Today's Steam outage may have been part of a massive DDoS attack targeting Xbox, PlayStation, Riot, and other game companies

As seen in outage reports on Downdetector, the timing is awfully coincidental.
Cybernews

Steam, Riot Games hit by disruptions: massive DDoS attack suspected

Steam, Riot, and other major platforms are experiencing widespread service disruptions, likely due to massive DDoS attacks ...
Gamepressure

Steam, Riot Games, and others may have been hit with a DDoS attack earlier today that broke records

Outages appear to have affected many gaming services and titles simultaneously, sparking rumors of a coordinated DDoS attack.
Morningstar

AleForge Launches Advanced DDoS Protection for Game Servers

Atlanta, GA , April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AleForge, a specialized game server hosting provider, announced the launch of its advanced DDoS protection service today, powered by enterprise-grade ...
siliconera

FFXIV Servers Hit by DDoS Attacks Worldwide

There’s no explanation for why the DDoS attacks hit the FFXIV servers. Square Enix only noted the issues began on May 6, 2024. It said that people in all data centers will be affected by the issue.
CSOonline

Hackers claim to have launched DDoS attack that crashed Pokémon Go servers

Shortly after Pokémon launched in 26 new countries, the servers crashed. While sluggish and/or unresponsive servers shouldn’t surprise anyone, given the app’s popularity even before the added audience ...