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Official patches. Thanks Console General. Baldur's Gate 3 - Hotfix #4 Now Live. Galactic Civilizations IV - v1.7 Early Access Update - GalCiv IV: Supernova. Microsoft PC Manager 3.4.7.0 beta. Pharaoh:...

Department of Energy-Funded Quantum Rods Breakthrough Could Enable Ultra High-Def Virtual Reality. Thanks Max.

A post on X from Bethesda Game Studios has word that development is complete on Starfield. Words is preloads for Bethesda's eagerly anticipated space game will come in advance of its September 6th...

En Garde! En Garde! is now available now for Windows on Steam, offering the chance to swash a few buckles in this swordfighting action/adventure. Developer Fireplace Games brags about the reception...

As noted above, here's a small roundup of evaluations of new swashbuckling adventure En Garde!: En Garde Review - Flamboyant shenanigans and expert swordplay - Gayming Magazine. En Garde! review - PC...

SEGA and Creative Assembly offer a new Gameplay Trailer (apologies to Stanley Kubrick) for HYENAS, the upcoming multiplayer shooter set in space, where no one can hear argue about zero gravity...

Indie Norwegian developer Ananki Game Studio officially announces The Fate of Baldr, an upcoming Viking tower defense game. This sounds familiar, but at least it isn't called Baldr's Fate. It's...

Piranha Bytes announces the launch of the macOS edition of ELEX II, its science-fantasy RPG. It's available on the Mac App Store, and it's also now part of the PC edition that's available on the Epic...

Dust off your CD-ROM, as Wales Interactive announces The Isle Tide Hotel, a mystery adventure that will revisit the magic of FMV gaming when it launches for Windows and macOS on Steam on September...

Singularity Six announces that open beta testing is live for Palia on PC, having gotten underway last week (thanks SP). A recent Letter from Our Game Director outlines the goals of this "cozy...

A tweet from Swen Vincke has word from the Larian Studios boss about plans to hotfix and then twice patch Baldur's Gate 3, the just-released D&D RPG sequel. The first full patch is said to contain...

Xbox Wire has details on a new system intended to enforce better online behavior. In stark contrast to a zero tolerance policy, the standard here will be eight strikes and you're out. Here's word on...

Black Skylands has taken off out of Early Access, and this open-world action/adventure has officially launched on the Epic Games Store, GOG.com,* and Steam. The Official Launch Trailer shows off the...

Modus Games and Crackshell have dropped the hammer on Hammerwatch II, and the action/adventure sequel is now available for Windows on Steam. This is also coming to consoles, but will arrive at a...

Xbox Wire has details on how EA Play members can get in on a 10-hour trial of Madden NFL 24 right now, a couple of days before the official launch of the new installment in the tackle football...

Bungie announces a showcase one week from today for Destiny 2 to show off the upcoming The Final Shape expansion for the first-person shooter. This will include guaranteed drops on Twitch in case you...

Intel announces the availability of new Game On Windows drivers for Intel Arc graphics cards. These will help tackle Madden NFL 24 and Wayfinder, when each launches on Thursday. Word is the release...

Save 76% on City of Gangsters on Steam. Blasphemous Midweek Deal & Blasphemous 2 Pre-purchase. Save 80% on Graveyard Keeper on Steam. Save 85% on Shenmue III on Steam.

In a post on Reddit, Blizzard announces the suspension of player trading in Diablo IV after discovering an item duplication exploit, since "item duplication exploit" is actually the unofficial...

Cantata is out of Early Access, and this grand tactics game is now officially available for Windows on Steam. The complete patch notes for version 1.0 are in this post on Steam. "With our official 1.0...

Larian working on mid-game Baldur's Gate 3 character customisation. Geoff Keighley says this year's Gamescom ONL is less about announcing new projects.' Expectations un-set.

Age of Wonders 4 - The Watcher Update is Here. BATTLEFIELD 2042 UPDATE #5.2.1. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod restores content that was cut from...

