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The Verge offers videos from Epic Games showing off ray tracing support in the Unreal Engine, providing a glimpse of the future of videogame graphics from Epic's State of Unreal GDC 2018...

Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes March 21, 2018. Steam Client Update Released.

Stroboskop announces Brutalism, a first-person puzzle game, will be the next game from this studio behind Sylvio and Sylvio 2. The launch trailer for this is already online, since it's due for...

Stunlock Studios reveals Ulric as the next champion coming to Battlerite, their free-to-play brawler. Ulric is a melee support they describe as a paladin, and they say he will come in an update a...

4A Games tweets their plan to support NVIDIA RTX real-time ray tracing in Metro Exodus, the new installment in their shooter series that's expected this fall (thanks DSOGaming). Word is to expect a...

This update announces the promised version 2.0 update for Star Wars Battlefront II is now live, offering the promised progression changes in the Force-powered action game as well as a new content...

The Elder Scrolls Online announces ESO: Summerset, a new chapter for Bethesda's MMORPG that will go live on May 21st for Windows and macOS and June 5th for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. They outline...

IO Interactive announces the release of the HITMAN Spring Pack, a free download to introduce the episodic HITMAN game for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. This trailer hints at the free content...

A Launch Status Update on the Sea of Thieves Website has a follow-up on the launch issues with Sea of Thieves mentioned earlier. Rare includes this developer update video and word on what's being...

Ex-BioWare scribe Mike Laidlaw shares storytelling lessons - Gamasutra.

StarCraft II Survival Guide: Nation Wars V. Experience the Hearthstone World Champion's Stomping Grounds at HCT Taipei. A Look at Hearthstone HCT Toronto with Jocelyn Moffett.

MechWarrior OPnline Patch Notes - 1.4.157.0 - 20-Mar-2018. Includes Piranha Games' second original Mech. Thanks Rhialto.

Counter-Strike Blog has an article about the Negev, and Valve's ongoing efforts at refining the role of this Israeli machine gun in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. They are testing their latest...

Steam now offers a Zephyr Prime Access: Tornado Pack for Warframe, the free-to-play shooter from Digital Extremes that's gearing up for a Five Year Anniversary Celebration. This includes a bunch of...

DSOGaming reports that MSI and GIGABYTE have removed AMD graphics cards from their gaming lines (thanks NamecaF). The MSI website indeed does not seem to list any AMD GPUs with their "GAMING" sub-bra...

CapCom Unity announces a Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is coming on May 29th, and those who pre-order this fighting game anthology will also receive a free copy of Ultra Street Fighter...

Sea of Thieves is now officially available for Windows 10 and Xbox One, but not everyone who bought Rare's nautical adventure game is getting out of port. I experienced this personally as part of a...

Dota 2 Update - March 20th, 2018.

Adult Swim Games announces Pool Panic, a billiards game coming soon to PC and Switch, engaging in an odd form of hype in touting this as "the worlds least realistic pool simulator." From the title...

Paradox Interactive announces the release of the Rule Britannia "immersion pack" for Europa Universalis IV, the grand strategy sequel. On a related note, the game is on sale on Steam right now for 75%...

Rockstar Games announces the launch of the GTA Online: Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series. This adds a new Hotring Circuit racing mode, five new vehicles, and discounts on select properties and...

Riot Games announces a new patch is now live in League of Legends, updating their MOBA to version 8.6. In their system of alternating big and little patches, this qualifies as a big one. Here's word:...

Overwatch received a new patch today, and Brigitte is now live as the newest support character in Blizzard's multiplayer shooter. This page offers all the details on Torbjörn's daughter (to be honest,...

We first learned of Vivendi's ambitions to take over Ubisoft back in 2005, and now just 13 years later, Vivendi has finally taken the hint that Ubisoft just isn't into them. Ubisoft now announces...

The GeForce Website now offers GeForce Game Ready 391.24 WHQL drivers for Windows, saying these are game-ready to support Sea of Thieves, Rare's newly released action/adventure. Here's more on what...

