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Scientists Made a Nearly Invincible Lithium-Ion Battery. Samsung Galaxy S11 - S11+ Design and Screen Sizes Confirmed by Screen Protector Maker at CES 2020.

Sundered: Eldritch Edition is now available for free on the Epic Games Store, as they resume their weekly giveaways following a run of daily freebies over the holidays. This is yours to keep if you...

AMD Drivers and Support now offers new Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.1.1 drivers for AMD Radeon graphics cards. These are described as an "optional" update, which offer support for Monster Hunter World:...

A post on Steam offers patch notes for a new update that's now available for Dota Underlords, Valve's free-to-play strategy brawler. Though it was recently reported that the game is seeing a falloff...

A post on Reddit summarizes a leak from 4Chan purporting to offer details about Assassin's Creed Ragnarok, an unconfirmed next installment in the Assassin's Creed series. This seems to be a sketchy...

Comrades! Soviet Jump Game is now available in Early Access on Steam for Windows and macOS. This free-to-play game offers an unusual take on the battle royale concept in the form of a 2D platformer....

GOG.com Weekend Sale: walking simulator games up to 90% off. GOG.com: Spend this weekend with 8 timeless classics up to 50% off.

MONSTER HUNTER WORLD- ICEBORNE [Steam] Update Ver.10.12 Outline. Thanks DSOGaming.

WORLD'S FIRST 360Hz Monitor - Powered by NVIDIA G-SYNC. Iron Harvest End of 2019 Gameplay.

The humble folks at Humble Bundle now offer their latest Humble Freebie, which is Headsnatchers, IguanaBee's party/action game for Windows. All you need to do to get your 100% discount is sign up for...

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is now available on the Humble Store and Steam, offering an expansion for the Windows edition of Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in Capcom's monster-infest...

Publisher BIGBEN and developer Big Ant Studios announces AO Tennis 2 for Windows is now available on Steam, with the console editions coming next month. This is their new tennis sim based around the...

Blizzard announces Galakrond's Awakening, a new expansion coming to Hearthstone on January 21st to add a solo adventure to the game. Here are the details: "Descent of Dragons, the latest expansion...

Save 30% on Streets of Rogue on Steam. Steam Daily Deal - Shadowrun Franchise, up to 75% Off.

DOOM & DOOM II Patch Notes. Not every day we see patches for 25+ year old games. Adds 60fps and Sigil support. LvL Q3A 20th Anniversary Quake 3 Arena Custom Map Pack. Thanks Medic. Streets of Rogue -...

Dragon Raja - Epic Story Trailer. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics - Jobs - Peer Into the Crystal #2. The Engoodening of No Man's Sky - Internet Historian. Thanks Ray.

Apex Legends Grand Soirée Arcade Event starts this weekend. Here's a trailer. Thanks Don.

A post on Facebook from WB Games Montréal offers a teaser image with a corresponding more complete image posted on their Instagram (thanks ResetEra). These are each labeled "Cape sur la nuit /...

The Game Developers Conference announces the nominees for the 20th annual Game Developers Choice Awards which will be handed out in March during the GDC and streamed live on the official GDC Twitch...

A post on the Star Citizen Forums announces that Cloud Imperium Games is experimenting with increasing the number of players per instance on the test servers for the upcoming space game (thanks...

Ubisoft announces the fifth season of the Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab will focus on blockchain and social entertainment. VentureBeat offers a concise explanation: "Led by the Ubisoft Strategic...

Portal 2 Update. EAW Remake 3.0 (updated) file - Empire At War Remake- Galactic Civil War mod for Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. Street Fighter V New Mod Introduces Huge Netcode...

Rock of Ages 3 Dev Diary #1- Rock Solid Foundations. Trials of Mana Character Spotlight Trailer- Charlotte & Kevin (2/3).

Gamasutra: Jori Hamilton's Blog - The Prevalence of Occupational Burnout in the Gaming Industry. "A major step towards diminishing the rate of burnout is acknowledging the taxing nature of the work...

