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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.

This week Tencent Holdings launched a new U.S. game studio in California called LightSpeed LA, reports Reuters. They say the Chinese giant is looking to create AAA games and enhance their for global...

A post to The Settlers Alliance (which triggered an insecure site warning on our end) says that Ubisoft will not settle for a sub-par installment in The Settlers series, so they are delaying the...

Slitherine Software is celebrating their 20th anniversary, as Wikipedia states this developer was founded by Iain McNeil in the UK on June 25, 2000 (the first mention of them here was a year later...

Overhype Studios announces Battle Brothers will get their just desserts on August 13th with the release of the Blazing Deserts DLC for the tactical RPG. Here's word on what they call the "largest and...

Publisher NACON and developer Big Ant Studios announce September is when they will serve Tennis World Tour 2 for Windows and consoles. They court us with a Gameplay Reveal Trailer offering a first...

A new patch is now available in Crossout, updating the vehicular MMORPG to version 0.11.50. This adds a new map and kicks off the new season of Steel Championship, the game's take on Rocket League-sty...

GOG.com Weekend Sale: card games and Activision classics up to 75% off.

Captain America Arrives in Fortnite. Dota 2 - The International 10 Collector’s Cache. Outscape - Patch v118 – Bug Fixing. Shadow Arena adds Venslar.

Hue is now available, as promised, as the new free release on the Epic Games Store. This will be yours to keep if you add it to your library by next Thursday. At that time its place will be taken by...

Change Starts Today on the Ubisoft Website shares an internal letter from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot outlining plans to alter the culture of the company, which has been a focal point of recent...

A tweet from Amazon Studios offers a brief teaser video for a series being created for Amazon Prime Video based on the Fallout games. A post on the Bethesda Website has first details, saying the show'...

Unknown Worlds now offers METRO, a new free map for Natural Selection 2 that they call their most ambitious yet. This is part of update 333 and they offer this post with patch notes that describe the...

Dead By Daylight Hotfix 4.0.2.

F1 2020 - Features Trailer. Outriders: Journey and Structure. S.C.A.R - Ravaging Demons. Emergent Storytelling Techniques in The Sims. Thanks Ant. Stronghold: Warlords - Castle Defences. TF2 Classic...

Crush Crushing stereotypes with adult games about everyday people - GamesIndustry.biz.

Evo President Placed On Administration Leave Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations. 2020 MinecraftMasters Global Competition.

Following their teasing, Ubisoft officially announces Hyper Scape, a 100-player battle royale shooter in a vertical, sci-fi, urban setting. Word is this is designed with support for streamers in mind,...

The Hyper Scape Twitter announces a stream to officially reveal Hyper Scape starts on Twitch in about an hour at 2:00 pm EDT. In the meantime they show off a livestream of someone playing the...

After downplaying the recent launch of a Placeholder Twitter for Fable, Microsoft has renewed the Fable Trademark. And while such renewals are often just to protect a company's intellectual property,...

Publisher tinyBuild and developer Cradle Games announce a release date for Hellpoint, saying their dark sci-fi RPG will arrive on Windows and consoles on July 30th. They celebrate the news with a new...

Urnique Studio shares a new Accolades Trailer for Timelie, their Windows and macOS puzzle game released on Steam about six weeks ago. This notes the game has met with terrific reviews which serves as...

Developer OneGuyGames and publisher The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild announce #Funtime, saying this colorful bullet hell shooter will come to Steam and consoles on July 16th. There are some actual...

Early Access to Libtard: The Satire Game is now underway for Windows and macOS on Steam. The Teaser Trailer does not show much gameplay, but does seem to indicate this satirizes both sides of the...

A post on the Download.hr forum outlines 32 games that are being offered for free on the Microsoft Store (thanks Ant). These are yours to keep if you pick them up before the offers expire. To be...

Celebrate Slitherine’s 20th birthday with this great completion bundle.

Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs - Game Update: Level Builder Online Mode.

Trackmania is now available for Windows on the Epic Games Store, offering the newest installment in this hard-driving action series. This comes as a free Starter Edition or a premium Standard Edition...

Team17 announces Worms Rumble, a new real-time installment in the long-wriggling series coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 this year. Beta testing begins on July 15th, and if you are...

Ubisoft has featured prominently in the recent flurry of stories of misconduct in the games industry, including a report earlier today about measures they are taking to repair their culture. There's...

An interview on PCGH reveals that Cyberpunk 2077 will not support Windows 8, as it has no fallback DirectX support besides DirectX 12 (thanks DSOGaming). Here's word: "➤ PCGH: You've opted to...

Devolver Digital announces they will present D3: Devolver Digital Direct on Twitch and Steam on July 11th at 3:00 pm EDT. This will offer a look at some of their upcoming game projects with what they...