Hello! More players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller, and we thought it would be a good time to share some stats about controller usage on Steam along with an update about Steam Input. Stats: Controller use on Steam Since 2018, daily average controller use has tripled from ~5% to up to 15% ~42% of these controller sessions are using Steam Input During that time, the controller landscape has changed: 59% of sessions are using Xbox controllers 26% are using PlayStation controllers 10% are on Steam Decks[/b][/list] As usage has grown, our team has continued working to improve and add features to enhance the controller experience for these players. Here are some of the new features we’ve shipped for Steam Input and controller users recently: Big Picture update – complete redesign of the controller first experience on Steam, bringing the Steam Deck user experience to the big screen New controller configurator – rethought and simplified configurator to set, manage, and edit controller bindings Gyro aiming– overhauled and improved experience for controllers with gyro, implemented Flickstick functionality in Steam Input Virtual menus – added support to the desktop client PlayStation Controller support - We worked with Sony to improve support for PS controllers including DualSense Edge, and can now automatically support future 3rd party licensed PlayStation gamepads Xbox Controller support – We shipped a driver for Windows allowing us to better support Xbox One controllers, including the rear buttons on the Xbox Elite ControllersOne of the benefits of Steam Input is that when it’s implemented in a game, players can use any one of over 300 supported controllers to play. We also recently added support for the new HORIPAD for Steam (available in Japan later this summer), and worked with HORI's team to make their controller work well with Steam Input. The team is continuing to work on Steam Input and controller support on Steam, and we are always looking for feedback. Let us know what you think in the forums. View the full article
Atari 50 was already a fairly comprehensive offering of retro games spanning half a century, launching in late 2022 as a playable museum of sorts charting the classic publisher’s output across arcade machines, the 2600, 5200, 7800 and Jaguar home consoles, 8-bit computers and the Lynx handheld. The more than 100 games included at launch was far from stingy, with an extra dozen being added in a free update at the end of last year. Now the collection will add almost 40 more games in an upcoming ‘Expanded Edition’, taking its total game count to over 150. Read more View the full article
Let it never be said that gamers lack passion. On Tuesday June 25, Playground Games confirmed that Forza Horizon 4 would be delisted from all digital stores owing to licensing issues. The DLC vanished immediately. The base game will be gone before the end of 2024. One of the best racers ever made is about to Tokyo drift into the annals of videogame history - but not without a proper send off. In light of the delisting shock, the Forza Horizon 4 Steam reviews are surging and the player count has hit a massive new high. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This Forza Horizon fan film captures the magic of the series Forza Horizon 4 is a double Steam top seller Forza Horizon 4 is coming to Steam View the full article
What are Ultimate Descendants? Although The First Descendant gives you a healthy amount of choice when it comes to which characters you have at your disposal, you'll eventually realize that not all Descendants are made equal. Some variations of these characters are just plain better, not only in how they play, but (in our opinion) how they look, too. We played The First Descendant at SGF and quite enjoyed it - it's unashamed fun, doesn't take itself too seriously, and you get to ****** big guns. There are plenty of options at your fingertips when you begin playing, with three characters to choose from initially, and a host of others to unlock along the way. With The First Descendant release date approaching fast, we have information on Ultimate Descendants, and why you should be grinding to add one to your pool. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The First Descendant isn't GOTY material, and that's why I like it The First Descendant endgame will push your teamwork to its limits The First Descendant release date, trailers, and more View the full article
When it comes to instantly recognisable villains, Bowser is the Darth Vader of gaming - even grandparents recognise him as Super Mario's big bad. If Lego was going to make a hulking 12.5-in tall monument to any video game character, it might as well be King Koopa. And much like Bowser's presence in the Super Mario series, the Lego Super Mario The Mighty Bowser (71411) is one hefty set, comprising not far off 3,000 pieces. But it's so much more than just a cool-looking statuette and a contender for the best Lego sets for adults. It's a posable figure, bursting with playability features, and can even be used alongside a Lego Super Mario interactive figure to act out a boss ******, as an epic final stage to your combined Lego Super Mario interactive playsets. The question is, can this Lego incarnation of Bowser hatch an evil plan to kidnap Princess Peach and sit atop our best Lego Mario sets buying guide, or will it be thwarted by a Lego reviewer masquerading as an Italian plumber? Let's find out, wahoo! Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Lego sets for adults in 2024 Warhammer 40k fan makes Astra Militarum army from cheap Lego Lego Ideas Tuxedo Cat review View the full article
Gathering and crafting materials is one of the most fundamental gameplay aspects of Disney Dreamlight Valley, and it can oftentimes be a pretty complex process. One of the trickiest resources to get is Wrought Iron. If you want to make some special furniture items, you need a decent amount of this resource to get the job done. Because of this, you need to know how to get Wrought Iron in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article
