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Scrolls Gold Bonus
Mojang announces a double gold weekend is underway for Scrolls, their recently updated and condemned virtual card game: With the release of all those lovely new scrolls in Echoes, and the imminence...
Anna's Quest Begins
Daedalic Entertainment announces the worldwide release of Anna's Quest, a new adventure game for Windows, OS X, and Linux. This is offered through GOG.com and Steam, with each site offering a 10%...
Stronghold Crusader 2: Free and Paid DLC Released
Two new DLC packs are now available for Stronghold Crusader 2 on Steam, one a free map pack, and the other a premium pack called The Templar & The Duke launched with a 33% discount. This trailer...
Steamship Ahoy - Legends of Eisenwald
Aterdux Entertainment announces the release of Legends of Eisenwald on Steam, a medieval adventure game that carries a 15% launch discount. They celebrate the news with a new gameplay trailer as well...
Team Fortress 2 Gun Metal Update
A new version of Team Fortress 2 is now automatically available through Steam, and the Team Fortress 2 blog has the complete patch notes for what they're calling the Gun Metal update for the teamplay...
Swords Coast Legends Stream Today
A livestream is planned today on Twitch for Swords Coast Legends, offering an extended look at the E3 presentation for n-Space's upcoming Dungeons & Dragons RPG. Things get underway at 3:00 pm EDT...
World of Warships Open Beta
Wargaming announces that open beta testing is now underway for World of Warships, their naval combat MMOG. There are three websites serving this up, depending on your territory: North America, Europe,...
Heroes of the Storm Player Bans/XP Boost
A number of new threads appeared overnight on the official forums for Heroes of the Storm complaining of temporary bans Blizzard has handed out for toxic behavior in the MOBA. There are complaints...
Into the Black
Link of the Day: Terminator Genisys: Re-creating 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger for the summer's coolest fight scene. Thanks Derek.
Keystone Unlocked: Intruder Unveils DE's Card Game
There's a conspicuous space on this reddit thread where there previously had been a story from someone who claimed to have sneaked into the offices of Digital Extremes, actually uncovering an...
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - Supremacy Released
Activision announces that PC-loving Microsoft's Xbox exclusivity on the Supremacy DLC for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has concluded, and the pack is now available for Windows as well as a couple...
Ship Ahoy - Revolution Under Siege Gold
Slitherine announces the release of Revolution Under Siege Gold, an updated edition of this strategy game centered around the Russian Revolution. This is available through the AGEod website, where...
ELEX Announced
Publisher Nordic Games announces ELEX, a new action/RPG coming to PC and consoles in winter 2016/2017 from Piranha Bytes, developer of the Gothic and Risen series, calling this "by far the most...
March of Industry Announced
Archive Entertainment announces March of Industry is the next release from the developer of 8BitMMO, saying this management simulation set in a former Soviet republic is coming to Windows, OS X, and...
Morning Patches
World of Warcraft Patch 6.2 Hotfixes - July 1.
Op Ed
Ars Technica - The filler problem: Why Grand Theft Auto is wasting your time. "Instead, they're just... dull. This filler content serves only to remind the player that, yes, you can walk, drive, and...
Gatherings & Competitions
Comedian Joel Dommett to host this year's Develop Awards.
Gatherings & Competitions
The International prize pool breaks $15 million. Rare co-founders to receive top honour at Develop Awards. Road to BlizzCon- WoW North American Arena Qualifiers. Ubisoft Is Heading to San Diego...
Evening Interviews
EA's Moore: "A lot of publishers just throw stuff up against a wall." Risk-takers always good for a laugh.
Evening Patches
Team Fortress 2 Update Released. Team Fortress 2 Update Released.
On Sale
Austin High on Steam. Save 40%. Gaming In Color on Steam. Save 33%. Humble Gamer Comics Bundle. Mafia II on Steam. Save 80%.
Gunpowder on Steam Next Week
Rogue Rocket Games announces that Gunpowder is coming to Windows, OS X, and Linux, offering PC gamers the chance to try this action game that has already blown up on mobile. The game will be released...
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut Announced
NeocoreGames announces they've sold more that one million games in The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing series of action/RPGs, celebrating the news with the announcement of The Incredible...
Second Might & Magic Heroes VII Closed Beta Coming
UbiBlog announces that the closed beta for Might & Magic Heroes VII has concluded, but that a second closed beta will come before the release of the strategy sequel in September. They guarantee...
ARK: Survival Evolved OS X & Linux Early Access
The OS X and Linux editions of ARK: Survival Evolved are now available on Steam along with the Windows edition of the Early Access dinosaur infested survival game. All three editions support cross-pla...
Morning Patches
Dota 2 Update - June 30th, 2015. Orcs Must Die! Unchained version 2.3 released. Thanks VG247. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt FREE DLC #13.
