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PC games were unplayable over the weekend, and it looks as though it was because DRM company Denuvo had problems with its servers.As reported by VGC, many recently released high-profile titles were unplayable on PC over the weekend, and those that use the digital rights management (DRM) software from Denuvo were being met with errors that rendered them unplayable, even if they were solely single-player titles.A Steam thread from yesterday (November 7) concerning Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy had many players saying they had a “server not reachable error” that prevented them from playing the game.“Thank you DRM very cool, I love having to contact an unreliable server to play my single-player game,” said one user.The issue was also

Left 4 Dead 2 surpassed Back 4 Blood in its total player count during Steam‘s Halloween weekend sale.Over this past weekend (October 30 – October 31), Back 4 Blood saw a player decline following Steam’s yearly Halloween store sale.

Half-Life mod that has been in development for 12 years has finally been released.As reported by PCGamer, Half-Life: Delta was created by Yuri (aka XF-Alien) and is a single-player mod for the original Half-Life.

Steam store will look like on the Steam Deck and it’s looking quite intuitive so far.READ MORE: How Skábma: Snowfall is Trying to Save a CultureOriginally spotted by PCGamesN, Djundik shared a look at the Steam Deck’s new UI which Valve is supposedly calling “tablet mode”. Via Twitter, we got to see what Steam Deck’s version of pages for Counter-Strike, GTFO, the search page and account details look like.Valve are working on getting the Steam store ready for the Steam Deck (they also call it a tablet mode).

Microsoft’s Age Of Empires 4 has hit 69,000 peak concurrent players on Steam three days after launch, overtaking Destiny 2 and Ark: Survival Evolved.Age Of Empires 4 was released on October 28 and has rapidly climbed the Steam rankings. According to Steamdb, the game has peaked at 69,366 concurrent players in the past 24 hours.

Valve released a new Steam client beta yesterday (October 28), which allows gamers to play Windows games that used the company’s old DRM software on Linux.For Linux users, the issue of games that make use of Valve’s own custom executable-generation (CEG) DRM not launching was reported via Github back in 2018.Earlier today (October 29), a post from GamingOnLinux reported that Linux users with the latest version of Proton Experimental using Steam Play can now play Windows games that use the old CEG DRM.

Valve to reverse its ban on blockchain games on Steam.In an open letter, the 29 NFT developers and technology advocacy groups ask Valve “to take a chance on this rapidly growing technology” pleading to the company’s “pioneering vision”.Earlier this month, Steam updated its rules and guidelines to ban games built on blockchain technology. In the updated rules, it explained that it would now prohibit applications that “issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs”.

Valve has confirmed dates for the Steam Autumn Sale and Steam Winter Sale, breaking a trend of third-parties leaking the dates before Valve.As spotted by PC Gamer, Valve has published the precise dates for when the rest of Steam’s biggest sales in 2021 will begin and end.Visible on the Steamworks page, the list reveals that the Steam Autumn Sale will run from November 24 to November 30.

RimWorld update is here and introduces big changes to the game’s caravans, biosculpters, archonexus, and more.Ludeon Studios has released a brand new patch for its popular simulation game as well as its expansions. Update 1.3.3159 will add a focused redesign for biosculpters while reworking the caravan formation to make it faster.

Forza Horizon 5, Playground Games‘ upcoming entry in the Xbox Game Studios series, is now available to pre-load, but it requires over 100GB of hard drive space.In a recent developer update, the install sizes on each platform were confirmed:Xbox Series X|S: 103 GB Xbox One: 116 GB Windows: 103 GB Steam: 103 GBThe statement explains why the Series X|S has a smaller file size than the older Xbox One console, reading: “With the high-speed internal SSD storage found on Xbox Series X|S consoles, we’ve reduced the install footprint of Forza Horizon 5 on those systems by optimizing our assets for higher bandwidth streaming.

Skyrim Anniversary Edition will have aquariums so that you can show off all the fish you catch. This mechanic will run deep, including customisable tanks and wall displays for your aquatic victories.Fishing, petting dogs, and cooking are all features many people love in their games, and now Skyrim will have not only fishing, but the ability to display the fish you catch in aquariums too.Bethesda announced in a tweet that players will be able to build aquariums in all their Hearthfire homes once the update launches on November 11.Don't tap on the glass.

