Steam became a better place for gamers and devs. Valve recaps recent changes and prepares more improvements
Valve has made several improvements to Steam for players as well as developers and publishers. The scale of the changes is shown in an post with a summary of the platform's development in 2024.
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March 14, 2025
Steam revealed most popular and profitable games and releases of 2024
We learned the list of one hundred games that earned the most on Steam in the past year. Both this year's creations and a large set of older titles were at the top.
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December 24, 2024
The itch.io games website disappeared but is now back online. Toy manufacturer Funko faces blame
As a result of a „fake phishing notification,” the entire itch.io website was down for some time. The culprit is the toy company Funko.
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December 9, 2024
Lawsuit Against Valve May Bring Major Change on Steam
An antitrust lawsuit filed years ago against Valve has been declared a class action. It now covers all developers and publishers who have sold games on Steam since 2017.
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November 29, 2024
Valve Will Let Governments Tax Virtual Trading on Steam
Valve is said to be preparing to introduce an option that will allow local tax authorities to charge a fee on Steam item transactions.
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October 23, 2024
Valve Removes App Form Steam That Allows Access to Epic Games Store and GOG on Steam Deck
The Junky Store will not be coming to Steam Deck in app form, despite Valve's initial approval.
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October 16, 2024
Valve Distinguishes Information for Players: You Buy a License, Not a Game
Valve listened to the California “recommendation” and now reports that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam”.
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October 11, 2024
Google Lost in Court to Epic Games. Now It Must Open Google Play to Other Stores
The Google Play store has to open for 3 years to give competing platforms a chance to take the fight to it on Android devices.
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October 8, 2024
Money Laundering on Steam? Researchers Point to Suspicious Activity
A new study may confirm players' old suspicions that trading virtual items in the Counter-Strike series, among others, is a front for money launderers.
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July 25, 2024
GOG Comments on Inheritance. Situation Is Slightly Better Than in Case of Steam
GOG.com also points to problems with inheritance, but the store is eager to grant s' requests on the matter. As long as it is ed by the justice system.
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June 5, 2024
Games Disappear From EA App s. Publisher Investigates
s of Electronic Arts' PC app noticed that various games disappeared from their s. The company is already investigating the causes of the glitch.
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May 22, 2024
Steam Introduced Official for Advanced Paid Access to Games
Steam received small updates, including for advanced access to games for preorder purchases and a minor but useful improvement to Steam Family Sharing.
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April 24, 2024
PlayStation s Losing Games Because of Bug. Sony Working on Fixes
Many PlayStation players are reporting that they cannot fire up games purchased from the PS Store. The serious bug also affects PS Plus subscribers. Sony is said to be preparing a special patch that will solve the problem.
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March 14, 2024
Private Games, New Shopping Cart, and Longer Launch Discounts. Steam With More Updates
Steam is introducing a long-tested feature for private games and doubles the length of time for which a game's launch discount can last.
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March 6, 2024
Steam Takes on Games Faking Helldivers 2, Palworld, and Other Hits
The success of Helldivers 2 and Palworld has been exploited by dishonest developers who have tried to sell their games as these and other well-known productions.
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March 3, 2024
24% of Digital PC Games Aren't Even Launched. More Than Half Players Would Resell Them - If They Could
Research conducted on a group of gamers from the United States and the United Kingdom indicates that the digital distribution model for games needs to change.
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February 8, 2024
Apple Takes Payments Outside the App Store in US. Tim Sweeney Shares What's Wrong
The App Store finally lets iOS app developers to introduce third-party payments. The head of Epic Games criticized the way Apple has implemented this solution. And he is not alone in this.
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January 17, 2024
Getting Players Used to "Not Owning Games” One of Ubisoft's Goals
Changes to Ubisoft's offerings are only part of the French corporation's larger plans. The producer of the Assassin's Creed series wants the community to come to with the currently trending method of game distribution.
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January 17, 2024
Steam Set New Record of Active Players. Previous One Was Nearly Year Old
It took almost a year, but Steam has finally set a new record for the number of concurrent players.
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January 8, 2024
Cyberpunk 2077 Among Top Earning Steam Games of 2023
Valve has released a list of the highest-grossing games on Steam this year. Among the top earners was Cyberpunk 2077.
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December 28, 2023