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Game Reviews
Dark Souls III on Angry Centaur Gaming and Chalgyr's Game Room. Villagers on GameWatcher.
Morning Safety Dance
Top Firefox extensions can hide silent malware using easy pre-fab tool. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
Hardware Reviews
Corsair Gaming Sabre RGB 10k DPI Optical Mouse on eTeknix. Overclockers UK Titan Dark Zone Gaming PC on eTeknix.
Game Reviews
The Walking Dead: Michonne, Episode Two: Give No Shelter on Just Adventure, LLC.
Gatherings & Competitions
CS-GO team pulls off ludicrous double comeback at MLG Columbus.
Steam Top 10
Here's Valve's report of the 10 (seven?) bestselling games on Steam for last week: Tom Clancys The Division Grand Theft Auto V Stardew Valley Fallout 4 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DARK SOULS...
Oculus Rift Privacy Concerns
Now that at least one Oculus Rift has been delivered, details about the terms of service that come with the VR headsets are coming to light. This post hashes through some fine points (thanks Slashdot...
Heroes of the Storm Tracer This Month
Battle.net offers details on Tracer, the Overwatch character that will also be the next hero added to Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's MOBA. They discuss the character a bit and offer this trailer...
Sunday Legal Briefs
Senator: lets fix third-party doctrine that enabled NSA mass snooping. FBI offers crypto assistance to local cops- We are in this together.
Sunday Tech Bits
10 'ARGH!' moments every computer user experiences. Thanks Ant. I Ditched My Glasses For Virtual Reality.
Free Shipping to Compensate for Oculus Rift Delays
Oculus is sending the following email to Oculus Rift preorder customers who were expecting their units that these are delayed, and that it's going to be more than a week before they can even give an...
Saturday Safety Dance
Thanks Ant. FBI takes heat for keeping iPhone hack details under wraps. 5 things you should know about two-factor authentication.
Saturday Tech Bits
Seagate launches world's first USB-C powered 8TB external HDD. Thanks HARDOCP. Why does VR give some people motion sickness? Something something motion? VR rift emerges as Project Cars players can't...
Saturday Mobilization
Acer Predator Z850 Gaming Projector, a real mobile monitor. Thanks HARDOCP.
Gatherings & Competitions
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » MLG Columbus: Quarterfinal Pause.
Saturday Patches
IL-2 Sturmovik Game version 1.201 - Moscow Map and Campaign Open Beta, Ju-88, 64-bit. Thanks Olaf. Spring Championship Bundle Details.
Mass Effect: Andromeda Gameplay Footage?
A NeoGAF thread offers some brief low-rez footage purported to be gameplay from Mass Effect: Andromeda which many feel is legit in spite of the proximity of the release to April Fool's Day (thanks...
Final Blitzkrieg Demo
Battlefront.com announces the release of a playable demo for Final Blitzkrieg, offering the chance to sample this World War II strategy game on Windows or OS X (thanks Olaf). The demo is available on...
Evening Patches
Zombasite version 0.926 is now available. Here are patch notes.
Evening Consolidation
Layoffs at Guitar Hero Live developer. Xbox One 500GB Special Edition Quantum Break Bundle Giveaway. This Week On Xbox April 01, 2016.
Gatherings & Competitions
GTA Online Tornado Week- Lowrider Bonuses, New SUMO Maps - and the Tornado Custom Arriving Tuesday. Counter-Strike Pro Destroys Other Team Seconds After Hosts Question His Strategy.
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
Lord of Poker by LoP Game Corp Kickstarter. "The first Role-playing Poker Game. Entirely new Poker and RPG experience. Raise your Soul, check your Mind!"
On Sale
Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale Enhanced Ediitons on GOG.com. Save 75%. Renowned Explorers: International Society on Steam. Save 33%. Deep Silver Weekend Take Over - Up to 80% off Metro, Dead Rising,...
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture for PC Confirmed
PC support for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture was mentioned in a recent AMD driver release, so the confirmation on PC Gamer that the game is coming to Windows is not a shock. They spoke with Dan...
Fool Me Twice 2016
Introducing Maximum Novadrive - StarCraft II. Playable. MS-DOS Mobile on the Windows Apps on Microsoft Store. Thanks The Flying Penguin. Introducing new delivery technology from Google Express....
Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Released
Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure is now available for Windows on Steam, with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 editions of this dodgeball game to follow next week. This has multiple throwback elements,...
Kenshi Early Access Beta
Lo-Fi Games announces that Kenshi is now in the beta phase on Steam, and various updates mark this new phase in the early access squad-based RPG. This post has details on what's been added to the...
