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Aspyr announces STAR WARS Episode I: Jedi Power Battles, a remake of the 2000 lightsaber action game coming to PC and consoles on January 23, 2025. The game's Steam Listing is live, offering the...

A post on Steam announces the delisting of the 2007 (actually 2005) version of Age of Empires III, saying multiplayer servers for the RTS sequel will go offline on October 30th. Owners will still be...

Simulakros is now available for Windows on Steam, kicking off the battle against the evil CORP in this third-person roguelite shooter from Sirio Games and Dear Villagers. The announcement covers the...

Reverse: 1999 is now free-to-play for Windows on Steam, offering a new platform for this time-traveling RPG that had its mobile launch last year. The new release is called the "One-Year Anniversary"...

Juvty Worlds announces Ammo and Oxygen, a top-down roguelite shooter for Windows coming to Early Access on Steam on November 7th. An Early Access Trailer takes a look at gameplay, and the description...

Albatroz on Steam (Windows). "Albatroz is a backpacking adventure RPG that will take you through majestic landscapes in search of your lost sibling. A tale about knowing when to let go and start...

Former Blizzard President Wanted to Reduce Diablo 4 Microtransactions and Reboot Overwatch - MP1st. Prioritizing gameplay over predation is not going to please the C-Suite. Players are now less -acce...

The Microsoft Flight Simulator Website has details on how to participate in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Technical Alpha this month. Neither ownership of Microsoft Flight Simulator nor pre-orde...

The LEGO Harry Potter Collection is now available for Windows and consoles, offering a collection of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 with enhanced remastered graphics....

Duck Paradox is now available on GOG.com* and Steam, offering a roguelike platforming adventure for Windows from Magic Games and Midwest Games. This involves both rescuing and murdering ducks, hence...

Management sim Whimel Academy is now an Early Access release on Steam, offering Windows gamers the chance to apply to another magical school (there are enough of these to fill a sorting hat thanks to...

Save 15% on Hidden in my Paradise on Steam (Windows, macOS, Linux). "Hide objects, decorate, and complete missions in this cozy hidden-object game where you can create little paradises and share...

Bloodshed on Steam (Windows). "Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person Survivors-like" frenetic combat...

Saber on Space Marine 2: We Could Have Made an Open World Game Where Players Can -Hide in Tall Grass- but Doubts Fans Would Like It; Wanted a Perfect Sequel for Them - MP1st.

Thunderful Publisher Sale 2024 on Steam. Save 50% on Stardew Valley on Steam. Save 80% on Blue Fire on Steam. Save 50% on Forgotten Realms- The Archives - Collection One on Steam. IK Pro Sound Suite...

Reakktor Studios and Senatis announce G-Rebels, a cyberpunk combat flight simulator coming to PC next year. Its Steam Listing is online with details, images, and the chance to add this to your...

Planet Humble is now available on Steam, adding new DLC to The Planet Crafter, the sci-fi terraforming adventure from Miju Games. As the title suggests, this adds a whole new planet for a "fresh...

Blood Bar Tycoon on Steam (Windows). "Blood Bar Tycoon is a vampire bar management game. Build bars and blood factories, lure humans to harvest their blood, process it, and serve your customers:...

Garage Flipper is now available for Windows on Steam, offering another of those Games Incubator and PlayWay renovation games. The fill-in-the-blank this time is garages, as who is going to put up...

Roblox an "x-rated pedophile hellscape" driven by "inflated metrics" - Boing Boing. Bandai Namco: Publishers face "new risks" when planning releases - GamesIndustry.biz. Bloodlines 2 is more "spiritu...

Paradox Publisher Sale is here, with the release of The Lamplighters League! - GOG.com.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Report Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - Business Wire.

Screening of -PAC-MAN Eats TOKYO- New Artwork Begins - Business Wire.

Bungie announces that Destiny 2 Revenant kicks off a new episode in the free-to-play first-person shooter for PC and consoles, and Act I of the Windows edition is live on the Windows Store, the Epic...

Is it wabbit season or duck season? It's neither, as Dead Season is now underway on GOG.com* and Steam, kicking off another zombie survival game for Windows from Snail Bite and Iceberg Interactive....

