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The WSJ (may require registration or subscription) follows up on its recent reporting on Bobby Kotick's alleged role in a toxic workplace culture at Activision Blizzard that's resulted in multiple...

The IO Interactive Website announces that more than 50 million players have played HITMAN 3, making it the most successful Hitman game of all time. This comes with details on HITMAN 3 Year 2 for,...

Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Stutter Fox Studios announce a delay to Falling Frontier. This sci-fi RTS was named the "most anticipated indie game" at E3 2021. Word is this anticipation for...

Microids and Taito announce Arkanoid - Eternal Battle, a new modernized installment in this brick-breaker series. It's planned for a 2022 release. It's in development at French studio Pastagames,...

Weekly Sale: A Black Friday warm up with games up to 90% off - GOG.com. Save 59% on The Life and Loss Bundle on Steam.

Apex Legends dev finally confirms fix for -embarrassing- Valkyrie Ultimate glitch.

Official trailer. Beacon Release Teaser.

Winners of the 2021 Interactive Fiction Competition. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dreams & Nightmares Art Contest Winners Announced.

UK Defence Journal reports that Bohemia Interactive has a new bae, as BAE Systems is purchasing Bohemia Interactive Simulations (thanks JDreyer). Bohemia Interactive Simulations, or BISim, is the...

Following the release of Undungeon, comes the launch of UNDEMON on Steam (thanks RedEye9). This "un"related project is a 3D platformer where you play as a "virgin ghost" on a haunting adventure....

Here's Valve's reporting on the 10 (give or take) bestselling titles on Steam for last week: Battlefield 2042. Battlefield 2042. Battlefield 2042 Gold Edition. Forza Horizon 5. Forza Horizon 5....

Save 75% on Quake Live on Steam. Save 33% on I Am Fish on Steam.

Thanks Ant. Company of Heroes 3 Developer Diary -- Core Gameplay Experience. Official trailers. Content creator videos. The Red Dead Redemption dream on PC finally comes true- Alder Lake i9-12900...

Riot Games' John Needham talks about the future of esports - VentureBeat.

Grand Theft Auto- The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Title Update Notes 1.02. Thanks Console General.

Apple just provided the perfect example of why you can’t trust App Store review scores.

Steam is offering the chance to try First Class Trouble all weekend for free (thanks Ant). This is a social deduction/party game for Windows from developer Invisible Walls. The action is set on a...

With Battlefield 2042 out in the wild, pro leaker Tom Henderson turns his attention to other rumors. In a tweet he notes that it "seems" DICE is working on a new Battlefront game, but this is not...

Exo One is now available on Steam for Windows, offering an offbeat exploration adventure (thanks Kxmode). This post from the game's solo developer discusses the release and the efforts to create...

Undungeon is now available on the Epic Games Store, GOG.com, and Steam, offering a 2D action/RPG for Windows that harkens back to an earlier day. This throwback style is on full display in the...

BANDAI NAMCO announces PAC-MAN MUSEUM+, the latest repackaging of PAC-MAN games from the 40 year history of the pill-popping protagonist. This will all take place within an interface reminiscent of...

Undead publisher MicroProse has re-released B-17 Flying Fortress: World War II Bombers in Action, and it is now available for Windows on Steam. This brings you back to 1992 when the original version...

Black Friday Sale: The Humble Store.* Buy Infinite Space III- Sea of Stars from the Humble Store and save 66%.* Buy Weird Worlds- Return to Infinite Space from the Humble Store and save 66%.* *Blue's...

Official patch. Steam Client Update Released.

A tweet from the official Halo account announces that development on Halo Infinite is complete. So the next installment in the sci-fi shooter is officially on track to meet its planned release date:...

The Rockstar Games Website has a follow-up on the technical issues that have plagued the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. This offers apologies to players and a...

A tweet from Call of Duty announces the launch of Season 1 for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific will come almost a week later than previously expected: These were supposed to...

The antitrust lawsuit filed against Valve by Wolfire Games and a couple of gamers earlier this year has been dismissed, reports PC Gamer. The complaint was over "supracompetitive commissions" and "su...

A post on the Borderlands Website announces the Borderlands 3 Director's Cut Vault Card 3 is now available as part of the Director's Cut add-on. Also, a co-op loot drop event is underway, and for...

Choose Wisely Bundle (pay what you want and help charity).* Save 30% on Satisfactory on Steam. *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Official patch. Steam Client Beta.

Content creator video. Trackers- The Sound of 16-Bit. Thanks Ant.

Electronic Arts announces the official release of Battlefield 2042, the latest installment in the long-running military shooter series. PC gamers looking to reenlist can pick up a copy of the...

Cloud Imperium Games announces a free-to-play event is now underway in Star Citizen. This allows everyone the chance to fly over 120 of the ships in the upcoming space exploration and combat game....

RocketWerkz announces a December 4th release date for Icarus, the sci-fi survival game. This project from DayZ creator Dean Hall was previously supposed to arrive in August before a delay for further...

When Metal: Hellsinger was announced last year, this rhythm first-person shooter carried a 2021 release date. Now publisher Funcom and developer Outsiders announce a delay, saying this will rock out...

Another delay announcement is Thymesia, as publisher Team17 and developer OverBorder Studio announce that this action/RPG will not arrive this year as originally planned. The setback goes...

DLC1 is now available for Windows on Steam, which is the maximum effort title of the first DLC pack for Super Robot Wars 30. Word is the pack adds a bunch of new combatants from a range of anime...

Black Friday: Celebrate Play with Xbox Games, Gaming PCs, and Accessories. Publisher Sale: games from Focus Home Interactive up to 80% off - GOG.com. Weekend Sale: games connected to the sea up to...

Unofficial patches. Thanks Acleacius. No One Lives Forever 1 - Modernizer. No One Lives Forever 2 - Modernizer.

It's Thursday, and Epic is once again breaking out the freebies. This week there are no fewer than three games to be had for free. These are Guild of Dungeoneering, KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION, and Never...

Related to the giveaway news above is the release of Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition, a remastered version of Guild of Dungeoneering with new content, all its DLC, and more. For owners of...

A tweet from ABetterABK says over 500 current Activision Blizzard employees have signed a petition calling for the removal of Bobby Kotick as CEO. A check of the petition shows that it now has more...

Xbox Wire announces that the Reno Air Races are now underway in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Besides convenient quickie divorces, this offers two different ways to play the race card, as there's a...

Paradox Interactive now offers Make It Count, a new content expansion for Empire of Sin, the prohibition-era strategy game from Romero Games. This comes along with the promised Precinct update for...

SloClap announces that Sifu will be one of those rare games that arrives earlier than originally planned (at least if you don't count its previous delay). A February 22nd release date for the kung fu...

The forecast calls for Survivors of the Void, as publisher Gearbox Publishing and developer Hopoo Games announce this upcoming DLC for Risk of Rain 2. This now has a listing on Steam saying it will...

If recent buzz about NFTs and crypto remind you of the virtual land sales of Entropia Universe, you're not alone. Everyone's newfound focus on ownership of digital property has reminded MindArk...

Amplitude Studios announces the availability of a playable demo for Humankind, the historical strategy game for Windows. This offers no links, but the demo can be found on the Epic Games Store and...

The promised free weekend for The Crew 2 is now underway. PC gamers can get in on the action through the Epic Games Store or the Ubisoft Official Store. Here's more on this sample of Ubisoft's open-w...