Steam users will soon be able to have more control over their conversations, as Valve has begun testing out new private chat filters that can block offensive language, slurs, and other strong profanity from the platform and in certain games. Currently being tested out as a Steam Labs Experiment, Valve says that the chat filters […]
Fall Guys Has Disabled Steam Family Sharing Due To Rampant Cheating
Let’s be honest: some of us just hate fun. It’s difficult to think of any other reason why someone would cheat in Fall Guys, a game about jelly-men bouncing against each other as they compete for supremacy. Now, developer Mediatonic has discovered that banned cheaters were using Steam’s Family Sharing feature–which allows users to share […]
Steam Users Are Asking For An Extended Refund Timer For Microsoft Flight Simulator
Steam’s rather inflexible return policy is being called for an extension after the recent launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator. While most gamers were aware of how insanely large Flight Simulator was going to be before buying it, many weren’t aware that the majority of the download would be handled by an in-game launcher. Because of […]
Steam is down as users report they’re unable to connect to the Steam network
Steam users are facing a frustrating Sunday as reports of a huge steam outage hits on Sunday, June 28. Independent outage monitor Down Detector has received a surge of Steam down reports with the majority of issues relating to connection problems. The Down Detector outage map says the Steam network issues are hitting users mainly […]
Steam Is Down And Apparently Glitching Out
If you’re having issues connecting to the Steam store, it’s not just you. Valve’s online storefront seems to be down, with sites like DownDetector and the unofficial Steam Status page on Twitter reporting a service outage. According to DownDetector, the amount of reports today shot up from about 6 to 4,500 around 1:50 PM PT. […]
Latest Steam Sale Features Some Fantastic, Must-Play Games
Steam’s summer sale has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the store is done offering notable discounts this season; in fact, the latest Steam sale offers steep discounts on some of the best indie games of recent years. The Tiny Teams Festival focuses on games made by small development teams, and in some cases, […]
Elite Dangerous Review 2020: Space, Ships & Mining exploration still thrills
Imagine the scene: you're careening through space when you notice a distress beacon. You jump out of supercruise flight to investigate, only to come face to face with a huge alien ship that locks your systems. It's impossibly big, and the more you look at it, you see that it's not being masked by space […]
Risk Of Rain 2 Exits Steam Early Access, Gigantic Patch Notes Released
Developer Hopoo Games has officially released Risk of Rain 2 out of Steam Early Access, and has also added a new playable character as voted for by over 60,000 community members, a new boss to challenge, and much more. “Since March of 2019, the game doubled in size with new survivors, levels, and items; but […]
Thousands Of Steam Games Discounted In New PC Summer Sale
Last month, Fanatical hosted its July Madness Sale, discounting a ridiculous number of games over several weeks. While it would be easy to assume that was Fanatical’s big summer promotion, that’s not the case. Fanatical has kicked off its official Summer Sale with another round of massive savings on Steam games. Thousands of games are […]
Apex Legends is getting Steam-exclusive gun charms
Apex Legends, like dozens of other Electronic Arts titles, is heading to Steam sometime in the near future. To commemorate the occasion, developer Respawn Entertainment has announced a few exclusive gun charms that will make their way to the game and bridge the gap between Apex Legends and some of Valve’s most famous franchises. The […]