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Bungie has recently announced that the original Marathon Trilogy will be available on Steam soon. Marathon is a beloved Bungie franchise, and old-school fans will be pleased to know that they will be able to play these classics with revamped graphics.

Eric «ConcernedApe» Barone has pushed out yet another new update for the hit life sim Stardew Valley that fans on PC can download right now. Just recently, ConcernedApe released Stardew Valley Update 1.6, which added substantial new content to the game, including new festivals, items, and a lot more.

There are few games out there that fit the bill of an evergreen experience better than Stardew Valley does. The beloved indie life sim game has grown massively in popularity in the near-decade that it’s been out, and incredibly enough, its graph is continuing to touch new heights even now.

If you were ever curious about Obsidian Entertainment’s cult classic Alpha Protocol after it’s removal from Steam, good news: it’s out now for PC via GOG. Retailing for $19.99, it’s discounted by 10 percent until April 3rd. Check out the launch trailer below.

The developer of a Steam game that currently has “overwhelmingly positive” reviews on the platform has been accused of achieving this by bribing players with free in-game items.

Sega and Obsidian‘s critically acclaimed 2010 action RPG Alpha Protocol is now available on GOG, making it available digitally for the first time in five years.

Valve has unveiled a new Steam Families system, looking to overhaul how household game sharing works within Steam, with the end goal being to replace the existing Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View systems.

The highly-anticipated Stardew Valley Update 1.6 has released, resulting in the game achieving an all-time high player count of over 140,000 concurrent users on Steam. Patch notes for Stardew Valley Update 1.6 include a slew of new content, bug fixes, and more, and both new and returning fans have booted up in droves to enjoy the massive patch.

A remake of Dreamcast rail shooter Rainbow Cotton is set to release in May.

Developer Cyan Worlds has announced its Riven: The Sequel to Myst remake will be released on PC and VR in 2024.

Steam has just set another record for the most concurrent players just a week after clearing its previous milestone. Valve’s PC gaming outlet has been the go-to platform for digital purchases over the past few decades, giving players access to a vast catalog of classic gems and modern-day hits. Even with the “console wars” between Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox raging ever on and the Epic Game Store rising as a new competitor in the PC gaming landscape, Steam still benefits from a large community of users that continues to grow to record-setting numbers.

The first major patch for Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is available on Steam, with console versions currently going through the submission process.

Valve has finally announced a new feature in Steam that players have long been waiting for: Steam Families. Previously, players could share their accounts with others, but there were several downsides and limitations, namely that both people couldn't play the same game from the same account simultaneously.

Valve has unveiled a new Steam Families system, looking to overhaul how household game sharing works within Steam, with the end goal being to replace the existing Steam Family Sharing and Steam Family View systems.

Valve have launched Steam Families on the Steam Beta Client, a suite of new and refreshed family sharing options that replace Steam's existing Family Sharing and Family View features. The idea is that you'll now have a single location where you can manage your family's games from, as well as have more control over what and when other family members can play.

Xbox Game Pass has added another day one game, Lightyear Frontier,which is launching in early access on March 19. Developed by Frame Break, the indie game combines farming sim with mech gameplay, and adventurers can explore the colorful open world of Lightyear Frontier solo or co-op with up to three friends. Players will use their mech’s machine gun to plant seeds or equip it with a chainsaw to gather resources while establishing a homestead on a distant planet.

Google Play Games was released for Windows in 2022, bringing a diverse lineup of select Android games to PC. Google's gaming service, first announced in 2021, was launched in Beta in India last year, as well, offering optimised Android games for PC. Google recently announced that it will expand support for native PC games on the platform, offering more bespoke PC titles on Google Play Games, in addition to Android games.

PC gaming giant Valve has announced a new sharing feature for Steam, which should allow players on the platform to share games with their loved ones. It's calling the feature Steam Families, and it's currently in testing on Steam beta clients.

