Blue's News

Epic Games giving hundreds of temp testers full-time employee status with benefits, according to a report on The Verge. Based on an internal memo which in a twist, seems quite positive, it says Epic...

Bucking the GPS revolution, Ubisoft lays out a roadmap for Rainbow Six Siege, the tactical first-person shooter. Year 7 will see the release of new maps for the first time in three years along with...

Here's the new list of the bestselling titles on Steam for last week: Total War: WARHAMMER III. Pre-purchase ELDEN RING. Dying Light 2 Stay Human. Lost Ark Vanquisher Starter Pack. Save 50% on...

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Valheim gets a cool Hardcore Server Mode.

Thanks Ant. Elite Nomad Trailer - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Demon Veil CGI Trailer - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Why Dying In 'Among Us' Is...

SCS Software's blog: 1.44 Unmarked Roads Exploration in ATS and ETS2.

I won't buy a Steam Deck until Valve fixes these issues. Shortwave is Google Inbox’s spiritual successor made by ex-Googlers, and there's an Android beta to test right now. BlackBerry's 5G Phone Is...

How Bots and Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland. Thanks Max. Halo TV Show Will Reveal The Master Chief's Face After Decades. Will look like Sylvester Stallone.

VGC shares a news bit from the GrubbSnax 34 Podcast (may require registration or subscription). In this Jeff Grubb claims some insider info on the Capcom Countdown Timer mentioned earlier this week....

Know by Heart is now available on Steam, offering a Windows adventure from Pathologic developer Ice-Pick Lodge. This came out last week, so thanks Rock Paper Shotgun for the notice, and apologies if...

The Halo Waypoint Forums have details on a new patch for Halo: Infinite expected to launch in the first-person shooter on February 24th. This will include efforts at addressing latency and desync...

Microsoft's Activision talks started after reporting on sex misconduct. “No NFTs in FFXIV” confirms producer Naoki Yoshida. And no sex in the Champagne room. Dead Island 2 might actually be out by...

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Dino Crisis 2 Unreal Engine 4 Fan Remake Demo Released. Doom Shinobi mod is basically a new Ninja Gaiden.

Official trailer. Firearms Expert Reacts To Destiny 2’s Guns.

Thanks Console General. PS4 Firmware Update 9.04 Rolls Out Feb. 19 for Cyberpunk 2077 Fix. Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2203.220216-2200). Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2208.2...

Arcane CPU tweaks just made buying a laptop harder. Here’s the info you need. Thanks Neutronbeam. Snapchat will now allow you to share your real-time location with trusted friends. These Apps Turn...

RICOCHET Anti-Cheat Progress Report – Season Two Update on the Call of Duty Blog, discussing the latest effort to safeguard Call of Duty: Warzone players from the scourge of cheaters. This reports...

Spillover is now underway in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, offering the first post-launch "Crisis Event" in the tactical shooter. These events are large-scale, limited-time challenges that...

A free weekend is now underway on Steam for Killer in the Cabin. This is a social deduction game where one player is a killer and the others are tasked with surviving the murder spree and detecting...

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

Official patch. Steam Client Beta.

Official trailers. McPixel 3 - Coming 2022. Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong - Pillars Dev Diary.

GamesIndustry.biz - The costs of buggy game launches are mounting. "The point here isn't just to wag fingers at games that launched in a poor state and cluck at their subsequent failures; it's to...

Super Toy Cars Offroad Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S. Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 424: Over The Horizon. This Week On Xbox- February 18, 2022.

A report on Kotaku helps us circumvent a hard paywall by relating details from The Wall Street Journal (may require registration or subscription) on investigations into the behavior of Activision...

Here's more paywall relief, as a tweet from Idle Sloth (thanks Eurogamer) shares some information from the GrubbSnax Giant Bomb Podcast (may require registration or subscription). In the latest...

The MULTIVERSUS Website is accepting registrations from everyone interested in participating in playtesting of this upcoming free-to-play fighting game (thanks VGC). The first test will begin next...

Early Access to Kamikaze Veggies is now available on Steam, offering a stealthy action/adventure based on two generally unrelated terms. The Windows game carries a 20% launch discount for the next...

Ubisoft cites new games' longer playing times as a sign of success. Skull & Bones still exists, Ubisoft insists. EA denies blaming Halo Infinite for Battlefield 2042's problems. No word on who's to...

Official patches. Microsoft Flight Simulator February 17th, 2022 Development Update. No Man's Sky Sentinel 3.81. Path of Exile version 3.17.1 Voidstone-Sextant Loss Bug.

Halo Infinite multiplayer ranking fixes coming next week.

Official trailers. God of War - Official Accolades Trailer - PC. Sisters in Arms - Cinematic Trailer - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is now available as the new weekly giveaway on the Epic Games Store. This adventure game from Starbreeze is yours to keep as long as you take advantage of the offer...

Ubisoft's third quarter financial reporting is online, and the company says its net bookings of €746.1 million are "in line with the target range." The report has some gaming details, including how...

Let's get ready to rumble! THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV is now available for PC and consoles, and the Windows edition of the fighting sequel is kicking ass and taking names on the Epic Games Store and...

Call of Duty Blog offers thanks to the community following the launch of Season Two for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone. But gratitude about support for the military shooter sequel goes beyond...

Cohaagen! CONDATIS GROUP is now available on Steam, offering new DLC for Red Solstice 2: Survivors, the squad-based tactics sequel. The DLC requires the base game, and it is also included in the...

Humble Software Bundle- Best of Polygon Game Dev Assets (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Official patch. Call of Duty: Vanguard Season Two Patch Notes.

Cyberpunk 2077 has crash issues on PS4, PC, studio says.

SEGA and Creative Assembly once again declare total war with the release of Total War: WARHAMMER III, the third fantasy installment in the strategy series. This Windows PC release is available from...

A tweet from the Embracer Group announces the latest sales milestone for Metro Exodus. This shooter sequel from 4A Games continues the success of its predecessors, as word is it has now sold more...

A Gender Balance Workplace Audit on the Paradox Interactive follows up on allegations of "offensive treatment" in the workplace. This outlines the results of an audit by Gender Balance, an external...

New version 22.2.2 Radeon Software Adrenalin drivers are now available from AMD Support. The Release Notes outline all the changes and improvements these bring to AMD Radeon graphics cards running...

Another Star Citizen Free Fly event gets underway today, offering the chance to check out some of the spacecraft from Star Citizen and Squadron 42. Word is this kicks off a new era of inclusiveness...

Developer FourExo Entertainment and publisher Deck13 Spotlight announce that Highrise City will begin Early Access on March 24th on Steam and GOG.com. If you're on the fence about this, a playable...

Publisher Kwalee and developer Damage State announce Scathe, a fast-paced first-person shooter coming to PC and consoles this year, hopefully not to scathing reviews. The Announcement Trailer offers...

A new Lake Hartwell Venue DLC is now available for Bassmaster Fishing 2022, the sport fishing simulation. This adds a whole new environment filled with hungry fish for you to hook. This post has all...

NACON announces its latest acquisition is German developer/publisher Daedalic Entertainment. The two companies were already collaborating on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. This partnership will be...

Our Commitment to You is an announcement from EA saying the My Wedding Stories pack for The Sims 4 will be released in Russia after all. Just last week it was announced that the pack would not come...