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Studio Wildcard now offers ARK: Lost Colony on PC and consoles, bringing a story-driven expansion to ARK: Survival Ascended that promises "the most ambitious narrative experience in the franchise's...

Fairview Games and Sightline Games announce The Gold River Project, a co-op adventure set in the Pacific Northwest coming to Early Access on PC Early Access on January 26th. This involves surviving...

Star Wars: The Old Republic - Executive Producer Letter - Q4 2025.

Outright Games: Endless Fun Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Games industry layoff figures were down slightly in 2025 - but it was still horrendous - Year in Review - GamesIndustry.biz.

Official patches. Borderlands 4 - Free goodies for the 12 Days of Mercenary Day. Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE - New DLC Free Update. Steam Client Update - December 19th. STORY OF SEASONS: Grand...

Report claims Naughty Dog recently ordered employees take on "mandatory" overtime - GamesIndustry.biz.

Day two of the Epic Games Store's daily holiday giveaway spree is upon us, and everyone is now entitled to a free copy of Eternights for Windows. This is a "dating action game" from Studio Sai,...

A post from Riot Games identifies a "critical flaw" in a "variety of modern motherboards" that could lead to cheating by allowing sketchy gamers to bypass Pre-Boot DMA Protection via code injection (t...

The Indie Game Awards Website has a video replay of last nights ceremony honoring achievements in independent game development throughout 2025. This is an "awards-only ceremony," so no announcements...

Playtesting is now underway for WILL: Follow The Light, a first-person narrative adventure from TomorrowHead Studio. This will launch next year for PC and consoles, and testing of the Windows edition...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon on Steam (Windows). "The future of an entire continent is at stake in this milestone entry in the Trails series! Explore the vast Calvard Republic...

'Temper Expectations' - Bethesda Reportedly Prepping Starfield Improvements, Though Suggestion Is This 'Isn't a Cyberpunk 2.0 - IGN. Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Dev Wants 'All Your Favorites' From...

Epic's Tim Sweeney says Apple's dishonesty' and gross disrespect' to Japan is the reason Fortnite isn't coming to iOS there - VGC. Punishing Japan as a sign of respect. "A lot of things have...

Ubisoft Halifax Votes for Wall-to-Wall Union, Joins CWA Canada - Wccftech.

The Winter Sale on Steam is now underway, offering deep discounts on thousands of games. This runs until January 5th, neatly covering the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, as the solstice...

The full version of HEART of CROWN Online is, yup, online on Steam, following Early Access for this online deckbuilder from illuCalab, FLIPFLOPs, and PLAYISM. This is played in the aftermath of the...

Hotel Galactic on Steam (Windows). "Hotel Galactic combines cozy management with a heartfelt tale. Build and decorate your dream tourist getaway, aid Gustav in his search for redemption, and explore...

League of Legends on X: "A look at some of our plans for League after 2026." Overhaul details after being outed by Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription).

Bandai Namco Deals and Offers - Bandai Namco Entertainment America. Games Under 5 Hours Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this...

Wizards of the Coast hires Blizzard veteran Paul Della Bitta to head up games arm - GamesIndustry.biz. James Ohlen leaving. Bandai Namco divests Limbic Entertainment - Gematsu. Will still feel a...

Bloodgrounds - Early Access Update - -Masters of the Arena- now live. Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced - How to Use Steam Workshop Support. Hotel Galactic - REWORK UPDATE IS LIVE. Moros Protocol -...

Emperor of the Fading Suns: One-Click Mod Support on Steam and GOG. Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator - Mission Trailer . Star Citizen - Alpha 4.5- Dawn of Engineering. Official trailers. ...

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is now available for free on the Epic Games Store. The store has given away a free game every Thursday for a long time now, but today kicks off its annual daily spree of...

NVIDIA announces the availability of a new version 591.59 WHQL-certified GeForce Windows driver. Word is this is a Game Ready release, though this notes the addition of DLSS 4 and NVIDIA Reflex to...

DRINK HUMAN BEANS is now available for Windows on Steam, bringing players a satirical psychological/horror adventure that carries multiple unusual descriptions. It is called a "simulated job...

