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A story on Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription) has details from Jason Schreier's conversation with Mike Laidlaw about last week's announcement of Eternal Strands, the debut title...

Save 75% on Prison Architect on Steam. Save 55% on Clone Drone in the Danger Zone on Steam.

Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility. Thanks VGC.

Content creator video. A Difficult Message... - GVMERS. Seeking support. Thanks Ant.

Matt Chat 525: Kurt Kalata on JRPGs and Hardcore Gaming 101 (video). Thanks Ant.

Xbox is the -number one platform for Diablo 4 players-, says Xbox president.

Using your phone to pay can mean you'll spend more. Thanks RedEye9. FDA approves first prescription-only app for depression. Thanks Neutronbeam.

AT&T to continue offering $30-month discounts after ACP ends. Thanks DSLReports via Ant. Bad news, Disney+ subscribers- the password sharing crackdown is coming later this year. New Windows driver...

Lovecraftian Days 2024 on Steam is a third-party presentation from Fulqrum Publishing highlighting titles inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, which arguably describes every horror story that followed the...

With Amazon's Fallout TV series underway on Prime Video, the turning of the calendar gives the etail giant a chance to cross-promote its new show. The first April Prime Gaming giveaways are now...

Huge Xbox Showcase reportedly set to reveal COD Black Ops Gulf War.

The Talos Principle Franchise Sale is Live Now on Steam. Save 40% on Astro Colony on Steam. Save 70% on Beat Hazard on Steam.

Cozy MMO Palia Developer Singularity 6 Has Suffered Layoffs. Best Buy Geek Squad Agents Going Sleeper' After Mass Layoffs. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Call of Duty: Vanguard reportedly sold over 30m copies.

Official patch. World of Warcraft Hotfixes: April 5, 2024.

Ten years later, Facebook's Oculus acquisition hasn't changed the world as expected. The face Seqway.

The Elder Scrolls Online Website celebrates the 10th anniversary of the fantasy MMORPG. This kicks off a 15-month birthday party, and there's a full roadmap of events and activities running well into...

A free weekend is underway on Steam for ARK: Survival Ascended, the dinosaur-infested survival game for Windows. You can try this out for a couple of days and there's a 20% discount if the sample...

A free weekend is underway on Steam for RIPOUT, the co-op horror first-person shooter from Pet Project Games and 3D Realms. Everyone has a couple of days to experience what this has to offer and pick...

A new closed beta for Closed Human is now underway on PC and mobile, kicking off testing originally planned for last week. This previous post on Steam has details, and you can still sign up to...

The Drug Dealer Simulator 2 demo is back on Steam, giving another chance to check out the upcoming illicit drug trade sequel. Like before, the demo is time-limited, so act decisively if this is of...

Star Wars Outlaws- Official Story Trailer Premiers April 9th at Noon EDT.

Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian's Publishing Director Calls Games Industry an 'Avoidable F*ck Up.'

Back with a Vengeance: The Best of Boomer Shooters (pay what you want and help charity).* Save 50% on Hydroneer on Steam. *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Sons of Valhalla is out for Windows on GOG.com* and Steam, proving it's not yet time to put your Viking gear into storage, offering a new base-building game in one of gaming's most popular settings....

DESOLATIUM is now available for PC and consoles, kicking off a first-person, point-and-click adventure with another look into the mouth of madness in the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The Windows edition...

Steam now offers the chance to visit the Monsters Domain, a fantasy RPG for Windows where you control the monster side of the equation with the goal of killing off heroic adventurers and looting...

Top Dragon Quest' Producer Steps Down in Square Enix Overhaul (may require registration or subscription).

How Hidden Nazi Symbols Were the Tip of a Toxic Iceberg at Life Is Strange Developer Deck Nine.

Bethesda Rejected Multiple Fallout TV Show Pitches Before Jonathan Nolan Came Along.

Microsoft Flight Simulator April 4th, 2024 - Development Update. Palworld - Update v0.2.1.0- Bug fixed where eggs could not be placed in the egg incubator. World of Warcraft Hotfixes: April 4, 2024....

Helldivers 2's anti-cheat effort makes it impossible for some to play.

Though V Rising won't hit version 1.0 until May 8th, Stunlock Studios announces its open-world vampire game has now sold over four million copies in Early Access: "We're thrilled that V Rising has...

PC Gamer reports the sales success of a different game, reporting the recent updated release of Dwarf Fortress has now sold over 800,000 copies, making developers Tarn and Zach Adams millionaires....

A post called New Beginnings from Rami Ismail announces he is selling his share of Vlambeer to co-founder Jan Willem Nijman, who will become sole owner. This seems odd at first, since the developer...

Microids and Savage Level announce Flint: Treasure of Oblivion, a tactical/RPG promising an original narrative, real-time exploration, and turn-based tactical combat when it comes to PC, PlayStation...

Nerial and Devolver Digital announce The Crush House, a chance to relive the reality TV days of MTV and its ilk. Set in 1999, this is called a thirst-person shooter for all the sexy times it brings...

Creator Boombox- Loopable Royalty-Free Songs for an Upgraded Experience (pay what you want and help charity).* Movie Games 8th Anniversary Sale on Steam. Lovecraftian Days 2024 on Steam. Save 20% on...

Continuing to call this department "bizz buzz" seems too glib considering all the layoff stories that keep coming. Relic cuts 41 jobs after recent independence from Sega. Thanks Jaysen.

Pinball FX - Universal Pinball: TV Classics - Announcement Trailer. 'Among Us' Animated Series Casts Patton Oswalt, Phil LaMarr.

The new Epic Games Store giveaway has arrived, and this week there are two games on the freebie pile. For the next seven days everyone is entitled to The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition (which...

Pistol Shrimp Games announces Free Stars: Children of Infinity, an upcoming science fiction action/adventure that's a sequel to Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters. This is a ship of Theseus deal, as the...

NVIDIA announces the release of a new version 552.12 WHQL-certified Windows driver for GeForce graphics cards. These have additional support for the Diablo IV ray tracing update and are game ready...

A playable Windows demo for Astral Throne is now available on Steam, where it is listed as a beta. This paves the way for the launch of the strategy/RPG from Zero Sun Games later this year. A Demo...

Independent developer Free Range Games and publisher North Beach Games announce a new alpha update for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, the Tolkien-inspired survival game. Alpha patches don't...

Footage of Scrapped Batman Game That Turned Into Shadow of Mordor Emerges. The first Gears of War 6 news will reportedly be coming this summer. Modern Warfare 3 Dataminer Reveals Get High, a Call of...

Embracer Group isn't actually evil, just a company "that everyone likes to pick on", Saber founder says. Former Embracer exec defends Embracer execs.

Freshen Up Sale - get new titles for your library and save big! - GOG.com.* Funcom Publisher Sale - snatch their titles discounted up to -70%! - GOG.com.* NSFW Sale - adult-oriented titles with...

Chinese Regulator Blocks Tencent's Video Games Merger. Ninja Theory Co-Founder, Hellblade Director Tameem Antoniades No Longer At Studio.

Electronic Arts reveals plans to bring STAR WARS: Galaxy of Heroes to PC, offering a new way to access this mobile turn-based strategy game (thanks Game Informer). This is said to be "launching soon"...