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Rolling Stone's "Glixel" reports that the Game Developer's Conference is reconsidering plans to honor Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell with their Pioneer Award at the 2018 GDC Awards. This follows an...

The Turning Tide North Sea update for Battlefield 1 is now available in the World War I shooter for premium pass owners (thanks MP1ST). This adds new maps, and a lengthy list of balance changes. Here'...

During the conference call following yesterday's earnings announcement, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen was asked about plans for Star Wars Battlefront III. Rather than take the bait and discussing an...

THQ Nordic announces This is the Police 2, a sequel to the crowdfunded police strategy game coming later this year to Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch. An NSFW trailer offers a...

An announcement on Steam has news of two free DLC packs that are now available for Real Farm, as they now offer the Potato Pack and the Grünes Tal map. This trailer shows off the new content, and...

As mentioned in the Overwatch patch story above, Blizzard is now accepting World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-purchases. They are selling both a Standard Edition and a Digital Deluxe Edition,...

This forum post announces open beta testing is underway for DCS World version 2.5 (thanks DSOGaming). Here's a feature list along with system specifications for this digital battlefield: Key features...

The Overwatch Forums have patch notes for a new update that's now live in Overwatch, updating Blizzard's multiplayer shooter. This includes World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Deluxe Edition...

EA bypasses the enthusiast media in favor of the WSJ again as this tweet says Star Wars Battlefront II sold about 9 million copies, which is about 10% lower than projected. In spite of the game's...

A tweet from the Wall Street Journal has word from the hotbed of gaming that EA's Blake Jorgensen confirms for them the recent rumors of release date change for Anthem, but they say this is to clear...

Electronic Arts Reports Q3 FY18 Financial Results. The highlights include word that over 25 million unique players have played Battlefield 1: Selected Operating Highlights and Metrics Digital net...

Verizon follows AT&T in dropping Huawei smartphones. Google completes its $1.1 billion HTC deal. TT Games Opens New Studio to Create LEGO Videogames for Mobile Platforms.

PUBG Xbox One update 7 is now live with key gameplay tweaks. EA SPORTS UFC 3 Champions Edition Is Now Available For Xbox One. Railway Empire Is Now Available For Xbox One. Asemblance Is Now...

Steam now offers Your Royal Gayness, an indie adventure game which, as the title implies, includes sexual diversity among its themes. "The subject of Your Royal Gayness is very personal to me. I'm a...

New World Interactive offers this new teaser trailer from Insurgency: Sandstorm, the upcoming installment in the shooter series that's coming to Windows and consoles later this year. Word is the game...

Spellsworn is currently in early access on Steam, where access to this Windows and Linux PvP brawler currently costs $9.99 USD. But developer Frogsong Studios announces this will be officially...

The PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Website has details on Update #4 that's now on the test servers and is coming soon to the live version of the battle royale shooter. Word is this includes new anti-ch...

Wolfenstein II: The Freedom Chronicles - Episode 2 is now available on Steam, offering more DLC for the alternate-history World War II shooter sequel. Here's word on The Diaries of Agent Silent Death,...

Bethesda.net announces plans to offer a free weekend for Fallout 4 for Windows starting on Thursday. Xbox Live Gold members can try the post-apocalyptic RPG for free on Xbox One right now, and word...

The Xbox One has a serious exclusive games problem. Xenon Valkyrie+ confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One. The Long Reach has finally grasped a Switch release date. New Gundam Breaker lets you take on huge...

How Rampage's Director Adapted an Arcade Game for the Big Screen - IGN.

Steam Daily Deal - BattleBlock Theater, 80% Off. Weekly Sale: "I came for the experience", Up to -90% - GOG.com. Less than a week left to get Civilization VI with a Humble Monthly subscription....

Hearthstone Upcoming Balance Changes Update 10.2.

A tweet from Fortnite has word that the Sniper Shootout Limited Time Mode is now live in the free-to-play Battle Royale mode for the survival shooter (thanks VG247). Word is: Fancy yourself a good...

An update on Battle.net has details on new stuff coming to Heroes of the Storm, reflecting an update that's already on the PTR for the MOBA. This includes more on Maiev, the game's previously...

A new live-action trailer for Official Call of Duty: WWII celebrates tomorrow's PlayStation 4 release of The Resistance, the DLC pack that will come to other platforms in about a month. The clip...

Polygon analyzes what they call a "serious exclusive games problem" suffered by Microsoft's Xbox One. They discussed the platform's dearth of compelling exclusive content with four industry analysts,...

Matt Chat 396: Leonard Boyarsky on Fallout.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Boston 2018 Major Champions. Introducing VERSUS GeForce GTX Twitch Streamers Compete In PUBG For Fun Starting January 30th.

Monster Hunter World debuts atop the GFK Chart-Track Top 40 Chart tracking last week's game sales in the U.K. DRAGON BALL FighterZ follows right behind, entering the chart at number two. This post...

A lengthy article on Ars Technica takes an in-depth look at what they call the "(still) uncertain state of video game streaming online." They discuss the topic with some streamers, and probably more...

Steam now offers a playable demo for Halflight, developer MATCHB's upcoming horror-themed puzzle/adventure game. This is the commercial version of an award-winning graduation project created by four...

Steam now offers system specifications for METAL GEAR SURVIVE in advance of next month's release of the next installment in the stealth/action series (thanks DSOGaming). Here's what it will take to...

Ubisoft took to the Assassin's Creed reddit to announce plans to add a new Game+ mode to Assassin's Creed: Origins. That's all there is for the moment, as the entire statement is: "New Game + is...

NVIDIA confirms that Kingdom Come: Deliverance will be delivered to PC gamers on February 13, a date which was first announced in June. They offer a rundown of what to expect from the open-world RPG....

Jackpotting: Secret Service warns ATM scheme has hit U.S., report says. New Yorks attorney general is investigating a company that sells fake followers on social media.

Intel Warned Chinese Companies of Chip Flaw Before U.S. Government. Thanks [H]ardOCP.

The AnandTech Podcast, Episode 44- Gaming in 2017, Gaming in 2018.

This Is Serious: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral. Thanks Hypothermia.

Steam Daily Deal - EVERSPACE, 40% Off. Steam Daily Deal - Valley, 75% Off.

CORSAIR ML PRO Series RGB Case Fans on Mad Shrimps. HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Keyboard on Tech ARP.

Pay no attention to the giant pair of Dragon Balls, here's the list of the bestselling titles on Steam last week, which has been carefully guarded by representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers:...

Crytek to Cloud Imperium Games continue their sparring in court over Crytek's lawsuit claiming that CIG is not honoring their commitment to use and promote CryENGINE in Star Citizen, and that the...

Western Digital Announces Financial Results for Second Fiscal Quarter 2018. Thanks Hypothermia.

Google experiments in local news with an app called Bulletin.

Google began selling its Clips camera today.

PlayStation Essentials Sale: Save Big on Must-Have Titles.

In post on Battle.net, Blizzard discusses the upcoming conclusion to season 12 in Diablo III, saying this will wrap up on February 11th, and season 13 will get underway on February 23rd. They have a...

In a post on reddit, Sledgehammer Games discusses details of what players can expect in ranked season 2 in Call of Duty: WWII (thanks MP1ST). Here's the plan: Season One: The Placement Season is...

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Forums now have an official thread of known issues in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, keeping players in the loop about plans to address bugs and other problems in the...