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Highlight announcements from The Game Awards 2025

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:50:49 +0000

The Game Awards 2025 has been and gone, and so here's a round-up of some of the highlight announcements for you so you're not missing out.

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Nominations begin for the 2025 Steam Awards

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:38:13 +0000

One of the biggest events of the year for game developers is here, with the nominations now open for the 2025 Steam Awards.

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Megabonk from vedinad has withdrawn from The Game Awards 2025

Liam Dawe — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:08:33 +0000

The Game Awards is never without some kind of controversy, but this is a little different. Developer vedinad has withdrawn Megabonk from The Game Awards 2025.

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The Game Awards 2025 nominees revealed

Liam Dawe — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:28:20 +0000

The Game Awards returns for another popularity contest, and they've revealed the nominees for the 2025 event that we've listed here for you.

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Steam Next Fest - October 2025 is now live with a great many demos

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:49:05 +0000

Here we go again, you've got a week to check out a bunch of games having their first or updated demos now in Steam Next Fest - October 2025.

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Steam Autumn Sale 2025 is live now with tons of discounts

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:37:45 +0000

The Steam Autumn Sale 2025 is now live and with it you can get lots of games heavily discounted, one of the best times to stock up.

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The Indie Horror Showcase returns with more games on October 23

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:24:09 +0000

Ready for some spooky vibes? The Indie Horror Showcase has been announced to return with much to show off on October 23rd.

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SpecialEffect's charity One Special Day Steam Event is live to help gamers with physical disabilities

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:11:22 +0000

Here's your chance to bag some great games, while also helping the important work from SpecialEffect during the One Special Day Steam Sale.

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Acclaim returns with the Acclaim Showcase - here's what was announced

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:44:12 +0000

Acclaim return as a game publisher and they recently held the first Acclaim Showcase, here's all that was announced during the event.

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Valve reveal the Steam sales and events for the first half of 2026

Liam Dawe — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:55:51 +0000

While we're nowhere near done with 2025 yet, Valve have revealed the first lot of sales event for 2026 so here's what you need to know.

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Steam Next Fest - June 2025 edition is live with new demos

Liam Dawe — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:58:57 +0000

A celebration of upcoming games big and small and everything in between. Steam Next Fest for June 2025 is now live.

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Zombies vs Vampires Fest is live on Steam - some recommendations

Liam Dawe — Tue, 27 May 2025 09:20:02 +0000

Valve launched the Zombies vs Vampires Fest on Steam. There's a number of nice games discounts, so here's some suggestions for Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck.

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Thinky Direct will show off lots of puzzle and problem-solving games on May 29

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 May 2025 11:41:41 +0000

Thinky Games have announced the Thinky Direct showcase for May 29, bringing with it some exclusive new trailers and reveals for various games.

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Steam's Creature Collector Fest is live now so go catch some deals

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 May 2025 17:15:02 +0000

Valve have launched the latest mini festival, this time it's a Creature Collector Fest bringing in lots of games that get you to collect little monsters in some form.

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Triple-i Initiative returns April 10 with over 30 announcements - here's all the devs involved

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:52:59 +0000

The Triple-i Initiative have now announced their gaming announcement event is scheduled for April 10th, taking up only 45 minutes of your time.

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Steam's City Builder & Colony Sims Fest is live now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:31:40 +0000

Another chance to grab some discounts! Valve have launched a festival for City Builder & Colony Sims to celebrate everything that might remotely resemble you building a community and keeping people alive.

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Steam Spring Sale 2025 is live now - here's some great budget games for Steam Deck / Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:44:56 +0000

Valve have launched the first of their planned four major seasonal sales for 2025, with the Steam Spring Sale launched featuring plenty of big discounts and demos.

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Here's what was shown off during the Humble Games Showcase 2025

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:48:28 +0000

The Humble Games Showcase 2025 just recently went live and with it we have some new game announcements and trailers. So here's what you might have missed to keep you up to date.

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The Triple-i Initiative gaming showcase returns for 2025 with a teaser

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:13:41 +0000

Looks like we're set for a bunch more interesting game reveals! The Triple-i Initiative gaming showcase has announced a return for 2025 and it's likely another good one.

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Steam Next Fest - February 2025 is live with tons of demos

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:39:27 +0000

Valve has launched Steam Next Fest, another good opportunity for you to jump in and test some upcoming games that runs through until March 3rd.

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Here's all the Steam Sales and Fests for 2025

Liam Dawe — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:46:43 +0000

Valve have now revealed the full list of Steam Sales and Festivals that will be happening throughout 2025. So time to fill up that wishlist, mark your calendar and prepare your wallet.

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Steam Bullet Heaven Festival 2.0 is live to show off the explosive growth of the genre

Liam Dawe — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:23:32 +0000

Bullet Heavens are all the rage right now from Vampire Survivors to Brotato and everything in between them, so Valve launched have a little mini festival to celebrate them all.

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Jingle Jam gaming charity event is back with a fresh set of games

Liam Dawe — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:05:52 +0000

Jingle Jam 2024 has begun and runs until December 14th, where you can donate to get a bundle of games and support various charities.

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Steam Autumn Sale is live for you to empty your wallets, Steam Awards open for nominations

Liam Dawe — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:56:33 +0000

Another year coming to a close and so the Steam Autumn Sale is live again until December 4. Time to find where your wallet is hiding.

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Steam's Halloween Sale is here with some frightful deals

Liam Dawe — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:38:45 +0000

While you likely don't actually need any more games, just a few more to fill up your backlog wouldn't hurt right? Steam Scream Fest is now live with lots and lots of Halloween discounts.

