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Massive Steam Leak Spoils Story and Achievements for Dozens of Games, Some of Which are Not Even Announced

Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, Fable, Penis Bird... All the heavy hitters are here!

In the early hours on Wednesday, August 9, a huge leak brought about by the Steam API spilled the beans on over 125 games. These titles had their achievement lists freely available for anybody with an internet connection to browse.

The situation becomes particularly intriguing when it is revealed that many of the titles mentioned in the leak had not yet been publicly announced. Even more...
 

XBOX: 1,600 Layoffs Today, Another 1,600 Over the Next Year, Four Studios Now Independent or Sold, Arkane in Limbo

More broadly, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs.

Today, Microsoft is laying off 2.1% of its workforce. This equates to 4,800 people that are being let go. The company's XBOX division is cutting about 20% of its entire workforce. All of this is being done in an effort to cut costs due to rising prices and expenses brought about by artificial intelligence (AI).

As a quick reminder: Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion on AI in 2026. In 2025, the company spent $80 billion...
 

PlayStation is Killing Physical Game Discs

Digital only after January 2028.

Starting January 2028, Sony will no longer produce physical discs for new PlayStation game releases. All games released in January 2028 and after will be available only through digital stores such as the PlayStation Store.

Sony attempts to justify this move by claiming it's a "natural direction" in order to "adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs."...
 

GTA 6 Starts at $80 with a $100 FOMO Edition and with No Physical Disc Release

And single-player only.

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software sure set the gaming news world on fire today with word that Grand Theft Auto 6 will retail at a minimum of $80. Not only will there be the base $79.99 edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but there will also be a Grand Theft Auto 6: Ultimate Edition for $99.99 that adds in exclusive content.

Right out of the gate, we are told that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be single-player only. Well, at...
 

Kaspersky Warns of Malware Spread Through Wallpaper Engine on Steam

Anime continues to be a danger to everyone.

The cybersecurity company Kaspersky has issued a warning about malware being spread through Steam Workshop files for Wallpaper Engine. Malware, hidden through user uploaded wallpaper packages, can lead to issues such as hijacked Steam accounts, the installation of backdoors to a user's PC, or even hidden crypto mining processes.

Wallpaper Engine includes support for various wallpaper formats: Static images, video, interactive...
 

Bungie Announces the End of Destiny 2

All good things...

Bungie is calling it quits on Destiny 2. The Sony owned Marathon developer announced the final live-service content update for Destiny 2. Today's announcement was a long time coming and one that most fans saw the writing on the wall for months ago.

That final content update for Destiny 2, Monument of Triumph, takes place on June 9, 2026. Bungie says that they will begin a "new journey as a studio" on that date with includes working on their...
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  • Gamma Weapon Cases and XP Boosts Added in Latest CS:GO Update - June 15, 2016

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 06-15-2016, 08:56 PM
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    Gamma Weapon Cases and XP Boosts Added in Latest CS:GO Update - June 15, 2016

    The latest update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive released tonight and with it came new Gamma weapon cases, XP boosts, an update to the Prime beta, and much more.

    Details on the Gamma cases, additional details about the Prime beta, and the updated sounds can be seen on the Counter-Strike blog.

    Changelog for CS:GO for June 15, 2016
    CS:GO – Added new Gamma weapon case featuring 17 community-created weapon finishes and all-new knife finishes. – Operat
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  • CS:GO Update for June 9, 2016

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    • Published: 06-09-2016, 10:55 PM
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    CS:GO Update for June 9, 2016

    An update was released tonight for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The update includes a few map adjustments, collision model updates, and more.