Fallout 3 was updated more than 13 years after its initial launch. The update removed the Games For Windows Live requirement, but it also disabled the Fallout Script Extender, essential for many mods.

PlayStation epic God of War is finally coming to PC, with the game set to bring the god-slaying journey of warrior Kratos and his son Atreus to Steam and Epic Games Store early in 2022.The announcement came via the official PlayStation Blog, with developer Santa Monica Studio’s senior community manager Grace Orlady saying “Our primary goal when bringing God of War to PC was to highlight the exceptional content the team created and leverage the powerful hardware that the platform offers to create a uniquely breathtaking and high-performance version of the game”The Steam page for the game is live now, as is the Epic Games Store page, both with a launch date of January 14, 2022 and a retail price of £39.99.

Valve has revealed that it is reviewing “the entire Steam catalogue” to identify Steam Deck compatibility levels for every game on the platform, though confirms that not all games will be playable on the console.Yesterday (October 18), Valve shared news on how the company will assign “Deck Verified” status to games. Being “Deck Verified” means passing four tests: input, seamlessness, display and system support.On the review process, Valve said the following:“We’ve already started reviewing titles and will continue to check games through launch and beyond.

Amazon Game Studios‘ recently released MMO New World is clamping down on gold farmers and bots in the game, by revoking keys used for those accounts.New World players have been reporting bots for a while now, as most will gather at specific spots to fish and mine for gold, so it looks like Amazon is finally taking action. In a New World forum blog post from this week (October 14), a community manager outlined what the studio will be doing to take action.“We have seen your reports of gold farmers and bots in the game.

Steam‘s rules and guidelines reveal that the site has banned games that are built on blockchain technology or allow for NFT and cryptocurrency trading.Steam has updated its onboarding page for partners and Steamworks users with a line that makes it clear that Valve will soon ban NFT trading games from the platform.Under the heading “what you shouldn’t publish on Steam”, a new rule states that “applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs” should not be distributed on the platform.Today, game creators are reporting that their games utilising NFTs are being removed from the platform.

It Takes Two, the action-adventure couch co-op developed by Hazelight Studios and published by EA, has just sold three million copies.It Takes Two launched to rave reviews. It was published by EA’s indie-focused Original‘s label and is only playable in either online or local split-screen — there is no single-player mode.NME gave the game four out of five stars, citing the diverse levels, stunning visuals, inventive co-op platforming, and numerous opportunities for hijinx as reasons to play.Three.

Turtle Rock Studios‘ long-awaited multiplayer zombie shooter Back 4 Blood has launched to immediate success, hitting a higher number of concurrent players on Steam in one day than the original Left 4 Dead‘s highest ever player count.The original Left 4 Dead, which launched on PC, Mac, and Xbox 360 back in 2008, saw an all-time peak player base of 30,618 in 2009. However, as spotted by PCGamesN, Back 4 Blood has easily beaten that already.The new title hit a peak of 57,883 players, just one day after its full release (October 12).

Amazon’s MMO New World may have found its footing, with the game now enjoying a “Mostly Positive” review aggregate on Steam.At time of writing (October 12), the game has 104,484 reviews on the PC gaming storefront, with a significant 72 per cent of them being positive.One player wrote that they “haven’t played an MMO this much since the mid 2000s of early World of Warcraft and Runescape“, while another praised New World’s crafting systems, an aspect of MMOs they say they “usually hate”. Others have applauded the gameplay loop, giving players plenty to do to improve skills between quests, and the game’s balance between PvE and PvP content.However, even in the positive reviews there is some criticism of the game to be found.

Final Fantasy 14 players are used to their fair share of strange creatures. From the cat-like Miqo’Te to the tiny Lalafell and bunny-esque Viera, there are a lot of different characters.

Steam users are using the platform’s review system to leave notes of warning and mourning for older GTA titles, ahead of their removal from the store.Rockstar has announced that it will be releasing a remastered collection of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was announced to launch on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, as well as the Rockstar Games Launcher on PC.