Steam Playtest makes it much easier to beta test PC games

Posted on 05/11/2020 by Engadget

Steam has served as a digital game store on PC for many years, but managing test groups, demos and reviews has generally relied on a system of demos and key distribution that leaves plenty of holes for scammers and other bad actors. Meanwhile, other...

‘Dota 2’ will get year-round updates and crack down on ‘smurfs’

Posted on 16/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Dota 2 has been sagging in popularity lately, and Valve is determined to keep the MOBA game relevant through a string of changes. To begin, the developer has announced (via Esportz Network) that it’s planning to spread hero updates throughout the yea...

Steam’s profanity filters put you in control of chat content

Posted on 07/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Steam’s latest feature allows you to tweak your chat settings to obscure profanity, slurs and any other words you don’t want to see while using the platform. It builds on filtering options Valve developed for games like CS:GO and Dota 2. In additio...

GOG will sell Epic Games Store titles through its Galaxy app

Posted on 01/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When CD Projekt started testing GOG Galaxy 2.0 last year, it said its goal was to create a launcher where you could have all your PC games in one place. The company is taking a significant step toward fulfilling that promise with a new beta feature t...

Steam’s first digital tabletop festival kicks off this month

Posted on 01/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Valve is launching a new Steam event tabletop gaming fans might love, especially now it’s not wise to play in person with a bunch of people. The first ever Steam Digital Tabletop Fest, a joint project between Valve and Auroch Digital, centers around...

The first ‘Left 4 Dead 2’ expansion in years is available now for free

Posted on 25/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In yet another unexpected development from 2020, there’s a massive content update available for Left 4 Dead 2. Valve’s co-op zombie shooter was originally released in 2009, but the community is still active enough to produce a new content pack dubbed...

Russian law could force Apple to cut App Store fee to 20 percent

Posted on 02/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A Russian lawmaker has proposed a bill that would see all app store transactions capped at 20 percent, down from the usual 30 percent. Reuters is reporting that Fedot Tumusov, a member of the State Duma, Russia’s lower house in its parliament, has t...

Steam lets you choose words to filter from chat

Posted on 27/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Steam now lets you make a custom list of words you want filtered from your chat experience, Steam owner Valve has announced. The Steam Text & Chat Filtering feature already removes commonly used strong profanity and slurs, but now you can add spe...

Valve shares a trailer for the first ‘Left 4 Dead 2’ update in years

Posted on 27/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

More than a decade after Valve released Left 4 Dead 2, the apocalyptic zombie game is getting an update. Valve shared a trailer for The Last Stand on its blog. The company hasn’t released many details, so we still don’t know when the update will arri...

EA Play hits Steam on August 31st

Posted on 18/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After a delay, EA Play, the subscription service formerly known as EA Access, will be available on Steam starting August 31st. The platform allows you to play Electronic Arts' back catalog of titles as much as you want and check out its newest games...

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