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As the storm gathers for this week's release of Civilization VI: Gathering Storm, Steam is offering the chance to play Sid Meier's Civilization VI for free for the next two days (thanks DSOGaming)....

Beamdog announces Axis & Allies Online, an upcoming MMOG for Windows, macOS, and Linux based on Axis & Allies, the classic tabletop wargame. They say they plan on bringing this to Early Access on...

A Week One Recap from Vince Zampella updates us on the state of Apex Legends one week out from the launch of Respawn's free-to-play battle royale game. Word is the game has now attracted 25 million...

A playable demo for One Finger Death Punch 2 is now available on Steam, offering the chance to try your hand (or at least your finger) at this upcoming 2D brawler sequel. Developer/publisher Silver...

Steam now offers a playable demo for The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia, the upcoming bullet hell game. The full game is due on Thursday, so this gives you a couple of days to decide if it's...

Cheddar reports they hear rumors that Unity Technologies is planning an IPO next year, attributing this to "people familiar with the matter." Unity's engine technology is probably second only to the...

Bigben shows off their shiny new two-wheelers, announcing they now own the publishing rights for Tour de France and Pro Cycling Manager. This seems like a natural outgrowth of last year's...

GOG.com Publisher Sale- 2K Games - Up to 80% off. Steam Daily Deal - Pinstripe, 90% Off.

A clip from a developer Twitch stream confirms plans for an open beta test for The Division 2 (thanks u/TiniestBuckle via VG247). This was not previously announced, despite the casual way fixing...

Publisher SEGA and developer Creative Assembly reveal they are delaying the release of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS until May 23rd. They previously announced the new installment in the strategy series...

Steam listing for JUMP FORCE now offers system requirements for Kris Kross' favorite upcoming game (thanks DSOGaming). Here's word on what it will take to run BANDAI NAMCO's upcoming manga brawler:...

GFK Chart-Track announces Red Dead Redemption 2 has won the shootout to return to the top spot of their top 40 chart of the bestselling games for last week in the U.K. There's no PC edition of the...

Doom megawad Eviternity hits final revision - PC Gamer. Yakuza 0 Beta Patch v3 is live. Thanks DSOGaming.

Fortnite Share The Love Event. HyperX Signs Pittsburgh Knights Esports Team.

Phoenix Point is X-COM creator Julian Gollop's vision of a grand strategy game - PC Gamer.

Latest Google Chrome beta for Android includes experimental dark mode.

A tweet from CD Projekt RED indicates that the developer has no intention of making Cyberpunk 2077 an Epic Games Store exclusive (thanks VGR.com via [H]ardOCP). This might seem like simple prudence...

On its surface, the new Tender Website appears to be another online dating dealie, hoping to get in on some of that left- and right-swiping that constitutes romance in the modern era. There seems to...

Who is Anduin Wrynn: Heroes of the Storms next hero(?) on Inven Global is a post examining a rumor that the next hero to join Heroes of the Storm will be Lord Anduin Llane Wrynn, "the High King of...

Breaking with the recent trend, Valve's list of the 10 bestselling titles on Steam last week actually includes 10 separate titles, starting with a pair of four year-old games: Grand Theft Auto V The...

Team Liquid axes its Heroes of the Storm team. No liquidation sale?

Sakurai Was Asked To Join Oculus To Make Virtual Reality Games.

Google Job Listings Hint Pixel Watch is Finally on the Way.

Cybersecurity Workers Scramble to Fix a Post-Shutdown Mess. In a pre-shutdown frenzy. Wells Fargo outage: Customers say direct deposits aren't showing up. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Activision Blizzard is planning to announce layoffs next week "which could number in the hundreds," according Bloomberg where they attribute this to the current "painful stretch for the video-game...

A post on Steam announces official support for Blacklight: Retribution for Windows is ending on March 11th, when the PC servers for the free-to-play first-person shooter will shut down (thanks Rock...

A tweet from Codemasters reveals plans for Oculus Rift virtual reality support in DiRT Rally 2.0 (thanks PC Gamer). The game is due for release in a couple of weeks, but word is the VR support will...

Guitar Hero Live Issuing Refunds For Purchasers In December. Monster Hunter: World version 6.00 (PS4) / 6.0.0.0 (Xbox One) patch notes.

Thanks Ant. A decade of dicks: How NSFW internet pics changed the world for the worse. Amazon Recorded Video Of A Seller's Face For Identification Purposes. Thanks DSLReports. Carbonite to Acquire...

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18334 is available for download, brings Gaming Improvements.

Google Play caught hosting an app that steals users cryptocurrency. EE customer: Creepy ex used employee access to change my mobile number, spy on me. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

Texas bill would ban throttling in disaster areas.

EA offers the launch trailer for Anthem, gearing up for the release of the mechanized action/RPG in two weeks. The description of the clip is especially brief: "Unleash your power as you suit up in...

A free weekend is underway for Bannermen (or BANNERMEN) on Steam, offering the chance to play the prerelease beta of this real-time strategy game. As noted in the announcement on Steam, this requires...

Steam offers the results of the 2018 Steam Awards. There's a 17 minute video if you want the full treatment, or you can peek below to cut to the chase: Game of the Year: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS...

Saber Interactive offers a new trailer for World War Z, the upcoming movie tie-in game that probably seemed like a better idea before the recent news that the planned World War Z movie sequel halted...

Macrotis: A Mother's Journey is now available on Steam, offering a 2.5D platforming adventure for Windows. In this the player is a mother who is a bilby, which some quick research tells us is a...

GOG.com Weekend Sale: Who needs free time anyway - Up to 75% off.

Overwatch League Unveils Brand Sponsors Ahead of 2019 Season.

Free Things For The Xbox Community To Do This Weekend. Guacamelee! 2 Complete Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (Xbox Play Anywhere). Dark Quest 2 Is Now Available For Xbox One....

GOD EATER 3 is now available for Windows on Steam, offering the newest installment in this action series based on the new big diet that will take over after the keto trend dies. Here's the...

Steam now offers the Windows edition of Pumped BMX Pro, offering a 20% launch discount on this stunt cycling game. A launch trailer shows the game in action. Here's the deal: Calling all danger...

Bigben and Eko Software announce a June 4th release date for Warhammer: Chaosbane, saying they are now accepting preorders of this Warhammer hack-and-slash game. They say that those who preorder any...

A new trailer for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice previews the story in FromSoftware's upcoming action/adventure. Here's word on this clip from the description: "In the aftermath of a gruesome battle, the...

SEGA and Creative Assembly announce that Dong Zhuo will be a playable faction in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, the next installment in their historical strategy series. The Dong Zhuo regime was...

French developer Mi-Clos Studio announces an April 18th release date for Sigma Theory: Global Cold War, their turn-based spy simulation for Windows, macOS, and Linux. A private beta is currently...

Now that Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II has launched, publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Tindalos Interactive unveil plans to support the space combat RTS sequel with updates and new...

This video is the third of three "webisodes" for A Plague Tale: Innocence, the upcoming action/adventure set amidst the time of the black death. Come for the bubonic plague, but stay for the rats,...

A Message from Vince Zampella has word from the Respawn boss on how Apex Legends is performing like a boss since the launch of this battle royale Titanfall spinoff a few days ago. Word is that just...

The latest freebie is now live on the Epic Games Store, as Axiom Verge is now available at a 100% discount. They also reveal their next freebie, saying they will offer free copies of Thimbleweed Park...