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I've always wondered how much I've spent on my Steam addiction over the years and now I've found out. I just hit this link and it told me I've spent $2,452.73 but I would have guessed a larger number. Anyway, I consider it money well spent and I'm sure I'll add to that total significantly...

Don't delete your Steam client. The vulnerability has been fixed, but the simple fact of the matter is it was just sitting there for at least ten years. This was a nasty vulnerability that would allow remote code execution on the computer hosting the client. There were no known attacks using...

Valve has removed the Active Shooter game from its Steam Store which we talked about here last week. As is reported by Variety, Valve had many more reasons to pull the title rather than just the social outrage du jour. Thanks cageymaru. “This developer and publisher is, in fact, a person...

Earlier this month we told you about Steam Link and how you could use it to stream games to your mobile device. Original plans were for an Android and iOS version. Both versions were approved and were readied for roll out this month. However, Apple has revoked its approval because of 'business...

I just updated my windows 7 I5-6500 w 1070 card to windows 10 actually Microsoft tech did it as my digital license wouldn't work. Anyhow it ended up being a custom install of 1803. Now the Windows VR portal works fine and plays the MS store VR games ok. However It does not detect the HP...

It seems that Valve is on a crusade to remove games from Steam that are claimed to include pornographic content. Not that this is a bad thing because it is their house, so their rules, but some developers are crying foul because they don't believe their content is pornographic. However, some of...

Interesting article on Games Industry.biz talks about the results of an empirical study of game reviews on the Steam platform. Key takeaways from negative reviews: Only 17% mentioned bugs 57% noted game design issues Overall, found to be useful to developers, containing fewer "not helpful"...

Every month Steam posts it's Steam Hardware & Software Survey, giving data on what hardware and software are Steam users running. While it has long been a bit questionable about the validity of the data, The Tech Report's Wayne Manion has posted an article today explaining that the last few...

In celebration of selling 4 million copies on Steam, Arma 3 is having a free to play weekend, as well as being on sale for $13.59, which is 66% off, and all Arma 3 DLC is on sale as well. DSOGaming has done a good writeup of Arma 3 if you don't know what the game is about, you can pick up Arma 3...

Just started today. Gorn - $14.99 Tiltbrush - $9.99 Audioshield - $9.99 Arizona Sunshine - $21.99 Duck Season - $14.99 A bunch more for 25-75% off but I'm too lazy to post them. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/vrspringsale/

Together VR is available on Steam and this game might just ruin your life with its "remarkable" physics. You can check out the video of game play below and see how things move around. Don't watch this at work if VR jiggles aren't allowed. Thanks, cageymaru. Watch the video here.

Yesterday's episode of Cuck the Zuck got Gabe Newell's attention and he has acted quickly so as to not end up on a highchair in front of Congress. Seriously, the folks over at Steam have not taken kindly to apps like SteamSpy and are looking to boot its ability to collect game data on your...

Razer has joined the ranks of companies that want to sell you games. Their platform is the Razer Game Store and they will sell you a Steam or Uplay game code that will earn you rewards towards a Razer product. Overall I like what they're doing and since I like some of their products I'll...

Last month we wrote that Skyrim VR was available for pre-order, and release day is finally upon us. In addition to the $60 you will need to hand over for the game, Bethesda has released the PC Requirements. Fairly hefty requirements for a 7 year old game, hopefully there is enough improvements...

Valve has sent its Steam Machine initiative the way of the dodo bird. While Hot Hardware points to the inexpensive Steam Link being the final nail in the coffin, we have always felt that Valve's bungling with selling its own hardware like the Steam Controller was its own self-imposed major...

Memory prices and impossible to find GPUs got you down? Well hear not because PC Building Simulator has been released in Early Access on Steam to help ease the symptoms of having no hardware to play with. In the game you can build your ultimate battle station in a free-build mode, learn how to...

Ubisoft gets a lot of hate, but we can't deny that they have made some good, if not great games. Open world games. With lots of towers to climb. And most of those games are on sale this weekend on Steam, with pretty good discounts. For example every FarCry game (sans FarCry 5) is 60% off, and...

Prey physical copy is $15 on Amazon. Comment section on Amazon says it has a Steam key in the box. https://www.amazon.com/Prey-PC/dp/B01GW917NQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521823657&sr=8-1&keywords=prey&th=1

IO Interactive has released the HITMAN Spring Pack. The Spring Pack is a completely free download for anyone, and gives the entire Sapienza location. The Spring Pack is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One until April 3rd. Great deal for anyone who has yet to give HITMAN a try with them giving...

Upcoming VR game "Budget Cuts" by Neat Corporation has finally gotten a release date. The game looks like a mix of Portal, and the Stanley Parable all in one, but with knives. No price has been announced, but Budget Cuts will be available for the HTC Vive on May 16th from Steam. Game looks like...

