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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.

STALKER 2 - Unreal Engine 4 Official Screenshot versus CRYENGINE fan remake.

Thanks Phlegm. The big interview- Xbox Series X development chief Jason Ronald on power, price and that new boot screen. Here's a First Look at the Tech Behind Sony's Finger-Tracking VR Controllers....

A post on ACTUGAMING reports, in the site's native French, on plans for a remastered version of Diablo II (thanks Wccftech). A rumor about a Diablo II remake emerged last year, and this report claims...

A Game State Update May 2020 for DOOM Eternal has details on changes coming to the new installment in id Software's shooter series. Word is: "Currently, we are hard at work on preparing Update 1...

Wired Productions announces May 28th is the new release date for Those Who Remain, their first-person psychological-thriller game. Word is: "Those Who Remain will be available in Standard and a...

Daggerfall Unity 0.10.23. Thanks Pr()ZaC.

Call Of Duty: Warzone Dev Opens Up On The Origins And Design Of The Game's Most Unique Feature, The Gulag - GameSpot.

Defcon Is Canceled. Fortnite Champion Series Invitational: Week 1 Day 1. Video. Fortnite Champion Series Invitational: Week 1 Day 2. Video.

Nintendo forecasts down year amid COVID-19 uncertainty. This Week on Xbox- May 8, 2020.

Mobile games to see the least negative impact from COVID-19. Google Store mistake sends $5,000 of Pixel 4s to one buyer. Thanks Neutronbeam. Microsoft will fix Surface Laptop 3 'hairline fractures'...

A free weekend is underway for MEMORIES OF MARS on Steam, offering the chance to check out this sci-fi adventure for Windows set on the red planet (thanks SteamDB). If you like it the game is on sale...

Steam is also currently running a free weekend for Heliborne, Klabater's helicopter action game for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Here's more on the game, which is currently on sale for 66% off: "Fly...

A free week is underway on Steam for The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA TOUR, a Windows simulation of a good walk spoiled. If you feel this is a hole-in-one you can pick up a copy for 70% off. Allow us...

One more free Steam weekend to report is the chance to sample Marble Skies for the next couple of days, and purchase if for half-off. Here's word on this throwback platformer for Windows and Linux: "M...

Publisher Curve Digital and Swedish developer Neon Giant announce The Ascent, a sci-fi action/RPG coming to PC as well as all the Xboxes when it's released this fall. The reveal trailer shows off the...

BANDAI NAMCO's upcoming JRPG Scarlet Nexus mentioned yesterday is coming to PC as well as consoles. This is not noted in the Announcement Trailer but is mentioned in this press release which says the...

Before We Leave is now available on the Epic Games Store offering a non-violent civilization building game for Windows. Here's the Launch Trailer showing off gameplay on an itty-bitty planet, and...

Square Enix Eidos Anthology on Steam. Save 95%. Buy The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION from the Humble Store and save 70%.

Avalanche Studios subsidiary Systemic Reaction announces Second Extinction, a co-op shooter where teams of three players work to reclaim the Earth from mutated dinosaurs. The ice age didn't actually...

We commented on the lack of actual gameplay in the Assassin's Creed Valhalla "gameplay" trailer released yesterday. We were not the only ones who noted the exaggeration of what was clearly a...

A tweet from Paul Chamberlain has an elaboration from Riot's anti-cheat lead on another tweet from Riot about a new hotfix for Vanguard, the software they use to safeguard VALORANT from cheaters....

Halcyon Winds announces Cepheus Protocol, an open-world real-time-strategy game/top-down shooter coming to Early Access for Windows on Steam on May 15th. The game's plotline hits close to home as it...