Xbox Game Pass adds EVERSPACE 2, Firewatch, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Sea of Stars in August. Xbox Game Pass Losing These 6 Games Very Soon.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Accessibility Features Revealed.

The First Descendant - Multiplying Performance with NVIDIA DLSS 3. Official trailers. Content creator videos. FREE BIRD 300% SPEED ~ FC (WORLD RECORD) (NSFW). Intense. Thanks GameSpot.

Black Voices in Gaming and the journey to sustainability - GamesIndustry.biz.

It turns out the previously announced October 12th release date for Assassin's Creed: Mirage was an illusion. Ubisoft tweets that development is complete, and the now-gold new installment in the...

Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the launch of Europa Universalis IV, the grand strategy sequel from Paradox Interactive. In celebration, a new 10th anniversary community music pack is now...

PUSHER - Drug Tycoon is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a tycoon/management game from P4 Games based on illicit drug trade. You might expect the first hit to be free, but there's no...

Save 40% on Death's Gambit- Afterlife on Steam. Ultimate Fishing Sale - Catch a Discount on Steam. Save 80% on Graveyard Keeper on Steam. Save 40% on Death in the Water 2 on Steam.

Saudi-backed Savvy Games was mystery partner in collapsed $2B Embracer deal.

Netflix has launched a cloud gaming beta test on TVs, with computers to follow. Star Wars: The Old Republic begins to move servers to the cloud.

Jungle adventure awaits when Green Hell VR hits PS VR2 August 15.

Thanks Ant. The Lords of the Fallen- The First 13 Minutes of Gameplay. Official trailers. Content creator videos. This is Atlas Fallen - Carbot. 2 Hours of Cancelled Video Games to Fall Asleep to....

The Steam Listing for ARMORED CORE: VI FIRES OF RUBICON now includes PC system requirements for FromSoftware's upcoming mech shooter in advance of its launch next week. The specs are also reflected...

An announcement on the Star Citizen Forums discusses alpha playtesting Star Citizen, revealing changes to how players gain access to the Play Test Universe for the space game going forward (thanks...

Developer Sobaka Studio and publisher ESDigital Games announce the first episode of REMEDIUM will arrive on Steam and the Epic Games Store for Windows, macOS, and Linux on September 14th, offering....

German developer LAB132 announces Astral Tracks, a 3D platformer build around competitive speedrunning coming to PC and consoles. A Steam Listing is here saying this is coming "soon," but there's no...

Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 will cost $70. John Carmack returns to QuakeCon for first time in a decade: I'm so happy I'm now welcome.' Cliff Bleszinski wants a new...

Fantasy and Sci Fi essentials for Unity (pay what you want and help charity).* Explore post-apocalyptic wastelands with discounts up to -90% - GOG.com.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on...

The live action Super Mario Bros. movie is getting a 4K theatrical re-release later this year.

Deep Rock Galactic - Patch Notes - S04.06. Diablo III PTR 2.7.6 -Preview. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. This Fallout New Vegas Mod adds a real-time reflections system.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The Best Video Games for 2023 list on Metacritic shows Baldur's Gate 3 currently boasts a metascore of 97, making it the best-reviewed game of the...

The Bethesda Website has details free skins for DOOM Eternal, Wolfenstein Youngblood, and Rage 2 that are now available as part of the celebration of QuakeCon (thanks Nintendo Life). You have a year...

Save 60% on Labyrinthine on Steam. Save 76% on To the Moon Series Anniversary Bundle on Steam.

Here's how you can fix the Baldur's Gate 3 DX11 stuttering issues.

Content creator videos. Thanks Ant. How to use a Crossbow - Elden Ring #56 - Carbot. Stupid muggers in video games - Viva La Dirt League.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure arrives on the C64 and it's super cool.

Samsung's New Flip Phone Highlights the Clamshell's Comeback.

Intel's Core i7-14700K Benchmarked: More Cores, Higher Clocks. Intel's canceled Meteor Lake-S CPU for LGA-1851 socket has been pictured. ChatGPT gets code questions wrong 52% of the time. Thanks...