Tag Archives: Steam

Steam sets an all-new concurrent user record of 27.1 million

It’s happened again: Steam has set another new concurrent user record, this time clocking up a staggering 27,182,165 players earlier today. According to SteamDB (opens in new tab), of those 27.1 million users, 7.8 million were actively in-game and playing something – which is also a brand new record for …

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Did EA just spill the tea on a return to Steam?

It’s only nine seconds long, but EA’s latest Twitter video has caused something of a stir… and I don’t just mean the hot drink itself.  Though it lacks music, sound, or even words of any kind, the simple footage of an EA-branded mug steaming on a window sill has sent …

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Steam adds Rubles, for Mother Russia

Valve’s digital download service is picking up steam in Russia. The Portal 2 developer has announced that it’s now supporting Rubles, the currency of Russia, making it even easier for Russian PC gamers to download games on Steam. “PC Gaming has always been strong in Russia, and we’re excited to …

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Valves Steam Trading feature goes live

Valve’s Steam Trading feature has gone live, graduating from a four-week beta in which over 1,000,000 exchanges took advantage of the system. The feature adds an Item Inventory to your Steam Community profile, allowing Steam Gifts and items within compatible games to be traded with other users. So far, only …

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