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Morning Previews
Fortnite on Christ Centered Gamer and Gaming Nexus. Limit Theory on the Limit Theory Forums. Status update and new screenshot gallery. Thanks JDreyer.
Op Ed
Gamasutra-Josh's Blog -The Origin of Loot Boxes and why They are a Form of Gambling. "Randomized progression is a powerful motivator to keep someone invested in a game, and things have taken a dark...
U.K. Sales Charts
Here's GFK Chart-Track's summary of last week's sales activity in the U.K. The Sims 4 returns to its familiar number one spot on the PC top 30 chart, where The Evil Within 2 debuts at number three....
South Park: The Fractured But Whole Reviews
South Park: The Fractured But Whole is due tomorrow, so a bunch of reviews for the RPG sequel have dropped. Here is where to find evaluations of the superhero romp: Ars Technica. Destructoid....
Call of Duty: WWII Live-Action Trailer
A new trailer titled "Reassemble" promotes the upcoming release of Call of Duty: WWII with a live-action skit, because what I really want to do is direct! The clip plays off the fact that the...
CD Projekt RED on Cyberpunk 2077 Progress and Employee Dissent
Speaking of CD Projekt RED, the company tweets a response to negative comments made on sites like Glassdoor from alleged ex-employees (thanks DSOGaming). Here's part of their statement: This approach...
The Witcher Turning 10
The Witcher was first released on October 26, 2007, so the tenth anniversary of CD Projekt RED's RPG series is coming up next week. So happy birthday to Geralt of Rivia. CD Projekt cohorts GOG.com...
Another Star Citizen: Squadron 42 Delay?
Almost exactly a year ago Cloud Imperium announced Squadron 42, one half of the Star Citizen project, was delayed until this year. Now a new Roberts Space Industries newsletter lays out the...
Gatherings & Competitions
Sensible Soccer mastermind wants his new football game to be 'Rocket League with boots.' Counter-Strike Players Banned Mid-Match For Cheating During Qualifiers. HCT's First Championship Woman...
Sunday Patches
OpenRA version 20171014. Thanks Ant.
On Sale
Save 50% on Quantum Break on Steam.
Steam Top 10
Valve's list of bestselling games on Steam from last week. Now with more hyperlinks, but still no clear understanding of the duplicate entry: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. Middle-earth: Shadow of...
Steep Road to the Olympics Details
UbiBlog discusses the Road to the Olympics DLC coming in December to Steep, their tea-making and wintersports simulation. They offer this new trailer showing things off, and drop some new details:...
Rocket League Halloween Event Starts Tomorrow
The Rocket League website has details on a Halloween event kicking off tomorrow in the hard-driving sports game (thanks Engadget). This involves a temporary in-game currency based on candy corn the...
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle PC Plans
A new trailer from BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle introduces more characters from the upcoming fighting game (thanks DSOGaming). This has all the visual and auditory overload one would expect from an...
PUBG Sets New CCU Record, Bans More Players
The Steam: Game and Player Statistics page shows another new concurrent user record for PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, showing a peak today of over 2.1 million players. But the peak for the battle...
Saturday Tech Bits
Google commits $1 billion in grants to train U.S. workers for high-tech jobs. Thanks [H]ardOCP. Explore Power of NVIDIA GPUs at Adobe MAX. Thanks Hypothermia. Tesla fires hundreds of workers.
Saturday Consolidation
Shadow of War highlights the strengths and weaknesses of PS4 Pro.
Saturday Interviews
Why Commodore Failed - A Conversation with Commodore UK's David John Pleasance & Trevor Dickinson. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
Gatherings & Competitions
Hearthstone: HCT Is Cooler at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles.
SQUIDS FROM SPACE Free Weekend
A free weekend is now underway on Steam for SQUIDS FROM SPACE, a team-based PvP top-down shooter for Windows featuring battles between humans and aliens. Here's word on the game: SQUIDS FROM SPACE is...
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Delayed
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition was only announced four months ago, but Microsoft Studios already announces a new early 2018 release window that represents a delay for the RTS remake (thanks...
Gold Rush: The Game Released
Set to the tune of My Darling Clementine: Steam now offers the release of Gold Rush: The Game, a windows simulation of the are of gold mining, from panning for the precious metal to using giant earth...
Will Lawbreakers Go Free-to-Play?
Boss Key's Lawbreakers launched to great reviews, but sold poorly, and the multiplayer first person shooter has suffered with abysmal concurrent player counts ever since. Designer Cliff Bleszinski...
On Sale
Save 40% on Halo Wars: Definitive Edition on Steam.
Football Manager 2018 Tactical Revamp
A new video from Football Manager 2018 shows off a tactical revamp coming in the next installment in the association football/soccer series. The game will feature a revamped tactics screen and new...
