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Variety reports on plans for the BAFTA Honors, a new set of awards to be presented on November 2nd by BAFTA North America. Word is: "The event will see three honorees, selected across film, TV and...

The Steam 4X Strategy Fest is underway, celebrating the spelling-challenged strategy genre that calls on your abilities to Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate, Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge....

Yield! Fall of Rome is out of Early Access, as this 4X strategy game for Windows and macOS has crossed the Rubicon into version 1.0 on Steam. This launches with a 50% discount, and there's a...

Firefly Village has floated out onto Steam for Windows and Linux like a leaf on the wind, bringing a farming sim from solo developer Josh Koenig, indie.io, and LevelUp Games with a 20% launch...

Isometric Games Sale on GOG.com.* Isometric RPG Sale 2025 on Steam. Humble VTT Bundle: Call of Cthulhu Keeper's Collection for Alchemy VTT (pay what you want and help charity).* Urban Life...

Sega Q1 net sales decline 22.7% to $548m - GamesIndustry.biz. IGN Boss Leaving After Six Years Following Latest Mass Layoff - Kotaku.

Take-Two boss reckons Civilization 7 will still hit its lifetime target despite -slow start- following troubled launch - Eurogamer.net.

COLLAPSE: Intel is Falling Apart - Gamers Nexus (video). Former Intel CEO lays out radical plan to rescue the company - Suggests outing Lip-Bu Tan and asks for $40 billion investment - Tom's...

A video interview between John Romero and Nightdive's Larry Kuperman published a few weeks ago contains an interesting game history anecdote. As highlighted by PC Gamer, This outlines a scenario that...

Misty Whale announces Orbyss, a puzzle game exploring gravity, momentum and time coming to Windows via Steam on September 3rd. This involves controlling rolling balls, and as seen in the Official...

The promised playable demo for ENDLESS Legend 2 is now available, paving the way for the Early Access launch of the turn-based strategy sequel next month. The demo is far from endless, however, as it...

Save 10% on Out and About on Steam (Windows). "A cozy foraging adventure about the magic of real-life plants! Identify and gather wild plants and fungi, cook tasty recipes, master herbal remedies,...

Stellar Reach - Release Date Announcement Trailer. October 8th.

Hideo Kojima's Metal-Gear-like Physint is still so early in development, he's currently working on it "all by myself" - Eurogamer.net.

-80% Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space on GOG.com. Infinite Space III- Sea of Stars on GOG.com.

New study shows that Gen Z is spending way less money on videogames than older gamers - PC Gamer.

The Prime Gaming Blog has details on the games available for free this month though the Prime Gaming program that's part of Amazon Prime subscriptions. These are for keeps as long as they are snagged...

Aerosoft and Simuverse announce Winter Resort Simulator 3, saying the next installment in this ski resort management series will slalom onto PC and consoles this winter, and it will be all downhill...

Save 30% on The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure on Steam. Save 70% on Return to Monkey Island on Steam.

Battlefield 6 surpasses record half a million concurrent players on Steam, an all-time high for the franchise - 520K+ open beta surpasses every Call of Duty ever in player count - PC Gamer. Valve's...

A Far Cry TV show that -doesn't shy away from the darkest, most absurd parts of humanity- is reportedly in development at FX - Eurogamer.net. 'Space Invaders' Movie From New Line, Ben Zazove & Evan...

AOL discontinues its dial-up internet, and we're just surprised they even offered it in 2025 - PC Gamer.

Thanks Neutronbeam. Nvidia is reportedly slashing RTX 5000 series GPU prices - but I'm expecting scalpers to ruin our fun - TechRadar. New, Implanted Device Could Offer a Long-Elusive, Drug-Free...

OpenAI brings GPT-4o back online after users melt down over the new model - Engadget. NASA and Google Unveil Cutting-Edge AI to Safeguard Astronauts' Health on Mars - Daily Galaxy.

With the conclusion of an Early Access prelude, open beta testing of Battlefield 6 is now truly open to all on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Players can get the Windows client and join in...

