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War Thunder

Explanation regarding vehicle textures

First of all, we want to make it clear that the use of generative AI for in-game vehicle textures is not authorized by Gaijin and is prohibited under our contracts with outsourcing partners. During our investigation, we found that one of the outsourcing teams that assists us with vehicle models and textures used GenAI while preparing some materials. This was done without our approval, and unfortunately the issue was ...

Steam News Jun 7
Satisfactory

Satisfactory's first major update in a year brings back rain, adds fuel trucks and overhauls vehicle pathfinding, but Steam Deck players should approach with caution

It's been a long, dry year since Satisfactory last received a major update. Version 1.1 of Coffee Stain's hugely popular factory sim launched almost exactly twelve months ago, bringing proper controller support, an improved photo mode, better resource transportation, and more. Yet outside of a few hotfixes, that's been it for fans of building enormously convoluted assembly lines... Read more.

Steam News Jun 7
Grand Theft Auto V

I thought text-only Grand Theft Auto roleplay sounded too intimidating—but GTA World is showing me why players are slowing things down

Someone has overdosed, so said the panicked man running down the street towards the infirmary. I follow, pushing through the red swing doors into the hospital reception area, and find a family huddled together in the adjacent waiting room. What happened, I ask. And I'm politely, but no less promptly, told to mind my own business... Read more.

Steam News Jun 6
Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV Official Merch Store is now Live!

Generals!To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hearts of Iron IV, and based on your feedback from the community merch survey, we have partnered with PrintClever to bring you the official Hearts of Iron IV Merchandise Store.The war rooms of history's finest generals were not furnished with mediocrity, and neither should yours. High Command has made sure the store is thoroughly stocked.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━AVAILABLE N...

Steam News Jun 6
War Thunder

M1A2C Abrams: Heavy Cavalry!

Today, we’re taking a look at the most advanced modification of the Abrams, the third variant of the SEP modernization with the TUSK add-on armor package. Meet the M1A2C in the Heavy Cavalry update!M1A2C & Australian M1A2: Main Battle Tanks for the US and Great Britain at Rank VIIIAt a glance:Enhanced turret protectionTUSK add-on armor kits with ERA blocksNew M829A3 APFSDS rounds for new and existing SEP V2 tanks!New...

Steam News Jun 6
War Thunder

Screenshot Competition – Light and Lethal!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4649813/d66fbf64694823ff8108572f51a5f97fb097c0db.png Welcome to the 227th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! We enjoyed getting to see all of your screenshots from last week, thank you! This week will feature light vehicles such as IFV’s, light fighter aircraft, and patrol boats. Be sure to use their agility and the element of surprise- they do not have the ability to take much damage! The t...

Steam News Jun 6