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The newest report reveals that more than 90% of Steam users read the reviews from other gamers before making new purchases.

Meccha Chameleon's record run hit a snag this week: Steam Workshop maps spread malware before a 3.1.0 patch shut the exploit down.

Cold Iron has set the Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 release date for 25 August 2026, and a hands-on preview shows what's new.

Silent Hill f's writers were pushed to read 100-200 books a year, and the game's 2-million success suggests it paid off.

MindsEye's Update 8 adds multiplayer and a grenade football mode, even as the studio faces protests and 400-plus layoffs.

A new Hogwarts Legacy mod lets PC players finally explore the Chamber of Secrets, decades before the basilisk ever wakes.

A new mod makes Blackbeard playable in Black Flag Resynced, and the real pirate's history is grimmer than the fantasy.

Marathon Update 1.1.5 is live with the new Vault Breaker PvE mode plus wide-ranging weapon and Runner shell balance changes.

Marathon's Vault Breaker PvE mode arrives today as Bungie absorbs a $765M loss, major layoffs, and its director's exit.

Despite rumors in the recent interview, Valve has confirmed the studio is not planning to release exclusives for the Steam Machine.

Kyiv studio FLEXUS turned co-op airline game Dear Passengers into a viral wishlist hit, then drew backlash over jokes in its trailer.

Disco Elysium and Zero Parades studio ZA/UM is laying off up to 32 staff across all departments after weak sales.

Valve engineers say the memory crisis is still worsening and Steam Machine prices will only climb, with no relief until 2028.

IO Interactive says 007 First Light was first pitched as an ensemble game, with Bond as one agent among a team of trainees.

Desktop Explorer, a mystery-horror game set in a haunted Windows 95 PC, is on Steam and one of 2026's best indie games.

A new analytical report confirms how successful Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has become for Ubisoft by generating around $35 million of revenue on Steam.

Battlefield 6 will enforce full TPM 2.0 compliance, warning about 1% of players before locking out non-compliant systems.

Palworld's 1.0 launch pulled 855,525 concurrent Steam players, its second-highest peak ever, with no price hike.

Robert Yang's free game compilation Radiator Forever launches on Steam and Itch, but Valve buried it for being "too gay."

TennoCon 2026 revealed Warframe's Tau expansion and a second solar system, plus Soulframe's Warsongs, dark powers, and player mounts.

ZeniMax Online says it's back to its 2015-2018 size after Xbox layoffs cut 213 staff, echoing id Software's line.

Indie dev says Steam's 2-hour refund policy lets players finish Paddle Paddle Paddle, review it, then refund it.

Steam hit a record $11.1bn in revenue in the first half of 2026, per Alinea Analytics, as Xbox and PlayStation struggle.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has broken another milestone on Steam, with 100,000 concurrent players online.

Palworld's 1.0 patch quietly redesigns several Pals that looked too much like Pokémon, with no mention in the changelog.

Mortal Shell 2 gets a late-August date, ducking GTA 6 and diving into an already stacked autumn release crush.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is available now, and most reviews on Steam are mixed, but the game eventually has beaten some records.

According to the new analytics report, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has already surpassed Skull & Bones, which was released in 2024, in terms of sold copies.