Save 10% on Tower of Dreams on Steam (Windows). "A vertical platformer roguelike where you use your sword to pogo off obstacles and enemies and ascend the tower." Here's a Launch Trailer.

As We Descend on Steam (Windows). "The roguelike deckbuilder with the soul of a strategy game. Recruit and upgrade your forces. Deploy them to counter monstrous foes in card-slinging battles. Play...

We may have worked out the Humble code thing. Save 50% on Stardew Valley on Steam. Save 70% on Detroit- Become Human on Steam. Save 25% on Tape to Tape on Steam. Save 90% on GRIS on Steam. SideTrax -...

Report- Roblox inflated user numbers and downplayed child predator presence to investors - Game Developer. Ex-Humble Games staff form new publisher, Good Games Group - Game Developer. EA to Release...

Throne of Liberty nets over 3 million players in launch week - Game Developer.

Universal Pictures and SEGA announce Shinobi movie - Gematsu.

Rockstar Games finally announces a PC edition of Red Dead Redemption, saying the Western RPG will launch for Windows on October 29th, a mere 14 years after it arrived on consoles. This is not...

A Kickstarter is now underway for Sea of Legends, an open world (open sea?) deckbuilding game from famed designer Jordan Weisman (BattleTech, Shadowrun). This is based on successful a tabletop game...

Phoenix Springs is now available on Steam, kicking off a neo-noir point-and-click adventure for Windows, macOS, and Linux from Calligram Studio. This attempt to modernize two bygone genres is on...

The launch of Until Dawn for Windows shows mixed reviews on Steam, and a new post from Ballistic Moon has support details for the horror game suggesting that technical problems may be a contributing...

The House of Tesla on Steam (Windows). "A brand-new adventure from the creators of The House of Da Vinci. With new handcrafted puzzles, hauntingly beautiful locations and challenges for your brain's...

Saudi Arabia trims stake in Nintendo - GamesIndustry.biz. Following erroneous reports it would increase the investment.

Paradox must refocus to rebuild trust and survive, bosses say, after Life By You cancellation - Eurogamer.net. Cities: Skylines 2 launched too early, says Paradox deputy CEO, but early access wouldn'...

Rime developer Tequila Works lays off staff as part of studio restructure - Eurogamer.net.

The new Vessel of Hatred expansion for Diablo IV seems to be live, adding new content to Blizzard's action/RPG sequel. We say "seems" because this post reveals a "small delay" to its 7:00 pm EDT...

Steam now offers a playable Windows demo for Commandos: Origins, the upcoming return of the Commandos series of Word War II tactics games. This post discusses the news, saying the demo is also...

HypeTrain Digital and Ice-Pick Lodge announce Pathologic 3, saying the long-awaited new installment in the Pathologic series will arrive next year on Steam. Word is this "expands on the original...

Metaphor: ReFantazio is due Friday, but either the review embargo for Studio Zero's JRPG is up today, or we have a shocking coincidence, because every outlet in creation has an opinion online as of...

Anima Flux is now available with a 10% launch discount on Steam, launching an eponymous co-op metroidvania for Windows, Linux, and macOS from developer Anima Flux. The previous Release Date Official...

Double Stallion (air guitar!) announces Surfpunk, an upcoming extraction action/RPG that offers the first proper look at surfing in warfare since Colonel Kilgore hung up his board shorts. The...

Ubisoft acknowledges buyout reports- We regularly review options' - VGC.

The Ultimate 3D Sculpting & Character Mastery Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Save 85% on Alien: Isolation on Steam. Save 70% on Lost Eidolons on Steam. Aerosoft Publisher...

A post called A New Dawn on the Halo Website discusses the future of the Halo Series from the studio formerly known as 343 Industries. This announces the developer is know called Halo Studios and...

A post on X celebrates the 10th anniversary of the release of Alien Isolation with news that a sequel is in the works for Creative Assembly's acclaimed survival/horror game. Word is that unlike Newt...

Today is launch day for Necro Story, and Rablo Games' death-defying necromancer RPG is now available for Windows, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch. The Windows version is on Steam, where it carries a 15%...