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On Steam After a Decade of Membership

Today is a special day for me, my friends, and I hope you’ll join me in celebrating. No, it isn’t my birthday or anything like that. In fact, I would argue that today is more momentous than even the most enjoyable birthday…

Valve May Be Working on a Handheld Steam Console

Do you remember when Valve made a valiant attempt to take over the living room gaming space with their Steam Machines? Well, if not, you’re far from alone. Steam Machines were essentially a hybrid of sorts in that they could run pretty…

2021’s Steam Summer Sale Dates Have Leaked

Is anyone else getting déjà vu from reading this article’s title? I ask because some among our readers may remember that I covered this exact topic with nearly the exact same title last year. Even so, it seems Valve has suffered yet…

Valve Appears to Rename Steam Games Festival

If you’re familiar with the “Steam Games Festivals” that have taken place in the past as part of a collaboration between Valve and The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley, you might find yourself wondering if those festivals will continue this year. The…

Valve’s Artifact Failed and is Now Free for Everyone

Valve’s own CCG, Artifact, based on the world of Dota 2 released in late 2018. It’s safe to say that the game absolutely bombed, with an all-time peak of about 60,000 players and less than 50% of all reviews on steam being…

Steam Surpassed Multiple Records in 2020

I think it’s reasonable to imagine that if millions of people the world over are instructed to remain indoors as much as possible by their governments due to a global pandemic, many of those people will turn to tackling their backlogs of…

The Winners of 2020’s Steam Awards Are Here

I’d really rather not cast my mind back to the hellish year that was 2020, but I think I have a sufficient reason to do so for a little while in this context. You see, back in 2015, Valve introduced what they’re…

David’s Steam Winter Sale 2020 Recommendations

As Andy Williams once famously put it, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” At least, it’s the most wonderful time that a perpetual garbage fire of a year like 2020 is capable of producing. Mercifully, it’s almost time for this…

Valve Unveils New Steam Labs “Experiment 010”

If you’re at all interested in and/or familiar with how the more technical side of Steam operates, you might know of the Steam Labs “experiments” that Valve periodically develops and implements. As of December 9th, 2020, there are now a total of…

2020’s Steam Autumn Sale is Now Live

It seems the Steam sale-predicting wizards at SteamDB have been proven right again. You might recall that I recently reported upon their leak of the dates for this year’s Halloween Sale, Autumn Sale, and Winter Sale. They claimed that 2020’s Autumn Sale…