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Thanks Ant. I Played a Pre-Release Beta of Cyberpunk, Here's What I Found. Lord of Terror - DiabLoL 2 Ep25.

Dark Alliance interview -- A shard (or more) of Dungeons & Dragons lore - VentureBeat. Summer Games Fest Hideo Kojima - Geoff Keighley Interview 2021.06.10 (video). Get a room you two!

The 4A Games Careers Page reveals that the studio behind the Metro series is at work on an unannounced AAA game (thanks PlayStation Universe via PCGamesN). Among the open jobs they list are...

The United States Department of Justice has reportedly opened an antitrust inquiry into the Overwatch League. Dot Esports reports that "sources familiar with that inquiry" say the "soft" salary cap...

An ArenaNet Studio Update: July 2021 reveals a delay for End of Dragons, the upcoming expansion for Guild Wars 2 (thanks Wccftech). This add-on for the MMORPG was expected later this year, but now it'...

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance -- Patch Notes – Dark Alliance V 1.16.

Bloodhunt Closed Alpha Gameplay. Star Citizen: Sandi & Chris: Checking In. Proof of life. Great Fighters on Inappropriate Systems - Nostalgia Nerd. Thanks Ant. Firearms Expert Reacts To Squad’s Guns....

IGN - - 'Indie' Has Lost Its Meaning. "I don’t want to define 'indie' in explicit terms. What I do want to posit is that we may be approaching the point where “indie” is no longer a practical term...

Faze kicks out one member and suspends three others over alleged influencer crypto "scam."

Ragnarock (Oculus Rift) - Christ Centered Gamer.

Developer Ronimo Games and publisher Devolver Digital announce That Blightbound is leaving Early Access on July 27th. That's when version 1.0 of the multiplayer dungeon crawler will arrive on Steam,...

A heads-up from Blizzard warns Diablo III players that the end of season 23 is nigh. The post outlines and dates and promises a preview of season 24 soon: "Season 23 is coming to a close. Below are...

A new Research Teaser Trailer from Nightdive Studios Shows off a bunch of System Shock, the upcoming remake of System Shock (sometimes you just stick with what works when you're sticking with what...

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Steam Client Beta. Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem -- Patch 1.1.3.0.

"Good Game Nice Try" Matthew Mercer on What it Takes to be a Dungeon Master on Apple Podcasts. Interview: Sean Astin Talks Hero Mode & His Love of Video Games.

Winners of the Italian Video Games Awards 2021 Announced.

This Week on Xbox- July 2, 2021.

A new Development Update has details from id Software's Marty Stratton on support for DOOM Eternal, the latest installment in id's first-person shooter series. This includes the news that plans for...

Larian Studios announces a livestream to unveil details on a new patch for Baldur's Gate 3. The RPG sequel is currently in Early Access, and the presentation will show off a fifth patch adding new...

NVIDIA now offers a new GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 471.22. This will address an issue that could cause DOOM Eternal to crash to desktop. This bug was introduced in the previous version 471.11...

With Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin due for release one week from today, Capcom offers a trove of content about the upcoming Monster Hunter spinoff. A Special Pre-Launch Program featuring "a...

Ziggurat Interactive once again basks in the warm glow of nostalgia, as today is another of its "Retro First" Fridays. A pair of puzzle titles originally released for DOS in 1992 celebrate the...

EA announces that The Sims 4 Cottage Living is coming to Windows and macOS on July 22nd. This seems appropriate to the series, as The Sims has been its own cottage industry since the lifestyle...

Weekend Sale: games filled with action up to 90% off - GOG.com. You have two more days to grab the Itch.io Queer Games Bundle.

Apex Legends bug fix released. Matchmaking now works properly in Masters+ ranked. Call of Duty gets an AI-enhanced HD Mod, overhauling all of its textures. The TIE Fighter Total Conversion (TFTC)...

The Spectrum Retreat is now available for free for Windows on the Epic Games Store. This puzzle game from developer Dan Smith and publisher Ripstone is yours to keep if you add it to your library...

VentureBeat follows up on recent rumors that EA's Motive studio is working on a new Dead Space game. Report says it can confirm the news, expanding on it to say that this game will be a reboot/remake...

Noting that "July is going to be a busy month around here," Electronic Arts announces the EA Play Live Spotlight Series. These will come throughout the month, culminating in the official EA play...

Ubisoft announces that a free weekend for The Crew 2 will kick off one week from today on July 8th. This will offer the chance to sample the entirety of the open world driving game. Those who remain...

Bungie announces the return of the Solstice of Heroes event in Destiny 2, the free to play first person shooter. This free celebration will get underway on July 6th and run for almost a month. This...

Ubisoft celebrates the first anniversary of the release of the new Trackmania with a new summer season for the racing game. This can be enjoyed for free, and the occasion also includes discounts on...

BioWare celebrates the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic with the announcement of Legacy of the Sith, an expansion coming to the Force-powered MMORPG this holiday season. Word is this...

Changes Coming to Humble Bundle Sliders - Humble Bundle Blog. Humble Comics Bundle: Millarworld & Netflix Comics from Image Comics (pay what you want and help charity).* Humble Choice (Formerly...

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces the acquisition of Nixxes Software. This Dutch development studio has specialized in creating PC ports of console games, suggesting the motivation for the...

An article on Axios has details on a new in game advertising platform called playerWON from Simulmedia that's launching this week (thanks IGN). This will allow "big-name marketers that are used to...

SEGA and Creative Assembly announce The Silence & the Fury will arrive in Total War: Warhammer II on July 14th. This is the final Lord pack for the fantasy strategy sequel, and it comes along with...

Publisher Ziggurat and developer Abylight announce the release of Prison Tycoon: Under New Management on Steam, offering a 34% launch discount on this reboot of the incarceration investment game for...

Polish developer Rookiez from Warsaw announce that Wave War One is now available on Steam, offering a tactical platformer/tower defense game set during World War One. Hop into the trenches in this...

NVIDIA announces more support for their proprietary technology, saying the NVIDIA DLSS update is now available in Rust. The post includes this trailer showing the impact DLSS has on visuals and...

The two new Legendary game servers for Lord of the Rings Online mentioned in this post are now officially live (thanks Kapyong). These offer a chance to start a new character in the MMORPG, allowing...

Developer Mastermind Studio announces a delay to Succubus, saying this action RPG is now expected to come to PC on September 8th. Just couple of months ago we were told this would arrive on July...

Take-Two Interactive Acquires Red Dead, NBA 2K Facial Animation Studio… Release MAME 0.233. Thanks Ant…

Wow, is it really July already? On the one hand, this is easy to believe given the crazy hot weather we talked about yesterday. On the other hand, this means 2021 is now halfway done. This is hard...

A new Diablo IV Quarterly Update—June 2021 has the latest from Blizzard on progress on the next installment in the action/RPG series. This post focuses on character art for players, monsters, and...

Secret Agent HD is now available for Windows and Linux on GOG.com and Steam, offering an updated version of this classic platformer. The original was released by Apogee and 3D Realms in 1992. Apogee...

Developer Team Salvato and publisher and co-developer Serenity Forge have released Doki Doki Literature Club Plus for PC, Switch, PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One. The windows version of this...

Developer Vertical Reach and publisher Armor Games Studios announce The Tartarus Key, saying this hair-raising psychological thriller will come to PC next year. The Announcement Trailer shows off the...

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim Update 5 vs Sim Update 4 - MASSIVE Performance Improvement. What streaming looks like. Thanks Ant.