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The Steam Board Game Fest is underway, celebrating board games indirectly by way of their digital representatives on PC. For the next week this offers new Points Shop items, sale prices, and playable...

Winnie's Hole is now available on Steam, offering a Windows roguelike strategy game from Twice Different based on Winnie the Pooh, the now public-domain storybook character. In this you play as a...

'Ultimately, we could have made a different trailer'- Highguard CEO responds to that poorly-received Game Awards reveal - PC Gamer.

THQ Nordic Publisher Sale live now on Steam. Save 70% on Wayfinder on Steam. Save 40% on The Headliners on Steam. Save 70% on Anonymous Hacker Simulator on Steam. Save 50% on Let Them Trade on Steam....

"Anger and despair reigning supreme" at Ubisoft following restructuring plan, says union - GamesIndustry.biz.

Steam now features the launch of R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program, a roguelike top-down shooter for Windows from WarmCore Studio and 2P Games. This is a zombie-infested visit to bullet hell...

A post on X from Koei Tecmo America announces an indefinite delay to the release of DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered (thanks Insider Gaming). The remake was previously expected on PC...

GMedia announces Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition, which is a remake of The Dark Eye, an action/adventure originally released in (you guessed it!) 1995. The changed title is to help...

Upstairs Games announces Possible One: Lunar Industries, a sci-fi colony management RTS game coming to Windows PC in Q2 of this year on Steam. For the latest on this chance to be a space bureaucrat,...

O.D.T: Escape Again... Or Die Trying Demo on Steam (Windows). "The Nautiflyus is on a mission to save Cali from a deadly epidemic using the mystical Green Pearl's power. Disaster strikes, you crash...

Monster Lab Simulator Early Access is coming on February 13th. Table Battle Simulator Early Access coming February 16th.

ARC Raiders Roadmap: January - April 2026.

It looks like Atari is working on a Rayman revival for the series' 30th anniversary - VGC.

Bandai Namco Entertainment reveals Age 1000, a new Dragon Ball adventure game planned for release in 2027. The reveal came at today's Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri event, but did not include details...

Kiki is currently free on Steam, offering the chance to own this colorful platformer for nothing (thanks Reddit via Ant). It's for keeps as long as you snag your copy this week, presumably an effort...

Watch Dogs franchise is completely dead" - Tom Henderson - Reddit.

RollerCoaster Tycoon Collection 2026 (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Best of Humble Bundle Big Royalty-Free Music Bundle (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may...

Matt Chat Look Back- Gabriel Knight (video).

Nintendo's Switch 2 is now the fastest-selling home console launch in US history - TechSpot. Thanks Neutronbeam.

OnePlus can now permanently destroy your phone with a software update - Louis Rossmann (NSFW video).

Thanks Neutronbeam. A Memory Shortage Is Bad News for Intel. Here's Who It's Good For - Investopedia. Microsoft explains why certain Windows 11 features are missing - Neowin.

Early Access to The Gold River Project is now underway for Windows on Steam, setting players on an action adventure from Fairview Games and Sightline Games with a 10% discount for the next week. In...

Save 50% on New Cycle on Steam. Save 25% on Star Birds on Steam. Save 90% on Soulstice on Steam.

The Secretive V.I.P. Programs That Keep Gamers Spending - The New York Times (free account required). "Lucrative players of games like FarmVille and Words With Friends get personal account managers...

Fratello's Top 5 Video Game Watches. Thanks Redwood.

Official patches. American Truck Simulator- 1.58 Update. Hytale Patch Notes - Update 2.

The Fallout 76 team is -looking into- the issues you've been having and says a fix is coming in the next few weeks - Eurogamer.net.

Terraria 1.4.5 Bigger & Boulder Official Trailer. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Out of Bounds Secrets - Grand Theft Auto IV - Boundary Break. Thanks Ant.

Fable: The First Preview - IGN.

Ubisoft announces a free trial is underway for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the first- or third-person shooter based on the movie series. This runs on PC and consoles until Monday, giving the...

CODE VEIN II is not due for another week, but Bandai Namco has released the Character Creator from the action/RPG sequel to give those interested in playing ample time to get their look worked out....

The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game is out, offering a psychological/horror game for Windows from Steelkrill Studio with an ordinal number in the title recalling early classics of the...

A post on X announces a launch showcase Monday at 1:00 pm EST on YouTube will take an in-depth look at Highguard, the multiplayer shooter that's drawn a little flak after being the final reveal at...

GOG.com announces its New Years Sale* is now underway, offering discounts on thousands of DRM-free games. This comes along with GOG Year 2025, a personalized recap of your activity on the service for...

CONTROL Resonant Release Window Set for Q2 2026 - Insider Gaming.

Inkle says TR-49's $7 price point was experiment to encourage "an impulse, 'jump in' mindset" - GamesIndustry.biz.

Best of Humble Bundle: The Sid Meier Collection (pay what you want and help charity).* Top Notch Unity Assets by Chris West (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.*

1047 Games announces the promised Arena Royale update is live in SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded, as it continues to pursue the dream of making its portal-powered multiplayer shooter happen with more...

Tripwire Interactive announces a delay to NORSE: Oath of Blood, a fait accompli since this game of Viking turn-based tactics was announced for a 2025 release (twice!). The latest is the game will...

Matrix Games now offers the launch of War in Spain 1936-39 for Windows, kicking off a new series of strategic wargames with a title based on the Spanish Civil War. This transports players back to a...

It's an age old question: can you separate the art from the artist? An article on Bloomberg (one-week gift link) by Jason Schreier revisits this debate in the context of videogame development and the...

Dread Neighbor on Steam (Windows). ""Dread Neighbor" is a 3D first-person horror game. You are a young woman who moves into a cheap, new apartment to save money. But something is wrong. From the...

'I've Never Seen It in Games Before' - Fable Will Use a Storytelling Technique Borrowed From The Office - IGN. Which The Office likewise borrowed.

US lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review $55bn EA deal, warning of potential negative impact on workers - GamesIndustry.biz.

MIO: Memories in Orbit - Accolade Trailer.

At today's Xbox Developer Direct, Double Fine Productions announced Kiln, a "multiplayer pottery-party brawler" (sure to be the next big genre) coming to PC and consoles this year. The Official...

A Gameplay Teaser from Xbox Developer Direct 2026 takes a look at Fable, the upcoming return to the action/RPG series, saying it will arrive or PC and consoles this autumn. A new article on Xbox Wire...

It's come what may for Forza Horizon 6, as Xbox Wire has the news from today's Xbox Developer Direct Showcase that the new installment in the series will race onto PC and consoles on May 19th. Here's...

Moon Studio announces that the "No Rest for the Wicked Together" update is live for No Rest for the Wicked, adding co-op support to the Early Access soulslike action/RPG. In celebration, everyone...

GOG.com* and Steam now feature the release of Woolhaven, the new DLC for Cult of the Lamb, the Windows and macOS cult simulator from Massive Monster and Devolver Digital. This not only requires the...