Steam update lets patrons know if a game review has been played "primarily" on Steam Deck

There is a new update on Steam which informs other players if a review left on a game’s page was primarily played on Valve’s handheld Steam Deck.
The news was shared via the Steam Deck’s social media team on X, with the straight to the point wording: “We’ve just shipped a new feature on Steam that shows when a customer review was written by someone who played primarily on Steam Deck.”

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Crash Bandicoot 5 cancelled in favour of live-service games, report claims

A new report on Toys for Bob has claimed Crash Bandicoot 5 was cancelled in favour of live-service online games.
The report comes from gaming historian Liam Robertson, who revealed this Crash Bandicoot game would have been a single-player 3D platformer, which would serve as a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time.
While that is all much to be expected, Robertson’s video also featured concept art and potential story ideas for the Crash sequel, including a Spyro team up. “Crash and Spyro were intended to be the two playable characters,” Robertson said.

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla finally gets Steam Achievements, two years later

A little under two years since it first debuted on Valve’s PC storefront, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has finally got itself those lovely Steam Achievements.
Back in December 2022, Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla wouldn’t be getting Achievements on Steam. This led to a certain amount of upset from the community, which argued Achievements were a key feature of Steam.
However, fast-forward to today, and those Achievements are now there.

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Goat Simulator 3 heading to PS4 and Xbox One this month

Goat Simulator 3 is heading to PS4 and Xbox One on 24th October, following its launch in 2022 across current consoles and PC.
The release will include the base game, all free content updates, and the Multiverse of Nonsense DLC.
What’s more, it has cross-ownership integration meaning existing owners on current consoles can play on the equivalent previous console. However, only Xbox has cross-save integration too.

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Halo Infinite is introducing a third-person mode for the very first time

Third-person mode is coming to Halo Infinite next month.
Developer 343 Industries confirmed the “new way to play” at this weekend’s 2024 Halo Championships and then again in a brief post to X/Twitter.

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Games Done Quick to hold Hurricane Helene disaster fundraiser next week

Games Done Quick is holding a Disaster Relief Done Quick fundraiser for those affected by Hurricane Helene.
From 11th – 13th October, Disaster Relief Done Quick will collect donations for Direct Relief, “a humanitarian aid organisation with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay”.

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Silent Hill 2 HD Collection's Comic Sans ranch sign is in the Remake… but not in the way you might think it is

A nod to Silent Hill 2’s disastrous HD Collection remake is hidden away in Silent Hill 2 Remake: the infamous Silent Hill Ranch sign.
Along with Maria’s nightmare-fuel orthodontic rearrangement, one of the most egregious things to come out of the 2012 version for some was the tragically comical Silent Hill Ranch sign, which was written in Comic Sans.

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Commandos: Origins' WW2 real-time stealth tactics revival now has a demo

If you’ve been impatiently awaiting the arrival of Commandos: Origins since its announcement last year, here’s the next best thing; Claymore Game Studios’ revival of the classic WW2 real-time stealth-tactics series now has a PC and Xbox demo ahead of its release later this year.

The Commandos series, if your history is a little hazy, first surfaced in 1998 with the release of developer Pyro Studios’ classic (and rock-hard) Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. Since then, there’ve been five additional instalments, the series eventually fizzling out with the launch of 2006’s first-person effort, Commandos: Strike Force.

Commandos: Origins, though, takes the series back to its roots, delivering a stealthy World War 2 prequel adventure in which players guide the origi…

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Steam updates subscriber agreements to remove arbitration clause

Steam has removed the binding arbitration clause and class-action waiver in its subscriber agreement.
The controversial requirement was dropped when Valve started circulating its updated Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA) earlier today.

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New academic study finds PowerWash Simulator is officially good for you

72 percent of players reported an “uplift in mood” whilst playing PowerWash Simulator.
That’s according to the results of a first-of-its-kind study commissioned in 2022, which analysed data from over 8500 players across almost 40 countries, including the US and the UK.

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