Blue's News

It's Thursday again, bringing our weekly chance to head over the Epic Games Store to add to your games library without subtracting from your wallet. Today's two freebies are Nova Lands and Tattoo...

Ubisoft announces the launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a complete remake of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, the 2013 installment that took the stealth/action series onto the high seas....

A report on GamesBeat takes a further look at the impact of layoffs at id Software resulting from this week's massive cuts at XBOX. This recrunches the numbers, saying at least 92 of 185 full-time...

Gloom Box and indie.io today announced that Dwarf Delve will launch for Windows PC on July 27th, promising "a high-stakes new spin to the rogue-lite and loot-extraction genres." After a cartoon-inspir...

A post on Steam puts out the call for closed beta testing of Talaka, a "hand-painted" roguelite revealed last year by revived publisher Acclaim. Registration is underway on Steam between now and next...

Raw Fury and Fool Moon announce Hillthorn, a card-based investigation game in the works for PC. The unusual twist here is that your search for the truth is conducted without a word being spoken. The...

Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok is now available for PC and consoles, adding a new expansion to Granblue Fantasy: Relink, the aerial fantasy action/RPG from Cygames. The Windows edition...

Phantom Tower on Steam (Windows). "Phantom Tower is an Action RPG inspired by the hack and slash genre. Explore an immense tower that hides treasures and dangers: slay monsters, forge your equipment,...

In an unconfirmed report attributed to "people familiar with the matter," Bloomberg reports (may require registration or subscription) that Obsidian Entertainment has laid off around a quarter of its...

Game Developer puts the number of jobs lost at id Software during the great XBOX purge of 2026 at 136, 96 from the id offices in Richardson, and another 40 remote workers. This was learned through a...

NTE: Neverness to Everness is now free-to-play for Windows PC on Steam, offering another way to access this open-world gacha RPG from Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World Games. This post...

ECHOFALL GAMES announces DEEPWARD, a horror-themed first-person shooter set in the roaring '20s coming to Windows PC via Steam with a "to be announced" release date. This will offer gunplay as well...

Twisted Tower - Release Date Announcement Trailer. August 18th.

Official patches. Team Fortress 2 Update Released.

Official trailers. DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations Overview with Hugo Martin (4K). Space Marine 2 developer- We can just do AAA games smarter" - The Game Business.

College Football 27 Has Single-Player Microtransactions And It's Only The Beginning - Insider Gaming. Viking Frontiers - Official PS5 Launch Trailer.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launches tomorrow, and to help sync up expectations, reviews for the remake of Assassin's Creed IV are now arriving. Here's word on this chance to return to the...

The Future Saga can now conclude in DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 with the release of FUTURE SAGA Chapter 4 for PC and consoles. This final chapter in the storyline brings new quests and characters to the...

Bithell Games announces Vampirium: 1997 is "coming soon" to Early Access on Steam. The title sums it up, this is a vampiric tactics game set before the turn of the millennium. But there is a twist,...

Honeyglow Woods is now available for Disney Dreamlight Valley on PC and consoles, a new expansion adding more Pooh to the life-sim populated by Disney characters, much like New York City's Times...

Trailer - Forest of Deceit comes to Steam and consoles on July 13th. SENARA Official Release Date Trailer - Launching July 30th on Steam.

Unity Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results Webcast.

Atari names Andreas Deptolla president of Atari Europe - MCV/DEVELOP. Microsoft's layoffs include the 37-year veteran behind Xbox backwards compatibility - VGC.

Palworld - Palworld Surpasses 40 Million Players.

Shhhh! GOG.com is holding another giveaway, as everyone is now entitled to head over and claim a free copy of Silence, an action/adventure for Windows, macOS, and Linux first released by Daedalic...

Raptor Byte and indie.io announce July 24th is the launch date for Codename CURE II, a free-to-play co-op first-person shooter where players can squad-up for a co-op battle against the zombie...

