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Sunday Consolidation
Does Diablo 3 patch 2.4 impact console performance? The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 1/19/2016.
On Sale
Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces on Steam. Save 75%. The Wolf Among Us on Steam. Save 75%.
Steam Top 10
Valve reports the following nine titles are the ten bestsellers on Steam for last week: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Pre-Purchase (ROW) Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Tom...
Sunday Metaverse
Apple will start charging for iTunes Radio on January 28th. Thanks HARDOCP. AOL considering brand change. Thanks HARDOCP.
Keep Your Free CONSORTIUM
The CONSORTIUM free weekend we mentioned on Friday rolls along on Steam. This is actually more generous than we first reported, however, as it's not just for this weekend. Word is "Anyone who gets...
Saturday Tech Bits
AMD's Vulkan Driver Will Only Work With The AMDGPU Kernel Driver.
Saturday Metaverse
The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
Saturday Mobilization
Racist, violent video game shut down thanks to petition. Or, Media Outlets Lie About Survival Island 3; Game Gets Pulled From iTunes, Google.
Saturday Consolidation
PSA: More Free Xbox One and Xbox 360 Games Now Available.
Saturday Interviews
Matt Chat 323: Styg on Underrail and RPG Mechanics. Thanks Ant.
Diablo III Season 5 Begins
Battle.net announces that Season 5 of Diablo III is now underway. Here's word: Season 5 will offer unique rewards and new challenges for players, including new cosmetic items, an exclusive...
MS: New CPUs Will Require Windows 10 (or Linux)
ZDNet has word that Microsoft has figured out another way to strong-arm users into adopting Windows 10, saying some upcoming new CPUs will require Windows 10 (or, you know, Linux). Microsoft...
Vivendi Sells Activision Stake
Vivendi announces the "unwinding of hedge and disposal of Activision Blizzard shares." The financial relationship between the two companies is probably too complicated to be understood by non bean-co...
Steamship Ahoy - Echoes Of Aetheria
Steam News announces the release of Echoes Of Aetheria, saying the retro-styled RPG for Windows is 15% off for the first week. Here's word on the game: Two nations finally achieve peace, marked by a...
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Released
Steam News announces that Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is now available as promised for Windows. Word is: "The next exciting chapter in the Dragons Dogma franchise delivering a huge brand new area,...
On Sale
Among the Sleep on Steam. Save 60%. Weekend Promo: Worlds Collide on GOG.com.
Evening Patches
The Humble Store Winter Sale is underway. CONSORTIUM version 1.25 is here. Dota 2 Update - January 14th, 2016. Fallout 4 version 1.3 Beta Update. Thanks GameSpot. Zombasite version 0.915. Here's what'...
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Video
Another new trailer from Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is online, paving the way for next week's release of the land-based installment in the Homeworld series. "The Transmission" trailer offers a look...
Free Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Square Enix tweets that they are celebrating the life of David Bowie by giving away keys for free copies of Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Quantic Dream's 1999 adventure game featuring Bowie music as well...
CONSORTIUM Free Weekend
Steam News announces this weekend you can play CONSORTIUM for free all weekend, offering the chance to sample this "first person science-fiction role-playing experience." Here's word on the game,...
John Romero's New DOOM Level
John Romero tweets that he has created his first new level for DOOM in 21 years: "It's been 21 years since I made a DOOM level. Here's my version of E1M8 using DOOM1.WAD. https://www.dropbox.com/s/2x2...
Morning Tech Bits
Intel Reports Full-Year Revenue of $55.4 Billion, Net Income of $11.4 Billion. Thanks HARDOCP.
Morning Metaverse
How Twitter quietly banned hate speech last year.
Morning Mobilization
Should you install Linux on a gaming laptop? Thanks Linux Today via Ant.
Morning Consolidation
Toki Tori 2+ coming to PS4 next month, with added telepathic frogs.
Gatherings & Competitions
Blood Bowl 2 World Cup next month. Wrong kind of football, but Super Bowl is a trademark.
The Division Beta This Month
UbiBlog announces plans to test The Division, saying the closed beta for the upcoming shooter/RPG will be a 24 hour exclusive on Xbox One before it launches for Windows and PlayStation 4 on January...
New Star Citizen Alpha
The Roberts Space Industries website announces a new version 2.1 alpha of Star Citizen is now available for backers of Cloud Imperium's space combat game. Word is this is more stable than the...
