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Tripwire Interactive attended PAX West this weekend, discussing what they are up to as a developer as well as their new role of publisher. Along the way they offered some details on Maneater, the...

A Bonfire of Souls announces Wizards Tourney will be released on September 21st for Windows, and will follow on PlayStation 4 sometime down the road. This is a party game for up to four players, and...

A new Road Ahead for Battlefield post has details on EA's plans to support their various Battlefield games, with details on their plans for Battlefield 1, Battlefield 4, and the upcoming release of...

Ubisoft announces the launch of the Operation Grim Sky add-on for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, kicking off season three in the tactical shooter. Here's the plan: Today, Ubisoft® announced that...

Green Man Gaming's £100m IPO- We've grown between 25 to 30% every year. The video game creator turning his grief into art - GamesIndustry.biz.

No esports in Olympics because 'killer games' promote violence. Reminder: Olympic events include: Boxing, wrestling, shooting guns, shooting arrows, fencing, taekwondo, karate, judo, rugby, and ice...

John Correia Is YouTubes Self-Defense Guru.

QR Codes Explained.

The Blackout Club on PC & Video Gaming Examiner.

The undocumented workers who built Silicon Valley. Thanks PuttWhacker.

Steam now offers the full release Dead Ground:Arena, a virtual reality first-person shooter that requires a virtual reality headset. This is now out of Early Access, and word is a demo will follow...

Hell Hath no Fury like a Developer Scorned - The Story of Darksiders 3s Rise from the THQ Ashes - AusGamers.com. PAX West 2018 Storytime Session Keynote with Ion Hazzikostas - Blizzplanet. Sort of...

Back to School Sale on GOG.com. Quake Champions - Champions Pack on Bethesda.net and Steam. Last day of 25% discount. Thanks necrus.

GfK Chart-Track is back with their new charts to track last week's game sales in the U.K. Here's word on the all platforms chart focusing on Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 debuting at number two: "It...

Valve Is 'Very Aware of All the Jokes' People Make - IGN. Jeep Barnett says Valve culture "complicated" and "hard to explain." Also says they may resume making more games, but being a store takes...

Responding to a question about being able to mute individuals in chat, a tweet from Jaqub Ajmal says that Battlefield V will include a profanity filter in chat, which will be included in the beta of...

Dota 2 Update - September 1st, 2018.

Valve offers the following list of the bestselling titles on Steam for last week: SCUM Two Point Hospital MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Grand Theft Auto V FINAL FANTASY XV...

Steam Daily Deal - FAR- Lone Sails, 25% Off. Steam Daily Deal - SpeedRunners, 67% Off.

Kanji 2D - Indiegogo. "Use japanese ideograms to interact with the world!" Here's a trailer.

BioWare offers a new trailer from Anthem, their upcoming multiplayer action/RPG. This delves into gameplay features, saying, "At the heart of Anthem is the concept of Our World, My Story the...

A new teaser trailer from HITMAN 2 introduces the depiction of Columbia in the game. This South American nation is home to a vast rainforest, famed coffee plantations, and notoriously uncomfortable...

$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft. Apple will repair iPhone 8 manufacturing defect that causes freezing, restarting. Thanks RedEye9.

Is social media influencing book cover design? Books? Like those super-long paper tweets? Thanks Puttwhacker. Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media.

Olympic president: Violent games still a problem facing esports as an event. Hearthstone September 2018 Ranked Play Season On the Level.

Battle Royale Update (8/31) - Storm Destruction, Vaulting The Revolver and Item Updates. Dota 2 Update - August 31st, 2018.

A new video of DOOM 2 gameplay shows off a secret that was undiscovered for the almost 24 years since the release of the first-person shooter sequel. This was tricky, requiring the manipulation of an...

303 Squadron: Battle of Britain has taken off from Early Access, and is now officially released on Steam, offering an aerial combat game set during the Battle of Britain. This pivotal World War II...

Blizzard announces season 14 of Diablo III is ending on September 14th and that Season 15 in the action/RPG will get underway on September 21st. They also once again outline the rollover process for...

SQUARE ENIX announces plans for a fifth anniversary celebration for FINAL FANTASY XIV, saying their fantasy MMORPG has attracted over 14 million users since launch. That launch took place in 2010,...

Grinding Gear Games now offers Delve, the latest expansion for Path of Exile, their free-to-play action/RPG for Windows (the Xbox One edition of the add-on is due next week). The Path of Exile...

Steam now offers a free weekend for Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the open-world action adventure using the setting from The Lord of the Rings. WBIE hopes this will inspire you to pick up a copy, and...

EA announces details on plans for open beta testing of Battlefield V, the next installment in their military shooter series (thanks DSOGaming). Early Access to the PC beta begins for preorder...

Also free on Steam this weekend is GameGuru, the casual game creation software for Windows. This is also on sale, as the various packages for this are all currently 70% off. This post explains their "...

Star Citizen backers are generally pretty understanding about Cloud Imperium Gaming's ongoing crowdfunding efforts, and many of them own hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of virtual ships for...

Jacob Mitich, a survivor who was wounded twice during Sunday's shooting at a Madden NFL tournament, has filed a lawsuit in Florida against several entities, including Electronic Arts and the...

Polygon reports the removal of Nazi-themed tattoos from SCUM, the survival game that just launched into Early Access on Steam. The game is populated by characters straight out of prison, so there is...

Retraction Watch reports a retraction on ScienceDirect for "The Weapons Effect" by Arlin James Benjamin and Brad J Bushman, which was an article on the impact of video games on real-world violence (t...

Star Citizen backers are generally pretty understanding about Cloud Imperium Gaming's ongoing crowdfunding efforts, and many of them own hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of virtual ships for...

Esports is hiring -- and you don't need to be a player.

PS4 Update 5.56 Update Rolls Out, and It's More of What You're Expecting. NBA 2K19 'The Prelude' Demo Drops for Free. "Erebus" Platform Found in Unreal Engine 4 Hints at the PS5. Prison Architect:...

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment now offers NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER, saying the brawler is available for Windows on Steam as well as for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The launch trailer shows off...

WBIE reveals details on a Season Pass for LEGO DC Super-Villains which pre-sells post-release content for the upcoming LEGO game that celebrates the heroism of the bad guys. This includes all sorts...

Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Shining Pixel Studios announce the addition of a new scenario editor to Oriental Empires, the 4X strategy game set in historical China. This comes along...

Publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Tindalos Interactive announce a January release for Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2. This is a delay for their sci-fi RTS game, as it was was originally...

Nikkei Asian Review has details on a new distribution partnership between Tencent and Square Enix that gives Tencent exclusive right to distribute Square Enix games in China (thanks w0nd). This...

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is no more, as it is now officially supplanted by the Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, a major update to Larian Studios' Windows role-playing game. This can be...

Publisher 505 Games and developer Keen Games announce the release of The Villainous Update for Portal Knights on Steam, bringing their Windows action/RPG to a nice, even version 1.5.1. The titular...

Hero of the Kingdom III is now available for Windows, Linux, and macOS on Steam, offering a third installment in this throwback RPG series. They celebrate the launch with a 10% discount on the new...

A new Development Update for No Man's Sky announces the NEXT step for No Man's Sky NEXT is free weekly content updates. These begin today, and Hello Games offers the following details: Community...