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An article on Bloomberg Law (may require registration or subscription) describes a court victory for Valve in a class action suit over loot boxes in games, and whether they constitute gambling....

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is now free-to-play on Steam, kicking off the promised new business model for the game that jumpstarted the battle royale revolution. Those who purchased the game before this...

EA offers an Account Takeover Update following news that some high-profile players have had their FIFA 22 accounts taken over. This is attributed to social engineering and phishing. EA describes...

This Steam Listing takes the wraps off of Forever Skies, a first-person survival game in development at Far From Home for PC Early Access this year. Despite the name, Spider-Man is not an employee...

IO Interactive is teasing a HITMAN 3 - Year 2 Reveal, which will outline the new content coming to the assassination sequel this year. There will be a prerecorded stream on the Hitman YouTube...

An update on the Halo Waypoint Forums has details on a patch 343 Industries is working on to fix Big Team Battle (BTB) problems in Halo Infinite (thanks Game Informer). Word is that this is entering...

Microsoft doesn't see Game Pass as a replacement for game purchasing. New addition to the "things MS doesn't see" file. Launching a VR game these days is "A perfect storm of shit." Strauss Zelnick:...

Official patches. Fortnite Battle Royale v19.01 - Jan 11 Hotfix- Tornadoes and Lightning Crop Up. Mortal Online 2 - Beta Patch Notes 0.1.13.8.

A core team update from Ubisoft announces a change at the top of the Rainbow Six Siege team (thanks PCGamesN). This includes a message from Leroy Athanassoff, who explains he is being replaced as the...

With Monster Hunter Rise set to rise on PC this week, reviews of the Windows edition of the action/RPG are now showing up. Here's a first roundup: Monster Hunter Rise Review - IGN. Monster Hunter...

Movie Games announces Lust from Beyond: M Edition will be released a month from today on February 10th, offering a less lusty version of this Windows horror game. The original AO-rated game no longer...

Today's NY Times Metaverse article (may require registration or subscription) is the source: Phil Spencer says Xbox has ‘changed how we do certain things’ with Activision, following abuse...

Apex Legends Fuse trick turns him into a wallhack God.

Xbox Series X-S consoles continue to sell at a record pace, Microsoft has claimed. Monster Energy Supercross 5 Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S....

Aya Neo Pro Review: This Switch-Like Handheld Gaming PC Is Superb - GameSpot. Why is Zynga worth a whopping $12.7 billion- (Hint- It’s not FarmVille). Honor unveils its first foldable smartphone,...

To Understand the Metaverse, Look to Video Games (may require registration or subscription). ISPs must accept gov’t subsidy on all plans—no more upselling, FCC chair says. Ethereum Drops 22% in...

This announcement on Steam officially announces Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem, a new installment in the rapid-fire Serious Sam series of first-person shooters. This will be a standalone expansion to...

Developer/publisher feneq announces Rogue Command, a real-time strategy game coming to Early Access for Windows on Steam in Q3 of this year. This is described as a "love letter" to classic RTS,...

Bazinga! Take-Two Interactive announces it is acquiring Zynga, saying it is paying about $12.7 billion for the studio. This is about a decade out from the heyday of FarmVille, but the company has...

The Steam Listing for Autobahn Police Simulator 3 once again offers a playable demo of this simulation of policing one of the world's fastest roadways. The demo was previously temporarily available...

Outerverse is now available in Early Access on the Epic Games Store and Steam, offering an open-world Windows game similar to Minecraft in space with an increased emphasis on building automated...

A playtest is underway for Espresso Tycoon, an upcoming coffee mogul game in the works at DreamWay Games. Selling coffee is a way of printing money, but presumably this will brew up some challenges...

Days Gone Director Says Shawn Layden's Departure Killed Chances for Sequel.

Weekly Sale: survival games up to 90% off - GOG.com.

The Steam Game and Player Statistics Page shows Valve's online service passed a new concurrent user milestone in the wee hours this morning (thanks SteamDB). Just a week after setting the previous...

In a tweet, Techland explains just how much content is being crammed into Dying Light 2: Stay Human. Word is it will take 500 hours to complete every quest and side-quest in the action/RPG sequel: "T...

Valve counts off the bestselling titles on Steam for last week in this new top 10 list: Ready or Not. Save 50% on It Takes Two. Pre-purchase MONSTER HUNTER RISE. Project Zomboid. Valve Index VR Kit....

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Star Wars: Republic Commando gets an HD Texture Pack. Doomed Is A New Minecraft Mod That Turns It Into Doom 2016.

Bleak Faith- Forsaken - Gameplay Updates. Thanks DSOGaming. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Baal's Throne Room - DiabLoL Ep42 - Carbot. Thanks Ant and Rhialto.

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)....

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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....