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A Grand Theft Auto Community Update from Rockstar Games discusses Grand Theft Auto V. This outlines details on the upcoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S editions of the open world crime game....

A free trial weekend is underway on Steam for The Sims 4, the latest installment in the lifestyle simulator from EA Maxis. As noted in this Steam announcement this celebration of 22 years of Simlish...

Dying Light 2 Stay Human is now available for Windows on Steam, offering the chance to continue to fight for survival in Techland's zombie-infested RPG. Steam News has details on the promised Day One...

New version 22.2.1 AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition drivers are now available from AMD Support. As noted in the Release Notes, these add support for Dying Light 2 and Lost Ark, among other...

Square Enix Holdings Announces Financial Results for the Nine-month Period Ended December 31, 2021. Have a yen for more details? Read on: "In the Digital Entertainment segment, the HD (High-Definitio...

Microsoft boss plays down potential Activision Blizzard buyout block.

Weekend Sale: fantastic strategy titles up to 80% off - GOG.com. Hunt- Showdown -- Up to 60% OFF - Starter Hunter Bundle.

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. First Nude Mod released for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade.

Another Thursday, another freebie on the Epic Games Store, where Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is now available as Epic's latest weekly giveaway. Dedicated bargain hunters may already own...

Activision Blizzard Announces Fourth-Quarter and 2021 Financial Results, with the usual array of extremely large numbers. How big? Dig this: "For the year ended December 31, 2021, Activision...

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences announces Phil Spencer is the next recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. Bethesda's Todd Howard will present the award during a live ceremony on...

This tweet announces Ghostwire: Tokyo "launches exclusively on the PlayStation 5 console and PC March 25." It celebrates the news with 10 minutes of gameplay and behind-the-scenes footage. For more,...

The Call of Duty Blog announces that a change to loadout drop timing in Call of Duty: Warzone. Or an unchange, rather, as loadouts drops now once again behave as they did prior to the current season:...

Ubisoft alerts everyone to expect Joseph: Collapse to arrive on February 8th as the third, and final, DLC in the Far Cry 6 Season Pass. Like the packs before this, the new DLC adds the ability to...

Playtesting is now underway for Monsters Domain, offering the chance to take a stab at this action/RPG before its launch. Testing will run until February 21st, and if you are interested, simply head...

Humble Software Bundle: Music Creators Unlimited- Sounds, Loops & Instruments (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Gearbox tweets good news for Tiny Tina fans, saying development is complete on Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. This certainly puts it on-track for its announced early 2022 release window, and the Official...

A Roadmap Roundup on the Roberts Space Industries Website has word from Cloud Imperium Games on changes to how progress on Star Citizen and Squadron 42 will be presented in the RSI Progress Tracker....

GameStop announces its gaming-focused NFT marketplace as a way to burn off some of the goodwill and cash it earned last year when its stock was the subject of an internet-fuelled feeding frenzy. So...

Justia Trademarks shows a trademark filed late last year by Epic Games for "EPIC GAMES MEGAVERSE" (thanks VGC). Interestingly, the description includes 117 instances of the word downloadable,...

OlliOlli World is due on Tuesday the 8th. Here's a roundup of reviews to help us understand if the skateboarding sequel is the same old grind: Review: OlliOlli World – Destructoid. OlliOlli World...

YAGER announces a second closed beta test for The Cycle: Frontier will run from March 10-28, offering the chance to check out this survival shooter in advance of its launch. If you are interested...

Jagex Partners announces it's publishing This Means Warp, saying the spaceship management roguelike will come to Early Access on Steam on March 17th. Here's a previously released Gameplay Trailer...

Psychonauts' Tim Schafer has no interest in Double Fine movie adaptations. Nintendo says it’s interested in NFTs and The Metaverse- ‘We feel the potential in this area.’ Satya Nadella: Microsoft has...

Warner Media has "quietly" delayed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, reports Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription), so this was not quiet enough to escape the notice of Jason...

A SteamDB Update notes a change to Dying Light 2 Stay Human, saying Techland's zombie RPG sequel has added Denuvo DRM. This comes just a couple of days before the game's release, and NME rounds up...

Speaking of Dying Light 2 Stay Human, a post on Steam outlines system requirements for running the action/RPG using NVIDIA DLSS. Here's what owners of GeForce RTX graphics cards can expect:

EXTRACTION BUNDLE - The Crew 2. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Disappointing loot on an enemy - Viva La Dirt League. Thanks Ant.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » The PGL Antwerp 2022 Major.

Thanks Console General. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S. Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2202.220131-2200). Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha...

Developers praise the Steam Deck- 'It just works, for real.'

Facebook loses daily users for first time as stock sinks.

VGC quotes Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson, who discussed NFTs and gaming during the conference call to discuss EA's latest financial results. During the EA Q2 earnings call just three months ago,...

With the official release of Dying Light 2 Stay Human just two days away, outlets are dying to share impressions of the action/RPG sequel. This despite promised improvements which Techland says will...

505 Games announces Puzzle Quest 3, saying it will arrive on PC and mobile on March 1st. This adds a new dimension in the first 3D installment in the series, as shown off in this Gameplay Trailer....

Amazon's Prime Gaming Page now offers February rewards for Amazon Prime subscribers (thanks Yannick). This includes a bunch of in-game items, as well as the usual assortment of games that are free to...

A post on the Mortal Online 2 Website discusses server queue issues in the recently launched MMORPG. The stress of so many players traveling to Myrland from Haven has caused unanticipated problems....

Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media announce Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?, an interactive murder mystery movie coming to Windows and macOS via Steam and to consoles on March 18th. The...

Publisher Gameforge and developers Wangyuan Shengtang and Aurogon announce an expansion coming this month to Sword of Legends Online. This dovetails with the news that the MMORPG is going free-to-pla...

EA admits DICE is good at fixing broken Battlefield games, but it's becoming tiresome.

Team17 announces that backlash to the announcement of Worms NFTs has resulted in the realization that the plan has no legs. The statement is short and to the point, saying the plan has been...

Electronic Arts Reports Q3 FY22 Financial Results, having once again raked in fat stacks of cash. Here's word: "“Q3 was the largest quarter in the company’s history for net bookings, underlying...

A Steam News update for developers has details on updates to Valve's policies. Starting at the end of March, the cooldown period between sales will go down to 28 days, after formerly being six weeks....

Ubisoft announces All the Blood is now available in Far Cry 6, adding a free Rambo-inspired mission to the first-person shooter on all platforms. There is also a new Rambo Bundle for sale with a...

Humble Choice - Humble Bundle.* Includes Borderlands 3 Director's Cut. *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Official patch. First Class Trouble - UPDATE 17 - Lunar New Year.

Official trailer. War Hospital - Cinematic Trailer.

Gizmodo - Why Sony Bought Bungie (and It's Not Just About Microsoft). "I mention the two studios above because they are involved in another element to the Bungie deal that has flown somewhat under...

Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription) reports that the United Stated Federal Trade Commission will review Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard. Unsurprisingly, the...

A tweet from Jessica Gonzalez, founder of ABetterABK, shows a message allegedly posted to a company slack channel by a VP of QA at Activision. As ActiBlizz grapples with a unionization effort it's...