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Saturday Interviews
Fatshark CEO Martin Wahlund talks Warhammer- End Times - Vermintide Chalgyr's Game Room.
Saturday Previews
Herolike on Chalgyr's Game Room.
Street Fighter V New Character & Patch Plans
CapCom Unity has details on Alex, the first new character being added to Street Fighter V, offering images of him in the game, and an outline of all his abilities. This includes details about...
Carbine Layoffs
WildStar Forums have an announcement from Carbine announcing layoffs at the developer, attributing these to the transition of Wildstar to a live game and the cancellation of plans to bring the sci-fi...
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Trailer
Tripwire Interactive has released the first gameplay trailer from Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, saying the footage in this "boots on the ground" video is from an alpha version of the upcoming shooter...
Ares Omega Released
Ares Omega is now available on Steam, offering a top-down rogue-lite shooter for Windows. The game carries a 10% launch discount for the next week, and here's more on what it offers: "You play as a...
Alekhine's Gun Released
Maximum Games announces the release of Alekhine's Gun, calling this a spiritual successor to Death to Spies, the Smershy shooter. There are details on the game and where to pick it up on the Alekhine'...
Rocket League & Dying Light Crossover
Techland announces the availability of a Rocket League-themed paint job in Dying Light, saying players can redeem this by entering the code "LightMyRocket" on the Weapon Dockets page. They offer this...
Hearthstone Whispers of the Old Gods Expansion Announced
Blizzard announces Whispers of the Old Gods, an upcoming expansion for Hearthstone, adding 134 new cards to the game. The Hearthstone website offers a cinematic trailer, and here's word from the...
Rise of the Tomb Raider DirectX 12 Patch
This Steam Community Group Announcement has details on a new patch for Rise of the Tomb Raider that adds DirectX 12 support to the Windows edition of the adventure game (a patch for those who got the...
Serious Sam Engine Released
The Croteam website has word that Croteam has released the source code to the Serious Engine version 1.10, which powered the original Serious Sam games (thanks Seriously!). All the files are posted...
Fractured Space Adds Custom Matches
This post has details on a new patch that's now live on Steam for Fractured Space, adding custom matches to Edge Case Games' space-based MOBA. There is a new Fractured Fight Club Steam Group to help...
Deathsmiles Released
Degica announces the release of Deathsmiles for Windows on Steam, saying for the first week of availability this bullet hell shooter will carry a 10% discount and come with a free copy of the...
HITMAN Released
The HITMAN website announces the release of episode one of the new HITMAN game, confirming our suspicions that they omitted a "pm" from their launch schedule. They discuss what's available now, and...
Book of Demons Announced
Independent developer Thing Trunk announces Book of Demons, a fantasy-themed action/RPG coming to Windows in the third quarter of this year. They describe this as a cross between Paper Mario and...
WWE 2K16 Released for Windows
2K announces the release of the Windows edition of WWE 2K16, saying this version of the professional wrestling simulation include all previously released DLC, and a playable Arnold Schwarzenegger "as...
Diablo II Patch Adds OS X Support
No, we didn't forget an "I" in that headline, as Battle.net has word on a new patch that's now available for Diablo II, updating the 15+ year-old action/RPG to version 1.14a (thanks Diabloii.Net)....
Limit Theory Engine Tune-up
A post on the Limit Theory Forums has a status report on this crowdfunded procedural space simulation, which has had its share of ups and downs along the way. An update last year reassured backers...
EverQuest Next Cancelled
A post on the Daybreak Games website from company president Russell Shanks announces that they are cancelling plans for EverQuest Next, a planned reboot of the classic MMORPG (thanks Tom). Here's...
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
Echoes of the First Dreamer by Highwire Games Kickstarter. "The musical prequel to 'Golem' from Marty O'Donnell, the award-winning composer of the music from Halo, Myth and Destiny." Thanks...
HITMAN Release
The HITMAN website announces the release of episode one of the new HITMAN game, confirming http://www.bluesnews.com/s/169828/hitman-launch-schedule{e} that they omitted a "pm" from their launch...
RIVE Will Be Two Tribes' Final Game
Two Tribes announces RIVE will be the final game from this indie developer, saying this "metal wrecking, robot hacking shooter" will come in September of this year. After that they will continue to...
Upwards, Lonely Robot Released
Upwards, Lonely Robot is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a quirky platformer that involves a tower, but no tower defense. This recent teaser trailer shows how this works, and here's an...
Ashes of the Singularity This Month
Stardock announces plans to launch Ashes of the Singularity on March 31st, though early access to their new real-time strategy game remains available up to then through Steam. There's a Steam...
