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Grumpy gran aged 75 is global Fortnite gaming sensation.

Tetris Reversed is unearthed after being forgotten for a decade. A nostalgic look back at when the Internet still felt joyful. New book on LAN Parties. Thanks Slashdot via Neutronbeam. Old Vintage...

Apple Vision Pro To Launch In China Later This Year, Says CEO Tim Cook.

Content creator video. Blow the Man Down - Helldivers 2 Ep2 - Carbot. Thanks Ant.

A playable demo is now available on Steam for Serum, a co-op survival adventure in the works at Game Island and Toplitz Productions. The demo paves the way for Early Access, which is expected to...

Swen Vincke: I would like to clear up something. WOTC is not to blame for us taking a different direction. On the contrary, they really did their best and have been a great licensor for us, letting...

Layoffs and AI sour annual Game Developers Conference- The vibe is rancid.'

'Make a private hosted version of your game': Knockout City dev's top tip for studios shutting down a live service game is to give players the keys.

Official patch. The Settlers- New Allies Gears of Prosperity Update Brings New Buildings, Gameplay, and More.

Content creator videos. AI beats multiple World Records in Trackmania. Thanks Max. Firearms Expert Reacts To Hell Let Loose's Guns PART 3.

Android 15 is pulling the plug on apps built for Android Marshmallow. Apple Rolling Out Updated Firmware for AirTags [Updated]. Thanks Ant. Samsung to launch a microLED Galaxy Watch next year....

Reddit faces new reality after cashing in on its IPO. Google will start showing AI-powered search results to users who didn't opt in.

A report on Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription) has more on the struggles of Overwatch 2, Blizzard's first-person shooter sequel. It explains how the game's developers ended up...

The possibility Grand Theft Auto VI could be pushed from its planned 2025 release has emerged, according to an unconfirmed report on Kotaku saying the open-world crime sequel is still planned for...

Windwalk Games and Team17 announce SWORN, a co-op action/roguelike coming this year to PC on Steam and to consoles. This is based on a twisted version of the Aurthurian legend where King Arthur is...

The Epic Games Store and Steam each offer a 10% launch discount on (booming voice please) Bears in Space, a Windows first-person shooter promising a visit to a retro-futuristic bullet hell. Word is: "...

Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian Working on Additional Evil Endings, and 'They're Really Evil.' 'Is Dave The Diver an indie game? I would say no,' says game director.

Back with a Vengeance: The Best of Boomer Shooters (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

World of Warcraft - Twitch Drop- Get the Fathom Pet - Now Live.

Preserving old games was seen as a non-commercial 'art project' until recently, says Nightdive director- 'They were great then and they're great now, and companies have begun to realize that.'

GOG.com announces that as part of its ongoing Spring Sale,* GOG.com is giving away free copies of Book of Demons, an action/RPG for Windows and macOS. You have three days to get your snag on, and...

Grinding Gear Games announces a delay to beta testing of Path of Exile 2. This was planned for June, but now the beta will be later in the year. Word is there will be an alpha test in June instead....

Metacritic's 2024 Game Publisher Rankings are online, revealing which companies are most and least likely to disappoint gamers with their offerings. This is a little more complex than just comparing...

A post on Steam, Capcom discusses the launch of Dragon's Dogma 2, addressing issues raised players about the action/RPG sequel. Word is crashes and bugs are being investigated and the option of...

IO Interactive announces yet another chance to kill Sean Bean in HITMAN, as the joke about the actor's frequent on-screen deaths becomes ever more meta. For a limited time Sean returns to the game as...

PlayFusion announces ASCENDANT.COM, a squad-based shooter with a URL for a name because reasons. This promises four-team combat, or as the announcement puts it, "3v3v3v3 PvP." This uses a "biopunk"...

Larian "not done with updating" Baldur's Gate 3. Larian CEO Swen Vincke: 'I've been fighting with publishers my whole life, and I keep on seeing the same mistakes.'

