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The Steam stats page reveals a new concurrent user record was set over the weekend on Valve's digital service. The page currently lists a concurrent user peak at 9,502,661. The last record reported...

GamesIndustry.biz has word on SEGA's financial reporting, showing packaged software sales up by 41 percent, though SEGA still characterizes sales as "weak." They also note that Alien: Isolation has...

Videogamer notes that the C.V. on the LinkedIn profile for Luis Nieves states that a Fallout 4 cinematic trailer as the most recent project for this 3D artist. There are no further details except...

EasyAcc USB 3.0 Storage Enclosure on TweakTown. Liztek HDDS1BS USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock on Technogog.

The Charnel House Trilogy on Just Adventure. Project CARS on Worth a Buy?

SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days. Thanks Slashdot. Microsoft confirms there will be no Windows 11. Thanks HARDOCP. Move over, Raspberry Pi. This startup is building a $9 computer....

AOL: More Than 2.1 Million Americans Use Our Dial-up Service. Thanks HARDOCP.

Amazons drones revealed in patent. iPhone 7 rumored to feature 14nm A9 processor, DSLR-like rear camera.

EA SPORTS FIFA 15 Now Available In The Vault on EA Access.

Nordic Catalog on GOG.com. Offworld Trading Company on Steam. Save 25%. Spring Sale on The Humble Store. TOXIKK on Steam. Save 33%.

Here's Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling games on Steam for last week: Grand Theft Auto V Counter-Strike: Global Offensive The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Project CARS Star Wars Collection - 2015...

Appeals court kills flight attendants challenge to electronics on planes. Ericsson sues Apple over phone patents in Europe. Thanks HARDOCP. Feds to cable industry: Embrace broadband competition, or...

Amazon details drone delivery plans. Thanks HARDOCP.

John Carmack offers Gear VR game dev advice. Apple Watch vs. competition- Best smartwatch by Consumer Reports. Thanks HARDOCP. Letter Farm on Google Play and iTunes.

A new trailer shows off some new skins and a new mount in development for Heroes of the Storm. This includes the stealthy revelation of plans for a new hero, Johanna, a female Diablo III Crusader...

Ironclad Games announces the official launch of Sins of a Dark Age on Steam as a free-to-play title after about a year of Early Access for their MOBA. The game had to overcome a legal hudle over its...

Paradox Interactive announces a June 9th release date for the Common Sense expansion for Europa Universalis IV, the grand strategy sequel. Here's a trailer showing off the pack, and here's word:...

Warning that this should be taken with "a Costco-sized barrel of salt," GameInformer makes the case that the Star Wars game Visceral Games is working on will center around Han Solo. They offer some...

BF4Central has news that DICE is working on additional new content for Battlefield 4, and are planning on releasing it for free to all owners of the military shooter sequel. They confirm this with...

'Destiny' Players Raise $400,000 For Nepal. This is how you make a new, cartridge-based retro video game console. This Week On Xbox - Episode One.

Galactic Civilizations III Interview - GameWatcher. Melancholy Republic Interview: Female Characters And RPGs Without Combat - One Angry Gamer.

Expeditions- Conquistador by Logic Artists Kickstarter. "Were going on a new Expedition! It has been two glorious years since the release of our Historical RPG Expeditions: Conquistador and to...

Steam News announces the promised release of GoatZ for Goat Simulator, a $4.99 expansion. Word is:Goat Simulator: GoatZ, all new content for Goat Simulator is Now Available on Steam! GoatZ. Mandatory...

The CryENGINE website has details on some changes to their EULA which include the revelation of plans for Linux support in Crytek's game engine (thanks GamingOnLinux via Ant). Here's the deal:Let's...

A Kickstarter update for Pillars of Eternity has details on a new version 1.05 patch for the RPG, which Obsidian Entertainment calls "a big one" (thanks nin). Word is: "Patch 1.05 features hundreds...

