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Steam has reportedly made Valve more money in the first half of 2026 than it did in all of 2020 – $11.1 billion and counting

Valve is notably not selling the Steam Machine at a loss

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Turns out selling other people’s stuff is hot business as Steam reportedly raked in $11 billion in the last six months

Valve, you don't have to fix.

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'Valve isn't interested in a nuanced conversation' says indie dev suffering from Steam censorship

"Valve loves it when Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3 throw customizable genitals at you in the first five minutes, but of course I can't."

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Steam sales reportedly topped $11 billion during H1 2026 due to shifting trends — staggering growth driven by influx of Chinese players and booming legacy catalogues

Steam made an estimated $11.1 billion in revenue in the first six months of 2026, according to estimates from research firm Alinea Analytics. That's more than it did in the entire pandemic-ridden year of 2020. In fact, even last year's holiday season made 8% less money than H1 2026, making…

Tom’s Hardware

Palworld pops off with massive spike in player count following gargantuan 1.0 update

A genuine smash-hit early access success.

Destructoid

E-Ink faceplates for the Steam Machine are coming, but not from Valve

I am going to put the filthiest fanfiction on this thing.

PC Gamer

"This is not how I imagined it would end": Ubisoft to lay off Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced devs at its Barcelona studio, with one calling the remake's release "bittersweet"

Resynced is the fourth highest rated game in the series and had the biggest Steam launch in the series

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Indie developer says Steam did them a solid by fixing their unbootable game to beat the Next Fest deadline

"Steam Support went way above and beyond."

PC Gamer

Valve's Steam Frame launch looks imminent, with new 'Great on Frame' category spotted

Though there are only four games as of right now.

PC Gamer

Palworld 1.0 sees the survival game's biggest Steam player spike since its record-breaking early access launch and 96% positive reviews: "Better than even Pokemon"

Pocketpair's monster-collector is officially out of early access

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews amid complaints about microtransactions and $80 DLC, Ubisoft fires back that they're "never a requirement"

"The additional packs are entirely optional extras"

GamesRadar

'Moonlight Peaks' Reviews: Is This Life Sim Worth Checking Out?

Released on July 7, 2026, Moonlight Peaks is a life sim title that lets players live the life of a vampire.

Player One

'Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced' Hits Highest Player Peak on Steam vs. Other 'AC' Games

Assassin's Creed Black Flag has hit the highest player peak on Steam compared to all other Assassin's Creed games.

Player One

This free app is like Tinder for video games

Could Dustpile help you find your match?

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Steam was showing a 'too many requests' error, but it's back

If Steam said "You've made too many requests recently," don't worry: it's wasn't just you.

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Backyard Baseball’s reboot is promising but barebones for its price, and it’s got card packs for some reason

Let's call it a foul tip for now.

GamesRadar

Devs don't buy Steam disclosure claiming gen AI was a necessity: "I'm literally unemployed and I still make all of my assets by hand"

"I'm happy to reduce AI usage if the game is financially stable enough," RPG dev says

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a critical and commercial success, but people are pissed with its pricy day one DLC

Even a Ubisoft W is an L these days.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced beats Shadows and Odyssey: biggest Steam launch in the series instantly sails past 99,000 players

Diving for treasure

Windows Central

Against all odds, Palworld 1.0 proves that Pocketpair has built the ultimate Pokémon alternative and Nintendo should be very worried

Palworld 1.0 drops tomorrow! A hype new trailer shows exactly why Nintendo should be quaking.

GamesRadar

Palworld 1.0 patch notes are so large at over 10,000 words they almost didn't fit on Steam, but Pocketpair managed to fix them "without making any compromise"

Fans are ready to do a lot of reading

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese courts allow heirs to inherit accounts of deceased gamers — multiple cases spanning years establish precedent for digital ownership of games, in-game items, and microtransactions

A Reddit user named u/Slawrfp shared on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit that Chinese courts have allowed heirs to inherit games and other digital assets after the original user has since passed on. While Chinese inheritance law hasn't explicitly covered digital properties, multiple rulings have already set precedent.

TechRadar

‘Lies about driver support’: Valve now lets you install Windows 11 on a Steam Machine, but many people don’t want to be fooled twice

Valve has released official drivers so you can put Windows 11 on the Steam Machine, but some users are worried they'll see a repeat of the Steam Deck’s disappointing support.

PC Gamer

Echoes of Aincrad release date and launch times

It's almost time for another Sword Art Online RPG.

PC Gamer

Less than 3 years after it launched on Steam, the Final Fantasy 7 gacha game is closing

Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis will be gone in October.

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