Steam's latest beta removed the 'open screenshot location' button and it's sending me into an existential crisis

SoftwareSteam’s latest beta removed the ‘open screenshot location’ button and it’s sending me into an existential crisisWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. SoftwareSteam’s latest beta removed the ‘open screenshot location’ button and it’s sending me into an existential crisisWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission....

August 14, 2024 · 12 min · 2490 words · Douglas Welch

Steam's new 'Helpfulness' system for user reviews is here to fix Steam's 'Helpful' system for user reviews

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August 14, 2024 · 12 min · 2389 words · James Heath

The Final Fantasy 9 upscale mod just got a surprise update after 3 years, including a 'full rework' of its backgrounds, 120 fps, ultrawide, and more

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August 14, 2024 · 12 min · 2350 words · Jessica Martinez

Today's Wordle answer for Wednesday, August 14

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August 14, 2024 · 14 min · 2850 words · Brian Petersen

Unsurprisingly, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X don't seem to be selling very well right now

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August 14, 2024 · 13 min · 2764 words · Gregory Robinson

Valve is 'continuing to work on adding support' for other handhelds, but 'SteamOS isn't ready to run out of the box' just yet

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August 14, 2024 · 13 min · 2558 words · Brian Orozco

Valve issues new rules outlawing links in Steam page descriptions, hopefully bringing an end to the plague of demos pretending they're 'prologue games'

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August 14, 2024 · 12 min · 2365 words · Mariah George

With Life By You canceled and Paralives not out until 2025, this lo-fi life sim is the best game like The Sims to play right now

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Ellpeck Games) Yes, actually. While we wait for the other big contenders, there is one Sims-style life sim that’s already out. Don’t let its lo-fi face turn you off, either, becauseTiny Lifeis great. Tiny Lifelaunched in early accessback in May 2023 and up until recently I’d only played its demo and then forgotten about it....

August 14, 2024 · 9 min · 1842 words · Tina Joseph

XCOM 2 is just $3 on Steam for a day—cheaper than the bus I took into work this morning, or 1/5th of a World of Warcraft subscription

GamesStrategyXCOM 2 is just $3 on Steam for a day—cheaper than the bus I took into work this morning, or 1/5th of a World of Warcraft subscriptionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. GamesStrategyXCOM 2 is just $3 on Steam for a day—cheaper than the bus I took into work this morning, or 1/5th of a World of Warcraft subscriptionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission....

August 14, 2024 · 12 min · 2403 words · Shannon Guerrero

A massive free update and a 50% discount sends Cult of the Lamb rocketing up the Steam charts

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August 13, 2024 · 11 min · 2307 words · Raymond Meyer

A Red Dead Redemption PC port was proudly 'announced' on the store page for the PS4 version, of all places

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August 13, 2024 · 11 min · 2317 words · Kathy Stevens

A robot trained with AI to beat average randos at table tennis is a much more impressive thing than you might think

SoftwareAIA robot trained with AI to beat average randos at table tennis is a much more impressive thing than you might thinkWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. SoftwareAIA robot trained with AI to beat average randos at table tennis is a much more impressive thing than you might thinkWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission....

August 13, 2024 · 12 min · 2464 words · Terri Mcdaniel

Black Mirror creator offers a new premonition of humanity's self-wrought tech apocalypse, and it's Balatro on phones: 'It's possibly the most addictive thing ever created'

GamesCard GameBalatroBlack Mirror creator offers a new premonition of humanity’s self-wrought tech apocalypse, and it’s Balatro on phones: ‘It’s possibly the most addictive thing ever created’When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. GamesCard GameBalatroBlack Mirror creator offers a new premonition of humanity’s self-wrought tech apocalypse, and it’s Balatro on phones: ‘It’s possibly the most addictive thing ever created’When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission....

August 13, 2024 · 12 min · 2396 words · David Short