Last week Steam and other major storefronts crashed, reports the Guardian, including Nintendo's eShop, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store

But Nintendo highlighted several indie games in the newsy showcase , too. Hades 2 is arguably the highest-profile name among those, and the full version isn't far away at all it'll hit Switch, Switch 2, Steam and Epic Games Store on September 25

Hades 2 , meanwhile, will arrive on Switch and Switch 2 on September 25 . The full game will be available on Steam and Epic Games Store on the same day as it will exit early access on PC

It's been in early access there for 16 months . Despite being a pre-release version, it has over 63,000 Steam reviews

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According to August 2025 patch notes for the remastered game collection, Tomb Raider VI was updated with some adjustments to its sound and audio. The latest update "fixed issues where various voice-overs and voicelines were too quiet, particularly in the Brazilian Portuguese localization" and "some voice-overs that were missing on the Steam build have been restored." According to Le Parisien , fans alerted Cadol that the French version of the updated game seemed to differ from her original delivery, which they suspected were the result of the game using artificial intelligence

Valve has improved its Steam client in one big update, with new additions to its user interface and accessibility, alongside several fixes

Overwatch 2 on GeForce Now Devindra Hardawar for Engadget GeForce Now has always had a technological advantage over the competition, as it's easy for NVIDIA to stuff servers full of high-end GPUs. But it's lagged behind a bit when it comes to usability, since playing games involves connecting to your accounts on storefronts like Steam, followed by downloading and installing those titles in a remote connection window

Users are reporting notable frame rate improvements in some games after updating to the new version.

Team Cherry notes that its already working on more fixes in a second patch. The long awaited sequel to Hollow Knight finally launched on September 4 , with eager fans crashing Steam , the Nintendo eshop and the Xbox Store

That said, check your computers documentation or firmware before buying a drive to ensure youre picking up a compatible size. If youre buying a replacement SSD for the Steam Deck or Steam Deck OLED , things are less complicated

Hollow Knight: Silksong has become one of the biggest releases in recent video game history. The game crashed digital storefronts worldwide on release, and soon became the #3 most-played game on Steam behind Counter-Strike and Dota 2

Valve's mysterious 'Steam Frame' looks to be a standalone VR headset thanks to a new leak, and it's rumored to launch by the end of 2025 to take on Meta Quest headsets

Sam Rutherford for Engadget The only major change from what we saw in January is slightly different paint colors on elements like its shoulder buttons. That said, I do appreciate that unlike a lot of its rivals (aside from the Steam Deck), Legion Go 2 still comes bundled with a case, just like its predecessor

Hollow Knight: Silksong has already broken 100,000 players on Steam, less than one hour after launching

Valve's usually stable platform struggles thanks in part to lack of pre-loading options.

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Steam experienced a major outage earlier today and slow load times as Hollow Knight fans took to the PC gaming platform in droves to play the highly anticipated sequel

Hollow Knight: Silksong has officially launched across PC and consoles, but if you've been waiting to get your hands on the game, you might run into some trouble

The anticipation is at a fever pitch. Fans have swarmed to Steam to purchase the game and, well, it looks like they overloaded the system and shut it down

The stream also disclosed what was, until now, a top-secret nugget of intel: the release date. 007 First Light is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam and Epic Games Store on March 27

32GB of RAM for PC gaming is gradually becoming more common, and Valve's latest Steam survey is a strong indication

Valve has one of the most generous refund policies in the games industry

Google says there will also be new "social features," but its not yet clear what theyll be. It sounds a lot like Googles take on Steam profiles (similar features are also available on PlayStation and Xbox) and the company says it will be collecting usage data for games youve installed or played previously, adding that it may pass on information about your in-game activity to developers

Steam's August 2025 hardware survey shows 32GB RAM configurations reached 35.42% of users while 16GB systems fell to 41.67%, continuing a six-month trend that positions 32GB to become the dominant memory configuration among PC gamers before year's end

Play Games already has profiles, but they are hard to access by other players and mostly just show your achievements. Google's description of the updates isn't very clear on what social features it will be adding, but it sounds similar to what Steam does

32GB of system RAM looks set to become the most popular configuration among Steam gamers later this year

Following news that Escape from Tarkov is escaping its perpetual beta, the pioneering extraction shooter is also about to make its debut on Steam

Valve has started enforcing a new UK-only rule on Steam: If you want to browse or buy mature games, youll need to put a valid credit card on file

You can unlock hundreds of different moves and there are permanent upgrades as well. First-person action-adventure Davy x Jones has set sail in early access on Steam

Valve is adapting Steam to comply with the UKs Online Safety Act, but in a way that shouldn't be a pain

Leak claiming Steam Deck 2 won't arrive until 2028 is causing huge disappointment - but I'd be careful around this rumor

An anonymous reader shares a report: Valve has started to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, by rolling out a requirement for all Brits to verify their age with a credit card to access "mature content" pages and games on Steam

A major Lenovo Legion Go 2 leak shows the gaming handheld will finally be revealed at IFA 2025, and it looks like it won't see any competition from the Steam Deck 2 anytime soon

CEO Jensen Huang said the company was in talks with the Trump administration about China chip sales.

