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Gawker files bankruptcy after Hogan lawsuit as Ziff Davis shows interest. Amazon is preparing to launch streaming music service - sources. Thanks HARDOCP.

Heroes of the Storms 2015 World Champion team disbands, gives up on game. Team Fortress 2 Invitational at DreamHack Summer 2016.

Battles of Norghan -- Steam Greenlight. "Battles of Norghan is a truly unique fantasy turn-based strategy game with RPG and team managing elements. Imagine a football manager game with fantasy world...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 6-9-2016. Fragmented 16.6.2 Build is now available.

Here's the E3 trailer from The Technomancer, the upcoming science fiction RPG. The game requires you to get your ass to Mars, and the clip shows off the setting, calling it a "barren wasteland," in...

Here's another trailer from Total War: WARHAMMER, showing off more of the fantasy-themed strategy game. This focuses on end-game content, and they kick things off with a warning that this could...

Capcom Unity announces details on plans to patch Street Fighter V, revealing plans for more major updates for the fighting game sequel. This covers plans for in-game currency changes and content...

Funcom announces September 13th is when they plan to open Early Access to Conan Exiles, Funcom's barbaric MMORPG. The game's Steam page is now online, and offers a post pointing to a reddit AMA with...

Valve announces the release of Destinations Workshop Tools on Steam, offering Early Access to this free toolkit for developing virtual reality content. This requires a VR headset, and works with the...

Stream News announces a free weekend is now underway for Wasteland 2: Director's Cut: Play Wasteland 2: Director's Cut for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1PM Pacific Time. You can also pickup...

Steam now offers a playable demo for Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders, a third-person adventure based on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novel The A.B.C. Murders. There's a dedicated page for the...

Slitherine now offers Thirty Years' War, a strategy game based on the series of European wars that actually spanned 30 years (the 100 Years' War ran long). Matrix Games has details on the game,...

Early Access to House of the Dying Sun is now available on Steam, offering a space combat game for Windows and VR that was at one time titled Enemy Starfighter. Here's a rundown on the game, which...

Steam News announces the release of Tick Tock Bang Bang, a new time-control first-person shooter for Windows from Dejobaan, developers of AaAaAA!!! and Drunken Robot Pornography. Here's word: A 30-ton...

Stardock and Oxide Games now offer a new patch for Ashes of the Singularity, updating the DirectX 12 strategy game to version 1.2 in what's called a "massive" update. In this the game's main campaign...

The Division website announces that Ubisoft is adopting one of those trendy (and quite welcome) zero tolerance policy toward those caught cheating in multiplayer games in Tom Clancy's The Division....

New Front in Civil Forfeiture: Authorities Get Devices to Seize Funds Loaded to Prepaid Cards. Thanks Acleacius.

Many Lexus navigation systems bricked by over-the-air software update. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Odd Radeon RX 480 AOTS Benchmark Results Explained - Tech ARP. GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070 3-Way and 4-Way SLI will not be enabled for games. A reprieve for Moores Law: milspec chip writes computings...

Free Multiplayer Weekend (9-12 June) For Xbox One And 360 + Try Rocket League Free. XCOM 2 Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. DUCATI 90th Anniversary Is Now...

Blink-182 to perform at Bethesdas E3 2016 conference.

Eurogamer.net caught up with id Software to talk about their new DOOM game, specifically asking about player concerns about multiplayer support in the first-person shooter reboot. They outline...

The E3 2016 trailer for Styx: Shards of Darkness promotes Cyanide Studios' upcoming sequel to Styx: Master of Shadows. The accompanying announcement mentions the game's improved graphics, but the...

Paradox Interactive has released new Match Day DLC as a free release on Steam for Cities: Skylines, Colossal Order's Windows, OS X, and Linux urban planning game. This will allow the construction of...

The Unreal E3 Awards by Gamesbeat Return in 2016. Pro League of Legends player steps down due to 'lack of motivation', playing too much Overwatch. Heroes of the Storm Leaderboards: Preseason May...

