Stephen JacksonFeb 20, 2017February 20, 20170

Valve is one of the biggest companies when it comes to gaming, and as a result employs hundreds, if not thousands, of people. But despite

Winners Announced for First Ever Steam Awards

Dom RichardsJan 1, 2017January 1, 20170

The Oscars, Baftas and Grammys are all prestigious awards for sure; however, as we welcome 2017 (a very happy new year to you all), we

Steam Is Down at Christmas Once Again Following Possible DDOS Attack

Stephen JacksonDec 23, 2016December 23, 201611

Update 19.00 GMT: Steam appears to back online and back to normal. Update 18.45 GMT: It looks like Steam is beginning to recover with some

Valve Completely Ignores Attempt at Getting Half-Life 3 Nominated for a Steam Award

Stephen JacksonDec 20, 2016December 20, 20160

Valve launched its very first Steam Awards last month which allowed fans to nominate games for an award. It proved extremely popular as Valve received

Have You Wondered How Much You’d Save If You Bought Every Game in the Steam Sale?

Stephen JacksonNov 27, 2016November 28, 20160

Have you ever thought to yourself, “How much would I actually save if I bought every game in the Steam sale?”. Probably not, but in

Left 4 Dead 3 – Can We Expect a 2017 Release?

Stephen JacksonNov 21, 2016December 13, 20161

Last week marked the 8th year anniversary of the release of Left 4 Dead, a zombie first-person shooter game that took the gaming world by

Steam Gives Developer Digital Homicide the Boot for Being “Hostile to Customers”

Stephen JacksonSep 17, 2016September 17, 20161

Valve has given developer Digital Homicide the boot from Steam meaning that their games are no longer available on the platform as the company were

Having No Daily/Flash Deals Made Steam Summer Sale 2016 Generate More Money

Stephen JacksonJul 9, 2016July 9, 20160

The Steam Summer Sale is one of Steam’s busiest periods of the year, and it’s not hard to see why, thousands of games are offered