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The European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) lists a new trademark filed by Electronic Arts for Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (thanks Eurogamer). This was posted on Reddit by...

The Borderlands Website now offers interactive Borderlands 3 Skill Trees for those eager to start planning builds in advance of the release of Gearbox's looter-shooter sequel. Here's word: "The four...

Here's Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for last week: Grand Theft Auto V Valve Index VR Kit Age of Wonders: Planetfall MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS...

Serious Duke 3D - A remake (and reimagining) of the first episode of Duke Nukem 3D. Thanks Ant. Rebecca Chambers is now playable in Resident Evil 2 Remake thanks to this mod.

Kotaku Australia - A Reminder That Video Games Are A Force For Good. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. "Spurred on by the recent discussions of video games and violence, and spurred on by the emotional and...

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Nations Cup - 2019 Champion & Final Result. Where to Watch The CWL Championship - Call of Duty World League. Grid playable to the public for the first time at gamescom...

Justin Wong: "We can all communicate by playing a video game" - Dot Esports.

The U.K Intellectual Property Office now lists a trademark for TOTAL WAR SAGA: TROY which was filed by The Creative Assembly on July 23rd and approved on August 2nd (thanks Total Wareddit via...

A Season X Competitive Launch Update from the Fortnite team discusses plans for the Fortnite Champion Series, which will get underway on August 17th. This discusses how this will work, and notes that...

The story from earlier this week that DayZ was refused classification in Australia noted this only applied to the physical versions of the survival game. Apparently this has now changed, as PC Gamer...

Dota 2 Update - August 9th, 2019.

GOG.com Weekend Sale- 20th anniversary of System Shock 2 (and more). Steam Daily Deal - Immortal Redneck, 72% Off. Steam Daily Deal - AER Memories of Old, 67% Off.

This Week on Xbox- August 9, 2019.

Circle K and Vancouver Titans Collaborate To Bring Esports To The Mainstream Market. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS - Day 2 Recap. The Drop: New PlayStation Games for August 13, 2019. 2019 Call of...

US government quietly kills autonomous vehicle committee.

Xbox Wire announces Gears 5 Has Gone Gold, and is on track for release on September 10th: Today, The Coalition and Xbox are proud to announce that Gears 5 has gone gold a major moment ahead of its...

Steam is now offering open beta access to Drone Strike Force, an online shooter for Windows featuring drone combat that's due for release on August 16th. Here's a Gameplay Trailer and are the details:...

Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Palindrome Interactive are now offering instant closed beta access to testing of Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, for those who preorder their upcoming vampirism...

Early Access to Unrailed will begin on Steam on September 9th, offering the chance to get railroaded by this train simulation from publisher Daedalic Entertainment and indie developer Indoor...

Square Enix invites wayward FINAL FANTASY XIV players to return to the MMORPG for up to six days of free access. If you have not played the game in at least 30 days, you can jump back in, and this...

GOG.com Weekend Sale: 20th anniversary of System Shock 2 (and more). Steam Daily Deal - Darkwood, 60% Off. Steam Daily Deal - BOSSGARD, 20% Off. Steam Daily Deal - SteamWorld Quest- Hand of...

No More Robots: "I'm just doing D&D, but in a Discord server" - GamesIndustry.biz.

Metal Wolf Chaos XD Available Now on Xbox One. Play the Black Desert Beta, Live Today on PS4. Next Week on Xbox: New Games for August 13 to August 16. PlayStation Blogcast 340: Evolution. New Xbox...

A free weekend is underway on Steam for Street Fighter V, offering the chance to duke it out for nothing for the next few days in the latest installment in the fighting game sequel. The brawler is on...

Disgaea 5 Complete can be played on Steam, offering a free sample for this strategic RPG sequel (thanks SteamDB via Ant). This may seem like déjà vu, as it follows last week's free Disgaea 2 weekend....