God of War Hands-On - AusGamers.com. Assassins Creed Rogue Remastered Is Now Available For Xbox One. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-downloa...

Interview with Accidental Queens Studio, Creators of Another Lost Phone: Lauras Story - Just Adventure.

Unity Technologies and Universal Games Launch Universal GameDev Challenge. ARMA 3 LAWS OF WAR DLC RAISES $176,667 FOR CHARITY.

Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Iguanabee announce Headsnatchers, a party game coming this spring to Steam and PlayStation 4. The announcement trailer offers a first look at gameplay,...

Attack on Titan 2 (A.O.T.2) is available for Windows on Steam following last week's release of the action sequel. This is now playable without a working knowledge of Japanese, as this post announces...

Steam News announces the release of Apex Construct, a first-person virtual reality action/adventure set in a future populated by deadly robot enemies. This launch trailer shows off gameplay, which...

Comicbook.com has rumored details on the next installment in the Assassin's Creed series, saying they "have started to intercept the first rumors about it from several sources linked to Ubisoft."...

Xbox Live's Major Nelson announces the official launch of Sea of Thieves as an Xbox Play Anywhere title for Windows 10 and Xbox One. Here's a new live action trailer with a tour of the "Museum of...

A new trailer celebrates plans to launch Ni no Kuni II: REVENANT KINGDOM this week for Windows and PlayStation 4. The clip sets the story for the RPG sequel, and there's a bit on that in its brief...

Atari officially unveils Atari VCS Video Game Console & Entertainment System as the official name of their Linux-powered console previously known by the codename Ataribox, showing off look based on...

BANDAI NAMCO announces Trials of Mythron, a new expansion coming to Duelyst, their tactical CCG. This will add over 100 new cards to the game along with a new mechanics, which are outlined on this...

A new patch is now in testing on the Public Test Realm for Heroes of the Storm. These patch notes are online, outlining the changes this will bring to Blizzard's MOBA when it goes live on March 26th....

Epic is making the best of the failure of Paragon by releasing a load of content from the soon-to-close MOBA for free for Unreal Engine 4 developers. And in case you think it's cheap to make a free-to...

A post on the GeForce Website shows off a tech demo of upcoming RTX technology that will finally realize the dream of real-time ray tracing for video games, which will lead to a new generation of...

Sea of Thieves is now unlocked in places where midnight has already passed, and word is those who are now playing that have encountered the best day one patch ever. For those who cannot wait for Rare'...

AMD Support now offers new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.3.3 Windows Drivers (thanks Bill). These add support for Sea of Thieves and address a few bugs. Here are the details: Support For Sea...

IBM unveils "world's smallest computer" with blockchain at Think 2018. HyperX Expands FURY DDR4 and Impact DDR4 Product Lines. Apple's event calendar: When is the next Apple event? Thanks Ant....

USA Today's first AR app is part of larger publishing trend. Study: Every Broadcaster Will Offer a Streaming Service by 2022. Facebook suspends account of Cambridge Analytica whistle-blower. Google...

iOS 11.3: Features, release date, and how to install. Thanks Ant. Fortnite Mobile Becomes #1 iPhone App in Less Than 24 Hours. Thicker glass, stronger metal couldnt save Galaxy S9 in SquareTrades...

Meet the Super Team Behind Ni No Kuni II, Out Friday on PS4. Yakuza Kiwami 2 launches in August.

Daggerfall Unity Spells (work in progress) build #102 is now available. Thanks Tommy.

GfK Chart-Track is back on track this week with the on-time release of their charts tracking videogame sales in the U.K. The summary states: "EAs Burnout Paradise Remastered for PS4/Xbox One is a...

LEGO enthusiast site The Brick Fan has an image of a teaser ad that seems to confirm rumors of plans for a LEGO Incredibles videogame (thanks Eurogamer). This comes from the packaging of LEGO Juniors...

HTC is now accepting preorders for the VIVE Pro, their new "professional-grade" virtual reality headset. The price on this is $799 USD, which does not include controllers, base stations, or the VIVE...

Nissan's electric SUV concept will enter production.