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A January Steam Deck Update has word from Valve that its first portable gaming PCs are on track to ship next month. The ability to see the verified status of games for the system should arrive soon:...

Early Access to The Anacrusis is now available for Windows on Steam (and presumably soon on the Epic Games Store), offering a four-player co-op first-person shooter set aboard a starship. This is...

Amid ‘development hell’ claims, BioShock’s creator says ditching work should be viewed as ‘a luxury.’

Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Final Fantasy VII Remake New Gameplay Mod Introduces Combat Tweaks Inspired by the Original Game. Thanks Simon. Prince Of Persia - A hit platformer from 1989...

A new Axios Gaming Newsletter has a roundup of gaming business news from crack reporter Stephen Totilo. Included are the latest tea leaf readings on when we might expect Grand Theft Auto VI. Despite...

The promised reveal of HITMAN 3 Year 2 as occurred, and you can now check out the hyper-caffeinated Reveal Stream. This post outlines more of what to expect on January 20th when the new season...

A new Welcome to The Settlers trailer offers the promised look at the upcoming reboot of Ubisoft's city building strategy game. This includes a release date, saying this will arrive on March 17th,...

Respawn has lost one of its founding members and the project lead on the "new IP from scratch" it revealed last year. The LinkedIn profile for Mohammad Alavi now states the developer is "on a new...

Positech Games is electing to end Early Access for Democracy 4, and the full official release of this politics simulation sequel is now available on the Positech Store, the Epic Games Store, GOG.com,...

Long before the metaverse was a hot topic, Linden Lab led a pioneering effort into this virtual promised land with its online world, Second Life. That early seed seems to be bearing fruit, as High...

Official patches. Call of Duty®- Warzone Season One Patch Notes. Diablo II: Resurrected PTR Patch Notes.

Vanguard Zombies player finds game-breaking unlimited ammo exploit.

The PC edition of MONSTER HUNTER RISE is now available on Steam, allowing Windows gamers to experience Capcom's action/adventure game that debuted on Switch. Word is: "The PC release of Monster...

MCV Develop 974, dated January 2022 has a profile of Cloud Imperium Games and the Star Citizen/Squadron 42 project. The title of the article on the crowdfunded space games is called "Star Citizen:...

Moon Farming - Prologue is available on Steam, offering a free sample of Moon Farming, an upcoming simulation of growing crops on the moon (the astronomical object, not your butt). We're not sure of...

G4 Xplay Host Froskurinn Calls Out Sexist Gamers On Live Stream.

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Content creator video. Honest Game Trailers - Halo Infinite.

Sonic 4: Episode II Speedrun Record Broken By Player In Cursed Sonic Outfit.

Call Of Duty: Vanguard Zombies How To Complete The Prologue Easter Egg.

A tweet from GSC Game World announces a delay to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. The message, in the form of an image to thwart Twitter's limits and web crawlers, says the first-person shooter...

An update from Riot Games is a lengthy discussion of the future direction of the developer from CEO Nicolo Laurent. This takes the long view, discussing goals for the company spanning the next five...

With the Windows edition of God of War arriving in two days, we're seeing first reviews. Here's a roundup to help decide if this game is as godlike on PC as it is on PlayStation: God of War on PC...

New version 22.1.1 Radeon Software Adrenalin drivers are now available from AMD Support, offering new support for running AMD graphics cards under Windows. As seen in the Release Notes, these...

Valve announces changes in plans for the Dota Pro Circuit. Word is the first Winter Major event is cancelled, and there will be no major tour: "While hopes were high that we could host an...

Ken Levine On New Game: "People Will Be Surprised But Unsurprised", Will Be Announced Closer To Launch. Ken Levine Talks New BioShock Game, Confirms He's 'Not Involved At All.' Final Fantasy 14...

Midweek Sale: a mix of games up to 90% off - GOG.com.

Gwent Patch Notes 10.1. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Far Cry 2 gets a new unofficial patch, packing gameplay tweaks & fixes.

Ubisoft has released Pagan: Control for PC and consoles, offering the promised new content for Far Cry 6, the latest installment in the shooter series. The Windows edition is on the Epic Games Store...

This post outlines changes in Call of Duty: Vanguard season 1.5. which is now underway, bringing a new operator, a new weapon, new zombie content, and more. This paves the way for a major update for...

Publisher Perfect World Entertainment and developer Cryptic Studios now offer Dragonbone Vale, the 22nd module for the PC edition of Neverwinter, the D&D RPG. This is available through Arc Games,...

Heck Deck is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux on Steam, as well as for Android and iOS. This is a bullet hell shooter that uses card-based mechanics to take the genre is a surprisingly...

Early Access to Neko Ghost, Jump! is now available for Windows and macOS on the Epic Games Store and Steam. This is a puzzle/platformer that alternates between 2D and 3D with both side-scrolling and...

Humble Choice is leveling up next month.

Rogue Company - Glimpse Update Patch Notes. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Bonkers mod Half-Life: Year of the Dragon drops Gordon Freeman for Spyro.

Rainbow Six Extraction — Operator Showcase: Fuze. Official trailers. Content creator videos. The History of Dragon's Lair 2022 REMASTERED - Arcade console documentary. Thanks Rhialto.

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....