CES 2020 RTX Giveaway Update. Annual giveaway cancelled due to shenanigans. Hearthstone Masters Expands in 2020 with DreamHack, ESL. Brenda and John Romero headline Interactive Futures 2020. High...

Xbox Wire announces Sea of Thieves has stolen the hearts of over 10 million players since the launch of Rare's online pirate game. They say this makes the Xbox One and Windows 10 game "the most...

IO Interactive now offers a January Content Calendar for HITMAN 2. Word is: "In 2020, well be focusing on Featured Contracts, Elusive Target Reactivations and Curated Contracts for our HITMAN 2 live...

Steam Daily Deal - Bulletstorm- Full Clip Edition, 75% Off. Steam Daily Deal - Crypt of the NecroDancer, 80% Off.

Disintegration: 32 Minutes of Story Mission Gameplay. DRAGON BALL Z- KAKAROT Character Progression.

Destiny's Sword presents a double-edged dilemma.

GLAAD reveals nominees for Outstanding Video Game at 31st annual Media Awards.

Paladins Season 3 Begins with New Champion Release, Community Battle Pass - Xbox Wire. How Arcade Racer Touring Karts Plays Best on PS4 and PS VR. Xbox Ambassadors Pledge to Make Gaming Fun for...

U.S. outlines strong support for self-driving cars at CES. ASUS Launches Ultralight 14-Inch Project Athena ExpertBook B9450 - Just 865 Grams.

A tweet in Portuguese from PlayStation Brazil seems to reveal that Blizzard plans to release Overwatch 2 sometime this year (thanks VG247). This was deleted after it was posted, which may be because...

The gungeon must be getting pretty crowded, as Dodge Roll Games tweets that Enter the Gungeon has now surpassed three million sales on all platforms since the release of the bullet hell roguelike in...

Legal website Lexology has details on U.S. Patent no. 10,275,947, which it says was issued on April 30, 2019 to Electronic Arts. This explains this is a patent for changing the appearance of user-cre...

Deck 13 announces they will summon the Kraken on January 16th, as that is when they will offer this new expansion for The Surge 2. They say this will come alongside a new Premium Edition of the...

Ahem! Speaking Simulator is clearing its throat in preparation for its release on January 30th for Windows, macOS, and Switch, with the PC editions coming via Steam. This is an unusual concept where...

Early Access to DEEEER Simulator- Your Average Everyday Deer Game is planned to begin on January 21st on Steam. Lest you think that title is an accurate description of the game, check out this...

Indie developer Arrogant Pixel announces Doris & the Dragon 2 will come to Windows, macOS, and Linux on February 7th, offering a follow-up to The Tale of Doris and the Dragon - Episode 1, which is...

RUNNER HEROES: The Curse of Night and Day is now available on Steam, offering an adventure platformer that challenges the player to control two characters at the same time. You can see this feature...

GamesIndustry.biz has some analysis of new game releases on Steam for 2019 based on data from sleuthy website SteamSpy. While more games came out on Valve's store/service last year than in 2018,...

The Independent Games Festival Website announces the finalists for the 2020 Independent Games Festival Awards. These will be handed out on March 18th during the Game Developers Conference, and the...

Swedish developer Early Morning Studio announces a January 31st release date for Vampire's Fall: Origins on Steam. This will be the PC edition of an RPG that's already available for mobile users on...

Steam Daily Deal - Driftland- The Magic Revival, 60% Off. Steam Daily Deal - Trine 4- The Nightmare Prince, 35% Off.

Dota 2 Update - January 7th, 2020. League of Legends Patch 10.1 Notes. Teamfight Tactics patch 10.1 notes.

A fresh trailer for Kentucky Route Zero Season Pass ACT V is here.

The Last of Us director Bruce Straley on ludonarrative dissonance - GamesIndustry.biz.

Blizzard doubles the number of Hearthstone Masters Tour events for the 2020 season.

A story on the Los Angeles Times outlines an effort by the Communications Workers of America to unionize employees of video game and tech companies. This involves what's called the Campaign to...