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Earthlock: Festival of Magic on MyGamer.

BlizzCon Ticket Reminder- Attendee Information DeadlineAugust 14. Super Evil Megacorp raises $26 million, forges new partnerships. An e-sports underdog story- How an American victory redeemed The...

Tower 57 by Benitosub Kickstarter. "Twin stick shooter with 16-bit inspired pixel art, destructible environments, and a heavy focus on co-op. Coming to PC, Mac, and Linux." Also on Steam...

The Square Enix Collective program to support indie developer pitches for older Square Enix IPs should grow over time, company president and CEO Phil Rogers told GameInformer at Gamescom. They note...

The BioWare blog has the notes for patch nine for Dragon Age: Inquisition, though they don't specify when this next update will come to BioWare's RPG sequel, and this page offers the notes in...

Take-Two Interactive Software Fiscal First Quarter 2016 results are now public, showing what they call "strong" performance as non-GAAP net revenue grew 142% in the period to $366.4 Million. The...

Though it has a headline saying "Art Director, Unannounced Project," this Blizzard job posting also has a sub-heading that flat out says "Diablo," which seems like a pretty strong hint about what...

GamesIndustry.biz says Norwegian developer Funcom is "actively seeking interested parties for discussions surrounding a possible investment, acquisition, merger, or any other available options."...

Did IT come from the desert? - BIG FPS Amiga update. Thanks Ant.

Stellaris on Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Thanks Cutter.

Dark Souls 3 Interview- "This is a Turning Point for the Series" - GameSpot. Charles Cecil: 'Adventure games never went away' - MCV.

Gamescom Attendance Rises to 345,000, Star Wars Battlefront Wins Game of Show. ESPN's report on Dota 2's The International is a step in the right direction. GameStop Awards $100,000 to Recipients of...

The Sims 4 returns to the top spot on the GFK Chart-Track chart of the 30 bestselling games in the U.K. for the week ending August 8th, bumping Football Manager 2015 to second place. On the all...

This trailer shows off the latest progress on Energy Hook, celebrating plans on releasing this though Steam Early Access on Thursday. This game from Spider-Man 2 developer Jamie Fristrom of Happion...

ArenaNet congratulates The Abjured, winners of the Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series in Cologne. They also take the opportunity to announce new PvP leagues as the culmination of their plans to...

This website is offering closed beta keys for Rainbow Six: Siege, the next installment in the tactical shooter series. DSOGaming says this is offering keys for all, though the presentation suggests...

Windows 10 vs. Windows 8.1 vs. Windows 7 Performance - TechSpot. Hardware Asylum Podcast - EVGA GTX 980TI Classified and MSI X99A Godlike. Technology rains down on California's drought. Thanks Ant.

Gamescom 2015 World of Warcraft - Legion interview with Tom Chilton & Ion Hazzikostas.

Did a Philippine League of Legends Team Commit Multiple Breaches of Contract?

The Darkness II on Steam. Save 80%. Magicite on Steam. Save 66%. Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon on Steam. Save 10%.

EVERSPACE by ROCKFISH Games Kickstarter. "A rogue-like 3D space shooter with non-linear storytelling from the creators of the critically acclaimed "Galaxy on Fire" series." Thanks Task.

World of Warcraft Patch 6.2 Hotfixes- August 3 - August 7. Thanks Ant.

The following are the 10 bestselling games on Steam last week according to Valve: Rocket League ARK: Survival Evolved Grand Theft Auto V METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN Counter-Strike: Global...

The Star Trek Online website outlines plans for "New Dawn," the upcoming season 11 for the Trekkie MMORPG, saying this will offer the conclusion of the five-year Iconian War story arc. This trailer...

It doesn't seem to be reflected yet on The International website, but Valve announces that Evil Geniuses have won this Dota 2 tournament, taking home a little over 6.6 million, the grand prize in the...

Tech Unemployment Down, Layoffs Up in Q2. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Updated: Complete List of 77 Xbox 360 Titles with Xbox One Backwards Compatibility. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Digital Day 1 Bundle Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order On Xbox One....