Mutant Football League This Month
Digital Dreams Entertainment announces an October 31st official release date for Mutant Football League, the crowdfunded seven-on-seven football game. If the title sounds familiar, it's possibly...
Aftercharge Open Alpha
An open alpha of Aftercharge is now available on Steam, offering the chance to sample this upcoming three-versus-three multiplayer first-person shooter between now and October 15th. Developer...
Who Can Broadcast Pro Dota 2 Games?
Presumably provoked by this situation, the Dota 2 blog gives Valve's take on who should be entitled to create Dota 2 broadcast streams from DotaTV. It's a bit wordy, and they use some vague language,...
South Park: The Fractured But Whole Season Pass Details
Following this week's 30 minute commercial for South Park: The Fractured But Whole, UbiBlog announces details about what will be included in the thirty dollar (USD) season pass for the RPG sequel:...
BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers Demo
Steam now offers a playable demo for BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers, the throwback, top-down racing game. The game is due for release next week, but you can take it for a test drive right now, and...
Dungeons 3 Breaks Out
Kalypso Media announces the release of Dungeons 3 on Steam for Windows, Linux, and macOS, offering the latest installment in this strategy series that pays homage to the Dungeon Keeper series. This...
Morning Mobilization
Razer Hints at Smartphone Launch on November 1st: "Watch, Listen, Play."
Morning Consolidation
Be Like No One WWE 2K18 Now Available for PlayStation®4 Computer Entertainment System and Xbox One. Destiny 2 Prestige Raid launch to go ahead without cheese fix. Goat Simulator, Child of Eden now...
Morning Patches
Project CARS 2 patch version 1.2.0.0. Thanks DSOGaming. Middle-earth: Shadow of War FOV mod has just been released. The original Quake receives a "Brutal" treatment thanks to this brand new mod....
Destiny 2 System Specs Unchanged
A post on Bungie.net discusses the launch of the PC edition of Destiny 2 on October 24th. They discuss the plan and how they are incorporating feedback from the beta and the console launch of the...
Stars in Shadow- Legacies Next Week
Iceberg Interactive announces the Legacies DLC for Stars in Shadow will launch on October 19th, adding a new faction and other new content to the Windows 4X strategy game. You'll be able to pick this...
Field of Glory II Released
Slitherine announces Field of Glory II is now available, offering a strategy sequel featuring ancient warfare set during the rise of Rome. The game features a lot of variety, boasting 48 nations and...
Star Wars Battlefront II Incorporating Beta Feedback
A post from Electronic Arts thanks participants in the Star Wars: Battlefront II beta for helping vet the upcoming Star Wars action sequel. The big news from the beta was the widespread perception...
The Evil Within 2 is Out
The Evil Within 2 is now available for Windows and consoles, honoring Friday the 13th with a survival/horror sequel designed by Shinji Mikami. Here's a Red Band launch trailer, and here are some...
Evening Consolidation
The New Madden 18 Update Made Things Worse, So EA Patched The Patch. Xbox chief says Sony wont allow cross-platform Minecraft, probably never will.
Gatherings & Competitions
Discover Whats Happening at BlizzCon 2017 Schedule & Map Now Live.
On Sale
League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 10.13 - 10.16. Save 33% on Space Pirate Trainer on Steam. Save 75% on The Talos Principle on Steam.
Evening Patches
Battlefield 1 Update Notes October Update. Version 2.6 Update is Now Available for Galactic Civilizations III and Crusade. First Look- Patch 2.6.1 - Diablo III.
Warframe Plains of Eidolon Takes Off
Digital Extremes announces the launch of the Plains of Eidolon expansion for Warframe, their third-person shooter. This is for the Windows edition on Steam, and will come to consoles later this year....
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare DLC and Halloween Event Launch
Activision announces the Retribution DLC is now available for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. They are also kicking off Willard Wylers Halloween Scream, a...
Ghosts of the Precursors Correction
We have a follow-up to the news that a Star Control game called Ghosts of the Precursors is being developed by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III, aka Toys for Bob. Because Stardock owns the current...
Free Weekend for Day of Infamy and INVERSUS Deluxe
Steam News announces a free weekend is underway for Day of Infamy and thata free weekend is also underway for INVERSUS Deluxe. Each game is also on sale for the duration if your sampling inspires a...
Gatherings & Competitions
H1Z1 Pro League announced.
Morning Patches
Fortnite - Battle Royale Gets Stats 1.7.1 Patch Notes. Thanks PCGamesN. Rocket League Patch Notes version 1.38. RAID: World War II - update 3. Thanks MP1ST. Steam Client Update Released. Unity 2017.2...
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