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NPD Group's Mat Piscatella tweets how March 2021 set a record for video game accessory sales in March: "US NPD ACCESSORIES - March 2021 spending on video game accessories reached a March record $300...

Strategy Specialist Slitherine announces plans for Home of Wargamers 2021 LIVE+, a show that will stream live on Twitch on May 11th. Here's what to expect: "Every gamer with a passion for strategy...

Electronic Arts FPS Sale on Steam. Humble Down to Earth Bundle (pay what you want and help charity).* Save 30% on Zombie Army 4- Dead War on Steam. Save 70% on Mortal Kombat 11 on Steam. *Blue's...

Cleaning up after PUBG games. Thanks Ant.

Why Video Game Loot Is So Addictive, According To The Creators Of Diablo - Kotaku. "Good Game Nice Try" Naomi Kyle on the Power of Cosplay.

Tribal Pass Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X|S. Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 395- Up To Bat. This Week On Xbox- April 16, 2021.

New York State just passed a law requiring ISPs to offer $15 broadband. Woof- Dogecoin Cryptocurrency Returns Are up 6,000% This Year. Facebook Oversight Board delays decision on Trump ban. Epic...

Despite problems with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, GamesIndustry.biz reports that the sci-fi RPG propelled CD PROJEKT to its most profitable year ever. Here's a bit on Johnny Silverhand's Midas...

Following a report on Bloomberg Japan, a terse statement from Square Enix denies reports of plans to sell all or part of the company (thanks VG247): "Bloomberg has reported today that there is...

IO Interactive announces IOI Barcelona. Word is: "We are proud to announce the opening of a new studio in Barcelona, as part of our ambitious and exciting plans for expansion over the coming years."...

KARDS - Anniversary Edition is currently free on Steam, offering a content pack for KARDS - The WWII Card Game, 1939 Games' free-to-play World War II card game (thanks Ant). Celebrating the first...

Kodera Software announces it has changed the Windows, macOS, and Linux demo for ΔV: Rings of Saturn on Steam. A demo was released last October with limited version of this physics-based space mining...

Super Sexy Software and Deck13 announce Secret Room, a new free DLC for The Shattering that will be released on April 21st to celebrate the first anniversary of the release of this Windows...

Publisher Freedom Games and developer OverPowered Team have released Godstrike, a new boss rush, bullet-hell (heaven?) shooter available for Windows on Steam. Some of its hellacious gameplay is...

Strixhaven: School of Mages is now available, adding 275 new cards to Magic: The Gathering Arena, the free-to-play Magic: The Gathering Arena game. This post offers an education on the new game...

This week's promised three freebies are now available from the Epic Games Store, where you can now snag free copies of Deponia: The Complete Journey, Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, and The...

Capcom-Unity has a bunch of Resident Evil news from a showcase about the survival/horror series today. A 60 minute playable demo for Resident Evil Village is coming on May 1st, but will only be...

Stellaris: Nemesis is now available as promised on GOG.com and Steam, offering an expansion for Stellaris, the Windows, macOS, and Linux space strategy game from Paradox. The Release Trailer shows...

The Counter-Strike Blog announces Valve is revising its RMR Eligibility Guidelines to allow players with older VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) bans back into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments:As...

A playtest for Sky Fleet is now underway on Steam, offering the chance to test fly this game from Enno that combines co-op shooting, tower defense, and base-building set in a city of floating...

Activision alerts all Call of Duty: Warzone players to the fact that Verdansk is contaminated, and containment protocols are in place. The news comes with a Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War &...

Shadow Man Remastered is now available for Windows on GOG.com, the Epic Games Store, and Steam. This is Nightdive Studios' remake of an action/adventure released by Acclaim to much acclaim back in...

Secret Government is now out of Early Access and has officially launched for Windows, macOS, and Linux on Steam, ready to fuel your wildest conspiracy theories. This is a grand strategy game from...

Codemasters and Electronic Arts officially announce F1 2021, the next installment in the Formula One racing simulation series. This first entry in the franchise since EA acquired Codemasters will be...

The PlayStation.Blog announces that the PC edition of Days Gone is launching on May 18th, noting the survival/horror action/adventure is now available for pre-purchase on the Epic Games Store and...

