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The release of Half-Life: Alyx is likely responsible for a jump of roughly 50% in Steam users with a VR headset
Read More »Half-Life: Alyx boosts VR headsets on Steam to 2m users
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla sails away from Steam for Epic Game Store and next-gen consoles
Ubisoft is choosing to partner exclusively with Epic Game Store for the release of its franchise title for 2020
Read More »Steam reports a ‘continuous increase in the number of games achieving success on Steam’ in 2019
The median game earns 24% more on Steam in 2019 in its opening two weeks than it did in 2018
Read More »Here’s what Valve is doing to avoid putting ‘stress’ on home internet bandwidth
"We know that with so many people at home trying to get things done at the same time, it can put a stress on your home’s internet bandwidth"
Read More »Half-Life: Alyx records 43,000 concurrent users on launch day
"It's clear that the numbers are held back due to VR requirement"
Read More »Steam breaks its own concurrent player record again with 22 million players online over the weekend
"Global lockdowns and self-isolation due to COVID-19 has led to at-home gaming becoming a safe form of entertainment to pass the time"
Read More »Steam once again breaks its own concurrent player record, hitting 20 million players over the weekend
6.2 million of that 20 million were actively in-game, too
Read More »Fellow Traveller confirms LudoNarraCon 2020 dates and line-up
“It’s free to attend, free to exhibit, has global reach and no one has to put on pants"
Read More »Steam hits 18,801,944 concurrent users – the highest ever recorded
But there was "about 1 million less players actually in-game"
Read More »Rockstar forced to withdraw GTA 4 from Steam as ‘it is no longer possible to generate keys’
"We are looking at other options for distributing GTA 4 for PC and will share more information as soon as we can"
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