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  1. VGC60

    Epic says its new Epic Games Launcher preview was vibe coded with AI

    Epic Games released a preview of its new Epic Games Launcher and said it was vibe coded with AI because building it the traditional way is too hard. Epic says the launcher has an average cold start of 5.47 seconds, 46% faster than Steam, with snappier navigation and less background load, though the first release is light on features. Epic detailed launcher changes at Unreal Fest in June and claimed version 2 would have a cold start five times faster on average, without mentioning AI at the time.

Oct 14Wed
  1. PC Gamer62

    Epic launches a new Epic Games Store launcher preview, claiming it starts 46% faster than Steam

    Epic Games Store's rebuilt client is available as a preview download for Windows, macOS, and for the first time Linux. Epic says it halved launcher startup time and reaches the store page 46% faster than Steam, with the technical improvements verified by an external vendor; PC Gamer has not tested it yet. The redesign includes a new library view that can import shortcuts to games installed via Steam and other clients, and Epic describes the client as vibe coded, with store GM Martin Keely confirming AI was used to write new code on a completely new architecture.

  2. IGN62

    Epic Games Launcher preview arrives with library loading 30x faster

    Epic released a preview version of a rebuilt Epic Games Launcher, built with AI and vibe coding and still light on features. Epic says it cold-boots in 5.47 seconds, 46% faster than Steam, reopens from the system tray in 0.36 seconds, loads the library 30 times faster than the previous launcher, and takes up 300MB. The new version supports Windows, MacOS and, for the first time, Linux, with Fortnite coming to Linux once Easy Anti-Cheat is rebuilt for the platform.

  5. PC Gamer28

    Steam client update adds a bouncing logo screensaver that the author says almost never hits the corner

    The Steam client received a major update today, and the previously beta-only screensaver for Big Picture Mode is now available to all users, defaulting to art from recently played games and recent screenshots, with custom screensavers also supported. Valve also offers a retro-inspired bouncing logo screensaver in which the Steam logo bounces around a black screen and changes color on each edge hit, which the author believes almost never lands a perfect corner hit. The update also improves startup performance, adds an experimental video codec called Pyrowave to Remote Play, and brings a host of tweaks and fixes for Linux users.

Oct 13Tue
  1. Steam News12

    Team Fortress 2 Update Released: Adds 'No Grenades' Style and Fixes Multiple Issues

    An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released and will be applied automatically when the game is restarted. It adds a 'No Grenades' style for the General's Greatcoat, fixes an exploit where the Dragon's Fury could crash the server, and updates maps including koth_sawmill_event and koth_trainsawlaser. The in-game item importer now supports the Medic's backpack bodygroup.

  2. Rock Paper Shotgun23

    Valve have released the Steam Frame's CAD files, but there's already a cottage industry of DIY wrist straps and lifesize skull stands

    Valve released the Steam Frame's CAD files on Friday evening, letting anyone with a 3D printer or lathe make non-commercial accessories from the official blueprints. Early Frame recipients had already prototyped homemade add-ons, including a back-mounted power bank holder, HackStrap variants that undercut the £59 Ergonomic Accessories Kit, and a lifesize skull stand that stores the controllers.

Oct 11Sun
  1. PC Gamer60

    Squadron 42 Steam page goes live with system requirements and a Q2 2027 release window

    Squadron 42 now has a Steam page listing system requirements and a Q2 2027 release date. The requirements make no mention of ray tracing-capable GPUs or DirectX 12, though the install size is still 150GB. Game director Chris Roberts said in August that the Star Citizen singleplayer component was delayed out of 2026 to avoid clashing with GTA 6, and a new trailer featuring Mark Hamill and Gary Oldman accompanied the page.

  3. PC Gamer62

    Deadlock adds a chess wizard hero as its concurrent player count passes Team Fortress 2's all-time peak

    Valve's Deadlock reached 262,145 concurrent players after adding the latest of six new heroes, surpassing Team Fortress 2's all-time peak of 253,997 according to SteamDB. The figure excludes TF2's Xbox 360 and PS3 players from The Orange Box. The new hero is Solomon, a chess mage whose gun is a chessboard that players say recreates a different historic game state on each reload depending on bullets loaded.

Oct 10Sat
Oct 9Fri
  1. 机核42

    S.O.N.A.R. Free Demo Lands on Steam

    Abylight Studios has released a free playable demo for S.O.N.A.R. on Steam, available since September 30. The demo includes a single-player tutorial and two selected missions focused on crew cooperation and submarine management. The full game launches on October 29.

