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Microsoft celebrates Bungie Day by announcing Halo 3 will come to Windows on July 14th when the shooter sequel is added to Halo: The Master Chief Collection. This is noted on the Xbox Website along...

Codemasters announces the release of F1 2020 Deluxe Schumacher Edition, a special version of the new installment in their Formula One racing series. This is taking the starting flag ahead of the...

THQ Nordic announces a three-week delay to our day of re-reckoning, saying the release of Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will now come on September 8th. This remake of the 2012 RPG from Big Huge...

Here's a roundup of reviews of new AMD Ryzen 3000XT series CPUs, coming exactly one year after the debut of the first Zen 2 processors. AMD Ryzen 3600XT, 3800XT, and 3900XT (Zen 2) Review - TweakTown....

Sennheiser announces they are launching a new division called EPOS dedicated to premium audio hardware for gaming. The first products from this are expected in October. We should probably expect to...

CO5MONAUT announces a November release for Demonic Menace, new DLC for Death Crown, their minimalist real-time strategy game where you play as Death. On a related note, the game is currently on sale...

Dark Souls 3 with assault rifles is my new favorite easy mode. Thanks Neutronbeam. Hyper Scape - July 6, 2020 Patch Notes.

I Beat Minecraft Using ONLY a Piano. Thanks Eurogamer.net.

A post on Ubisoft offers "everything you need to know" about Ubisoft Forward, their gaming announcement event that's planned for Sunday at 2:00 pm EDT with a pre-show to kick off 30 minutes before...

3-Fold Games announces Before I Forget, a short narrative game about dementia and memory loss. This will launch on July 16th on itch.io and Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This was developed...

The Remarkable Story Behind Command & Conquer's Remastering - Noclip Documentary. Thanks Ant.

Matt Chat 453: Brian Heins on Tyranny (video). Thanks Ant.

Kickstarter for fan-owned League of Legends team suspended. Curse of the Sea Rats - An epic hand-drawn ratoidvania by PETOONS STUDIO â Kickstarter. Extended until Friday despite already surpassing...

How An Accountant Earned 132,000 Gamerscore In One Month.

Thanks Phlegm. Microsoft Will Axe Control Panel From Windows 10, We're Calling It Now. Thanks RedEye9. HyperX launches a mechanical keyboard with non-edible âpuddingâ keycaps. Can't wait for...

Microsoft releases urgent Windows update to patch two critical security vulnerabilities. Think of a number- A tale of iffy discount codes, supermarket loyalty cards and Hotels.com. Thanks DSLReports....

Devolver Digital announces Shadow Warrior 3, a new installment in the martial arts first-person shooter series in the works at Flying Wild Hog. They offer a cinematic Teaser Trailer and promise a...

Here's a new chart from GfK Entertainment listing the top-selling games in the UK across all platforms for the week ending July 4th: " # Title Publisher Last Week 1 - The Last of Us Part II Sony...

A post on LinkedIn from Video Games Deluxe says they are working on an open-world VR game for Rockstar Games (thanks VGC). The game director at Video Games Deluxe is Brendan McNamara, founder of...

The price of preordering the PC edition of Horizon Zero Dawn on Steam has gone up in many regions, in some cases quite dramatically. VG247 points to a Reddit thread highlighting the situation, which...

A video for Assassin's Creed Valhalla has leaked online, showing off 30 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Viking-themed installment in the series. Eurogamer.net notes that Ubisoft is scrambling...

Reviews of F1 2020 are racing out, offering evaluations of the new Formula One racing simulation. Here's a roundup of what's making the circuit: F1 2020 Review: Gameplay Impressions, Videos, Features,...

GOG.com Weekly Sale: Summer chills up to 90% off.

Haxity - Haxity ReCharged update. Includes a tutorial along with gameplay changes.

Ubisoft battles to remove leaked Assassin's Creed Valhalla gameplay.

Call of Duty League Championship to be played online.

Open beta testing is now underway for Mortal Shell, a Windows action/RPG from developer Cold Symmetry and publisher Playstack. This was planned as a closed beta, but they tweet it's now open due to...

The TF2 Classic Website announces the release of a new version 2.0 of Team Fortress 2 Classic, a community-created modification to recreate some of the past glory of Valve's multiplayer shooter. Word...

A post on the League of Legends Website offers a "Behavioral Systems July Update," discussing how Riot is upping their game in combating griefers in League of Legends (thanks Dot Esports via...

In a post on the World of Warcraft Forums, Blizzard explains they are planning some server merges in World of Warcraft to improve population density in the MMORPG (thanks GamesRadar+). Word is over...

Criterion Games announces the release of a half-dozen free games that are the output of their Summer Game Jam. They note they've been doing these internal jams for a while, and they sometimes spawn...

Team 17 announces the release of Suns Out, Buns Out, a new free content update for Overcooked! 2, their chaotic simulation of the culinary arts for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Here's a trailer, and...

Here's the list of last week's bestselling titles on Steam: Sea of Thieves DOOM Eternal Satisfactory Halo: The Master Chief Collection Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Titanfall 2 Horizon Zero Dawn Complete...

Daggerfall Unity version 0.10.24. Thanks Pr()ZaC.

Maxime Béland has resigned from Ubisoft, where he had served as Vice President Editorial, working on the Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry franchises. This is reported on...

Season 21 is now live in Diablo III, offering new challenges and rewards for players of Blizzard's action/RPG sequel. This post outlines all you can do and earn in the new season. Here's word on the...

A recent MCC Development Update on the Halo Website discusses the addition of visor, weapon, and vehicle skins to Halo CE multiplayer in Halo: The Master Chief Collection (thanks GameSpot via...

Team Fortress 2 Update Released.

Windbound - Gameplay First Look. Thanks Gematsu.

A woman who accused video game designer Chris Avellone of sexual assault opens up about her allegations - Business Insider. Nier Creator Yoko Taro Has Stubborn Demands, And A New RPG Called...

Call of Duty League caster Momo fired after internal investigation.

PS5 and Xbox Series X will achieve dream of ‘movie-quality graphics’, says Epic. This Week on Xbox: July 3, 2020.

Guerrilla Games tweets an August 7th release date for the Windows edition of Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition, their action/RPG that debuted on the PlayStation 4. Preorders are now underway on both...

Epic Games announces they will air a special called We The People in Fortnite tomorrow, offering "a series of conversations that advance the dialogue around race in America." This begins at 9:46 am...

PCGamesN reports that Satisfactory has now sold in excess of one million copies. They also have a breakdown from Coffee Stain Studios comparing how the building game is selling on Steam versus the...

The Steam Listing for Beyond a Steel Sky now shows a July 16th release date for Revolution Software's sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky (thanks Gematsu). Here's a refresher on this sci-fi action/adventure...

Humble Choice (Formerly Humble Monthly) - Humble Bundle.* New subscribers save 40%. Includes Age of Wonders: Planetfall Deluxe Edition, Void Bastards, & more. *Blue's News may receive a commission...

GamesIndustry.biz - Amazon and Google are in games for the wrong reasons - Opinion. "The problem is that that's not a reason to make games; it's an end that they think games could fulfil. The games...

Animal Crossing's Summer Update Is Live And You Can Catch An Octopus. This Week On Xbox- July 03, 2020 - Xbox Live's Major Nelson.

Zynga closes acquisition of Peak for $1.8 billion.