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Steam broke another record with over 35 million people online
It was only last week I was writing about Steam's growth hitting 34 million players online, and here they are breaking another record to hit well over 35 million.
Category: Valve
Proton Experimental fixes up Apex Legends, Epic Games Store, Warlords Battlecry III
Valve has released an update to Proton Experimental to further improve the Windows game compatibility on Steam Deck and Linux PCs. Here's all that's changed for the March 8th update.
Steam Deck hits over 14,000 games rated Playable or Verified
Another milestone for Valve here, as the Steam Deck has now managed to hit the 14,000 mark for games that are rated either Playable or Verified.
Proton 9.0 has another Beta release fixing DEATHLOOP and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Getting closer to the stable release of Proton 9, the compatibility layer that allows running Windows games on Steam Deck and Linux Desktop PCs with another Beta update.
Buy rude games on Steam without fear - Valve rolls out enhanced privacy
You! Yes you! You can now buy as many of those rude games as you like without fear of prying eyes, as Valve just rolled out some enhanced privacy features to Steam.
Valve reveals schedule of sales events for the rest of 2024
Are you saving up for a particular game, or just want to know what sales events are coming up on Steam? Got you covered here, as Valve have now revealed all.
Steam smashes its peak players online record to over 34 million
Starting 2024 off strong, Valve has seen Steam smash the all-time record once again for users actually online showing that weekends are a busy time for gamers.
Steam Survey for February 2024 shows a big bump in Simplified Chinese
Seems like once again we're seeing an Asia influx on Steam, as the February 2024 Steam Hardware & Software Survey showed a big +7.62% bump in Simplified Chinese.
Proton 9.0 for Steam Deck / Linux got a small Beta update, plus Proton Experimental too
Valve has released the second public Beta for Proton 9.0, what will become the next stable version of Proton for running Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
All older games being sold in Germany on Steam now require a content rating
For game developers that want to continue selling games in Germany, they'll need to ensure they actually have a content rating, including for older games.
Here's the most played Steam Deck games for February 2024
Valve has revealed the list of the most popular games that were played on Steam Deck throughout February 2024, so let's take a look.
Steam had a bit of a scam problem with fakes of Helldivers 2 and Palworld
Not the first time it has happened, and likely won't be the last unless Valve implement some more security checks, but recently a few games tried scamming players by renaming into other popular games.
Proton Experimental fixes up Tekken 8, Cosmoteer, Call of Cthulhu, Warframe and more
After recently updating Proton Experimental to be based on the new Proton 9, Valve ended February 2024 with another bunch of bug fixes for Proton Experimental.
Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.5.17 brings lots of bug fixes, plus Persona 3 Reload improvements
Valve has released the latest stable update to SteamOS for Steam Deck, and it includes quite a healthy dose of bug fixes and general improvements.
Valve fixes Remote Play on Steam Deck
After recently releasing a big Stable Steam Client update for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs, I highlighted that Remote Play was broken on Steam Deck - and so Valve has now fixed it.
5 years later Valve finally gives Windows compatibility tool Proton a logo
Can you believe it? Proton, the compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Steam Deck / Linux PCs didn't actually have a proper logo for over 5 years.
Remote Play broken on Steam Deck with the February stable update
Valve just recently launched a big stable update to the Steam Client for both Steam Deck and Desktop PCs, which has come with one big issue for Steam Deck.
Valve release big stable Steam Client update for Steam / Steam Deck
After a little while of many Beta releases, Valve has today launched the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs.
Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest is live with more demos and discounts
Dinosaurs and Robots, what more could you want? Valve has put up the Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest which runs until March 4th with plenty more demos and game discounts.
Proton Experimental updated with Proton 9 - adds fixes for Helldivers 2 and more
Now that the testing is open for Proton 9, Valve have now updated Proton Experimental to move over to Proton 9 along with a bunch of extra game fixes for Steam Deck / Linux.