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World of Warcraft Arena World Championship is Back for 2022. GDC 2022: Ubisoft’s Complete Schedule. One month left to enter the US Best Places To Work Awards.

A job listing from Electronic Arts puts out the call for a Senior Game Designer - Encounters (thanks PSU via Exputer). The description implies that this is for an unannounced open-world game in...

Randy Pitchford tweets that Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will include full crossplay support when it launches on March 25th. Word is players will be able to join games together regardless of platform: "Ti...

Dark Horse Comics announces the completion of its acquisition by the Embracer Group. The deal was first announced at the end of last year, word is it has navigated all the necessary regulatory...

The Steam Listing for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has changed the spelling of its title. The upcoming shooter sequel is now listed as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. PC Gamer explains the change by...

Goblinz Publishing announces Hero's Hour has performed heroically since the launch of this strategy/RPG just two weeks ago. Word is the game sold 100,000 copies in its first week: "Turn-Based...

A post to the Path of Exile Forums announces Grinding Gear games is gearing up for beta testing of PC game controller support in Path of Exile. It sounds like this will also help those looking to...

Live the Unwritten in Thursday’s Hogwarts Legacy State of Play – PlayStation.Blog.

Deus Ex - System Shock Creator Thinks NFTs Are A Bad Idea.

Grab some Tex-Mex and read on for the winners of the 2022 SXSW Gaming Awards as reported on the SXSW Website: " Video Game of the Year - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker — SQUARE ENIX Indie Game of the...

Wake the kids, phone the neighbors! We have for you the latest list from Valve counting off the bestselling titles on Steam for last week. Read on to see how you stand in your Steam Top Sellers...

Warren Spector breaks silence and finally implies his System Shock 3 is dead. That can happen when you slip someone an epic mickey.

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Spear of Destiny & Wolfenstein 3D - Two classic MS-DOS FPS gets a final version download for the Amiga 1200. Thanks Ant.

Wanted: Dead - SXSW Trailer. Official trailers. Content creator videos. So I Tried Elden Ring - Carbot. Thanks Simon. Firearms Expert Breaks Down Different Weapon Attachments - Loadout Bonus...

Matt Chat 482: Michael Cranford (video). Thanks Ant.

2022 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners Announced. Video Game Accessibility Awards 2021 - All the Winners.

Elden Ring: The Best Path after Liurnia.

A free weekend is now underway on Steam for Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive's asymmetrical horror game. This multiplayer Windows game pits one player as the killer and four players as...

Bandai Namco tweets that it's donating 100 million yen, or about USD$852,600, to Save the Children (thanks Dot Esports). This is to benefit those caught up in the humanitarian crises stemming from...

They Came From Salem is now available for Windows on Steam, adding new DLC to Hunt: Showdown, Crytek's PvPvE first-person shooter. This carries a 10% launch discount, and as noted in this post, the...

Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment studio head David Polfeldt is "perfectly at peace" leaving Ubisoft.

Official patches. Steam Deck Client Update: March 11, 2022. World of Warcraft Hotfixes- March 11, 2022.

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine Armouring Ritual Cinematic Trailer. Thanks Neutronbeam. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Firearms Expert Reacts To Payday 2’s Guns.

How Warren Spector got back to making his latest game - VentureBeat.

Dota 2 DPC Spring Tour & Fantasy Kickoff. Ukrainian esports team Na'Vi says it is 'not going to leave the country.'

The promised livestream for Dead Space went off as planned today, with the team at Motive discussing the audio tech in the upcoming return to the spooky sci-fi series. The hour-long stream is saved...

A Humble Bundle tweet announces the Humble Store is ceasing selling games in Russia and Belarus over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's the official statement: "Like many in the world, we condemn...

A note from Humble Bundle Support lays out EA and Origin redemption deadlines, saying that "for the moment" Electronic Arts titles are no longer being sold on The Humble Store. You will still have...

A developer update from Riot Games hears from TimTamMonster, a new Product Lead for Behavioral Systems in League of Legends. MOBAs are notorious for toxicity, and the update notes that this breaks...

Kotaku points the way to a tweet from Rebecca Marques showing an ad with an open letter appearing in today's Dallas Morning News. Rebecca is Texas director of the Human Rights Campaign, and the...

Wing Breakers out of Early Access and has officially taken off on Steam. This is an aerial combat game for Windows is the latest iteration of the game first launched as Altitude0: Lower and Faster....

Recognizing a "minimalism sandbox survival" adventure may be a tough sell, the team behind Craft Hero now offer Craft Hero - Prologue on Steam, allowing a sample of the upcoming game. Here's a...

Risk of Rain 2 - Survivors of the Void - Patch 1.2.2. Steam Client Beta. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. First Nude Mod released for Elden Ring.

2K announces that WWE 2K22 has climbed the turnbuckle and leapt into the ring, offering the latest installment in this professional wrestling simulation. Check out the steroidal launch trailer for a...

NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella tweets that NPD's market research says sales of Elden Ring in the U.S. are running rings about the competition: "US NPD PREMIUM GAMES - Elden Ring debuted as both...

Gearbox and 2K announce details on the Season Pass for Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, the upcoming Borderlands spinoff. A Season Pass Trailer accompanies the news, which outlines what to expect: "Outlandis...

Early Access to Badlanders is now underway for Windows on Steam, offering a new looter-shooter to satisfy your most murderous greedy urges. This is the PC edition of a mobile game, and the barrier...

Remember the Forgotten Realms? You're in luck then! SNEG announces a series of classic Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box RPGs from the days of DOS gaming will be re-released on Steam beginning March 25th....

A CROSSPLAY FAQ has details on plans to add crossplay support to For Honor. This will allow PC and console gamers to engage each other in the game's melee combat. This will roll out in two phases....

Analyst Michael Pachter Reckons PlayStation Is 'Doomed.' Both Pachter and Jack Thompson resurface.

Humble Software Bundle: MASSIVE RPG Game Development Assets (pay what you want and help charity).* Weekend Sale: games from publishers gathered around Koch Media up to 80% off. *Blue's News may...

Cities: Skylines is now available for free on the Epic Games Store as the latest of its weekly giveaways. You may discover (or even remember!) that this is already in your library, as it was also...

A new Overwatch 2 Developer Update Video has the latest on the multiplayer shooter sequel from game director Aaron Keller. He speaks glowingly of the progress being made on the game, but also...

Ubisoft announces the launch of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök for PC and consoles. Here's the Launch Trailer and here's the pitch: "Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Dawn of Ragnarök...

The Last Cube is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux on Steam, as well as for Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch. This offers the chance to play as a cube, solving a series of puzzle challenges....

Robot Entertainment weighs in with news about Tipping the Scales, a new DLC for Orcs Must Die! 3. This will come to the tower defense game on PC and consoles on April 7th. It will add a new race, a...

Core Keeper entered Early Access on Steam only two days ago. But developer Pugstorm and publisher Fireshine Games announce the sandbox mining adventure has already sold over 100,000 copies. Here's...

Ubisoft updates us on a "cyber security incident" last week. At this point they don't seem worried that players have any cause for concern: "Last week, Ubisoft experienced a cyber security incident...

Official patches. Steam Deck Windows drivers are now available. March 10th, 2022 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Ubisoft announces an Insider Program for Skull and Bones, the upcoming seafaring action/adventure. This will allow invitees to play the in-progress version of the game as work continues towards its...