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+ | |Title=Steam ends official support for [[Windows|Windows 7, 8, and 8.1]]. | ||
+ | |Date=January 1, 2024 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A | ||
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+ | |Title=UEVR mod by Praydog has entered public beta, adding virtual reality support to thousands of [[Engine:Unreal Engine 4|Unreal Engine 4]] games. | ||
+ | |Date=January 1, 2024 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://wccftech.com/uevr-public-beta-makes-dozens-of-thousands-of-unreal-engine-games-vr-compatible/ | ||
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+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Steam]] Winter Sale 2023 is live until January 4, 2024, including the first discount for [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. | ||
+ | |Date=December 21, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-winter-sale-2023/ | ||
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+ | |Title=[[GOG.com]] Winter Sale is live until January 4, 2024. | ||
+ | |Date=December 13, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/gog-2023-winter-sale/ | ||
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+ | |Title=[[Epic Games Store]] Winter Sale is live until January 10, 2024. | ||
+ | |Date=December 13, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-store-2023-holiday-sale/ | ||
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+ | |Title=The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has been permanently cancelled. | ||
+ | |Date=December 12, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.theverge.com/23998271/e3-gaming-convention-canceled-death | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
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+ | |Title=[[Baldur's Gate 3]] wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023. | ||
+ | |Date=December 8, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://thegameawards.com/nominees/game-of-the-year | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
+ | |Notes= | ||
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+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Starfield]] adds official support for [[DLSS]] in an update. | ||
+ | |Date=November 20, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield/article/3V830KanHH0I2zTIKraEih/starfield-update-1-8-86-notes-november-20-2023 | ||
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+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=Official mod editor announced for [[The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt]]. | ||
+ | |Date=November 15, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/wait-what-the-witcher-3-is-getting-its-own-official-mod-editor-after-eight-long-years/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
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+ | |Pin=false | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Company:Valve|Valve]] announces [[Steam Deck]] OLED. | ||
+ | |Date=November 9, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.steamdeck.com/en/oled | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
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+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]] completes acquisition of [[Company:Activision Blizzard|Activision Blizzard]]. | ||
+ | |Date=October 13, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23791235/microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-complete-finalized | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
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+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2]] releases on [[Steam]], after a 3 year exclusivity on the [[Epic Games Store]]. | ||
+ | |Date=September 27, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-ollies-its-way-onto-steam-after-3-years-in-the-epic-games-slammer/ | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Cyberpunk 2077]] receives major 2.0 update to overhaul game mechanics and prepare for upcoming expansion. | ||
+ | |Date=September 21, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.cyberpunk.net/us/en/update-2.0 | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
+ | |Notes= | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Company:Rockstar Games|Rockstar Games]] acquires the developers of the popular FiveM mod for [[Grand Theft Auto V]]. | ||
+ | |Date=August 11, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/rockstar-buys-the-makers-of-the-gta-online-fivem-mod-it-banned-8-years-ago/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
+ | |Notes= | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] announces server closures for [[Dead Space 2]], [[Crysis 3]] and [[Mirror's Edge Catalyst]]. | ||
+ | |Date=August 9, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-is-closing-the-servers-for-even-more-old-games-including-dead-space-2-crysis-3-and-mirrors-edge-catalyst/ | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Linux]] overtakes [[macOS]] to become the second most used operating system on [[Steam]]. | ||
+ | |Date=August 6, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/linux-overtakes-mac-as-steams-second-most-used-os-and-its-all-thanks-to-the-steam-deck/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]] servers taken temporarily offline due to malware concerns. | ||
+ | |Date=July 28, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/original-modern-warfare-2-servers-yanked-offline-after-players-report-self-replicating-malware/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Overwatch 2]] will be releasing on [[Steam]], with more [[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]] games to follow in the future. | ||
+ | |Date=July 19, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23982127/overwatch-2-coming-to-steam-on-august-10 | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
+ | |Notes= | ||
+ | |Community= | ||
+ | |Pin=false | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[MultiVersus]] has been delisted from [[Steam]], with a planned 2024 return. | ||
+ | |Date=June 26, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/thats-all-folks-multiversus-is-officially-dead-but-promises-a-2024-comeback/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
+ | |Notes= | ||
+ | |Community= | ||
+ | |Pin=false | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Final Fantasy XVI]] is announced as in development for PC. | ||
+ | |Date=June 22, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-16s-pc-version-is-next-on-yoshi-ps-to-do-list/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]] gets Steam Workshop support 13 years after release. | ||
+ | |Date=June 3, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://www.pcgamer.com/after-13-years-amnesia-the-dark-descent-has-gotten-steam-workshop-support-out-of-nowhere/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
+ | |Notes= | ||
+ | |Community= | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=Meta announces Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset. | ||
+ | |Date=June 1, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://about.fb.com/news/2023/06/meta-quest-3-coming-this-fall/ | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | {{News/row | ||
+ | |Title=[[Metal_Gear_Solid_Delta:_Snake_Eater|Metal Gear Solid: Delta: Snake Eater]] PC port has been announced and will be released on [[Steam]]. | ||
+ | |Date=May 24, 2023 | ||
+ | |Link1=https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1661475262427713539 | ||
+ | |Link2= | ||
+ | |Link3= | ||
+ | |Notes= | ||
+ | |Community= | ||
+ | |Pin=false | ||
+ | }} | ||
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|Title=ASUS announces the ''ASUS ROG Ally'', a portable tablet console similar in concept to [[Steam Deck]], but with [[Windows]] 11 by default. | |Title=ASUS announces the ''ASUS ROG Ally'', a portable tablet console similar in concept to [[Steam Deck]], but with [[Windows]] 11 by default. |
Latest revision as of 11:45, 2 January 2024
This project page is for the maintenance of a News section on PCGamingWiki.
Aims
- Market people to view articles that will receive high interest based on recent news.
- Highlight platform changes on articles which will require substantial changes/attention.
- Encourage community participation in current events.
- Make it easier for Andytizer (or anyone else) to create News articles quickly.
Inclusion criteria
- Any games with high wishlist/player counts/press coverage/notability/surprise announcement/releases.
- Major platform changes e.g. GOG/Steam/Origin/Microsoft Store.
- Major DRM changes e.g. removal of Denuvo or becoming DRM-free.
- Major patches or content changes.
- Notable sales.
- Don't cover new releases, those are covered in PCGamingWiki:Assignments.
Title
- Brief and concise and ideally a single sentence with period at the end.
- Internally link where possible in order to encourage users to click through to an article.
- Explain why the change might be considered interesting to the reader/PCGamingWiki visitor.
- Add additional information that can't be summarised in the title can be placed in the Notes field.
- This is currently set to an abbr tag which mouse users can use to hover. Mobile solution needs to be developed.
Instructions
- PCGamingWiki:News/Table - this is the area where the data is kept.
- New rows are added newest at the top.
- Currently only Moderators and Editors have permission to edit this page.
- When the Table is edited, it also needs to be purged for the data to refresh in the queries.
Syntax
{{News/row |Title= |Date= |Link1= |Link2= |Link3= |Notes= |Community= |Pin=false }}
Title
- concise title.Date
- Month dd format.Link1
- URL only.Link2
- URL only.Link3
- URL only.Notes
- any additional information, ideally a single sentence, no formatting/links.Community
- URL to community site only.Pin
- true/false - this will pin to the top in certain queries. Ideally only 2 or 3 pinned at any one time.
Main contacts
Related pages and templates
- {{News/row}} - each data row is used in PCGamingWiki:News/Table.
- {{News/displayonly}} - only used for cargo queries so as to not duplicate table rows.