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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.

Succubus: Official Customization Trailer.

Microsoft Flight Simulator - The Past, Present, and Future - AusGamers.com. Exclusive Interview with AMD on the Future of VR - BabelTechReviews. Jon St John Interview on Strife Forever.

Google announces they are winding down first-party game development for Stadia to concentrate on supporting third-party titles on the streaming game service. They say that Jade Raymond will be...

In a tweet id Software notes that today is the 30th anniversary of the developer's formation in Shreveport, LA. Here's word: "Today, id Software celebrates 30 years of making games. A lot has...

Blizzard Entertainment announces details on BlizzConline, the virtual version of their BlizzCon gathering that gets underway this month. The festivities get underway on February 19th on the BlizzCon...

Fallout - The Frontier is now available for download again from Nexus Mods (thanks Eurogamer). This ambitious modification for Fallout: New Vegas was recently taken down because one of the...

AMD Drivers and Support now offers new version 21.2.1 Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition drivers for AMD graphics cards. According to the patch notes these should help find a happy medium: "Suppo...

Paradox Interactive announces Heirs of Alexander, a new content pack coming to Imperator: Rome on February 16th bringing content based on the aftermath of the death of Alexander the Great. This will...

Humble Book Bundle: Make Your Own Magic & Inventions by Make Co. (pay what you want and help charity).* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Cris Tales - Overview Trailer.

A new SuperData XR Quarterly Update analyzes the VR/AR market in Q4 2020. They point the way to their 2020 Games and Interactive Media Year In Review. They also have a sales chart for virtual...

The Captain is Dead is now available on Steam as a Windows and macOS version of the tabletop game. This is a turn-based strategy game where the player assumes command of a starship after the captain...

Ziggurat Interactive announces Prison Tycoon: Under New Management, a new title in series coming to PC and consoles this summer. They call this a reboot of the series that will feature a new twist...

A new patch is now available for Dyson Sphere Program on Steam, updating the Early Access sci-fi factory management to version 0.6.15.5686 with a handful of fixes. Gamera Game and Youthcat Studio...