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The promised demo for Eternal Strands is now available, offering a sample of this upcoming action/adventure from Yellow Brick Games, the studio founded by former BioWare Creative Director Mike...

Sneaking in like the Spy, The Team Fortress 2 Website has details on the Double Down Update, a new event launching on Friday in the multiplayer shooter. This will play the VIP race card, adding an...

MicroProse and Divio invite strategy gamers to sign-up to playtest Liquidation to help steer development of this upcoming RTS game. You must request access on Steam, but the announcement calls this...

Bandai Namco announces the release of new Hero of Justice DLC for DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, adding 11 new combatants to the roster of this fighting game for Windows and consoles. This requires the...

A post on Xitter from LocalThunk shares a milestone for Balatro, saying the poker-inspired roguelike has now sold over five million copies. It uses this as an opportunity to promote other...

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GDC survey reveals a rocky year of layoffs and AI skepticism for game developers - VentureBeat.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie gets a release date, but it's still a few years out - Eurogamer.net.

Second Dinner X/Tweets that Marvel SNAP has snapped back online. The collectible card game got the Thanos treatment following the closure of TikTok because TikTok owner ByteDance also owns SNAP...

Slitherine announces its participation in the Steam Real-Time Strategy Fest with a Windows demo for Platoon Commander, a previously unannounced real-time strategy game set in the Eastern Front of...

Early Access for Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator has concluded, and the puzzle game is now officially available for Windows and macOS on Steam. This post has details on what's new...

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is now in Early Access for Windows on the Epic Games Store and Steam, and the debut of this "roguelike horde-survivor" game is 10% off for the next two weeks. As the...

Now's your chance to get Vambrace in your warm embrace, as Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch is now available in Early Access on Steam. This strategy game from Headup and Dvora Studio includes deckbuilding,...

Owlcat Games announces Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has now surpassed one million lifetime sales since the launch of this Warhammer CRPG at the end of 2023. Word is work continues on an expansion...

Best Way and Fulqrum Publishing make the surprise announcement of a new patch for Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, updating this RTS game that debuted more than two decades ago on June 29, 2004. It's...

Urban Myth Dissolution Center on Steam (Windows). "Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties...

A post from Firaxis on X announces development is complete on Sid Meier's Civilization VII, and the new installment in the strategy series will be set to tempt players into "one more turn" on PC and...

It's getting real on Steam, where the Real-Time Strategy Fest is underway as promised, offering a calculated week-long look at games that challenge both your tactics and your reflexes. There's a sale...

As part of the above-mentioned fest-ivities, Saber Interactive and 3D Realms announce preorders are now underway for Tempest Rising, saying this modern real-time strategy game will officially launch...

IDUN - Frontline Survival is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux on Steam, offering a new RTS game amid the celebration of the genre. In this "defense RTS" you can "move turrets at will."...

Amid the RTS Fest comes the launch of Yield! Fall of Rome for Windows and macOS on Steam, offering a turn-based 4X strategy game that allows you to forge your destiny in the aftermath of the fall of...

Save 10% on NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net on Steam (Windows). "NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD: Typing of The Net is a typing game in which you enter internet lingo in a call-and-response...

Everwarder on Steam (Windows). "Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness...

Rumour: Leaker Names Multiple Xbox Games Potentially Releasing On Switch 2 - Pure Xbox.

Here's a Reveal Trailer for Stronghold: Crusader Definitive Edition, an upcoming ultimate version of Firefly's strategy game, in the same vein as the Stronghold: Definitive Edition. This has a Steam...

Here's a Reveal Trailer for Stronghold: Crusader Definitive Edition, an upcoming ultimate version of Firefly's strategy game, in the same vein as the Stronghold: Definitive Edition. This has a Steam...

Helskate is now officially available for Windows and macOS on Steam, following an Early Access run for this skateboarding action game from Phantom Coast. This isn't the same old grind, as it features...

Team17 Digital and Windwalk Games announce February 6th as the Early Access launch date for SWORN, the solo and co-op action roguelike set after the heyday of King Arthur's Camelot. That's an...

Slime Heroes is coming to Windows PC and Xbox on February 13th, kicking off an action/adventure that developer Whitethorn Games calls "an approachable souls-lite." A version for Switch will follow "so...

Startup studio Pomme announces a multi-license deal with science fiction author Alan Dean Foster, whose works include book adaptations for Star Wars (I'm sure I still have a ratty copy of A Splinter...

Unannounced Warhammer RPG cancelled towards end of last year - report - Eurogamer.net.

Dynasty Warriors- Origins Peak Player Count Eclipses Dynasty Warriors 9 - TheGamer.

Casio x PAC-MAN calculator watch based on the yellow chomper combines retro flair with functional versatility - Yanko Design. Thanks Ant.

The MARVEL SNAP Website now displays a message to visitors from the U.S. informing them that the game is "currently not available in your country or region." The comic-based collectible card game is...

A post called Update your operating system for the EA app from Electronic Arts Help announces that EA's Origin App will shut-down on April 17th. The company is ending support for 32-bit software, and...

Humble Video Learning Bundle: AWS Cloud Engineer Accelerator- From Zero to Certified by Packt (pay what you want and help charity.* Nacon Motorsports- Drive & Thrive (pay what you want and help...

Nintendo Addresses Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Credits Controversy - GameSpot. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Dino Crisis-inspired Code Violet uses PC gameplay footage for promotion, but it won't come...

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Hunter's Abyss is a new fan expansion for Fallout 4 - DSOGaming.

Doom ported to a standalone Microsoft Word document - plays well but there's no sound - Tom's Hardware. Citizen Sleeper 2 proves game development "is more accessible than it's ever been" - Creative...

DCS 2025 AND BEYOND - Eagle Dynamics: Digital Combat Simulator. Thanks JDreyer. Fortnite Battle Royale - Chapter 6 Season 1 Map Spotlight. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Holy Holy...

Wales Interactive: The tiny Welsh game studio taking on Hollywood - BBC News.

Mini Thief is now completely free on Steam, and this crime game is yours to keep as long as you burgle your copy over the next week. The full version is listed for Windows only, while the playable...

11 bit studios announces Death Howl, a "haunting" soulslike deckbuilder in development at Danish developer The Outer Zone. The Danish studio channels its famed countryman Soren Kierkegaard in hyping "...

Activision announces it is donating one million dollars to support fire relief efforts in Los Angeles. It also announces the launch of a Call of Duty pack, saying "100% of Activision's proceeds from...

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Nintendo fails to explain latest crediting omission, insists it believes in giving proper credit' - VGC. Twitch streamer Shroud honors his late father in a 24-7 charity event - Polygon.

Grand Theft Hamlet'- The (Game) Play's the Thing - The New York Times (free account required). Movie shot almost entirely in-game. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Sons Of The Forest - Rafts, Defensive Wall Blueprints, Fixes, Improvements and more. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Just Got a Sekiro-Inspired...

Content creator videos. If Video Games Were 8% More Realistic - Dorkly (NSFW).

BANDAI NAMCO announces that ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN has sold more than six million copies on PC and consoles since the aerial combat sequel took off in 2019. Word is this pushes lifetime sales...