Steam Spy switches algorithms to survive Valve’s data shutdown
The PC gaming market-intelligence resource Steam Spy lives. Its creator, developer Sergey Galyonkin, is shifting the tool to a new algorithm that calculates the...
Valve had to stop pretending it doesn’t own Steam’s data
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg testified before the United States House of Representatives today and before the Senate yesterday about securing the personal data...
Razer launches game store alternative to Steam and Amazon
Razer wants to bring competition to PC gaming digital distribution. The company has launched the Razer Game Store as a new way for people...
Valve wipes Steam Machines hardware section from its store
The console-like Linux-based PC gaming future may need a few more years before it’s ready. Valve has dropped the “Steam Machines” section from its...
SpyParty hits Steam Early Access on April 12 after 8 years of development
Chris Hecker has been making SpyParty full-time for eight years, and he’s finally hitting a big milestone. While he’s already sold copies on his...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR hits Steam’s top 10 in less than a day
Turns out a lot of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR owners want to play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in VR. Who...
Eco’s player-driven economy let me create a financial meltdown
In the last week of my life in the survivalist civilization simulator Eco (which is out now in Early Access on Steam for $30), I...
Bethesda will bring PSVR chart-topper Skyrim VR to SteamVR PCs on April 3
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR took PlayStation VR gamers by storm when it was released late last year, dominating PSVR sales charts and helping...
SteamVR’s automatic GPU and headset resolution optimizer makes VR smoother
Valve today announced the beta release of a major new feature for SteamVR users: automatic resolution optimization tailored to both the current GPU and VR...
Steam January 2018 survey: Oculus Rift overtakes HTC Vive for first time
For the first time ever since the launch of both headsets in early 2016, the Oculus Rift has overtaken the HTC Vive on the...