2K Games has pulled its launcher from all its PC games as part of a “complete sunset” of the software, which means PC gamers can now launch all 2K games directly in Steam. The 2K Launcher was forced ...

Borderlands and Civilization publisher 2K Games has quietly done something very cool and good: The company has removed the need to use its 2K PC launcher from all of its games, and sunset the software ...

The release of Zenless Zone Zero means that more people than ever will be turning their attention to HoYoPlay, the combined launcher for all of HoYoverse's games on PC. HoYoPlay was initially ...

Tez2 shared the news on Twitter: Discord Rich Presence is now available as a setting in the Rockstar Games Launcher to share your rich presence in supported titles. Discord Rich Presence is a nice ...

TL;DR: 2K Games has removed its launcher from all games on Epic and Steam, allowing direct play without additional software. This change affects titles like Bioshock and Civilization, with no impact ...

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After a recent update, Civilization VI on Steam will no longer require the 2K Games launcher to play. And its upcoming sequel, Civ 7, also won’t force players to use a third-party launcher on Steam.