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Ubisoft announces plans for open beta testing for Tom Clancy's The Division that will run from February 19th through the 21st on Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. They say preloads of the beta...

As promised, closed beta testing of Overwatch resumes today, offering testers an updated version of the teamplay shooter. Those interested in participating can attempt to solicit an invitation by...

ICYMI: Ubisoft Graduate Program Q&A.

A Big Phone Works for Everyone But You. Thanks OS news via Ant.

This Weeks Xbox Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale. Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition Is Now Available For Xbox One. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 Is Now Available For Xbox...

Star Citizen: 10 for the Developers - Roberts Space Industries.

A new update on Steam for ARK: Survival Evolved updates the early access survival game to build 235, adding new content, including the Phorusrhacidae Rapidesultor, aka the terror bird, and the...

CapCom Unity now offers a full-length CG trailer from Street Fighter V, the upcoming Vth installment in the brawler series. Here's the accompanying update, sung to the tune of the Rolling Stones'...

Day 3 of the Steam Lunar New Year Sale. FPS Heroes 2 Bundle on Bundle Stars. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 02.09 - 02.12.

Forgotten Hope mod for Battlefield 2 updated to version 2.5. Thanks Task.

Sand of the Damned, the first DLC for Valhalla Hills, is now available on Steam as a free download for owners of this Windows, Linux, and OS X strategy game. This trailer offers a look, and this post...

BANDAI NAMCO offers the introductory cinematic from Dark Souls III, the next installment in FROMSOFTWARE's action/RPG series. Here's word on what this shows: In venturing North, the Pilgrims discover...

A post on the DUST 514 Forums has early details on CCP's plans for an Unreal Engine 4 shooter for PC based on DUST 514 (thanks DSOGaming). This is actually from last week following the news that the...

Google pushes further into virtual reality with new headset. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. ViewSonics New High Performance XG Gaming Monitors Now Shipping.

MX vs ATV Supercross Encore finally heading to Xbox One. Cel Damage HD now officially announced for the Xbox One. Microsoft responds to, apologizes for, Red Dead Redemption's brief backward...

City of the Shroud: Tactical RPG With Community-Driven Story by Abyssal Arts Kickstarter. "A tactical fighting RPG where battles unfold in real-time, and every single player influences a live...

XCOM 2 invades the GFK Chart-Track U.K. PC top 30 for the week ending February 6th, knocking Football Manager 2016 into the second position. Call of Duty: Black Ops III is now number one on the all...

Age of Decadence on Matt Chat. Thanks Ant. American Truck Simulator on Gaming Nexus. Assassin's Creed Chronicles on GameWatcher. Hard West on Chalgyr's Game Room. Space Moth DX on Christ Centered...

T9000 Backdoor Malware Targets Skype Users, Records Conversations. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. UK-US deal would allow MI5 to get chat, e-mails directly from US companies. Oracle issues emergency patch...

A Kickstarter update for Unsung Story has the news that development is suspended on this planned spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics (thanks Eurogamer). The game was funded about a year ago,...

Hitman Beta FAQ on the official Hitman website has details on beta testing of the upcoming assassination game, which launches this week for PlayStation 4 and next week for PC. They include a beta...

Even With Telemetry Disabled, Windows 10 Talks To Dozens of Microsoft Servers. Thanks Verno.

The Talos Principle will support Vulkan first screenshot released. Har har. Thanks Xil. Intel Skylake Non-K OC KOed by ASRock. Thanks HARDOCP.

World's internet traffic to surpass one zettabyte in 2016. Thanks HARDOCP. Twitter has shut down over 125,000 accounts for promoting terrorism. Facebook in 2030- 5 billion users, says Zuck. Thanks...

The Binding of Isaac rejected by Apple due to violence towards children.

Red Dead Redemption is now backward compatible on Xbox One.

Viva Las Vegas- NA Spring Finals heading to Vegas. At 7-0, North America's Best League Of Legends Team Has Nothing To Prove.

Just seven games comprise the Steam Top 10 this week, as XCOM 2 holds four of the top five positions on Valve's report on last week's bestselling games. Here's the list: XCOM 2 XCOM 2: Pre-Order XCOM...

We haven't heard much about Titanfall 2 since the shooter sequel was confirmed last May, but now an interview on Forbes with lead writer Jesse Stern says the game will feature a full dedicated single-...

David Perry interview on Lost Treasures of Gaming, Episode 19: Earthworm Jim -- OMG! Nexus.

Hulu Could Lose Next-Day Programming?

Possible Mobile Version Of The Binding Of Isaac- Rebirth Teased.

Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat on Christ Centered Gamer. Star Citizen Monthly Studio Report on Roberts Space Industries.

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Project Resurgence- A New Oldschool cRPG by Nectar Game Studios Kickstarter. Funding in reach, but only four days to go. Thanks Mark.

A Call of Duty tweet informs everyone a double weapon experience weekend is now underway to help you train your guns to shoot better in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The accompanying graphic indicates...

Wastelands Interactive announces Planar Conquest, a turn-based strategy game that re-imagines and expands upon Worlds of Magic, a Windows 4X strategy game released last year following a successful...

Todd Howard will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at GDC 2016. Hearthstone January 2016 Ranked Play Season Final Rankings. Heroes of the Storm North American Spring Regionals in Los Angeles. GTA...

Far Cry Primal Developer Q&A Part 1 Creating the Unexpected -- UbiBlog.

Axes and Acres by BrainGoodGames Kickstarter. "Bursting with difficult decisions, Axes and Acres is big strategy in a small game. Work your brain to farm, build, and survive!" Battalion 1944 (PC-XB...

EA Completionist Pack on GOG.com.

Dota 2 Update - February 5th, 2016. Rise of the Tomb Raider version 1.0.610.1. Thanks HARDOCP. Ryse: Son of Rome on Steam. Save 66%. Zombasite version 0.918. Here's the change list.

The Steam Lunar New Year Sale is underway. Thousands of games on sale between now and February 12th and a monkey-themed branching adventure theme. Word is: It is Lunar New Year once again, a time to...

The Dota 2 blog announces the addition of a bonus quest to the recently released 2016 Battle Pass for Dota 2, Valve's MOBA. This is accompanied by a balance update. Here's word: To celebrate New...

Harebrained Schemes now offers Shadowrun: Hong Kong Extended Edition, an updated version of Shadowrun: Hong Kong that adds improvements and an audio commentary to the tactical RPG sequel along with a...

Ubisoft announces "TrackMania Turbo starts engines when lights turn green on March 22," which is another way of saying that is when to expect the new installment in Nadeo's time-trial racing series...

World of Warships: x2 First-Win Bonus Every Weekend in February. Marvel Puzzle Quest- Dark Reign Is Now Available For Xbox One. Krinkle Krusher Is Now Available For Xbox One. Dad Beat Dads Is Now...

Orcs Must Die! Unchained beta patch version 2.7. "Additionally, the attention in this update has been paid especially to role, crafting and talent systems."

A Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 myClub edition is now available on Steam as a free-to-play "entry level" edition of the association football/soccer simulation. This offers a gratis subset of the game,...

Daybreak Games announces that H1Z1 is being split into two separate games, rather than being a single zombie survival game as originally planned. What was the core of the original planned game is now...