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Starfield has lost 97% of its Steam players in less than six months.

Official patches. Save 100% on Dying Light - SHU Warrior Bundle Limited Free Promotional Package - Feb 2024 on Steam. Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - February 6, 2024. Lots of support for a...

CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments announce an agreement to acquire Jagex, developer and publisher of Runescape, although terms are not being disclosed. If it's not clear from their names,...

A post from Arrowhead Game Studios has a list of current known issues in HELLDIVERS 2, the third-person shooter that launched yesterday with a few issues (thanks MP1st). This rundown of problems...

NVIDIA announces the release of new version 551.46 GeForce Hotfix drivers for running NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards under Windows (thanks DSOGaming). These are based on the latest Game Ready Driver...

Intel now features new version 31.0.101.5194/31.0.101.5252 Windows drivers for Arc A-Series graphics cards, Iris Xe graphics cards, and Core Ultra Processors with integrated Intel Arc graphics....

KOEI TECMO America, Omega Force, TYPE-MOON, Aniplex (and perhaps others) announce the release of the first DLC for Fate/Samurai Remnant, the recently launched action/RPG. The title Additional...

A super-late (we know) update on Dead Cells has "an important announcement" from Motion Twin about the future of the roguelite metroidvania that entered Early Access in 2018 and boasts an...

This post on Steam announces the release of OUTRIDERS COMPLETE EDITION, a bundle of this action/RPG from Square Enix and People Can Fly along with all its post-release content. Here's a new trailer...

GTA 6 Is Aiming For "Perfection," Take-Two Says. GTA 6 release expected after April 2025 and will be "positive" for the industry, Ubisoft says. No word from Rockstar on when to expect Assassin's...

Responding to backlash to today's news on Subnautica 2, developer Unknown Worlds posted its own update on what to expect from the underwater action/adventure sequel. First up is word that the game...

Cloud Imperium Games announces the first Free Fly event of 2024 is now underway, offering the chance to check some of the spacecraft from Star Citizen, the crowdfunded space game with a release...

Ubisoft's Financial Reporting for Third Quarter 2023-2024, showing Q3 net bookings "slightly ahead of target" and "sustained performance driven by high-quality new releases and back-catalog strength....

Come on you apes, you wanna live forever? HELLDIVERS 2 is now available for Windows on Steam and on PlayStation 5, giving you the chance to defend humanity in this third-person science fiction...

This list of time-limited demos is courtesy of Valve's list of the top demos of Steam Next Fest (so far), so some have been featured here already. Here's what all the kids are playing: Dungeonborne (W...

The Inquisitor is now available for Windows on the Epic Games Store and Steam as well as for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Originally announced with the title I, the Inquisitor, this action/adven...

Gerdoo Games announces the launch of Republic of Jungle into Early Access on Steam, kicking off a new multiplayer social deduction game for Windows. The unusual twist here is that this is free for...

A post on Blizzard News talks about "revitalizing the Overwatch 2 experience" with updates to the game that was intended to revitalize the Overwatch experience. The main focus is competitive play,...

The Open Beta for Skull and Bones is now underway, giving Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series gamers a first chance to check out the pirate game after all these years. The PC edition is available...

This week's promised giveaways are now live on the Epic Games Store, where everyone now has the opportunity to snag copies of Lost Castle for Windows and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus for Windows...

GameWatcher translates details from Krafton's financial reporting on plans for Subnautica 2, the upcoming submerged action sequel from Unknown Worlds. A report last year said this should be expected...

League of Geeks announces a minor setback for Solium Infernum, saying the grand strategy game will take players on its journey though hell on Steam beginning February 22nd. This is about a week...

Developer imaginarylab announces Whirlight - No Time To Trip, an adventure game coming to Steam next year with consoles to follow, offering gameplay familiar to point-and-click classics like the...

A new Dragon Pack is now available for Windows on Steam, offering new cosmetic DLC for Ghostrunner 2, the cyberpunk action/adventure (which is required). There's no launch discount for the DLC, but...

New Half-Life games found hidden in Counter-Strike 2 update.

Starfield and Deus Ex Actor Calls Video Games a Disaster Zone Right Now.'

Disney and Epic Games announce a partnership to create an "expansive and open games universe connected to Fortnite." Subject to regulatory approval, this will involve Disney taking a $1.5B stake in...

Blackbird Interactive xeets the news that Homeworld 3 has hit another snag in the space-time continuum, and is delayed again. Barely two months after announcing a March 8th release date comes news...

This xeet points to a letter filed today with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by the Federal Trade Commission claiming Microsoft's recent layoff of over 1900 employees directly...

Mega Man Franchise Pack (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

U.S. video game spending stagnated in 2023, totaling $57.2B. Layoffs are sucking the joy out of video games.

Halo season 2 feels less like a video game - in a good way.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Season 2 Patch Notes. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Utility breaks the shackles of SafeDisc optical disc DRM for retro gamers -...

Overwatch 2: Defense Matrix Season 9 Update - Endorsing Positive Players.

SAG-AFTRA announces an updated video game agreement for low-budget developers. Hopefully trade union's new announcement is better received than the AI voice acting agreement announced last month...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition is now available for Windows on Steam and for consoles, offering a bundle of the Three Kingdoms action/RPG along with all of its DLC. There is also a playable...

Saber Interactive announces the release of new Legendary Quarterbacks DLC for Wild Card Football, the tackle football game for PC and consoles. Legendary is pretty lofty, but this is actually more...

THQ Nordic and Rainbow Studios announce release plans for the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Championship DLC for MX vs ATV Legends. Despite the team's vast experience releasing over $200 worth of...

Dreams PC, PS5 Enhanced Port Was Cancelled Following Layoffs; Would Have Featured Ray Tracing Support.

Ex-Call of Duty Dev Reveals How Activision Tried to Convince Infinity Ward Staff to Stick Around After Firing the Studio's Founders.

Save a Bundle During the Ubisoft Store Lunar Sale.

Roblox Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results. Layoffs hit WWE, Lego 2K Drive studio Visual Concepts Austin.

A playable demo for Homeworld 3 - War Games is now available, offering the chance to play the return of this space-based RTS game from Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Publishing. This is only...

There's a Steam Next Fest demo for Outcast - A New Beginning on Steam, offering Windows gamers a chance to play the decades in the making sequel before its official release next month. This post has...

Trapped in Limbo has shimmied out onto Steam, offering new DLC for Atomic Heart, Mundfish's action/RPG for Windows. Also available for consoles, this requires the base game, and is an automatic...

More in addition to the above. Remember, most stop working after Monday: Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds (Windows). "As a newcomer to the Heroes Guild, you were inexplicably chosen for a mission of grave...

The Lunar New Year celebration doesn't begin until Saturday, but it's already the year of the Dragon on Steam, where the Lunar New Year Sale 2024 is now underway. This is a surprise, as there was no...

Call of Duty Blog has new details on Season 2 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone which gets underway tomorrow. This discusses what to expect from the Battle Pass, BlackCell, and the...

Where does the time go? Year 5 Season 3 is now underway in Tom Clancy's The Division 2, adding new content to the multiplayer shooter/RPG. The Year 5 Season 3 VANGUARD Launch Trailer is here with a...