Publisher Deep Silver and developer inXile entertainment announce The Battle of Steeltown, a narrative content pack for Wasteland 3 that will come to the squad-based action/RPG for Windows and...

Quantum League is out of Early Access and is now officially on Steam for Windows, prompting Dr. Sam Beckett to ask "why haven't I leagued?" This 1v1 and 2v2 arena shooter from Nimble Giant...

Manticore Games announces Early Access to The Core is now available for Windows for free, exclusively through the Epic Games Store. Word is: "Core is a multiverse of free games to play and worlds to...

Respawn tweets that Apex Legends has reached an Apex, boasting that the free-to-play battle royale has achieved an impressive player milestone across all platforms: "100 million strong, and we're...

Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift is now available on Steam, offering a top-down, turn-based strategy game for Windows and Linux from QED Games. You can get a look at quod erat demonstrandum in a...

Developer Modern Storyteller and publisher Dear Villagers announce The Forgotten City will launch this summer on Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Switch. This is a...

A tweet from Ubisoft reveals a small delay to the Wrath of the Druids expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Word is the add-on will bring the luck of the Irish to the latest installment in the...

Mojang announces the Caves & Cliffs update for Minecraft is being split up, with the first half coming this summer, while the second half is due around the holidays: "We know this is a highly...

NACON announces RiMS Racing, an upcoming racing simulation in development at Raceward Studio for release on Steam and consoles on August 19th. The twist here is the game will emphasize mechanics as...

Overseer Games announces its debut title is Patron, a medieval city/society builder coming in Q3 of this year to Steam. In addition to the building and management elements you'd expect from a city...

They say all the good titles are taken, but Konami proves them wrong with the announcement of GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon, a roguelite action/platformer coming on May 13th to Steam and Switch. Here's...

A playable demo for Neko Ghost, Jump! is now available on Steam, which seems a little ironic considering Burgos Games' puzzle/platformer is an Epic MegaGrants recipient. The game is set to come to...

At today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase Modus Games announced a July 20th release date for Cris Tales for PC and consoles. The news is accompanied by a new trailer showing off the hand-drawn art in...

Developer Roll7 and publisher Private Division announce OlliOlli World, a new installment in the skateboarding series coming this winter to Steam and consoles. Here's the Official Reveal Trailer and...

Trademarkia notes a new Trademark has been registered by Danjaq for Goldeneye. Fans have been clamoring for a remake of Rare's classic N64 James Bond shooter for years, so this offers them a glimmer...

A post on Vice.com's Motherboard says a "critical" bug could allow a user's PC to be taken over simply by accepting a Steam invite to play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (thanks Slashdot via Ant)....

New patch notes are now online for a version 1.21 hotfix for Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED's sci-fi RPG. These notes are not nearly as voluminous as those for the previous patch, but this hotfix...

E3 announces it is extending the global reach of E3 2021 by joining forces with industry media partners that would have covered every detail of the show anyway. This also means the recently...

The Hugo Awards for 2021 will include a Best Video Game Category. The official website for the science fiction awards now lists the nominees: "Best Video Game DisCon III used their authority under...

NVIDIA announces the release of new GeForce Game Ready 466.11 WHQL drivers for NVIDIA GeForce accelerators running under Windows. These offer many enhancements, including day-one support for Mortal...

Speaking of NVIDIA, the NVIDIA Developer Blog announces that native support for NVIDIA DLSS is coming to the Unity Engine, meaning more games will offer Deep Learning Super Sampling going forward....

Epic now offers Early Access to its MetaHuman Creator, the recently announced software that makes it easy to cross the uncanny valley and create characters with realistic faces in the Unreal Engine....

After many, many Warzone banwaves, Activision offers a Progress Report on anti-cheat efforts in the Call of Duty games. Word is: "As the security and enforcement teams continue to tackle cheating...

CD PROJEKT RED President and Joint CEO Adam Kiciński tells Reuters he doesn't see an option to shelve Cyberpunk 2077, and that the developer is working on improving the sci-fi RPG to the point where...

A post from BioWare on the EA Website discusses the visual improvements in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. This includes a Official Remastered Comparison Trailer showing the changes in glorious...