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Paramount Makes Warner Bros. Hostile Takeover Bid
Paramount is launching a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros., saying not so fast, following last week's report of Netflix acquiring the media giant. Deadline has details, saying Paramount's all-cash...
POSTAL Cancellation Kills Goonswarm
Goonswarm Games is closing down, the developer explains to PCGamesN, saying the cancellation of POSTAL: Bullet Paradise immediately after announcement sealed its fate. The project was killed over...
Release Dates
Blightstone Early Access Announcement Trailer. January 20, 2026. CASSETTE BOY on January 15, 2026. Thanks Gematsu.
Roadmaps and Plans
Team Fortress 2 Classic is now Team Fortress 2 Classified, has been delayed to January 30 - PC Gamer.
Rumor Mill
Shenmue 4 Video 'Has Absolutely No Connection' to Developer Ys Net, and Now the Studio Is Threatening Legal Action - IGN.
On Sale
Cinematic Magic with Vegas Pro 22 and Sound Forge Pro 17 (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.
Business and Finance
Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco after more than 31 years - Gematsu. Wreckreation dev "forced" to put staff at risk of redundancy because publisher Embracer offers no "enthusiasm or financial...
Game Crossovers
Percy Jackson Is Headed to Fortnite - IGN. Genshin Impact * Duolingo Collaboration Teaser: Paimon's Crash Course Adventure. Fallout season three will begin filming summer 2026, as showrunners want...
ARC Raiders Wipe Delayed
The ARC Raiders Website announces a "minor delay" to the launch of the Expedition Project update in the extraction shooter, saying the window to the update will open on December 17th (thanks Neowin)....
Citizen Pain Released
Citizen Pain is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a first-person slasher in a fantasy setting with a 10% launch discount. Like the film that the title references, this is the vision of a...
Rumor Mill
There's a "big" Star Wars game announcement on the way, and the title "ends with The Old Republic", teases leaker - Eurogamer.net. Jar Jar of The Old Republic?
Engagement Ring
Despite a disaster launch, Blair Witch inspired horror game sells over 100,000 copies as dev commits "to face everything head on" - PCGamesN.
Issues and Activism
Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup trans ban sparks boycott - Advocate. Thanks Reddit.
Sunday Patches
Official patches. CONSCRIPT: Director's Cut Update Available Now.
Sunday Multiplex
Official trailers. Airport Contraband - Official Playtest Trailer. CONSCRIPT- Director's Cut Trailer.
Sunday Esports and Competitions
TGA 2025 Predictions: What's Going To Happen At The Game Awards? - GameSpot. The Game Awards jury is more diverse than ever, but the nominees aren't - Polygon. Why doesn't The Game Awards have a...
Stars of Icarus Playtest
A playtest is now underway on Steam for Stars of Icarus, as Muse Games invites players to assist in development of this PvP space dogfighting game. This post is an extremely lengthy outline of the...
Streets of Fortuna Playtest Signups
Speaking of playtesting, Kitfox Games is now recruiting gamers to alpha test Streets of Fortuna, an upcoming open-world RPG. You can sign up on Steam and word is: "We will let you know as soon as we...
End of Eden Announced
Laughing Fox Games announces End of Eden, an open-world RPG expected to launch in 2027 (thanks Reddit). Word from the developer is that this "is a love letter to the first two Gothic games." There's...
Roadmaps and Plans
Rust - Getting It Right - Naval Update Delayed. Thanks PC Gamer.
Rumor Mill
EA Has "No Plans" To Make A New Dead Space - Insider Gaming.
On Sale
A Very Humble Holiday - Best of 2025 Bundles Return - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.
Business and Finance
Horses is a hit, but its studio might still be in trouble - The Verge.
Engagement Ring
Game of the Year: The 25 best games of 2025 - GamesRadar+.
Dungeon Rampage Early Access
Early Access to Dungeon Rampage is now underway on Steam, a co-op dungeon crawler for Windows that revives a game that ran on Facebook and Kongregate from 2011-2017. This got a new lease on life...
Tiny Bunny Officially Launches
Steam now features the official release of Tiny Bunny, as this "non-linear horror visual novel" for Windows and macOS has made the leap from Early Access. Saikono, Sokar, and Serenity Forge offer an...
Samson Announced
Liquid Swords announces Samson, an open-world action game coming "soon" to Windows PC on the Epic Games Store and Steam. The Samson reveal trailer (NSFW) introduces a GTA-style environment and shows...
Game Crossovers
Brawlhalla x Attack on Titan Crossover Event Launch Trailer.
