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EA's unfortunately well-populated Online Services Shutdown Page now reflects plans to end online services for NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS on PC and consoles on October 7th (thanks Delisted Games via...

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation on Steam (Windows). "Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and...

The Sumerian Game- The ancestor of modern city builders - Spillhistorie.no.

Trump funding cuts 'devastate' video game research and development - Game Developer. The new 'UK Video Games Council' has announced its members-including reps from Larian Studios, Microsoft, and non-...

Official trailer. Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation- ALL NEW DEMO Drops July 10th, 2025.

The Unknown Worlds/Subnautica 2 drama continues, as the KRAFTON Website has a response from the publisher to the suggestion that the replacement of the leadership at developer Unknown Worlds was a...

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is once again free on Steam, where the tactical space combat game was also a giveaway a couple of years ago. This is a promised part of Slitherine's 25th anniversary...

Fantasy General II is also free on Steam as part of Slitherine's anniversary, offering the chance to own this fantasy wargame sequel. Like the giveaway above, this is accompanied by a half-off sale...

The third and final silver anniversary giveaway from Slitherine is Field of Glory II: Medieval, which is also now free on Steam. The turn-based tactics game is likewise for keeps as long as you make...

Creative Assembly announces a delay to Tides of Torment, DLC for Total War: WARHAMMER III, saying it's now due later this year, rather than this quarter. Word is: "We will have an exact date for you...

Is This Heaven? No it's Iowa! Because new Iowa DLC is now available on Steam, opening up a field of dreams for American Truck Simulator, the self-explanatory sim for Windows, macOS, and Linux (thanks...

ISLANDERS: New Shores is now available for Windows and consoles, and the Windows edition has washed up on Steam. This new installment in the city-building series is on Steam with a 10% launch...

Pigeons at Play and Devolver Digital announce the Early Access launch of Mycopunk, a sci-fi first-person shooter that's now available for Windows on Steam. Plans for Early Access are detailed in this...

Figment 2: Creed Valley and Sky Racket are now available for free on the Epic Games Store as this week's promised giveaways. As such they will be yours to keep if you snag them over the next seven...

Yesterday's vote by the SAG-AFTRA rank-and-file ratified the proposed new contract for video game voice actors, putting an official end to the (already suspended) strike that began almost a year ago....

Slitherine announces Battleplan, a real-time grand strategy game set in the western front of World War II "coming soon to Steam. It calls this "a new kind of strategy game," since you command your...

Early Access is now underway on Steam for DEADCAM, an "analog" survival/horror game from Don't Scream developer Joure Visser. The Early Access Release Trailer shows off 1990s-inspred found footage...

Every Day We Fight is now available for Windows on the Epic Games Store, GOG.com,* and Steam, launching a roguelite tactical/RPG that will help you get your recommended daily allowance of combat....

Daedalic Entertainment and Three Headed Monkey Studios announce Ghost Haunting, a point-and-click adventure coming next year to Steam. As seen in the announcement trailer, this features 2D graphics...

RingZero Game Studio announces Chief Surgeon Simulator is "coming soon" to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. This is called "a genre-blending simulation experience," as it tasks you with being...

Modulus - Official '7 Automation Updates Hardcore Factory Builders Will Love' Trailer. Early Access October 22nd. Artis Impact Release Date Trailer. August 7th.

An Update On Subnautica 2 Early Access on the Unknown Worlds Website announces that Early Access to Subnautica 2 is delayed to next year. This comes shortly after the replacement of the company's...

ARK: Survival Evolved Release Date Announcement. July 15th. Old School Rally - Full Release Announcement Trailer. Holidays 2025.

Summer Splash (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Humblecraft: RTS Rush (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

Nvidia becomes the first company to reach $4 trillion in value - AP News. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Mat Piscatella: The top 10 live service games sucking nearly half of all gaming hours from the PS and XBX ecosystems before any other game can even get a taste is a far bigger threat than the sub...

The Witcher in Concert U.S. Schedule. Twisted Metal Season 2 - Official Trailer - Peacock Original. Noho Hank!

Official patches. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2. REMATCH - Patch Notes - Hotfixes #0.11 - 1.200.011. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - We've rolled out patch 1.5.1.

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July: Cyberpunk 2077, Abiotic Factor, Banishers- Ghosts of New Eden and more - PlayStation Blog.

Video game performers vote on contract that could end nearly 3-year battle over AI (Associated Press) has word that the deadline for SAG-AFTRA members to vote on the proposed new contract for video...

An update to the Roberts Space Industry Forums discusses an increase in cheating and exploits in Star Citizen, the crowdfunded space game that remains entrenched in alpha testing. The argument can be...

MiroWin Studio announces MoonMiners, a sci-fi survival game with co-op support where you join a crew of miners exploiting outer worlds for your evil corporate overlords while avoiding being eaten by...

MORGAN: METAL DETECTIVE - Release Announcement July 30th.

British Columbia boosts tax credit for developers of video games, virtual reality simulators - Vancouver Sun.

Stardew Valley dethrones Valve classic as Steam's top-rated game - Dexerto. Thanks Reddit.

Hunt- Showdown 1896 -- Update 2.4.0.1 Now Available. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. Duke Nukem- Horror Castle Released - Includes 8 Levels, 24 Enemies, 4 New Weapons, and...

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Weekly Bans Notice (06/30~07/06).

STEEL HUNTERS only entered Early Access in April, but it's already set to leave. Not for an official release, but because Wargaming Group Limited announces the "difficult decision" to sunset the mech...

Polden Publishing and toR Studio announce Restaurats, a co-op simulation of a medieval tavern run by, yup, rats. If this reminds you of Ratatouille, the Gameplay Trailer will too, as it's narrated by...

A new patch is now available for The Last of Us Part II Remastered, updating the game to version 1.5. This adds a new way to experience the action/adventure called Chronological Mode. The PC edition...

Jelly Troops - [Release on Sept. 17th 2025] A Squishy, Strategic Caputre-the-Flag Battle. Time Flies - Release Date Trailer - Coming July 31st.

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Steam Page Update Lists New Features Pointing to Remake Improvements - MP1st. GTA 6's server player count rumour could be great news for GTA Online 2.0 - PC Gamer.

The Ultimate SFX & VFX Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* The Complete Defold Course Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* *Blue's News may receive a commission...

Tom Clancy, Star Trek- Bridge Crew Studio Ubisoft Red Storm Lays Off 19, Citing 'Global Cost-saving Efforts' - IGN.

Bayonetta's creator demands an apology after voice acting controversy - Polygon.

Ubisoft's End User Licence Agreement is drawing fire following reports that its "termination" clause requires you to go full T-800 on your installed games if the agreement is terminated for any...

In a post on X from Brad Wardell, the Stardock CEO teases plans to announce a new gaming platform to ease the process of creating high quality cross-platform videogames, and cut development costs by...

Slitherine announces plans to commemorate its 25th year as a game publisher during a livestream event on its Twitch Channel at noon EDT tomorrow. In addition to reveling in the company's history,...

The Prime Gaming Blog has the promised details on additional games being offered for free to Prime Gaming (Amazon Prime) members as part of the 72-hour Prime Day that began today. Here's word on four...

Endzone 2 - Release Date Announcement Trailer. July 24th. Hungry Meem - 2nd Trailer. July 31st.