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Publisher Gameparic and developer Astirian-Rae Games announce Dracula's Castle, an action/RPG that will put you in the cape of Vlad the Impaler. This is coming "soon" to Steam. Most takes on the myth...

Darfall is a city-building/survival game coming next year to Early Access on Steam from two-person development studio Play Square Games. Following convention, this tasks you with building and...

Diablo IV friends and family beta reportedly underway. Rumour: EA Is Working On Another Marvel Game, Alongside Its Black Panther Game.

Walking Dead 10th Anniversary Bundle (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue is now available for Windows on Steam, offering the chance to operate a secret German weapons installation during World War II. This is a free sample of the full...

Early Access to Drift Type C is now underway on Steam, offering a physics-driven driving game for Windows. Here's a Launch Trailer showing old-school graphics that recall the days when drifting was...

Publisher Maximum Games announces In Nightmare will arrive for PC by the end of this year on Steam, following a successful launch on PlayStation for this psychological horror game. The console...

D3PUBLISHER and developer Shade announces SAMURAI MAIDEN, and action/RPG coming to Steam and console this (northern) winter. Games featuring samurai are popular, as are games featuring schoolgirls,...

EA CEO Responds To Acquisition Rumors: 'We Couldn't Be in a Stronger Position As a Standalone Company.' Dead Island 2 Re-reveal Planned for Q4 2022. Crystal Dynamics issues takedown notice following...

Single player games "really, really important", says EA boss, despite live service games dominating.

Hunt: Showdown -- Latest Hotfix to Update 1.9 (1.9.0.2). PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS -- Patch Notes - Update 19.1. Steam Deck Client Update and SteamOS 3.3. World of Warcraft Hotfixes- August 2, 2022. ...

Arcane: Bridging the Rift - Trailer. Official trailers. Content creator videos. When the healer thinks they're DPS - Viva La Dirt League. Thanks Ant.

Electronic Arts Reports Q1 FY23 Financial Results, catching us up on the comings and goings of cash at the mammoth publisher. "EA delivered strong results in Q1 with our growing player network...

Xbox Wire has details on the availability of the new High School Years expansion for The Sims 4. Presuming reliving those years is a good thing, this has you covered. Word is the pack even includes...

Dead Drop Studios announces Outbreak: Shades of Horror, a new installment in the co-op horror series. This is coming to PC and consoles, but does not yet carry a release date, as the plan is to kick...

Blizzard announces the release of Murder at Castle Nathria, the latest expansion for Hearthstone, the Warcraft-inspired card game. This adds 135 new cards, and a mystery to challenge the legendary...

Xbox Wire announces the latest beta stemming from its ZeniMax acquisition is Return to Castle Wolfenstein Xbox Insider Preview (thanks Console General). This will allow you to return to 2001 to then...

Overwatch 2 Survey Asking About $45 Skins 'Not Indicative Of Final Pricing' - IGN. Could be more?

Midweek Sale: games set in cartoony worlds up to 90% off - GOG.com.* Humble Choice - Own The Ascent, Hot Wheels Unlimited, and more.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

U.S. game software developer Unity to spin off China unit to fuel expansion -sources. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Remedy lowers its revenue and operating result outlook for 2022 has the company's latest financial reporting. as the title notes, the company is lowering expectations for the full year. Included in...

Logitech G and Tencent Games announce Logitech G Gaming Handheld, an upcoming handheld gaming device to play AAA PC and console games through the cloud. This will leverage Logitech's hardware...

A post on Steam reveals a "region pricing correction" for Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, the upcoming wall-crawling remake. This is good news for gamers in Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Norway,...

Valve announces a matchmaking update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The post explains that most changes to this aspect of the competitive shooter are minor enough to go unmentioned, but this...

REDSHOT is now available on Steam, adding a new installment to the enduring action/platformer genre. This project from developer Brian Lynch is a "bullet-time metroidvania" take on the topic. You...

Civitatem is now available on Steam, following an Early Access run for this Windows medieval city-builder from LW Games. The Launch Trailer shows off gameplay and graphics recalling an earlier time....

GTA 5 easter egg might have revealed Grand Theft Auto 6 location all along.

US spending on video games dipped 13 percent in Q2, says NPD.

Activision Blizzard Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results. Put on your green eyeshade and run the following figures through your adding machine: "For the quarter ended June 30, 2022,...

As the calendar turns to August, Amazon Prime Gaming rolls out its August freebies for Prime subscribers. There is the usual assortment of free games and free cosmetics and other add-on content for...

As promised, the Steam Survival Fest is now underway. This post announces the news, providing a video explaining the festivities. Here's word: "Stake out your territory, scavenge for food, and beat...

Supporting the fight for reproductive rights - Humble Bundle Blog.

Activision’s active player base falls below 100 million for the first time since 2019.

Official patches. BATTLEFIELD 2042 UPDATE #1.2. Microsoft Flight Simulator July 28th, 2022 Development Update. Steam Deck Client Beta Update: External displays, guides, and more.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human: At The Fish Eye - About the Chapters. Marvel’s Midnight Suns - Meet Captain Marvel - Hero Spotlight. Rainbow Six Siege- M.U.T.E. Protocol Reloaded Gameplay Trailer. ...

Thanks Console General. Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2208.220729-2200). Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2208.220729-2200).

Early Access to Voltage High Society is now underway on Steam, providing a first chance to experience this first-person metroidvania from Platonic Partnership. As seen in the Release Trailer, this...

Retreat To Enen is now available for Windows on the Epic Games Store and Steam, and this survival game from developer Hard West and publisher Freedom Games carries a 20% launch discount for the next...

No Man's Island Prologue is now available on Steam, offering a Windows sample of this upcoming wilderness survival game. The full game has a Steam Listing which shows its release window currently...

Get ready to endure more elevator music, as Potata Company, announces Almost My Floor 2, a point-and-click detective/horror adventure sequel. The Steam Listing says this is coming in 2023 and offers...

Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up is now available on Steam, offering a Windows game that seeks to fill your idle time with some idle clicking. The more you click, the more upgrades you can earn, which will...

GTA 6 leaker claims to reveal new location for GTA Online & map size.

Microsoft defend Activision-Blizzard buyout by saying the company don’t make any “must have” games.

Weekly Sale: board game adaptations and co-op games up to 90% off - GOG.com.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Bounding Into Comics reports that online store Fanatical has removed Acquitted from a recently offered Killer Bundle 23 after learning about the game's connection with acquitted shooter Kyle...

Here's the new rundown from Valve ticking off last week's bestselling SKUs on Steam: Steam Deck. Stray. Digimon Survive. Save 50% on No Man's Sky. Pre-purchase Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered. Valve...

Google insists Stadia is "not shutting down." Survey indicates Blizzard is considering $45 skins in Overwatch 2.

Vox Media cuts staff, slows down hiring as recession fears grow. Also, Vox Medis Lays Off Jenna Stoeber of Polygon and others.

No Man's Sky Endurance 3.98. ↑ Official patches. ↓ Unofficial games, patches, and mods. C&C Remastered Collection Patch 745903.1 Released. Thanks Ant.

The creator of Disco Elysium is looking for artists with 'a love of sci-fi and space.'