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
You are free to crowdfund- Kickstarter wins its first patent case. As Greece falls in arrears, one man wants to crowdfund 1.6 billion payment.
Grand Theft Auto Online Bonus Cash & RP
Rockstar Games announces they are handing out double experience and cash in Grand Theft Auto Online through the coming weekend: No matter where youre from, you can celebrate American grandiosity...
SMITE Patch Adds New God
A new patch is now live in SMITE, updating Hi-Rez Studios' MOBA with new content, including a new god, Ravana, The Demon King of Lanka, a combo-breaker with martial arts skills. This page has all the...
Renowned Explorers: International Society in September
Abbey Games announces a August September 2nd release date for Renowned Explorers: International Society, a strategy/adventure game, saying this is coming to retail as well as Steam. A new trailer...
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round PC PvP Features Still Missing
A new post by Team Ninja addresses the online functionality of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round that was missing from the PC edition of the fighting game (thanks Polygon via VG247). They express regrets...
Kotaku Sources: WBIE Knew of Batman: Arkham Knight Problems
Kotaku reports that WBIE was aware of problems with the Windows edition of Batman: Arkham Knight, saying the information comes from two sources who request anonymity "to avoid jeopardizing their...
Dark Souls Sells > 8M Copies, 40% for PC
A post on NeoGAF discusses sales figures for the Dark Souls series, though the Famitsu article on which it was based now returns two "403 forbidden" errors (one for the page itself, and the other for...
Gatherings & Competitions
Modern Times Group to make major investment in ESL. The Settlers Online - Midsummer Night Event and PvP Update.
Out of the Blue
Last night a calamitous electrical storm passed through our area, freaking out the Gunnar-man a bit. Thunder never bothered him when Hudson the wonder dog was in charge (even though it terrified her)...
Terraria Patched
A new major patch is now available for Terraria, updating the side-scrolling sandbox to version 1.3 with new content, new features, and various improvements. An update on the Terraria website has all...
GTA Online Update Next Week
Rockstar Games announces part two of the ILL-GOTTEN GAINS update for GTA Online is coming to Grand Theft Auto V a week from tomorrow, and will be followed by another social club weekend event (thanks...
Path of Exile: The Awakening Next Week
Grinding Gear Games announces a July 10th launch date for The Awakening expansion for Path of Exile, saying this is the largest expansion to date for their action/RPG. This new trailer shows off the...
Civilization: Beyond Earth E3 Trailer
The official E3 trailer for Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is now online, offering what was shown privately of the upcoming expansion at the trade show (thanks PCGamesN). Word is: "Watch the...
MotorSport Revolution Demo
Steam now offers a playable demo for MotorSport Revolution, the racing game for Windows from Ghost Machine. The game is designed to take advantage of the fledgling PC virtual reality scene, though a...
King's Quest: A Knight to Remember Next Month
Sierra announces a July 28th release date for King's Quest: A Knight to Remember, the first chapter in their upcoming remake of the role-playing classic. Additionally, they announce pre-orders are...
World of Warships Bundle Resolution
The World of Warships official forum has a follow-up to the recent controversy over the fulfillment of a Humble Bundle deal for World of Warships (thanks Krovven). The terms of the sale were changed...
Minecraft PC Sells > 20M
The Minecraft sales tracking page has word that the Windows/OS X edition of Mojang's sandbox construction game has now sold more than 20 million copies (thanks Gamasutra). Word is they moved over ten...
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
RENOIR by Soulbound Games Kickstarter. "A noir game in which you play private detective James Renoir as he investigates the toughest murder case of his career: his own." We Happy Few - Welcome to...
Steamship Ahoy - RONIN
RONIN is now available on Steam, offering the official release of this turn-based action/platformer after a short run on Early Access, The RONIN website points the way to the game and its playable...
Devilian Announced
Trion Worlds announces Devilian, an MMO action/RPG coming to North America and Europe after several years of successful operation in Korea. This is the payoff to the teaser website they launched last...
Heroes of the Storm Patched
Today's scheduled maintenance for Heroes of the Storm in North America concluded sooner than projected, and Blizzard's MOBA is once again online, offering the first installment in the Diablo-themed...
OS X & Linux DirectX 11 Support Plans
A CodeWeavers blog post has post from around E3 announcing plans to bring DirectX 11 support to their CrossOver software that allows Windows emulation on Linux and OS X computers, which will probably...
Heroes of the Storm PTR Closed
The Heroes of the Storm forums announce that the play test realm is now closed as they are right now in the midst of launching the new Eternal Conflict update for the MOBA. Word is: Once the PTR...
WB Games Montréal New IP Referenced
The WB Games Montréal Jobs Board has listings for a positions to work on a "new open world IP." This was spotted by GameSpot, where they note that the reference to a new IP casts doubt on assumptions...
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