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Ziggurat Interactive once again basks in the warm glow of nostalgia, as today is another of its "Retro First" Fridays. A pair of puzzle titles originally released for DOS in 1992 celebrate the...

EA announces that The Sims 4 Cottage Living is coming to Windows and macOS on July 22nd. This seems appropriate to the series, as The Sims has been its own cottage industry since the lifestyle...

Weekend Sale: games filled with action up to 90% off - GOG.com. You have two more days to grab the Itch.io Queer Games Bundle.

Apex Legends bug fix released. Matchmaking now works properly in Masters+ ranked. Call of Duty gets an AI-enhanced HD Mod, overhauling all of its textures. The TIE Fighter Total Conversion (TFTC)...

The Spectrum Retreat is now available for free for Windows on the Epic Games Store. This puzzle game from developer Dan Smith and publisher Ripstone is yours to keep if you add it to your library...

VentureBeat follows up on recent rumors that EA's Motive studio is working on a new Dead Space game. Report says it can confirm the news, expanding on it to say that this game will be a reboot/remake...

Noting that "July is going to be a busy month around here," Electronic Arts announces the EA Play Live Spotlight Series. These will come throughout the month, culminating in the official EA play...

Ubisoft announces that a free weekend for The Crew 2 will kick off one week from today on July 8th. This will offer the chance to sample the entirety of the open world driving game. Those who remain...

Bungie announces the return of the Solstice of Heroes event in Destiny 2, the free to play first person shooter. This free celebration will get underway on July 6th and run for almost a month. This...

Ubisoft celebrates the first anniversary of the release of the new Trackmania with a new summer season for the racing game. This can be enjoyed for free, and the occasion also includes discounts on...

BioWare celebrates the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic with the announcement of Legacy of the Sith, an expansion coming to the Force-powered MMORPG this holiday season. Word is this...

Changes Coming to Humble Bundle Sliders - Humble Bundle Blog. Humble Comics Bundle: Millarworld & Netflix Comics from Image Comics (pay what you want and help charity).* Humble Choice (Formerly...

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces the acquisition of Nixxes Software. This Dutch development studio has specialized in creating PC ports of console games, suggesting the motivation for the...

An article on Axios has details on a new in game advertising platform called playerWON from Simulmedia that's launching this week (thanks IGN). This will allow "big-name marketers that are used to...

SEGA and Creative Assembly announce The Silence & the Fury will arrive in Total War: Warhammer II on July 14th. This is the final Lord pack for the fantasy strategy sequel, and it comes along with...

Publisher Ziggurat and developer Abylight announce the release of Prison Tycoon: Under New Management on Steam, offering a 34% launch discount on this reboot of the incarceration investment game for...

Polish developer Rookiez from Warsaw announce that Wave War One is now available on Steam, offering a tactical platformer/tower defense game set during World War One. Hop into the trenches in this...

NVIDIA announces more support for their proprietary technology, saying the NVIDIA DLSS update is now available in Rust. The post includes this trailer showing the impact DLSS has on visuals and...

The two new Legendary game servers for Lord of the Rings Online mentioned in this post are now officially live (thanks Kapyong). These offer a chance to start a new character in the MMORPG, allowing...

Developer Mastermind Studio announces a delay to Succubus, saying this action RPG is now expected to come to PC on September 8th. Just couple of months ago we were told this would arrive on July...

Take-Two Interactive Acquires Red Dead, NBA 2K Facial Animation Studio… Release MAME 0.233. Thanks Ant…

Wow, is it really July already? On the one hand, this is easy to believe given the crazy hot weather we talked about yesterday. On the other hand, this means 2021 is now halfway done. This is hard...

A new Diablo IV Quarterly Update—June 2021 has the latest from Blizzard on progress on the next installment in the action/RPG series. This post focuses on character art for players, monsters, and...

Secret Agent HD is now available for Windows and Linux on GOG.com and Steam, offering an updated version of this classic platformer. The original was released by Apogee and 3D Realms in 1992. Apogee...

