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NUTS is now available for Windows and macOS, on the Humble Store*, itch.io, and Steam, with a 15% launch discount (*Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item). This is a nutty...

Stirling Games announces a March 18th release date for Derelict Void, a sci-fi roguelike originally funded though Kickstarter. This is the first game for this indie developer that was formed during...

Cloud Imperium Games announces they are kicking off the first dynamic event for Star Citizen, their space game that began development a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. This multi-day event...

Retro game specialists Ziggurat Interactive announce the release of three new (old) games from New World Computing on Steam. All three will carry a 33% discount for the next week. Here's the lowdown:...

The Epic Games Store now offers For The King and Metro Last Light Redux as this week's free games. The giveaways are yours to keep as long as you get them by a week from today, when they will start...

Activision Blizzard announces their Q4 financial results, beating analyst expectations with $3.05 billion in revenue for the quarter. MarketWatch breaks it down: "The company reported fourth-quarter...

Activision Blizzard tweets some highlights from their post-earnings conference call. They seem to bury the lede, however, as a tweet from Geoff Keighley says the call throws cold water on...

Henry Mosse and the Wormhole Conspiracy is now available on Steam for Windows and macOS. This opens a whole can of worms in a sci-fi point-and-click adventure from Bad Goat Studios. Here's the...

Stardock has released a new patch for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, escalating the sci-fi RTS game to version 3.0. This is a major update they say completely overhauls the game's balance,...

A new patch is now available for Dauntless, bringing Phoenix Labs' free-to-play online action/RPG to version 1.5.3. Do not be daunted by the mundane version number, this is a pretty serious update...

Blue Fire is now available on Steam, offering a Windows adventure game named for the most aesthetically pleasing of all the fires. Developer ROBI Studios and publisher Graffiti Games offer a Launch...

The Hunter is now available on GOG.com and Steam, offering new DLC for the open-world aerial combat of The Falconeer. Here's what this adds to the game: "Take to the skies aboard a feathered serpent...

It must be a full moon, because Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is now available for PC and consoles, with the Windows edition offered through the Epic Games Store. The Launch Trailer provides...

Reviews for the aforementioned Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood are now showing up to see if the critics are lycan it. Here's a roundup: Werewolf the Apocalypse Earthblood Review - Angry...

Electronic Arts' proposed takeover of Codemasters has taken another step forward, as VGC reports that shareholders representing a nearly 99% stake in the developer voted in favor of the deal. Take-Two...

IO Interactive has released a February Roadmap for HITMAN 3, outlining new free content that will come to IO Interactive's assassination sequel throughout the month. It's accompanied by a new video...

Field of Glory II Medieval is now available, presenting the chance to play a new installment in this turn-based tactics series developed by Byzantine Games and published by Slitherine. A new video...

Kube Games announces Imperiums: Age of Alexander, is coming to Steam this spring. This new DLC for Imperiums: Greek Wars will add Alexander the Great to the historical 4X strategy game. The...

Here's another set selected from the more than 500 time-limited demos provided by the Steam Game Festival February 2021 Edition: Cubox (Win). "3D blocky MMORPG open-world game. Build castles with...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season One Reloaded Continues Feb. 4. Paladins Season 4: Calamity update now live, bringing Yagorath, The Devourer.

A story on Bloomberg says that Andy Jassy, Amazon's next CEO, says he's committed to making video games, despite the tech giants so-far failed ambitions in the sector. Here's word: "One day before...

In a conference call following yesterday's earnings report, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson discussed the future of EA Star Wars games. Following news last month that Ubisoft was working on Star...

Here's what Valve says about the festival: "Get ready to play some games -- and by 'some' we mean hundreds! The Steam Game Festival: February 2021 Edition is on now, with brand-new demos for fans to...

The GeForce Website announces the release of Dungeon Dash RTX in the Minecraft Marketplace, offering new content for the RTX-enhanced edition of Minecraft. Here's a trailer and here are the details:...

