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Surprise hit Stardew Valley lands atop this week's list of the 10 bestselling games on Steam for last week: Stardew Valley Tom Clancys The Division Far Cry Primal Tom Clancys The Division Gold...

Steam announces they are now in early beta testing of SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode, which will you allow you to ogle games with your goggles, even if they do not have inherent virtual reality support....

There's a Personality Test on the Paradox Plaza to help gauge your sociopathic tendencies, or something. The odd clues may give a hint about what this leads to, but what we know for now is that it...

The news post on the Roberts Space Industries website covers the release of a new version 2.2.alpha patch for Star Citizen, and announces that another free fly week is underway to allow folks to...

Go ahead, make some free, end-to-end encrypted video calls on Wire.

PlayStation Blogcast Episode 200: PS We Love You Too.

Legion TD 2 by AutoAttack Games Kickstarter. Now funded.

Polygon notes a GameStop listing for a STAR WARS Battlefront: Outer Rim, a downloadable expansion for the Star Wars action game they indicate will be released on April 5th. The listing is for...

Here's a video from Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, offering an overview of this strategy game featuring fleets of gigantic spaceships, and celebrating the launch of the game's beta for those who...

Fatshark CEO Martin Wahlund talks Warhammer- End Times - Vermintide Chalgyr's Game Room.

Herolike on Chalgyr's Game Room.

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...

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...

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 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...

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'...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

World of Tanks version 9.14 Patch Notes.

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...

Link of the Day: Marvel's Captain America- Civil War - Trailer 2.

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...

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...

Feds fire back on San Bernardino iPhone, noting that Apple has accommodated China. A typo costs bank hackers nearly $1B.

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...

Where Gawker editor draws the line: A sex-tape of a 4-year-old.

Sony Exec Admits PlayStation VR May Not Match Oculus Rift in Terms of Quality. Guitar Hero Live adds Incubus, Manson, Halestorm and more.

Battleborn on PC Gamer. "Incursion mode is a true MOBA first-person shooter."

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."