Developer Team Salvato and publisher and co-developer Serenity Forge have released Doki Doki Literature Club Plus for PC, Switch, PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One. The windows version of this...

Developer Vertical Reach and publisher Armor Games Studios announce The Tartarus Key, saying this hair-raising psychological thriller will come to PC next year. The Announcement Trailer shows off the...

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim Update 5 vs Sim Update 4 - MASSIVE Performance Improvement. What streaming looks like. Thanks Ant.

Blizzard vets start up RTS studio with Tencent backing - GamesIndustry.biz.

Games for Change Festival final schedule. Rock Out with Bebe Rexha, Joy Oladokun, and Glass Animals in The Sims 4.

A tweet from digital detective Tom Henderson calls out a change to how the 2021 Call of Duty game is listed on Battle.net. Tom offers an image of a logo along with his interpretation: "Call of Duty...

The Sinking City is once again available for sale on Steam, offering the return of this single-player action/adventure set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft (thanks Nucas). The game has been delisted...

The De Vespe Conspiracy Is now available for Windows and consoles, offering a new expansion for GreedFall, the fantasy/RPG from Spiders and Focus Home Interactive. The PC edition is on GOG.com and...

NVIDIA offers details on plans to support its DLSS and Reflex technology in Battlefield 2042, the upcoming installment in DICE's military shooter series. Here's word: "Battlefield 2042 is Best...

Norwegian publisher Funcom announces the acquisition of a majority stake in The Outsiders, the Swedish developer of upcoming rhythm/FPS Metal: Hellsinger. This will also give the company additional...

Kool2Play announces that Uragun will enter Early Access in Q4 of this year, offering the chance to play this futuristic top-down shooter. This is a considerable delay, as the plan was to enter Early...

Summer Sale 2021 - Battle.net Shop. Save up to 67%. Midweek Sale: games that will improve your detective skills up to 90% off.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- -- v1.05 Update Notice (2021-6-29). Hood: Outlaws & Legends update 1.6 is live. Thanks MP1ST. Wreckfest Update: PS4/PS5 Crossplay & Save Transfer, XSX Performance, PC Enhanced...

In a post to the Remedy Games website, Control franchise Game Director Mikael Kasurinen announces a project codenamed Condor, a multiplayer spin-off of Control. This is part of a publishing deal with...

A couple of tweets from Respawn reassure Apex Legends players that the development team is cracking down on cheaters and DDoS attacks in the battle royale shooter: "The Respawn team is pursuing...

The Official Website for Magic: Legends has the news that this action/RPG based on Magic: The Gathering will be closing down on October 31, 2021. The game entered open beta testing barely three...

AMD Support now offers new version 21.6.2 Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition drivers for AMD Radeon graphics cards running under Windows. As detailed in the Release Notes, These include enhanced...

DOOM Eternal - Next Gen & Update 6 Release Notes. Wasteland 3 Patch 1.4.1 "Scotchmo's Breath Mint" Now Live.

She Will Punish Them Adult Dark Fantasy ARPG - HD Remastered Trailer.

Shaquille O’Neal on esports investment: ’I just knew I had to get involved’ - The Washington Post (may require registration or subscription).

First Person Shooter- The Definitive FPS Documentary by FANDAMENTAL, a CREATORVC company — Kickstarter. "The ultimate celebration of the FPS genre. Join us as we revisit the greatest ever FPS games,...

NVIDIA announces the promised update is now available to enable DLSS support in DOOM Eternal. This video shows off what these advanced visual effects bring to id Software's first-person shooter...

The NVIDIA Website features an updated version 3.23 of GeForce Experience, NVIDIA's gaming companion software. The new version was released a week ago, and the patch notes describe a number of...

Old World has an official release date for Windows and macOS, and it's right around the corner. Mohawk Games' 4X strategy game is now expected to depart Early Access on Thursday, July 1st. Word is: "...

As yesterday's birthday boy once famously said, "it's good to be the king." Now comes your chance to test that principle, as a playable demo for Crown is now available on Steam. This free-to-play...