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Slay the Spire 2 gets inundated with bad reviews on Steam as players decide they hate an optional balance patch: "ROLLBACK PLZ"

ROLLBACK!

GamesRadar

Major industry survey finds that, surprise surprise, 9/10 game devs think generative AI use should be more fully disclosed on Steam

But "in the near future, players will no longer care and then we won't disclose it anymore."

PC Gamer

As Crimson Desert hits 2 million sales but suffers 'Mixed' reviews, its dev has a message for fans — "We will listen closely ... and work to make improvements quickly"

Pearl Abyss' colossal new action game Crimson Desert has reached 2 million copies sold, and the dev has now responded to all the "Mixed" feedback about it.

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Crimson Desert fails to boot for Intel Arc GPU users — and the developer's FAQ suggests referring to the refund policy

Pearl Abyss' new Crimson Desert is unplayable on PCs using Intel Arc GPUs, as the platform is currently unsupported.

TechRadar

Valve's Steam Machine gets its first support update ahead of launch via SteamOS preview 3.8.0 — and it includes one major fix I've been waiting for

The Steam Machine could be closer than we expected after its recent delay, as Valve released SteamOS 3.8.0 preview for initial hardware support.

TechRadar

Pearl Abyss announces Crimson Desert has sold more than 2 million copies in less than 24 hours, promises to 'work to make improvements quickly'

Mixed Steam reviews, but not mixed sales results.

PC Gamer

'Is Marathon a success? Unfortunately, no, not yet' — Former Xbox exec says Bungie's new extraction shooter was built at a scale and cost that the current market 'simply isn't rewarding'

Former Microsoft Game Studios executive producer Laura Fryer believes Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon is a success among players, but the studio has a long road ahead to make the game worth its investment.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) obliterated its all-time high player count on Steam — and kept on going

The Steam Spring Sale has seen an unexpected surge in Call of Duty players, but not for Black Ops 7. This title from 2019 has obliterated its previous player count because it's only $6.

Windows Central

'We're honoured to share the same name': Two indie devs accidentally released games with the same name only days apart and it ended in the most wholesome way possible

"We’re all happy and having fun with it."

PC Gamer

"We sincerely apologize": Crimson Desert devs fix missing pre-order bonuses, instruct Steam players to "restart your game" to find them

In turn, players ask "what about" the RPG's other issues

GamesRadar

I've spent eight hours exploring the Steam Spring Sale with our Games Editor, and these are the 10 best games on discount I'd recommend so far

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders Steam reviews wobble as players bemoan "very frustrating" meta and say it's "become stale" due to cheating and lack of big updates

GamesRadar

Breakout fantasy RPG hit "Crimson Desert" instantly hits close to 250,000 players — but conflicted PC gamers aren't quite satisfied

Success for Pearl Abyss is coming despite divisive reviews.

Windows Central

Big update to SteamOS improves support for non-Valve handhelds, newer platforms, discrete GPUs, and Steam Machine

Wayland has also arrived.

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Crimson Desert launches to 239,000 players on Steam but 'Mixed' reviews, and it's mostly because of how dense and cryptic the whole thing is

To read this article, press LB + RB, then release LB, then push in the left stick and tap A.

GamesRadar

In just 24 hours, Death Stranding 2's PC port has already surpassed the Steam concurrent player peak of both versions of the original game combined

It's also one of the best PlayStation PC launches

GamesRadar

"Jack of all trades, master of none": Crimson Desert launches to "Mixed" Steam reviews, with players praising the RPG's visuals but calling its story "bland" and controls "ridiculously bad"

"This is not it, chief"

PC Gamer

Crimson Desert deluxe and pre-order special items are inaccessible for some, but Pearl Abyss is working on a fix

If you want some fancy, exclusive cosmetics, you'll need to wait a bit longer.

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The best Fallout game is 99 cents right now

If you haven't played New Vegas yet, there's no longer any excuses.

PC Gamer

Hoarder is what happens when a Darkwood co-creator makes a cleaning simulator: Your job is to clean the abyss and 'no one is coming to save you'

Hoarder is a bit like Powerwash Simulator, except you might be in a sort of Cthulhu-esque hell.

TechRadar

Hate waiting for games to load? Intel's new trick for Arc GPUs will be music to your ears, especially if you have a handheld

Intel's Precompiled Shaders feature allows for up to 3x speedier loading with Arc Battlemage GPUs and integrated graphics for Panther and Lunar Lake.

PC Gamer

Do yourself a favour in Crimson Desert and play the game with a controller

It's the lesser of two evils.

Dot Esports

Blight: Survival, a medieval horror title from Behaviour Interactive, drops new trailer after reaching 1.5 million wishlists

Blight: Survival has been in the works since 2022, but a new trailer has sparked more interest in the horror title.

PC Gamer

Capcom proudly announces 2025 was its 12th straight year of growth, and it has PC to thank for it

"We will work to gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics and trends of the PC market and PC users."

PC Gamer

Vampire Crawlers, the 'Turbo Wildcard' Vampire Survivors spinoff, is coming in April

The demo is still available on Steam, too, so you can give it a try before the time comes to buy.

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