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When 12 terabytes of old files from Valve's systems spilled online in late August, the headlines instantly promised Half-Life 3, "a decade of cancelled games," and stolen source code. More than a week later, with enthusiasts having gone through the archive in detail, the picture turned out both smaller and more interesting. Here's what's really in this leak — far from just Valve's games — and what turned out to be wishful thinking. -
Valve published its September 2026 Steam Hardware Survey, and the biggest change was a sharp jump in Simplified Chinese usage that appears to have nudged the hardware rankings. The GeForce RTX 5070 became the most common separately tracked graphics card, while 32 GB of RAM took the top spot among memory configurations for the first time. -
Steam could set a new annual record for the number of game releases, with 21,376 new titles projected to hit the store by the end of October 2026. That would surpass the 21,268 games released in 2025, although as of October 1, the platform was still roughly 1,000 releases short of the previous record. -
Steam Autumn Sale is now live. As usual, plenty of games have been discounted, from indie gems to AAA blockbusters. We've put together a list of the best deals. The sale runs until October 8 (10:00 AM PT). -
On October 1, a massive Autumn Sale officially kicked off on Steam, running for exactly one week and wrapping up on October 8. Tens of thousands of games and DLCs are participating in the grand event. -
Hardware insider Moore's Law Is Dead says AMD's rumored Gainsborough APU is a semi-custom chip aimed at a specific customer, and he has also outlined specs that could make it a fit for Valve's next handheld, the Steam Deck 2. Valve has not confirmed any link between the two, and the reported details remain unverified. The APU itself is reportedly expected to be ready in late 2027 or early 2028. -
Despite two early-access server delays, AION 2 rose to the top of Steam's sales chart ahead of its global launch, scheduled for October 5, 2026. The free-to-play game's early access began on September 30, but players need to buy a Founder's Pack to get in before the global release. -
Valve says testing of Steam's personalized placements led to users seeing ten times more games per day, along with increases in game-page views, wishlist additions, and items added to carts. The company plans to roll the system out in early 2027, replacing manually scheduled offers in Steam's Discounts & Events section. -
Because Microsoft and Valve have not released official sales numbers, Alinea Analytics is estimating Gears of War: E-Day's performance on Steam, and says recent preorder momentum has slowed. The analyst firm puts Steam revenue above $7 million, but fewer than 20,000 copies were preordered in the six weeks before its report. -
The developers of Neighbors: Suburban Warfare have announced that the game is going free-to-play. The 4v4 team-based game, which is currently in Early Access, was previously available on Steam for $9.99, but now anyone can jump into the neighborhood brawl without buying the game. -
EA Sports FC 27's Steam user rating fell to Mixed within days of release, even as the football game topped Steam's global weekly revenue chart for September 22-29, 2026. The game is available on PC and consoles, and its Steam page lists it for $69.99. -
A two-person team behind Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator spent only about $750 on early promotion before turning the game into a Steam hit. The game sold more than 400,000 copies in its first week, and it passed 250,000 sales in its first three days. -
The free-to-play arcade racer Hyperboard Extreme has officially launched on Steam, drawing heavy inspiration from genre classics like Burnout 3 and Blur. Early players have embraced the title, giving it a 100% positive review rating on the platform. -
When a Steam account gets hacked, victims almost never manage to get their losses back. One player had already braced for a standard rejection — but he was wrong. -
Kartboard Dash, a free-to-play arcade kart racer developed by Indian indie studio Zatun, is now available on Steam. -
Ship Graveyard Simulator has kicked off a free weekend on Steam, running until September 28. Concurrently, the game has received a massive 93% discount, which will remain active until October 1. -
Steam generated approximately $15 billion in gross revenue during the first eight months of 2026, according to estimates from analytical firm Alinea Analytics. -
Valve has released a beta version of SteamOS 3.8.28 for devices with discrete AMD graphics, including Steam Machine: the patch is meant to fix an issue where games started running slower after waking from sleep. The update is intended for systems with discrete AMD GPUs. Valve did not specify which GPU generations were affected or how much performance dropped before the patch was installed. -
Woman Simulator has been released on Steam, offering players the chance to step into the shoes of a housewife and deal with cleaning, cooking, laundry, and other everyday household chores. The game was developed and published by Sebasa Games. -
Ironhide Game Studio released Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD on Steam on September 24, 2026, marking 15 years of the series. The anniversary release adds a classic mode that lets players use towers from the original game and complete the campaign with those towers' original upgrade paths.
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