Climb absolutely anywhere, manage your inventory by shaking your backpack, bandage your wounds, forage for food and sleep under the stars. Cairn comes from Furi studio The Game Bakers and its due out on November 5 for PlayStation 5 and Steam; the demo is available on both platforms now

(styled lowercase, with a period): September 16, 2025. The early access version is free and heading to PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and the EA app

Fittingly enough, the team behind Baby Steps is treading cautiously. The walking simulator was previously scheduled to arrive on PS5 and Steam on September 8, but Hollow Knight: Silksong 's imminent release date of September 4 prompted publisher Devolver Digital (and developers Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo and Maxi Boch) to delay their game until September 23

Before November, fans of Lumines will get their chance to test run this new title. Enhance has released a playable demo and it's available right now on PC via Steam and PS5 for one week only, until September 3

Samsung 850 Pro SSDs may be old, but theyre still quite helpful in storing your Steam games and other easily replaceable data

A status update Friday acknowledged "we are suffering from partial outages." The Register reports: The attack comes as the project has been enjoying a boost in mainstream success. The distro was picked by Valve to underpin the SteamOS software running on its Steam Deck handheld gaming gadget, with the company providing the project with funding for further development

Lenovo's latest gaming handheld foregoes Windows 11 for Steam's gaming-centric OS

There's no doubt that Silksong's arrival is a big deal. It's been the most wishlisted game on Steam for yonks, was a focus of Microsoft's Xbox Ally handheld reveal and is a sequel to an indie blockbuster that has now sold more than 15 million copies

As the handheld PC boom has taken off, companies have tried to push the boundaries of the Steam Deck form factor Valve helped popularize

Valve could be developing a new console for your living room and some specs have released

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Gaming handhelds are becoming the industry's new battleground as Microsoft launches its ROG Xbox Ally devices October 16, chasing Nintendo Switch 2's record-breaking 5.8 million units sold in seven weeks. The ASUS-manufactured handhelds run full Windows 11 with a gaming-optimized interface, accessing Xbox Game Pass, Steam, Battle.net, and other PC storefronts without platform lockdown

I've been testing the ModRetro Chromatic for a few weeks, and I can safely say its the best retro gaming handheld I've played on a serious Game Boy revival

Microsoft announced Wednesday during Gamescom 2025 that not only will its Xbox Ally handhelds be released on October 16, but the company is spinning up a new initiative to support optimized gaming on these devices called the Handheld Compatibility Program. The initiative seems to be similar to Valve's Steam Deck Verified , where Xbox will test games to ensure their compatibility with the new Xbox Ally handhelds

Alongside the release date, Microsoft announced the Handheld Compatibility Program , an initiative aimed at optimizing games for portable devices and informing players about how well they perform. Its essentially Steam Deck Verified, but for Xbox handhelds, and its yet another sign that Microsofts portable gaming ambitions stretch beyond just one hardware manufacturer

Ubisoft and Evil Empire's long-awaited The Rogue Prince of Persia is finally out and available for purchase . It's been in early access on Steam for over a year and the developers have made plenty of changes during that time to get the game ready for a general launch

Valve's Fremont device, featuring an AMD processor based on the Hawk Point 2 silicon, has appeared in the Geekbench database

ROG Xbox Ally runs a stripped-down Windows that isn't publicly available (yet).

Battlefield 6 is set to be released on October 10 , and based on the response to the beta alone , it seems like time away has made EA' shooter franchise all the more popular. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Steam and Battle.net

Each character feels distinct from their counterparts. Brome, for instance, who wasn't in the recent Steam Next Fest demo Dotemu released, is the game's only mage-like character

Even in its early state, with seemingly a lot of work left for Alt Shift to do before the game ships early next year, Scattered Hopes is an incredibly fun exercise in crisis management, and I'm hopeful the studio can stick the landing. In the meantime, you can wish list the game on Steam

Samsungs cleaning tech just got smarter: The Bespoke AI Jet Bot Steam offers intelligent cleaning and home security in one

Ive found that dough doesnt stick as easily to bamboo during prep and the metal resists the high heat of the oven when turning or retrieving a finished pizza (bamboo will burn). There are also perforated peels which allow both steam and excess flour to escape

Amid an army of rivals, is the Steam Deck OLED still worth picking up? I'd argue yes, with caveats

The main reason to buy a Switch 2 is to play new Nintendo games, and no other device can (legally) offer that. Likewise, the Switch 2 doesnt even try to offer the flexibility of a Steam Deck, ROG Ally X or even the Retroid Pocket 5

Typically, GeForce NOW games are preinstalled on servers and wait for players to queue them up. (It's also worth noting that the service taps into games you've already bought on existing storefronts like Steam, your subscription doesn't get you a collection of games to play like Xbox cloud streaming.) NVIDIA says that GeForce Now will have up 2,300 pre-installed games this year, and together with Install-to-Play options there will be over 4,500 games on the service

Nvidia GeForce Now is getting a major update that brings RTX 5080 performance to its cloud gaming platform, including 5K resolution with 120 FPS, thanks to DLSS 4, over 4,500 with Install-to-Play, and even up to 90 fps on the Steam Deck

Valves Steam Beta is testing an overlay that tracks GPU usage more accurately than Windows Task Manager, including multi-process games

I find it far more interesting when a game offers a limited toolset and a huge variety of ways to use those mechanics, typically by providing a small number of abilities and powerups as well as really clever level design. Such is the case with oo , which arrived on Steam last week and is the latest game from Elechead developer Nama Takahashi