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GOG.com announces their FCK DRM initiative (I'd like to buy a vowel, Pat) expressing their opinion on digital rights management. They explain they are seeking to spread their gospel on the topic: DRM-...

A new trailer for Battlefield V introduces "The Company," which allows you to assemble a customized crew to take onto the battlefields of World War II in DICE's shooter sequel (thanks Don). The...

Funcom and The Bearded Ladies announce December 4th as the release date for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, their X-COM-inspired turn-based tactical combat game. This brief trailer celebrates the...

A new trailer called The Way Back from NBA2K19 shows a cinematic that's part of the experience of the upcoming hoops simulation. This comes along with word that a sample of this will be released for...

Ubisoft announces a September 26th release date for Gator Rush, the first free major content update for The Crew 2. This will include a new hovercraft discipline, and this trailer shows a bunch of...

A reboot of The Settlers is in the works at Blue Byte in a project led by Volker Wertich, announces Ubisoft, who note that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the real-time strategy series. They...

QC games announces Breach, an upcoming co-op action/RPG that will be the debut release from this developer formed by BioWare expatriates. This will launch as a free-to-play game next year, but will...

Developer Harebrained Schemes and publisher Paradox Interactive announce FLASHPOINT, an expansion coming to BATTLETECH in November. This will add three new mechs along with the add-on's titular...

Here's a story trailer from LEGO DC Super-Villains, showing off the organizational skills of all the bad-guys from the DC Comics universe who are the good guys in this game. Word is they were just...

Frogwares announces a March 21st release date for The Sinking City, their upcoming H.P. Lovecraft-inspired action game for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The accompany the news with a new...

Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment is now available on Steam, offering Windows gamers the chance to play the director's cut of this "MMO-like" RPG. The PC launch trailer shows the game in action,...

Along with the Shenmue III news we have word that Shenmue I & II is now available for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, offering the chance to play the first two installments in this RPG series....

Koch Media and YS Net Inc. announce a release date for Shenmue III, saying the RPG sequel will launch for PC and PlayStation 4 on August 27, 2019. The news comes with a new trailer previewing the...

Publisher Activision announces March 22nd will be the release date for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, a third-person, action-adventure game with RPG elements in the works at Dark Souls developer...

Dotemu announces Windjammers 2, a sequel to Windjammers, the 1994 Neo Geo arcade sports game. This is coming next year to Windows and Switch, and they offer a first look at the concept in this...

Publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Saber Interactive announce MudRunner 2, an upcoming sequel to Spintires: MudRunner coming to Windows and consoles. The first game was marketed as "MudRun...

Following an inadvertent launch last week, the Dota 2 Blog officially announces Valve's update for Steam Broadcasting, which will begin with the main event in The International 2018: Alongside The...

Amazon Prime announces members can now get $10 credit for preordering select new games on Amazon. This is a gentle way of revealing that the 20% discount they formerly offered on such preorders is no...

We have more beta news, as Valve tweets about plans to beta test Artifact in October to pave the way for next year's release of their collectible card game (thanks VG247). The post is short, even for...

EA announces that beta testing of Battlefield V begins on September 4th for early access customers, and on September 6th it will open to all. The length of this announcement more than makes up for...

Treyarch tweets the beta testing schedule for the PC edition Blackout mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Headstart testing of the battle royale mode for the shooter sequel will get underway on...

Underworld Ascendant will ascend onto Steam on November 15th, announces OtherSide Entertainment and 505 Games, who also reveal console version of their RPG will follow next year. They also offer the...

Publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Vostok Games announce August 28th is when Fear the Wolves will enter Steam Early Access, offering a new battle royale first-person shooter from this...

Publisher WBIE and developer IO Interactive reveal the WORLD OF ASSASSINATION is coming to HITMAN 2 with the release of the HITMAN Legacy Pack, a new announcement that comes just in time to use the...

Blizzard follows some teasing over the weekend to officially unveil Mephisto for Heroes of the Storm, saying this Diablo prime evil will be the next hero to join the Nexus of their MOBA. The clip...

Assemble Entertainment announces a November 7th release for Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry!, a project we weren't sure was a real thing when it first surfaced in May. Some details can be...

Techland reveals that those interested in Dying Light: Bad Blood will have a first chance to play their battle royale game next month when it enters Early Access on Steam. The truly devoted will...

Ubisoft announces Anno 1800 will be released on February 26, 2019 A.D., offering the newest installment in this historical strategy series. This is discussed on the Anno Union Website, where those...

NVIDIA held their keynote address today to officially introduce their new Turing-powered GeForce RTX 20-series GPUs to support their RTX ray tracing platform, which CEO Jensen Huang calls a "historic...

Focus Home Interactive announces October 9th will be the release date for Space Hulk: Tactics, the Warhammer 40K tactical RPG for Windows and consoles. They celebrate the news with this trailer which...

GFK Chart-Track announces that Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy is spending an eighth consecutive week at the top of the this week's chart tracking weekly videogame sales in the U.K. There's a new PC...

A new trailer from KOEI TECMO AMERICA reveals DEAD OR ALIVE 6 will feature the return of a couple of iconic characters from the series. The clip displays a showdown between Leifang and Hitomi, and...

Blizzard follows some teasing over the weekend to officially unveil Mephisto for Heroes of the Storm, saying this Diablo prime evil will be the next hero to join the Nexus of their MOBA. The clip...

How to Protect Your Phone Against a SIM Swap Attack. 'Oh sh**' the moment an infosec bod realized he was tracking a cop car's movements by its leaky cellular gateway. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

Thanks Ant. NVIDIA RTX 2070 Specs Leaked - 2304 Cores, 8GB GDDR6 at ~$400. Cryptocurrency miners' demand for Nvidia computer chips evaporates. Thanks Slashdot. How To Get A Windows 10 Upgrade For...

Sean Murray on the Present, Past and Future of No Man's Sky - IGN.

Half-Life- Echoes has been released. Thanks Ant. Priority Earth Overhaul is a must-have mod for Mass Effect 3, improves final mission in every way.

Valve offers the following accounting of the bestselling titles on Steam for last week: MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Graveyard Keeper Rise of the Tomb Raider Grand Theft Auto V...

Forza Horizon 2 will reach -end of life- status next month and be removed from the Xbox store.

Ubisoft offers the details about Season 3 in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege that they promised to unveil during the Six Major Paris tournament. They offer a full reveal of Operation Grim Sky, saying...

A new tweet from Heroes of the Storm teases something to do with Blizzard's MOBA. This may not be as vague as intended, however, as this tweet says that the source code of the tweet from the German...

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SuperProf private tutor site massively fails password test, makes accounts super easy to hack. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Thanks Ant. PNY accidentally publishes RTX 2080Ti XLR8 Landing Page - all for $1000 USD. Thanks Hypothermia. OpenAI Is Beating Humans at Dota 2 Because Its Basically Cheating. Thanks Slashdot....

Trump Claims Social Media Platforms Stifle Conservative Voices. Twitter's Jack Dorsey: 'We are not' discriminating against any political viewpoint. Netflix Cancels The Break With Michelle Wolf, Joel...

Google rolls back Android Messages to old design and removes dark mode.

Last night's momentary launch of Steam.tv was unintended, as Valve explains they are updating the Steam Broadcasting beta for The International. They offer a brief explanation to The Verge: "We are...

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS -- Event Mode- Early Access Memories. Harkening back to happier days before Fortnite Battle Royale launched.

The Overwatch Website announces another free weekend for Overwatch will commence on August 23rd for the Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 editions of their multiplayer shooter. Here are the...

Weekend Sale: Bethesda Publisher Sale - GOG.com.