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Hanako: Honor & Blade is set to officially launch on Steam this summer, following an Early Access run that began in 2017 for this multiplayer samurai game. Word is the release will include new...

Blizzard News announces new leadership for the Overwatch team where the new game director for the multiplayer hero shooter is Aaron Keller, a founding member of the Overwatch team. This is because...

A tweet from Call of Duty announces a new player achievement for Call of Duty: Warzone. Word is the game has now passed the 100 million player mark. Of course the free-to-play game has had multiple...

Focus Home Interactive announces the acquisition of Streum On Studio, developer of E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy, Space Hulk: Deathwing, and Necromunda: Hired Gun. Here's the deal on the deal: "Focus...

A post on Reddit from Grinding Gear Games announces 20 users have been banned from Path of Exile for exploiting a bug in the new Ultimatum expansion for the free-to-play action/RPG: "Earlier today,...

Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One/X|S on May 20, offering more ways to play this brawler inspired by the 8-bit classics of the genre. These console versions...

Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack is a point-and-click adventure coming in Q4 of this year to Steam. Independent developer Warm Kitten got this off the ground with a successful Kickstarter, boasting...

Maskmaker is now available for PC VR on Steam as well as for Oculus Rift and Quest, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR. This requires a virtual reality headset. The Available Now Trailer offers a look at...

Pyramid Plunge is a co-op roguelite platformer set to launch in Early Access on Steam in June. It's possible you sampled this during The Steam Game Festival: Autumn Edition, when a limited-time...

The Apogee Entertainment website announces the company formerly known as Apogee Software is reasserting itself as "the original indie publisher." This includes the return of company co-founder Scott...

AMD announces the release of new Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1 Windows Drivers. These include fundamental changes based on user feedback, though they are still oddly called the "2020 Edition,"...

PC Title Update v2663.1.0.0 Notes for L.A. Noire and PC Title Update v1.0.0.255 Notes for Max Payne 3 feature good news and bad news for both titles (thanks Eurogamer). The bad is that in each case...

FatShark announces Chaos Wastes is now live, offering a free expansion for Warhammer: Vermintide 2, the melee combat sequel. Here's the recently released Official Trailer, here are the version 4.3...

With NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 launching on Friday for PC and consoles, SQUARE ENIX announces some of the extras included in this retold replicant of NieR Replicant. There's also a new 15...

Bossa Studios announces plans to bring Surgeon Simulator 2 to Steam, offering another way to get in on the latest installment in the medical malpractice series. There's a bit of mixed messaging, as...

Publisher SOEDESCO and developer SuperSixStudios announce that HammerHelm will officially launch on Steam on April 29th. This will wrap up almost four years of Early Access for the city-building RPG....

Modus Games announces a release date for In Sound Mind, saying the "reality-bending" psychological thriller will arrive on PC and consoles on August 3rd. A new Release Date Reveal Trailer...

Activision announces Season Three for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone will get underway on Thursday. The new free content this will bring includes four Multiplayer maps, four Operators (i...

IO Interactive reveals the new rotation of content that's available for free for a limited time for players of HITMAN 3 or the HITMAN 3 – Free Starter Pack. This includes the Landslide Mission, as...

Rainway explains its contribution to Microsoft's upcoming support for playing Xbox games in a browser: "Rainway has partnered with Microsoft to provide its Software Development Kit (SDK) to enhance...

Techland announces a partnership with Facepunch Studios to bring Rust to Dying Light in a time-limited crossover event. This comes along with a new Free Rust Bundle for Dying Light, adding Rust-inspi...

Humble Book Bundle: Head First Programming by O'Reilly (pay what you want and help charity).* Save 75% on Fictorum on Steam. Save 30% on Until You Fall on Steam. *Blue's News may receive a...

Daggerfall Unity Beta 0.11.3. Thanks Pr()ZaC. Rose makes her grand entrance into Street Fighter V. Portal Reloaded, free mod for Portal 2, is now available on Steam.

Thanks Ant. New Resident Evil Village gameplay showcases combat, villains, and environments. The History of Mega Man Part Two – console documentary. Marketing to women.

PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita Will Continue Operations. Xbox Update is Here with Xbox App Leaderboards, New Game Pass Features, and More. Play at Home Update – Horizon Zero Dawn Complete...

Microsoft announces it is rolling out limited beta testing of Xbox Cloud Gaming for Windows 10 PC and Apple Phones and Tablets starting tomorrow. Invitations are going out to select Xbox Game Pass...

A tweet from Double Fine says platformer sequel Psychonauts 2 is due this year (thanks Siliconera). This sounds definitive, but the game has been delayed three times already, so we'll just have to...

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the original release of Portal 2 on April 19, 2011. It was released just after midnight EDT, so it was released on the 18th for those west of here. Either way,...

A Steam Listing for FIRST reveals plans for a science fiction survival game in the works at Survgames (thanks ResetEra). This is set in a bleak, postapocalyptic environment, but as shown in the...

Weekly Sale: games about solving mysteries up to 90% off - GOG.com.

Call of Duty: Warzone Season Two Reloaded Patch Notes. Thanks Charlie INTEL. Revita - The Beasts and Bees update is now available. Cyberpunk 2077 modders have made unused quests and "E3 V" playable....

To fight the bug, we must understand the bug. We can ill afford another Klendathu. A recent Windows 10 update is trashing framerates and causing games to stutter. Warzone devs respond to bug that...

Homeworld 3-Railgun Frigate. Thanks Kotaku. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139. Swords of Legends Online - Spearmaster Trailer.

Amazon's rough go at the video game industry isn't getting any smoother, as the etail giant has cancelled plans for a free-to-play Lord of the Rings MMOG that was announced in 2019. The game's co-deve...

Early Access to Survive the Rift is now available on Steam, offering a side-scrolling shooter for Windows inspired by 16-bit classics with some added roguelite elements. Here's a trailer with a look...

Here are the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for last week: It Takes Two. Stellaris: Nemesis. Valve Index VR Kit. Sea of Thieves. OUTRIDERS. Valheim. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. The Forest. Forza...

Save 50% on Othercide on Steam. Save 55% on TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge 2 on Steam. Save 60% on The Forest on Steam. Save 80% on Book of Demons on Steam.

Thanks Ant. HeroStorm Ep 81 "Backfire." The Red, the Blu, and the Ugly.

Days Gone lead says ‘don’t complain if there’s no sequel if you didn’t buy it full price’ - VGC.

Thinking about building your first PC? Don't – buy a gaming laptop instead. Thanks Neutronbeam. New Images Show Smaller iPhone 13 Notch Compared to iPhone 12.

Google introducing a feature in Chrome 90 to create links to highlighted text on a webpage. How to Set up and Use Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge. Thanks Neutronbeam. Bitcoin tumbles from recent high as...

In a statement on Steam, Petroglyph announces it is putting development of Earthbreakers "on hold" (thanks DSOGaming). The studio first announced this RTS/FPS hybrid in late 2019. Now it says it...

In a post on Reddit, Path of Exile lead developer Chris Smith addresses the problems with yesterday's launch of the new Ultimatum expansion for Path of Exile, Grinding Gears' free-to-play action/RPG....

VGC notes that during a GI Live session with Hakan Abrak, the IO Interactive CEO revealed that HITMAN 3 recouped its development costs within the first week of sale. He credits this in part to the...

Security researcher Florian tweets that Valve has patched the remote code execution bug he recently demonstrated. Word is Valve has given him permission to do a write-up on the situation: "Good news!...

Forbes estimates that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is now worth $7.4 billion, which makes him the richest person in North Carolina: "The boost lifts Sweeney, 50, past SAS founder James Goodnight as...

Wargaming Group is now offering the World of Tanks Blitz - Space Pack for Windows and macOS for free on Steam. This includes a collector tank, 168 hours of Premium account, and a bunch of boosters...

Developer Glivi Games and publisher RockGame announce Gnomepunk, an action/adventure/simulation with a TBA release date on Steam. This will put the player in command of an army of gnomes, who must...

Save 57% on The Long Story Short Bundle on Steam.

The new Ultimatum expansion is now available for the PC edition of Path of Exile, Grinding Gears' free-to-play action/RPG. There's a lot to know about this and this page has an overview along with a...