Thanks JDreyer. Star Wars Battlefronts Fighter Squadron mode isnt quite X-Wing, but its damn close - Ars Technica. Dogfights in Star Wars- Battlefront are a disorienting mess - The Verge.

League of Legends Oceanic Pro League final kicks off in Sydney today. Dota 2 International 2015- Day 5.

AGP--Epica by Trey Kickstarter. "AGP::Epica is a co-operative tactical RPG set in a dystopian science fiction future. Are you ready?" Also running a Steam Greenlight campaign. Magbot by Gordon...

GuildWars2.com reminds us that the first beta weekend event is now underway for the upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion for Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet's MMORPG sequel. Here's the post from yesterday:...

Gearbox Software announces the release of the Mac OS X edition of the Homeworld Remastered Collection. Here's the news: We're thrilled to announce that we have partnered with Aspyr to bring...

Some posts to the Heroes of the Storm forums indicate some Heroes of the Storm players in North America are finding their levels reset to one and are unable to gain experience with their heroes....

The CD Projekt RED forums announce the release of a new patch for The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, updating the RPG sequel to version 1.08. Word is this introduces many quest fixes as well as improvements...

Ghost Machine website now offers downloads of a playable demo for Endless Dead, Ghost Machine's upcoming twin-stick zombie shooter designed for virtual reality. This requires a prerelease Oculus Rift...

The Heavy Gear Assault website now offers early access for this upcoming e-sports focused mech combat game. "This new phase of development has really energized our team, and were eager to keep the...

A new "Meet the Stars" trailer from Blood Bowl 2 shows off the upcoming sequel that marries the dark fantasy of NFL football with the violence of Warhammer. The clip shows off the Star Player system,...

An update on the Heroes of the Storm website highlights more on new heroes and mounts coming to Blizzard's MOBA, including a video with glimpses of Kharazim and Rexxar in action. In another update...

Chris Roberts and Cloud Imperium Games are demonstrating Star Citizen at Gamescom, showing off multiple players serving as crewmembers on a single ship in the Arena Module in their upcoming space...

Starbreeze and Lionsgate announce a partnership to create a VR first-person shooter based on the John Wick movie franchise. They specify this will come in spring 2016 to the HTC Vive, but add that "St...

Blizzard announces the third season in Diablo III will conclude on August 23rd, giving participants some notice if they want to work on their ladder rankings. They also announce a start date for...

Today marks the dawn of Nightside on Steam, as Omnidream Creations' sci-fi strategy game emerges from Early Access. The launch trailer features a look at the game, and the announcement has details on...

Project- Gorgon - PC MMO by Elder Game, LLC. Kickstarter. Holding a town hall discussion on Sunday to discuss the project, which is already funded with a couple of weeks remaining. Thanks Kxmode.

This video is a new walkthrough from Assassins Creed Syndicate, showing off gameplay for the Evie Frye character in a "black box mission" from Ubisoft's upcoming stealth/action sequel. Word is: "Chec...

An IGN Video from Gamesom offers a conversation with Obsidian's Josh Sawyer along with a live demonstration of gameplay in The White March, the imminent add-on for Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian's...

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on IGN. Video preview does not offer promised new footage. Thanks nin.

eSports needs better regulation, says Mount & Blade studio Taleworlds. Heroes of the Storm Southeast Asia Championship Finals. Heroes of the Storm North America August Open Live This Weekend....

Valve is now offering refunds for all owners of Journey Of The Light, an indie puzzle game that was touted as being incredibly challenging upon release. After a user posted an image with evidence...

This video shows a 10 versus 10 Dota 2 Reborn all-star match between Team N0tail and Team Chuan at The International 2015. The match concludes with the announcement saying next week Valve is adding...

Valve is now offering refunds for all owners of Journey Of The Light, an indie puzzle game that was touted as being incredibly challenging upon release. After a user posted an image with evidence...