Blue's News

Last Link of the Day: Nearly 200 goats escape quarantine and take over San Jose streets.

Steam announces the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration is now live. They promise demos, live-streams, and a collection of hand-picked games. Here's word: "The Digital Dragons Indie celebration is now...

Following their one-word tease, the Mafia Twitter Feed has renamed itself Mafia: Trilogy, as it offers a new tweet teasing the announcement of Mafia: Trilogy next Tuesday. They offer an Official...

The open beta for Robot Cache is now underway, offering the chance to try out this game marketplace first announced in January 2018. This is the brainchild of Interplay and InXile founder Brian Fargo,...

This announcement on Steam confirms that Halo 2: Anniversary for Windows is now available as DLC for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. A post from Halo Support has all the details on the release,...

Deep Rock Galactic has officially launched out of Early Access on Steam for Windows, and the co-op first-person shooter is also now available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Word is: "Since the Early...

Infinity Ward Tweets that they've added two-factor authentication to Call of Duty: Warzone. They say this offers an additional layer of security for PC users. Presumably this will help impede banned...

Portal Knights Legendary Edition is now available for Windows on Steam as well as on consoles. This bundle offers the fantasy adventure game along with both of its expansions and all 10 of its DLC...

Publisher Modus Games and developer Finish Line Games announce Skully, a new 3D platformer where you play as a reanimated skull ("Dad, this is the way it has to be. The upshot is you won't be killed...

Indie developer announces Causa, Voices of the Dusk, will enter Early Access on Steam on May 26th, offering the first chance to play their collectible card strategy game. They say the release will be...

Here's another Indiegala giveaway, as they are offering a free copy of Doodle Devil, a puzzle game that's the follow up to Doodle God (thanks RedEye9). Here's a trailer from the game, and here's more,...

Huntdown is now available as promised on the Epic Games Store, offering a platformer where you play as a bounty hunter. Here's the Official Launch Trailer showing off the Windows and macOS game's 16-b...

Publisher Armor Games Studios and developer Code Wakers announce the release of Jet Lancer their jet combat and customization game for Windows, macOS, and consoles. This can be picked up through GOG.c...

Stardock now offers the promised release of the new Worlds in Crisis DLC for Galactic Civilizations III along with the free fifth anniversary update for the 4X strategy game. The DLC is offered on...

The Lo-Fi Apocalypse announces the conclusion of Early Access for OBEY with the release of version 1.0 of this asymmetrical multiplayer game. Here's the Official Game Trailer which was first released...

Though The Culling shut down over a year ago after failing to succeed after becoming free-to-play, an update from Xaviant announces the battle royale game will return on to Xbox One on Thursday with...

Ubisoft announces season one for Brawlhalla will begin soon in their free-to-play fighting game. This will last 12 weeks, and the game's first Battle Pass will offer the chance to unlock free and...

Humble Indie Bundle 21 (pay what you want and help charity).* Steam Publisher Sale: Versus Evil. Here's a trailer. *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Perhaps to celebrate Tony Hawk's birthday, Activision and Vicarious Visions announce plans to bring back Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2 on September 4th. These skateboarding games will be completely...

After being listed as a participant in next month's Guerrilla Collective announcement event, Larian Studios tweets a reply to hopes someone expressed for Divinity news (thanks VG247). Word from...

Paradox Interactive announces they are celebrating the fourth anniversary of Stellaris with the launch of a new version 2.7 update for the science fiction strategy game. Word is: "This free...

In more fourth anniversary news, the Dead by Daylight Website announces Behaviour Interactive will celebrate the fourth anniversary of the launch of Dead by Daylight on May 26th with a livestream on...

A tweet from Phillip Koskinas has word from Riot Games' anti-cheat czar that over 8800 VALORANT cheaters have received their smiting by the banhammer (thanks The Loadout). It's not clear if this is...

The PlayStation.Blog has details on plans to bring Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Dutch" character to Predator: Hunting Grounds through a free update and some paid DLC for the movie-based shooter on May...

