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Epic Announces a 2019 Cross-Platform Online Services Roadmap, unveiling plans to release a large set of cross-platform game services that developers will be free to use in their own games. This...

NVIDIA announces the release of GeForce Game Ready 417.35 WHQL drivers, saying these add DLSS beta support for the Windows edition of FINAL FANTASY XV. This prepares for the release of a patch for...

Ubisoft announces a free weekend for The Crew 2 kicks off tomorrow, offering the chance to test drive the open-world action offered in the racing sequel. A special Free Weekend Page is online, and...

This announcement heralds the launch of Eternal Arena on GOG.com and Steam, offering new DLC for The Banner Saga 3, the Viking-themed strategic role-playing sequel. This Windows and macOS release is...

Stardock announces new DLC called Minor Factions for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, Ironclad Games' 4X/real-time strategy game. Players will not have to wait long for this to add reinforcements...

Epic Games Website now offers a new trailer from World War Z introducing the classes in Saber Interactive's upcoming videogame based on the apocalyptic movie of the same name. They also offer some...

GRIS is due for release tomorrow for Windows, macOS, and Switch, and developer Nomada Studio prepares us with the launch trailer for this ethereal puzzle/platformer. Here's the explanation: GRIS is...

This video offers a second developer's diary for Dark Devotion covering gameplay and mechanics in this upcoming action/RPG. This features some of the developers from Hibernian Workshop discussing the...

ZeniMax has agreed to settle with Facebook, Oculus, and others in their lawsuit claiming misappropriation of its virtual-reality technology. This lawsuit was first filed in May 2014 after John...

NEXT Studios announces Unheard, a previously unheard of mystery/puzzle game with an emphasis on audio cues that promises a nonlinear experience. Word is: "Prepare to experience an immersive radio...

Steam now offers a new Earth Rising Season Pass for Star Control: Origins, which entitles purchasers to all four chapters in the multi-part Earth Rising expansion that will have quarterly releases...

Slitherine announces the Tyranids are coming next month to Warhammer 40,000: Gladius in a new DLC pack for the sci-fi strategy game. This trailer offers a teaser of the new faction using Ken Burns-sty...

THQ Nordic and HandyGames announce El Hijo, a stealth game in development at German developer Honig Studios for release on Windows, macOS, and Linux next year. They call this a "non-violent,...

The Escapists 2 -- Free -Snow Way Out- Update Available Now. Elite Dangerous- Beyond - Chapter Four 3.3 - Patch Notes. Thanks JDreyer.

PS4 Update 6.20 Released by Sony. Desert Child Is Now Available For Xbox One. Red Dead Redemption 2 Nintendo Switch isn't impossible, apparently. Smash Bros. Ultimate Update Coming Soon, Convert...

Republicans are mad at Google for search biaswill they do anything about it? Social media outpaces print newspapers in the U.S. as news source.

Game Developers Choice Awards will honor Amy Hennig with their Lifetime Achievement Award at their 19th annual awards ceremony during the 2019 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in May. Her...

Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows is now available on Steam, offering a new standalone strategic RPG in the Ancient Frontier universe. The release trailer for this came last week, setting the story and...

Ubisoft announces the availability of the Year 4 Pass for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, entitling purchasers to a year of VIP status. Here are the details: Today, Ubisoft announced that the Tom...

A new Steam Listing for Car Wash Simulator shows off this upcoming simulation. This will allow you to work and work your fingers to the bone and experience what the late Jim Croce called "them...

Destiny 2 Server Errors Rendering The Dawning Event Basically Unplayable Right Now. Empires Apart -- The new Emperor's Chests are coming to Empires Apart. Fallout 76 Patch Notes - December 11, 2018....

Heroes of the Storm Heroic Deals: December 11 December 18, 2018. Steam Daily Deal - Total War Saga- THRONES OF BRITANNIA, 33% Off.

New Season of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Content Begins Today on PS4 with Operation Absolute Zero. Realm Royale Founders Pack Is Now Available For Xbox One. Red Dead Online Update 1.04 is Live- Full...

Snapdragon 855- 802.11ax-Ready - Wi-Fi 6 Demonstrations. Florida Uber Eats customer finds soiled underpants in food order. Thanks Devicer.

A new post on Kickstarter announces a January 23, 2019 release date for At the Gates, the upcoming strategy game from Jon Shafer, who was lead designer on Civilization V. To prepare for the release,...

