Simon Carless News Today

If you guessed Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, you’re right — and he said it to Valve’s face, later telling Gabe Newell he was among the “assholes telling the world that the strong and powerful get special terms, while 30% is for the little people.” It’s from a cache of mostly redacted exhibits in a potential class-action lawsuit against Valve. Simon Carless dug them up, read more:

Helldivers 2 just launched and it’s already become PlayStation’s biggest PC release to date, with over 80,000 peak concurrent players.

Palworld has now sold over eight million units on Steam alone. The Pokémon Company has released an official statement about the game.

The system is currently invite-only but will enable selected devs to "self-schedule" the promotion.

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The nascent collection includes pitch decks for titles like Cosmoteer and Wargroove.

Controversial zombie MMO The Day Before is no longer available from Steam, after developer Fntastic announced it was shutting down and ending development.

The Day Before refunds are coming to all Steam players that request them, as developer Fntastic says it is working with Valve on them.

Another week, another Steam Deck feature. This week was surprisingly busy for Steam Deck and gaming in general with some amazing games getting Verified, massive new releases, one surprising patch that fixed a major issue in a recent game, a new Sonic game launching, and much more.

Valve has recently developed a new anti-malware security measure to protect its users. Learn about how it aims to improve online safety.