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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...

A playable alpha demo is now available for Nimoyd - Survival Sandbox on Steam, offering the chance to draw a line in the sand in this voxel-based survival game for Windows in the works at Nudge...

GOG.com announces Loria is now 100% free for Windows, macOS, and Linux, allowing everyone to experience the game's retro real-time strategy without a penny of real-time spending. This is because the...

MidBoss LLC - Season of Pride Steam Sale 2021. Save 50% on Interstellar Space: Genesis on Fanatical, GOG.com, Green Man Gaming*, Humble Store*, Itch.io, and Steam. *Blue's News may receive a...

Interstellar Space: Genesis free 1.3 update released. No Man's Sky Prisms Patch 3.52. Shaiya - Patch Notes | Desert Heat.

Blizzard News announces crossplay (or cross-play if you prefer) support is coming to Overwatch, the competitive hero shooter. This will soon launch in beta, allowing players from around the world to...

Here's the official press release for Battlefield 2042, the just announced new installment in DICE's military shooter series. This may fill in some more in our understanding of plans for the game....

Xbox Wire has details from Jeff Hattem, Head of Studio at Tuque Games, about post-release support plans for Dark Alliance following the launch of the Dungeons & Dragons game on June 22nd. Word is...

No More Heroes is now available for Windows on Steam, as is No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, offering PC gamers the chance to play both of these remastered assassination games from XSEED and...

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is now available for Windows and Xbox One, offering a final entry in Phantasy Star Online 2, SEGA's free-to-play online RPG. "Today is truly a monumental day for...

Rogue Spirit is a stealthy roguelite action game in development at Kids With Sticks to be published by 505 Games later this year. The game will be showcased next week as part of the Steam Next Fest....

Developer FlyAnvil and publisher Nordcurrent announce Decision: Red Daze, an upcoming fifth installment in the Decision series that began back in the days of Flash. This action/RPG with tower defense...

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The new Battlefield Trailer just debuted as planned, confirming Battlefield 2042 is indeed the title of the next installment in the military shooter series. This was actually revealed earlier, as a...

It's not quite summer yet here in the Northern Hemisphere, but don't tell the good old gamers, as the Summer Sale is now underway on GOG.com. This will continue until June 28th, featuring over 3400...

The review embargo for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics cards ends this morning. Here's a roundup of evaluations showing how one of these could help improve your gaming rig if you can find a...

Going Medieval was number one on last week's Steam Top 10. Now publisher The Irregular Corporation and developer Foxy Voxel announce this is because the colony building and survival sim sold over...

The Hell Architect: Prologue is now available on Steam, offering a Windows sample of Hell Architect, an upcoming strategy/sim from developer Woodland Games and publisher Leonardo Interactive. The...

Don't push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge. I'm trying not to lose my head. Attention all edgelords and edgladies, Edge of Eternity has edged out of Early Access and is now officially available on...

Developer EggNut and publisher Raw Fury now offer Backbone, a "post-noir" detective RPG for Windows. It shouldn't take a detective to track this down, as it's available on the Epic Games Store, GOG.c...

Genshin Impact is now available on the Epic Games Store as promised, offering another way to pick up miHoYo Limited's open-world gacha RPG. This comes right as the game gets its new version 1.6...

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Those who bemoan the lack of chivalry in modern life did not anticipate the release of Chivalry 2, the medieval combat sequel developed by Torn Banner Studios and published by Tripwire Interactive....

Rollers of the Realm developer Phantom Compass announces Rollers of the Realm: Reunion, a follow-up to the 2014 pinball action/RPG hybrid. The new game will come to the Epic Games Store and Steam in...

NACON, Cyanide, and Leikir Studio announce that closed beta testing of Rogue Lords is being extended another week, and will now conclude on June 14th. This will lead up to the game's appearance at...

Chaos Concept announces UFO2: Extraterrestrials will be infiltrating Steam one week from today on June 15th. It was less than a month ago that we were told to expect the counter-UFO strategy/tactics...

CD PROJEKT RED announces that Once Upon A Pyre is now available, offering the first expansion for GWENT: A Witcher Card Game. This free download includes 26 new cards, and kicks off the storyline...

Fore! IGN offers an Official Announcement Trailer for Golf Club Wasteland, an upcoming simulation of how determined some golfers are to get in a round. As the name suggests, this side-scrolling...

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A post from last week on NME notes a thread on Reddit that has an email alleging that the Fig crowdfunding program for Homeworld 3 has been cancelled, likely due to Embracer group's acquisition of...

Warhammer Underworlds: Online is currently being given away on Steam, offering the chance to enter the arena in this PvP strategy combat game for free. Here's what happens if you play you cards...

Wasteland 3: The Battle of Steeltown is now available on GOG.com and on Steam, offering a new narrative content pack for Wasteland 3, inXile's post-apocalyptic RPG sequel for Windows, macOS, and...

Garbage is available for Windows and macOS on Steam, offering a Shirley Manson-free fighting simulator from developer Homebased and publisher GrabTheGames. This features a homeless protagonist and a...

Grimorio of Games and JanduSoft announce a new Extra Modes DLC pack is coming for free on June 24th for Sword of the Necromancer, the roguelike, dungeon-crawler, action/RPG for Windows, Linux, and...

Tate Multimedia announces Urban Trial Tricky Deluxe Edition, a new version that will bring the motocross stunt-riding game to Windows via GOG.COM and Steam, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on July 22nd....