Two new DLC packs are now available for Formula Legends, 3DClouds' arcade racing game that revels in the history of motorsports. These are available for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, and they are...

Steam now features the launch of The Last Ninja Collection + Bonus Games for Windows, a crowdfunded "tribute to the golden era of Retro gaming" from System 3 Software. This brings together no fewer...

Saber Interactive announces new DLC is coming to in January to bring content based on The Walking Dead to World War Z, adding TV zombies to the movie zombies in the PC and console videogame...

Early Access to Meow Palace: Forbidden City is underway on Steam with a 10% launch discount. This is a casual idle game where a cat companion will curl up on your screen while you work. For cat...

MicroProse announces Steel Bounty, a first-person mech game coming to PC via Steam with a "to be announced" release date (it's said to still be in "early development"). As seen in the Publishing...

Game engine developer Unity is rumored to be implementing a new annual fee for its larger enterprise customers based on made with Unity game sales. This is according to an unconfirmed report on...

Game engine developer Unity is rumored to be implementing a new annual fee for its larger enterprise customers based on made with Unity game sales. This is according to an unconfirmed report on...

Devolver Digital and Artificer now offer MINOS: Home A-Labyrinth on Steam, a free holiday spinoff of MINOS, the upcoming maze-building roguelike. This is described as a "legally distinct" take "inspir...

Hunted Cow Games announces Fallen Sword II, a spiritual successor to Fallen Sword, the retro browser MMORPG. This new game for PC and mobiles using the same setting is expected next year, and its...

Dead Weight- Prologue on Steam (Windows). "Face the Ancient Gods! Embark on a roguelite adventure in the prologue version of Dead Weight. Explore the first region of the game for free! Fight the...

The Abbess Garden - Release Date Announcement Trailer. March 2, 2026.

Forza Motorsport Won't Get Any More New Content As Playground Games and Turn10 Shift to Forza Horizon 6 - Wccftech. Invincible VS: Extended Look at Brand-New Character, Ella Mental - Xbox Wire.

Even Larian's Divinity Is Being Impacted By The Rising Price Of RAM - TheGamer. Thanks Reddit.

Game Awards 2025 Sets Record With 171 Million Livestreams Worldwide - Variety. Horses Sells Over 18k Copies, Pays Back Loans and Royalties Despite Removal From Steam and Epic - IGN.

Wild Terra 2: New Lands is currently free on Steam, and this Windows MMORPG from Juvty Worlds is yours to keep as long as you snag it by midday tomorrow (thanks Reddit). It's kind of surprising that...

SPLITGATE: Arena is now available, offering the promised reworking of Splitgate 2, the multiplayer portal shooter. It's free-to-play for PC and consoles, and the Windows and macOS edition is on the...

Spitfire Interactive and Spicy Koala announce Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure, a follow-up to deckbuilding auto-shooter Hand of Fate where you must deal with the horde. This will come to...

A Steam Listing is live for Next Hunting Adventure, as Nine Rocks Games and THQ Nordic unveil plans for their (wait for it) next hunting adventure. Steam says this is "coming soon." Here's the...

A post on Steam from New Blood Interactive announces a delay for ULTRAKILL - Layer 8 - FRAUD, the new "layer" coming to retro first-person shooter ULTRAKILL on Steam. This was was announced as coming...

Sprint City is a 2D competitive platformer announced by Second Stage Studio, as its second act, as this developer comprises veterans of development of the original SpeedRunners from 2013. The Steam...

Staffer Retro - A Supernatural Mystery Quest on Steam (Windows, macOS). "Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to Mana', the source of supernatural...

Kotama and Academy Citadel - Release Date Trailer. January 15, 2026. Warhammer 40,000 Mechanicus II - Leader Deep-dive- Scaevola & Ominekh. Spring 2026.

The promised free trial for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is now underway. You can access the game's multiplayer and zombies modes via Steam between now and December 22nd. This comes just in time to...

This announcement heralds the launch of Pastranaland for Windows on Steam, bringing new DLC to MX vs ATV Legends, the dirt bike game from Rainbow Studios and THQ Nordic. The new add-on is also...