Well, well, well! Top Hat Studios announces Well Dweller, a "dark fairy-tale metroidvania" coming to PC and Switch next year. This is an avian-centric affair, as you play as a bird on a mission to "sa...

Need for Speed Franchise Sale on Steam. Save 50% on ContractVille on Steam. Save 80% on Espire 1- VR Operative on Steam.

Content creator video. So I Tried StormGate - Carbot.

'House of the Dragon' Actor's New Horror Game Skewers Hollywood - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).

The iconic look of BioShock's Big Daddy has its roots in System Shock 2's low polygon counts- 'If you embraced your designing limitations on that stuff, you'd end up with a better model' - PC Gamer.

Apple's Lawsuit Against YouTuber Jon Prosser Likely Did Not Faze The Content Creator As He Pushes Out An iPhone 17 Pro Video - Wccftech.

Thanks Console General. Detained by a Government & Probably Blacklisted by NVIDIA for Our Next Investigation - Gamers Nexus (video). 3D-printed PCB made with PVA and liquid metal is fully recyclable -...

A post by Rod Ferguson puts the ex in X, as he announces he's stepping away from Blizzard/Microsoft after five years in charge of the Diablo series of action/RPGs. He says he's looking forward to...

Kalypso Media and Artefacts Studio announce Disciples: Domination is coming to Windows, macOS, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 next year. This will be the second installment in an RPG trilogy that...

Shadow Project Demo on Steam (Windows). "Shadow Project is a narrative-focused, horror FPS that takes place during the fall of the Soviet Union. Immerse yourself in a world of brutal historical...

Deadzone: Rogue - Official Version 1.0 Release Date Announcement Trailer. August 11th.

2 Years Later, Starfield Looks Set to Actually Let You Fly From One Place to Another, Though Not Quite Like No Man's Sky - IGN.

Former Blizzard president predicts Battlefield 6 is going to 'boot stomp' Black Ops 7 because Call of Duty has become 'lazy' - PC Gamer.

NieR Franchise Sale on Steam. Save 80% on Espire 1- VR Operative on Steam. Save 70% on Wizard with a Gun on Steam. Uncharted Realms Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's...

Volume, John Wick Hex Studio Bithell Games Loses 'Majority' Of Staff To Layoffs - Game Informer.

9to5Google reports the imminent end of the glorious Steam for Chromebooks era that began with an alpha in 2022 (thanks Tom's Hardware). Support for Valve's storefront never got out of the beta stage,...

9to5Google reports the imminent end of the glorious Steam for Chomebooks era that began with an alpha in 2022 (thanks Tom's Hardware). Support for Valve's storefront never got out of the beta stage,...

Bang Bang Barrage is now available for Windows and macOS on Steam, offering a "quirky" co-op roguelite shooter from Monkey Bread and Spiral Up Games. This features brutalist throwback bullet hell...

Early Access is underway on the Epic Games Store, GOG.com,* and Steam for Wild West Supermarket Simulator, a Windows game from SunDust that sends you back to the old west to invent the kind of...

Whimside is now available for Windows on Steam, offering an idle creature collection game that Toadzillart and Future Friends Games describe as "Pokemon meets Rusty's Retirement." The Release Trailer...

Rhell- Warped Worlds & Troubled Times on Steam (Windows). "Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries...

Comfy Girl- Lofi Companion - Release Date Trailer. September 3rd.

Here's an hour of leaked gameplay footage from Ninja Gaiden 4 - DSOGaming.

BioShock 4 Is 'Going to Come Out,' Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Promises: 'That I Can Say Hand on Heart, Without Question' - IGN. Statements like this are the exact opposite of reassuring. Take-Two...

Take-Two CEO Won't Say How Much GTA 6 Will Cost - Kotaku. If you have to ask, you can't afford it. Konami stocks hit record highs thanks to eFootball and new Momotaro Dentetsu game - GamesIndustry.bi...