Avatar’s Game Finally Finds Its Players After Years
Against all odds, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is having a major comeback. A new DLC and the box office success of Avatar 3 have sent player counts soaring on Steam, breaking records.
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Quake Goes Steam Deck Verified, But It’s About More Than One Device
The 1996 classic shooter Quake is now officially Steam Deck Verified. This move highlights Valve’s expanding strategy for its compatibility program beyond its own handheld.
Steam’s 2025 Best Sellers Show Indies Holding Their Own
Valve has released its preliminary best-sellers list for Steam in 2025. While AAA blockbusters dominate, indie games are making a surprisingly strong showing in the revenue rankings.
Steam’s 2025 Best-Sellers Are a Mess of Great Games, Bad Ports
Valve’s official 2025 Steam best-sellers list reveals a year of hits and misses. Major titles like Monster Hunter Wilds and Civilization 7 charted highly, even as they were plagued by terrible PC ports and launch woes that left players frustrated.
GOG’s Co-Founder Buys It Back From CD Projekt
In a move that brings the digital storefront full circle, GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński has purchased the platform from CD Projekt RED. The company promises no changes for users, with a renewed focus on its founding principles of DRM-free ownership and game preservation.
A PlayStation Boss Wants One Console to Rule Them All
Shawn Layden, former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, says the console market has hit a hard cap. To break past 250 million units per generation, he argues the industry needs a single, licensed format—just like VHS beat Betamax.
Danganronpa’s Bizarre Murder-Mystery Series Hits 10 Million Sales
The Danganronpa series, a wild mix of battle royale and courtroom drama, has surpassed 10 million lifetime sales. Developer Spike Chunsoft announced the milestone and confirmed a new game, Danganronpa 2×2, is slated for next year.
Steam and Epic banned a horror game. It sold 18,000 copies anyway.
The controversial indie horror game ‘Horses’ was pulled from Steam and the Epic Games Store just before launch. Despite that, it has sold 18,000 copies in two weeks, generating $65,000 in net revenue for developer Santa Ragione. That money was enough to pay off the loans taken to finish the game’s d
Mass Effect Creator’s New RPG Exodus Loses Studio Head
The studio head behind the upcoming sci-fi RPG Exodus, James Ohlen, is stepping down. This comes just days after the game’s new trailer was shown at The Game Awards 2025, with a release still targeted for 2027.
Windows 11 Gaming in 2025: Handhelds, Arm, and Ray Tracing Get Real
Microsoft is pushing Windows 11 hard as a gaming platform in 2025, with new ASUS handhelds, serious upgrades for Arm devices, and a big boost to ray tracing performance. The focus is on portable play and closing long-standing performance gaps.