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Four veteran combat designers on how to make a battle system memorable - GamesRadar+. Thanks Max.

'Unpacking' and 'Inscryption' Lead in IGF 2022 Nominations. Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 now underway.

InWith promises world's first soft smart contact lens. Thanks Neutronbeam.

A tweet from Devolver Digital seems to offer some serious news about Serious Sam. It's phrased as a hypothetical question, rather than a statement, but the clear implication is that a new...

A report on TweakTown follows up on interest SEGA has expressed in incorporating NFT technology into future games (thanks VGC). The article notes a recent company meeting where SEGA CEO Haruki...

A year-end developer update on Steam for RUST recaps 2021 in the survival game and takes a look at what players should expect in 2022 (thanks Eurogamer). This delves into the years of development...

A post on ResetEra by Red Liquorice has gained attention, despite being on page 347 of the thread. This is because it contains alleged details on a new Armored Core game in development at...

Official patches. New World - Announcing the January PTR. Steam Client Beta - January 7th.

Lost Ark Gameplay Introduction: Welcome to Arkesia. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Firearms Expert Reacts To Apex Legends’ Guns.

Star Wars: The Old Republic - In-Game Events for January.

Microsoft Is (no longer) disabling Dev Mode Access on Xbox (video). Thanks Simon.

Netmarble announces Overprime, an upcoming MOBA played from a third-person perspective, SMITE-style. You can keep up with this through the Official Website and the Steam Listing, which both say this...

Publisher NEOWIZ and developer Team Suneat unveil plans for Blade Assault to graduate from Early Access and into official release on Steam on January 17th. This will include a new final act for the...

This Steam Listing unveils plans for Showa American Story, an upcoming RPG described as "an enthusiastic love letter to the 80s' pop culture that features a strong taste of B-Movies" (thanks Kotaku)....

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

Official patch. Call of Duty: Warzone Season One Patch Notes.

The Call : Season 2022 Cinematic - League of Legends. Official trailers. Content creator videos. HALO THEME ACAPELLA.

Sir Ian Livingstone: The first Knight of the nerds - GamesIndustry.biz.

Updated - Free Play Days- Battlefield 2042 and Star Renegades - Xbox Wire. This Week On Xbox: January 07, 2022.

Developer NotGames and publisher tinyBuild announce that Not For Broadcast has sold over 300,000 copies since the propaganda simulation entered GOG.com and Steam Early Access just under two years...

Developer Youthcat Studio and publisher Gamera Game announce a major update called The Icarus' Evolution will arrive on January 20th in Dyson Sphere Program, the intergalactic factory strategy game....

As Bob and Doug McKenzie know, beyond a hoser is a hosr, and the only thing worse is a secret hosr. But that's what players of Embr on Steam must contend with following the release of Secret Hosr, a...

Sword of Elpisia is now available on Steam, offering a Windows JRPG from Exe Create and KEMCO that involves magical battles involving a young girl who's been turned into a magical sword. You know,...

Days Gone director pitched open-world Resistance.

Weekend Sale: cool indies up to 80% off - GOG.com.

Microsoft Flight Simulator - January 6th, 2022 Development Update. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Quake 4 Hi Def v2.0 Mod is available for download, featuring improved...

Vanguard players frustrated as challenges are completely broken.

Gods Will Fall is now available completely free on the Epic Games Store offering the chance to take on the deities for free in this action game from Clever Beans and Deep Silver. With the holidays...

VentureBeat reports E3 2022 will be an online-only event amid renewed concerns about holding in-person gatherings during the pandemic. "Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and its...

An update on the BioWare Blog has a "State of BioWare" report from general manager Gary McKay. This includes a look back at last year, a discussion of lessons learned from working during a pandemic,...

The Queen and the Sea is now available for Dead Cells, adding new content to this roguelike action/platformer. The Windows, macOS, and Linux edition is available on GOG.com and Steam, and the base...

Electrician Simulator - First Shock is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a free prologue for Electrician Simulator, an upcoming full game. As the name states, the premise of the prologue...

Steam now offers the release of Heaven Dust 2, a zombie survival sequel for Windows from two-person development team One Gruel Studio. This includes a number of improvements on the original. Word is...

Hunt- Showdown -- New Steam Bundle is here! - With very deep discounts for everyone!

Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - January 6, 2022. World of Warcraft Hotfixes- January 5, 2022. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Mass Effect's 'Happy Ending' mod is now...

Team17 announces the acquisition of the Hell Let Loose IP as well as independent publisher The Label. Word is the two deals are worth between USD$66 million and $100 million: "Team17 Group PLC said...

GamesIndustry.biz has a follow up to its story yesterday on the Raven Software QA strike. This highlighted a tweet from the ABK Workers Alliance saying it has not heard from leadership in the weeks...

A tweet from EA executive Andy McNamara announces he has deleted some tweets about Battlefield 2042, saying: "Deleted the tweets. Seems my message wasn’t clear. Apologies." As noted by Flakfire (than...

Respawn tweets that Rampage and Sentinel weapons are temporarily disabled in all modes in Apex Legends to prevent an exploit. Additionally, the MIL-SPEC Bangalore skin can no longer be equipped,...

Days Gone Director Says It Sold More Than Ghost Of Tsushima, But Was Still Viewed As A “Big Disappointment” By Sony. Tom Holland says he's Nathan Drake because Sony left him a PS4 and a copy of...

Call of Duty: Warzone - We're aware of the concerns regarding the Akimbo Double Barrel Shotgun. Call of Duty: Warzone - We have updated the Trello Board with several new issues including a certain...

Project Wunderwaffe - First Gameplay. Windjammers 2 - An Arcade Legacy in 2022 (Making-of). Official trailers. Content creator videos. How Much Would Video Game Homes Actually Cost? Thanks Ant.

Apex Legends ‘Dark Depths’ event leaks- Start date, skins & more.

Ubisoft announces Ubisoft+ is coming to Xbox, as its subscription service will arrive on the console at some unspecified point in the future. In the meantime, the press release includes the news...

Ubisoft announces Pagan: Control, new DLC for Far Cry 6 that will arrive in the first-person shooter sequel on January 11th on all platforms. This will be available individually or as part of the...

A tweet from Epic Games unveils the promised compensation for the recent Fortnite outage. Here's the royal treatment players of the battle royale can expect: "As thanks for everyone’s patience...

The employee strike against Raven Software continues the fallout from layoffs and other issues in the Raven QA department. A tweet from Monday by the ABetterABK - ABK Workers Alliance (thanks...

Wordle's creator wants the viral guessing game to stay simple and ad-free.

Official patches. Call of Duty: Warzone Season One Patch Notes. Team Fortress 2 Update Released.

Apex Legends' new Bangalore skin is crashing the game. Bang!