  3. @pcgamer40

    Pimax unveils wireless VR headset to rival Valve

    Pimax wants to eat Valve's lunch with its new wireless VR headset and long steam machine https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/pimax-says-ill-have-what-valves-having-as-it-announces-new-wireless-vr-headset-foveated-streaming-updated-controllers-and-long-steam-machine/

  4. PC Gamer42

    Pimax announces Crystal Pro wireless VR headset, 60G AirLink streaming kit, ringless controllers, and Pimax Spation PC

    Pimax has announced the Crystal Pro, a fully wireless VR headset priced at $1,399, or $1,899 with the optional 60G AirLink wireless streaming kit, which costs $599 on its own. The headset uses twin QLEDs at 2880 x 2880 per eye and up to 120 Hz, and supports Native Foveated Streaming alongside SLAM 2.0 inside-out tracking and new ringless controllers. Pimax also revealed the Pimax Spation gaming PC, which resembles a long Steam Machine, and none of the products have on-sale dates yet.

  5. PC Gamer36

    Pimax announces Spation, a SteamOS-ready mini PC with RX 9070 XT or RTX 5070 Ti

    Pimax has announced the Spation, a mini PC that supports both SteamOS and Windows and can be configured with either an RX 9070 XT or RTX 5070 Ti GPU alongside a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It packs 32 GB of DDR5, a 1 TB SSD, a 1000 W SFX PSU, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and multiple DisplayPort, HDMI, USB4, and USB ports. Pimax has not yet announced a price or launch date, and plans a barebones kit that requires users to install their own GPU, storage, and memory.

Oct 8Thu
Oct 7Wed
  2. IGN24

    Crack Is a Co-op Game About Smashing a Giant Egg in a Lab

    Crack, a co-op game about smashing open a giant egg in a laboratory, launches on Steam on October 26. Players start with pickaxes and chisels before moving on to dynamite and "other weird tools," and broken shells can be turned into currency. The game promises an "incremental adventure" with scaffolding, secret rooms, and an egg that reacts to whatever you do to it.

Oct 6Tue
  1. Steam News20

    Team Fortress 2 Update Released

    An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released and will be applied automatically when the game is restarted. It adds the sv_wallbug convar for previous movement behavior on community servers, and fixes view jitter from extended play, an snd_mix_async crash, the Marshlands contract not activating, and various Halloween and map issues.

Oct 3Sat
  3. Steam News12

    Team Fortress 2 Update Released

    An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released and will be applied automatically on restart. It fixes missing VO lines for the Taunt: One-Eyed Punt!, an incorrect lightwarp on Scout Crazy Legs, and visibility issues with the Autumn Breeze Unusual effect. The update also fixes an exploit on cp_wildcat_event and increases the ctf_medi_evil timer from 8 to 10 minutes while removing overtime.

Oct 2Fri
  1. PC Gamer40

    Valve's latest Steam Frame update adds up to 12% more battery life

    Valve has released another SteamOS update for the Steam Frame, bringing power efficiency improvements that add up to 12% more battery life during streaming and local gameplay. The update also adds an accessibility option to limit eye tracking to a single eye and fixes controller bindings failing to load in certain games. On PC, users must opt into SteamVR 2.18.2 or later to reduce "Error 17" connection issues.

  2. Gematsu57

    ArcheAge Chronicles limited-time PC demo launches October 19

    XLGAMES announced that a limited-time PC demo for ArcheAge Chronicles will run from October 19 to October 26 on Steam as part of Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition. The demo covers the Diamond Shores region and four classes, Warrior, Ranger, Berserker and Mage, and includes player-versus-player for the first time in a public build, while Housing and Trade life skills are held back for Early Access. The game is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC via Steam, with no release date announced yet.

  3. Steam News62

    Team Fortress 2 Update Released With Scream Fortress XVIII Halloween Event

    Valve released an update for Team Fortress 2 that launches the Scream Fortress XVIII Halloween event, running through November 7th, 2026. The event adds 5 community maps, the Haunted Hoard Case with 23 community-created cosmetic items, 5 community taunts and 21 new Unusual effects, and all players who launch the game receive a Soul Gargoyle. The update also reworks the Zombie mode with a new Zombie Spawn Picker and new abilities for several Zombie classes, alongside numerous community-reported fixes.

Oct 1Thu
  1. PC Gamer53

    Valve says Deadlock is still too unfinished for a public release, with hero cosmetics and new modes in the works

    In Deadlock's first proper development update, Valve said the invite-only game is still too unfinished to release publicly and that the team shifted to working on many things in parallel this year. The City Never Sleeps update added a redesigned map and items, while progression and hero and hideout customizations are still in development so Valve can adjust them based on feedback before full release. Valve also mentioned more speculative work such as large item redesigns and alternative game modes that expand the game's scope, possibly including the rumored PvE mode from former Risk of Rain developers.