We’re only a couple of days away from the early access launch of Dawntrail, Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion and first in over two years since the climactic Endwalker. As the summery story expansion prepares to drop, Square Enix have run down everything else arriving in the MMO’s 7.0 patch, which notably includes its long-awaited graphical overhaul along with several other nice-to-have improvements whether you’re playing Dawntrail or not. Read more View the full article
The Great Katanas are a new ******* type introduced in Shadow of the Erdtree. There are a few options to choose from, all of which have their own advantages and are suitable for a myriad of different playstyles. Here are all the Great Katana locations in Elden Ring. Great Katna locations in Shadow of the Erdtree The Great Katanas are scattered across the map, and players will have to traverse quite a bit of terrain to find them. The following contains all of the Great Katana locations and information on how to get them: View the full article
HORI, a manufacturer of popular gaming accessories have today revealed the Wireless Horipad for Steam. So if you're in need of a gamepad, this might be for you. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Strange Scaffold, the studio behind weird-but-good games including An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs, El Paso Elsewhere, I Am Your ******, and Life Eater has announced its latest weird (but hopefully good) game: Clickolding, "a dark incremental narrative game about thumbing a tally counter to satisfy the distressing masked man sitting in the corner of your hotel room.".. Read more.View the full article
It all seemed to be going well for Mushu and Mulan in the latest Disney Dreamlight Valley update, but all of a sudden, a landslide ***** waste to their realm, meaning you need to protect their camp. After a disaster, the gorgeous greens and blues in Mulan’s realm are replaced by a sepia tones and land filled with rubble in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Unsurprisingly, it’s up to you to make things right in Protecting the Camp. In this guide, I’ll show you how to find all Soil Patches to plant Mulan’s trees and craft Sandbags in DDV. View the full article
Another round of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 challenges means there’s another oddly-named challenge with no explanation of what it is, like Operator Fury ****** in MW3. Introduced in week four of season zero, a challenge to get three Operator Fury ****** with a Recommended ******* popped up for players looking to unlock a new **** in the TAQ Eradicator. And now, during week five of season four in MW3, it’s a challenge for unlocking the new Sledgehammer melee *******. View the full article
*****[/i] was ported from open source code, not run via a classic PC emulator."> Enlarge / Don't get your hopes up—this iOS version of ***** was ported from open source code, not run via a classic PC emulator. (credit: Tom Kidd) [/url] Earlier this year, Apple started officially allowing "retro game emulators" on the iOS App Store without the need for cumbersome jailbreaking or sideloading. But if you want to emulate retro PC games on your iOS device, you are apparently still out of luck. In a recent blog update, iDOS developer Chaoji Li said that the latest version of the DOSBox-based MS-DOS emulator was finally rejected from the iOS App Store this month after a lengthy, two-month review process: They have decided that iDOS is not a retro game console, so the new rule is not applicable. They suggested I make changes and resubmit for review, but when I asked what changes I should make to be compliant, they had no idea, nor when I asked what a retro game console is. It's still the same old unreasonable answer along the line of "we know it when we see it." The developer of iOS Virtual Machine app UTM told a similar tale of App Store rejection on social media. The reported two-month review process for the UTM app ended with "the App Store review board determin[ing] that 'PC is not a console' regardless of the fact that there are retro Windows/DOS games fo[r] the PC that UTM SE can be useful in running," the developer said. Read 5 remaining paragraphs | Comments View the full article
AMD has just revealed that it's working on a system that uses AI to reduce the size of game downloads in the future. The technology is called Neural Texture Block Compression, and AMD says it plans to present it at the Eurographics Symposium on Rendering (EGSR) in London at the start of July 2024. Much like Nvidia, AMD is making a big deal about AI at the moment, with AMD AI even being the new brand name for its laptop gaming CPUs. However, it still has a lot of catching up to do with Nvidia on this front. Its current GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 7800 XT, for example, may be among the best graphics cards for gaming, but their AI matrix cores are still largely going unused in games right now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Asus seemingly just revealed the AMD AI 300 CPU release date Grab the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 at its lowest ever price, if you're quick AMD's new gaming CPU is 45% faster than its predecessor says ***** View the full article
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A new Warframe update has rolled out following the launch of its ***** Shadows story quest, introducing a much-requested feature allowing players to step back into the shoes of the Stalker. The team also addresses some community questions, including whether we'll ever get our hands on magic staves in the free co-op game. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warframe gets massive free update with new character, quest, and more Warframe ***** Shadows has a date as its powerful new frame is unveiled Warframe dev stream details next cinematic quest and brand new Prime View the full article
The world of GTA Online is filled to the brim with many different options for weapons, and most of them are meant to dispose of your enemies permanently. There is, however, a non-lethal option that you can pick up with the Stun ****. The Stun **** is a hilarious ******* that can shock your foes into submission without actually eliminating them, leading to some funny moments between friends and enemies alike. There’s only one place you can find and buy the Stun ****, and it isn’t at your local Ammunation. View the full article
