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An update to the Creator FAQ on itch.io discusses allowable adult content on the store, as controversy swirls around recent game listings prompted by payment processers (thanks Game Developer). There...

Electronic Arts Reports Q1 FY26 Results, calling its performance for the period ending June 30th "strong," which is by far the most preferred spin for financial reporting. This includes net revenue...

Obsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montreal, and Xbox Game Studios now offer Early Access to Grounded 2 on Steam, giving rise to this open-world survival game for Windows. This will once again shrink...

To accompany the news above, here's a roundup of reviews of Grounded 2: Grounded 2 review: "I'm already having terrific fun thanks to ant buggies and a massive new park to explore, even if this...

A World of Keflings is now available on Steam, offering a Windows edition of this city-building sequel that came to consoles in 2010. This comes with a 10% launch discount and there's a playable demo...

Building on plans to re-release Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard and Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone this month, SNEG announces plans to revive The Temple of Elemental Evil, saying this D&D RPG from...

BREAK ARTS III - Release Date Delayed. Fractured Core - Release Announcement Trailer. August 13th. Slime Rancher 2 - Release Date and Physical Pre-Order Announcement Trailer. September 23rd.

EA CEO Says No $80 Games for Now: 'We're Not Looking to Make Any Changes at This Stage' - IGN.

A Statement on Game Delistings on the IGDA Website has a reaction to recent game delistings from Steam and itch.io. The International Game Developers Association notes how this campaign seems to...

A job listing for an Executive Producer at WB Games Montreal suggests that the company is working on another live-service game (thanks VGC). This is despite the painful self-inflicted death of...

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: Uprising is now available for Windows on the Epic Games Store, GOG.com,* and Steam, adding new DLC to Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance, the RTS game based on the...

Wired Productions and Camel 101 announce that Beneath will rise on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 to give console gamers the creeps with this Lovecraftian shooter. At the same time, this post on...

Microids has the Gaul to announce Asterix & Obelix: Mission Babylon is coming to PC and consoles on October 30, offering a new comedy adventure game based on the French comic book series. The Windows...

South Korean publisher KRAFTON announces its financial results for Q1 and Q2 of 2025, saying this is the company's best-ever first half. Word is: "with revenue reaching KRW 1.5362 trillion and...

Ludogram announces Invokyr a co-op survival adventure set in a haunted house "coming soon" to Steam. This has a Jumanji flair, as it's based on a haunted board game from the 1970s. As seen in the...

Cosmic Waves has crested, and this new take on the brick-breaking genre is now available for Windows on Steam (thanks Seivardian). There are no reviews yet, but the previous Announce Trailer takes a...

The Steam Racing Fest is underway, focusing on games that get your heart racing via cars, bikes, skis, and more. Though August 4th this will feature a load of demos and discounts on loads of racing...

Base Building is now available for Windows on Steam, adding new DLC to Star Valor, the open-world space game from Rafael Burgos. A briefing on what this means to players is in this post, describing...

Star Vortex is now available on Steam as an Early Access title for Windows. Zorg Games and Hunted Cow say this sci-fi action/RPG is inspired by games like Diablo II, though the Early Access Trailer...

Monster Mop Up date announcement trailer. August 14th. "Sensei! I Like You So Much!" Full Release 1.0 is LIVE NOW. Now meaning August 6th.

Save 40% on Katana ZERO on Steam. Save 50% on Shogun Showdown on Steam. Save 50% on HELLCARD on Steam. Save 80% on Exo One on Steam. Learn Programming in 2025 MEGA Bundle (pay what you want and help...

Visa and Mastercard pressuring Itch.io and Valve does 'nothing to protect' women, and shock games will just be 'side-stepping the ban entirely', say affected indie devs - PC Gamer. Team Fortress 2's...

The creator of the original 1982 Football Manager is porting it to Steam, jokes it's the only Football- Manager coming this year' -VGC.

Official patches. Astronomics - Better Bots Update is LIVE. HELLCARD - Mod Support. JDM: Japanese Drift Master - Major Update. Patch 1.6.0. Reality Break - Welcome to the Ascension Update.

