➀ Valve has introduced a new 'Personal Calendar' recommendation system on Steam; ➁ The system is currently exclusive to Steam Labs and may change before official release; ➂ The system considers your playtime and wishlist to provide personalized game recommendations.
Recent #Steam news in the semiconductor industry
➀ Scammers are impersonating developers of the game 'Sand' to send fake playtest invites, aiming to steal Steam login credentials.
➁ These fraudulent invitations lead to phishing sites mimicking official Steam pages.
➂ Developers confirm no active playtest exists and advise ignoring and reporting such messages.
➀ Marvel's Spider-Man 2's PC version is receiving negative reviews on Steam due to various performance issues including crashes, low FPS, and bugs.
➁ Despite these issues, some players still recommend the game, hoping for future fixes.
➂ The game's Steam rating is currently 'Mixed' with nearly half of the reviews highlighting these problems.
➀ A parody game titled 'Grand Taking Ages' has been approved for release on Steam in July 2025.
➁ The game was initially removed from the PlayStation Store due to AI-generated artwork resembling Grand Theft Auto.
➂ The game satirizes the lengthy game development process and modern gaming culture.
➀ In 2024, Steam saw a 32% increase in PC game releases, totaling 18,965, with 79% classified as 'Limited Games'; ➁ The surge in releases began with Steam Direct in 2017; ➂ Despite the high number, only a few games like Black Myth: Wukong became hits.
➀ Steam's Best of 2024 list highlights the biggest selling new PC games of the year; ➁ Notable new releases include Black Myth: Wukong and Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2; ➂ Elden Ring and Apex Legends are among the top sellers.
➀ Steam Replay 2024 provides a personalized summary of your PC gaming activity; ➁ It highlights stats like achievements and playtime; ➂ It reveals the popularity of classics over new releases.
➀ Path of Exile 2 launched into early access on PC, achieving over 450,000 peak concurrent players on Steam; ➁ Despite the success, server issues arose due to high demand; ➂ Over 1 million keys have been redeemed, leading to potential queues.
➀ Windows 11 usage on Steam has surged, now leading Windows 10 by nearly 10%; ➁ The November 2024 hardware survey shows a significant rise in Windows 11 usage, up by 4.18% to 52.98%; ➂ Windows 10's market share dropped by 4.15% to 43.31%.
➀ Intel's Arc brand has entered Steam's GPU rankings with a 0.18% share; ➁ The ranking includes all Alchemist laptop GPUs; ➂ The integrated graphics solutions are grouped under one label.
➀ Tencent's subsidiary, Polaris Quest, has announced 'Light of Motiram', an open-world survival crafting game inspired by Guerilla Games' Horizon Zero Dawn; ➁ The game is listed on Steam and Epic Games Store but has no release date yet; ➂ The game faces potential legal challenges from Sony due to its similarities.
➀ Windows 11 has become the most popular operating system among PC gamers, with 51.97% of Steam users using it; ➁ This shift is attributed to Windows 11's better integration of DirectX 12 technologies and visual effects like ray tracing; ➂ Windows 10 still holds a significant market share among PC users, but is less popular among gamers.
➀ The October 2024 Steam Hardware & Software Survey shows NVIDIA with a 77.37% share of the GPU market, with the top 34 GPUs being GeForce products. The most popular GPU is the GeForce RTX 3060; ➁ The Radeon RX 6600 is the most popular desktop Radeon option, ranking 35th, followed by the Radeon RX 580; ➂ AMD has two RDNA 3 options in the list - the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, while NVIDIA's latest GeForce RTX 40 Series has five entries in the Top 20.
➀ Sony confirms the release date for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PC; ➁ The game will launch on January 30, 2025, via Steam and the Epic Games Store; ➂ The PC version will support enhanced ray-tracing options and will be available in Standard Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition.
➀ Concord, a major video game flop, may not be dead as its developers update Steam game files; ➁ Sony's decision to refund all purchases and pull the game from the market raises questions about its future; ➂ Speculations are growing that Sony and Firewalk Studios are preparing for a free-to-play re-release of Concord.
➀ Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered requires a PSN account on PC; ➁ The original version is no longer available on Steam; ➂ Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition is replaced by the remaster.
➀ Konami was not initially interested in bringing the Silent Hill 2 remake to PC; ➁ Bloober Team convinced Konami to change their mind; ➂ Silent Hill 2 will launch on October 8, 2024, on Steam and PlayStation 5.
➀ NVIDIA announced support for DLSS in new games including Witchfire and Greedfall II; ➁ Witchfire is a fantasy FPS with DLSS 3 Frame Generation support; ➂ Greedfall II: The Dying World is available in Early Access with DLSS Super Resolution.
➀ Steam has reached a new record of 38.3 million concurrent users; ➁ The growth is driven by games like Black Myth: Wukong and Counter-Strike 2; ➂ The record was broken in just 36 hours.
1. Steam Game Recording is now available in Beta, offering a ShadowPlay-like feature for all Steam games. 2. The feature includes background recording, on-demand recording, replay, and editing tools. 3. It supports a Timeline with Event Markers for easy clip creation and highlights.