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Cyberjank 2077 (NSFW). Thanks Ant.

Electronic Arts announces they have reached an agreement to purchase Codemasters for approximately USD$1.2 billion. This confirms yesterday's report that they stepped in with a bid on the racing...

A tweet from CD PROJEKT RED expresses apologies for the poor performance of Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (thanks Simon). They outline what's being done about this and offer refunds...

Studio Wildcard has more on the recent announcement of Ark II with more details on the prehistoric action sequel and the Ark animated series. This includes word that Vin Diesel has joined the...

THE GAME OF LIFE 2 is now available on Steam, offering a digital sequel to the classic board game. Developer Marmalade Game Studio offers this trailer showing off the game along with the following...

Indie developer Maiden Gaming announces League of Maidens, an action/RPG that will offer free open alpha testing on Steam on February 25th. An Official Launch Trailer shows off gameplay where the...

Hunt: Showdown -- Update 1.4.8.

Alchemist Adventure - Learning with Earth. Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood - First Look Gameplay (Developer Commentary). Wolfenstein - Blade of Agony Chapter 3 - DOOM mod Teaser Trailer....

Kotaku - Games Made Under Crunch Conditions Don’t Deserve ‘Best Direction’ Awards. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. "Hades—and, tacitly, those directing its development at Supergiant—was up for the Best...

EA has reportedly stepped in with a bid to purchase Codemasters, about a month after Take-Two announced they were purchasing the British racing game studio. That sounded like a done deal at the time,...

Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition is currently available for free on Steam (thanks SteamDB via Ant. This top-down shooter is yours to keep if you claim it before January 4th. This is a savings of...

The following is Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for last week: Cyberpunk 2077. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang. Valve Index VR Kit. Phasmophobia....

Doomsday What’s new in 2.3. Thanks Ant.

Diablol 2 Ep 11 "Short on Staff" - Carbot.

Call of Duty: Warzone ‘prodigy’ who is only 6 banned from game. Thanks Acleacius.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Germany Reskin Update.

Sony has begun refunding unhappy Cyberpunk 2077 fans playing on PS4. Cyberpunk 2077 Has Enhanced Features in Compatibility Mode for PS5 and Xbox Series X & S.

A report on Bloomberg (may require registration or subscription) says that CD PROJEKT will give the development team for Cyberpunk 2077 their full bonuses, despite bugs and launch issues with the sci-...

SteamDB notes that Steam has hit new milestone for concurrent players (thanks PCGamesN). They report a new record of 24,776,635 players on the service at once. The previous record was set back in...

Trackmaster is now available on Steam, offering an arcade racing game for Windows that uses procedurally generated tracks to create dynamic environments. This trailer shows off a little of the game's...

Some areas in Souls games are the worst - Awful Areas. Thanks Ant.

This Week on Xbox- December 11, 2020.

A Rare Original Apple 1 Computer Was Sacrificed For These Ugly Custom iPhones. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Thanks Ant. Twitter briefly restricts Trump’s disputed election tweets. The Expanse S5 review: The show is bigger, bolder, and better than ever. Thanks Acleacius and Max. [Github Universe] Youtube-dl...

The Best Settings to Use in Cyberpunk 2077. Watch: Cyberpunk 2077 Running on Arch Linux. Thanks Linux Today via Ant. Oracle is moving its headquarters to Austin. Thanks Neutronbeam.

A regulatory report from CD PROJEKT reveals that Cyberpunk 2077 has already recouped all its development costs. Word is the game was already in the black before it was released: "The Management...

Speaking of Cyberpunk 2077, a new version 1.04 hotfix is now available for the game. This includes fixes for the possibility of the game causing seizures and the inclusion of copyrighted music in...

Celebrate Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York's 1st anniversary with discounts! - GOG.com.

Phantasy Star Online 2 - Episode 6 Update is Now Live on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.

Kotaku - The Cyberpunk 2077 Review Drama. "So what has all this to do with Cyberpunk’s scores? Well, everything. Because this breakdown of barriers to entry, plus the breakdown of trust, is what...

Epic Games Launches $5M Worldwide Frosty Frenzy Fortnite Tournament.

NPD: PS5 Sets New US Console Launch Records While Switch Holds Strong. Inside Xbox Series X|S Optimized- Star Wars- Squadrons. Hood: Outlaws & Legends - Execute the Perfect Heist on Xbox Series X|S...

Ridley Scott inspires Network Rail’s cave-exploring drone. Thanks A51Abductee. Apple’s iPhone has an aggravating text notifications bug. This Laptop Could Save Your Life. Thanks Ant.

Blizzard just announced that by selling 3.7 million units in 24 hours, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands became the fastest-selling PC launch of all time. But that news is so Tuesday. Now PC Gamer...

The BioWare Blog has more on yesterday's teases of the return of the Dragon Age and Mass Effect franchises. Here's what they say about their plans:Being part of The Game Awards this year was so...

Update 4.0 is now live in STAR WARS: Squadrons, adding new content to the Force-powered flying combat game. Additions include Custom Games, a server browser, TrackIR support, the Republic B-wing, and...

Publisher 1C Entertainment and developer Acid Man announce Viscerafest, a throwback sci-fi first-person shooter they will launch into Early Access on Steam next year. They say: "Viscerafest is a sci-...

PlayWay subsidiary Gameparic announces NecroCity, a city-building strategy game that puts the player in charge of a metropolis with a population of monsters along with people. This is coming to...

Team Meat announce the meat is finally well-done, and they will be launching the PC edition of Super Meat Boy Forever on the Epic Games Store on December 23rd. A beefy new Release Trailer shows off...

Caps-locked publisher/developer BANDAI NAMCO announces a release window for SCARLET NEXUS, saying this JRPG will arrive on Steam and consoles this summer. They accompany the news with a new Game...

Shady Part of Me is now available on the Epic Games Store and Steam, offering a surreal narrative adventure featuring the voice of actress Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins). The Game Awards...

The Epic Games Store now offers the two games promised as this week's giveaways. Everyone can now head over and download Pillars of Eternity - Definitive Edition and Tyranny - Gold Edition for free....

Since the news below covers a bunch of announcements from tonight's The Game Awards, we'll start off with a list from Variety of all the winners: Game of the Year: The Last of Us Part II – Naughty...

At The Game Awards Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games unveiled Evil Dead: The Game, an upcoming co-op and PvP multiplayer title based on Sam Raimi's cult-classic movie series. The Evil Dead would...

Studio Wildcard took the wraps off Ark 2 at tonight's' Game Awards, revealing this will feature the likeness and voice of actor Vin Diesel, as shown in this Cinematic Trailer. Vin Diesel is also part...

Striking Distance Studios announces The Callisto Protocol, a single-player survival/horror game set in space, where no one can hear you scream. Striking Distance is lead by Glenn Schofield, and the...

At tonight's awards Focus Home Interactive announced Evil West, an upcoming solo and co-op action/vampire game set in the wild west. This is in development at Flying Wild Hog for release next year....

At the Game Awards Frontier unveiled a Gameplay Reveal Trailer for Odyssey, the upcoming expansion for Elite Dangerous that will allow players to land on planets and explore on foot. True to the...

EA debuted a World Premiere Trailer at The Game Awards 2020 to promote the new game they are creating in the Mass Effect series. It's a sweeping cinematic that doesn't reveal much, but leads to a...

Orwell's Animal Farm is now available on Epic Games Store, Green Man Gaming*, Humble Store*, and Steam, offering a Windows and macOS game based on George Orwell's allegorical novella (*Blue's News...