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A free weekend is underway on Steam for Diablo IV, providing a chance to sample the latest installment in Blizzard's action/RPG series. Everyone has the next four days to explore what the game has to...

Steam Deck Xs some new for Steam Deck players, saying that Steam's review system will now identify game reviews written by Steam Deck users. Here's word on this boon to vetting games for a more...

A new QoL Showcase Video for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria celebrates next week's arrival of the fantasy survival game on Steam and Xbox. As noted in this post, this will come with a big...

With tomorrow marking the Independence Day of Ukraine, a Ukrainian Games Festival 2024 on Steam is underway, offering presentations and sales of games created in the embattled nation. This is not one...

PSA: Star Wars Outlaws has been livestreamed, and spoilers are popping up everywhere - Eurogamer.net.

Helldivers 2 PSN Review Bomb Cape MIA as Arrowhead Awaits Clarity on Game Being Sold in More Countries - IGN.

National Film and Sound Archive raises alarm that older video games are at risk of completely disappearing - MSN. Thanks Console General.

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Black Myth: Wukong Mods let you disable the oversharpening and enable UE5's Virtual Shadow Maps - DSOGaming.

A free weekend is underway on Steam for Core Keeper, the Windows and macOS sandbox mining adventure from Pugstorm and Fireshine Games. This gives newcomers the chance to get to the core of the game...

Steam is also hosting a free weekend for HELLCARD, a devilish co-op deckbuilder from Thing Trunk and Skystone Games. Again, this is on sale for 40% off, and your free weekend progress will continue...

Ubisoft and Unfrozen announce Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, a new installment in fantasy strategy franchise coming to Early Access by Q2 of next year, just in time for the 30th anniversary of...

Classic Marathon Infinity is now available for Windows and macOS on Steam as a free release. This complete Aleph One Developers' re-release of the entirety of Bungie's 20th Century shooter series, as...

Striking Distance Studios and KRAFTON announce [REDACTED], a sci-fi roguelike using the same setting as The Callisto Protocol coming to PC and consoles on October 31st. The announcement stresses that...

Steam now features Weapon of Choice DX with a 100% discount (thanks Reddit via Ant). This side-scrolling action game for Windows is free to keep as long as you collect it over the next month. Mommy's...

Wild West Dynasty is out of Early Access, and the full version of this western adventure are on GOG.com* and Steam with a 40% launch discount. This post on Steam has details on the official version 1....

Once more unto the breach, dear friends! Tactical Breach Wizards is now available on Steam, offering a Windows turn-based tactics game where you lead a team of modern-day wizards on a story-driven...

The hubbub of gamescom is not enough to derail the Epic Games Store freebie train, which pulls into the station today right on schedule. Everyone is now entitled to free copies of The Callisto...

A new AMD Community Post discusses the launch of the new AMD Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs, addressing the community's disappointment at the gaming performance of the new Zen 5 architecture (thanks RedEye9)....

Skull and Bones has now officially launched on Steam as promised, broadening the reach of this open-world naval combat game from Ubisoft. Season 3 gets underway later today, and this post has the...

Ack ack! Outlier announces Mars Attracts, a theme park management game coming to Steam Early Access next year. This is one of those not-timely tie-ins that occasionally rolls around, as it is based...

Here's a Steam Listing for A.I.L.A, a first-person horror game in the works at Pulsatrix Studios and Fireshine Games. The Gamescom Opening Night Live Trailer shows off its near-future setting where...

Fireshine Games and fluckyMachine announce ITER, a mining roguelite/tower defense game coming "soon" to Steam. An Announcement Trailer takes a geometric first look at an interesting blend of...

World Crafter TD on Steam (Windows). "A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in...

With Borderlands 4 Set to Ditch Epic Exclusivity, Randy Pitchford Addresses 5-Year-Old Prediction That Steam Would Become a Dying Store' - IGN. Concord dev reflects on the last 8 years of...

Release: Swords and Sandals Classic Collection with a -30% discount! - GOG.com.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

A new trailer announces the launch of open beta testing of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Versus, a new PvPvE mode coming to the Fatshark's action/RPG. You can request access on Steam, and word is all are...

