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A Roadmap to Black Ops 6 Launch from Activision discusses what to expect leading up to the October launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Word is to expect a final open beta to begin on August 30th....

The winds of change are blowing on Steam, where the new Winds of Change DLC is now available for Regiments, the Cold War real-time tactics game from Bird's Eye Games and MicroProse Software. This...

Revolution Software announces the chance to visit Paris next month with the launch of Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged on September 19th, about a year after the remake of the first...

Black Myth: Wukong won't begin monkeying around until Monday, but reviews for the action/RPG based on Chinese mythology are showing up today. Here's a roundup: Black Myth: Wukong (PC) Review -...

North Beach Games announces Stranded Deep 2, saying it is in development at North Beach Games Prague, a new studio in Prague. The original Stranded Deep is credited to Beam Team Games, and the new...

No lie! Steam now features the launch of Artifice: War Tactics, a turn-based roguelike for Windows from Silvine Game Studios. This post celebrates the launch with patch notes for those who played the...

The Crimson Diamond is now available for Windows and macOS on Steam, offering a time machine to take us back to the days of EGA text-parser adventures (thanks Indie Retro News). The Launch Trailer...

Alchemist Shop Simulator on Steam (Windows). "Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients,...

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the new official title for Hunt: Showdown, kicking off a new era for Crytek's PC and console extraction shooter. The change brings new content in a new timeline, introduced in...

Confirming a leak, the BioWare Blog announces October 31st is the release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, saying preorders are open for the next installment in the action/RPG series. This comes...

With today's launch of Sins of a Solar Empire II on Steam, Stardock is offering a Sins of a Solar Empire II Key Transport, a surprise bonus gifting a free Steam key for the 4X strategy sequel to...

SolForge Fusion is now free-to-play on Steam, offering unfettered access to this CCG card-battler co-designed by Richard Garfield of Magic: The Gathering fame. The game has also now launched a macOS...

The forecast from Paradox Interactive says Cosmic Storms is on the horizon for Stellaris players in a new expansion coming on September 10th to the space strategy game. The Release Date Announcement...

Early Access to Dawn of Defiance is now underway for Windows on the Epic Games Store and Steam, with the Steam edition carrying a 25% launch discount. The Official Launch Trailer shows off open-world,...

Nowhere on Steam (Windows). "Nowhere is a Nordic inspired Narrative Mystery/Horror game. Telling the tale of what happened to the Norse Gods after Ragnarok when their worship ended. Nowhere features...

Mysterious Black Mesa" website says it's not secretly working on Half Life 3" - Ars Technica.

It's once again time to dive into the new freebies on the Epic Games Store, where there are two new giveaways for keeps if you snag them by next week. Between now and next Thursday everyone is...

Sins of a Solar Empire II has officially launched on Steam following an Early Access run on the Epic Games Store. The 4X space strategy sequel is 20% off on each store to mark the occasion and this...

A post on Steam about new changes in Civilization VI includes word that one of them is dropping the use of the 2K Games Launcher to run the game. This also reveals that it will not be required for...

An X from Warhorse Studios confirms rumors of a delay to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, saying the action/RPG sequel is will now due on February 11th after being expected later this year. There's a...

The Iron Rig is now available for Windows on GOG.com* and Steam as well as for consoles, kicking off the second expansion for DREDGE, the eldritch horror fishing game from Black Salt Games and Team17....

Early Access is now underway on Steam for shapez 2, the Windows, macOS factory-building game sequel from tobspr Games and Gamera Games. This post celebrates the launch, while this early article...

Recalling the immortal words of Casey Kasem, Snail Games announces For The Stars, a AAA persistent-world "open universe" game set in space, where no one can hear you ask about the ingredients in...

Self-described "micro-indie" solo developer Headware Games announces Hollowbody will launch for PC via Steam and GOG on September 12th, kicking off a "tech-noir survival horror short story." Here's a...

Valve announces it is publicly testing a new "helpfulness system" for reviews on Steam to improve the system's ability to serve its purpose of informing users. The new system is enabled by default,...