Bandai Namco has released a demo for Sand Land, the action RPG based on the manga series from recently deceased Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.

Valve has announced Steam Families, a new way to share games, monitor children’s activities and streamline purchases on Steam.

There's a new Soulslike on the block called Deathbound that brings forth a unique party-based system, promising to innovate upon other iterations of the punishing subgenre. Deathbound is a Soulslike developed by Trialforge Studio, which recently showcased a demo at Steam Next Fest. After numerous players had a taste of the game, the Brazilian studio collected all the feedback and pledged improvements for its second upcoming demo, available starting March 21 on Steam.

The director of Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio says he’s surprised at the initial sales pattern for the latest game in the series, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Puzzle Platformer Animal Well now has a confirmed release date of May 9, 2024, on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

Hit indie Poker roguelike, Balatro, has now sold over one million copies during its first month on sale, publisher Playstack has said.

Over the course of the first couple of months of 2024, Steam has seen several boosts in activity, which have seen the platforming hitting record-high peaks of concurrent users multiple times in the space of a few weeks. Recently, it hit another milestone on that front.

Steam set another all-time record for concurrent players on Sunday.

Oh, look – Steam's gone and broken its own concurrent record. Again.

Tales Of Kenzera: Zau is an upcoming Metroidvania game that integrates the aesthetics of Afrofuturism and the culture surrounding Bantu mythology. The game aims to utilize the challenges posed by the Metroidvania format to explore themes of grief. Published by EA, Tales of Kenzera: Zau is expected to release on April 23 on PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. In December 2023 at The Game Awards, Abubakar Salim, who gamers may recognize for voicing Bayek in Assassin's Creed: Origins, unveiled that this game is being made by his company, Surgent Studios.

Sony’s breakout hit, Helldivers 2, has likely sold more than 8 million copies since its release last month, a market analyst has said.

Popular Poker-based roguelike Balatro is officially coming to iPhone, the game’s anonymous solo developer has confirmed.

Kemono Heroes, a Nintendo Switch exclusive game released in 2020, is being removed from the Nintendo eShop. This delisting will take place on March 30, giving Nintendo Switch gamers a little over two weeks to purchase the game before it is delisted from Nintendo's platform. Gamers interested in Kemono Heroes shouldn't be distressed over this delisting, as this will only be a temporary and the game will likely come back to the Switch platform in the near future.

Eleventh Hour Games (EHG), the developer behind popular action RPG Last Epoch, has announced a number of key changes coming to the game after a large survey. These changes will impact the players who use builds that become overpowered due to a bug in the game. Based on the survey feedback, these OP builds will be fixed sooner than usual, with the company alerting players about the adjustment in advance.

Steam is one of the largest game storefronts, and any opportunity we have to save money on our favorite games is always appreciated. The platform's seasonal sales are always a great time to stock up on games. Now, Steam's Spring Sale is finally here to welcome the arrival of spring, and there's a lot of deals that you might want to check out.

Palworld is currently discounted by 10% on the Steam store, making it a tempting choice for those who still haven't tried one of 2024's biggest viral hits. The Palworld offer is part of Steam's Spring Sale, which runs until March 21.

Developer Heart Machine has announced a new launch window for Hyper Light Breaker.

Players overwhelmingly enjoyed their time with Lightyear Frontier after it was made playable at last year’s Gamescom, and a few days ahead of release in early access, a new launch trailer is teasing what new fans can expect.

Ahead of the Epic Game Store’s launch in 2018, Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney called Valve executives “assholes” in a heated email concerning platform fees.

Pocketpair has said it’s in discussions to bring its smash hit Palworld to additional platforms.

Valve has launched Steam‘s Spring Sale.

Pocketpair is teasing the launch of Palworld’s first raid and a new Pal in the near future.

