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Gatherings & Competitions
Here's the crazy training schedule of young guys who make a huge salary playing video games. Diablo III Break the Bank Giveaway Now Live.
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
Bloodstained- Ritual of the Night by Koji Igarashi Kickstarter. "IGAVANIA (n): A gothic, exploration-focused action platformer, designed by one of the godfathers of the genre!" Castlevania-inspired...
On Sale
Action Henk on Steam. Save 10%. Awesomenauts on Steam. Save 90%. Fifth Anniversary Flash Sale on Green Man Gaming. Strategy First Anniversary Sale on Steam. Save up to 80%. The Witcher Franchise on...
Evening Patches
Infinite Space III- Sea of Stars Early Access Update - 5/10/2015.
GOG.com Additions
GOG.com announces the release of five former THQ titles on their service, which are now available for the first time with no DRM. Here's word:The five titles unchained today are: --Metro: Last Light...
King's Quest Voice Cast
A new video developer's diary from King's Quest offers a behind-the-scenes look at some voice recording sessions for the upcoming remake, revealing the cast includes luminaries Christopher Lloyd and...
ARK: Survival Evolved Announced
Studio Wildcard announces ARK: Survival Evolved, an open-world dinosaur survival game the indie developer plans to release for Windows, OS X, and Linux on June 2nd through Steam Early Access. Here's...
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Passes 1M Preorders; Preloads Underway?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has attracted more than a million preorders in advance of its release next week, reports GamesIndustry.biz. Word is: "The game is being launched on PS4, Xbox One and PC, but...
RIDE Demo
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment announces the release of a playable demo for RIDE, Milestone's motorcycle racing game. The console demos are available on their respective systems, while the Windows demo...
Morning Metaverse
Thanks Ant. A third of people would rather lose a finger than their internet connection. Utility: Verizon To Exit Wireline Business Within 10 Years. Read the NDA a Comcast customer was told to sign...
Morning Mobilization
So just how accurate is Apple Watch's heart rate sensor? Is Final Fantasy Type-0 HD coming to PS Vita? Terminator Genisys- Revolution is the first Android app you can pre-register for. Thanks Ant.
Morning Consolidation
Iwata 'optimistic' that Nintendo NX will be region free. GTA Vs Rockstar Editor wont be a PC exclusive, is coming to PS4 and Xbox One. PS4 and Xbox One 8GB memory is 'enough to last this gen,'...
Morning Interviews
World of Tanks Esports Interview with Wargaming.net's Mo Fadl.
U.K. Sales Charts
Project CARS pulls in at the poll position on the new U.K. top 30 PC sales chart on GFK Chart-Track for the week ending May 9th. Grand Theft Auto V slips into the third spot this week and the...
New Steam User Record
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...
Alien: Isolation Sales Disappoint
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...
More Fallout 4 Speculation
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...
Hardware Reviews
EasyAcc USB 3.0 Storage Enclosure on TweakTown. Liztek HDDS1BS USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock on Technogog.
Game Reviews
The Charnel House Trilogy on Just Adventure. Project CARS on Worth a Buy?
Sunday Tech Bits
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....
Sunday Metaverse
AOL: More Than 2.1 Million Americans Use Our Dial-up Service. Thanks HARDOCP.
Sunday Mobilization
Amazons drones revealed in patent. iPhone 7 rumored to feature 14nm A9 processor, DSLR-like rear camera.
Sunday Consolidation
EA SPORTS FIFA 15 Now Available In The Vault on EA Access.
On Sale
Nordic Catalog on GOG.com. Offworld Trading Company on Steam. Save 25%. Spring Sale on The Humble Store. TOXIKK on Steam. Save 33%.
Steam Top 10
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...
Saturday Legal Briefs
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...
Saturday Metaverse
Amazon details drone delivery plans. Thanks HARDOCP.
Saturday Mobilization
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.
Heroes of the Storm Crusader Revealed
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...
Sins of a Dark Age Launches
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...
Europa Universalis IV Common Sense Next Month
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:...
Visceral's Han Solo Game?
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...
All Future Battlefield 4 Content Free
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...
Evening Consolidation
'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.
Evening Interviews
Galactic Civilizations III Interview - GameWatcher. Melancholy Republic Interview: Female Characters And RPGs Without Combat - One Angry Gamer.
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
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...
GoatZ for Goat Simulator
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...
CryENGINE Linux Support Plans
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...
Pillars of Eternity Patch
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...
Elite: Dangerous Steam Keys For All Players Coming
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?
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...
Morning Consolidation
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...
Morning Interviews
Interview with Broken Age Composer Peter McConnell - Just Adventure.
Gatherings & Competitions
Counter-Strike finally gets the league it deserves. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
Op Ed
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...
Morning Crowdfunding Roundup
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...
Morning Patches
Diablo III Patch 2.2.0 Hotfixes - Updated 5/5 - Forums. World of Warcraft 6.1.2 Hotfixes: May 7. Thanks Ant.
Project CARS Livery Pack Released; AMD Optimizations Coming
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...
Arma III Free Weekend; BIS Sale
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....
Evening Crowdfunding Roundup
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,...
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