Heavy Gear Assault Production "Restructured"
An unconfirmed report on MMORPG.com outlines problems with development of Heavy Gear Assault, the crowdfunded MMO mech game. They quote a couple of anonymous sources saying the developers of the game...
Morning Safety Dance
Zero-Day FFmpeg Vulnerability Lets Anyone Steal Files from Remote Machines. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
2015 in Games on Kickstarter: Kittens, Zombies, and Kung Fu. Video games attract $46M in pledges. Moor - A 3D dungeon crawler game -- Steam Greenlight. inspired by Delver. Thanks Indie Retro News....
On Sale
Humble Weekly Bundle: Full Motion Video (pay what you want and help charity). League of Legends 2016 Season kickoff sale. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 01.15 - 01.18. Oceanhorn- Monster...
Medieval II: Total War for OS X & Linux
Steam News announces that the OS X and Linux/SteamOS editions of Medieval II: Total War and Medieval II: Total War - Kingdoms are now available. That covers most of the brief post: Both Medieval II:...
OmniBus This Spring
Devolver Digital announces plans to publish OmniBus for Windows, OS X, and Linux this spring, presenting a new backstory for the throwback crowdfunded title, saying it was intended as a launch title...
Dying Light: The Following Vehicle Customization
A new trailer from Dying Light: The Following shows off ways you can pimp your ride in the upcoming expansion for Techland's zombie expansion. Dirt buggy customization options include mundane options...
New Hitman Goes Fully Episodic
IO Interactive has cancelled their complicated rollout plan for their new Hitman game, announcing the assassination sequel will instead be released in familiar episodic format throughout 2016...
Cobalt February 2nd
Mojang announces a February 2nd release date for Cobalt, following news last year that the platformer would come in February. This is coming to multiple platforms, and the post has some specifics...
PAYDAY 2 & Goat Simulator Crossover DLC
Steam News announces the release of new crossover DLC for both PAYDAY 2 and Goat Simulator, coinciding with a 75% off sale on each title: Save 75% on PAYDAY 2 and Goat Simulator as part of this week's...
Evening Safety Dance
Thanks j.c.f. Three XSS Bugs Found on Mozilla's Add-ons and Support Portals. IoT Devices Easily Hacked to be Backdoors: Experiment. Evil OpenSSH servers can steal your private login keys to other...
Evening Tech Bits
The Great PC Decline Isn't As Bad As It Looks. Thanks HARDOCP. Tested- Oculus Rift vs HTC Vive Pre. The OpenGL Speed & Perf-Per-Watt From The Radeon HD 2000-3000 Series Through The R9 Fury. CES 2016:...
Evening Metaverse
Find all those Twitch Plays streams easily with new Twitch directory.
Evening Mobilization
US government announces $4 billion self-driving car program. Thanks HARDOCP. HARVEST MOON- Seeds Of Memories on the App Store.
Evening Consolidation
Xbox Live Gold Members Can Play Every Game In EA Access Free Next Week Only On Xbox One. Nintendo Kicks Of Winter Warm Up eShop Sale. Rock Band 1 Export Now Available For Rock Band 4 On PlayStation...
Gatherings & Competitions
Details and qualifier information for CS-GO at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice. ARK: Survival Evolved International Modding Contest. ESPN now has its own dedicated eSports zone. Titan shuts down when...
Gatherings & Competitions
iThrive and the University of Utah Announce Empathy Games Competition.
Pro Basketball Manager 2016 Tips Off
Umix and Cyanide announce the release of Pro Basketball Manager 2016, allowing you to take on the role of GM and coach of an international basketball team. This is offered via digital distribution...
Morning Consolidation
Here's When Xbox One Background Music Is Coming at the Earliest. Street Fighter 5 Gets 3GB PS4 Update.
Morning Interviews
Shut Up and Talk: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman Part 1 and Part 2. Todd Harris on SMITE's-Hi-Rez's Community, Growth, and Company Culture - Ten Ton Hammer.
Five Nights at Freddy's World Next Month
A Steam Community Group Announcement offers a release date for Five Nights at Freddy's World, saying the RPG based on the jump-scare game will arrive on February 19th (thanks The Escapist). Developer...
Knights of Pen & Paper II: There Be Dragons Released
Paradox Interactive now offers There Be Dragons, a new expansion for Knights of Pen & Paper II, their meta-RPG sequel. You can pick this up on the Paradox Interactive Store, where they have all the...
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