Subdivision Infinity DX is now available for Windows and consoles, offering an "immersive, pulse-pounding sci-fi 3D space shooter from developer Mistfly Games and publisher Blowfish Studios." The...

Slitherine announces Battlestar Galactica Deadlock: Resurrection is coming to Steam on August 29th, offering new DLC for Battlestar Galactica Deadlock. A new trailer offers a look at this. The...

The Elder Scrolls Online Website announces a free trial is underway for ESO Plus, offering the chance to enjoy DLC access and more in Bethesda's MMOPRG: The ESO Plus Free Trial is now live and will...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. [Demosfen] mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. Doom 3: Redux mod for Doom III.

ESPN, ABC Pull 'Apex Legends' Esports Tournament Following Mass Shootings. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Nations Cup - Day 1 Recap. Honda uses e-sports as a new marketing tactic for attracting first-...

Sean Murray calls No Mans Sky Beyond the games 2.0 versionwe believe it - Ars Technica. Operation Madness vs Machines: Your 2019 Valve Questions Answered. Thanks VNN.

Activision Blizzard Announces Second-Quarter 2019 Financial Results, saying their Q2 results are better-than-expected. Word is: "For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, Activision Blizzards net...

Square Enix announces Danger Rising, a new expansion coming to Just Cause 4 on August 29th. This trailer shows this off in action, and here's the announcement, just 'cause: Armed with a new prototype...

Publisher 1C Entertainment and developer Digitalmindsoft announce Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War, a standalone expansion for Men of War: Assault Squad 2 that, as the title suggests, takes the...

Microïds and PlayMagic announce a delay to XIII, their upcoming remake of the 2003 shooter of the same name. The game was announced for release on November XIIIth of this year, but now word is this...

Spiderweb Software announces September 11th is the release date for Queen's Wish, their fantasy RPG for Windows, macOS, and iOS. The game was successfully crowdfunded last year, and earlier this year...

Publisher 505 Games and developer Lab Zero Games announce October 8th is the release date for Indivisible, their hand-drawn and animated action/RPG platformer. Preorders of the Windows, Linux, and...

Stardock announces the availability of a new version 3.8 Ascension update for Galactic Civilizations III, their 4X strategy game set in space, where no one can hear you ask, can you hear me now?...

Steam Spike Chunsoft Publisher Weekend, Up to 90% Off!.

GNOG is now available for free as promised on the Epic Games Store, as the latest in their weekly free giveaway series. This will be free to keep for all who pick up their copy over the next seven...

An announcement on Steam heralds the launch of virtual reality support in the PC edition of DiRT Rally 2.0 with the release of a new version 1.7 patch for the off-road racing sequel. Here's a trailer...

Cliff Empire is now out of Early Access and officially available on Steam, offering a Windows city-building strategy game where you must rebuild after a nuclear holocaust (thanks JDreyer). If you...

A Borderlands 3 tweet offers an embedded video profiling Eden-6, the setting for the action/RPG sequel. This includes a link to this page with screenshots and details on the planet. Also, the...

Slitherine now offers the release of Order of Battle: Red Star, a new expansion for Order of Battle, the turn-based strategy game set during World War II. The new add-on puts you in command of the...

Developer Frozenbyte and publisher Modus Games pinpoint October 8th as the release date for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, the upcoming installment in the platformer series. The game will arrive one...

Developer Protocol Games and publisher Raiser Games announce they will break out in a Song of Horror next month with the Steam release of this psychological horror/adventure game. Inspired by...

Dota 2 Update - August 7th, 2019.

No Man's Sky BEYOND Trailer. Work in Progress - Goldilock One. Not a lot of details on this. Here's their homepage.

The Australian Classification Board Listing for DayZ shows the survival shooter is rated RC, or Refused Classification, in Australia as of June 4, 2019. This ruling, which means it cannot be sold...

IGN reports the hashtag #BoycottBorderlands3 was trending on Twitter this morning following a video by Borderlands YouTuber SupMatto saying he was visited by private investigators hired by Take-Two...