Valve just released a list of the top 100 games played on the Steam Deck over the last 12 months and few will likely be surprised that Baldur's Gate 3 tops the list. Valve's handheld device launched back in 2022, promising fans a chance to play some of their favorite Steam titles while on the go. Now, the developer is offering a glimpse of which games have attracted the most attention on the Steam Deck over the last year, and Larian Studios' hit RPG Baldur's Gate 3 came in at number one.

It's hard for me to get a read on Steam sales, because my relationship and access to games is defined by my work. So I ask you, as the Steam spring sale starts: are Steam sales as big a deal as they used to be?

Baldur’s Gate 3 was the most played game on Steam Deck over the past 12 months, according to Valve.

Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has launched to mostly negative reviews on Steam, after players reported bugs, crashes, and significant server issues.

PC players have until March 20 to claim a Steam key for Wanba Warriors as part of Fanatical’s Spring Sale. Wanba Warriors is a wacky 2D fighting game that currently has Very Positive reviews on Steam.

A new update has been released for Penny's Big Breakaway that includes many improvements. Penny's Big Breakaway shadow dropped on February 21, making waves for gamers who love platformers. The game is developed by Evening Star, a studio comprised of Sonic Mania's developers, and it showcases flashy colors and retro-influenced visuals that blend the look of 2D and 3D. These elements garnered attention from fans of indie games as well as players who enjoyed Sonic Mania and may have been hoping for a follow-up.

It was just the two of us, strangers on a crimson wasteland of an alien planet, surrounded by swarming giant bugs whose only purpose was to rip us to shreds. We'd cleared out the oozing nests, successfully launched the ICBM, and reached our extraction zone to get the hell out. But as we waited for our transport, the bugs overwhelmed us. The auto turret we'd put down was destroyed, I was out of clips for my heavy machine gun, no grenades. We were running around, shooting at the ocean of insects at our heels, counting down seconds when our aircraft arrived. Just as we beelined towards the rear doors, my squad mate called in an orbital strike on the area. We stood at the gates, unloaded our guns one last time on bugs right in front of us, and watched a glorious missile strike obliterate everything in sight before we flew off planet.

Around six months ago, the retro specialists at Digital Eclipse released the first edition of its new collection, the Gold Master Series.

Grandia HD Collection will finally be released for Xbox and PlayStation consoles this month.

Frontier Developments has announced F1 Manager 2024.

Detective Dotson, a mystery-adventure game for PC by Ahmedabad-based independent game studio Masala Games, was announced on Monday. A demo of the game has been added to Steam and is now available to play. Its full version will be released later this year. The 2D platformer game, which is set in modern India, is influenced by Bollywood and Indian TV shows like CID, as per the publishers. Masala Games has previously released Word Mess, a word game, for iOS and iPadOS.

2013’s Payday 2 has almost 85 times as many average players on Steam as 2023’s Payday 3.

Indie soulslike Kristala is launching in early access this spring, Astral Clocktower Studios has announced. The unique soulslike with cats that appears to mix elements of everything from Sekiro to Assassin's Creed will be coming to both PC and consoles following its preview period.

2K has given the first full details on Top Spin 2K25, including the game’s release date.

Two years after Steam Deck launched, over 14,000 games are now compatible with Valve’s handheld.

An underrated EA-published game from 2009, The Saboteur, is finally available on Steam, and at a massive 50% discount until March 21. The Saboteur was developed by the now-defunct Pandemic Studios and released in 2009 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Even though The Saboteur was available on PC at the time of its initial launch, it's just now made its way to Steam a whopping 15 years later.

From out of nowhere, EA has shadow-dropped a whole bunch of games from its back catalogue on Steam. These include PC gaming favourites with entries from the Dungeon Keeper, Populous, and Sim City series, as well as a Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection which slams together a whopping 17 titles from the beloved franchise.

MultiVersus will officially return on May 28.

The worst thing about Balatro is that it’s so good that we have to take time away from Balatro to write this review.

From out of nowhere, EA has shadow-dropped a whole bunch of games from its back catalogue on Steam. These include PC gaming favourites with entries from the Dungeon Keeper, Populous, and Sim City series, as well as a Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection which slams together a whopping 17 titles from the beloved franchise.

