Using Steam data to tell you if your game will sink or swim
Have you recently seen a new game on Steam and tried guessing how successful it’s going to be? Maybe you’re developing your own game...
Modders deserve to be paid — but Bethesda’s Creation Club isn’t enough
Arguably, no company in modern games has benefited from the work of modders more than Bethesda. My first experience with The Elder Scrolls III:...
For a small developer, even a poorly curated Steam Direct beats Greenlight
Valve recently announced that the fee for submitting to Steam Direct will be $100 per game. That’s right. For $100, anyone will be able...
Valve launches Steam Direct on June 13 and shuts down Greenlight
A tectonic shift for PC gaming is here — at least for developers and publishers. Steam Direct is launching June 13. This is the...
SteamVR now supports more (and less expensive) base stations
Valve made headlines today when Apple revealed the companies were working together to bring virtual reality and SteamVR to Mac computers, but the PC...
SteamVR and external GPUs are coming to Mac
Virtual realty has so far required a Windows-based PC with power chips from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia. Mac users have had to make the...
Valve: Steam gets $100 pub fee and more ‘human eyes’ in its algorithms
Valve is changing how its Steam store works, opening up its platform to any developer who wants to sell a game and is willing to pay...
Innervate brings mobile-style analytics to Steam with Red Shell
Steam’s PC gaming marketplace is crowded with products, and developers have to scrap and claw to maximize the potential of their releases. Now, a...
SteamVR Home beta test gets new social features
SteamVR is an essential platform for virtual reality and, starting today, exploring it is about to get a whole lot better. In a community post...
How Tencent’s WeGame is changing to compete with Steam in China
The world’s largest gaming company is taking on the world’s largest gaming platform. The number of Chinese Steam users has reached 17 million, based...