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Eldest Souls is now available for Windows and consoles, and you can pick up the PC edition via GOG.com or Steam with a 15% launch discount. This soulslike wears its Dark Souls inspirations on its...

Gearbox Software announces that Tribes of Midgard is now available on Steam for Windows and for PlayStation 4 and 5. Here's the Launch Trailer showing off the action game's increasingly trendy...

Nothing To Remember is now available on Steam, offering a real-time murder mystery game for Windows from developer Guts United. There's a chance to check out the game's mechanics first-hand, as...

Get Packed: Fully Loaded is now available for Windows via Steam and for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. This is an updated version of a local and online party game that made its debut as a Stadia...

Black Salt Games announces Dredge, a Lovecraftian fishing game coming to PC via Steam next year. Here's a Preview Trailer with an early look. For more details, get Kraken: "Set in a Lovecraft-inspire...

The Hand of Merlin - Heroes Rise - Content Update #2. Tribes of Midgard Update Notes: wolf-1.02.

The Halo Website has an overview of the Tech Preview for Halo Infinite that gets underway tomorrow. There's a schedule for when it will run over the weekend, an outline of goals, included content,...

Here's more stemming from the lawsuit, today's Bobby Kotick letter, and the employee walkout: Activision Blizzard lawsuit and its potential impact on California labor law (may require registration...

In further fallout of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit mentioned above, Axios reports an open letter from Ubisoft employees says they stand with their Activision Blizzard comrades. This tweet has the...

Unbound: Worlds Apart is now available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Switch, offering a portal-powered metroidvania from Alien Pixel Studios. PC gamers can pick this up through the Epic Games Store,...

The Rocket League Website has details on plans to increase the cool factor in Rocket League tomorrow with the addition of the 1963 Aston Martin DB5, as made famous by Bond, James Bond. Here's a...

World Nature Conservation Day Sale - Steam. Humble's Early Access All-Stars Bundle (pay what you want and help charity).* Save 60% on My Friend Pedro on Steam. *Blue's News may receive a commission...

Gabe Newell Pushes Back Against Closed Platforms, Says Openness is 'PC's Superpower' - IGN. Thanks Simon.

Apple, AMD, and Intel shift priorities as chip shortages continue.

A Letter From CEO Bobby Kotick to All Employees has a follow-up to the "difficult and upsetting week" that began with a lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard by the state of California. This is...

In more fallout from the Activision Blizzard suit, law firm Robbins LLP announces it is investigating whether Activision officers and directors "violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and...

Publisher Warner Bros. Games and developer Turtle Rock Studios reveal details about open beta testing for Back 4 Blood, which will get underway next month. Four days of Early Access to the co-op...

Grab your Geiger counter, as Chernobylite has hit critical mass, and is now officially available on GOG.com and Steam following an Early Access run. Here's a Launch Trailer showing off this...

Here's a reminder that The Forgotten City is now available for Windows and consoles, offering a time-loop mystery game set in ancient Rome. Just remember the PC edition can be picked up on GOG.com...

Valve has shuffled the Steam Deck dates on the Steam Deck Page, creating uncertainty about when the first of these handheld gaming PCs will be delivered (thanks PC Gamer). The listing for all three...

Publisher Toplitz Productions and developer Render Cube announce an official launch date for Medieval Dynasty, saying the medieval survival/sandbox will arrive on September after a year of Early...

KOEI TECMO announces FATAL FRAME: Maiden of Black Water will come to PC and consoles on October 28th, offering an enhanced edition of this horror game first released for Wii U in the west in 2015....

Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription) reports Activision Blizzard employees are calling for a walkout tomorrow to protest the company's responses to the recent sexual discrimination...

Publisher Perfect World and developer Cryptic Studios have released Jewel of the North, the latest content expansion for Neverwinter, the free-to-play D&D MMORPG. The Windows edition is now available...

Blightbound is now officially available on Steam, as this multiplayer dungeon crawler developed by Ronimo Games has graduated from Early Access. Here's a Release Trailer showing off the kind of...

