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Building An Intel Xeon E3 v5 -Skylake- Linux System. HTC shares post double-digit fall on Vives delay. Thanks Devicer. Microsoft will let you keep your free 15GB of OneDrive storage, if you claim...

Thanks Ant. Cable TV Decline- Cord-cutting is accelerating faster than you think. Thanks Slashdot. Yahoos Engineers Move to Coding Without a Net. Thanks Slashdot. 2015 in YouTube: Stanky legs, Liam...

Star Citizen on PC Invasion.

Project CARS PC Patch 7.0 Release Notes. Thanks Veni Vidi Vici.

Sid Meier's Railroads! on Steam. Save 75%.

DICE design director Dan Vaderlind tweets that now that Star Wars Battlefront has shipped, he is moving on to his next project. It should probably not be a shock that this will be "the next...

Skyscraper-style chip design boosts performance 1,000-fold. Thanks HARDOCP.

Thanks Ant. Howard Offers "Arrested" Fifth Season Update. Thunderbird Active Daily Inquiries Surpass 10 Million. No wonder Mozilla wants to drop it.

Samsung reportedly preparing four different Galaxy S7 models for 2016. Apple Is Now Selling Lightning-Based Headphones That Cost More Than The iPhone. Thanks HARDOCP.

A free weekend is underway for The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, offering the chance to try the unlimited MMORPG for a limited time without parting with any of your hard-earned cash. They...

Cloud Imperium Games follows yesterday's release of Alpha 2.0 of Star Citizen with an official announcement about the new version that includes news that the game is approaching the $100 million mark...

This Week On Xbox December 11, 2015.

Killing Floor 2 on One Angry Gamer.

Rockstar Week on The Humble Store. Sid Meier's Railroads! on Steam. Save 75%.

Heroes of the Storm Winter Veil Begins Next Week.

Call of Duty Weekend on The Humble Store. Double Fine Bundle 2015 on Steam. Save 80%.

Zombasite version 0.909. Here are the patch notes.

Kickstarter failures highlight the "backer" vs "consumer" divide. Reprogram -- Steam Greenlight. "Reprogram is a side scrolling tactical game where timing is as important as positioning. You control...

Gearbox Software announces the launch of Gearbox Studio Quebec, saying the goal of the new Canadian branch is "enhancing Gearbox Softwares mission to entertain the world." They put out the call for...

Cubical Drift announces a new title for the space game formerly known as Planets³, saying the game is henceforth to be known as Stellar Overlord. Here's their statement on the news: "After much...

The Roberts Space Industries website announces the release of Alpha 2.0 of Star Citizen for all backers of Cloud Imperium's space combat game. They call this the biggest update yet to the game, as it...

Giants: Citizen Kabuto is now available for free on GOG.com as part of their Big Winter Finale Sale (thanks Rock, Paper, Shotgun via nin). The freebie can be claimed by scrolling to almost the very...

Microsoft Offers Linux Certification. Yes, Really. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

6180 the moon Is Now Available For Xbox One. Starpoint Gemini 2 Is Now Available For Xbox One. Line Of Defense Tactics Is Now Available For Xbox One.

Top 100 - 2015 Indie of the Year Awards - Indie DB. Top 100 - 2015 Mod of the Year Awards - Mod DB.

Left 4 Dead 2 update released.

The December patch is now live in Path of Exile, updating Grinding Gears' action/RPG to version 2.1.0. This introduces Rigwald, the Wolven King (of the Brat Pack) and kicks off standard and hardcore...

Darewise Entertainment announces Rokh, a multiplayer survival game set on Mars in development at Nvizzio Creations, said to be a spinoff of the team at Funcom that created Age of Conan. The Rokh...

A post called Damage Control on the Counter-Strike blog has word that Valve has already nerfed the new revolver included in the recent Winter Update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, their...

Some Star Wars Battlefront Real Life Mod footage shows off the action game in 4K using the SweetFX mod that polishes up the visuals to a startling degree (thanks Ant) . It looks like the mod itself...

Steam News announces a free weekend is now underway for Killing Floor 2 along with a sale on Tripwire's shooter sequel:Killing Floor 2 is the successor to the ridiculously fun and successful original...

Piranha Games has launched MechWarrior Online on Steam, offering another way to access this Windows free-to-play online shooter. They mark the occasion with the launch of the Community Warfare ("Facti...

Techland announces details on the DrinkForDLC content for Dying Light that stems from their promotion over the summer making fun of a Destiny sponsorship. They say this is a three-part DLC that will...

The Rockstar Games newswire has word on a new "Executives and other Criminals" update coming on December 15th to Grand Theft Auto Online. Word is this will allow players to participate in their own...

Creative Assembly now offers a new Age of Charlemagne Campaign Pack for Total War: ATTILA on Steam, adding new content to the historical strategy game. ATTILA has also received an update adding...

EA announces the launch of a new EA Competitive Gaming Division (CGD), saying this will be headed up by Peter Moore, who has the newly minted title of Chief Competition Officer. Here's what this is...

Trion Worlds announces the release of Devilian on the Devilian website, offering a devilish new free-to-play action/RPG. The Devilian launch trailer offers a look, and here's a rundown: Trion Worlds,...

The Tribes: Ascend website announces the "out of the blue" release of a version 1.1 update for Hi-Rez Studios' multiplayer shooter, which they frankly admit is "about f*cking time" (thanks PC...

Doomworld -- The 22nd Annual Cacowards. Thanks Ant. The Kick Off 2 World Cup- Competitive e-sports with a 25-year-old Amiga game. League of Legends Worlds 2015 Viewership. StarCraft Arcade Rock the...

Sector 13 by Reactor Interactive Kickstarter. "Strap into your favorite starfighter in this exciting multiplayer space combat game reminiscent of Wing Commander and Crimson Skies!"

Ark: Survival Evolved is coming to Xbox One this month.

2K announces an XCOM 2 Digital Deluxe Edition, a bundle of the upcoming strategy sequel, three DLC packs, and a copy of the game's soundtrack. They are already accepting pre-purchases, which will...

Focus Home Interactive announces Shiness, a new RPG in development at Enigami for release next year. This teaser trailer offers a first look at what they describe as the game's "magical universe."...

Steam News offers a lengthy essay from Valve about their recent decision to put some obstacles in place to slow down the process of completing trades for Steam items to help prevent scams. Trades...

The Starbound website explains that the Chucklefish Forums have been compromised, and that forum posts dating back to March have been lost since they were not backed up. They are keeping the forums...

EA PopCap offers a new trailer showing off Solo Ops gameplay in Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, the upcoming PvZ action sequel. The clip is accompanied by this outline of the madcap options...

Stardock now offers the promised new version 1.5 patch for Galactic Civilizations III along with the new Precursor of Worlds DLC for the 4X space strategy game. They've also released a new video...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Regional Minor Championships. Heroes of the Storm Preseason Leaderboards: November 2015. Winter Veil Comes to Hearthstone.

Minecraft snapshot 15w50a.

Kickstarter hires reporter to probe startup that collapsed after raising $3.4M.