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Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription) reports that the US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit to prevent the EU from reaching a settlement with Microsoft over its contentious...

EA Motive's remake of the original Dead Space is due tomorrow, which will give players the chance to relive the space-based horror of this sci-fi action/adventure. The embargo for the game is now up,...

GRUNND is now available on GOG.com* and Steam, offering a narrative point-and-click adventure from SEKTAHOUSE. This sci-fi game is described as "surreal," a quality that's on display in this new...

V Rising continues to sell well on Steam since launching into Early Access last May. Stunlock Studios now announces the vampire survival game has sold another million copies since it announced...

Turn-based RPG Wantless is one of the many games participating in the Steam Next Fest February 2023 Edition, which gets underway a week from Monday on February 6th. But publisher Twin Sails...

Crank some old Kinks and BTO records to get in the groove for Power Chord, a rocking roguelike deckbuilder for Windows from Big Blue Bubble that's now available on Steam. This involves reclaiming...

Respawn tweets that players competing for the highest ranks in Apex Legends will now benefit from DDoS protection. Word is the system is a work-in-progress, and they welcome feedback: "Predator,...

The Day Before’s lead discord mod, who earlier announced the upcoming gameplay reveal, has said they now wonder if the game is real. They also confirm that the mod team have not seen any gameplay....

Here's the Official Gameplay Deep Dive Trailer for Redfall that debuted today with a closer look at the upcoming co-op first-person shooter in the works at Arkane Austin. The clip confirms the...

A surprise from today's Bethesda Softworks showcase is the announcement of Hi-Fi RUSH, an action game from Tango Gameworks where you beat your foes with rhythm. The surprise is this is available...

More news from Bethesda is the announcement of Necrom, a new expansion coming to The Elder Scrolls Online on all platforms on June 5th. There are a few articles on the official website for the MMORPG...

Developer Mundfish tweets that development on Atomic Heart is complete and the game is now officially gold. This puts the first-person shooter on track for its promised February 21st release date: "We...

A post on GOG.com talks a look back at last year, discussing the games released over the course of 2022 on the store. They offer infographics detailing the 264+ petabytes of data the store served up...

Rumour - A Major Elden Ring DLC Is On Its Way. Skate's latest playtester build reportedly adds loot boxes.

Fallout series up to 75% off – revisit the most cult post-apocalyptic universe! - GOG.com.* Save 40% on Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 on Steam. *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this...

The games industry isn’t in crisis. It’s a reality check - Opinion - GamesIndustry.biz. Microsoft says to expect 'PC market weakness' for the foreseeable future. Former Blizzard Manager Opens Up...

Here's an odd story about the status of The Day Before, an Unreal Engine 5 MMORPG that was last expected on March 1st. Yesterday the game's Steam listing disappeared, causing concern that the project...

Continuing to plumb its back-catalog for rechargeable titles, the current iteration of Atari announces Caverns of Mars: Recharged is the next game to go on the recharger. A reimagined version of this...

AMD Drivers and Support now offers new Adrenalin Edition 23.1.2 Windows drivers, specifically for Radeon RX 7900 Series graphics cards. There are no corresponding drivers for other GPUs for now....

Marvel's Avengers Dataminer Finds Scrapped Plans for She-Hulk and Captain Marvel.

Hogwarts Legacy Developers Respond to Controversy Around Creator's Anti-Transgender Views.

Australia Day content sale on the Trainz Store.

On January 16, 2023, Squanch Games received Justin Roiland's resignation. Going on Strike to Escape Video-Gaming Dystopia. Proletariat Unionization Bid Ends After Activision Blizzard's Successful...

The Last Of Us Cast Vs Their Video Game Counterparts So Far.

Square Enix announces the release of Forspoken, a new fantasy action/RPG for Windows and PlayStation. You can find the PC edition on the Epic Games Store, Steam, and the Xbox Store. As seen in our...

