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NPD Group announces consumer spending on video game products in the U.S. continues to break records. They say the Q2 total of $11.6 billion is up 30% over the same period last year and an increase...

Here's more consumer affairs in the form of the new chart from GfK Entertainment listing the top-selling games in the UK for the week ending August 8th: " # Title Publisher Last Week 1 ↑ Animal...

EA Access Coming soon to Steam Page is now online, saying the service will soon be available through Steam as promised (thanks VG247). Here's a bit of the included FAQ: "What is EA Access? Glad you...

GOG.com Weekly Sale: games perfect for white nights up to 90% off.

Destroy All Humans! - Accolades Trailer. Remothered- Broken Porcelain – Ashmann Residents Trailer.

A WarnerMedia Organization Update was sent to all employees of the Warner Media Group on Friday suggesting that AT&T is moving away from whatever plans they had to divest themselves of their gaming...

This video (NSFW) shows a mysterious message that's been appearing in Call of Duty: Warzone. Some battle royale combatants have had the words "know your history" pop up on the screen. It's not clear...

Here's the new list of the bestselling titles on Steam for last week, featuring a couple of dupes: Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition Grounded Valve Index VR Kit Fall...

National Videogame Museum DOOM II WAD Officially Released. Thanks Ant.

Call of Duty: Warzone Player Tricks Enemy By Playing Dead. Starcrafts EP 101 'How to Protoss.' Thanks Ant.

Now on Youtube our Interview with the only one Joe Kucan aka KANE! 45 minutes talking with the Messiah. Thanks Ant.

Huawei says it’s running out of chips for its smartphones because of US sanctions.

Dr Disrespect says he "still has no idea" why he was permabanned from Twitch. Family recovers the $20K their son secretly donated to Twitch streamers in just 17 days.

The Braid Website announces plans for the Braid, Anniversary Edition, an updated version of Jonathan Blow's highly acclaimed puzzle platformer originally released in 2008. The goal is to release the...

This Reveal Trailer offers a first look at Aeon Must Die!, a new beat-em-up game planned for release on Steam and consoles by the end of next year. As noted on USgamer, this has prompted accusations...

Company of Crime is now available for Windows and macOS on GOG.com and Steam, offering a turn-based crime game set in the swinging 60s. This is shown off in the Launch Trailer and here's a bit of the...

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A word about AbleGamers from Steve Spohn and Ryan Reynolds. One group went to great lengths to try and stop Call of Duty: Warzone’s new train. Thanks Neutronbeam. FPS Revive Logic - Downed.

Thanks Neutronbeam. Apple Arcade FAQ: Games, price, compatibility, and everything else you need to know. Apple’s excuse for denying Xbox cloud gaming is patently absurd.

Hulu Sets "Animaniacs," Renews "Victor" - Dark Horizons. Republicans paid huge, strange sums to Facebook and a mystery company for "list acquisition." Thanks Acleacius.

Rumor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 “Ampere” GPUs to be announced on September 9th. Asus unveils a NUC competitor with AMD Ryzen and Radeon hardware inside.

The Humble Store now offers the chance to score a free copy of F1 2018 to anyone who signs up for their newsletter. This is yours to keep as long as you get it between now and August 10th or "while...

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition is now available on Steam, offering PC gamers to try the Windows edition of Guerrilla Games' action/adventure that made its debut on PlayStation 4. This post has...

Here's a roundup. It does not look like there's a consensus. Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition PC Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch?" - Angry Centaur Gaming. Video (NSFW). Horizon Zero Dawn PC:...

The Activision Blog announces that free access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer play is underway this weekend for players of Warzone, which is always free to play. Here's more: "Get more...

A free weekend is underway on Steam for Street Fighter V, offering the chance to try your hand at being the street fighting man from the Rolling Stones song. Or street fighting woman, as there are...

To celebrate QuakeCon, The Elder Scrolls Online is also free to try on Steam. You can play the Windows and macOS MMORPG for nothing over the next 11 days, and it is on sale for half-off between now...

