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The Elite: Dangerous website notes that Frontier Developments' space-based MMOG is in the process of upgrading, as today is the launch of the game's free Powerplay expansion. This updates the game to...

Bad Juju, parent company of both Desura and Indie Royale, has filed for bankruptcy protection, reports Gamasutra, with the news coming just a couple of weeks after reports of missed royalty payments...

4K Displays for HTPCs: A Consumer Checklist.

Yahoo does Spring Cleaning- Shuts down Maps, Pipes & more. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Google Lat Long: Explore life beneath the waves in honor of World Oceans Day. Thanks HARDOCP. Political deleted-twe...

DRIFT SPIRITS Launches Worldwide in 40 Countries and Regions, Including the U.S., U.K., France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Brazil. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Free DLC line-up for June. Microsoft isn't...

Open Source Haxe-OpenFL Platform Will Support Home Game Consoles. Thanks Ant. Bungie is teasing Destiny news for E3. The Swapper is Now Available for Xbox One. SteamWorld Dig is Now Available for...

DayZ is suffering from a dwindling playerbase according to Steam Charts, where they note the zombie game's average and peak player counts are half what they were as recently as April, and are around...

Valve offers this video showing off the Steam Controller to accompany their Steam Hardware preorders. This offers a look at the latest version of the design, and shows off some of the functions to...

The Collectors Cache - Dota 2. Another way to contribute to the prize pool for The International. SIGGRAPH 2015 Announces Award Recipients of 42nd Annual Computer Animation Festival.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 version 1.18.1. Also a new playable demo. Thanks The Patches Scrolls, where everything is mirrored. Minecraft 1.8.7 Security Release.

Bell Media president says using VPNs to skirt copyright rules is stealing. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Chinese breach data of 4 million federal workers. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Devolver Digital announces Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star, a sequel to the pigeon dating simulation coming to Windows, PS4, and PS Vita this fall. Expect more about this later this month at E3. Here'...

Digital Tentacle announces Hypnos: Sons of October, an action/adventure game set during a dystopian cold war coming to Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 by the end of next year. There are a few...

Finnish independent developer Shark Punch announces the release of The Masterplan for Windows, OS X, and Linux, as their top-down heist game is now out of early access. The official launch trailer...

The Hearthstone website announces new heroes are coming to Blizzard's card-based strategy game. Here's word: These new Hearthstone Heroes will feature beautifully detailed animated Hero portraits,...

A new gameplay trailer shows off the Torbjörn character from Overwatch, Blizzard's upcoming teamplay shooter. Word is: "Torbjörn proves to be a true engineer of destruction in this complete, unedited...

Ubisoft's UbiBlog now offers an Inside Rainbow #2 trailer from Rainbow Six Siege showing off the FBI SWAT operators in the upcoming installment in the Tom Clancy shooter series. Here's the...

Slitherine announces the release of Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy, with their space strategy game for Windows and OS X carrying a 10% launch discount. This new trailer offers a look at gameplay...

Steam News announces a free weekend is underway for Football Manager 2015, offering the chance to kick around this sports simulation for a couple of days. If you enjoy, the game is also on sale. Here'...

EU League of Legends caster Deficio suspended by Riot following tampering investigation. League of Legends Pro Takes a Potty Break, Gets in Trouble.

Infinite Space 3: Sea of Stars update - 6/3/2015.

A Steam Community Group Announcements informs owners of Don't Starve on Steam who bought the game before today have received a free copy of Don't Starve Together, the game's standalone multiplayer...

Spike Lee will be directing cinematics for the MyCareer portion of NBA 2K16, the sports simulation sequel set to tip off this September for Windows and consoles. There are details on the plan on USA...

Valve is now accepting Steam Hardware Pre-Orders, saying that this provides the opportunity to order an Alienware Steam Machine and Steam Controller to arrive on October 16th, weeks ahead of the "offi...

Cliffski's Blog announces that Big Pharma is now on sale through its official website, offering the chance to play the beta version of this strategy game developed by Twice Circled and published by...

Gearbox Software now offers the promised update on Battleborn, serving up the E3 trailer from the upcoming shooter along with new details on the game. Here's what they have to tell us about the game...

The Kickstarter page for The Bards Tale IV now offers an in-engine video from the upcoming RPG sequel. The description doesn't discuss the clip, but does offer audio credits: "The music from the...

Musicals and Gaming Suits: An Interview with Pac-Man Creator Toru Iwatani - IGN. Phil Spencer on why Microsoft is joining the PC Gaming Show. "I can tell you definitively that our team has never...

Ultra Street Fighter 4 receives PS4 patch. Gears of War developer rebrands itself The Coalition. Batman: Arkham Knight is Now Available for Digital Pre-order and Pre-download on Xbox One.

DmC: Definitive Edition Style Tournament - Grand Prize Winner.

Gamasutra - Valve's Chet Faliszek on VR development- 'We don't know anything'

Dimension Drive- Jack is back! by 2Awesome Studio Kickstarter. Funded with two weeks to go following their "trolling" incident. Galaxy Heist by Space Bear Development Kickstarter. "Be a pirate...

Assassin's Creed Franchise on Steam. Save up to 50%. RESCUE 2: Everyday Heroes on Steam. Save 10%. Space Run on Steam. Save 75%.

The Crew - Live Update 6. Survivor Squad: Gauntlets - Update #29.

Steam News announces the promised closed beta testing of Might & Magic Heroes VII is now underway for those who have preordered the turn-based strategy sequel. Word is: Beta Access for Might & Magic®...

This trailer purportedly shows footage from Division 9, a co-op zombie shooter cancelled years ago by Irrational Games (thanks DSOGaming). This was actually posted in 2010 the day after we learned...

Age of Redemption 2015 v1.3. The "definitive" Vampire: the Masquerade - Redemption single-player mod. Thanks Acleacius. Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes June 2, 2015. Team Fortress 2 Update...

Merge Games announces the release of 3D Mini Golf, a new simulation taking the shrunken sport into the realm of high definition. This is available for Windows and OS X on Steam and other online...

Wargaming has implemented an all-new Domination gameplay mode in World of Tanks, their free-to-play armored combat game (thanks Krovven). This page has all the details on how this works, along with a...

The Team Fortress 2 website announces the launch of a beta Maps Workshop for the multiplayer shooter. Here's how this works: Are you great at making fun, addictive TF2 maps? Do you have no idea how...

A new Reaper gameplay video from Overwatch shows why you should fear the Reaper in Blizzard's upcoming teamplay shooter. Here's word: "Where Reaper appears, death quickly follows in this complete,...

The Bards Tale IV Kickstarter page announces the offer of a free game for first day backers is being extended another 24 hours, offering procrastinators a last chance to get in on the bonus (thanks...

The Fallout website now offers an official Fallout 4 trailer and announces that the new installment in the RPG sequel is now available for preorder for Windows, OS X, and Linux. According to the...

The 2015 DRM-free Summer Sale is now live on GOG.com, where they are offering discounts of up to 90% on some titles, daily bundles, and three free games. Here's word from the official announcement:It'...

How Electronic Arts stopped being the worst company in America.

E3 Live on YouTube 2015 announcement video. Another Geoff Keighley reboot.

Sparkle Unleashed is Now Available for Xbox One. Win A PS4 Or Xbox One With Pure Holdem And Ripstone.

Natsume announces Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories, saying this will be the first installment in the Harvest Moon series to appear on PCs when it is released this winter. They plan on showing this off...

UbiBlog announces closed beta testing for Might & Magic Heroes VII begins tomorrow for those who have preordered the turn-based strategy sequel. This is almost identical to an announcement they made...