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Farming Simulator 25 harvested a crop of 2 million players in its first week

That's 30% more than Farming Simulator 22 saw in the same time period.

PC Gamer

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 crashes on takeoff thanks to massive server woes, devs say they're working on it: 'The team is on it, and we will keep going'

The new Flight Simulator is already carrying a "mostly negative" rating on Steam because of the technical issues.

PC Gamer

Sci-fi survival sandbox Starbound just got its first PC update in 5 years - a hotfix so tiny that it's pretty much the saddest update I've ever seen

Wake me up when a real patch drops

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Don't have the hardware to run STALKER 2? Play one of my favorite indie games on your potato PC instead.

STALKER 2's PC system requirements aren't exactly lenient, and those who can't run the new game need to check out ZERO Sievert.

Windows Central

'Backyard Sports' Franchise Currently Developing First Next-Generation Video Game

A new "Backyard Sports" video game is "deep in production," and another classic officially will be rereleased on Nov. 27. Here's the story behind it all.

Sports Illustrated

'Of Ash and Steel' Shares First Preview Ahead of 2025 PC Release

The first preview for Of Ash and Steel showed players a glimpse of what the upcoming third-person RPG has in store ahead of its 2025 PC release.

Player One

A summer intern once saved Valve from a near-fatal lawsuit after a publisher 'decided to go World War 3' on it, and it all hinged on one email

"The company was pretty close to going bankrupt, I was pretty close to going personally bankrupt⁠—we went all in, there was no money left"

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Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content

US Senator Mark Warner comes less than a week after an ADL report accusing Steam of "normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community."

PC Gamer

20 Years Later, One of the Best Shooters of All Time Just Got a Massive Update

'Half-Life 2' just passed its 20th anniversary, and Valve is celebrating with a patch that adds developer commentary to the game, plus a new behind-the-scenes documentary.

Inverse

A newly updated version of Half Life 2 is free for a day on Steam

Gamers can also find out what became of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 in a two-hour documentary

Evening Standard

New on Steam: 'Sengoku Dynasty' is a City Building Game Set in Feudal Japan

'Sengoku Dynasty' was released on November 8, 2024, and has "Mostly Positive" reviews on Steam.

Player One

'Half-Life 2' Breaks Concurrent Players Record on Steam Amid 20th Anniversary Celebrations

Valve's Half-Life 2 has broken its own concurrent players record following the release of the 20th anniversary update.

Player One

Five new Steam games you probably missed (November 18, 2024)

Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

PC Gamer

More people are playing Half-Life 2 now than at any point since Steam started keeping track

Not bad for a 20-year-old game.

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Half-Life 2 gets a major 20th Anniversary Update and bundles Lost Coast with episodes —the game is now free on Steam until November 18

Half-Life 2 gets a 20th Anniversary update that bundles the Episodes and Lost Coast into the main game while making several across-the-board additions and improvements to in-game visuals, though not to the level of a full port to a new engine.

Inverse

20 Years Later, One Notoriously Troubled Game Still Feels Revolutionary

Today, 'Half-Life 2' is remembered as one of the best shooters ever, but in the chaotic lead-up to its launch, it was easy to imagine the game was doomed.

Player One

Creator of 'Steamworld' Franchise Announces Layoffs, Cancellation of Projects

Thunderful Group announces another round of layoffs and the cancellation of game projects as part of restructuring efforts.

PC Gamer

Valve gets the original Half-Life 2 development team back together for a huge 20th anniversary update—and the game is now free for the weekend on Steam

The surprise update includes a full commentary track for the base game, significant graphical and gameplay updates, and a whole lot more.

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Industry Giant 4.0 is open for business in Steam Early Access

Grow from solo farmer to industrial mogul in the latest iteration of the classic business sim.

GamesRadar

One of last year's best PC survival games is coming to PS5 next year, and now it's got a 2-hour demo

Forever Skies' PS5 demo will let you grab an exclusive airship skin, too

GamesRadar

10,000 glowing Steam reviews in, anime Stardew Valley-like Fields of Mistria reveals "major update" with, oh my goodness, mounts to ride around on

Spotted horses, pink cows, purple llamas, and more

Windows Central

Avowed quietly put out the PC requirements and file size and I'm pleasantly surprised

Avowed has some reasonable recommended PC settings and a file size that will make you breathe a sigh of relief during a packed release window.

PC Gamer

Obsidian quietly adds Avowed system requirements to the Steam listing and that 75 GB storage target seems downright reasonable

SSDs, breathe easy. For now.

PC Gamer

Avowed will be available on Battle.net, which means you can buy it for about 1.4M gold in WoW if you want to

Grind one RPG to play another.

PC Gamer

Steam accused of 'normalizing hate and extremism in the gaming community' in new ADL report

The Anti-Defamation League says it's found "millions of examples of extremist and hateful content" on the platform.

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