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Updated 2026-03-22 07:45
Flat Kingdom Next Week
Mexican developer Fat Panda Games announces the completion of Flat Kingdom, saying their multidimensional action/adventure will be released on April 7th on Steam and The Humble Store. Here's word on...
Steamship Ahoy - Bazaar
Bazaar is now available on Steam, offering a virtual reality game for Windows where you pilot a flying carpet. The game supports the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive headsets, and also supports tracked...
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
The Demoniaca by Fabio Consorti Kickstarter now offers a pre-alpha gameplay trailer.
Evening Patches
Out of the Park Baseball 17 HOTFIX patch available, version 17.4.37. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void 3.2.0 Patch Notes. Steam Client Update Released. Team Fortress 2 updated. Zombie Party online...
New AMD & NVIDIA Drivers: PC Everybodys Gone to the Rapture Revealed
New Windows drivers are now available for AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards, as both vendors offer official support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets among other things. The GeForce website points to...
EVE: Valkyrie and Gunjack for Oculus Rift Launch
CCP announces the launch of EVE: Valkyrie and Gunjack for the Oculus Rift. "This is just the beginning of our plans for virtual reality," said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games. "Our goal...
Chronos for Oculus Rift
Gunfire Games announces it is time for Chronos, as the RPG is now on the Oculus store as a launch title for Oculus Rift VR headsets. This trailer offers a look, and here's word on what to expect:...
Gatherings & Competitions
StarCraft II 2016 Ladder Season 2 Begins.
Morning Tech Bits
Watch Dogs 2 Features DirectX 12 Support; Will Be Highly Optimized for AMD. Thanks DSOGaming. PlayStation VR on PC? The "possibility is there" says Sony boss. Microsoft made a version of Windows 10...
Morning Metaverse
Redbox Digital- DVD Rental Giant to Test Digital Streaming, Again. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
Morning Interviews
Matt Chat 333 :Volker Wertich, Father of The Settlers.
Balrum Released
A note about Balrum alerts us to the Steam release of this throwback turn-based RPG, which was not noted here at the time (we apparently missed their crowdfunding campaign, so this is all about the...
ARK: Survival Evolved Updates
The ARK: Survival Evolved Steam forums announces a couple of week-long Easter-related events underway in the survival game. Word is: "ARK Survivors can now experience the one-week-only "Eggcellent...
Battleborn Benedict Video
A new let's play video from Battlborn introduces the Benedict character from Battleborn, Gearbox Software's upcoming first-person shooter/MOBA (thanks PC Gamer). Here's word: GhostRobo takes the...
Morning Consolidation
Big 'Leak' Claims Nintendo NX Is More Powerful Than PS4, But Be Careful. Thanks HARDOCP. The Drop- New PlayStation Games for 3/29/2016.
Morning Previews
Master of Orion on Space Game Junkie. The Sentient on Space Game Junkie. "Detailed yet abstract."
Sunday Metaverse
Mozilla Thunderbird version 38.7.1. Thanks Frans. Gmails encryption warning spurs 25 percent increase in encrypted inbound emails. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. iOS 9.3- The new Night Shift feature...
Sunday Mobilization
KGI: Apple to revamp iPhone lineup in 2017 w/ iPhone 4-like design, AMOLED screen, 5.8-inch model. 2016 iPhone predictions are so last year. Thanks HARDOCP. Face-Off: Nintendo 3DS vs New 3DS.
Sunday Previews
Jalopy on GameWatcher.
Gatherings & Competitions
Receive 5,000 Free Credits For Playing Star Wars Battlefront This Weekend.
Sunday Crowdfunding Roundup
Captain Kaon - Lite is a available for free on itch.io, supporting the Steam Greenlight campaign for this throwback, pixel-art, arcade shooter.
On Sale
The Age of Decadence on Steam. Save 40%.
Steam Top 10
Valve reports the following 10 games were the bestselling titles on Steam for last week: Tom Clancys The Division Stardew Valley ARK: Survival Evolved Tom Clancys The Division Counter-Strike:...
Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumor
There's a post on TechRadar saying Rockstar at one point intended on making an installment in the Grand Theft Auto series set in Tokyo, saying they learned this from "a source close to the company."...
Game Reviews
Fallout 4: Automatron on PC Invasion.
DayZ DirectX 11 Improvements Shown
Bohemia Interactive tweets about performance improvements coming to DayZ in an upcoming version 0.60 update for the zombie game. They point the way to this developer video blog with a performance...
