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Valve announces plans for The Steam Game Festival, saying the summer edition of this games-fest will run from June 9-14. Perhaps this is a coincidence, but the now cancelled E3 2020 was originally...

Infinity Ward tweets that they've banned more players for cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone. Two weeks ago they announced that over 50,000 cheaters were hit with the banhammer since the launch of the...

Xbox Wire announces that pre-loads of Gears Tactics is now underway in advance of the game's launch on April 28th. They also unveil the Launch Trailer for the new turn-based strategy installment in...

For a while there it seemed like whatever problems that are caused by loot boxes was being solved by removing them from the games that use them. Whether or not this trend continues, the ESRB is...

Don't stop believin'! In this tweet Annapurna Interactive announces that the Epic Games Store exclusivity for Journey will end on June 11th, when the exploration game completes its journey onto Steam....

An announcement on Steam says the promised Journey's End update for Terraria will come to the PC edition of the sandbox platformer on May 16th, which is the ninth anniversary of the game's launch (tha...

Ubisoft announces a delay to For Honor Year 4 Season 2, saying this will now begin on June 11th (thanks Gamasutra). Unsurprisingly, this is due to the shift to working for home for the developers of...

GOG.com Weekly Sale: games for fans of aquatic adventures up to 80% off. Humble Book Bundle: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning by Morgan & Claypool (pay what you want and help charity).

This tweet and the image that greets us upon visiting the Crysis Website has tongues wagging about the possibility a remaster of Crysis, Crytek's first-person shooter. A tweet from Ferdinand Ulmer...

A new No VR Mod for Half-Life: Alyx is now available on GitHub (thanks Wccftech). There have already been other such mods for Valve's new first-person shooter, but this is apparently the first one...

A post from Riot on Reddit chimes in on a discussion of anti-cheat measures in VALORANT, their new first-person shooter (thanks DSOGaming). This explains why they are loading a driver at boot and...

Songs of Syx is an indie game from solo developer Jakob de Laval that will eventually be released on Steam. I won't lie, at first I read this as Songs of Styx and assumed it had something to do with...

Street Cleaner: The Video Game is a retro platformer coming to Steam this fall and to consoles at some point thereafter. This combines the chiptunes of musician Street Cleaner with the console...

An article on The Guardian describes a scientific breakthrough where brainwave activity is converted directly into text (thanks Max). This is still in its early stages, and actually involves speaking...

There is now a Dismemberment Mod for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord that you can download.

Resonate Total Gaming 2020 cancelled.

Tesla's robotaxi plan is still on for this year pending regulatory approval, says Elon Musk. What could possibly go wrong? Thanks Slashdot. Holoswitch sends your smartphone notifications to you...

VGC reports hearing from "multiple sources" that Capcom is working on a Resident Evil 4 Remake, saying this is in full production and currently carries a 2022 release window estimate. This makes...

A new international patent application from Valve proposes a swappable button scheme for a handheld controller, suggesting Valve may be planning a new version of their recently discontinued Steam...

Daniel Ahmad tweets a link to a listing on German site mydealz.de saying Assassins Creed II for PC will be offered for free by Ubisoft starting Tuesday (thanks PC Gamer). A follow-up tweet from this...

Steam News announces that Fallout 76: Wastelanders is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. Word is this will allow customers to preload this in advance of its Steam debut on Tuesday: "Fallout 76:...

The following list details the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for last week: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Valve Index VR Kit Tabletop Simulator Green Hell Resident Evil 3 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice No...

This 4.3GB AI-enhanced HD Mod brings high quality textures and normal maps to Half-Life: Source. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Beta Branch e1.1.0. The Witcher 3 Redux Version 2.1 released, tweaks AHI,...

Game Theory: Why You Can't Save Aerith With a Phoenix Down! (Final Fantasy 7). Thanks Ant.

Half-Life: Alyxs ending and what comes next - Polygon.

Here's a quick roundup of games that are free to keep or free to play this weekend. Some of these were previously reported, but we're including them for your convenience. Thanks SteamDB and Ant for...

UNIGINE announces the launch of the UNIGINE 2 Community SDK, allowing anyone to create "photorealistic virtual worlds" for free. Word is: "To support creative endeavors of individual enthusiasts and...

Two Worlds II Season Pass Sale. Half off.

Gaming in the 90s! - Final Fantasy Edition. Thanks Ant.

Thanks Neutronbeam. Did You Know There's An Easy Way to Turn Off Your PS4 Controller. Nintendo Says Stop Using Alcohol To Clean Your Joy-Cons. Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans are hiring turnip...

New macOS update is wrecking MacBooks- What to do now. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Why youre still paying for sports on cable when theres no live sports. Thanks Neutronbeam. Nintendo game pulled from Chinese platforms after Hong Kong protest. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Thanks Neutronbeam. Samsung Rising goes deep on corruption, chaebols, and corporate chaos. VMware overhauls NSX software to manage, secure larger virtual networks. How to bulk rename your files on...

Activision tweets another milestone for Call of Duty: Warzone. They say that over 50 million players have now checked out their battle royale. Yes, the game is free-to-play, but that's still a pretty...

The closed beta for VALORANT just got underway, but Riot tweets that they've already banned their first cheater (thanks GameSpot via The Loadout). Cheating shows the competitive shooter is already...

Publisher Modularity and developer Vox Games announce that Meeple Station is now out of Early Access, marking the official release of this management simulation where you build and operate a space...

The Rival Games Development Blog heralds "The End of an Era," announcing this Finnish developer of Alien: Blackout and Thief of Thieves: Season One is shutting down. They say this is due to financial...

April 2020 New Trove Additions - Humble Bundle Blog.

Super Mega Baseball 3 - What's New.

Amnesia: Rebirth Interview- Letting Players Frighten Themselves - Siliconera.

Commander '85 by PlayWay Kickstarter. "Commander '85 is a sci-fi thriller set in the 1980s, combining elements of adventure, simulation and survival games. The main protagonist, a teenager living...

A new "thank you for waiting" trailer for the Final Fantasy VII Remake offers a special message from Yoshinori Kitase upon the release of the RPG remake on PlayStation 4. This also includes a tidbit...

Support for three-player squads is now back in Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision's free-to-play battle royale game. This is good news for players upset at how support for Trios was replaced by Quads...

Ancient Enemy is now available on Steam, offering a Windows card-battle RPG from Grey Alien Games. This carries a 15% launch discount for those who pick it up during the first week. Here's a trailer...

Victory Heat Rally - Unofficial spiritual successor to Power Drift gets an early alpha. Wolcen- Lords of Mayhem -- Patch Notes 1.0.12.0.

The Conversation - Time well spent, not wasted- video games are boosting well-being during the coronavirus lockdown. Thanks Neutronbeam. "Research shows games help facilitate a sense of autonomy by...

EGX sets September dates for 2020 show. Why The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Be a Defining Moment For Amazon's Twitch.

If You're Scared Of Spiders, Obsidian's Upcoming Game Will Have A Mode Just For You. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Producer Shares a Thank You for Waiting Message for the Fans. Resident Evil 3 Remake 1.05 Update Fixes Xbox One X Performance Issues. Nioh 2 Update 1.08 Released, Here's...

The Epic Games Store now offers its latest free games, which are Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Close To The Sun. In what should be a familiar scenario by now, these are yours to keep if...