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Marvel fans have rallied behind NetEase Inc‘s (NASDAQ:NTES) NetEase Games’ latest release, Marvel Rivals, a free-to-play, team-based PvP shooter that has made an impressive debut on Steam. Within hours of its launch, the game reached a peak concurrent player count of 444,286. And, at...

Valve has removed Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from its British Steam storefront after the U.K.’s Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) requested the action. The game, which was updated in November 2024 to include content referencing the Hamas attack on Oct. 7...

A new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called attention to the prevalence of extremist and hateful content on Steam, accusing the platform of enabling the spread of such material. According to the ADL's findings, over 1.8 million instances of hate-related content, including Nazi...

Steam shattered its previous record for the most concurrent players online, reaching 38,366,479 users on Sept. 22, 2024. Driving Factors Behind The Surge This latest surge in player activity can be attributed to several key titles. Long-standing favorites like Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, PUBG, and...

Steam has reached a new milestone, recording 37,258,432 concurrent players on Aug. 25, 2024. The record for concurrent players on Steam before this was 36,999,000, achieved in June 2024. This record was part of a series of milestones Steam reached earlier in 2024, including surpassing 36 million...

Valve is tightening the reins on Steam store pages with a new set of rules. These regulations are aimed at refining the way game descriptions are presented. Starting in early September, developers will be prohibited from including external links within the text of their game pages.. Valve's New...

Valve's new game, Deadlock, has recently gained considerable traction despite not being officially announced, with the number of concurrent players surpassing 19,000 earlier today. SteamDB data shows that Deadlock began attracting attention earlier this month, with its player count peaking at 19,...

Valve has unveiled an overhaul to Steam’s demo system with its “Great Steam Demo Update,” a move designed to improve the visibility and functionality of game demos on the platform. This update, driven by feedback from both developers and players, introduces a series of changes...

Helldivers 2, the highly anticipated co-op third-person shooter by Sony Group Corp.'s (NYSE: SONY) Arrowhead Game Studios, launched today, Feb. 8, 2024, simultaneously on PC and PS5. It marks the first time a PlayStation Studios' console exclusive is debuting on both platforms concurrently...

Palworld, the 'Pokémon with guns' survival and crafting game, sold more than five million copies in just three days, with an impressive rate of 86,000 copies sold per hour. This sales pace outpaced major titles like Marvel's Spider-Man, God of War, and The Last of Us 2 in their...

Palworld, an action game often dubbed "Pokémon with guns," achieved remarkable success, selling over one million copies within just eight hours of its launch on Jan. 19. Developed by Pocketpair, the game swiftly ascended to the top of Valve's Steam's best-selling games list...

Starfield, Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Bethesda Game Studios' much-anticipated open-world space game released on Sept. 6 fell short of the monumental expectations set by its extensive marketing campaign. Despite being a new IP after two decades, the game failed to live up to the long-...