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The Half-Life Series is Free to Play Until March 2020

To promote the upcoming release of Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx VR game for PC, you can play all of the previous games in the Half-Life series for free for a limited time. […]

10 Jan

VVVVVV Source Code Released to Mark 10th Anniversary

Distractionware has released the source code for their VVVVVV platform game to mark its 10th anniversary. You can now download the game engine to make your own modifications or get a better understanding of how the game works. […]

04 Jan

Linux Gamers Banned in Battlefield V if Using Wine and DXVK

Linux users who are running Battlefield V under Wine with DXVK are being permanently banned from Electronic Art’s Battlefield V because the anti-cheat system is mistakenly detecting them as cheating. […]

14 Sep

Microsoft Releases Workaround for Windows 10 Audio Issues in Games

In an update to the support bulletin for the Windows 10 1903 KB4515384 cumulative update, Microsoft has acknowledged that a change was made that would cause games to sound different or have low volume. […]

22 Aug

Steam Patches LPE Vulnerabilities in Beta Version Update

Almost 48 hours after security researcher Vasily Kravets (PsiDragon) released his proof of concept (PoC) for a second vulnerability in Steam client for Windows leading to privilege escalation, Valve released a beta update that allegedly fixes the bugs. […]

18 Aug

Steam Accounts Being Stolen Through Elaborate Free Game Scam

An elaborate scam is underway that pretends to be a free game giveaway site, but instead hacks a user’s Steam account, takes control over it, and then uses it to target other players. […]

16 Aug

Steam Security Saga Continues with Vulnerability Fix Bypass

A bypass for a recent Steam vulnerability that could allow malware or a local attacker to gain admin privileges has been disclosed on Twitter. This new method allows an attacker to bypass the fix created by Steam and exploit the vulnerability again. […]

21 Jun

Steam Phishing Campaign Steals Credentials, Hijacks Accounts

A new phishing campaign is doing the rounds on the Steam game distribution platform, attempting to trick people into handing over their credentials via a roulette-style game promising free keys. […]

20 Jun

Epic Games Sues YouTuber CBV for Selling Fortnite Cheats

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Epic Games is suing a YouTuber who goes by the name CBV for allegedly selling cheats Fornite and ruining the game for other users. […]

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