The Crew
The Crew Motorfest RC Frenzy Turns Hawaii Into an RC Track
The Crew Motorfest's RC Frenzy playlist launches May 6, adding remote-controlled cars, a new handling model and top-down events to Ubisoft's live racing game.
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Steam News, Deals and Releases
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.
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MOTORSLICE Hits Game Pass as Its Launch Trailer Arrives
MOTORSLICE is available now on Xbox Game Pass, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Regular Studio's launch trailer puts the spotlight on a chainsaw parkour game about tearing through a brutalist megastructure.
Horizon
Horizon Hunters Gathering Sets May Playtest With New Hunters and Region
Horizon Hunters Gathering is getting a second closed playtest from May 22 to 25 on PS5 and PC. The test adds two new Hunters, a playable Episode and the Breakers' Bounty region.
Steam
Farever Starts Shiro Games’ Co-op RPG Early Access Tomorrow
Farever launches May 6 in Steam Early Access for PC, giving Shiro Games a new online co-op RPG test after Northgard, Wartales and Dune: Spice Wars.
Steam
Steam Controller Sells Out as eBay Listings Hit Triple Its Price
Valve's new Steam Controller sold out shortly after going live on May 4, and resellers are already listing confirmed orders on eBay at steep markups. Valve has not yet announced when more stock will be available.
Forza
Forza Horizon 6 Goes Gold as Preloads Open on Xbox and PC
Forza Horizon 6 has gone gold ahead of its May 19 launch, and preloads are now live on Xbox Series X|S and PC through the Xbox app. Playground Games also confirmed large storage requirements, Xbox performance targets and new launch rewards.
Steam
Valve Says Memory Costs Are Holding Back Steam Machine Launch Plans
Valve says memory shortages and rising component prices are the main reason Steam Machine still lacks a firm release date or price. The company says it is trying to keep the living-room PC competitive while building enough launch stock.
Steam
In The Black Launches Tomorrow After a Decade in Deep Space
In The Black launches May 5 in Steam Early Access after more than a decade of development. Impeller Studios' hard-science space combat sim is aimed at players who miss cockpit dogfighting with real weight behind it.
Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Sells 500,000 Copies in 72 Hours
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has sold over 500,000 copies on Steam in less than 72 hours, giving the long-running strategy series a strong early access start.
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Gamble With Your Friends Hits Steam Top 100 After Launch
Gamble With Your Friends has entered Steam's top 100 shortly after its May 1 launch. The co-op casino crawler reached No. 90 in Sunday's most-played snapshot, giving TENSTACK's small release a visible opening weekend on Valve's store.
World of Warships: Legends
World of Warships: Legends Launches on PC Tomorrow With Cross-Progression
World of Warships: Legends fully launches on PC on May 4 through Steam and Xbox on PC. Wargaming is also adding cross-progression support and Xbox Game Pass benefits around the same update.
Tekken
Tekken 8 Sets Kunimitsu’s June Release Date in New Gameplay Trailer
Kunimitsu arrives in Tekken 8 on June 1 PDT and June 2 CEST, with early access beginning May 27 PDT and May 28 CEST. Bandai Namco’s new gameplay trailer gives the Season 3 fighter her first proper showcase.