AMD now offers downloads of new version 21.7.2 Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition drivers for Radeon graphics cards. These add support for the release edition of Chernobylite and more: "Support For...

HighFleet is now available on Steam, giving everyone the chance to take off in this airborne action/strategy game. Reborn publisher MicroProse provides this Launch Trailer to set up to the story and...

Google announces Stadia is now available in Control, offering another way to play Remedy's action/adventure. Word is the Control Ultimate Edition is set to take advantage of all that the cloud...

There's more Activision Blizzard lawsuit follow-up on Twitter, where there's the following statement from the World of Warcraft team. This includes word that the game world of Azeroth will reflect...

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SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 is now available for PC and for consoles, offering the latest installment in KOEI TECMO's Musou action series. The Windows version is found on Steam, and it includes a couple of...

To go along with the release mentioned above, reviews are now showing up for SAMURAI WARRIORS 5. Here's word on whether it makes the cut: Samurai Warriors 5 Review- The Best Yet - Comicbook.com....

A tweet from PlayerIGN (no relation) says an upcoming free-to-play event in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS may end up leading to the battle royale game going free-to-play permanently. The poster, who...

Sega and Creative Assembly announce MYTHOS, an upcoming expansion for A Total War Saga: TROY. This is expected to arrive on Steam, which is the same day the game itself will land on Steam after its...

An article on Dual Shockers by noted leaker Tom Henderson has more unconfirmed intel on Battlefield 2042, the upcoming installment in the military shooter series. Tom follows up on his tweet about...

A Health & Safety Update on the PAX Website has details on plans to handle the in-person event, schedule for this September in Seattle. Word is attendees will be required to show proof of COVID-19...

For those who spend their idle time dreaming of idol time, Idol Manager is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux on Steam. The Release Date Announcement Trailer is the most recent look at...

HITMAN 3 version 3.50. Stronghold: Warlords v1.4 Update - 25 June 2021. Here's a Skirmish Trail Update Trailer. World of Warcraft Hotfixes- July 26, 2021. Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Finally Lets You Listen...

1047 Games announces it is delaying the official launch of Splitgate from June 27th into August. More than two million players have checked out the free-to-play multiplayer portal shooter in the...

Jason Schreier reports that nearly 1,000 current and former Activision Blizzard staff have signed onto a letter to management decrying the company's response to the lawsuit over a culture of abuse "a...

Here's more consequences of the State of California's lawsuit against Activision/Blizzard: Blizzard Devs Say Some Men Were Sexually Harassed, Too. Production on World of Warcraft apparently halted...

In a post on Reddit, Assemble Entertainment founder and CEO Stefan Marcinek draws a line in the sand, saying the company is only concerned with serving customers who are like-minded on the topic of...

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PULSAR: Lost Colony - v1.1 Release Notes - New Ship and Translation Tools. Thanks Ant. Wolcen- Lords of Mayhem -- Wolcen- Arise - Patch 1.1.4.0.

The Tragedy of Wolfenstein Youngblood - GVMERS. Thanks

Thinking outside the Man Box - GamesIndustry.biz. "Geena Davis and Mitu Khandaker go over the results and takeaways of a new study about masculinity in games and online communities."

A post on the Ubisoft Website has details in a new Title Update 1.3.0 for Assassin's Creed Valhalla that will go live tomorrow. In addition to updates, balance changes, and bug fixes, this patch...

An interview with Jay Boor on GamesIndustry.biz talks with the head of publishing at Kojima Productions about Death Stranding. Jay discusses plans for the upcoming Director's Cut of the walking...

A podcast transcript and a post to the Weather Factory Website by Alexis Kennedy follow-up on the news from almost two years ago alleging "predations and abuses" by the Weather Factory and Failbetter...

A tweet from Chris Metzen has the developer's reaction to the lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. Chris admits his response to the allegations against his former company should have come sooner. He...