Steam has a listing for Huntin' Buddies, which is the self-explanatory title of this eponymous co-op hunting game from Huntin' Buddies Wildlife Management. This chance to do some illicit hunting in a...

VORTEX-G- Anti-Gravity Racing & Track Editor on Steam (Windows). "VORTEX-G: High-speed anti-gravity racing. Master 117 official tracks or craft your own with the powerful built-in editor. Explore a...

The Blood of Dawnwalker- unique time-driven quest system and player choice detailed - PlayStation.Blog. Farever - The Nightling Invasion - Out on July 15th.

Bernie Sanders is mad about the Xbox layoffs - PC Gamer. GameStop Stockholders Approve Proposals at 2026 Annual Meeting, Including Increased Share Authorization. The Video-Game Industry's Issues Won'...

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Steam Pre-Orders Have Already Beaten Skull & Bones' Lifetime Sales, Analyst Claims -IGN. 2014's Binding Of Isaac Is Setting New, Huge Records On Steam - Kotaku.

Former Elder Scrolls Online designer laments the destruction of layoffs- 'There's really no one left and no changing it now' - PC Gamer.

DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations is now available, kicking off a new expansion for DOOM: The Dark Ages, the latest installment in the first-person shooter series for PC and consoles. Awkwardly...

NVIDIA announces the release of a new version 610.74 GeForce Windows driver for its graphics cards. Changes include support for today's launch of DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations as well as...

IO Interactive on X has a follow-up to the news that Microsoft is no longer partnering with the studio on Project Fantasy, the online RPG announced in 2023. At the time a Microsoft rep said the...

Fenris Creations announces the launch of Operation Avalon, a time-limited Alpha playtest for EVE Vanguard, the upcoming extraction shooter "connected" to EVE Online, the ruthless space MMORPG. You...

In a post on X by Raphael Colantonio chimes in on the uncertainty surrounding Arkane amid the bloodbath at XBOX. Arkane was acquired by ZeniMax in 2010, and Colantonio left the company in 2017, a few...

Moonlight Peaks is now available, bringing a life sim for PC, Switch, and mobile from XSEED Games where you play as a vampire in a setting filled with other supernatural beings such as werewolves,...

Echobreaker Releases August 6th. Yellowcreek Stories - The Cabin Watcher (Release Date Announcement). August 6th.

John Romero commiserates with ousted id devs as around half the studio reported axed, says he hopes someone is preserving its work like he did before he left - PC Gamer. Press start' on '70s arcade...

Reports following the XBOX layoffs news this morning give an idea of the cuts at some of Microsoft's studios. The most optimistic is an email quoted on Windows Central where Blizzard president...

As noted in the announcement of cuts at XBOX, both Double Fine Productions and Compulsion Games are now once again independent studios. There's a statement about this from Double Fine on Bluesky and...

Esports Manager 2026 is now available for Windows PC via Steam, offering the chance to experience the complexities of running an esports team, from recruiting talent, to building your brand, to...

Space Engineers 2 Updated Roadmap.

Report: Arkane's Blade Goes Over Budget, Delayed Internally - MP1st.

Logitech Announces Date for Release of First Quarter Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2027.

Union launches hardship fund for laid off developers - GamesIndustry.biz. After Xbox Cuts, Double Fine and Compulsion Games Confirm Studio Status and Ability to Keep Franchises Such as Psychonauts...

Dev tells Valve to fix Steam's exploitable 2-hour refund policy as "over 55,000" players refund his short game and even brag about it - GamesRadar.

In a post on XBOX Wire, XBOX boss Asha Sharma announces Microsoft is "resetting Xbox," saying "our business today is not healthy." The prescription for this is apparently cuts. While stating: "These...

ARK: Tides of Fortune and ARK: Dragontopia are now available for PC and consoles, adding new DLC and a new expansion pass to ARK: Survival Ascended, the remastered version of Ark: Survival Evolved....