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Ubisoft announces plans to change the ending of the Legacy of the First Blade - Shadow Heritage DLC for Assassin's Creed Odyssey following the negative reaction to how it removed player agency over...

Ubisoft announces a delay to Anno 1800, saying the newest installment in the strategy series is due on April 16th. This was previously expected on February 26th. They express regrets about the...

Daybreak Games announces a delay for PlanetSide Arena, the upcoming battle royale installment in their online shooter series (thanks MP1ST). The game was announced last month for release next...

PCGamesN notes a "gloriously big ban wave" recently hit Rainbow Six Siege, the tactical shooter sequel. Ubisoft has not commented on this publicly, but it was quite public in the game, as the kill...

A new video from IGN shows off about 10 minutes of gameplay from Atomic Heart, a game that features what they call "BioShock-on-acid weirdness (in a good way)." Here's word on the game from its...

Endless Space and Endless Legend developer Amplitude Studios announces their latest Endless Day is underway, which is an annual celebration of the company's birthday. This "day" lasts all weekend, so...

The Humble Store now offers Deponia: The Complete Journey for free as their latest Humble Freebie for the next two days. The minimal catches here are that this requires subscribing to their...

The Epic Games Store now offers The Jackbox Party Pack as the next new game in a series of promised freebies. This collection of five party games will be a boon to those who don't already know You...

Bigben and Kylotonn announce WRC 8, a new installment in this racing series that's the official game of the FIA World Rally Championship. This first entry for the franchise in a couple of years is...

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is now available on Steam, offering a Windows real-time strategy sequel set in space, where no one can hear you talking to yourself. The launch trailer shows off gameplay,...

AMD Support now offers new version 19.1.2 Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition drivers for AMD graphics cards (thanks Hypothermia). These address some bugs and add support for a few new releases:...

The Making Of Metro Exodus - Episode Two continues this three-part series what's going into the next installment in 4A Games' post-apocalyptic shooter series (here's Episode One). This goes on the...

A new video for League of Legends unleashes a look at Sylas the unshackled, the newest hero coming to the MOBA. The clip shows off his kit and gauges his impact, which is significant thanks to his...

Avalanche Studios announces May 26th is when to expect the release of Generation Zero, their first-person shooter set in an alternate-history version of 1980s Sweden. This page is offering preorders,...

Michael Gamble tweets a bit about plans for a social hub in Anthem, BioWare's upcoming mech game (thanks VG247). He offers a brief video of some characters emoting, along with some detail: After a...

PUBG Corporation announces plans to better support pro PLAYERUNKNOWNS BATTLEGROUNDS teams with profit-sharing on branded digital items, direct support of team operating costs, and event sponsorship....

Steam now offers the chance to reel in A Fisherman's Tale, a virtual reality game set in "a world where physics are broken, and your every move is replicated on an infinite recursion." The Steam...

Rehtona (幻境双生) is now available on Steam, offering an "etherial" puzzle/platformer for Windows and macOS. As seen in this trailer, Rehtona (which is "another" spelled...

Publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Asobo Studio announce May 14th is the release date for A Plague Tale: Innocence, the action/adventure game they surely hope will go viral. They prepare...

Analgesic Productions announces Anodyne 2: Return to Dust will launch in May for Windows, macOS, and Linux, saying their RPG sequel will allow us to "enter an evocative, surreal, lo-fi 3D and 2D...

Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes January 23, 2019. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS -- Test Server - Update #25 Patch Notes. Tropico 6 January beta update and beta development roadmap released....

A new Hot Sale is underway on GOG.com, conceptually offering relief from the cold spell that many of us are enduring. The heat the DRM-free marketplace brings comes in the form of discounts as high...

Crytek announces they are collaborating with Improbable to create a AAA game that combines Improbable's SpatialOS platform and Crytek's CRYENGINE as well as a full SDK to support other such projects:...

A post on Gamasutra from last week that we missed at the time offers another opportunity to marvel at the high finances of Star Citizen, and the phenomenal crowdfunding surrounding the upcoming space...

VentureBeat reports a startup called Network Next is taking advantage of net un-neutrality by creating what they call "an internet fast lane for online games." They report the company has raised $4.4...