Gamescom Gameplay Presentation Video is here with the promised extended look at gameplay from Dune: Awakening. After warning some bugs and lack of polish will be evident in the work-in-progress,...

Raccoon Logic (formerly Typhoon Studios) announces Revenge of the Savage Planet, an upcoming sequel to Journey to the Savage Planet that will come to PC and consoles in "early-ish" Stardate 2025....

Tripwire Presents announces Rogue Waters, a pirate-themed turn-based roguelite from Ice Code Games (Hard West 2) coming to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on September 30th. A swashbuckling...

333Studios announces Retrieval, a cinematic horror game coming to Windows via Steam and to consoles with a TBA release date. The Official 2024 Gamescom Reveal Trailer shows off some off-the-rails...

United Label announces Beyond Galaxyland will take off on PC and consoles on September 25th, offering a retro sci-fi adventure reveling in the classics of the genre. A Release Date Gameplay Trailer...

Ocean Drive Studio announces God Save Birmingham, a medieval survival game that answers the question what could make life in the middle ages more miserable with zombies. It has a Steam Listing with a...

Ocean Drive Studio announces a new title for Blackout Protocol, saying the upcoming co-op shooter will be known as Section 13. The game entered Early Access with its old title last month, but it's no...

1047 Games is now showing off Splitgate 2 in Germany for attendees of gamescom, showing off the recently announced free-to-play first-person shooter. This is an alpha version of the game, and a...

NetEase and Marvel Games announce that Marvel Rivals will launch on December 6th, kicking off a team-based PvP shooter where the combatants are all heroes and villains from the Marvel Comics...

THQ Nordic announces Early Access to Titan Quest II will get underway this winter, giving players a first chance to play this sequel to the 2006 action/RPG. As noted in this post, the game is being...

Rebellion announces a March 2025 launch window for Atomfall, its recently announced action/RPG set in an alternate-history exclusion zone in the 1950s. This covers the PC and Xbox editions, as word...

Irdeto announces Denuvo's launch of Unbotify Real Time Detection, a new product for publishers to secure games from the scourge of online bots using the magic of AI. There aren't many details, but it'...

My Lovely Empress, is now available on GOG.com* and Steam for Windows as well as for consoles, launching an empire management simulation steeped in Asian mythology. An Out Now Trailer takes a look,...

HEART ABYSS on Steam (Windows). "Heart Abyss is a brutal action-platformer inspired by Japan during the 17th and 18th centuries. Wake up your inner beast and take vengeance on those who put a collar...

Albion can't be copyrighted' - Peter Molyneux explains how his new game is set in the same world as Fable - VGC.

2K and Hangar 13 officially announce Mafia: The Old Country is the title of Mafia 4, saying the next installment in the organized crime series will take a trip back to the old country to see the...

Rebellion announces Sniper Elite: Resistance, a new installment in the World War II sharpshooting series coming to PC and consoles in 2025, with the Windows edition targeting the Epic Games Store,...

The Official Gameplay Showcase for Sid Meier's Civilization VII debuted as promised at gamescom today, offering a first look at the turn-based strategy sequel. This features a look at work-in-progress...

A post on Steam announces the Shattered Space for Starfield will launch on September 30th, adding a story expansion that introduces a mysterious new faction to the mix. Owners of the game will be...

THQ Nordic and Tarsier Studios announce REANIMAL, a "new vision of horror" in the works at the creator of the Little Nightmares series. This is coming to Windows and consoles, and the Steam Listing...

Bandai Namco announces the chance to return to The Nowhere in LITTLE NIGHTMARES III, which will come next year to PC and consoles. As noted in the story above, original Little Nightmares creator...

While we're stringing segues, besides working on LITTLE NIGHTMARES III from the story above, Supermassive Games also announces Directive 8020, a cinematic horror game described as a new installment...

Funcom announces that Dune: Awakening will launch for PC in early 2025, with the console release of the open-world survival MMO planned for a later date. The news is celebrated by an Exclusive...

Peter Molyneux visited gamescom's opening ceremony to unveil Masters of Albion, a new open world god game from the originator of the genre set in an Albion that isn't the setting of Fable for some...