Mat Piscatella on X: February 2024 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. Resident Evil Director, Hi-Fi Rush Producer Shinji Mikami has Seemingly Started Another New Studio.

The Windows edition of Dragon's Dogma 2 is now available on Steam. The official release date for the action/RPG sequel is March 22nd, but it's already tomorrow (not to mention five o'clock) somewhere....

GOG.com has the announcement of INDUSTRIA 2, a sequel to the Cold War shooter, which also has listings on the Epic Games Store and Steam. This will feature a return to a parallel dimension East...

The promised second global beta test is underway for BATTLE CRUSH, NCSOFT's upcoming action brawler for PC, Switch, and mobile. You can request access to the PC testing on Steam. Here's a trailer and...

Deep Silver announces SoLa is coming to Dead Island 2, the zombie sequel that taught us Los Angeles is an island. But just because LA is now HELL-A after being overrun by zombies doesn't mean you can'...

Paradox Interactive and Whatboy Games announce Nexus 5X will launch on Steam on April 18th, offering the official release of the game that entered Early Access late last year under the title...

New Bulge DLC is now available for Windows on GOG.com* and Steam, adding new content to Panzer Corps 2: Frontlines, the World War 2 strategy sequel from Flashback Games and Slitherine. Braving all...

An Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics Update brings new version 31.0.101.5379 Intel Graphics Driver for running Intel Arc A-Series Graphics, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, and Processors with Intel Arc Graphics...

The winners of this year's Game Developers Choice Awards are now listed on the Game Developers Conference Website. In news that will not shock many, Baldur's Gate 3 was declared Game of the Year,...

It's Thursday, so it's time for the Epic Games Store to cycle in the new offerings in its seemingly never-ending weekly game giveaway campaign. As of now everyone is entitled to snag free copies of...

PlayStation.Blog announces the launch of Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition for PC, offering Windows gamers the chance to play the previously PlayStation-exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn sequel....

The US Justice Department is going after Apple in a landmark antitrust lawsuit. If you're hearing cheering from Cary, NC, that's because this is pretty similar to Epic Games' 2020 lawsuit. It accuses...

Lilith Games and Farlight Games announce AFK Journey, a free-to-play fantasy RPG sequel to AFK Arena coming to PC and mobiles on March 27th. This will be global with the following exceptions: "This...

AMD Drivers and Support now offers new version 24.3.1 AMD Software Adrenalin Edition Windows drivers. As seen in the Release Notes, these add new game support for three games and expanded HYPR-Tune...

Things are starting to heat up for Age of Water, as Three Whales Studio announces Age of Water is turning to Steam on April 18th, offering an online adventure set on a postapocalyptic Earth covered...

A new playable demo for Revival: Recolonization is now available on Steam. This 4X strategy game is due to leave Early Access on April 11th and the new demo is here to give a taste of version 1.0....

Steam now offers a playable Windows demo for Lord Ambermaze, an adventure game with turn-based combat and time manipulation in the works at Potata Company and HeroCraft PC. The Announcement Trailer...

Skydance New Media unveils Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, an Unreal-engine action/adventure starring Captain America and the Black Panther expected next year. This is the Marvel game recently teased by...

Reviews have arrived for Dragon's Dogma 2, giving everyone time to pour over them before Friday's release of the action/RPG sequel. Here's a roundup: Dragon's Dogma 2 review- Days of High Adventure -...

The GOG.com Spring Sale* is underway, offering discounts on thousands of games in its DRM-free catalog. Here's word: "We have 5500+ deals and there's some big fish to catch, until April 4th, 8 AM UTC....

A post on the Epic Games Store from last week (thanks Neowin for the catch) reveals the Epic Games Launcher will discontinue support for older versions of Windows in June. Dropping Windows 7 and...

Paradox Interactive announces that Foundry will roll off the assembly line and into Early Access on May 2nd, offering a new entry in the factory simulation genre. This chance to build things is built...

A series of Xs from Riot Games resets expectations for the planned MMORPG based on League of Legends following the departure of Greg Street, who was presumably the project lead. When Greg left he...