For the Horde: Duncan Jones "Warcraft" movie interview - The Verge. Thanks nin.

Kinetik- A Tactical RPG Shooter by Hero Machine Studios Kickstarter. "Tactical gameplay, RPG leveling and classic shooter mechanics collide with destructible environments in KINETIK." Here's a...

Paradox Summer Sale - Paradox Interactive. Warlock 2: The Exiled on Steam. Save 75%.

Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldurs Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Baldurs Gate: Siege of Dragonspear version 2.3. Minecraft 1.10: The Frostburn Update.

The Star Wars: The Old Republic website announces The GEMINI Deception will launch in early access on June 28th for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the Force-powered MMORPG. Here's the plan, which was...

GOG.com announces the launch of their Summer Sale 2016, a two week event that will conclude right before the beginning of the actual summer of 2016. They are offering deals up to 90% off, or 100% off...

Square Enix announces Deus Ex GO, saying this will be a turn-based infiltration puzzle game coming to phones and tablets this Summer. Hitman GO and Lara Croft GO both ended up on Steam, so this may...

HeartZ: Co-Hope Puzzles Is Now Available For Xbox One. In Between Is Now Available For Xbox One. Soul Axiom Is Now Available For Xbox One. Fenix Furia Is Now Available For Xbox One.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » CS-GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners. The Week in StarCraft II Esports (June 7 - June 13).

Thanks Ant Smartphone sales growth will drop to single digits in 2016, says Gartner. Goal of infinite growth remains elusive. Thanks Slashdot. Social Media App Usage Down Across the Globe. Thanks...

The Steam page for Trackmania Turbo now offers a playable demo for the latest installment in Nadeo's racing series. Thanks to Frans for pointing out that in addition to a Steam account, playing this...

A playable demo for TRON RUN/r is now available for Windows through Steam, offering the chance to test your reflexes in this action/racing game based on the movie series based on video games (thanks...

The Rainbow Six website outlines an updated code of conduct for Rainbow Six Siege, establishing a zero tolerance policy for cheating in the multiplayer first-person shooter. They say violators will...

Activision announces plans for Call of Duty XP, saying the "biggest Call of Duty fan event in history" will come to Los Angeles from September 2-4 with tickets to go on sale on Saturday. The overview...

The promised world premiere livestream for Watch Dogs 2 just concluded, the first official showing of the open-world hacking sequel. Ubisoft offered a video presentation for the game in which the...

HTC says Vive shipment problems are over. Turtle Beach introduces HyperSound Innovations transparent speakers. VideoLAN - VLC 2.2.4 WeatherWax released. Thanks Rhialto.

Overwatch: Blizzard answers the big questions Eurogamer.net.

HoloGrid- Monster Battle (Augmented Reality Board Game) by Tippett Studio & HappyGiant Kickstarter. Funded.

10 Years Kalypso Sale. Save up to 90% and also get free games. Beyond Eyes on Steam. Save 66%. Hacknet on Steam. Save 50%. Heroes of the Storm Weekly Sale- June 7 - 14, 2016. Watch_Dogs on Steam....

Grim Dawn Version 1.0.0.4. Thanks MT Silver. Minecraft 1.10 Pre-Release 2.

EA announces the release of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, a sequel to Mirror's Edge that once again takes to the rooftops of a future dystopia for a parkour-inspired action game. The launch trailer was...

Steam News announces the release of The Solus Project, offering a single-player adventure game that's considered a spiritual successor to The Ball, which was released back in 2010. Word is: "A single...

Slitherine announces the last days of early access to Last Days on Earth have passed, and the turn-based strategy game is now officially available in full release on Steam. Word is: "Thanks to the...

The GeForce website now offers new version 368.39 WHQL-certified, game-ready drivers for NVIDIA graphics cards. The new drivers are optimized for Mirror's Edge Catalyst and Edge of Nowhere, and will...

Riot Games League of Legends API Challenge 2016 Winners.