The Frontier forums have word that all Elite: Dangerous players will soon be able to claim Steam keys for the space combat MMORPG (thanks IncGamers). Here's how this will work:Well soon be offering...

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate is apparently the title of the next installment in the Assassin's Creed series, reports Polygon after getting to see marketing material for the stealth/action sequel. They...

Play it loud: What to expect from the return of Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Konami's cancelled games console. Zelda on Wii U now has 'TBD' release date. Halo: The Master Chief Collection Is "Black...

Interview with Broken Age Composer Peter McConnell - Just Adventure.

Counter-Strike finally gets the league it deserves. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

GamesIndustry.biz - A red Flag for Greenlight. If that were true, though, why does Greenlight exist at all? What is Greenlight, after all, if not a holding pen designed to keep the vast tsunami of...

Dark Dawn - Steam Greenlight. "Dark Dawn is a 2d Action Side scroller, in which you can explore over 10 unique locations, fight countless mutants that have enslaved mankind. Along the way you will...

Diablo III Patch 2.2.0 Hotfixes - Updated 5/5 - Forums. World of Warcraft 6.1.2 Hotfixes: May 7. Thanks Ant.

Project CARS tweets about the release of Community Livery Pack #1 for Project CARS, Slightly Mad Studios' just released racing game. Word is: "This first pack contains not only bold, creative designs...

Steam is now offering a free weekend for Arma III, Bohemia Interactive's military shooter sequel. This celebrates a big Bohemia Weekend Deal where it is on sale along with a bunch of other BIS titles....

LIGHT FALL - Escape the light, Embrace the night by Bishop Games Kickstarter. "An imaginative platformer set in the strange world of Numbra, a land shrouded in darkness. For PC and Mac (Linux,...

The Heroes of the Storm website now offers a Kael'thas trailer showing off the next hero coming to Blizzard's MOBA. They promise a reddit AMA next week to answer questions about what this Blood Elf...

WBIE and DC Entertainment unveil part of the voice cast for Batman: Arkham Knight, offering a trailer celebrating the news. Here's word: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment...

Here's a cinematic teaser for Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, the upcoming real-time strategy game set in some crowded areas of outer space. They say they plan on unveiling more about the game soon, and...

PlayGrid Games and Petroglyph are now accepting signups for closed beta testing of Victory Command, their upcoming RTS/MOBA. They say: "Get into the action early! Gamers can now sign up for chance to...

Sinister Design announces the release of playable demos for Telepath Tactics, offering the chance to sample their recently released tactical RPG on Windows, OS X, or Linux. Word is: "This demo gives...

Rockstar Games answers some questions about Grand Theft Auto V. Several topics of interest are covered, including a clarification of the sort of modifications that will get players in trouble, which...

Ubisoft is teasing an Assassin's Creed world premiere livestream next Tuesday (thanks Polygon). Word on this is short and sweet for now:OPPRESSION HAS TO END ASSASSINS CREED WORLD PREMIERE LIVE...

The International Teams announced. Win a Trip to the Heroes of the Storm Launch Event in London.

The Human Gallery - Steam Greenlight. "The Human Gallery is an upcoming 2D psychological horror game for PC. You take the role of a painter who ventures into the mind of a psychopath in search of...

GOG.com also now offers RAGE & STEEL a new trailer from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt RED's RPG sequel. They say:Not for the faint of heart, the squeamish or the queasy. See the newest...

GOG.com announces the debut of several old-school Star Trek games on their service, boldly going into DRM-free gaming with a trio of games based on The Original Series (thanks nin). Here's the...

Homeworld Remastered Collection Update Information. winSPWW2 version 8.1. winSPMBT version 9.1.

A Steam Community Group Announcement has word that the new patch is once again available for Mortal Kombat X, following news that it was revoked because it was deleting saved games (thanks VG247)....

A price jump may be coming to digital purchases in Australia, where gamers are already unhappy that they often pay more for games on Steam than customers in other territories. Player Attack has word...