    Changelog for CS:GO for June 9, 2016

    MISC – Replaced the penalty for the suicide or disconnection of a player. Instead of the elimination of round-end income, a living enemy player now receives compensation equal to the missed kill reward opportunity. – On Valve official servers, the current map will be excluded from the vote option
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  • Valve Releases VR Content Creation Package Destinations

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    • Published: 06-09-2016, 05:49 PM
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    Valve Releases VR Content Creation Package Destinations

    Destinations is Valve's new VR content creation package that will allow users to create and explore VR worlds.
    Now available in Early Access, it enables the creation of explorable VR worlds made via photogrammetry, game levels, and more. Destinations is offered free of charge and comes with documentation, sample worlds, plus access to the Source 2 technology and developer Wiki.
    Valve has also set up a dedicated Destinations Workshop for users to share their creations with the wo...
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  • CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners

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    • Published: 06-07-2016, 10:00 PM
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    CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners

    The CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest hosted by Polycount came to an end last week. The winners were revealed out of the more than 500 entries submitted to the CS:GO Workshop. The top three will have their works featured in upcoming weapon cases for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

    Here are the three winners.
    Made by Andy and DryDoctor egg, Desolate Space will be their first finish featured in CS:GO. This design applies a custom illustration to the M4A4 body. The level of detail and
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  • New Content and Fixes Released for VR Title The Lab

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    • Published: 06-06-2016, 07:19 PM
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    New Content and Fixes Released for VR Title The Lab

    Valve released an update today for the VR game, The Lab, with new gameplay improvements and some fixes. Valve is calling it The Lab: Appliance of Science Update. This update is free.
    What's science without a little competition? Why, it's barely science at all! That's why we applied some science to The Lab and created the Appliance of Science Update, introducing a spirit of bloodthirsty competition to the world of ethically questionable research. Now you can compete with your f
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  • Valve Offering 30% Discount on the Steam Controller as Sales Surpass 500,000 Units Sold

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 06-02-2016, 10:08 PM
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    Valve Offering 30% Discount on the Steam Controller as Sales Surpass 500,000 Units Sold

    Yesterday, Valve put up a new blog entry detailing some of the new features that have been added to the Steam Controller in recent weeks. In doing so, they also revealed that over 500,000 Controllers have been sold.

    Some of the latest features are also pretty nifty, including the fact that more and more games are supporting the Steam Controller right at launch and that you can edit your Steam Controller configurations without having to pop into Big Picture Mode.
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  • Valve Makes Some Dota 2 Quests Less Terrible

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    • Published: 05-31-2016, 06:27 PM
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    Valve Makes Some Dota 2 Quests Less Terrible

    If you've been trying out the recent Dota 2 Quest thing, you may have become a bit frustrated by some of the requirements. Valve has heard your complaints and started to make some changes beginning with today's update.
    • Removed the Arcane Rune component from "Mother Nature's Candy" Quest. • The "Have a Heart" Quest has been reworked to require Guardian Greaves instead of Heart. • Fixed the interaction of Bloodseeker's Rupture and Eul's Scepter. Interrupting Rupture during the cast an
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Allows Users to Auto-Record Matches

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    • Published: 05-31-2016, 05:48 PM
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    Team Fortress 2 Update Allows Users to Auto-Record Matches

    Today's update for Team Fortress 2 includes some exploit fixes, a security fix, and a new feature that allows users to auto-record matches.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for May 31, 2016

    • Added a new Demo Support feature to auto-record matches - Can be configured via the Adv. Options menu - Automatically records .dem files of your matches (or can be set to Manual) and puts them into the specified folder - Logs killstreaks and bookmarks to a master _events.txt file in the same
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  • ELEAGUE Sounds Like a Smashing Success in First Weekend Showing

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 05-28-2016, 08:24 PM
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    ELEAGUE Sounds Like a Smashing Success in First Weekend Showing

    The new pro eSports Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league with Turner and WME | IMG, ELEAGUE, sounds like it was a pretty big success for all parties involved. This weekend, it was the top channel on Twitch, was trending across Twitter, and generated more than 150 million minutes of "video consumption" between Twitch and TBS between Tuesday, May 24 and Friday, May 27.

