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Stadia's Shutdown: The History of Google's Doomed Project, From Those Inside and Out - IGN. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Stadia's Shutdown: The History of Google's Doomed Project, From Those Inside and Out - IGN. Thanks Neutronbeam

Thanks Neutronbeam. I built my own future-proof laptop — and it's a game changer. How a DJI Mini drone enabled a $147,000 ATM robbery. Samsung phones are Blowing Up - Here’s Why (Video).

Blizzard continues to work on smoothing out the rocky launch of Overwatch 2. This post has all sorts of details about what's going on in the first-person shooter sequel. This includes word that the...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is apparently coming to Steam on October 18th. MP1ST has a photo of some swag that takes the place of a press release in this case. It includes what appears to be...

A free weekend is underway on Steam for HUMANKIND, the grand strategy game from AMPLITUDE Studios. This post covers the news, and offers a new trailer from Together We Rule, the game's upcoming...

Also free to check out all weekend on Steam is MORDHAU, the multiplayer medieval slasher from Triternion. Word is the game is also on sale for half off, and that the weekend includes a 4X gold and...

ATLUS tweets about plans to bring more Persona games to more platforms: "Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden release for modern platforms on January 19, 2023!" A post on Gematsu rounds up the...

Today's roundup is courtesy of Valve. It highlights the 20 (actually 19) most popular demos so far from the Steam Next Fest October 2022: UNDECEMBER (Windows). "UNDECEMBER is a Hack & Slash Action...

Silent Hill movie director confirms Bloober's Silent Hill 2 Remake and "several" other games.

Steam Client Beta. Team Fortress 2 Update Released. World of Warcraft — Hotfixes- October 7, 2022. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Terror from the Void Mod Adds New...

A free weekend is underway on Steam for Barotrauma, offering the chance to immerse yourself in this co-op submarine simulator. Here's word on the game, which is currently in Early Access for Windows,...

SuperPower 3 is now out on GOG.com and Steam for Windows, unleashing the newest iteration of this global geopolitical simulation. This should probably be viewed cautiously, as it has "very negative"...

Are you master of your domain? Then you may be interested in King Of The Castle, a story-driven multiplayer game coming to Steam next year. This includes a web mode where your friends can participate...

Lesson Learned (Windows). "Help Frank travel through history in this unique approach to the tower defense genre. Enter a bizarre daydream world in co-op or solo mode. Gather resources, build defense...

Bethesda on Twitter: "It's true. Deathloop and Dishonored universes are connected."

Warhammer: Vermintide Franchise Bundle (pay what you want and help charity).* Fallout 25th Anniversary Sale on Steam. Save 30% on Medieval Dynasty on Steam. Save 75% on My Time At Portia on Steam....

Steam u-turns on ban for game published by Danganronpa devs and reworks review process.

Official trailer. PC Trailer - Call of Duty- Modern Warfare II.

Electronic Arts announces the launch of an all new EA app for Windows, described as "EA’s new optimized PC platform." For Windows users, this is the official replacement for Origin, the online store...

Nitro Racers is now available on GOG.com* and Steam, offering a top-down racing game for Windows from Torc Interactive and Ziggurat. This includes 30 tracks featuring jumps, tunnels, and various...

Speaking of arcade racers, a post on the Trackmania Website announces a new partnership with Spanish car manufacturer CUPRA to add new content to Trackmania, the arcade car racing game (thanks Frans)....

Waypoint Update is now available for No Man's Sky, updating the space exploration game to version 4.0. Posts to Xbox Wire and the PlayStation.Blog from Sean Murray of Hello Games describe the...

Starfield to Feature RTX Integration on PC - Rumor.

Stellaris's game director isn't thinking about a sequel- 'There's so much stuff for us to continue working with.'

Movie Games Publisher Sale is now on the run - up to 90%! - GOG.com.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Russian government collides with reality, rejects plans to fund a 'national game engine.'

Updates to the Overwatch 2 Known Issues Forum Post discuss patches applied today to the just-launched shooter sequel. Word is the updates are ongoing, and should continue into the night: "Overwatch...

A new This Week at Bungie Update has the latest from the developer on what's going on. As usual this covers a wide range of topics. The headline is an update from the security team about account...

Blizzard announces it's time to feed Frostmourne, as Wrath of the Lich King Classic is now live for World of Warcraft Classic players. Here's a Cinematic Remaster Trailer, and here's more on this...

The HITMAN 3 OCTOBER ROADMAP lays out IO Interactive's plans for its assassination sequel for the month. Included is a Year 2 October Roadmap (Halloween Edition) Video walking us through the news....

System Shock Remake is most likely delayed until March 2023.

CD Projekt Red Is Going to Put Hundreds of Developers on Cyberpunk: Orion. Striking Distance CEO Clarifies The Callisto Protocol Crunch Comment; Says He "Doesn't Believe in Crunch."

2022 SpecialEffect's "One Special Day" Charity Event on Steam. Humble Software Bundle: Learn to Make Games in Unity 2022 (pay what you want and help charity).* Stardock Publisher Sale 2022 on Steam....

How free-to-play and in-game purchases took over video games. Ubisoft announces a Global Creative Office. Activision Blizzard Board Member Lulu Cheng Meservey Joins Executive Leadership Team.

Valve announces that the Docking Station for Steam Deck is now in-stock, and available for purchase with no reservations. There's also the surprise news that not only is the backlog on Steam Deck...

It's another snag-ola Thursday, as there are new freebies to collect from the Epic Games Store. This week's giveaways are Rising Hell and Slain: Back From Hell. Either or both of these Windows games...

As promised, today EA unveiled the next Need for Speed game, confirming rumors that it will be titled Need for Speed: Unbound. The reveal was teased as Need for Speed 2022, and sure enough this is...

A post to the Overwatch Forums discusses the launch of Overwatch 2. The rollout of the first-person sequel was plagued by denial of service attacks, but the post states these are over, and they are...

Call of Duty Blog outlines preorder bonuses for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, which include the opportunity to start playing the game a week before its official launch on October 20th. The news...

Kalla Gameworks and Fulqrum Publishing announce that mankind's quest for survival begins on October 20th when Early Access to The Pegasus Expedition begins on Steam. A new Early Access Release Date...

Triple Take is now available for Windows on Steam, and the precision platformer carries a 20% launch discount. The game features basic monochromatic graphics from a simpler time, as shown in this...

CoD leaker claims Treyarch will develop new Warzone 2 map alongside 2024 game.

Platinum CEO breaks silence on Babylon’s Fall closure- ‘We’re extremely sorry.’

GOG.COM 14th Anniversary Sale Finale.* Publisher Sale: Chucklefish titles up to 80% off - GOG.com.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Rivalia: Dungeon Raiders is now available for Windows on Steam and PlayStation. This is a single-player Roguelite action/RPG with cartoon graphics and fast-paced action, as shown off in the release...

22 Racing Series | RTS-Racing is a racing game coming to Early Access on Steam on November 22nd. Startup developer GOATi Entertainment says this will get a full release for PC and consoles next year....

Gunbrella (Windows). "Gunbrella is a noir-punk action-adventure set in a world dependent on a rapidly diminishing natural resource. Players take the role of a gruff woodsman on a quest for revenge,...

Need for Speed 2022 name, release date, and screens leak in retailer listing.

Save Up To 10% on Ubisoft DLCs Included in PC Game Pass. The Escapists Franchise Sale on Steam. RPG Legends: Baldur's Gate & Beyond (pay what you want and help charity).* Midweek sale: Atmospheric...