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Riot walks back unpopular League of Legends changes- Hextech Chests are coming back, and the Blue Essence cost for new champions will be cut in half - PC Gamer.

Official trailers. BLEACH Rebirth of Souls - Opening Movie 2. Dark Hours - -All Bets Down- Update Trailer. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Official Trailer - IGN Fan Fest 2025.

Journalist Stephen Totilo follows up on news of the closure of developer Monolith with a couple of details to make the situation even worse. In a post on BlueSky he notes that the Monolith website at...

Speaking of the unexpected shutdown of Monolith, a post on X/Twitter from GOG.com announces the news is prompting the company to move up its timeline to add F.E.A.R. Platinum to the GOG Preservation...

Fire & Steel is now available on Steam, adding new DLC to Company of Heroes 3, Relic's World War II action/strategy sequel. This comes alongside a 2.0 Anniversary Update that supports the new DLC and...

Chinese developer Pew Pew Games announces Terminull Brigade, a free-to-play roguelike shooter expected to launch this year. A Reveal Trailer is here with a cinematic look at combat in a slick sci-fi...

Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop Demo on Steam (Windows). "In the "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop" Demo, journey with Ponchee the bunny as she awakens on the mysterious planet FlopHop. With no memory of...

Bionic Bay - New Release Date Announcement Trailer. April 17th. Parallel Experiment delayed to June 5th, 2025. Sonic Rumble: Sega's free-to-play 32-player Sonic game has been delayed until spring -...

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster release date to be revealed next month at GDC.

Half-Life 3 could be in the late stage of development, based on new Valve update - PCGamesN. Marvel Rivals fans think NetEase is teasing the Hellfire Gala and Emma Frost in a small excerpt from its...

Warner Bros. Discovery is closing three videogame studios, including Monolith Productions, and cancelling Monolith's planned Wonder Woman game, reports Jason Schreier on Bloomberg (may require...

The Official Xbox Podcast includes an update from Craig Duncan, head of Xbox Game Studios. Towards the end, the topic turns to Fable, revealing the upcoming reboot of the action/RPG series originated...

Blade & Soul: Neo is now available, offering a fully remastered version of Blade & Soul, allowing players to relive the free-to-play MMORPG. Here's the Launch Trailer and here's word: "Immerse...

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad on Steam (Windows). "A story-driven action-adventure RPG, bringing the world of Westeros to life with remarkable detail and never-before seen scale." Maliki - Poison Of...

Wizards Of The Coast Apparently Cancels Game Led By Dragon Age Veteran - GameSpot.

BioWare co-founder reflects on Mass Effect 3 ending controversy, life under EA, and the -worst advice- received from Xbox - Eurogamer.net.

Indie Allies 2025 (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Save 80% on Monstrum on Steam. Save 65% on F1(R) Manager 2024 on Steam. Save 20% on Five Nights at Freddy's- Into the Pit on Steam....

Assassin's Creed Leaps Into Balatro.

Delta Force - Black Hawk Down is now available for Windows on Steam as a free update for Delta Force, the free-to-play first-person shooter from Team Jade and TiMi Studio Group. This recreation of...

Early Access is underway on Steam for Life is Feudal: Arden, a free-to-play MMORPG from LTG. This is being called an open beta, and the Open Beta Launch Trailer is here to open your eyes to what it...

Here's a roundup of reviews of Two Point Museum, which will bring the signature Two Point management experience to a new field when it launches next month: Two Point Museum review- An exciting...

BodyRecords on Steam (Windows). "BodyRecords is a chilling horror experience, blending bodycam immersion, microphone sensitivity to your voice, and eerie spaces. Work together with teammates to...

Silent Hill 2 Remake Dev Working With Konami Again On A Mystery Game - GameSpot.

Star Wars Eclipse developer Quantic Dream gives update amidst NetEase cuts and closures - Eurogamer.net. Unity Announces Pricing of Upsized $600.0 Million Offering of Convertible Senior Notes -...

Tekken 8 Hits 3 Million Sold a Year After Launch, Milestone Achieved at a Faster Pace Than Tekken 7 - IGN.

