Steam News and Articles

20 Years of Steam: From Half-Life 2 to the Steam Deck

FEATURE By Rob Thubron, September 27, 2023, 6:47 AM TechSpot Gaming

Few things are as closely associated with PC gaming as Steam. Microsoft might provide the OS. Intel, AMD, and Nvidia power the most popular gaming hardware. But for most people, Steam is PC gaming.

Gaming

Cyberpunk 2077 expansion boosts player numbers past Starfield, don't miss the Doom-like easter egg

Baldur's Gate 3 player count still exceeds both

By Daniel Sims, September 26, 2023, 6:01 PM

Gaming Software

SteamVR 2.0 released in beta form, reaffirming Valve's commitment to VR

Steam Deck UI comes to VR, with more announcements on the way

By Daniel Sims, September 26, 2023, 4:19 PM

Gaming

Steam just turned 20, and Valve is celebrating with a sale

Reflecting on 20 years of Steam

By Shawn Knight, September 13, 2023, 11:51 AM 9 comments

Gaming

Steam will soon tell you which games natively support PlayStation controllers

Developers can start submitting PlayStation controller support info to the Steamworks API

By Daniel Sims, September 8, 2023, 3:09 PM

Trivia Gaming

Valve's Gabe Newell led a team at Microsoft that ported which game to Windows 95?

Yes, Gaben is a former Microsoftie.

By TechSpot Trivia, September 6, 2023, 6:12 AM

Hardware Software

August Steam survey marks arrival of RTX 4060, Windows 11 hitting 40%, and AMD CPUs closing the gap on Intel

A good month for laptops, too

By Rob Thubron, September 3, 2023, 8:35 AM

Gaming

Overwatch 2 is the worst game on Steam, according to user reviews

"The people who make Overwatch porn work harder than the people who make Overwatch"

By Rob Thubron, August 13, 2023, 8:38 AM 17 comments

Hardware Gaming

It looks like Valve is preparing to sell refurbished Steam Decks at lower prices

But will they be cheaper than Steam sale discounts?

By Rob Thubron, August 8, 2023, 11:19 AM

Tech Deals Gaming

Steam's Simfest is on, hosting dozens of sim game deals

Discounts include Disney Dreamlight Valley, Xenonauts 2, and PC Building Simulator

By Daniel Sims, July 21, 2023, 6:02 PM

Gaming

Overwatch 2 coming to Steam on August 10, more Blizzard games to follow

Blizzard to continue supporting Battle.net for the foreseeable future

By Daniel Sims, July 19, 2023, 3:44 PM 7 comments

Gaming

Cyberpunk 2077 has climbed to an 80 percent "very positive" rating on Steam

What a breathtaking recovery

By Matt Frusher, July 16, 2023, 8:35 AM 11 comments

AI Gaming

Valve doesn't want AI-generated games on Steam

Total rejection of chatbot material doesn't seem to be a general rule yet

By Alfonso Maruccia, June 30, 2023, 9:22 AM 7 comments

Gaming Tech Deals

Steam Summer Sale kicks off with up to 20% off the Steam Deck

Save $130 on the top-end Steam Deck

By Shawn Knight, June 29, 2023, 3:36 PM 10 comments

Gaming

Steam's new top-selling game is called BattleBit Remastered, and it was made by three people

This Battlefield clone has Roblox-like graphics, but content is aplenty

By Daniel Sims, June 26, 2023, 9:17 PM 26 comments

Gaming

Here are some cool new demos to try during Steam Next Fest, including the new Rise of the Triad

Most demos available between June 19 and June 26, some available indefinitely

By Daniel Sims, June 20, 2023, 7:37 AM

Download of the Week Gaming

Steam update gets big UI refresh, new framework and features

Valve's latest Steam release unifies the codebase for Desktop, Big Picture Mode, and Steam Deck. The fully refreshed interface improves notifications, in-game overlays, notes and adds the ability to pin windows from the overlay.

By Erik Orejuela, June 15, 2023, 11:06 AM