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There’s a feeling of holiday magic in the air—specifically the kind of holiday magic that translates to massive savings on thousands of games during the Steam Winter Sale, December 22nd at 10am PST through January 5, 2023 at 10am PST.

We promise no one will be following you around this store asking "CAN I HELP YOU FIND ANYTHING?” while you browse. And boy do we have fun things to browse. Beyond checking out discounted games, you can also hit up the Points Shop to claim free stickers throughout the sale, or look for deals on additional winter goodies.

While you’re visiting our magical “town” of deals, don't forget to cast your vote in the 2022 Steam Awards! Beginning Friday December 16 at 10am PST, we'll be announcing your nominations in each category, based on your votes during the Steam Autumn Sale. Voting for the winners will begin when the Winter Sale officially launches on December 22nd at 10am PST.

The sale will be live at store.steampowered.com

See you soon, and Happy Holidays!

General

• Fixed display of the Update News and other popup dialogs w/ GPU accelerated rendering disabled
  
• Fixed size of content in Update news dialog when running with Windows text scaling >100%
  

Steam Input

• Change the "add command" and "add subcommand" options to take you directly to the binding screen
  
• Fixed an issue introduced in a recent update to the old Big Picture configurator causing the names of new virtual menu bindings to be displayed incorrectly
  
• Fixed controllers being treated as Xbox One controllers by default when defining their layout
  
• Fixed the L3/R3 buttons not being detected for some third party PS3 controllers
  
• Added Left and Right Stick Deflection as an option for Gyro Activation Buttons. Stick deflection is no longer considered a part of "Touch" (Cap Sense) on SteamDeck.
  
• Fixed rumble for Switch Pro Controllers attached over USB
  

New Big Picture Mode

• Fixed display of the new Big Picture Mode window with w/ GPU accelerated rendering disabled
  
• Added confirmation dialogs for the power menu options to restart and shutdown your PC
  
• Fixed a case where switching Virtual Menus w/ an action set, layer, or modeshift could cause them to stop working in the new Big Picture Mode overlay
  
• Fixed crash when touching gift or new inventory item notification
  
• Fixed "show password" toggle to show/hide the password
  
• Fixed On Screen Keyboard no longer showing when requested by the game or Proton
  
• Fixed an issue where context menus would not properly highlight focused items
  
• Fixed crash when exiting a 1-on-1 voice chat
  
• Fixed an issue where notification toasts would fail to appear
  

Remote Play

• Fixed getting the wrong personalization (colors, etc.) for streaming PS4 controllers
  
• Fixed streaming Bluetooth controllers not turning off
  

Linux

• Fixed overlay causing crashes on some native games (Borderlands 2)
  

We’ve been blown away by the response to Steam Deck since launching in February, and want to celebrate with the community by giving away one every minute during The Game Awards on December 8th.

The fun stuff:

Yes, it really is one Steam Deck per minute! Starting with the beginning of the official show at 5pm PST, we'll be randomly drawing a name each minute from the pool of folks who registered ahead of time (more on that below!) and are watching The Game Awards livestream on Steam.

And we even have a fun animated Steam Pal digital sticker for everyone who registers. For a preview of the sticker and to register for the giveaway, head HERE.



The important stuff:

Registration for the drawing is required, and you must meet all eligibility requirements. We have the full list HERE but they include:

• You must be in the US, Canada, UK, or the EU
  
• You need to have made a purchase on Steam between November 14, 2021 and November 14, 2022
  
• Your account must be in good standing
  
• You cannot have a limited account
  

Registration is open now! The Game Awards will be streaming live at https://steam.tv - to be eligible you must be registered, logged in, and watching the stream there. Winners will be announced in chat every minute as each drawing takes place. You can also enter by mail. Complete rules are here.

Continuing our monthly series, we're happy to unveil Steam's Top Releases for the month of October. As always, we look at every release for the month, highlighting the Top 20 games and Top 5 DLC releases based on their first two weeks of revenue. We also highlight the top 5 free-to-play games, ranked by the number of unique players they acquired after launch.

The Top Releases of October 2022

[h3]October's Nominees Are...[/h3]
With The Game Awards right around the corner, we are thrilled to see a big group of October's Top Releases earning much deserved nominations across a variety of categories. Genre-defining Vampire Survivors is up for Best Debut Indie, while Paradox's Victoria 3 vies for Best Sim/Strategy and frighteningly-surreal Scorn goes for Best Visual Design. Plague Tale: Requiem takes the cake with a whopping five nominations, including Best Performance, Best Narrative, and a chance to bring home the coveted Game of the Year award. Check out all of the nominees from this month's Top Releases and make sure to tune in to the Game Awards on December 8th, live on Steam. 

[h3]Full Deck of Top Releases[/h3]
After celebrating its graduation from Early Access, Vampire Survivors not only earned a spot on this month's Top Releases, it also became October's Most Played game on the Steam Deck. And just like most of the other games from October's Top Releases, Vampire Survivors is tested and verified to run great on the Steam Deck. The overall number of tested Playable and Verified titles grows daily, recently crossing 6000 games! Players can expect this list continue growing as each month brings a batch of Deck-ready Top-Release content.

[h3]New Devs[/h3]
Finally, we'd like to congratulate the teams that are releasing a product on Steam for the very first time. A big welcome and congrats go out to these development teams on their successful Steam debuts.

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If you're curious about previous months, head over to our new Steam Charts overview page.

Are you ready for an entire week filled with tens of thousands of discounts? The Steam Autumn Sale is underway! From now until November 29 at 10am PT, browse through every genre imaginable to grab games on sale for the perfect additions to your Steam library.

This is also the time to nominate your favorite games from the past year for the Steam Awards! We have 11 different categories this year, including a brand new category for games you love playing on portable devices:

• Best Game on the Go
  
• Game of the Year
  
• VR Game of the Year
  
• Labor of Love
  
• Better with Friends
  
• Most Innovative Gameplay
  
• Outstanding Story-Rich Game
  
• Best Game You Suck At (no offense)
  
• Outstanding Visual Style
  
• Best Soundtrack
  
• Sit Back and Relax
  

There are a couple of ways you can lock in your nominations: You can do it directly from the store page or the event post from the developers of the title you like, or head to the Steam Awards Nomination page. You can even earn a badge for nominating in a single category, and level up from there with each additional category up to 11.

We've made a video all about it:

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We'll be revealing the top five nominees in each category leading up to the Steam Winter sale and you'll be able to vote on them during the sale until January 3rd at 9am PT.

Have fun this week, and don't forget you can also pick up a title or two for the lovely folks (or even the less-than-lovely ones) on your holiday shopping list! Not only can you gift specific games, we also have digital gift cards up for grabs.

See you HERE for the Steam Autumn Sale, now through November 29th at 10am PT!