Paradox Interactive announces the release of Golden Century, the newest immersion pack for Europa Universalis IV, their grand strategy sequel. This adds the ruthless conquests of Spain to the mix,...

2K games offers new holiday-themed DLC for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 on all platforms, and this is completely free, making this a slam-dunk for those who own the two-on-two hoops sequel. This adds holiday...

Out of the Park Developments now offers Perfect Team mode as part of a free update for Out of the Park Baseball 19, adding a new online multiplayer strategy mode to their baseball simulation. In...

Battle Royale Tycoon is now available on Steam, a mashup of the two genres in the title, though this does not result in the last executive standing gameplay the name may suggest. This trailer offers...

Battlefield V 12/11/2018 Update Notes. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 1.09 Title Update. Fortnite v7.01 Patch Notes. Rocket League Rocket Pass 2 released. The Forest version 1.10. Thanks PC Gamer. Newest...

Gamasutra: David Galindo's Blog - The Epic Store, In Its Current State, is Not Good for Anyone. "Let me be clear: I am not against making money. If you had the choice between buying my game on Steam...

IOC: Adding eSports to Olympic Games 'Premature.' Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Top 100 - 2018 Indie of the Year Awards - Indie DB. Top 100 - 2018 Mod of the Year Awards - Mod DB. The VG247 alternative...

A new gameplay update trailer for Beyond Good and Evil 2 shows off "augments, vehicles, co-op, and spyglass" from Ubisoft's upcoming action/adventure sequel. This runs almost four minutes and offers...

Facepunch Studios announces the release of Clatter, saying their new tactical arena game is now available for Windows on Steam with a 20% launch discount. This trailer shows off the latest offering...

Appropriate to today's DOOM anniversary is the release of DUSK, which is now available on Steam, offering a throwback first-person shooter in the vein of DOOM and other classics like Heretic, Hexen,...

With Operation Absolute Zero set to launch tomorrow for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on PlayStation 4, Activision offers a new trailer showing off the free content update, which is coming to other...

Ubisoft offers this new trailer from Special Operation 3, which launches tomorrow for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, offering "new weapons, new icons, new PVP classes, and more" in the first-pers...

This trailer illustrates today's SIGIL announcement, showing off gameplay from John Romero's upcoming new megawad for DOOM. The clip offers a little background and then shows off some single-player...

NoClip celebrates the anniversary of the release of DOOM with Unforeseen Consequences: A Half-Life Documentary, their feature-length look at Valve's seminal first-person shooter. This is actually to...

A new story trailer from GOD EATER 3 lives up to the story part by showing expositional conversations in the upcoming action/RPG sequel, along with a little gratuitous cleavage. Here's word: A new...

Capcom announces Iceborne will be the first expansion for Monster Hunter World, saying this currently slated for console release in autumn 2019 and that future announcements will cover plans for a PC...

Grab your hammer and prepare for war, as this post on Steam announces the release of Back to Ubersreik, the new DLC for Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Fatshark's melee combat sequel. This features a return...

The Romero Games Website announces SIGIL is the project John Romero was teasing, revealing this to be a DOOM Megawad that will be released for free in February. There are also two limited-run boxed...

Following the weekend reveal of Conan Unconquered comes the official announcement of the game from Funcom with more details on their plans. They discuss how Petroglyph is making the first strategy...

Chainsawesome Games announces Aftercharge will come after December, as they reveal a January 10th release date for this 3-vs-3, cross-platform first-person shooter. The game had an open alpha test in...

2018 Cacowards - Doomworld and The Top 100 Memorable Maps - Doomworld. Thanks Ant. Ninja Takes Home Three Honors In Gamers Choice Awards On CBS.

Red Dead Online players are organising Fight Club-style brawls - with rules, bouncers and secret rooftop arenas.

Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and Theyre Not Keeping It Secret. Global, U.S. Growth in Smartphone Growth Starts to Decline. Thanks Puttwhacker. Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is adding Katy...

Thanks Puttwhacker. An exclusive look inside Google in-house incubator Area 120. Teaching kids to code: Im a developer and I think it doesnt actually teach important skills. Unity Technologies...

Thanks Puttwhacker. China forms new body to review ethics risks of video games. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Airport Wi-Fi can be a security nightmare. Here's what you can do to stop cyber criminals. In...