Steam just set a new all-time concurrent user record — and the “online” number isn’t the full story January 13, 2026 — Steam has started the year with a fresh platform milestone: 42,042,778 concurrent users online, as tracked by SteamDB (set on January 11, 2026). That’s the biggest “users online at once” number Steam has…
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A reset year for the industry — and better signs ahead 2025 felt like the industry’s reality check. After the surge years, a lot of publishers tightened scope, cancelled riskier bets, and reorganized teams. It wasn’t painless—many studios shrank—but it also forced clearer priorities and a sharper focus on projects that can actually ship and…
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A veteran VR studio faces a tough reset in 2026 January 6, 2026 — Cloudhead Games, one of VR’s long-running studios (best known for Pistol Whip), has confirmed a major workforce reduction effective January 7, 2026. Roughly 70% of the team is being laid off, with about 30% remaining to continue the studio’s work. CEO…
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A holiday surge that shows no signs of slowing New reporting citing Alinea Analytics estimates claims ARC Raiders has now crossed 12 million copies sold, alongside a new daily active user peak of 3.2 million. If accurate, it’s another major milestone for Embark Studios’ extraction shooter as players continue piling in across PC and consoles….
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A Win for Indie Games December 2025 — GOG, the DRM-free digital game store, has been acquired by Michał Kiciński, one of its original co-founders. Previously owned by CD PROJEKT, the shift to Kiciński’s leadership could signal a stronger focus on indie games and player freedom. A New Chapter for GOG Kiciński confirmed the acquisition,…
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Steam had a brief connectivity wobble Earlier today, Steam experienced a short disruption that affected several parts of the platform — not only Friends & Chat, but also downloads and other live features. The Steam Friends & Chat outage left many players across regions (USA, EU, and Asia) seeing Steam stuck on “Offline / Connecting…”,…
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Lynwood Montgomery discusses traditional art training, AI in game production, Magic Online, creative direction, human-built games, and why strong creative judgment still matters in the games industry.
Why rising RAM and SSD prices hit PC gamers right in the gut I’m writing this not as a dry market analyst, but as someone who’s wrestled with PC-build budgets, late-night upgrade plans, and that deeply relatable frustration when a “good deal” becomes shockingly expensive. That’s what’s happening now: what used to be a quick…
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A $72 billion studio deal that also hands Netflix a full-blown AAA games publisher Netflix has agreed to buy the studio and streaming division of Warner Bros. Discovery in a cash-and-stock deal worth around $72 billion. If it clears regulators, the acquisition would close between late 2026 and early 2027 and give Netflix control of…
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Cloudflare’s huge outage – what actually went wrong? A few days ago, I wrote about how a sudden Cloudflare meltdown made huge parts of the internet feel “broken” – from games and gaming sites to tools many of us use every day. This follow-up is the short version of what Cloudflare has now confirmed actually…
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Who really owns Tanks Blitz now? A RU/BY-only case study in state ownership, platform rules, and transparency Editor’s note (Nov 19, 2025): Right-of-reply requests were sent to Lesta, IT Technologies, East-Games, Apple, and Google. No substantive responses were received by the deadline. We will update this article in full if any party provides a statement…
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Steam store pages just got wider—what devs should tweak today Valve has widened many Steam product pages from 940px to 1200px, and the Steam store page update is now live across desktop and the Steam client. The layout remains responsive on narrower windows, Steam Deck, and mobile. Official announcement. What changed Content area targets ~1200px…
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Capcom’s latest report shows a sharp post-launch slowdown for Monster Hunter Wilds—160k units in Q2 versus Rise at 254k—with Steam concurrency ~98% below peak.
Xsolla updates Web Shop with Buy Button for Android (U.S.), creator storefronts, Offerwall, and smarter segmentation Xsolla has rolled out new Web Shop features, led by the Xsolla Web Shop Buy Button in the U.S. The update is aimed at helping mobile studios keep more revenue as external payments expand on iOS and Android, alongside…
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Hands-on at gamescom asia × Thailand Game Show 2025 (Bangkok): ‘RAD — Repeat After Death’ turns your past runs into your worst enemy Fix Gaming Channel spoke with Derric about RAD — Repeat After Death, a 2D action-roguelike where your previous runs return as hostile echoes that mirror your moves. A free demo is live…
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