1,300 new games have launched on Steam since JUNE

Number of releases in 2017 thus far set to eclipse total number between 2006 and 2014

• steam direct

Steam is back in Malaysia

But Fight of the Gods is notably missing

• Steam
• international
• malaysia

Firewatch developer threatens DMCA takedown following Pewdiepie racial slur

Meanwhile, YouTubers worry about the future of their business

• influencers
• pewdiepie
• dmca

Nier Automata back in second place as PUBG continues Steam chart reign

Hack and slash sees 30 per cent price reduction

• steam charts

Updated: Malaysia has blocked Steam – report

Block appears to be tied to sales of a title that has religious deities duking it out

• international

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds breaks 1m concurrent players

Brendan Greene's battle royale game is closing in on DOTA 2's peak player figure

• playerunknown's battlegrounds

Raptr to close down later this month

Founder Dennis Fong says company will be gone by September 30th

• raptr

Blizzard ups eSports investment with launch of arena in Los Angeles

'State of the art' venue at Burbank Studios set to open on October 7th

• esports

Search for a Star 2018 kicks off

Talent hunt run by Aardvark Swift and Grads in Games underway now

PC Killer Instinct users will be able to cross play with… other PC Killer Instinct users

Microsoft it is testing to let Steam gamers compete with Windows 10 and Xbox One owners

• Steam
• windows 10
• cross play
• killer instinct

New transparency measures introduced for ‘influencers’ following FTC CSGO Lotto investigation

There's even a handy chart

• influencers
• csgo lotto
• guidelines

Remedy, Housemarque, Wargaming and Bossa Studios headline PC Connects Helsinki 2017

Full schedule announced for inaugural PC event

• pc connects helsinki 2017

Updated: No, there isn't an unannounced Bethesda game launching this year

Firm's crowded end of 2017 line-up is about to have a new addition

• bethesda

Work on Ark: Survival Evolved isn’t over yet, says Studio Wildcard

While launching out of Early Access is a milestone for the developer, it is going to continue to work on the project

• early access
• ark: survival evolved

Brendan Greene eyes 100m unit sales for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds

Creative director says that he has no intention of raising the price once the game leaves Early Access, but that could change

• playerunknown's battlegrounds