Evening Patches
Official patches. Drop Duchy - MAJOR UPDATE 1.2 OUT NOW - New Faction, New Game Mode, and more. Nuclear Throne - Update #100 - 10 year anniversary - December 5th, 2025.
Virtual Reality Check
Men in Black- Most Wanted - Launch Trailer. Fresh Tracks VR Announcement Trailer. Skytail - Announce Teaser. Unseen Diplomacy 2 - Features Trailer. Pirates VR: Jolly Roger - Meta Quest Release Date...
Evening Metaverse
Cloudflare blames Friday outage on borked React2shell fix The Register. Streaming service makes rare decision to lower its monthly fees - Ars Technica.
Evening Tech Bits
WTF Just Happened? - The Corrupt Memory Industry & Micron - Gamers Nexus (NSFW video). Thanks Simon. Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers - The New York Times (fre...
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros.
Netflix announces it is acquiring Warner Bros. in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $82.7 billion USD. The announcement does not mention any of Warner's game IPs like Game of...
Tim Cain Rejoins Obsidian for Mystery Project
A Cain On Games Update Video is now live with the latest from Tim Cain, the renowned game designer who's been somewhat of a content creator in recent years. Until now, at least. Tim announces he has...
POSTAL: Bullet Paradise Lost
Running With Scissors announces it has killed POSTAL: Bullet Paradise, the "dystopian bullet heaven" installment in the Postal series it announced earlier this week. The news generated significant...
Northgard: Definitive Edition Released
Northgard: Definitive Edition is now available, as this Viking-themed real-time strategy game has achieved its final form. The name change is now reflected on the Steam Listing, which has the Windows,...
Unreal Tournament 2004 Revival Project
A post on Reddit alerts us to a post to the OldUnreal Discord about plans for a community-led revival of Unreal Tournament 2004, Epic's multiplayer shooter from back in the day (thanks Michiel). Word...
Silent Road Announced
Endflame announces Silent Road, a first-person psychological horror game "set deep within a remote Japanese forest region infamous for its long history of suicides." In the works for Windows PC, its...
Dungeons of DUSK Announced
New Blood Interactive and 68k Studios announce Dungeons of DUSK, a turn-based dungeon crawler that's set between DUSK from 2018 and roguelike 2D puzzle game DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION from 2021. It's...
FEROCIOUS Released
FEROCIOUS is now available for Windows on Steam, bringing players a survival first-person shooter set on an island populated by dinosaurs as well as hostile mercenaries and other hazards. The launch...
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Free Weekend
The corpulent carnivores at Fatshark announce a free weekend is now underway on Steam for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, allowing everyone the chance to sample this co-op action/adventure for Windows....
Total War: MEDIEVAL III Announced
During a Total War 25th Anniversary Showcase, Creative Assembly announced Total War: MEDIEVAL III, another chance to go medieval in the Total War strategy series. This doesn't yet have any store...
Total War: WARHAMMER III - Sayl – Tides of Torment Released and Lords of the End Times Announced
There's more Total War on Steam, where the Sayl - Tides of Torment DLC is now available for Total War: WARHAMMER III, adding the "treacherous sorcerer" to the action/strategy game for Windows, macOS,...
Another Total War Announcement Next Week
Capping off its anniversary celebration for the moment at least, Creative Assembly also announces plans for another Total War game announcement. Word is that a week from today it will unveil another...
OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 Released
OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 is out, bringing the 2D turn-based RPG prequel to PC and consoles. For the Windows edition, simply follow the path to Steam, where it's available alongside a playable prologue...
Routine Released
Lunar Software announces that Routine is now available for PC, Game Pass, and consoles, offering a science fiction adventure game set in an abandoned lunar base. Despite the title, things are far...
SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded Announced
1047 Games announces SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded, a third bite at the apple of its Splitgate series of portal-filled shooters. This online arena FPS will have a free-to-play launch for PC and consoles...
Blood: Refreshed Supply Released
Blood: Refreshed Supply is now available, offering an updated version of Blood: Fresh Supply, the 2019 remake of Blood, the first-person shooter released by Monolith in 1997. But while the 2019...
Get The Darkside Detective and Jackbox Party Pack 4 for Free
The Epic Games Store is now handing out free copies of The Darkside Detective and Jackbox Party Pack 4 as its latest weekly giveaway. These can be permanent additions to your impermanent game library...
Sony to Publish L4D Creator's Game
Sony Interactive Entertainment announces it will be the publisher on the four-player co-op shooter recently revealed to be in the works at Bad Robot Games, the gaming spinoff of J.J. Abrams' Bad...
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