Midweek Sale: Iceberg Interactive and HeroCraft titles up to 80% off - GOG.com. Humble eBook Bundle: Multi-Language Tales of Warhammer 2021 by Black Library (pay what you want and help charity).* *Bl...

Prehistoric Hunt - Raptor Update 0.83. Rogue Company Season One Update Notes.

Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace - Gameplay Trailer.

Randy Pitchford: The magic behind Gearbox's merger with Embracer Group - VentureBeat.

Gearbox Software announces they are now a cog in the Embracer Group. The headline calls the $1.3 billion deal a merger, though it sounds like a purchase: "The transaction, which is worth up to $1.3B,...

Another deal for the Embracer Group is word on GamesIndustry.biz that they've acquired Aspyr Media for $100m in what is also called a merger. Here's the deal on the deal: "Embracer Group, via its...

SEGA announces Total War: WARHAMMER III, a third installment in Creative Assembly's strategy series based on the Warhammer fantasy franchise. This will come to the Epic Games Store and Steam, and...

Tech giant Tencent announces they've fired over 100 staff and blacklisted 37 companies for involvement in bribery and embezzlement incidents, apparently spurred by an anti-corruption drive...

Team17 announces they are publishing Narita Boy, saying Studio Koba's mystical techno-tale platformer is coming to Steam and consoles this spring. They call this "a heart-felt love story to the...

Publisher The Irregular Corporation and developer Minakata Dynamics announce RAILGRADE, a new railway construction strategy game. This will arrive for Windows later this year, but you can see for...

Indie developer VestGames announces Eville, an upcoming installment in the burgeoning social deduction genre that's recently taken root among us. As part of the Steam Winter Festival, a playable...

With the Steam Game Festival February 2021 Edition getting underway today, there are more playable demos than just those mentioned above. We won't be able to get to them all, as there are more than...

Electronic Arts Reports Q3 FY21 Financial Results, for the period ending December 31, 2020. Like most such reports, they call the results "strong," much like how every child in Lake Wobegon is above...

The EA financials mentioned above include a mention of the next Battlefield game. Word is the next installment in the military shooter series will come in their fiscal year 2022, which runs from end...

CD PROJEKT RED Customer Support tweets a warning that a DLL can leave the systems of Cyberpunk 2077 players vulnerable to remote execution when using mods. They are working on a fix, but in the...

Law.com has the results of the patent infringement lawsuit over the Steam Controller mentioned last week (thanks VGC). Word is the jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, and Valve is on the hook to...

In a blog post, Activision says they banned 60,000 accounts today for cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone, a topic that's inspired recent editorials and departures. They say this brings the total...

Luciform is now available on Steam, offering a platformer for Windows, macOS, and Linux that developer Chaos Minds promises will reward "quick reflexes and nerves of steel." Here's a Launch Trailer...

Night in Riverager is now available on itch.io and Steam, offering a free, short horror game for Windows that's a spoiler-free introduction to My Beautiful Paper Smile. Here's a trailer and here's...

Mandalorian-themed LTM comes to Fortnite. Phoenix Point Orryx Update NOW AVAILABLE. VALORANT Patch Notes 2.02. Thanks The Loadout.

EA and BioWare announce Mass Effect Legendary Edition will come what may, as the remastered versions of the Mass Effect trilogy will be released for PC and console on May 14th. The Windows editions...

Clearly the Mass Effect Legendary Edition announcement above comes along with the conclusion of an embargo on previews and interviews. Here goes: In Mass Effect- Legendary Edition the first game is...

Developer WhileOne Productions and publisher PID Publishing announce Guild of Ascension is coming to Steam this summer. This aspires to new heights by blending these gameplay elements: "Bringing a...

Dope developer Dope Games and emergent publisher Merge Games announce Definitely Not Fried Chicken, a business simulation that's coming to Steam later this year. This will allow you to tap into your...

Solo developer Lateralis announces the world will go to the dogs on March 18 with the release of Dogworld on Steam. This is a fetching metroidvania platformer featuring canine carnage in a mostly...

Fall Guys Season 3.5 Mid-Season Update. Here's a trailer. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Version 1.5.1 Release.