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In its promised Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction reveal today, Ubisoft announced the game formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine will be released on September 16th. This promises "a brand-new...

Ubisoft unveils plans for a second season of content for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, a first for the Assassin's Creed series. Details are not being offered just yet, but there's plenty still to do...

A new first look trailer takes a look at Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the upcoming action/adventure based on the sci-fi movie and its 32 planned sequels. Here's more on the game, which is expected...

Ubisoft today made the expected announcement of Rocksmith+, a new installment in the guitar instruction series. This will come to Windows PCs this (northern) summer, for consoles in autumn, and for...

Ubisoft announces that Riders Republic is coming on September 2nd, offering a multiplayer outdoor sports playground for Windows and consoles. This was originally planned for release earlier this year...

A new Meet the Villain Cinematic further introduces Antón Castillo, the villain of Far Cry 6 being portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito. If you find yourself relating to Antón, you'll be pleased at the...

Amid the third anniversary of the driving game, Ubisoft announces Season 3 of The Crew 2 will begin on July 7th. There's also a milestone to commemorate, as that more than 30 million players have...

Ubisoft announces the addition of two free game modes to Trackmania, the racing game remake of Trackmania Nations. The game's free Starter Access tier now includes ranked matchmaking along with an...

Ubisoft announces Bloodline will bleed out onto Watch Dogs: Legion for PC and consoles on July 6th. This is just a little late, as it was recently promised for release late this month. The DLC puts...

A playable demo is now available for 2076 Midway Multiverse is coming to SteamVR and Oculus Quest this year and PSVR in 2022. This is a virtual reality homage to the classic side-scrolling shooter...

Publisher Sold Out and developer Pugstorm announce Core Keeper. This mining sandbox/adventure is coming to Steam Early Access later this year. Word is: "Mine relics and resources to build your base,...

The Sixth Hammer announces Moo Lander an upcoming side-scrolling 2D action/adventure for Windows. It will feature puzzles, combat, and, of course, cattle. A full release is expected on Steam next...

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An expansive set of antitrust reforms were introduced in the US House of Representatives today by a bipartisan group of lawmakers. These target Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google to make it more...

A new Humble Freebie is now available, as everyone now has the chance to pick up a copy of Surviving Mars - Deluxe Edition for free on the Humble Store. This is a bonus for those willing to sign up...

Amazon Games announces plans to launch Lost Ark in the west this year, providing North American and European gamers the chance to raid this MMORPG that's been successfully operating in Korea, Japan,...

Speaking of Amazon, a new Summer Game Fest 2021 Trailer offers a "deep dive" into New World, the MMORPG in the works at Amazon Game Studios. We were supposed to be playing this by now, but the game...

CD PROJEKT RED and Netflix announce WitcherCon, a celebration of the television series and the games based on The Witcher series of novels. There's not a lot of time to get ready for this, as it's...

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The Epic Games Store now features a free three-month trial of Discord Nitro, the premium version of the Discord chat software for Windows and macOS. This offer is only for first-time Nitro users, and...

Early Access to a new episode of Scarlet Hollow is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, continuing this adventure/horror visual novel from Black Tabby Games. This follows last year's free-to-...

A new Inside the Vault Update from Bethesda has the latest on Fallout 76, the post-apocalyptic RPG prequel. First off, a free play week is now underway, so you can sample the full game all you want...

A new trailer from DCS World unveils a new free-to-play program for Eagle Dynamics' extensive integrated flight simulator family. This will allow players to evaluate any of its aircraft and map...

A tweet from Respawn says that a fix is now in place to protect Apex Legends games from the denial-of-service attacks it has been suffering. The surprising solution to external game disruption is...

Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy has found its way onto the Epic Games Store, where this roguelite RPG is now in Early Access for Windows. The game also has an E3 2021 trailer showing off its...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is now available on Steam, offering a top-down adventure game for Windows and macOS set in a coloring book. The recent Release Date Trailer paints a picture of what to expect...

Farlanders is a colony-building game set in Mars in the works at publisher Crytivo and developer Andriy Bychkovskyi. This is expected in Q4 of this year for Windows, macOS, and Linux on Steam and...

Gearbox Publishing and developer Norsfell announce July 27th as the official launch date for Tribes of Midgard, the upcoming hack-and-slash game using the enduringly popular Viking setting. This...

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Vice reports a breach at Electronic Arts has resulted in the theft of loads of data, including the source code for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine. This was revealed by forum posts by the...

The Epic Games Store now offers Control for free, as Remedy's third-person action/adventure is the store's latest weekly giveaway. It will be yours to keep if you claim it over the coming seven days....

The Back 4 Blood Website announces plans for open beta testing of this upcoming co-op shooter that's a spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series. The open beta will run from August 12-16. For...

Sharmob announces Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt, a new battle royale game based on the World of Darkness tabletop series. A closed alpha test for the game is scheduled for July 2nd, and those...

Early Access is now underway for Galactic Civilizations IV, the next installment in the Stardock's 4X strategy series set in space, where no one can hear you freestyle rap. "Great games are built on...

Xbox Wire has the official announcement of The Anacrusis, a four-player, co-op first-person shooter from developer Stray Bombay coming to Windows, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Xbox Game Pass this (...

The grand finale of today's Summer Game Fest presentation was a new trailer from Elden Ring, the fantasy action/RPG in the works at developer FromSoftware and publisher BANDAI NAMCO. This features a...

A security breach update from CD PROJEKT has more on the breach and ransomware attack suffered by the company earlier this year. The company still can't confirm exactly what data were breached, but...

A brief aside during the Summer Game Fest revealed plans for a new installment in the Painkiller series. This was during a brief appearance by Saber Interactive head of publishing Todd Hollenshead....

Publisher Dotemu and developer Leikir Studio announce a partnership with SNK today announced Metal Slug Tactics, an exciting adaptation of the iconic series’ satisfying action through grid-based...

Dr. Ian Malcolm appeared at the SUMMER GAME FEST to debut the Announcement Trailer for Jurassic World Evolution 2, revealing plans for a new installment in the management simulation series coming...

The SUMMER GAME FEST: Kickoff kicked off with the expected announcement that Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is in the works at Gearbox and 2K games for release in early 2022. Though this is a looter-shooter...

An article on Xbox Wire features a conversation between Satya Nadella and Phil Spencer where the Microsoft CEO and head of Xbox discuss why Microsoft is "all in" on gaming. This is excerpted from a...

With the new GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics cards now showing up in stores all over the place (hope you didn't have a mouthful of coffee when you read that), NVIDIA now offers new WHQL-certified...

The countdown has been halted for the launch of Early Access to Starbase, Frozenbyte's upcoming "hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe."...

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection is now available for Windows and consoles, and the PC edition can be found on Steam. This bundles three titles from KOEI TECMO's action combat series — 2007's NINJA...