Valve’s review-bomb fix won’t fix review bombing
The customer review is a relatively young form of criticism, but consumers have already unlocked some of its creative power with memorable and hilarious...
Divinity: Original Sin 2 studio claims it set a Steam RPG record (update)
We’ve seen Bluehole Studio crow about its number of people playing 2017’s biggest gaming phenomenon, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, on Steam. But over the weekend, Divinity:...
Eleague spruces up its Counter-Strike tournament with high-tech analysis and VR
Eleague is adding some high-tech features for its CS:GO Premier 2017 tournament, which kicks off at 7 p.m. Pacific on Friday. Sixteen teams will...
Game boss interview: Epic’s Tim Sweeney on blockchain, digital humans, and Fortnite
Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games and one of the game industry’s tech savants, has traveled the world to speak about his vision...
Eleague series shows the NBA taking a more personal interest in esports
Eleague aims to show that there are folks at the NBA who are bona fide esports fans and not just fans of its estimated $696...
Dota 2 championships: 3 finalists battle for biggest slice of $24 million prize pool
The International Dota 2 Championships is like the Super Bowl of esports, and it wraps up today with three finalists fighting for the lion’s...
OpenAI’s bot beats top Dota 2 player so badly that he quits
An artificial intelligence has beaten one of the world’s top Dota 2 players in single combat today. Danil Ishutin, better known by his gaming...
PC Gaming Weekly: Watch out, Hearthstone — here comes Artifact
Depending on your point of view, Valve’s news this week is either one heckuva tease or a knife in your Half-Life-lovin’ soul. Late Tuesday night, the publisher...
Valve announces Artifact, its Dota-themed card game
A Dota-themed digital card game is coming in 2018. Valve made the announcement today at the 7th annual Dota 2 competition The International, the biggest...
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...