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On Sale
Save 70% on Scanner Sombre on Steam. Save 30% on Cosmoteer- Starship Architect & Commander on Steam. Freedom to create with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2024 (pay what you want and help charity) -...
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN Patch Delayed
Posts on X by FromSoftware announce that the promised version 1.02 patch for ELDEN RINGNIGHTREIGN is delayed due to the overnight earthquake in the Ring of Fire and subsequent tsunami warnings....
Tales of the Shire Released
Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game is now available for PC and consoles, offering a casual RPG based on the works of JRR Tolkien to help feed your gaming hobbit. The Windows edition is...
Holy Shoot Shoots Out
Golly! Holy Shoot is now available for Windows on Steam, kicking off a new goshdarn roguelite first-person shooter from Tale Era Interactive. Despite the expletive deleted title, this takes players...
Plushes Announced
Watt Studio announces Plushes, a first-person shooter boasting some metroidvania elements "coming soon" to Steam. As the title suggests, this enters a world filled with plush toys. You play as one of...
Demos and Freebies
Unboxathon on Steam (Windows). "Unboxathon is a cute content-packed incremental game about opening mystery boxes. Find rare items, upgrade your skills, and unlock new boxes & features! Collect shiny...
Release Dates
On the eve of the story... "Raining City: Millions Recollections" Launch Day Trailer. August 26th.
Quoteworthy
EA CEO taps into the great machine spirit of corpo-speak, says Battlefield 6 isn't 'just a product', it's a 'platform', and that EA's 'all in' on making it massive - PC Gamer.
On Sale
Learn Programming in 2025 MEGA Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* The Complete Data Science Developer Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may...
Itch.io Adult Content FAQ
An update to the Creator FAQ on itch.io discusses allowable adult content on the store, as controversy swirls around recent game listings prompted by payment processers (thanks Game Developer). There...
EA Financials
Electronic Arts Reports Q1 FY26 Results, calling its performance for the period ending June 30th "strong," which is by far the most preferred spin for financial reporting. This includes net revenue...
Grounded 2 Early Access
Obsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montreal, and Xbox Game Studios now offer Early Access to Grounded 2 on Steam, giving rise to this open-world survival game for Windows. This will once again shrink...
Grounded 2 Reviews
To accompany the news above, here's a roundup of reviews of Grounded 2: Grounded 2 review: "I'm already having terrific fun thanks to ant buggies and a massive new park to explore, even if this...
A World of Keflings Released
A World of Keflings is now available on Steam, offering a Windows edition of this city-building sequel that came to consoles in 2010. This comes with a 10% launch discount and there's a playable demo...
The Temple of Elemental Evil to Return
Building on plans to re-release Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard and Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone this month, SNEG announces plans to revive The Temple of Elemental Evil, saying this D&D RPG from...
Release Dates
BREAK ARTS III - Release Date Delayed. Fractured Core - Release Announcement Trailer. August 13th. Slime Rancher 2 - Release Date and Physical Pre-Order Announcement Trailer. September 23rd.
Quoteworthy
EA CEO Says No $80 Games for Now: 'We're Not Looking to Make Any Changes at This Stage' - IGN.
IGDA on Game Delistings
A Statement on Game Delistings on the IGDA Website has a reaction to recent game delistings from Steam and itch.io. The International Game Developers Association notes how this campaign seems to...
WB Games Planning Another AAA Live Service Game
A job listing for an Executive Producer at WB Games Montreal suggests that the company is working on another live-service game (thanks VGC). This is despite the painful self-inflicted death of...
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance- Uprising Rises
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: Uprising is now available for Windows on the Epic Games Store, GOG.com,* and Steam, adding new DLC to Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance, the RTS game based on the...
Beneath Playtest; Console Editions Announced
Wired Productions and Camel 101 announce that Beneath will rise on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 to give console gamers the creeps with this Lovecraftian shooter. At the same time, this post on...
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Babylon Announced
Microids has the Gaul to announce Asterix & Obelix: Mission Babylon is coming to PC and consoles on October 30, offering a new comedy adventure game based on the French comic book series. The Windows...
KRAFTON Financials
South Korean publisher KRAFTON announces its financial results for Q1 and Q2 of 2025, saying this is the company's best-ever first half. Word is: "with revenue reaching KRW 1.5362 trillion and...
Invokyr Announced
Ludogram announces Invokyr a co-op survival adventure set in a haunted house "coming soon" to Steam. This has a Jumanji flair, as it's based on a haunted board game from the 1970s. As seen in the...
Cosmic Waves Released
Cosmic Waves has crested, and this new take on the brick-breaking genre is now available for Windows on Steam (thanks Seivardian). There are no reviews yet, but the previous Announce Trailer takes a...
