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Steam is Valve's PC gaming storefront and platform for buying, updating and discussing games. This page tracks Steam news across releases, patches, store changes, discounts and the biggest shifts affecting players and developers.
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Latest Steam stories, store changes and major PC release updates.
Diablo
Diablo 4's Season 14 patch notes include a broad Paladin balance pass after the class fell behind in endgame play. Oaths, core skills and several class Uniques are getting stronger on June 30.
Roundup
This week's strongest game trailers move from Nintendo's Star Fox launch and Deltarune's new chapter to Diablo 4's next season, a fast new shooter and several sharply defined RPGs.
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight reached 164,364 Steam players in Gamers Now's latest evening reading as the Black Banquet anniversary event and new Survivor Shane Wiigwaas arrived.
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Valve says Steam Machine's $1,049 starting price is tied to parts, labor and its refusal to subsidize hardware like a console maker. The company also says component shortages have cut planned launch stock.
Diablo
Diablo 4's Season of Death Awakening starts June 30, bringing Pandemonium Ruptures, a new seasonal boss and the full Mythic Uniques 3.0 rework to Blizzard's action RPG.
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Everything is Crab has returned to Steam's top 100 most-played games ahead of its first major post-launch update. The June 25 patch will add new evolutions, balance changes, quality-of-life fixes and Twitch Extension support.
Frostpunk
Frostpunk 2: Breach of Trust is out now for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The second DLC sends players to New Edinburgh, where a volcanic crisis turns the city's politics and survival systems against each other.
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EMPULSE launches June 24 in Early Access for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. 1047 Games is following Splitgate with a paid 6v6 movement shooter built around wall-running, grapples, P.A.I.N.T. bombs and mechs.
Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad now has a playable demo on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The action RPG launches on July 10, with demo save data carrying into the full game.
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This week’s most interesting new releases run from Deltarune’s next chapter and Darktide’s Adeptus Mechanicus class to arcade roguelite chaos, desert extraction and a revived 3D fighting game.
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Everything is Crab has returned to Steam's top 100 most-played chart after publisher Secret Mode said the indie roguelite passed 500,000 sales one month after launch.
Halo
Halo Studios has corrected its Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 co-op guidance, confirming that local split-screen does not require PlayStation Plus. Players still need PlayStation accounts and linked Microsoft accounts.