Sep 30Wed
  1. Eurogamer62

    Valve's Deadlock gets the City Never Sleeps update, hitting a record 228,086 concurrent players on Steam

    Valve released a large City Never Sleeps update for Deadlock, its still-unreleased MOBA, overhauling the map, adding six new heroes and greatly expanding voice lines. According to SteamDB, the game reached 228,086 concurrent players on Steam yesterday, its highest figure ever. The update also gives themed identities to lanes and districts on the New York-inspired map The Cursed Apple, each with its own PvE Haunts.

  2. PC Gamer62

    Deadlock's City Never Sleeps update arrives with a sweeping map visual overhaul

    Valve released Deadlock's large City Never Sleeps update, adding six new characters unlocked by community vote, UI reworks, more voicelines, and a sweeping visual update to the map. The Hidden King and Arch Mother bases are unchanged, while three lanes and four new districts were reworked, including the industrial York, the central Broadway hub, and Greenwich. The four districts are the Theatre, Chinatown, Haunted Lot, and Plaza.

  3. PC Gamer60

    Valve moves Steam discounts and events to dynamic, personalized recommendations

    Valve announced that Steam's Discounts and Events page will use dynamic and personalized recommendations, giving more discounted games and sale events a chance to appear on the homepage and elsewhere instead of being limited to a small, fixed number of slots. Valve said a manually managed calendar no longer fits diverse player tastes, and while no hard rollout date is set, it expects to begin the process in early 2027. The change affects what players see rather than what they pay, and the author notes it could give indie developers more visibility.

  4. Kotaku71

    The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches, Breaking Steam Concurrent Player Record Past 120,000

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered launched today, pushing the 11-year-old open-world RPG past 120,000 concurrent players on Steam, a new record above its original launch peak of under 100,000. The free upgrade for existing owners includes visual improvements, gameplay tweaks, overhauled UI systems and a photo mode, with over 70 changes listed in the patch notes plus platform-specific updates for PS5 and Switch. Running the game at ultra settings on PC now requires a GeForce RTX 5080 and 24GB of RAM, and some AMD graphics card owners have reported issues due to missing driver support.

  5. IGN71

    Huge Deadlock Update Sends Valve's MOBA Hero Shooter Up the Steam Charts With a New Peak of Over 220,000 Concurrent Players

    Valve released a large update for its in-development MOBA hero shooter Deadlock, reworking the map and adding six new heroes, new mobs, objectives, an updated HUD, healthbars and Shop, plus engine code moved to the latest version of Source 2. Deadlock peaked at over 220,000 concurrent players overnight, breaking its own record and making it the sixth most-played game on Steam last night. The game remains in early development with access limited to friend invites from Valve's playtesters, and there is still no release date or beta window.

  7. Rock Paper Shotgun67

    Deadlock update adds six new heroes, over 10,000 voice lines and a map visual overhaul

    Valve shipped a large update for Deadlock, which is still not officially released, adding six new heroes: Nurse Harrow, Rat King, Solomon, Deadman Danny, Baba and Violet. The update also reworks the visuals of all three main lanes and adds four districts, improves UI and HUD elements such as healthbars and an event feed, reworks the ping system, and adds over 10,000 non-ping voice lines with a dialogue player. It further introduces a parry cooldown display, custom lobbies supporting up to eight spectators, and accessibility options including enemy colour changes, auto movement and firing, and voice over subtitles.

  8. Rock Paper Shotgun58

    Valve is turning Steam's discounts and events section into algorithm-driven personalized recommendations

    Valve announced that Steam's discounts and events section will move away from hand curation to more dynamic and personalized recommendations. In a blog post, Valve said that after months of testing dynamic recommendations in place of some curated spots, it showed 10x more games per day in that section and saw meaningful increases in store page visits, wishlists and cart additions. Valve said it has no definite date for the change and is still tuning the details.

Sep 24Thu
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun62

    Beat Saber announces its biggest update yet with hand-tracking and a bare-handed Flux mode

    Beat Saber has announced its biggest update yet, arriving in Spring 2027, adding a new bare-handed mode called Flux in which players punch, prod and slap notes instead of using sabers. Flux launches with 35 songs and showcases the update's new hand-tracking, which also works with the traditional saber modes. The campaign is being refreshed with new missions, checkpoints and a light narrative element, alongside a progression system for unlocking saber, beat and bomb cosmetics.

Sep 21Mon
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun23

    Steam Frame's first post-launch update speeds up charging and fixes a mic bug

    Valve has released SteamOS 0.3.0, the first post-launch software update for the Steam Frame, bringing "substantially faster" charging, a fix for a "garbled audio" microphone bug, and improved controller tracking while haptics are active. The update also improves system stability under high load, fixes the per-app Motion Smoothing "Force Always-On" setting being ignored, and changes the developer playable performance criteria to allow any resolution instead of 1440p.