Steam Racing Fest
The Steam Racing Fest is underway, focusing on games that get your heart racing via cars, bikes, skis, and more. Though August 4th this will feature a load of demos and discounts on loads of racing...
Star Valor Base Building Released
Base Building is now available for Windows on Steam, adding new DLC to Star Valor, the open-world space game from Rafael Burgos. A briefing on what this means to players is in this post, describing...
Star Vortex Early Access
Star Vortex is now available on Steam as an Early Access title for Windows. Zorg Games and Hunted Cow say this sci-fi action/RPG is inspired by games like Diablo II, though the Early Access Trailer...
Release Dates
Monster Mop Up date announcement trailer. August 14th. "Sensei! I Like You So Much!" Full Release 1.0 is LIVE NOW. Now meaning August 6th.
On Sale
Save 40% on Katana ZERO on Steam. Save 50% on Shogun Showdown on Steam. Save 50% on HELLCARD on Steam. Save 80% on Exo One on Steam. Learn Programming in 2025 MEGA Bundle (pay what you want and help...
Issues and Activism
Visa and Mastercard pressuring Itch.io and Valve does 'nothing to protect' women, and shock games will just be 'side-stepping the ban entirely', say affected indie devs - PC Gamer. Team Fortress 2's...
Game History and Preservation
The creator of the original 1982 Football Manager is porting it to Steam, jokes it's the only Football- Manager coming this year' -VGC.
Evening Patches
Official patches. Astronomics - Better Bots Update is LIVE. HELLCARD - Mod Support. JDM: Japanese Drift Master - Major Update. Patch 1.6.0. Reality Break - Welcome to the Ascension Update.
NIDANA Released
NIDANA is now available for Windows on Steam, beginning the journey for this walking simulator from lvl374 and PLAYISM that carries a 10% launch discount for the next two weeks. It's set within a...
Primal Planet Released
Primal Planet is now available for Windows on GOG.com* and Steam, offering the chance to get in touch with your primitive side in this action/platformer from Seethingswarm and Pretty Soon. The Launch...
687 Days on Mars Playtest
A playtest is now underway on Steam for 687 Days on Mars, a sci-fi game that seems to take direct inspiration from The Martian, tasking the player with survival after being stranded on the...
Kristala Early Access Expands
The Epic Games Store now offers Early Access to Kristala, a dark fantasy action/RPG from Astral Clock Studios where you play as a feline-esque warrior. This remains available on Steam where it...
Quoteworthy
Maybe I've directed my last game'- Dead Space creator Glen Schofield says a new AAA game feels a long ways away' - VGC.
Engagement Ring
9 million people have played Oblivion Remastered, and you've gotta think that number has Bethesda looking at its other old games and drooling - PC Gamer.
Issues and Activism
"We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal - Eutogamer.net. Overwatch...
Game Crossovers
God Of War Showrunner Talks About How The TV Series Will Be Different From The Games - GameSpot. Twisted Metal's Video Game History Explained: The Games That Inspired Peacock Series - MSN. 'The Last...
Visa on Game Censorship
A post on Reddit proposes some action gamers can take to push back against recent reports of removal of adult content from Steam and from itch.io based on pressure from credit card companies. There's...
Stormgate Leaving Early Access Next Week
A post on Steam from Frost Giant Studios announces Stormgate is going to storm out of Early Access next week with the launch of Stormgate: Campaign One - Ashes of Earth on Tuesday, August 5th (thanks...
Rumor Mill
Almost an hour of pre-alpha PC gameplay from Battlefield 6 - DSOGaming.
On Sale
Save 57% on Delivery INC on Steam. Save 60% on The House of Da Vinci 3 on Steam. The Complete Concept Art Training Bundle Encore (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Freedom to create...
Business and Finance
This brand new publisher is serving up fresh indie horror, including a sinister game of poker dice against demon billionaires - Eurogamer.net.
Sunday Patches
Team Fortress 2 Update Released. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers - Patch 1.4 for Steam is AVAILABLE NOW. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. First Version of BioShock RTX Remix Path...
Buffs, Nerfs, and Bugs
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Is One of the Best-Looking PC Games, but Patch 1.4 Breaks Resolution Scaling - DSOGaming.
Sunday Multiplex
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 - Super Showdown Story Event Teaser. Phantom Blade Zero - Exclusive Gameplay Footage - IGN India. Thanks Wccftech. Scott Pilgrim EX - Gameplay Sneak Peek. Official...
Sony Acquires Bandai Namco Stake
Sony this week announced a strategic partnership with Bandai Namco following its acquisition of approximately 16 million shares that represents about a 2.5% stake in the Japanese publisher. Word is...
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