Fatshark offers an open letter to Warhammer 40:000: Darktide players. Admitting it fell short on its goals for the first-person action game, this lays out the plan to make things right. This means...

Mahokenshi is now available for Windows on Steam, giving players the chance to become a mighty samurai mage in this deckbuilding strategy/RPG. A new release trailer takes a look at what to expect if...

A playable demo is now available for The End of the Sun on Steam, providing Windows and Linux gamers a sample of this upcoming first-person exploration/adventure. The game is set in a "Slavic fantasy...

Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters is now available for Windows on Steam as well as for PlayStation 4/5, offering a hack-and-slash action/RPG from Idea Factory and Compile Heart. The game and its anime...

Rumor: Bethesda and Tango Gameworks to Announce Shooter Called -Hi-Fi Rush- in Developer Direct Show.

Iceberg Publisher Sale 2023 on Steam. Save 50% on Beyond: Two Souls on Steam. Save 90% on Titanfall 2 on Steam. Save 80% on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam. Save 70% on Godhood on Steam....

Microsoft offers lackluster guidance, says new business growth slowed in December. Proletariat unionization vote request dropped. Workers of the world untie! Washington Post Shuts Down Gaming...

Riot Games takes to Twitter with details on its investigation of reports it was recently breached in a cyber attack. Proving this is the perfect format for such messaging, the update only spans seven...

A tweet from Rockstar Support confirms dire reports that a new round of exploits have surfaced in GTA Online. The online Grand Theft Auto experience has been a hive of scum and villainy since...

4A Games tweets that it has released the Exodus SDK, opening up Metro Exodus to modification. This page has the links to the download and documentation. The thrust of the EULA is: "you can’t use it...

NVIDIA Support now offers new version 528.24 WHQL-certified Windows drivers for GeForce graphics cards. These include game-ready support for Marvel's Midnight Suns, HITMAN 3, Deliver Us Mars, Dead...

Publisher Microids and developer Tower Fire announce Empire of the Ants, a strategy game expected to march out next year for PC and consoles. Microids released a real-time strategy game of the same...

Unexpected guests have arrived, as WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests is now available on Steam, offering an adventure game from Austrian developer Forbidden Folds. This puts you in the role of Ernest...

Unannounced Tango Gameworks game leaks ahead of Xbox Developer_Direct.

Unions and Video Games - The New York Times. Blizzard China: Millions of players lose access to 'World of Warcraft' and other games as it goes dark. Video Game Industry Hit with Layoffs. Ubisoft...

The Steam Base Builder Fest is now underway, kicking off a weeklong celebration of games centered around base-building and related functions. There's a related sale where many of these titles are...

Publisher Thunderful and internal studio The Station announce SteamWorld Build, a new installment in the series coming later this year to PC and consoles. This continues the SteamWorld tradition of...

Another base-builder revealed today is Farworld Pioneers, a 2D side-scrolling action/adventure for Windows. This bears a resemblance to Terraria, which you can see in the previously released Official...

Blizzard Survey Indicates Potential Warcraft 3 Reforged Relaunch. Thanks GameSpot.

Cyberpunk 2077 linear story criticisms “justified” says CDPR dev.

Save 90% on Titanfall 2 on Steam. Save 80% on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam. Save 30% on Farmer's Life on Steam. Save 33% on Necesse on Steam.

Ubisoft Names Bernd Diemer As New Vice President of Editorial. One of the leads of World of Warcraft Classic has departed Blizzard in protest of the company's stack-ranking system, saying he was...

Official patch. Warcraft III: Reforged Patch 1.35.0 Now Live.

2K announces WWE 2K23, the next installment in this simulation of the simulated sport of professional wrestling. Word is the new iteration will jump off the turnbuckle and land on PC via Steam and...

Forspoken lands tomorrow, and today marks the end of the review embargo for the new action/RPG from Square Enix. Here's a roundup: Do Not Buy Forspoken Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch?" - AGC...