Smash hit Balatro lands on Xbox Game Pass with new update
Balatro is a fantastic mix of deck-building, roguelike runs, and cheating at poker. But you don’t have to take my word for it. This indie darling was such a smash hit last year that it…
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Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords
Last week, Valve removed a game from its online store Steam because the product was laced with malware. After the removal of the game, which was called PirateFI, security researchers analyzed the malware and found…
Valve removes Steam game that contained malware
Valve removed a game from its Steam video game platform and store because it contained malware, according to media reports. In its notice to users who downloaded the game, Valve said affected users may want…
Steam just killed a game that was installing Windows malware
One of the appeals of a centralized platform like the App Store, Google Play Store, or Steam is that you can generally rely upon the maintainer to keep harmful stuff out so you can download…
This cozy $4 game is helping me move through grief
About a month and a half ago, I had to put down my rescue greyhound. It was swift and unexpected, and my day-to-day routine changed drastically. For weeks, the grief sat like a bowling ball…
Windows’ new modular game downloads could save your storage drive
PC gaming via the Microsoft Store can be a pain: game updates can lag, and mod support may be limited. But Microsoft is testing at least one small improvement: modular downloads of games via the…
Windows 11’s app store has a solution for gigantic PC game downloads
PC gaming via the Microsoft Store can be a pain: game updates can lag, and mod support may be limited. But Microsoft is testing at least one small improvement: modular downloads of games via the…
80% of game developers are working on PC games, survey says
I’m old enough to remember when consoles were getting seriously powerful and people were starting to wonder if PC gaming’s days were numbered. Turns out, no. Far from it. According to a recent professional survey,…
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review: Brutally fast, but DLSS 4 is the game changer
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros By far the fastest gaming performance ever, even ray traced DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation makes games so snappy and smooth, they feel like new — it’s truly game-changing…
GeForce Now game streaming is sold out for many
Nvidia’s GeForce Now is an easy and convenient way to play PC games if you don’t actually have a gaming PC, or you can’t fit a 30-pound desktop into your carry-on luggage. But at the…