EA Play Has Already Failed Where Microsoft Game Pass Succeeds
EA Play is coming to Steam, but if it wants to be a real competitor it shoudl probably start copying Game Pass more.
August 21, 2020 No Comments
EA Play is coming to Steam, but if it wants to be a real competitor it shoudl probably start copying Game Pass more.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Mediatonic’s delightful battle royale, has reportedly drawn in a staggering 8 million players on PlayStation 4.
Delightfully competitive battle royale game, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, has sold a staggering 2 million copies on Steam in a week.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has fallen victim to a vicious review bombing campaign. Why can’t you cut Mediatonic some slack?
Mediatonic’s quirky battle royale, Fall Guys, is already a hit – so much so that the developer is struggling to cope with the demand.
Steam has a new policy that aims to combat region price abuse, but it’s going to end up doing more harm than good if the reactions on Twitter are anything to go by.
343 Industries’ storied Halo 3 makes its highly-anticipated PC debut earlier than planned pleasing franchise fans to no end.
Xbox is adding mod support. This could legitimize its place in PC gaming, but what if Microsoft has its eye on a different crown?
Steam just got a new ‘play next’ feature that finally makes it easier to clear out the backlog of our huge Steam libraries.
Microids is partnering with Moulinsart to develop a brand new action-adventure based on the classic The Adventures of Tintin comic series.
ESA has revealed dates for E3 2021, claiming a “reimagined event” is in store. But is it too late for the long-time games conference?
Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord developer TaleWorlds has a smart plan for avoiding launch failure like popular MMO Last Oasis.
The decade-long wait for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has seemingly not deterred fans, with over 165,000 currently playing on Steam.
From a Ghost Recon Breakpoint free weekend to the Epic Games Store weekly freebies, there’s no shortage of free games to try this weekend.
Valve’s Steam digital storefront broke yet another peak player record this weekend and is set to surge past the 23 million mark soon.
Steam has hit an all-time concurrent user peak today drawing nearly 20 million users to the Valve-owned digital storefront.
A knock-off of Super Mario Bros., ‘Super Bernie World’ places you as Bernie Sanders as he makes his way across the United States. This game offers up some of the most hilarious and relevant battle sequences in gaming today.
GOG announced a new refund policy allowing users to obtain refunds up to 30 days after purchase, but is the storefront guilty of being naive?
Steam’s shiny new search features should now make it easier than ever to sort through the piffle and find games worth playing.
The new Steam page offers insight into Grounded’s Early Access journey. It also details what players should expect from the final version while also showcasing some new art for the game.
Dying Light’s 5th-anniversary celebration is kicking off with a bang and showing other games the right way to treat players.
Metro Exodus’ Steam launch is a success despite the controversy surrounding the game’s one-year Epic Game Store exclusivity deal.
While Half-Life: Alyx looks to be virtual reality’s absolutely killer app, the platform has already seen its fair share of top-tier titles.
Valve has published a 2019 Year In Review recapping the most significant improvements to hit Steam alongside some impressive figures.
Biomutant may finally have a release date if a leak at two online stores can be believed, but gamers shouldn’t get their hopes too high yet.
Steam sets a new record for peak players, suggesting that the Epic Games Store may need to try much harder to take it down.
Pokemon-like MMO Temtem has unleashed a zero-tolerance cheating ban and booted hundreds of players. Is the policy too draconian?
Infamous Steam reject Digital Homicide is back, and the gaming company’s titles still suck just as badly as you remember.
Valve-owned digital storefront Steam primed for yet another sale with the Lunar New Year Sale expected to to start later today.
Halo Reach seemed to be pretty popular when it was brought to PC, but suddenly almost no one is playing it. This reveals an unsettling fact.
Steam has released a list of the top-grossing games of 2019 and it makes pretty depressing reading for the future of the games industry.
As a gauge of what is popular among gamers, Steam is uniquely positioned to offer a well-rounded take on the state of PC gaming.
After slowing to a painful crawl due to high demand, the Steam Winter Sale has kicked off in earnest with festive tokens and plenty of deals.
Valve has a bad reputation when it comes to quality control. They recently removed a slew of Nazi and Anti-Semitic content from Steam at the
Geoff Keighley announces a 48-hour digital event of free unreleased game demos running alongside Thursday’s Game Awards ceremony.
The GOG Winter Sale is live, and with a trove of epic deals (plus Wasteland 2 for free!), CD Projekt Red is giving Steam a run for its money.
The PC version of cowboy epic Red Dead Redemption 2 launched on Steam yesterday and it hasn’t gone well at all to say the least.
Samsung has announced a brand new game streaming service, dubbed PlayGalaxy Link, and it bears more than few similarities with Steam Link.
The biggest obstacles to Half-Life: Alyx and VR ‘s success are the price of the hardware and the associated system requirements.
Steam is filled with terrible games, and although Valve has now banned 1000 ‘abusive’ Steam games, they still need to do more.
As leaked last month, Steam’s annual autumnal discount jamboree is now live and runs until Dec. 3 alongside Steam Award voting.
Steam’s ‘Remote Play’ feature is likely to prove an resounding success for Valve and its game distribution platform.
Mined code shows Valve is asking partners to sign a ‘Steam Cloud Gaming Addendum’. Company looks to pierce into cloud gaming market. Steam could prove
Valve banned Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players from trading container keys. The company defended the action by pointing to alleged problems with money laundering. Gamers on
EA and Valve have struck a new partnership to bring EA’s best (and worst) games back to Steam. Consequently, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will
The End Is Nigh sales jump 1,000% thanks to Steam Workshop integration. Developer praises simple, eloquent design of Steam mod support. News signals hunger for
As Steam’s Halloween Sale launched yesterday, the platform went down for over an hour. It’s no wonder as nearly 15 million players across the globe
Panzer Dragoon: Remake will receive a PC release. The game was originally assumed to be a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Switch has struggled to build a
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