Just days after Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection – a bundle of 17 Command & Conquer favourites – dropped on Steam, EA is already hinting that there may be more to come.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League finally launched last month, and it’s fair to say that it hasn’t got off to a great start. It was met with mixed reception (at best) from critics and audiences and has failed to attract a sizeable player base, with publisher WB Games recently saying that it had fallen short of commercial expectations.

A Palworld player took to social media to show off an overpowered Depresso they bred and demonstrated their steps to power it up and how much damage the Pal unleashed on various bosses. Following their video post, other Palworld players complimented the Depresso breeder, while others gave context to the processes they used.

Warner Bros. Discovery has informed developers that it plans to remove games published under its Adult Swim Games label. Three games are currently on the chopping block, and many more could be in danger if WB terminates the brand altogether.

Fans of Adult Swim Games are concerned about the future of its games, as three titles are officially being delisted. The studio’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, has shelved nearly completed movies and delisted original films from streaming, and amid backlash, it appears the company’s video game offerings will be next on the chopping block.

Electronic Arts has revealed they have published several of their classic titles to Steam.

Retro gamers can rejoice as publisher EA has brought several of its most revered games to Steam, making them more accessible to players. Since EA launched its own platform in the form of Origin in 2011, many of the company's games have been missing from Steam, and while they were still available to users, having to split up one's library can become tedious. Fortunately, a handful of revered and influential titles have escaped the confines of Origin and they're going for some really good prices.

A ton of all-time classic EA games are now available for purchase on PC via Steam, after spending years off the online storefront. The EA games added include legendary strategy titles like Command and Conquer, city-builder games, and an open-world game that's absent from current-generation consoles.

The sequel to Valiant Hearts is released on consoles and PC today.

, the story-driven, sanity-testing sandbox survival game from developer DRAGO Entertainment, embraces the bitter chill of a brutal winter as it launches on PC via Steam Early Access.

Magical family-friendly MMORPG Wizard101 has made its way onto Steam in all European countries. This brings the long running MMO to a larger global audience, in new supported languages.

Arrowhead Game Studios has announced Helldivers 2’s latest Warbond.

Starfield update 1.10.30 is now available to download for select PC players. This release introduces over 500 changes to the space-faring RPG, including some highly requested gameplay features, like the ability to set the protagonist's poses and expressions in Starfield's Photo Mode.

Microsoft held its second Xbox Partner Preview event on Wednesday.

The hit PlayStation exclusive Ghost of Tsushima is officially coming to PC in May. Sly Cooper and Infamous studio Sucker Punch released Ghost of Tsushima in 2020 to much acclaim, winning gamers over with an impressively detailed open-world action title set in Japan’s feudal era. As samurai warrior Jin Sakai, players were tasked with liberating Tsushima Island from an invading Mongolian army using a mix of ancient swordplay and ninja-like stealth. In 2021, Ghost of Tsushima was updated for the PS5, adding a new story expansion that took Jin to Iki Island to battle a sinister cult.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a PC version of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut.

An indie developer has made his game free after learning that it will soon be delisted.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios is not being acquired by Sony, according to its CEO.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition is set to arrive on PC on March 21. Ahead of its launch, developer Nixxes Software has released a detailed list of PC system requirements for the game. The studio, tasked with porting the PlayStation exclusive to PC, has also detailed the customisation options that will be available at launch. Horizon Forbidden West is one of the best-looking games on PS5, but Nixxes has opted for an approach that would allow the visually demanding game to run “on a wide variety of PC hardware.”

A new update for Steam brings a few handy new features out of beta and into the public branch, including the ability for gamers to mark certain games and applications as private. Considering the extremely wide variety of games and genres out there, it's no surprise that there are some games that Steam users would rather keep their ownership of to themselves, for a number of reasons.