The former game designer from Naughty Dog has joined ZeniMax OnlineThe Last of Us and Uncharted 4 game designer has joined ZeniMax Online Studios to work on a new, unannounced AAA IP. ZeniMax Online Studios is owned by Microsoft, after MS acquired ZeniMax and all of its subsidiaries for $7.5 billion.DECEMBER 7
Team Fortress 2 latest update adds Smissmas 2020 event and moreTeam Fortress 2 just got updated. The game's Smissmas 2020 event will go on until January 7, 2021. All players will get a Stuffed Stocking and there will be four community maps available.DECEMBER 3
Steam beta update enables gyro support for DualSense controllerIn today's beta update, Steam has added full (apart from haptic feedback) support for PlayStation 5 controller DualSense. Steam users can now enjoy most of the features of the new controller.Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 19
Portal Reloaded - a free mod that adds a third portal to the gamePortal Reloaded was made by Jannis Brinkmann who has been working on it since 2014. The free mod will add a third portal and a fourth dimension to the game.NOVEMBER 5
Dota 2 gets Diretide as players started to give up hopeValve added Diretide event to Dota 2 after players have been asking for it to return for a long time now. It brings Halloween-themed cosmetics and activities, as you might expect.OCTOBER 30
CS:GO: G2 Esports signs Nikola "NiKo" KovačG2 Esports don't sign players often but when they do, it's a banger. Their CS:GO squad pulled something like that by signing one of the most accomplished players in the game, NiKo.OCTOBER 28
First-party Xbox games that release on PC will be on Steam, Phil Spencer confirmsHead of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has confirmed in a recent interview that every first-party Xbox game, which is shipping on PC, will be coming to Valve's storefront too.Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 27
Rumour: Xbox app adds Steam integration in the wake of partnership rumoursPlayers are reporting that after the latest Xbox app update, they are able to integrate their Steam friends to Xbox, something that they could not do before. This new feature appears in the wake of Steam and Xbox partnership rumours.Semir OmerovicOCTOBER 20
Dota 2's Autumnal Treasure now live, Guild changes comingValve released a lengthy blog post about Dota 2 changes regarding the Guild system and announced the new cosmetics that will be available for shards during autumn 2020.OCTOBER 17
The International prize pool reaches $40 millionValve broke the prize pool record for an esports event once again as players kept throwing money into their battle passes, boosting The International's prize pool to over $40 million.OCTOBER 9
Steam now has a chat filter for profanities and slursValve announced that Steam now has a chat filter, whether players wanted it or not. In the latter case, they will be able to disable it and see all the strong language they desire.OCTOBER 8
Team Fortress 2 gets updated, hits concurrent player recordValve finally released a major update for Team Fortress 2 and the game immediately picked up a pile of players, resulting in record numbers since its release in 2007. However, the stat turned out to be bittersweet.OCTOBER 2
Steam Halloween, Autumn and Winter sale datesWe will have to wait almost a month for the next big Steam sale but there is one featuring smaller games that is coming in about a week's time. However, when the big sales start rolling out, we will have them once a month.SEPTEMBER 30
37 CS:GO coaches banned for using a years-old bug, more to comeCheating in video games usually takes form of some sort of script but in the case of CS:GO pro scene, it was due to a bug almost half a decade old.SEPTEMBER 28
Left 4 Dead 2 free weekend has kicked off with a massive discountValve released the two Left 4 Dead games in quick succession but then pretty much left them and now the sequel suddenly received a massive update, free weekend and a discount.SEPTEMBER 25
Left 4 Dead 2: The Last Stand gets final trailer ahead of launchLeft 4 Dead 2 fans rejoice - Valve's legendary survival horror is heading for a hefty update called The Last Stand, and the trailer will get you up to speed on what to expect.SEPTEMBER 16
The International prize pool record is broken, againAnother year, another prize pool record broken by Dota 2's The International. However, this year had a few hitches that may have helped beat the record set in 2019.AUGUST 26
Steam planning on new Game Festival in OctoberSteam's last Game Festival has been quite a success, especially if you've been demoing everything that's been on the menu, and now we get to do it all over again.AUGUST 12
Apex Legends team unveils Half-Life, Portal-themed Charms for SteamApex Legends' development team held a dev stream recently, where they showed off the Charms coming once the game comes to Steam with the rest of EA's catalogue.JULY 24
Dota 2 Aghanim’s Labyrinth update causes a stir among the fansThe latest Dota 2 event, Aghanim’s Labyrinth, was received with tonnes of praise from players. But a recent update that brought a lot of changes to the new event, many in the way of nerfs, has caused outrage within the community.JULY 17
Aghanim's Labyrinth comes to Dota 2 with more battle pointsValve kicked off an event that will bring a pile of interesting things for Dota 2 players as well as some bonuses for the battle pass holders to help them level up.JULY 15
CS: GO anti-cheat to start blocking some third-party softwareValve are cracking down on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheaters, but the'll do it in a way that's likely to mess with at least some of your third-party apps.JULY 9
Team Fortress 2's patch curbs some of the toxicityValve updated Team Fortress 2 once again and even though the patch wasn't major, it brought some sorely needed changes such additional communication restrictions for toxic teammates.JULY 4
Steam Summer Sale kicks off with a ton of customisation optionsSteam Summer Sale is a reason enough to celebrate over discounts or despair over empty wallet but this year also brought some customisation options that allow you to personalise your profile.JUNE 26