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Infinifactory is now available completely free from the Epic Games Store as the latest of the store's weekly promotional giveaways. This sandbox puzzle game is for keeps for anyone who snags it...

CNBC has the news that Microsoft has laid off 1900 workers from Activision Blizzard, barely three months its acquisition of the company closed. The cuts represent about 9% of the 22,000 global...

The Lunar New Year is still a couple of weeks away, but that's not slowing down the good old gamers, as the GOG.com Lunar New Year Sale* is now officially underway. This offers discounts on over 4600...

Part of the Pirates vs. Ninjas Fest on Steam is the usual flood of Fest demos. Some of these are time-limited, so make sure that doesn't catch you off-guard. Here's a roundup: Always in Mind (Windows)...

First up, this post from Pocker Pair announces that Palworld has now sold over eight million copies in under six days. That six day figure is significant, as this post notes this means the weeklong...

Speaking of Palworld, the similarities between the new collecting game and Pokemon have inspired questions about possible copyright issues. The Pokemon company has remained silent until now, but a...

New DLC is now available for NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS. This is called DLC Pack 1, suggesting Bandai Namco ran out of steam for titles after coming up with the game's original...

Heroes of Eternal Quest is now available on Steam, kicking off a deckbuilding Windows adventure from Drakkar Game Studio and Surefire.Games. There's no trailer for this, but there's a playable demo...

Intel now offers new version 31.0.101.5186/31.0.101.5234 Windows drivers for Arc and Iris Xe graphics. These are WHQL Certified, and promise additional support for the releases of Enshrouded,...

Angela Games announces the promised beta test of Myth of Empires is now underway on Steam. This offers the chance to check out this multiplayer sandbox game that endured a legal case over...

Blue Brain Games announces The House of Tesla, an upcoming puzzle game coming to PC on Steam later this year, with versions for consoles and mobile to follow. If the title rings a bell, that's...

Report claims Call of Duty 2027 will be next Sledgehammer Games title. Sony is reportedly bringing Until Dawn to PS5 and PC.

Florida Joker issues new ultimatum to Rockstar over apparent GTA 6 trailer cameo- 'Let me voice the character.'

Save 30% on King Of The Castle on Steam. Save 50% on One Lonely Outpost on Steam. With Soulslike These... You Need Enemies (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a...

People Can Fly reportedly cuts 30 devs as scope of Square Enix game shrinks. Every Video Game Industry Layoff In 2024.

Free-to-play multiplayer FPS The Finals is down 83% of its playerbase.

Palworld continues to rock and roll, as this xeet has the daily announcement of another million users, saying the collecting/survival game has sold over seven million copies in five days. Pocket Pair...

Today marks the official launch of AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Graphics Cards, a new mid-range entry. Here's a roundup of reviews: Review: Radeon 7600 XT offers peace of mind via lots of RAM, remains a...

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Graphics Cards are now available online and in stores. There are new version 551.23 WHQL-certified Windows drivers to support the new GPUs. These are game ready...

Developer Bitmap Galaxy and publisher Grindstone announce Preserve, a "cozy" nature building game coming to Windows via Steam this summer. It's only natural to seek more details, so here's an...

The Day Before Dev Says Game Suffered From 'Hate Campaign' in Bizarre Statement. As the world spins.

Helldivers 2 & nProtect GameGuard (anti-cheat) explained.

Karl Urban Wraps Mortal Kombat 2, Hypes It Up.

THE FINALS - Update 1.5.5. World of Warcraft Hotfixes: January 23, 2024. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. This Doom mod is made from Id Software's abandoned and rejected...

GRAVEN is now out of Early Access, and version 1.0 of this fantasy first-person shooter is now officially available on the Epic Games Store, GOG.com,* and Steam. Despite recent cuts at 3D Realms and...

There are now listings on Steam for Project C and Project D, two upcoming games from Immortality developer Half Mermaid. These are being introduced amid a shroud of mystery, if the odd...

Blizzard News announces the Overwatch Champions Series, the new Overwatch 2 esports scene that is the promised replacement for the defunct Overwatch League. In stark comparison to the franchise...

AMD Drivers and Support now offer new version 24.1.1 Adrenalin Edition Windows Drivers for AMD Radeon graphics cards. These offer AMD Fluid Motion Frames support for any DX11 or DX 12game, the launch...

Bandai Namco trademarks Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree in Europe.

Sony CEO Says PlayStation's Gaming Future Will Be On PC, Mobile, And Cloud. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Enjoy Great Discounts During the THQ Nordic and HandyGames Publisher Sale on the Microsoft Store. Fulqrum Publisher Sale 2024 on Steam. Save 30% on RoboCop- Rogue City on Steam. Trine Franchise...

Valve made $1 billion from Counter-Strike cases in 2023- CS2 case opening stats.

In news that most observers could have predicted yesterday, this tweet announces Palworld has sold six million copies in the four days following the launch of the collecting/survival game. The Steam...

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, arrives on Friday. Here's a roundup of reviews for the latest installment in the formerly more descriptively titled Yakuza series: Review: Like a Dragon- Infinite...

We also now have a review roundup for Tekken 8, which is also due on Friday. Here's word on whether or not the new installment in the fighting series kicks ass: Tekken 8 review- A stellar brawler for...

The rollout of NVIDIA's new 40-series SUPER graphics cards rolls on. Today the embargo for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER models is over, so we have a round-up of reviews. Here are evaluations of the new...

Stargate: Timekeepers is now available on GOG.com* and Steam, offering the chance to put your real-time tactical skills to the test in the Stargate science fiction universe. The release is divided by...

Lil' Guardsman is now available for Windows and consoles, and everyone can pick up the Windows edition of this puzzle/adventure game on GOG.com* and Steam with a 10% launch discount for the next week....

We Might Already Know Death Stranding 2's Official Title.

Amid Plagiarism Accusations, Palworld CEO Asks People To Stop Harassing Devs. Pokemon's former chief legal officer "surprised" Palworld managed to get this far.

An Important Update about Riot's Future has the "awful news" that Riot Games is the latest developer making cuts to its workforce, saying 530 jobs are being lost around the world, representing about...

The Universim is now officially available for Windows on GOG.com* and Steam. This concludes a lengthy journey, as this civilization simulation first entered Early Access back in 2018. Here's the 1.0...

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is not due for release until February 2nd, but the new Insider Episode 3 Introducing Elseworlds" Trailer for the game focuses on post-launch content. This is...

Multiplayer being 'considered' for Cyberpunk 2077 sequel says CD Projekt. We saw how that worked for the original.

Pirates vs. Ninjas Sale on Steam. Save 90% on Hellblade- Senua's Sacrifice on Steam. Humble Software Bundle- Linux for Everyone (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a...

Games industry leader predicts 2024 will be the year of closures.' Focus Entertainment Is Changing Its Name. Third name in 28 months.

Lost Ark has now lost 97% of its daily peak players since release, with recent steam reviews dropping to "mixed."

Palworld' Is Tearing the Internet Apart. Palworld animal cruelty and Pokemon plagiarism debates, explained. The PC version of Helldivers 2 will include 3rd party DRM nProtect Gameguard.

Here's another update on the huge launch of Palworld, Pocketpair's smash-hit collection and survival game. First off, another day, another million, as this post says the game has surpassed five...

2K announces WWE 2K24, a next installment in its professional wrestling series that's coming on March 8th to PC via Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation. For the impatient, there are also editions that...