Blizzard announces that World of Warcraft: The War Within will go live on August 26th. But there's still more testing to be done for the MMORPG, and the announcement includes details on how...

Crime Scene Cleaner is now available for Windows on Steam, as President Studio and PlayWay offer the chance to get in touch with your inner Winston Wolf. Wet work is all fun and games, but someone...

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse is now available for PC and consoles, offering an updated edition of the conclusion of Telltale Games' episodic Sam & Max trilogy. Steam features the Windows edition...

Retailers suggest Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 may have been delayed - VGC.

Beamdog & Owlcat- RPG Masters (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Two Point Franchise Sale on Steam. Persona Franchise Sale on Steam. Save 28% on Summer Fright Night Bundle on Steam....

Amazon reportedly working on animated anthology TV series featuring Spelunky and other video game worlds - Eurogamer.net. Netflix's Dragon's Lair Movie Gets Big Update After 4 Years of Development -...

Crime Boss: Rockay City - Update 11 is OUT NOW! - Steam News. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. The Final Fantasy 9 upscale mod just got a surprise update after 3 years,...

The PlayStation.Blog announces that a "rebuilt and enhanced" version of Until Dawn will launch on PlayStation 5 on October 4th, also bringing the promised PC edition of the narrative horror game. The...

The embargoes come and the embargoes go. In what seems like awkward timing amid Sinkclose vulnerability news, as of today reviewers are no longer sworn to secrecy about AMD's newest Ryzen 9 CPUs....

Playtonic Friends and developer Knight Shift Games announce that Elsie will launch on Windows, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on September 10th. But you can check this out right now, as the...

Saber Interactive announces The Knightling, an action/adventure coming to PC and consoles next year. Its Steam Listing is live, showing a "to be announced" release date. In development at Twirlbound,...

Level Infinite and Sharkmob announces plans for closed beta testing of Exoborne, an open world, tactical extraction shooter coming to PC and consoles next year. Here's a Gameplay Trailer with a look...

Virtuix announces a September 10th launch date for Omni One, a new full-body VR setup it calls "the future of gaming." Besides the expected head-mounted display and wireless controllers, this also...

Rats in a Cage on Steam (Windows, macOS). "A corporate satire puzzle game. As a typical corporate rat, you manipulate your coworkers with coffee and gossip and take credit for their work in order to...

DOOM Anthology - Steam PC Preorders on Amazon.com. Includes 5" BFG (actually specified as a "replica").

We played Valve's secret new shooter, Deadlock on The Verge spills beans about Valve's testing of a project called Deadlock on Steam that's gotten tongues wagging. The post notes the author is not...

Early Access to Stormgate has now entered the free-to-play stage on Steam and GeForce NOW following a couple of weeks of paid extra-Early Access to this "next-gen" RTS game from Frost Giant Studios....

A Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool is now available on Steam, offering a free system check for Windows based on the upcoming action/RPG. This post explains that this accompaniment to the game's...

Steam now offers Early Access to Level Zero: Extraction, an asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer shooter for Windows (as well as words you never want to hear from your dentist). Doghowl Games and...

Marvelous Europe and Knights of Borria have released Leximan on Steam, offering an adventure for Windows where you wield the magical power of words. A new release trailer is here to cast you under...

IGN reveals that one of the games from yesterday's news of two new Halloween games is a throwback 16-bit platformer. We're just going to go ahead and assume it's not the one using the Unreal 5...

KIBORG: Arena on Steam (Windows). "Fight for cash and glory in a prison planet's Coliseum in this free prologue to KIBORG, the fast-paced action rogue-lite with brutal, cybernetic-enhanced combat."

Obsidian's Feargus Urquhart: The Outer Worlds II "is going really well" - Neowin.

The Red Dead Redemption PlayStation description does not include any mention of a PC edition of the first game in the western shooter series. But it did, according to the reliable Wario64 on X, who...

Firestone Games reveals REKA will enter Early Access on September 12th, hoping this witchcraft adventure game puts players under its spell. The announcement also includes the news that the lead...