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Diablo 4 - Blizzard on the Technology Behind Sanctuary, Making Your Character Unique, Trading, and PvP. Thanks Comicbook.com.

2019 Indie of the Year Awards voting underway - Indie DB. 2019 Mod of the Year Awards voting underway - Mod DB.

Apple offers three-month News+ trials through Black Friday weekend.

Rayman Legends is now available for free on the Epic Games Store as their latest weekly giveaway. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday this will be free through next Friday. This will overlap with their...

A tweet from Petroglyph Games from a couple of weeks ago reveals plans for Earthbreakers, an upcoming game that combines their favored real-time strategy genre with first-person shooter action (thanks...

Neon Noodles - Cyberpunk Kitchen Automation is now in Early Access on Steam for Windows and Linux. This offers the chance to run your own futuristic noodle counter, a favored eatery of characters...

A tweet from Rocket League has a PSA for players of this vehicular sports game, warning that some microtransactions and other features will be disabled next week to pave the way for the game's...

Bioshock designer remakes Doom's iconic E1M1 in No Man's Sky. Steam Client Update Released.

Phoenix Point Official Launch Trailer. Thanks Gematsu. Phantom: Covert Ops - Oculus Quest Teaser Trailer. The History of Beyond Good and Evil - GVMERS. DOOM on a Digital Camera from 1998. Thanks...

Fortnite - Power-leveling weekend is back âš¡ Be sure to login Saturday and Sunday to unlock Supercharged XP. It's the last weekend of #RocketPass4! What Tier are you on? Enjoy the 2XP for an...

This Week on Xbox: November 29, 2019. The Drop: New PlayStation Games for December 3, 2019.

There was news this summer that Modern Pick Entertainment was to acquire a "substantial" stake in Slightly Mad Studios, but now GamesIndustry.biz follows up on their reporting on that to say that the...

VGC reports Google has started their first game developer to support Stadia, saying they've opened a studio in Montreal. This is staffed by former Ubisoft executives that were veterans of Assassin's...

Rockstar Games announces the release of the promised free care package for Red Dead Redemption 2 players who suffered through the rocky launch of the PC edition of the wild west shooter. They are...

Steam now offers a playable beta demo of Blood of Steel, a new MOBA from YC Games. This is a free-to-play game that will officially launch on January 9th, so this is basically a soft launch. Here's...

Biker Garage: Mechanic Simulator is now available on Steam, offering a simulation of fixing bikers, or something like that. This is shown off in this trailer, and described below: "In Biker Garage,...

GamesIndustry.biz - Half-Life: Alyx changes the game for VR exclusives. "We've been here before, of course. This is an echo of how Valve established Steam as such a dominant force in PC game...

Dota 2 Update - November 29th, 2019. No Man's Sky Synthesis Patch 2.22.

Patrice Désilets: Ancestors fell foul of critics' expectations - GamesIndustry.biz. CD Projekt dismisses investor fears over Cyberpunk and Half-Life- Alyx release clash - GamesIndustry.biz. Meet the...

Project Titan is now underway in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, offering a multiplayer raid in the first-person shooter, which is a first for the series. They say this will be celebrated at...

The No Man's Sky Website has details on the Synthesis update mentiond yesterday, saying this is now live in Hello Games' space exploration game. This updates the game to version 2.2, and these patch...

SCS Software announces that the new Road to the Black Sea expansion will arrive on December 5th in Euro Truck Simulator 2, adding new maps to the transportation simulation. Here's a new trailer with...

New Rookie Series DLC is now available for free on Steam for Horizon Chase Turbo, the arcade racing game for Windows, Linux, and macOS. As shown in the Launch Trailer, this will help introduce new...

A big Black Friday sale is now underway on GOG.com, where they are offering up to 90% off on over 2000 DRM-free titles between now and December 3rd. Here's a rundown on some of the discounts: "Start...

Blizzard Black Friday Sales 2019 - Blizzard Shop. Save 20% on Encased- A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG on Steam. Save 30% on Killsquad on Steam.

Automachef Thanksgiving Update Live Now.

Oddly thematic: Battlefield's Wake Island Map Now and Then: Reimagining a Classic - EA.com. The making of Facing Worlds, Unreal Tournaments most popular map - Rock Paper Shotgun.

Overwatch can currently be played for free on Battle.net, kicking off a free week in the multiplayer shooter that will conclude on December 4th. For some reason this goes unmentioned on the Overwatch...

SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS is now available on Steam, offering a tactical RPG for Windows that puts you in command of your own team of SD Gundams. Word is: "Players who purchase SD GUNDAM G...

SEGA and Creative Assembly announce that The Shadow & The Blade will be released on December 12th on Steam, offering new content for Total War: WARHAMMER II. There's a FAQ devoted to answering...

Save 50% on Drone Strike Force on Steam.

Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency Launch Trailer. Diablo III / HotS Female Crusader (Johanna) Cosplay at IgroCon 2019. Thanks Reddit.

Sam Lake interview -- How storytelling creates value in games - VentureBeat.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag and Rogue get December release date on Switch. Ultimate Racing 2D Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. Pathologic 2 Is Now Available For...

AT&T and Verizon agree to change their eSIM practices.

Rockstar Games tweets that the PC edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on Steam on December 5th. That about covers it, but for the record, here's what they say about the Steam release of...

In a post to the Stadia Blog, Google announces they're adding two additional games to the lineup available to Stadia Pro subscribers for December (thanks Gamasutra). Word is: "In addition to being...

BANDAI NAMCO is now offering a free Friend's Pass to all current and future owners of The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, Supermassive's horror adventure that's available on Steam. This can be...

THQ Nordic announces the release of a new Steel & Wheels pack on Steam for Wreckfest, their demolition derby game. This trailer shows off the DLC, and the short announcement has some details: "Turn...

This video offers a look at CitizenCon presentation of Star Citizen for those who did not attend (thanks C W). Word is: "Star Citizen Gameplay cut of their New CitizenCon 2019 Demo with the Carrack,...

Widget Satchel is now available on Steam, offering a wacky platformer for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Here's a Launch Trailer that attempts to answer the age old question, "why a game about a ferret?"...

The Elder Scrolls Online: Save on DLCs, Assistants, and More during the Crown Store Black Fredas Sale.

Borderlands 3 Hotfixes- November 26, 2019. Dota 2 Update - November 26th 2019. Fiesta Online: The Ominous Valley is here. Planet Zoo - Update 1.0.3. Trove Into the Deep is out today. Doom Eternal...

Facebook has acquired Beat Games, creator of Beat Saber, the slash-hit virtual reality game. There is a post about this on the Oculus Blog with a FAQ covering the news. Here is the overview they...

The Dota 2 Blog announces the release of the Outlanders update for Dota 2. Word is this adds two new heroes to the MOBA, and this page has all the details. Here's the short form: "Todays update...

Noticing the Steam Controller is on sale for just five bucks in the Steam Autumn Sale, The Verge got in touch with Valve to learn the once-hyped controllers are being discontinued. There is no...

Activision Games Blog has a roadmap for upcoming content drops expected for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on all platforms over the coming weeks. They say Season One will kick off on December 3rd...

Save 60% on Galactic Civilizations III on Steam. Save 67% on Star Control: Origins on Steam. Save 50% on Offworld Trading Company - Full Game Upgrade on Steam. Save 67% on Ashes of the Singularity:...

Dota 2 Update - November 26th, 2019. Stardew Valley 1.4 update is here.

EA: "Cloud gaming is going to bring in another billion players" - GamesIndustry.biz.