Hyper Light Drifter Released
Steam News announces the release of Hyper Light Drifter for Windows, OS X, and Linux, which carries a 10% launch discount. This is an action/adventure/RPG which contains no hyperspace or drifting,...
Morning Interviews
The Struggle To Bring Back Baldurs Gate After 17 Years. Thanks nin.
Gatherings & Competitions
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » MLG Columbus- Quarterfinals. Heroes of the Storm Spring Championship Recap: Day 1. Hearthstone April 2016 Ranked Play Season Clutches of Evil.
Morning Patches
Dota 2 Update 2 - March 31st, 2016. The Secret World Issue #14: Call of the Nameless Out Now.
Fool Me Once 2016
Thanks Ant. Google disables April Fool joke amid user fury after prank backfires. Thanks nin. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Roach DLC revealed. Thanks Videogamer. Hearthstone: The MMO Unveiled....
Diablo III Season 6 Next Month
Battle.net announces that Season 5 for Diablo III will soon draw to a close. They outline their end-of-season procedures, which are not really changed from the past, and offer a schedule showing...
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Released
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear is now available for Windows and OS X, offering a new expansion Beamdog's Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition that's set between the first two Baldur's Gate RPGs. This...
Endless Legends Shifters Next Week
Amplitude Studios announces the Shifters expansion for Endless Legends will be released on April 7th, adding a new faction, enhanced winter mechanics, and more to the 4X strategy game. This trailer...
DOOM Cinematic
Bethesda.net offers a new Fight Like Hell cinematic trailer from DOOM, the upcoming reboot of DOOM. Word is: "Fight. Like. Hell. Celebrate DOOM's upcoming launch with our all-new live-action...
Total War: WARHAMMER Trailer
SEGA offers a new trailer from Total War: WARHAMMER shows off Vampire Counts (no relation) in the upcoming strategy game, including unusuakl gameplay mechanics, like the ability to recruit the dead,...
Stronghold Crusader 2 Free Weekend
Steam News announces a free weekend is now underway for Stronghold Crusader 2, and you can play the besieged strategy sim gratis through midday Monday. Here's a description of the game: "Stronghold...
Knights of Pen & Paper 2 Free Expansion
Paradox Interactive has released a new free expansion titled Back to the Source for Knights of Pen & Paper 2 for Windows, OS X, Linux PCs, and mobiles. Here's a rundown on what this adds to their...
Ships Ahoy - Ashes of the Singularity
Stardock now offers Ashes of the Singularity, their new real-time strategy game built on their new Nitrous 3D engine which supports advanced features including DirectX 12. Details, including how to...
Call of Duty Black Ops III Eclipse Expansion Details
Activision offers details on Eclipse, the next expansion for Call of Duty Black Ops III, saying this will launch first on April 19th for PlayStation 4, so Windows and Xbox One players can expect...
The Division DLC Next Month
UbiBlog has details on a free Incursions DLC pack coming on April 12th to The Division, Ubisoft's third-person shooter, saying this will be followed by another free update called Conflict and they...
The Metronomicon Announced
Kasedo Games announces The Metronomicon, calling this a fusion of a storytelling RPG with a button-mashing rhythm game, sure to appeal to fans of both genres, as well as to those who enjoy merging...
Gatherings & Competitions
Junior Could Get College Scholarship For Playing Video Games. Thanks Kxmode. $50,000 Killing Floor 2 Mapping Competition phase 2 winners announced.
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
A Game of Changes -- Steam Greenlight. "Unravel and decipher the elements and the symbols, and journey through the 64 unique puzzle worlds that draw inspiration and teachings from the I Ching [Book...
Descent: Underground Adds VR Support
Descendent Studios announces the addition of full virtual reality support to Descent: Underground, their crowdfunded 6DoF shooter prequel that's currently available as an early access title on their...
Unravel Free Trial
The Origin Games Trials Page now offers a playable trial version of Unravel, offering the chance to unwind with the first level of this offbeat adventure/puzzle game for 10 full hours without paying...
Quoteworthy - MS on Halo 5 Skipping PCs
"In terms of Halo FPS on PC, I think theres a ton of opportunity for us right now, but I dont want to get into a world where were looking back, like at Halo 5," spins Microsoft's Phil Spencer in...
Marketing & Malpractice Coming to Big Pharma Next Month
Cliffski's Blog announces a Marketing & Malpractice expansion coming to Big Pharma, the simulation of the world of legal drug cartels. This is apparently quite groovy, as that word is used to...
New Space Sim HOTAS
Mad Catz announces the Saitek X-56 Rhino H.O.T.A.S. Advanced Flight Control System, a flight stick setup specifically for the re-emerging space simulation genre. Here's the thinking behind this: "Buil...
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