NIDANA is now available for Windows on Steam, beginning the journey for this walking simulator from lvl374 and PLAYISM that carries a 10% launch discount for the next two weeks. It's set within a...

Primal Planet is now available for Windows on GOG.com* and Steam, offering the chance to get in touch with your primitive side in this action/platformer from Seethingswarm and Pretty Soon. The Launch...

A playtest is now underway on Steam for 687 Days on Mars, a sci-fi game that seems to take direct inspiration from The Martian, tasking the player with survival after being stranded on the...

The Epic Games Store now offers Early Access to Kristala, a dark fantasy action/RPG from Astral Clock Studios where you play as a feline-esque warrior. This remains available on Steam where it...

Maybe I've directed my last game'- Dead Space creator Glen Schofield says a new AAA game feels a long ways away' - VGC.

9 million people have played Oblivion Remastered, and you've gotta think that number has Bethesda looking at its other old games and drooling - PC Gamer.

"We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal - Eutogamer.net. Overwatch...

God Of War Showrunner Talks About How The TV Series Will Be Different From The Games - GameSpot. Twisted Metal's Video Game History Explained: The Games That Inspired Peacock Series - MSN. 'The Last...

A post on Reddit proposes some action gamers can take to push back against recent reports of removal of adult content from Steam and from itch.io based on pressure from credit card companies. There's...

A post on Steam from Frost Giant Studios announces Stormgate is going to storm out of Early Access next week with the launch of Stormgate: Campaign One - Ashes of Earth on Tuesday, August 5th (thanks...

Almost an hour of pre-alpha PC gameplay from Battlefield 6 - DSOGaming.

Save 57% on Delivery INC on Steam. Save 60% on The House of Da Vinci 3 on Steam. The Complete Concept Art Training Bundle Encore (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Freedom to create...

This brand new publisher is serving up fresh indie horror, including a sinister game of poker dice against demon billionaires - Eurogamer.net.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers - Patch 1.4 for Steam is AVAILABLE NOW. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. First Version of BioShock RTX Remix Path...

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Is One of the Best-Looking PC Games, but Patch 1.4 Breaks Resolution Scaling - DSOGaming.

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 - Super Showdown Story Event Teaser. Phantom Blade Zero - Exclusive Gameplay Footage - IGN India. Thanks Wccftech. Scott Pilgrim EX - Gameplay Sneak Peek. Official...

Sony this week announced a strategic partnership with Bandai Namco following its acquisition of approximately 16 million shares that represents about a 2.5% stake in the Japanese publisher. Word is...

Devolver Digital announces it is now the publisher for Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, saying this will infect PC via Steam in November, as noted in a new trailer. There's a playable demo to check...

OCTOPATH TRAVELER Franchise Sale on Steam. Save 30% on The Doors of Trithius on Steam. Save 36% on Soulash Series Bundle on Steam. PLAYWAY PUBLISHER SALE 2025 on Steam.

Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling Porn' Games. Critics Say It's a Slippery Slope to More Censorship - WIRED (may require registration or subscription). Fans claim Blizzard's new Diablo Immortal x...

Digital Extremes admits reaction to Soulframe wasn't positive," but that's ok - PCGamesN.

Indemni - Official Announce Trailer.

China Launches Its First 6nm GPUs For Gaming & AI, the Lisuan 7G106 12 GB & 7G105 24 GB, Up To 24 TFLOPs - Wccftech.

Congress introduces bill to ban AI surveillance pricing The Register. New AI architecture delivers 100x faster reasoning than LLMs with just 1,000 training examples - VentureBeat. Judge reprimands...

KRAFTON announces it is acquiring Eleventh Hour Games, developer of Last Epoch, an action/RPG that launched last year. This is a chance for the Korean publisher to change the subject, as it's been...

A new video by FromSoftware introduces a new two-player mode that's coming to ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN in a new version 1.02 patch coming to the action/RPG next Wednesday. The description of the clip...