Steam’s credit card-only age check is a bad move for UK players. After all, not everyone has one.

The Online Safety Act is a UK law passed in 2023 that puts more responsibility on online platforms to keep users safe. Starting July 25, 2025, platforms have to use stronger age checks to stop minors ...

Following a recent change in UK law, Steam now requires British gamers to confirm their age in order to buy mature/18-rated ...

Valve's Steam store will be complying (naturally) with the new age verification requirements in the UK Online Safety Act and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Unlike many other multiplayer first-person shooters on the market, the Battlefield franchise hasn't always been keen to allow players to check their ...

Valve has announced a new process for validating the age of users and comply with the UK's controversial Online Safety Act. Thankfully, Valve's path to ...

Blending slick cyberpunk aesthetics with Doom's brutal combat and Ghostrunner's frenetic traversal, Metal Eden is pulling out ...

As a direct result of the UK's Online Safety Act, Valve is now requiring all users in the United Kingdom to verify their age using a credit card. Yes, this includes accounts that have been in ...

Tired of pulling out your ID at the airport? A handful of states now let you add your driver's license or ID to Apple Wallet, which you can scan at TSA checkpoints and other supported locations. I’ve ...

There are plenty of reasons for PC gamers to skim the list of the most-played games on Steam on a regular basis. What are the hottest games of the moment? How's my favorite game doing these days? Is ...

The Overwatch 2 Season 18 mid-season update is right around the corner, and the latest patch definitely has a lot in store for the players.