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World Esports Association seemingly leaked, includes major esports teams and brands.

Peachy Printer Kickstarter campaign embezzlement story. Thanks Rhialto. Nadia Was Here by Joep Aben Kickstarter. "Nadia Was Here is an RPG in the vein of the classics of the 8 and 16-bit eras....

En Masse Entertainment announces May 17th is the launch date for the Secrets & Shadows update for TERA, their free-to-play MMORPG. They celebrate the news with the release of this trailer which...

French developer Anarteam announces Anarcute is coming to Windows and Xbox One this summer, offering what they describe as the "cutest riot simulator," as it recreates the social unrest of rioting in...

Kotaku UK reports that that several potential buyers expressed interest in Lionhead Studios prior to the studio's closure during the period when Microsoft was still deciding on the future of the...

WhatsApp Finally Launches Desktop Apps For Windows And Mac.

Heroes of the Storm Weekly Sale- May 10 17, 2016. Humble Capcom Super Turbo HD Remix Rebundle! (pay what you want and help charity). Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars on the Humble Store. Save 50%....

A new trailer from Creative Assembly features another walkthrough for Total War: WARHAMMER, showing off the Chaos Warriors campaign that's a preorder bonus for the upcoming fantasy-themed strategy...

The Paragon blog announces the release of a new patch for Paragon, adding a bunch of changes to the early access MOBA along with GRIM.exe, the game's newest hero. This trailer offers a look at the...

Eugen Systems now offers Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition on Steam, an updated version of their RTS game that incorporates a number of changes and improvements over the original version of this RTS...

GOG.com confirms the rumor that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine is due this month, as they have opened up preorders for a May 31st release of the expansion for CD Projekt RED's RPG sequel....

The DirectX Developer Blog has the news that Microsoft has addressed a couple of the complaints about gaming on their Universal Windows Platform, saying they are unlocking framerates and adding...

Electronic Arts Reports Q4 FY16 and Full Year FY16 Financial Results, showing better than expected earnings, partly based on Star Wars Battlefront selling more than 14 million units. According to...

Disney announced today during their second quarter earnings call that they are cancelling Disney Infinity, closing Avalanche Software, and departing the game development and publishing business....

Link of the Day: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Scientific Studies.

Spunk and Moxie is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a classic-style platformer with one-button input…

Thanks j.c.f. and Ant. Security Advisory posted for Adobe Flash Player (APSA16-02). Security Updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader and Hotfixes for ColdFusion Available. WordPress 4.5.2 Released to...

Amazon Announces Amazon Video Direct, Giving Video Providers a Self-Service Program to Reach Amazon Customers. Thanks HARDOCP.

PlayStation Store Update.

3030 Deathwar Redux on Space Game Junkie. Everspace on Space Game Junkie. Overwatch on myGamer. Ghost Recon: Wildlands on myGamer.

Make a Fallout 4 Mod for a Chance to Win Huge Prizes. Heroes of the Storm Brawl With The Blues: Chromie.

CarBot Team Interviewed By Blizzard Entertainment. Thanks Ant.

Madden NFL 17 announced, releases August 23. Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End Out Today on PS4. This Weeks Xbox Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale.

Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises on GameWatcher. LawBreakers on Ars Technica UK.

Healer's Quest by Pablo Coma Kickstarter. Funded. Also gets a Steam Greenlight, and is due by the end of this year.

Dota 2 Update - May 9th, 2016. Dwarf Fortress version 0.43. Thanks Rock, Paper, Shotgun. HITMAN Episode Three Release Notes. Minecraft version 1.9.4.

As spring moves along, SMITE is already looking ahead with the launch of Susano, "the powerful God of the Summer Storm," who is now live in the PC edition of the MOBA. The version 3.8 patch notes...

Headup Games reveals plans for SEUM- Speedrunners From Hell, a hardcore first-person platformer they describe as "an unholy child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy" coming to Windows PCs this summer....

Paradox Interactive announces that Stellaris has broken the company's record for first-day sales: Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio launched into space last night with the release of...

During an earnings conference call, CAPCOM revealed plans for three unannounced games coming in the next twelve months, saying they will all be released by April 2017. The only specific is that one...

Interview: Rovio's million dollar Angry Birds comeback - MCV.

Nuclear Golf -- Steam Greenlight. "Are you ready for the Dark Souls of golf games? Fast-paced, brutal, and absolutely ridiculous to the max, Nuclear Golf is headed to PS4 and Vita this summer! We'd...

Command: Modern Air - Naval Operations WOTY on Steam. Save 60%. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 05.10 - 05.13. RIFT Essentials Edition. Available to existing players for a very limited...

Command: Modern Air - Naval Operations WOTY version 1.11. Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes May 9, 2016. League of Legends Patch 6.9 notes.

UbiBlog has more details on this week's release of the Operation Dust Line DLC for Rainbow Six Siege. In addition to more on the new operators, map, and features in the new DLC, they also discuss...

The Rockstar Newswire has details on a new updates planned for the coming months in Grand Theft Auto Online, the multiplayer component of Grand Theft Auto V. Along with promising more special bonus...

Steam now offers new Performance DLC for Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 for Windows and OS X, upgrading your ability to upgrade cars in the automotive repair game. The add-on includes a new drag-racing...

Deep Silver announces Dead Island Retro Revenge, a side-scrolling action game set in the zombie-filled Dead Island universe. As the retro in the title implies, this will have a throwback style,...

Opera launches 'free and unlimited' VPN app for iOS. My Month Without a Smartphone. Only 7.5 percent of Android phones are running Marshmallow. Thanks OS news via Ant.

Two Beloved Video Game Franchises Collide in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition. Heres a Batman Arkham HD cover & June release date. Not that its happening or anything...

A post on NeoGAF has a screenshot of a listing that allegedly appeared on Steam revealing a May 30th release date for the Blood and Wine expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The listing is no...

Trinium Wars: Content Update "The Puton Conflict" is live.

Battleborn ends its first week at number three on the GFK Chart-Track top 30 chart for PC sales in the U.K. the week ending May 7th. At the top of that chart, Football Manager 2016 maintains a...

Matt Chat 339: Julian Gollop on Rebelstar Raiders, Laser Squad, and X-Com. Thanks Ant.

The GeForce website has word on a press demonstration of the new DOOM game that showed off a couple of possible points of interest. The clip shows the game with all the visual settings maxed out...

Paradox Interactive announces today marks the launch of Stellaris for Windows, OS X, and Linux, offering their new grand strategy game set in the depths of outer space, where no one can hear, well...

Microsoft to Windows Live Mail 2012 users- Switch now. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

New study: no increase in brain cancer across 29 years of mobile use in Australia. Thanks HARDOCP. Symantec Announces CEO Transition Plan Following Companys Successful Move to Focus Exclusively on...

China bans women from seductively eating bananas on streams.

Are smartphones de-evolutionizing humanity? iPhone 7 Leak Reveals Significant Feature Removed.