Saturday Consolidation
Leaked Nintendo NX Controller Images Are Fake. Star Wars Battlefront PS4 VR Version Will Showcase the Allure of VR, Sony Says.
Saturday Crowdfunding Roundup
Metal Warrior -- Steam Greenlight. "As a member of the Metal Warrior League, you must race your car in the streets owned by the robots, blasting your way through, if necessary, and deliver the much-n...
Saturday Patches
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 3-25-2016. Dota 2 Update - March 25th 2016. Star Citizen Alpha 2.3 Available. WARMACHINE: Tactics March 2016 Patch Notes. Remember when these...
StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops Bonuses
The StarCraft II website now offers a new Betrayal trailer from StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops, the upcoming single-player campaign coming to the real-time strategy sequel. On a related note, a...
Saturday Tech Bits
How to play your old games in VR with the Rift and Vive. Forgotten audio formats: The Highway Hi-Fi. Seemed like a good idea at the time. AMOLED displays are now cheaper to produce than LCD displays....
Saturday Metaverse
Netflixs US Catalog Has Shrunk by More Than 2,500 Titles in Less Than 2.5 Years. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Tay, the neo-Nazi millennial chatbot, gets autopsied.
Evening Consolidation
Five Fun Facts - The Original Xbox. Thanks Ant. Letter Quest: Grimms Journey Remastered Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. This Week On Xbox March 25, 2016.
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
End Of The Mine (Relaunch) by Skirmish Entertainment Kickstarter. "End of the Mine is a 2D side scrolling platformer that takes place on a deserted planet where you are mining for valuable...
Two Worlds II DLC and Two Worlds III Announced
Publisher TopWare Interactive announces Two Worlds III is now in the concept stage at Reality Pump Studios, saying the RPG is projected for a three-year development cycle. They say to keep an eye...
Gatherings & Competitions
Heroes of the Dorm disqualifies Harvard for cheating. ILL-GOTTEN GAINS Week- Unlock an Exclusive GTA Online T-Shirt, 25% Off ILL-GOTTEN Vehicles and More (March 25 - 31).
Op Ed
On Let's Plays That Dragon, Cancer. Thanks HARDOCP. "We are asking that you return that favor by creating Lets Play videos that dont just rebroadcast the entirety of our content with minimal...
Evening Interviews
Lord of Rigel Interview with James Rorabaugh - SpaceSector.com.
Evening Patches
Zombasite version 0.925. Here are all the changes.
On Sale
Ubisoft Steam sale leaves bundles costing more than individual games. SEGA Spring Sale Part 2 on Green Man Gaming. Shadow Warrior on Steam. Save 90%.
Morning Mobilization
Apple pulls iOS 9.3 update for older devices following activation problems. Sony Will Bring PlayStation Games to iOS and Android Devices. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Nexon and This Game Studio Announce...
Morning Consolidation
Xbox One 1TB EA Sports FIFA 16 Bundle Giveaway. Xbox Live Games With Gold For April 2016.
Morning Interviews
Behind-the-Scenes of Ghost Recon Wildlands Q&A with Nouredine Abboud - UbiBlog.
Gatherings & Competitions
SPJ announces more Bill Kunkel Award winners. Athletes and YouTubers Battle It Out in Day of DOOM Tournament.
PAYDAY 2 Free Week and Free Content
Another chance to play PAYDAY 2 for free is now available through Steam, where Starbreeze's heist sequel is gratis for the next week. This coincides with a sale where you can pick up a copy of the...
Atari Vault Opened
Atari Vault is now available on Steam, offering a chance to relive the bygone youth of you or one of your elderly ancestors who spent time in coin-op arcades or owned an Atari 2600 system (thanks Tom)...
Dark Souls III International Release Clarified
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America has a message for those who have managed to get the Japanese version of Dark Souls III, as this recently launched before the international versions of the action/RPG...
RollerCoaster Tycoon World Early Access Next Week; Refunds Offered
Atari announces that early access to RollerCoaster Tycoon World will begin on March 30th. This is the latest in a series of ups and downs for the theme park sim, as it was due last December before...
Homefront: The Revolution Trailer
A new Guerrilla Warfare 101 trailer from Homefront: The Revolution offers some basic training for the upcoming shooter sequel, showing off combat in an effort to liberate an occupied Philadelphia....
DOOM Trailer
Another new trailer from the new DOOM game is up on Bethesda.net, offering a look at the demons, power weapons, and power-ups in the shooter remake. The accompanying article fills in a lot of details...
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