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Save & Sound is a big live show celebrating music in gaming coming in November

Liam Dawe — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:39:57 +0000

Some games really do have absolutely fantastic soundtracks, and there's going to be a whole event dedicated to it with Save & Sound.

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Here's the 20 most-played demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024 edition

Liam Dawe — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:50:44 +0000

Struggling for what to pick in Steam Next Fest? Valve emailed over a list of the 20 most-played demos overall so here's what you might want to check out.

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Steam Next Fest - October 2024 edition is now live with lots of demos

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:21:18 +0000

It's here! The big Steam Next Fest event returns to suck up all your free time, as tons of game developers hope you'll try out their demos.

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Steam's Turn-Based RPG Fest is now live

Liam Dawe — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:14:02 +0000

Another week, another little mini games festival on Steam! This time it's the Turn-Based RPG Fest for you to perhaps find your next favourite.

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Valve heads to PAX Australia for the first time, maybe they'll finally get the Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:45:14 +0000

PAX Aus have announced their 2024 line-up and it's absolutely packed with big names. Curiously, even Valve for Steam will be attending.

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Steam Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest is live now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:19:26 +0000

Running through until September 23rd at 5PM UTC — the Steam Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest has now launched. That's right, another mini-festival of discounts, demos and more.

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Make it so, engage or something for the Steam Space Exploration Fest

Liam Dawe — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:26:21 +0000

Stardate 03/09/2024, the Steam Space Exploration Fest has begun so you better set course for the deals. Make it so, engage, hit it or whatever.

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Steam Tower Defense Fest 2024 has begun

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:58:49 +0000

While I still grumble that Defense is the accepted spelling as a brit I want to always type Defence but anyway the Steam Tower Defense Fest 2024 is now live.

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Valve reveal dates for first half of 2025 Steam Sales and Fests

Liam Dawe — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:38:51 +0000

While we're only about half way through 2024, we of course knew to expect plenty of sales and events on Steam next year so here's a look at what's to come from Valve.

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Team Fortress 2 gets a Summer Event Update, new comic on the way

Liam Dawe — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:19:11 +0000

Valve have updated the free to play Team Fortress 2, with a new Summer Event that runs through September 15th, 2024.

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Get ready to beat 'em up in Steam's Fighting Games Fest that's now live

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:44:33 +0000

Time to choose your fighter? Steam's Fighting Games Fest is now live and will run through July 22nd so you can get some delicious discounts.

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Steam Next Fest - June 2024 edition is live with lots and lots of demos

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:12:28 +0000

Valve has launched Steam Next Fest - June 2024 edition, another big event for you to try plenty of upcoming games and see what sticks for you to add to your wishlist.

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Steam's Open World Survival Crafting Fest is live now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 27 May 2024 17:50:31 +0000

The Steam Open World Survival Crafting Fest is live now showing off demos, discounts, upcoming games and much more in another event that will swallow up your time.

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Lose yourself in the Steam Endless Replayability Fest

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 May 2024 20:35:39 +0000

Steam's Endless Replayability Fest has launched and you know the drill - it's a great time to check out various games across demos, discounts and teasers of various upcoming games.

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Golden Week Game Fest has some awesome deals on Steam

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:31:16 +0000

Komodo is hosting a big Golden Week Game Fest sale on Steam right now, and there's some really fantastic deals going if you're needing some more.

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Steam FPS Fest 2024 is live with tons of great discounts

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:29:52 +0000

Another festival of games is live on Steam now with Steam FPS Fest 2024 running until April 22nd at 10am PT / 5pm UTC, and there's also plenty of demos for games to try too.

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The Triple-i Initiative gaming showcase is coming April 10th

Liam Dawe — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:24:43 +0000

So we finally know what the mysterious Triple-i Initiative thing is! It's a big gaming showcase full of announcements and new footage for upcoming games centred around triple-i games and studios (big indies).

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Draw 7 and hope you get a good hand in the Steam Deckbuilders Fest

Liam Dawe — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:21:27 +0000

Running through until April 1st at 10am PT / 5pm UTC, the Steam Deckbuilders Fest is live filled with games with cards of all sorts.

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Steam Spring Sale 2024 live, Valve list the Top 100 games on Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:24:40 +0000

Valve has launched the Steam Spring Sale 2024 and with it, you know the drill, there's masses of discounts across all sorts of games. There's also a fresh list of the top 100 most played games on Steam Deck.

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Valve reveals schedule of sales events for the rest of 2024

Liam Dawe — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:01:39 +0000

Are you saving up for a particular game, or just want to know what sales events are coming up on Steam? Got you covered here, as Valve have now revealed all.

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Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest is live with more demos and discounts

Liam Dawe — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:07:06 +0000

Dinosaurs and Robots, what more could you want? Valve has put up the Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest which runs until March 4th with plenty more demos and game discounts.

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Steam Next Fest 2024 was the biggest for Valve and game devs yet

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:26:57 +0000

Valve announced the top 50 most played game demos from Steam Next Fest 2024, and as it turns out this was the biggest Steam Next Fest event Valve has run so far.

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Steam Remote Play Together 2024 Fest is live to celebrate gaming together anywhere

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:40:37 +0000

Celebrating the ability to play games together wherever you are, Valve has launched the Steam Remote Play Together 2024 Fest. Giving you plenty of discounts on games you might want to pick up.

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Steam Next Fest returns with more demos and livestreams

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:35:07 +0000

Time load up that Steam downloads list because Steam Next Fest is here once again, and there's a whole lot of demos for you to try out.

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Core Keeper getting a new event, plus various new features on January 31st

Liam Dawe — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:18:06 +0000

Core Keeper is a rather wonderful game about underground mining, crafting and exploration and it's about to get a big new Lunar New Year event along with some new permanent features to improve the game.

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