Puyo Puyo Tetris is out on Steam and it is published by SEGA. I've been playing it off and on for awhile and I highly recommend it for fans of Tetris or Puyo Puyo. The developers have patched the game quite regularly and it runs great on my Ryzen 1700 / Vega 64 system. You really have to get...

The first-person survival horror game set in hell, Agony releases on March 30th, and developer Madmind Studio has announced the system requirements. Minimum specs needed (low settings, 30FPS) Processor: Intel Core i3 @ 3,20GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955- 4core @ 3,2 GHz or faster RAM: 8 gigabyte...

In its 429th re-release since launching 7 years ago, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is back again, this time in VR. Launching on April 3rd and available for pre-order now on Steam for $59.99, the game supports the HTC Vive, the Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. $59.99 is a big ask...

I received an email presumably from Valve but not 100 percent sure so of course I'm not clicking on anything or doing anything. No idea what to make of it. Here's what it says: I did not request this query so I'm "ignoring" it but I am going to scour any and all security right now. I'm...

First person psychological horror game "Rise Of Insanity" has been released today on Steam with VR support after being released in August 2017 in Early Access. RedLimb Studio says the game "draws inspiration from greatest psychological horror movies such as The Shining, The Exorcist and Silent...

A game recently released on Steam called "Hunt Down The Freeman" is getting flooded with negative reviews, as well as accusations of sealing assets from other mods and games without permission. Another interesting bit in the Steam forums is the developer claiming that the reason there are so...

The Steam Lunar New Year sale started yesterday, and is offering some decent deals for the gamers here. Who cares if you backlog of games goes all the way to Daikatana when Left 4 Dead 2 is only $1.99! To me the Steam Sales aren't what they used to be since they introduced refunds, but there...

Steam has added Wishlist filters that will allow you to now sort by discount percentage, which I am sure everyone will that likes Steam Sales will appreciate. You will now also be able to sort by game genre, early access, and unreleased games as well. Also, once you get your filters dialed in...

The Valve folks have kicked game developer Insel Games off of Steam for manipulating game reviews. Apparently, a redditor posted an internal email from the CEO that encouraged his employees to review their games on Steam. Valve investigated the issue and booted Insel Games. Moral of the story...

Fallout 4 is free to play this weekend according to a twitter post from fallout. In case you havn't played the post-apocalyptic RPG yet, you can give it a try for free this weekend. And if you like it, it's on sale for $15 until Feb. 12th. I still have yet to finish Fallout 4. I got to a place...

For quite a while I've been experiencing an odd issue with the vibration feature on my Xbox One controller when being used on Windows 10 with Steam. What happens is the vibration intensity varies greatly between each time it's activated. For example, in Doom when I jump or fire my weapon causing...

PUBG has set a new record of 3M concurrent players on Steam. However, to further put this number in perspective, 1.5M bans have been handed out since it's been out. I can't believe how popular it is and it just keeps growing and growing. However, I haven't tried it, but I'll give it shot...

The Game Awards show is now live and you can win games for watching it. http://store.steampowered.com/sale/thegameawards2017 You can watch in the Steam client also. It is in the banner on the Steam client.

Valve announced today that they are no longer going to accept bitcoin as payment for games on Steam. They say that the cryptocurrency is too volatile over the last few months and it's just not worth the trouble to them or their customers to continue using bitcoin as payment. Furthermore, until...

TL;DR The increased volatility of its value and high transaction fees are no longer economically feasible. https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1464096684955433613 RIP

I am selling 3 Steam games, all for $30: DiRT Rally, Quake Champions & Rise of the Tomb Raider (all redeemable on Steam). Quake Champions includes a Ranger champion and the champion BJ BLASKOWICZ from WOLFENSTEIN; as well as 50 Shards, 100 Platinum, and 2000 Favor. I am open to trades, and I...

It's the GOG version. If you already owned the original it will be patched to this version, but the original music will be available as a "DLC" for original owners. If you're buying it now you can find instructions on how to restore the original music here.

I headed over to Steam to pick up Lone Echo. Hmm not there. (quick google) Ah, it's one of the Oculus exclusives. Has there been news about when Oculus exclusives will move to Steam? Are they shackled to the Oculus Store forever? I refuse to buy games that I'll lose when I leave the Rift...

Any fighting game fans holding out for a Steam release will not have to wait anymore. Microsoft Studios has finally released Killer Instinct on Steam. Developed by Iron Galaxy, this reboot of the franchise brings the classic arcade fighter into the modern era. Previously available for free on...

Facing a recent trend of "review-bombing," Valve has launched a histogram feature for each game's page. The histograms will provide a snapshot of review trends of the particular game as certain users are targeting developers who's action they disagree with and putting up negatively reviews not...