The return of one of Overwatch‘s most popular Legendary cosmetics has boosted Overwatch 2 up to a spot on Steam’s Top Sellers chart that the game has never even come close to touching before. The Pink Mercy skin bundle, featuring a new Rose Gold Variant, went live in the Overwatch 2 in-game store earlier this month, with Blizzard promising that all proceeds from the $20 bundle would go to the ******* ******* Research Foundation. And it seems that players are showing up in droves to pick up the bundle before it’s gone. View the full article
Once players enter the Shadow Keep in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, they'll see a pair of on-screen messages that read: "Somewhere a Great Rune has broken," and following shortly after, "And so too has a powerful charm." These pop-ups are accompanied by a large shattering noise (presumably the Great Rune breaking), but no other indication of what they mean. As with most of Elden Ring's main story, the player is left to explore the world and infer plot details on their own. View the full article
Right, I've got a lot of racing to do for reasons we'll get into soon, so I'll make this quick. Forza Horizon 4 is getting delisted from online storefronts on both Xbox and PC in December this year, Playground Games has announced, citing licensing and agreements with partners as the reason it's being taken down. The full delisting happens on December 15, 2024, with Playground explaining in a blog post: "This means the game and its additional content will no longer be available for purchase [from that date]. Players who already own the game and its content will be able to download and play it as normal, including its offline, online, and multiplayer features; physical copies of the game purchased after this date will also work and will be able to use online features." If you played it via Xbox Game Pass, and then bought DLC, you'll be "eligible to receive a game token" for it as long as your subscription was still active as of June 25. In the run up that fateful day in December, things are also gradually being wound down, with the game's DLC already only being purchasable via buying the Deluxe or Ultimate Editions, and the current Series being the last one. Read more View the full article
Looking for ways to distract yourself while Final Fantasy XIV is down? You might want to open up your launcher first; it looks like the Dawntrail update is available for download, and it’s absolutely massive. To be fair, players were warned about how the 7.0 patch would be much ******* than usual due to the graphics updates featured in the official benchmark. The FFXIV team has stated the express purpose behind the extended 48-hour maintenance is to give everyone enough time to download the full package before servers go live in early access. View the full article
If you want to train with Mulan and Mushu, you need to assemble an outfit you can comfortably wear while practicing in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Unfortunately, the pieces of your training outfit are scattered all around the Realm, including your trusty Training Shoes. You need all the components of your training gear before you can begin the adventure, but some of them are pretty tough to find, with the shoes being one of the easiest items to miss. Here’s how to find Training Shoes in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article
I had a grand old time with Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree—and part of that was because my hours spent trotting around on Torrent were cut back considerably by its quainter scope... Read more.View the full article
An executive from Arrowhead Game Studios, the developer behind Helldivers 2, has joined the ongoing discussion regarding the difficulty of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. The Elden Ring DLC, which added a new region, quests, gear, and so much more, was released on June 21. View the full article
***** Rising is a proper gem, taking an overdone trope - zombies in a shopping centre - and turning it into a brilliantly quirky and challenging survival game that fully delivers on the madcap joy of using anything you can find to mow down hordes of the undead and then snap photos of them. Truly a proto-Instagram-era Nostradamus. Almost ten years after the first game came to PC, and upsettingly close to 20 years from its debut, the original ***** Rising is coming back in a fresh remaster. Read more View the full article
The Bloodfiend’s Arm is among the many new DLC weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree. Colossal in size and function, this ******* has the capacity to build up Bleed exceptionally fast, as well as do a ton of damage. Here’s where to find and how to get the Bloodfiend’s Arm. Bloodfiend’s Arm location in Shadow of the Erdtree Prospect Town is located straight west of the main entrance to Belurat. Screenshot by Dot Esports The Bloodfiend’s Arm can be found in Prospect Town, itself located in Gravesite Plain. To reach Prospect Town, you should teleport to the Cliffroad Terminus Grace, reached over the cliffs west of the Main Gate Cross Grace. The Bloodfiends guarding the ******* are located at the very top of the town, performing a strange ritual. To get there, you will need to scale the walls and climb a few sets of stairs. Torrent can be used to make this trip fast and brief. View the full article
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Atari 50 was already a fairly comprehensive offering of retro games spanning half a century, launching in late 2022 as a playable museum of sorts charting the classic publisher’s output across arcade machines, the 2600, 5200, 7800 and Jaguar home consoles, 8-bit computers and the Lynx handheld. The more than 100 games included at launch was far from stingy, with an extra dozen being added in a free update at the end of last year. Now the collection will add almost 40 more games in an upcoming ‘Expanded Edition’, taking its total game count to over 150. Read more View the full article