Keelworks announces CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, a twin-stick shooter that will transport you to bullet hell on Steam as well as consoles. You can see the game in intense action in the Announcement...

Battlefield V - Update 6.6. Now live.

The History of Creative Assembly (Total War / Alien Isolation) - Documentary - Noclip. Thanks Ant. F1 2020 - First Gameplay Trailer. Ratio of gameplay to cinematics quite low. Check Out Maneater In...

A pair of tweets from Pavel Djundik have word from the Steam Database developer to expect the Steam summer sale to run from June 25th to July 9th (thanks VG247). His first tweet attributes this to "ge...

2K games announces a new Frontier Pass Set for Sid Meier's Civilization VI, saying this will bring new bimonthly content to Firaxis' turn-based strategy sequel starting on May 21st. This will...

A Save the Date announcement from Ubisoft announces Ubisoft Forward, a gaming event scheduled for July 12th. With the cancellation of so many summer gaming shows, they will be offering their own...

Also looking to fill the void left by the cancellation of E3 and other trade shows comes the announcement of Guerrilla Collective, a three day event that will air from June 6-8 on Twitch as part of...

Industry veterans David Brevik and Bill Wang announce the formation of Skystone Games, a new global game developer and publisher. Wang's previous experience includes stints at Giant Games and Perfect...

Quantum League will make the quantum leap onto Early Access on Steam on May 26th, offering the chance to check out this first-person shooter where everyone is Tracer, so time paradoxes abound. Here's...

Early Access to I, Dracula: Genesis will begin on May 22nd, offering first crack at this roguelike we're guessing will be a favorite of Casanova Frankenstein. Word is: "I, Dracula: Genesis is a hard-a...

Telltale's (and Skybound's) undead Walking Dead series has shambled onto GOG.com where they took Negan's Lucille to the game's DRM before putting them on sale. Word is: "Based on Robert Kirkmans...

Pete Hines tweets a reply to a question about plans for The Elder Scrolls VI, the next installment in Bethesda's RPG series. Though the sequel was first teased at E3 2018, Pete indicates that...

With the Windows release of Halo 2: Anniversary (including Halo 2) due tomorrow night, a blog post from 343 Industries outlines the issues you might encounter with the PC edition of the first-person...

A blog post from Grumpy Gamer (Ron Gilbert) explains what he's up to during the pandemic. The Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island designer reveals he's created a new Thimbleweed Park "mini-adventure"...

New Down Under DLC is now available for Railway Empire, the transportation mogul game for Windows and Linux. The DLC is available through the Kalypso Store or directly on Steam where it is actually...

Fury Unleashed is now available on Steam, offering a "combo-driven roguelite action platformer" for Windows, macOS, and Linux (thanks PC Gamer). This post has all the details on what's changed since...

Starena is coming to Windows via Steam on May 21st, offering "a boss rush arena game with RPG elements in 3D voxel-art." This takes the form of a reality TV show, and you can see it in action in this...

Green Man Gaming Ten Year Birthday Sale.

New 2.2GB AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for The Witcher 3 overhauls over 700 clutter textures. The original Red Faction gets an improved AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack.

Cyberpunk 2077 Fan Film: Phoenix Program - Official Teaser. Thanks GameSpot via Neutronbeam.

The alpha test for First Class Trouble is now underway as promised, offering early boarding for Invisible Walls' asymmetrical multiplayer game set aboard a luxury space liner. You can request an...

A tweet from John Junyszek has definitive word from the 343 Industries community manager on when to expect the release of Halo 2: Anniversary as DLC for owners of the Halo: The Master Chief...

Here's the new rundown on the 10 bestselling games on Steam for last week: DOOM Eternal Scrap Mechanic STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order Grand Theft Auto V Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Valve Index VR Kit...

15 Tips to help you improve in Valorant in less than 3 Minutes. New Developer video for Democracy 4: Activism!

PC Gamer - Why 'dead game' needs to die. Thanks Phlegm. "So why are gamers so obsessed with player count? Why does a two-month content hiatus lead to people dancing on a grave that isn't even full...

Empire of Sin has a crime boss based on John Romeros great-grandmother.