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The Path of Exile Website announces that Chinese publisher Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Grinding Gear Games, developer of the action/RPG (thanks MisterBenn). They say they have fielded...

Samsung will debut Bixby 2.0 with the next Galaxy Note. Google Duo can share your Android phone's screen.

Phoenix Point on Christ Centered Gamer.

Amid Evil Patch notes: Build 1532 (May 17 update). Fourth episode released into Early Access. Thanks JINORU.

Here's a rundown of the bestselling titles on Steam for last week: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Conan Exiles Grand Theft Auto V Wizard of Legend House Flipper The Forest Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six...

Blizzard reminds us that Season 13 for Diablo III is ending soon, specifying June 3rd as the end date and June 15th as the start date for Season 14. Here's a reminder of the seasonal rewards that can...

A new trailer from Blizzard promotes Petra, a new deathmatch map coming to Overwatch, as part of the second anniversary celebration for their multiplayer first-person shooter. This is set around an...

Steam now offers a playable demo for Ghost Platoon, a fast-paced, Unreal Engine 4 first-person shooter for Windows (thanks Frans). This may signal an official release is near, as they say they...

The Battlefield V twitter account provides more hype for this week's Battlefield V reveal on Wednesday. You should pick the right tool for the right job, so twitter may not be ideal for a message...

Googles Selfish Ledger is an unsettling vision of Silicon Valley social engineering. Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct.

Fed Up With Apple's Policies, App Developers Form a 'Union' Ahead of WWDC. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Rockstar Games announces a Trap Door update is live in GTA Online, offering players a crack at a new game mode plus bonuses and discounts all weekend in the multiplayer side of Grand Theft Auto V....

Dharma is the name of a new expansion that Paradox is announcing today for Europa Universalis IV, their historical grand strategy sequel. This will add a new focus on the Indian subcontinent, but do...

Paradox Development Studio announces that Hearts of Iron IV has sold more than one million copies since they launched the World War II strategy sequel. They celebrate the milestone by revealing plans...

Crusader Kings II: Holy Fury is the title of a new add-on coming later this year, bringing what Paradox calls "one of the most wide-ranging expansions" to their strategic medieval RPG. The gameplay-fr...

Paradox Interactive announces Age of Wonders: Planetfall, an upcoming strategy game from Triumph Studios, who are taking the turn-based strategy of their Age of Wonders into a science fiction setting....

Paradox Interactive has several announcements today from their PDXCON. We'll start with the reveal for Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game set during the heyday of Rome that allows the player to...

Steam Daily Deal - Project Highrise, 75% Off. Offers not to be missed- S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Tooth & Tail, Runner2 - GOG.com.

Dota 2 Update - May 18th 2018.

Albatross- a Cinematic Puzzle Platformer Time Travel Game by Deeper Magic Productions Kickstarter. "Albatross is a cinematic side-scroller about time travel, causation, and courage." Virtual...

Creepy Road is now available for Windows and macOS on Steam, offering a side-scrolling action game with a hand-drawn graphics style. You can see this in the announcement trailer, and the description...

A new May 2018 preview trailer for Star Control: Origins offers a look at gameplay from Stardock's upcoming space strategy game. As they describe, the clip shows off a couple of new elements: "Todays...

Game publisher Outright Games and crayon manufacturer Crayola announce a partnership to create "new video games for children of all ages." They do not offer much detail about their first offering...

A post on Steam announces the launch of Season 6 in For Honor and the commencement of the Rite of Champions event for the melee combat game. This Season 6 - Rite of Champions trailer provides a look,...

The Humble Monthly Trove currently offers all users the chance to download and keep four free games, even those who do not subscribe to this monthly game offering. These are not AAA titles, but the...

Battlerite Patch 1.6 Season Two Begins.

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS announces the return of their 50 player squad combat mode "for real this time." Here's word: War Mode is back (for real this time). Weve worked out all the kinks that...

The original PlanetSide was released on May 20, 2003 in North America and three days later in Europe, offering the world's first MMOFPS. Developer Daybreak Games shakes off recent allegations of...

Rare offers a new trailer to promote the release of The Hungering Deep, the upcoming content update for Sea of Thieves, their seafaring adventure. This concludes saying the deep will get its appetite...

Hello Games announces that multiplayer support is coming to No Man's Sky as the free No Man's Sky NEXT update in July. This will be for all owners when the Xbox One version of the game launches on...

Torment: Tides of Numenera is also free-to-play this weekend on Steam, along with aforementioned Shadow of War and the previously announced free weekend for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. The...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War can be played for free this weekend on Steam, offering the chance to sample the Tolkien-inspired action/adventure that recently dropped its microtransactions. The game is...

The Vampyr Twitter account has the very short but sweet announcement that Vampyr is gold, and on track for release on June 5th (thanks DSOGaming). That about covers all of it, but for the record,...

Team Fortress 2 Update Released.

An announcement on Steam from Reloaded Studios reveals the developer is pulling the plug on North American and European servers for The Day, the MOBA/arena brawler that entered early access just six...

GOG.com, the Humble Store, and Steam now offer the release of FAR: Lone Sails for Windows and macOS, allowing the chance to experience what developer Okomotive and publisher Mixtvision call an "atmosp...

1C Company announces the release of The Watchmaker on Steam, offering a Windows puzzle game is an imaginative steampunk setting. Who watches the watchmaker? You do if you choose to check out the game...

This post on Steam announces the release of free Lost Worlds DLC for Skyworld on Steam that kicks off a free weekend for Vertigo Games' virtual reality strategy offering. You can also take advantage...

Ubisoft's Full Year 2017-2018 Sales and Earnings Figures are now online, reporting "Very solid performance for the fourth quarter and continued excellent execution across the board." Along with all...

Valve announces the release of the Steam Link beta for Android devices on Google Play. This offers a way to play your Steam games on your phone when you are connected to your home wifi network. They...

Humble Store is offering a limited-time opportunity to score a free copy of Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition, Stardock's 4X space strategy sequel. You'd be forgiven if you don't recall...

Publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Saber Interactive announce they will release The Ridge on May 29th for Spintires: MudRunner as a free DLC pack for all owners of the offroad racing game....

Iceberg Interactive announces June 6th will be the release date for the PC edition of Antigraviator, their upcoming friction-challenged, high-speed racing game. They celebrate the news with the...

This Steam post announces the release of the Creator's Update for the Windows edition of Portal Knights on Steam. This is so named because it puts the player in the role of the creator, supporting...

Creative Assembly announces The Queen & The Crone will be released on May 31st for Total War: WARHAMMER II, offering the first "Legendary Lords pack" for the fantasy strategy sequel. They say this...

State of Decay 2 is due for release next week on May 22nd, and preorder customers get to play tomorrow. The embargo for the zombie sequel obviously just lifted, so here's a roundup of reviews. Note...

This afternoon's livestream reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII reveals that the shooter sequel will be distributed via Blizzard's Battle.net, and there's already a tab for the game in the Battle.n...

Here's another reminder that the promised community reveal event for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 gets underway today at 1:00 pm EDT. You'll be able to tune in via Twitch or YouTube. This is obviously...

We also now have the press release officially announcing Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII. This offers a release date, saying the game will come to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on October 12th. They...

Hunt: Showdown -- Hot fix #1 for Content Patch #1. Minecraft Update Aquatic Phase One is out now. Steam Client Update Released.