Killing Floor 2 Workshop Support
Tripwire Interactive announces a new patch is now available on Steam to update the early access version of Killing Floor 2, adding Steam Workshop support to the co-op zombie shooter. This is the only...
Moving Hazard Early Access
Psyop Games and IllFonic have launched early access to Moving Hazard, on Steam, offering a chance to play this multiplayer shooter where hordes of zombies are part of everyone's arsenal. Here's a...
CDPR Game Coming This Year; Not Cyberpunk 2077
There were indications at the end of last year that CD Projekt RED was planning to release Cyberpunk 2077 by the end of this year, but a new strategy roadmap from the developer says their cyberpunk...
Urban Empire Announced
Kalypso Media announces Urban Empire, a new city planning IP coming to PCs in Q3 of this year, and a Steam page is already in place for the game. They say they will unveil more fully next week at GDC,...
Free Awesomenauts Weekend
Steam News announces we can play Awesomenauts for free all weekend, and those who enjoy the three-on-three platformer can pick it up on sale for 75% off. Here's a reminder of what to expect from the...
HITMAN Launch Schedule
The HITMAN website has a global launch schedule for the rollout of episode one of the new HITMAN series. This can be complicated for various consoles, but plans for the PC edition of the game are...
Morning Patches
World of Tanks version 9.14 Patch Notes.
New Radeon Crimson Drivers
AMD now offers new Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 drivers for AMD graphics cards, which include support for the new HITMAN game, as well as per-game display scaling (thanks Mashiki). Here's...
Into the Black
Link of the Day: Marvel's Captain America- Civil War - Trailer 2.
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Heroes of the Storm Rule the Court with Azmodunk… Beat Da Beat on Steam combines the rhythm of a bullet hell game with the hell of a rhythm game. Or something like that… RIFT 5th...
Dead Island 2 Lives
Sumo Digital has taken over development of Dead Island 2, reports MCV, following up on the news from last summer that publisher Deep Silver had removed Yager Productions from the zombie sequel, which...
Evening Legal Briefs
Feds fire back on San Bernardino iPhone, noting that Apple has accommodated China. A typo costs bank hackers nearly $1B.
Evening Safety Dance
Thanks j.c.f. Mock cyberattack tests response. Microsoft Updates Windows, Browsers to Patch Critical Flaws. Adobe Patches Flaws in Acrobat, Reader, Digital Editions. KeRanger Ransomware Is Actually...
Morning Metaverse
Where Gawker editor draws the line: A sex-tape of a 4-year-old.
Morning Consolidation
Sony Exec Admits PlayStation VR May Not Match Oculus Rift in Terms of Quality. Guitar Hero Live adds Incubus, Manson, Halestorm and more.
Morning Previews
Battleborn on PC Gamer. "Incursion mode is a true MOBA first-person shooter."
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
ONE TOWER by SkyReacher Kickstarter. "OneTower is a fast-paced head-to-head MOBA. Unleash customized minion waves and command a powerful Hero to destroy the enemy tower."
Evening Patches
Game Tycoon 2 Update to 0.5.1 released. Heroes of the Storm Balance Update Notes March 9, 2016. Minecraft 1.9.1 Pre-Release 1. Star Citizen Alpha 2.2.1.
HITMAN 360-Degree Live-Action Video
This video is a live-action promotion for the new HITMAN, offering a 360-degree view of the action in glorious 4K resolution to celebrate plans to release the stealth assassination game's first...
Lord of Rigel This Year
Publisher Iceberg Interactive announces they will publish Lord of Rigel in Q4 of this year, offering a 4X space strategy game with real-time combat that developer Rhombus Studios crowdfunded last...
Gatherings & Competitions
Canadian Championships for Street Fighter V are looking for Canada's best players. Heroes of the Storm Preseason Leaderboards: February 2016. World of Warcraft Arena Skirmishes Bonus Event.
On Sale
Heroes of the Storm Weekly Sale: March 8 15, 2016. ShellShock Live on Steam. Save 33%.
Mirage: Arcane Warfare Announced
Torn Banner Studios unveils Mirage: Arcane Warfare, a new multiplayer first-person shooter from the developer of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, saying this will make a fuller debut next week at the Game...
DOOM Closed Beta This Month; New MP Trailer
Bethesda.net announces a March 31st start date for closed beta testing of DOOM, saying id Software's return to the first-person shooter series is still on track for release on May 13th. They offer a...
Tom Clancy's The Division Sets Ubi Records
Ubisoft claims a couple of one-day company sales records were set by Tom Clancy's The Division, saying no previous release has sold through more units in its first 24 hours, nor have they ever sold...
Morning Interviews
Interview with Erin Reynolds of Flying Mollusk, Creator of Nevermind - Just Adventure, LLC.
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