EA Access is coming to Steam this summer
EA Access will be available on Steam this summer, the company said. It announced the news alongside the release of more than 25 titles on Steam's services.
Valve pushes back summer Steam Game Festival by one week
Valve has postponed the Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition, which will now run from June 16 to June 22, without a definite explanation on the event's delay.
How to sell Steam Trading Cards
Steam dishes out digital trading cards for several games, and they are a great way to earn a little credit toward your next purchase. Here is how it works.
How to share games on Steam
Are you getting bored of playing your own games? Here’s how to use the Steam Family Sharing feature and share your favorite titles with family and friends.
The best Witcher 3 mods
New graphics options, new armor sets, and basic gameplay changes. We've rounded up the best Witcher 3 mods to help you spice up your next play session.
Celebrate Star Wars Day by taking advantage of cheap Star Wars games
The force is with Star Wars gamers this May the Fourth as franchise games go on sale across platforms. These are all of the sales happening right now.
Multiplayer support for 2004’s Star Wars: Battlefront returns through Steam
A Steam update brought back multiplayer support for 2004's Star Wars: Battlefront, which was lost when GameSpy closed in 2014, just in time for Star Wars Day.
Digital Trends Live: More PS5 specs, Steam’s Game Festival, COVID-19 updates
On this episode of Digital Trends Live we talk the biggest stories in tech, including more PS5 specs, Steam’s Game Festival, SpaceX and NASA team up, and more.
Digital Trends Live: COVID updates, Xbox Series X details, Steam’s record
On this Digital Trends Live we discuss the top tech stories, including the latest on COVID-19, more on the Xbox Series X, and Steam smashes its user record.
Steam breaks concurrent player record as gamers stay indoors due to coronavirus
Steam set a concurrent player record as 20.3 million gamers stayed indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, there were only 6.2 million in-game players.
Four years later, Stardew Valley is still the perfect gaming vacation
What happens when a non-gamer discovers Stardew Valley four years after it was released? Total obsession, complete relaxation, and plenty of virtual farming.
EA Games is raising prices on its Steam games, but it’s unclear why
Several of Electronic Arts' older games have seen their prices jump on Steam, though not in every region. The price increase is not affecting prices on Origin.
Epic Games Store hasn’t made Steam any less popular with players
Despite losing certain PC games to Epic Games Store, Steam set a concurrent player record. 18.8 million people were logged into at the same time on February 2.
Steam goes down for several hours, leaving players unable to buy games
Valve's digital game platform Steam went offline for hours through Thursday afternoon, leaving players unable to buy and download games. Steam is the largest digital game store for PCs.
Half-Life: Alyx is giving the Valve Index a huge sales boost
The impending launch of Half-Life: Alyx sent Valve Index sales to more than double, despite its hefty price. Half-Life: Alyx doesn't require the Valve Index headset, but it does include a free copy of the game. It's the first new Half-Life game in over a decade and takes place between the first two games.
Steam’s Lunar New Year sale: huge deals on Resident Evil and Star Wars titles
Steam's Lunar New Year Sale is live, and the site is offering big discounts on games like Resident Evil 2 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The Witcher 3 receives a popularity boost after the Netflix series' success, and it has also been discounted significantly for newcomers.
Google may be working with Valve to bring Steam to Chrome OS
A new report claims that Google is working in collaboration with Valve to officially bring the latter’s gaming platform, Steam, to Chrome OS. Kan Liu, director of product management for Chrome OS, confirmed that Google has kicked off development on Steam for Chromebooks.
Epic Games Store had more than 100 million customers in its first year
Epic Games revealed that the Epic Games Store managed to attract more than 100 million customers in 2019 and generated more than $600 million in revenue. The story is a direct competitor to Steam and several big AAA games released as PC exclusives on the Epic Games Store, including Borderlands 3.
Beat Saber becomes first VR-only game on Steam’s Top Sellers list
Beat Saber claimed the title as the first VR-only game on Steam's annual Top Sellers, joining the list's Bronze category. The Platinum category, meanwhile, includes the likes of Destiny 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Monster Hunter: World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Steam Winter Sale lets you save huge on Sekiro, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more
Steam's Winter Sale is now live, and the annual event is offering huge savings on some of the best games around. These include Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead Redemption 2 only recently came to Steam after a period of exclusivity on other stores.
