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Marathon’s Launch Day Steam Player Count Wasn’t Good: Here’s Why That Matters Marathon’s first 24 hours are over, and we’re taking a closer look at its Steam player count, what it means and explaining why that even matters in the first place.

Marathon's first full day Steam numbers are in.

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Slay The Spire 2 Debuts With Over 400,000 Concurrent Steam Players Less than 24 hours since its launch, Slay the Spire 2 just released in Early Access to over 400,000 concurrent players on Steam.

Slay the Spire 2 is having a massive Early Access launch on Steam.

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Xbox Just Teased Their Next Gen Console, Confirms PC Gaming Support The next generation of Xbox consoles has just been teased for the first time with the reveal of Project Helix - and PC gaming is a confirmed feature.

The next generation of Xbox console has been teased, and Microsoft confirmed support for both Xbox and PC games

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Tim recommends action-adventure classic remaster, Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered, by Crystal Dynamics and Playeveryware.

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Sony Reportedly Scraps PC Ports Of PlayStation Single-Player Games According to a new report, Sony is cutting its ties with PC for future single-player PlayStation games, reverting instead to their console exclusivity approach.

Sony is allegedly returning to a console exclusive approach with its major single-player releases, as Ghost of Yotei's PC port is reportedly scrapped

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Opinion: Five Problems That Five Nights At Freddy’s Needs To Fix After being a casual observer of Five Nights at Freddy’s for the last decade, I finally got into the franchise - and there are some problems I think need fixing.

Bobby finally got into the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, over a decade on from the first game's release. The results were mixed, and he has some feedback...

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Resident Evil Requiem Sold 5 Million Units In Five Days, Breaking Franchise Records The latest Resident Evil has also proven to be its fastest-selling, as Resident Evil Requiem sold five million units in just its first five days.

Resident Evil Requiem sales are huge.

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The Sims 4 Reveals Paid In-Game Marketplace, And Fans Aren’t Happy An in-game Marketplace is coming to The Sims 4, and it will contain paid packs made by fan creators - but fans aren’t happy at the profit divide.

The Sims 4 is allowing players to sell custom content in the new in-game Marketplace, but they'll only receive 30% of the profits

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Highguard Announces Final Update And Shut Down Highguard is officially shutting down next week, but it’s leaving with one final update to thank the players before its permanent closure.

Highguard is closing down, but it's releasing one last update to say goodbye

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Mateusz recommends CRPG, Esoteric Ebb, by @chrisbodegard.bsky.social and @rawfury.bsky.social.

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Pokémon Pokopia Earns Highest Metacritic Score In Franchise History Following a wave of glowing reviews, Pokémon Pokopia is now the highest-reviewed game in the Pokémon franchise over on Metacritic.

Pokémon Pokopia reviews are rolling in and it's currently the highest scoring Pokémon game on Metacritic, dethroning Pokémon Y

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Got that #ResidentEvil itch but not ready to drop $70 on Requiem? We're doing a #giveaway 🎮 for Resident Evil Village on Steam! Before your hands get cut off, make sure you're following us and QUOTE POST this (not comment) with your favorite RE protagonist! Lady D is waiting... 🧛‍♀️

The Incident At Galley House Interview: A Look At 2026’s Hottest New Mystery GameObserver speaks to William Rous, Robin Ward, and Jeremy Johnston about upcoming mystery title The Incident at Galley House.

In an exclusive interview with William Rous and co-developers Black Trout Inc (The Roottrees Are Dead), we cover the new remaster of The Incident At Galley House, what makes a compelling puzzle, and what separates a good mystery game from a great one. gameobserver.com/the-incident...

Marathon Server Slam Steam Player Count Falls 52% In First 24 Hours 24 hours since its peak on on Steam, the Marathon Server Slam concurrent player count has fell by over 50% following mixed reception from gamers.

Compared to yesterday's peak at this time, Marathon's player count on Steam has already taken a tumble

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The Weird, Wonderful World Of February Steam Next Fest Check out a collection of some of the weirdest and most whimsical games from February’s Steam Next Fest

There are a lot of weird and wonderful games waiting to be discovered in Steam Next Fest!

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PS5 Pro’s Upscaling Technology Is Being Updated The upscaling technology on PS5 Pro is being updated, as Sony announces their first enhanced PSSR experience with Resident Evil Requiem.

PS5 Pro is getting an update to its PSSR technology, and the improvements are significant

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Nirav doesn't recommend animal photography game, Seclusa, by Studio Niente.

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PowerWash Simulator 2 Reveal New Update And Adventure Time DLC Release Date There’s lots coming for PowerWash Simulator 2 fans, with the reveal of Update 1.2’s free Caldera Chronicles job and the release date for the Adventure Time DLC.

The Adventure Time DLC is coming to PowerWash Simulator 2 in April, but there's more coming in March for free

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Marathon Server Slam Open Beta Starts Today - Here’s What You Can Earn Marathon’s Server Slam starts today, and here’s everything you can earn both in-game and with Twitch Drops to max out your loot for launch.

Marathon's Server Slam starts today, and here's everything you can earn in the beta period (including Twitch Drops!)

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8 Games You Should Try From Steam Next Fest February 2026 This Steam Game Fest brings hundreds of game demos, including anime Battle Royals, roguelikes, competitive multiplayers, and more.

Don't miss these demos in Steam Next Fest!

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Blizzard Just Revealed Overwatch Rush, A Mobile Top-Down Hero Shooter Blizzard just introduced Overwatch Rush, a brand new hero shooter built entirely for mobile with a top-down perspective, yet still set in the Overwatch universe.

Overwatch Rush isn't a port of Overwatch - it has been rebuilt from the ground up with a top-down perspective for mobile

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Bungie Confirms Marathon Cheaters Will Be Immediately Banned Forever Marathon got a dedicated network and security blog post from the team at Bungie today, which revealed that cheaters will be banned forever after just one offense.

There will be no second chances for Marathon cheaters.

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Call Of Duty Publicly Denies Rumor Of Standalone Zombies Game The official Call of Duty account just publicly denied the rumors of a standalone Zombies game following earlier speculation.

Call of Duty has publicly denied the rumor of a standalone Zombies game

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15 Detective Games To Put On Your “Suspect List” In 2026 Here are 15 mystery and detective games releasing in 2026 that fans of the genre can check out!

Mystery sleuths, gather around!

Kate has compiled a case of 15 detective games to look out for in 2026:

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Jess doesn't recommend horror FPS, Crisol: Theater of Idols by Vermila Studios and Blumhouse Games.

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Overwatch To Celebrate Warm Reception With Double XP And Free Loot Boxes This Weekend To say thank you to Overwatch players on their positive responses to the latest update, match XP is being doubled all weekend - with five Loot Boxes up for grabs too.

Overwatch is rewarding players for Season 1's warm reception and surging player count with double match XP and free Loot Boxes this weekend!

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Sony Shocks With Decision To Shut Down Bluepoint Games Sony has sent shockwaves through the gaming industry with their surprise decision to close Bluepoint Games, the studio behind the remade Demon Souls and Shadow of the Colossus.

Sony just closed their third acquired studio in the last two years, but Bluepoint Games stands out in the success stories it had with both Shadow of the Colossus and Demon Souls remakes.

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