    Here are some more stats courtesy of Turner Sports.
    More Than 150 Million Gross Minutes of Video
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  • Former Employee Sues Valve for $3.1 Million Citing Wrongful Termination and Discrimination

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 05-24-2016, 08:54 PM
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    Former Employee Sues Valve for $3.1 Million Citing Wrongful Termination and Discrimination

    A former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1 million, claiming that they were fired due to transgender discrimination, retaliation for whistle blowing, a misclassification of employment, and more.

    The details of the lawsuit, originally posted by Polygon, note that the filing came on April 12, 2016. The employee, known only by their initials in the lawsuit, says that she was fired after going to the Human Resources department to complain about how the company was...
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  • Update Out for CS: Source, DoD: Source, HLDM: Source, HL2: DM, and Source SDK 2013 Base

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    • Published: 05-11-2016, 08:52 PM
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    Update Out for CS: Source, DoD: Source, HLDM: Source, HL2: DM, and Source SDK 2013 Base

    Valve rolled out an update earlier tonight for Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Source SDK 2013 Base.
    Important note for SDK mod authors: This update replaces the current main branch of the SDK 2013 Base with what was previously the "beta_test" branch. The previous SDK 2013 release branch as well as the outdated "upcoming" branch are now available for a short time as "previous" and "previous_upcoming" respectively.
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  • Valve Makes Steam User Reviews Slightly Less Terrible on Steam

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 05-03-2016, 09:42 PM
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    Valve Makes Steam User Reviews Slightly Less Terrible on Steam

    Steam user reviews tend to suck. The top reviews are usually the bandwagon fluff that also tends to infest such sites as Metacritic's user scores on games or they're "joke" posts with a punchline that only those that are mentally eight years old would laugh at.

    Today, Valve took a few steps to fix this issue of user scores.
    Visibility For Recently Posted Reviews While there are plenty of new reviews posted every day, we saw that it was often difficult for newer revie
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Released (April 25, 2016)

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    • Published: 04-25-2016, 04:16 PM
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    Team Fortress 2 Update Released (April 25, 2016)

    An update was released for Team Fortress 2 this evening.
    • Updated content and features for the TF2 Competitive Mode beta
    - For more information on how you can participate in testing, please visit https://steamcommunity.com/groups/tfcompetitive - Added a ten second countdown to the beginning of each round after the first - Added cp_gorge to the map rotation to test attack/defense format (using stopwatch mode) • Fixed a potential security issue (thanks to Justin G., aka sigsegv,
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  • Dota 2 6.87 Update Arrives This Week with Scans and Numerous Gameplay Changes

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    • Published: 04-25-2016, 04:02 PM
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    Dota 2 6.87 Update Arrives This Week with Scans and Numerous Gameplay Changes

    Dota 2 fans have been more than anxious in waiting for the 6.87 update for their beloved game. Today, Valve released the changelog for the 6.87 update which should arrive in a "day or two." What you see below is the changelog, but the Dota 2 website does contain some additional details for many of the items listed here....
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  • Valve Adds Prime Account Matchmaking to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 04-21-2016, 09:55 PM
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    Valve Adds Prime Account Matchmaking to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    In tonight's update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve included a new, unannounced feature that they're calling "Prime Account Matchmaking." It's in beta right now (obviously) and as of right now it's not yet active, but you can still sign up for when they do make it active. All you need to do is start up the game and look in the top left corner of the main menu. You will see a method to opt-in to this new system. So, what exactly is Prime Account Matchmaking? ...
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  • How Many Games Did You Complete in 2025?
    by Shawn Zipay
    Make up your own definition of "complete."

    Was 2025 a big year for game completions for you, or were you more of a "stick to one never-ending, live-service game for the entire year" sort of player?

    For this, you can take whatever definition you want as a game "completion." Beat the main story? Earned 100% of the game's achievements? Or simply played enough that you're satisfied with what you accomplished and have no plans to return any time...
    I did not complete any game in 2025
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