One of the best Halo games ever, Halo: Reach, is now available on PC
Halo: Reach finally arrived on PC as part of an update to The Master Chief Collection. The game is also available on Xbox One, having previously only releasing for Xbox 360 in 2010. The game will be joined by the rest of The Master Chief Collection on PC in 2020, including ODST and the numbered games.
Steam Autumn Sale makes sure PC players aren’t left out of the Black Friday fun
The Steam Autumn Sale has officially kicked off, giving PC players the chance to buy popular games like Gears 5 and Rage 2 at huge discounts. New games and older titles are available through the sale, and it's one of the best opportunities to save on digital game purchases of the entire year.
Don’t fret, PC players: Death Stranding will hit Epic Games Store and Steam
Death Stranding PC publisher 505 Games will release the title on the Epic Games Store and Steam simultaneously in summer 2020. The game is currently available as a PlayStation 4 timed exclusive, and is the first project from Hideo Kojima since his public split from longtime employer Konami.
Valve appears to be working on its own Google Stadia cloud-gaming competitor
A Valve code shows off hints of what could be a Steam Cloud Gaming platform in the works. It may help Valve compete with Google Stadia and other inbound platforms. A move by Valve to introduce Steam Cloud Gaming makes perfect sense, and it's almost a surprise to see it showing up this late.
EA goes against the grain, brings its games back to Steam
You’ll soon be able to play your favorite EA games on Steam, including the new Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. EA games will launch on Steam in the spring. Steam users will now be able to access tons of EA Access subscription perks, such as discounts on games, in-game items, expansions, and more.
Electronic Arts hints at possible return to Steam, 8 years after Origin launch
A tweet featuring a steaming mug may be hinting that Electronic Arts is planning to bring its games back to Steam. The speculation is supported by recent discoveries, including a test application that will allow players to buy games on Steam, but run them through the Origins launcher.
French court case against Valve may have serious implications for games sales
In 2015, the French group UFC Que Choisir took Valve to court over the way that the store sells digital games. The case focused on the fact that consumers cannot resell a game once they have purchased a digital copy. Now, a court has ruled that Valve will have to change their policies or face a fine.
Cube World to hopefully launch on Steam this month, 6 years after alpha build
Cube World, which released its alpha build six years ago, is finally rolling out its final version on Steam as soon as this month. The game's updated Steam page highlights four playable classes; a nearly infinite, procedurally generated world; and non-linear, open-world gameplay.
Valve apologizes for leaking new Street Fighter V DLC characters on Steam
Valve apologized for leaking Street Fighter II's E. Honda, Final Fight 3's Lucia, and Final Fight's Poison as the next DLC characters for Street Fighter V. Capcom was planning to make a splash at the Evo 2019 fighting game tournament, but a trailer that revealed the characters was uploaded early on Steam.
The GTX 1060 is still the most popular graphics card among Steam gamers
A recent survey conducted by gaming platform Steam reported that the most popular graphics card among its users is still Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1060. And Nvidia’s other cards nabbed every single spot in the survey’s list of the top 10 graphics cards. The survey also said that Windows is the top OS for gamers.
Grab the best games in the Steam Summer Sale before the store goes down again
The 2019 edition of the Steam Summer Sale has officially kicked off. Running into July, the Steam Summer Sale offers huge discounts on some of the PC's biggest games, including recent titles. It's the perfect time to pick up a pile of games to add to your backlog as we approach the summer games drought.
Destiny 2 to move to Steam, shift to free-to-play model starting with Shadowkeep
Destiny 2 will undergo massive changes with its latest expansion, Shadowkeep, which will take players to the moon once it launches on September 17. The PC version of the game will transfer from Battle.net to Steam, and its base game will become free-to-play to give newcomers a new entry point.
Xbox Game Pass for PC to launch with over 100 games, more coming soon to Steam
Microsoft has stuffed the company’s Xbox Game Pass with a lot of value but mostly for owners of the Xbox One home console. The original subscription including a few PC titles but now the company has announced the dedicated Xbox Game Pass for PC and it will launch with over 100 games.
RTX 2070 is the most popular Turing GPU for Steam gamers
Nvidia's RTX 2070 is the most popular Turing graphics card on Steam according to the latest hardware survey results. Although none of the cards have eclipsed their 10-series counterparts in popularity, the RTX 2070 is well ahead of the RTX 2060, 2080, and 2080 Ti, as well as AMD's high-end Vega options.