Official patches. DayZ - 1.27 Stable Update - Out Now & DayZ in 2025. Le Mans Ultimate - February 2025 - Update #4 - Public release notes. Company of Heroes 3 - 2.0 Anniversary Update Overview.

Phoenix Labs announces on X that live service action/RPG Dauntless is shutting down at the end of May, concluding a run that began with an open beta/soft launch in 2018. The announcement is pretty...

A post from Ubisoft acknowledges that Assassin's Creed Shadows has leaked prior to its planned March 20th release. They warn players to beware of streams that spoil the story of the stealth/action...

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition - Doom of Icewind Dale is now available on GOG.com* and Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux, offering new DLC for Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, the...

As mentioned earlier, the Next Fest February 2025 on Steam is now underway, celebrating games that have yet to launch. This first official Fest of the year operates the same as past entries, offering...

DON'T NOD announces The Lonesome Guild, a top-down, action/RPG in development at Turin-based Tiny Bull Studios coming to PC via Steam and to consoles "soon." This is focused on "friendship and...

Check! Check! Team17 and Lichthund announce Rockbeasts, a dark-comedy RPG about managing a band and succeeding in the music industry coming to PC this year via Steam. This features not only game cred,...

A playable demo for The Talos Principle: Reawakened is now available, as Devolver Digital and Croteam announce the full version of this "reimagined" puzzle game will launch for PC and consoles on...

The Mecha BREAK Demo on Steam offers the promised access to the Open Beta version of this mech combat third-person shooter. Here's the Global Storm Open Beta Trailer and here's word on why giant...

A Gothic 1 Remake - Demo (Nyras Prologue) is now available for Windows on Steam, giving players a chance to experience the return of this classic RPG firsthand. The new Steam Next Fest gets underway...

A playable Windows demo is now available on Steam for Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone, the irradiated action/RPG sequel from The Farm 51 (thanks Rhialto). This gives the chance revisit the exclusion...

Reviews are showing up today for Monster Hunter Wilds to pave the way for Friday's launch of this action/RPG from Capcom. Here's a roundup of evaluations: Monster Hunter Wilds Review - AGC (NSFW...

Cattle Country on Steam (Windows, Linux). "Howdy partner! Welcome to Cattle Country, the Cozy Cowboy Adventure Life Sim. Become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. Make a home...

There's hunger at Obsidian for a Pillars of Eternity Tactics game after Avowed, says studio design director Josh Sawyer, but it doesn't sound like it'd get that Baldur's Gate 3-size budget he was...

Unity cut ties with over 1,700 workers and closed 23 offices in 2024 - Game Developer. Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Games confirms layoffs amid industry 'turmoil' - Game Developer.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 -- Celebrating 7 Years of Hunt. Mecha Break Hits Over 300,000 Concurrent Steam Players with Open Beta, Briefly Surpassing Marvel Rivals - IGN.

Balatro's contentious PEGI 18 rating has been amended thanks to 'mitigating fantastical elements' - Game Developer.

Censoring Games on The New York Times (free account required) takes on the topic of censorship in video games. Word is "As China's game developers have grown and gone international, however, they've...

Content creator videos. Thanks Ant. Level UP- Mario's Trap Room Mayhem. Spiderman is the Best Worst - Marvel Rivals #3 - Carbot.

Interview with Jon Hare of Sensible Software - Spillhistorie.no.

UK's new rare-earth-free solar cell is cheap, lightweight, flexible - Interesting Engineering. Thanks Max. StreamFab version 6.2.2.3. Thanks Console General.

Ph.D. student expelled from U of M for allegedly using AI - kare11. Thanks Reddit. Large Law Firm Sends Panicked Email as It Realizes Its Attorneys Have Been Using AI to Prepare Court Documents -...

Laptop: Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025, AMD Ryzen AI 9) Review - PCMag. Thanks Neutronbeam.

With great care not to mess up again, I managed to get this together before departing Atlanta. I'll try and catch anything that may have fallen through the cracks tomorrow. I can also fill you in on...

Chinese giant NetEase is shopping around its western studios following recent cuts, according to an unconfirmed report on GameFile. Reliable journalist Stephen Totilo cites two unnamed sources saying...