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Ubisoft Announces Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot as Co-CEOs of New Subsidiary.

An unconfirmed report on Bloomberg (one-week gift link) from Jason Schreier has the latest on the drama surrounding the replacement of leadership at Unknown Worlds based on disclosures from "people...

A post on BlueSky from SteamDB has details on a change on Steam, which it carefully tracks. Word is that a slice of games are now removed from Steam at the behest of payment processors. Here's word...

ArenaNet announces Visions of Eternity, a new expansion for Guild Wars 2 coming to the free-to-play MMORPG on October 28th (thanks Kxmode). This will include a year of chapters and updates, just...

One More Game announces the chance to return to the Meat Lab for another playtest of SWAPMEAT, its limb-swapping third-person shooter. The almost week-long test begins tomorrow, and interested...

Simteract and astragon Entertainment announce Bus Simulator 27, a new open-world installment in the people-moving series coming to Windows and consoles. A Teaser Trailer is here with a visual...

Paddle Paddle Paddle - Release Date Announcement Trailer. July 25th. Holy Shoot - Early Access Trailer. July 30th.

QuakeCon 2025 merch in the Official Bethesda Gear Store.

Growing number of older adults playing video games - NBC News.

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition is now available for PC and consoles, offering a chance to return to this classic RPG in a new version with updated graphics and other...

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has launched on Steam, giving the chance to siege the day in an updated version of the classic strategy sequel. The Launch Trailer looks at this in glorious 4K...

Bungie announces The Edge of Fate is now available for Destiny 2, adding the latest premium expansion to the free-to-play action/RPG. This ushers in the Fate Saga as the latest twist in the game's...

Rafael Burgos announces Star Valor: Base Building, an expansion for Star Valor, the open-world sci-fi RPG that launched three years ago. This will arrive on July 28th or the 27th according to the...

OFF - Official Release Date Trailer. August 15th. Primal Planet Date Reveal Trailer. July 28th.

The Ultimate SFX & VFX Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Audio Odyssey Vol. 2 (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of...

Airship Interactive goes into administration, with all employees and assets moved to new entity Airmergent - GamesIndustry.biz. Roblox Announces New Licensing Platform For Experiences.

The Division 2: PAYDAY Apparel Trailer.

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is now available for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, giving rise to this single-player stealth adventure from ICO Team. The Windows edition is on the Epic Games...

A post from Cyberpunk 2077 on BlueSky announces the macOS Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition will arrive on Thursday, just two days hence, bringing the sci-fi RPG to a new audience. Here's word: "Buckle...

DOGWALK is free-to-play on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux, as Blender support arm Blender Studio launched this last week as an open-source side-project (thanks Slashdot via Ant). This post...

I M Game announces a Master of Piece: Prologue will arrive on Steam on August 21st, paving the way for the launch of the full game in November. This is a tactical deck-building roguelike said to be "i...

Dino Topia on Steam (Windows). "Embark on an adventure across a perilous ancient land, exploring diverse regions to discover and hatch loyal dinosaur companions. Together, you'll fight, build, farm,...

Pile Up! - Release Date Trailer. July 23rd.

Fallout 5 Is Now Reportedly "Fully Greenlit" - GameSpot.

Ready Or Not Developer VOID Interactive Proceeds With Controversial 'Censor' Changes To Satisfy Console Makers Despite Fan Blacklash - IGN. Blacklash?

A post on Steam announces that John Wick Hex is excommunicado, saying the PC and console editions of the action/strategy series will be removed from all digital stores this Thursday, July 17th. Word...

A statement from ZeniMax Online Studios United-CWA has a reaction from the union to the recent game cancellations and layoffs that saw development end for the ZOS MMORPG the union's members were...

The Steam Automation Fest is underway, celebrating games that let you kick back while they do the work. This isn't as big a production as some Steam Fests, but it includes a sale and loads of...

Speaking of automation, Dawn Apart is now in Early Access on Steam, offering a colony and factory sim from Industrial Technology and Witchcraft and Astra Logical. This post discusses the news,...

Kaizen: A Factory Story is now available on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This is another automation game released during the Steam Automation Fest, but there's still a Coincidence involved,...

Noodle Cat Games announces open beta plans for Cloudheim, saying testing of the action/RPG begins one week from today on July 21st. This post on Steam says it will announce details on how to join...

Eat the Rich Trailer - Release Date Announcement - Sept 10, 2025.

Slitherine 25th Anniversary Publisher Sale on Steam. Save 25% on Zort on Steam. Save 80% on Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition on Steam. Save 80% on Supraland on Steam. Humble Video Learning...

Reclaim The Sea has set sail for Windows on Steam, offering a roguelike strategy game featuring combat between sailing ships in a "pirate fantasy world." The Launch Trailer takes a look, and while a...

WEMADE and ThisMeansWar Studio announce plans to playtest tactical first-person shooter Black Vultures: Prey of Greed beginning on July 25th. Testing will take place on Steam, and you can head over...

Here's our catch up with last month's announcement of Mexican Ninja, a "beat 'em up roguelike" in the works at Madbricks and Amber Studio with a "to be announced" release window on Steam. The...

Kickback: Shoot to Move! is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a roguelike top-down space shooter from Dot blood and Targem Games. As the title suggests, this is loosely based on Newton's...

AstroCore Mining on Steam (Windows). "Welcome to Astrocore Mining! The Harsh Reality of Space Capitalism. Profit is everything, and you're expendable. Extract resources, meet quotas, and survive;...

Plan B Terraform - Release Date Trailer. August 29th.

BioShock Director Ken Levine Says Judas is -Old School- & Has no Monetization or Live-Service - Insider Gaming. Overwatch 2 Current Direction Isn't a Reaction to Marvel Rivals - MP1st.

Games Made in Sweden Sale 2025 on Steam.

Here's more on the ugly split between the three founders of Unknown Worlds and Krafton, the publisher of the developer's upcoming Subnautica 2. Following the news that the ousted trio is suing over...

COP BASTARD on Steam (Windows). "COP BASTARD is a classic first-person shooter set in early 90s Japan, offering non-stop action inspired by action movies."

Red Dead Redemption 2 remaster accidentally 'confirmed' early - Gaming Bible. Thanks Reddit via GamesRadar+.

EA-backed car culture site winds down, as Need for Speed shelved' - VGC.

Warhammer 40,000- Rogue Trader - Massive post-release update 1.4.1 is live. Thanks PC Gamer. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Rebirth 7.0...

Why Disability Journalism In Games Needs To Evolve Beyond Marketing - Aftermath.

COP BASTARD demo trailer Steam. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Game Dev Reacts to -@LetsGameItOut- Satisfactory playthrough. Love Josh's content. Thanks The Flying Penguin.

Counter-Strike creator's new game is everything the FPS genre needs right now - PCGamesN.

With Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition set to launch on Tuesday, GOG makes two related announcements. Word is those who already own Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete on GOG.com* are entitled to a 15%...