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GuildWars2.com says November 21st is when to expect A Crack in the Ice, the third episode in Living World Season 3 for Guild Wars 2. The game is on sale for half off through the release, and every...

The just-released Battlefield 1 fall update includes server rentals for the military shooter sequel. There's a thread on reddit discussing this, warning players not to rent a server based on a number...

Techland offers a new trailer from Torment: Tides of Numenera to introduce the Nano character class in the upcoming sci-fi role-playing game. There is more like this on the way, as they say this is...

The SCS Software blog has word that the promised rescale of American Truck Simulator is now in open beta, allowing the chance to experience the greater scope of the game. They explain how Steam users...

The Elder Scrolls Online website has details on a free play weekend for the MMORPG that gets underway later today for Windows, OS X, and PlayStation 4. The free weekend begins at 1:00 pm EST and runs...

StarCraft II 2016 Ladder Season 5 Has Locked. After three years the Power Rangers Dota 2 team has disbanded.

The Paragon website announces it is Crunch time, as a new update is available, updating Epic's MOBA to version 34.1, adding the new hero Crunch. You can see Crunch in action in this trailer, and here'...

The promised new update is now live in Heroes of the Storm, adding a new hero and other changes to Blizzard's MOBA, and marks the beginning of their Nexus Challenge event. This post has the complete...

Distant Worlds: Universe on Steam. Save 60%. Heroes of the Storm Weekly Sale- Nov 15 - 22, 2016. Dungeon Defenders II & Terraria on Steam. Save 25%.

MechWarrior Online Patch Notes - 1.4.88 - 15-Nov-2016. Linebacker, Clan Heroes, New Decals, Gameplay and Quirk changes, and much more. Thanks Rhialto. Unreal Engine 4.14 Released. "Unreal Engine 4.14...

Lantern is now available on Steam, offering a serene experience for Windows, including VR support for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. There is also a playable demo for those looking to sample what...

A new version of Overwatch is now available, adding a new hero to Blizzard's multiplayer shooter along with balance changes, a new arena map, the new arcade feature, and bug fixes. Here's word on the...

The GeForce website now offers new version 375.86 WHQL-certified GeForce drivers for NVIDIA graphics cards. These are the game-ready drivers for Battlefield 1, Civilization VI, Tom Clancy's The...

Verizon buys LQD WiFi, a company that builds urban smart hubs. WhatsApp unveils video calls, Skype pops open guest accounts. Apple Considers Wearables Expansion With Digital Glasses. Thanks Slashdot....

Watch Dogs 2 Is Now Available For Xbox One. Watch Dogs 2 online is broken: what works and what doesn't. The Elder Scrolls Online: Free Play Weekend Starting Wednesday on PlayStation. Worms...

Team Liquid trying out zews as new CS:GO coach. Scarlett confirmed as the highest earning female eSports player ever.

Gloom -- Steam Greenlight. "Afflicted by severe amnesia, you dive deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left....

Feral Interactive announces a November 22nd release date for their Linux port of Total War: WARHAMMER, the fantasy strategy game. They offer this website has home to this and say the site will be...

The EVE Online website announces that the promised free-to-play era for EVE Online is underway. This page outlines the difference between free Alpha accounts and premium Omega accounts, with free...

Road to VR has details on Valve's SteamVR plans from last month's Steam Dev Days event in Seattle, saying to expect betas of SteamVR for Linux and OS X "in the next few months" (thanks Slashdot via...

The promised fall update for Battlefield 1 is now live, offering a bunch of changes and fixes for DICE's World War 1 first-person shooter. This post is filled with details, but the complete patch...

Thanks Frans. Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites. Mozilla Firefox version 50.0 beta. Mozilla Firefox ESR version 45.5.0. Twitter expands 'mute' and 'report' features to combat...

Introducing Fantasy Strike, a Fighting Game for Everyone .

2017 SMITE Super Regionals - Double FP.

Ice Lakes on Steam. Save 40%. League of Legends Champion and skin sale: 11.15 - 11.18.

Rayman By Rémi - The Collector Soundtrack Album by Rémi Gazel Kickstarter. "Rémi Gazel gives a new life to the musics he composed for the very first Rayman in 1995 with a Jazz/Rock/Electro/Symphoni...

Studio Wildcard announces plans to introduce new TEK Tier content over "the coming weeks and months" as free updates for ARK: Survival Evolved, their dinosaur hunting survival game. This trailer...

Wargaming, SEGA, and Creative Assembly announce a new partnership to launch Total War ARENA worldwide in all territories except China. This free-to-play online strategy game entered closed beta...

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition version 1.2 update. Team Fortress 2 update released.

Battle.net has details on the version 3.8 patch coming to StarCraft II, Blizzard's sci-fi RTS game. They call this a "major" update, and outline the kind of changes to expect in some detail. They say...

Google Music Taps Big Data to Build a Robot DJ Mind-Reader. Zuckerberg claims just 1% of Facebook posts carry fake news.

Samsung boosts audio, connected car businesses with $8B Harman buy. AT&T Joins T-Mobile in Throttling All Video by Default.

PS4 Pro Suffering Widespread TV Connection Failures - And Everyone Is Blaming Everybody Else. Thanks HARDOCP. A Life of Monotony Comes to a Close in Mosaic on PS4. The Future of Gaming Lives On...

Minecraft Seek out the Exploration Update: 1.11 on PC - Mac now.

Dishonored 2 debuts at number two on the GFK Chart-Track's top 30 chart of the bestselling PC games in the U.K. for the week ending November 12th. Football Manager 2017 retains the number one spot...

Watch Dogs 2 is due for official release on consoles tomorrow, bringing a new installment in Ubisoft's open-world hacking series. One of the missions apparently involves hacking Ubisoft itself to...

Steam News announces early access is now underway for Destination Ares, a space-based strategy/simulation for Windows. This allows players to get in touch with their inner HAL 9000 by putting you in...

Comicbookmovie.com has word Telltale Games' future plans revealed by way of the ongoing strike by SAG-AFTRA against video game publishers (thanks Eurogamer). They have a list of titles impacted by...

Shaq's Rocket League Team Wins North American Championship. Why doesn't Kobe have a team yet?

Club Invited have been adjusted. Have this been English? NES Classic Edition - Teardown. Thanks HARDOCP.

Apple Said to Release Curved, Bezel-Free 5-Inch and 5.8-Inch iPhones Next Year. Thanks HARDOCP.

Intel HEDT Skylake-X desktop platform detailed. Thanks HARDOCP. Intel may add Wi-Fi, USB 3.1 to next-generation chipsets. Thanks HARDOCP.

Mark Zuckerberg: We will rid site of fake news, but 'identifying the truth is complicated.' Dangerous version of the news business. The Lost Civilization of Dial-Up Bulletin Board Systems. Thanks...

THE VIDEOKID -- Steam Greenlight. "Test your skills to the max with this incredibly challenging arcade style skate game set in a retro 1980s neighbourhood filled with danger. Avoid being busted by...

Obduction on Steam. Save 20%.

The following is the new list of bestselling games on Steam for last week. There are more duplicates on this list, but there seem to be some almost every week lately. We still don't know the cause of...

The Dark Side Of Silicon Valley: A Note From Gizmodo's Editor Katie Drummond.

Facebook Didn't Create Donald TrumpThe Click Economy Did.

Team Fortress 2 Vote for the Saxxy Awards. Heroes of the Storm - Brawl with the Blues: Varian.

Craft Keep VR is now available for early access on Steam, offering an adventure/strategy that tasks the player with being the village blacksmith/alchemist, forging magical weapons so that adventurers...