PC Gaming
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Warframe’s Taubound Operation Begins the Community Journey to Tau
The limited-time event sends players to Eris for Moonflesh while a permanent story prologue puts The Lotus in their hands.
Diablo IV’s September Update Brings Back Cain and Opens Sanctuary to Switch 2
Season of Hell’s Legacy and the Age of Hatred Collection share a September 15 launch date.
Turn Couch Co-op Into an Online Game Night
Steam Remote Play Together lets a host stream supported local multiplayer games to friends. A short setup test goes a long way.
Steam Families: Share the Library, Keep Your Own Save
Valve’s household library tools make sharing easier, but simultaneous play still depends on the copies your family owns.
Steam Deck Verified Is a Starting Point, Not a Frame-Rate Score
Learn what Valve’s compatibility labels tell you before adding another game to your handheld queue.
Protect Your Save Before Switching From Desktop to Handheld
A cloud conflict deserves a pause. Check where you last played before choosing which version of your progress to keep.
Why a High FPS Counter Can Still Feel Slow
NVIDIA Reflex targets response delay. Here’s how to separate smooth-looking motion from the time between input and reaction.
1.3 Million Signatures, No New Law: The EU Declines to Save Dead Games
The European Commission declined to require publishers to keep games playable after server shutdowns, but the Stop Killing Games movement vows to fight on.
ARC Raiders Hits 16 Million as Embark Rethinks Its Updates
Embark's extraction shooter ARC Raiders passed 16 million sales with unusually deep engagement, prompting the studio to shift from monthly updates to bigger, rarer drops.
Crimson Desert Sold 5 Million, Now Pearl Abyss Builds It Out
Pearl Abyss's Crimson Desert sold 5 million copies in its first month and is now getting steady free content updates as the studio applies a live-service playbook.
Making Games Live Forever: GOG's Preservation Push Grows
GOG's Preservation Program crossed 248 guaranteed-to-run classics in early 2026, adding the original Hitman and leaning into game preservation as delisting fears spread.
After Backlash, Microsoft Cuts Game Pass Prices
Following a steep 2025 hike and heavy criticism, Microsoft lowered Game Pass prices in 2026, dropping PC Game Pass to $13.99 while changing when new Call of Duty titles arrive.
Vanguard Stops Always Watching: Riot Ships On-Demand Anti-Cheat
Riot rolled out an on-demand mode for Vanguard so the kernel-level anti-cheat only runs while you play, addressing a long-standing complaint about always-on software.
PlayStation Reportedly Pulls Back From Single-Player PC Ports
A Bloomberg report claims Sony will stop bringing its marquee single-player exclusives to PC, keeping games like Ghost of Yotei console-only while multiplayer titles stay multiplatform.
The $6 Chameleon Game That Outsold Every AAA of 2026
Meccha Chameleon, a $6 multiplayer hide-and-seek game from a tiny team, became Steam's best-seller of 2026 with reported sales of more than 15 million copies and almost no marketing.
42 Million and Climbing: Steam Smashes Its Own Record
Steam hit an all-time peak of more than 42.3 million concurrent users in March 2026, capping a run of records driven by single-player hits and evergreen shooters.