Producer's Letter on the EverQuest Website celebrates the upcoming 20th anniversary of EverQuest, the venerable MMORPG that was so addictively popular back in the day that it earned the nickname...

This trailer for Far Cry New Dawn highlights the story in the upcoming installment in the Far Cry series of first-person shooters. Can they claim the sh*t is real when they spell it with an aster*sk...

Ubisoft offers a new trailer from For Honor as a harbinger of the Year of the Harbinger, which is the title of Season 3 for the melee combat game. The new season begins on January 31st, and the new...

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is now available for Windows and macOS on Steam, carrying a 15% launch discount. This comedic, physics-based puzzle game explores the macabre ponderings of about anyone who...

As noted last night, the VIP demo for Anthem begins on Friday for preorder customers and EA Access subscribers, and will open to all a week later on February 1st. To allow players to maximize the...

Publisher 2tainment announces a February 21st release date for Bannermen, Pathos Interactive's medieval real-time strategy game that was crowdfunded through Kickstarter. "2tainment is always looking...

Sonar Beat is now available on Steam for Windows and macOS, offering a rhythm game where you defend your submarine with the power of music. There are also versions for iOS and Android for those on...

A new trailer for The Spy Who Shot Me (aka "The spy who shot me") shows off this a retro-styled first-person shooter for Windows that's currently in Early Access on Steam. As the trailer shows, this...

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS -- Test Server - Update #25 Patch Notes. This Dev Letter explains the Vikendi item spawn rebalance. Modder uses AI Neural Upscaling to improve the textures of Half-Life...

The everyone wants in on the action edition: League of Legends Season 2019 Teaser. Say hello to the League of Legends UK League Championship. Dead Or Alive 6 Devs Want To Make The Jump To The Larger...

From Software On The Possibility Of A Demons Souls Remaster - Game Informer. An extreme sports game with a story? FutureGrinds developers talk cyberpunk - Ars Technica.

Nintendo Switch outsold every other console in the US last year. Anthem Demo Is Now Available To Pre-Download On Xbox One. Heroes Trials Is Now Available For Xbox One. The Walking Vegetables:...

Responding to rumors about plans to make Fallout 76 a free-to-play game, Bethesda Softworks tweets an unequivocal denial: There is no truth to this rumor.

A post on the BioWare Blog from BioWare's Casey Hudson talks about Anthem, as just one month remains before the launch of the mech shooter. He discusses the history of the game's development, which...

The ESA announces video game sales in the U.S. set a new record in 2018, taking in $43.4 billion in revenue, an 18% rise from last year's $36.9 billion haul. They break this down into hardware ($7.5...

A new trailer for Metro Exodus shows off the weaponry at the player's disposal in the next installment in 4A Games' post-apocalyptic shooter series. This will not be the only tribute to the game's...

AT SUNDOWN: Shots in the Dark is now available on Steam, offering a "hide-and-seek" shooter for Windows, macOS, and Linux played from an overhead perspective. Publisher Versus Evil and developer Mild...

Bloom: Labyrinth is now available on Steam, offering a top-down action/adventure game for Windows from indie developer Studio Fawn. This is a sister project to a larger RPG that's expected next year...

SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re-Newal is now available on Steam, offering a Windows remake of this 3DS fighting game. As the launch trailer shows, one would suspect they mistranslated the title that was...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Jan. 22 Update. MechWarrior Online patch notes - 1.4.193.0 - 22-Jan-2018 (sic). Thanks Rhialto. Cultist Simulator receives FREE update, OST now also available for purchase....

A story we linked to yesterday alleges criminals are taking advantage of the in-game economy of Fortnite for money laundering. It turns out there was also a longer report on this last week on The...

SEGA announces Yakuza Kiwami is coming to Windows gamers in the west, and the action/adventure is due for release on February 19th. This can now be preordered on Steam, which comes with a discount...

A new video from GVMERS is a documentary on the "rise and fall" of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, Bohemia Interactive's debut military first-person shooter (thanks Ant). The video discusses...

This mod brings the Xenomorph Queen from Alien to Monster Hunter World.

League of Legends Twitch Rivals Top 4. The Ultimate Gamer. March 19 in Miami, FL. Compete across four games to win: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Super...