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Does Diablo 3 patch 2.4 impact console performance? The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 1/19/2016.

Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces on Steam. Save 75%. The Wolf Among Us on Steam. Save 75%.

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...

Apple will start charging for iTunes Radio on January 28th. Thanks HARDOCP. AOL considering brand change. Thanks HARDOCP.

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...

AMD's Vulkan Driver Will Only Work With The AMDGPU Kernel Driver.

The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Racist, violent video game shut down thanks to petition. Or, Media Outlets Lie About Survival Island 3; Game Gets Pulled From iTunes, Google.

PSA: More Free Xbox One and Xbox 360 Games Now Available.

Matt Chat 323: Styg on Underrail and RPG Mechanics. Thanks Ant.

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

Among the Sleep on Steam. Save 60%. Weekend Promo: Worlds Collide on GOG.com.

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'...

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...

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...

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 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...

Intel Reports Full-Year Revenue of $55.4 Billion, Net Income of $11.4 Billion. Thanks HARDOCP.

How Twitter quietly banned hate speech last year.

Should you install Linux on a gaming laptop? Thanks Linux Today via Ant.

Toki Tori 2+ coming to PS4 next month, with added telepathic frogs.

Blood Bowl 2 World Cup next month. Wrong kind of football, but Super Bowl is a trademark.

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...

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...

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...

Zero-Day FFmpeg Vulnerability Lets Anyone Steal Files from Remote Machines. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

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....

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

Find all those Twitch Plays streams easily with new Twitch directory.

US government announces $4 billion self-driving car program. Thanks HARDOCP. HARVEST MOON- Seeds Of Memories on the App Store.

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...

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...

iThrive and the University of Utah Announce Empathy Games Competition.

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...

Here's When Xbox One Background Music Is Coming at the Earliest. Street Fighter 5 Gets 3GB PS4 Update.

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.

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...

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...