Toxic CS:GO players will get auto muted in the futureValve recently unveiled a new way to combat toxicity in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that would let players automatically mute the toxic ones without muting others, who could potentially be useful. There are also measures in place to prevent system abuse.FEBRUARY 10
Fan-made Half-Life remake Black Mesa gets closer to full 1.0 releaseAfter 15 years of development, Half-Life fan-made remake Black Mesa is entering its final phase. The team behind the project shared some gorgeous new screenshots along with release date info.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 27
Half-Life: Alyx dev team is the biggest one for Valve so farValve's development of their upcoming and highly anticipated VR title Half-Life: Alyx most definitely didn't lack in the manpower department, as the dev revealed that it's actually the single biggest development team they've had.JANUARY 25
Half-Life: Alyx Barnacles will work differently, might not have jumpsValve already showcased the potential of VR with Half-Life: Alyx gameplay reveal but we didn't have much idea about the system's restriction until the developers held an AMA on Reddit. As a consequence, the iconic Barnacles will be altered along with jumping.JANUARY 23
Half-Life games may go free to play until Half-Life: Alyx releasesAccording to the Steam alerts that some players have received over the last couple of days, Half-Life Complete bundle may go free to play until Half-Life: Alyx officially arrives.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 21
Valve Index out of stock worldwide as Half-Life: Alyx boosts demandWhile we're sure Valve don't mind the surge in demand for Valve Index VR headsets, it seems as if they were caught off guard by the demand that followed the Half-Life: Alyx announcement. Clearly, the pricing is not an issue for fans.JANUARY 15
New Half-Life: Alyx screenshots leaked and they look amazingHalf-Life: Alyx looks pretty great in the latest screenshots, which have been leaked by the popular YouTuber Valve News Network. There's a total of 8 screenshots and one of them shows new headcrab zombie model.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 14
Dota Underlords is leaving Early Access soonishValve's autobattler is leaving Early Access in February 2020 as the game approaches the 1.0 version. Considering the rate at which it has been shedding players, this is not a moment too soon and might event be too little too late.JANUARY 10
Steam introduces big changes to soundtrack downloadsSteam are introducing a soundtrack app type that will allow you to purchase and download soundtracks on Steam without purchasing the base game.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 9
Steam Lunar New Year Sale start date revealedThe next big sale on Steam is the annual Lunar New Year Sale and it's set to start on Thursday, 23 January 2020. This one will be a bit shorter, it will run for only seven days.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 7
ESL unveils seven direct invites to Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020ESL have unveiled the seven direct invites for the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020 tournament, and the list promises some hard competition ahead, with Liquid, Evil Geniuses and Vitality joining the existing teams on the list.JANUARY 6
Valve's unreleased Portal prequel shown off by indie developerThere aren't many studios that can rival Valve's capacity to keep the lid on a yet-to-be-released project and the latest news once again confirms this, as it took an indie dev LunchHouse Software to show us F-Stop, Portal's unreleased prequel.JANUARY 4
Sekiro, A Plague Tale and GTA V among Steam Awards 2019 winnersAnother year is officially behind us and it certainly wasn't uneventful for Valve either. Before we start looking onwards, though, it's time to see which games were voted amongst Steam's elite, and as you can see, Sekiro and GTA V are both there.JANUARY 3
Steam's Best of 2019 charts are out and Destiny 2 is in most of themSteam posted their traditional report on best-performing titles in the following categories - Top Sellers, Top New Releases, Top Selling VR Games, Top Early Access Graduates and Most Played Games. As you'd expect, there were a few surprises.DECEMBER 26
More than 10 great games on Steam Winter Sale 2019 under $1Steam Winter Sale kicked off the wallet torture madness but also offers an opportunity to get a ton of games for a fraction of a single AAA title's price. We put together a list of 10 or a few more games that are worth the time allocated to them but also cost less than one US dollar.DECEMBER 20
Epicenter 2019 reaches playoffs as mousesports and Vitality dominateThe last major CS:GO tournament of 2019 has reached the playoffs. Vitality and mousesports booked their places in the semifinals and are awaiting their opponents - Evil Geniuses, Natus Vincere, Heroic, or forZe.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 20
Top 5 games to buy during Steam Winter SaleSteam Winter Sale 2019 has officially started and there are a ton of sweet deals on some of the biggest 2019 titles. We picked five must-buy games that you simply don't wanna miss during the sale.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 20
Steam Winter Sale kicks off today, here are the Steam Awards nomineesWe are just hours away from another big Steam sale, which is starting today around 7:00 PM CET. This time, it's winter-themed and it will last for 14 straight days.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 19
Epicenter 2019: mousesports advance to semifinals after beating Evil Geniusesmousesports have advanced straight to Epicenter 2019 semifinals after an impressive win against Evil Geniuses. The international squad won both Train and Inferno 16-11 and 16-4.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 19
CS:GO - How and where to watch Epicenter 2019?Counter-Stike: Global Offensive's last major tournament of the year is starting today and we're up for some intense duels. Here's how and where to watch them.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 17
Mousesports defeat G2 to take cs_summit five trophyMousesports are wrapping up their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive season with another trophy. This time, the international team beat G2 to take the cs_summit five title.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 16
Half-Life: Alyx PreviewHalf Life: Alyx is the side swiping out of nowhere VR exclusive sequel that no-one knew they wanted, but given the mass affection for prior entries, this fresh effort from Valve is primed to take those silly looking headsets into legitimate mainstream territory.DECEMBER 14
Half-Life: Alyx has no multiplayer modes in the works, Valve sayIn a recent interview, Valve's Robin Walker spilled some beans on the company's highly anticipated VR title Half-Life: Alyx, but if you were hoping to buy it and shoot up some friends, we've got some bad news. Namely, no multiplayer modes are currently in the works.DECEMBER 12
The Game Awards teams up with devs to offer 13 demos via SteamThis year's The Game Awards are already promising a lot and now Geoff Keighley and Co raised the stakes by announcing they've teamed up with 13 developers to release demos of their games via Steam. The Game Festival, as it's called, starts tomorrow and lasts 48 hours.DECEMBER 11