Bethesda.net offers a first look at The Ancient Gods, Part One, the first single-player expansion for DOOM Eternal. This is included in the game's year one pass, which is included in the deluxe...

Remedy Games posts about their upcoming AWE expansion for Control while expanding on their future plans. They confirm that Control and Alan Wake take place in the same universe, and say they are...

A tweet from Rocksteady Studios confirms rumors that they are working on a Suicide Squad game. Looks like we should know more in two weeks, as word is: "Target locked - #DCFanDome - August 22. #suicid...

The greedy little ducks at Focus Home Interactive and Spiders announce that GreedFall has sold a million units across all platforms since the launch of their fantasy RPG: "GreedFall celebrates one...

There's electricity in the air as 10tons Ltd announce the Early Access release of Tesla Force, as this "rogue-lite top-down shooter" can now be discovered on GOG.com and Steam. Here's the Tesla Force...

Developer RockGame announces Yakuza Empire, a side-scrolling action/management game coming to Steam to put you in heart of the Japanese criminal underworld. You can get a taste of what this holds in...

A new Gameplay Trailer for Bugsnax is now available, marking the first time we realized this goofy offering is coming to PC as well as consoles, as it will be on the Epic Games Store when it's...

Publisher Feardemic and solo Polish developer Artur Łączkowski (PT Emulation) announce Death of Rose (aka How Titanic Should Have Ended), a mystery action/adventure coming to Steam. Here's...

Last Days of Lazarus is coming to Steam and consoles next year, offering a first-person adventure/horror game set in post-Soviet eastern Europe. The previously released teaser trailer seeks to scare...

Early Access to DUAL GEAR is now underway on Steam, offering tactical turn-based combat in giant mechs. Here's an Early Access Trailer and here's more on last week's launch, which apparently overcame...

The Epic Games Store now offers the latest in their weekly freebie series, giving away copies of 3 out of 10, EP 1: "Welcome To Shovelworks" and Wilmot's Warehouse for keeps to all who claim them...

Epic Games has reportedly raised $1.78 billion in its latest round of financing. This figure is said to include the $250 million investment from Sony that was reported last month: "Epic Games today...

Activision Blizzard Announces Second-Quarter 2020 Financial Results, the latest gaming company to report record financials (semi-related news: Activision Blizzard Prices $2,000,000,000 of Senior...

You can play Borderlands 3 on Steam for free through the weekend, offering the chance to shoot and loot to your heart's content without parting with any actual loot. This post explains: "Borderlands...

Hellbound is now available on Steam offering a throwback first-person shooter that recalls the classics of the genre from the 90s. Here's the Launch Trailer and here's the pitch: "Argentinian...

Developer Sumo Newcastle and publisher Focus Home Interactive announce Hood: Outlaws and Legends, a multiplayer heist game based on the legend of Robin Hood coming next year to Windows, PlayStation 5,...

Publisher 505 Games and developer Remedy Entertainment announce that AWE will be released for Control on August 27th, offering the second and final expansion for the supernatural action/adventure. To...

Serious Sam 4 was planned for release this month, but that was so May. Now Croteam says to expect the prequel to their madcap first-person shooter series on September 25th. Here's a new For Real This...

Just want to give a quick update on the status of the outage at the Blue Tower. We are still without power or cell phone access, and the power company is not offering a time when things are expected...

We had severe winds around the blue tower today as part of the heavy storms we've had in the area for the past few days. This knocked out the power this afternoon, as well as all cell phone service,...

GDC Summer is now underway, offering this year's virtual version of the annual Game Developers Conference. This runs between now and Thursday and they are still offering the chance to register and...

CD PROJEKT RED has kicked off a second season of the Journey system for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. This progression system offers the chance to earn new free rewards for the collectible card game...

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is now out for Windows and PlayStation 4, with the PC edition of this party game available on Steam. You can see some of the game's madcap action in the Launch Trailer...