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Two-man development team Dahku Creations announces Prism Queen, a 2.5D action/platformer inspired by Mega Man. They've been working on this for over a year, and the announcement of the similar Mega...

Cartoon Network announces the release of OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes for PC and consoles, offering a brawler based on the animated series. The Windows edition is available on Steam, where there's the...

Stardock announces an Intrigue expansion for Galactic Civilizations III that will bring politics and governing to their 4X space strategy game. Here's an announcement trailer, and here's the...

SEGA announces the release of The Tomb Kings, a new premium campaign pack for Total War: WARHAMMER II. This is available for Windows on Steam, and is accompanied by the release of Skaven Legendary...

Steam now offers early access to SOS, a battle royale game set within a reality TV show. There are three different levels of founder's packs for sale, ranging from $29.99 to $99.99, with all tree...

Activision announces the Resistance community event is now live in Call of Duty: WWII. This blog post has all the details on what this will bring to the military shooter sequel over the next five...

Blizzard announces the new patch is live in Overwatch, adding the promised cosmetic update along with a launch of Blizzard World, a new Assault/Escort map for the multiplayer shooter. Though the new...

How to start an email: an email openings analysis of 300,000+ messages. Netflix's -Witcher- Series Premiere Script Done. Optimus multi-prime is the new rule as OpenSSL transforms crypto policies...

Patched Laptops: Testing Meltdown & Spectre Patches on Ultraportable-Class Hardware. Uber CEO hopes to have self-driving cars in service in 18 months.

PlayStation 4 hacked- pirate software available, more PS2 titles running. Xbox Game Pass Expands To Include New Releases From Microsoft Studios. OK K.O.! Lets Play Heroes Is Now Available For Xbox...

MetaMorph: Dungeon Creatures Interview - Gaming Nexus. Fable Creator Peter Molyneux Weighs in on Reported New Fable Game - IGN.

Meet the Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang Finalists. Thanks Hypothermia.

Laser Guided Games announces March 28th is the official release date for Golem Gates, a Windows real-time strategy game with collectible card mechanics they say represents the first of its kind. This...

Publisher 505 Games and developer Roll7 announce an open beta test weekend for Laser League will run from January 26-28, offering the chance to check out this futuristic multiplayer sports game. They...

The Hollywood Reporter reports that wrassler John Cena is being considered for the lead in a Duke Nukem movie. This seems like a reasonable choice for Duke, presuming Guy Fieri was unwilling to get...

StarCraft II Patch 4.0: Han and Horner Commander.

Blizzard announces the promised changes are now in place for the Recruit-A-Friend program in World of Warcraft: The XP boost has been reduced from 200% bonus to 50% bonus*, effective today, January...

After teasing some Epic skins, Blizzard offers a Cosmetics Update Countdown for Overwatch with a complete rundown of everything coming in tomorrow's patch. There are images of all the new player...

Devolver Digital announces the release of The Red Strings Club, a new cyberpunk point-and-click adventure for Windows, macOS, and Linux. This is available GOG.com, Humble Store, and Steam with no red...

Ubisoft offers a new trailer showing off Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones, the DLC that's coming tomorrow to the stealth/action game. Here's the accompanying update: Today, Ubisoft has...

UbiBlog now offers system specifications for Far Cry 5, discussing PC-specific features in the upcoming shooter sequel. Word is the game can optionally auto-detect your system and manage settings...

In response to a question on the topic, Rocket League tweets they are working on cross-platform support for the motorized sports game (thanks VideoGamer). The window for this is pretty wide, but they...

Rust Website announces that Rust is leaving Early Access on February 8th, getting its official release after a four year run (thanks Polygon). Though as developer Garry Newman explains, this doesn't...

Report: GM and Waymo lead driverless car race; Tesla lags far behind. Thanks RedEye9. T-Mobile is best mobile network in all categories but one, OpenSignal says. Microsoft challenges Chromebooks...

Sonic the Hedgehog Creator Yuji Naka Joins Square Enix. Official PlayStation shoe announced by Sony. The Directors OfMonster Hunter WorldTry To Explain Why It's Not Coming To The Nintendo Switch....

Matt Chat 395: Leonard Boyarsky Part I. Thanks Ant.

A Mammoth of a Year Has Crowned a New Hearthstone World Champion. Sources : SK, VP parent company ESForce acquired for $150 million. Hearthstone Has a New World Champion.

VG247 - Rainbow Six Siege hates new players. "How exactly is a new player supposed to know the best Siege version they should go for? Weve already established that the $15 one seems like a scam,...

A tweet from Blizzard reveals the epic skins coming to Overwatch as part of tomorrow's cosmetic update for the multiplayer shooter. New skins are shown for McCree, Reaper, Junkrat, Symmetra, and...

The Hunt: Showdown Website is now accepting signups for closed alpha testing of Crytek's upcoming survival game. This post says testing will commence on January 31st, and explains there's still a...

Closed beta testing of Sea of Thieves gets underway on Wednesday, offering Windows 10 and Xbox One players a sample of Rare's upcoming seafaring RPG (thanks VG247). This will be available to all who...

Is it time for open processors? Thanks Slashdot.

Google's Gboard debuts a quick way to create reaction GIFs.

Verizon's lower-cost unlimited plan now works in Canada and Mexico.

Border Break PS4 Beta Starts February 3, 2018.

GLL kicks off season one with $50,000 league for PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds.

A pair of Dragon Balls dangle near the bottom of the list of last week's bestselling titles on Steam: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Slay the Spire Human: Fall Flat Counter-Strike: Global Offensive...

TRION Worlds announces that as they gear up to celebrate the seventh anniversary of RIFT, they are also planning on wagging the dog with the launch of a premium server for the free-to-play MMORPG...

Bungie is issuing so many apologies over Destiny 2 progression we almost missed one. Here's word from Friday on what they are doing to address Faction Rally progression and why players aren't seeing...

Interest in new iPhones nears historic lows in new Cowen survey. Thanks Ant. This Android app will turn your wallpaper into a live map of your location.

Latest Xbox One Preview update adds additional inactivity shutdown options, fixes various issues, more.

Gamasutra talks to Arena of Valor audio designer Richard Ludlow. SuperData Analyst Interview on Call of Duty: WWII Success.

Rocket Mortgage to sponsor 100 Thieves 'League of Legends' esports team. Overwatch League pro suspended for homophobic remark on livestream. The Bar Is Raised on Day 2 of the Hearthstone HCT World...

Steam Daily Deal - Hyper Light Drifter, 50% Off.

Raph Koster's Website: The Cost of Games. Thanks Lonnie. "All in all, given reporting bias (crazy expenses are more fun to talk about), and given that exponential cost differences mean the median or...

NIS America announces on Steam an indefinite delay to the PC edition of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (thanks Siliconera). They apologize profusely, saying this is not a decision they made lightly, but...

This PDF is a legal motion from the future (it's dated February 9th) with a response from Crytek to Cloud Imperium Games' recent motion to dismiss their lawsuit over Star Citizen, the upcoming...

The line between TVs and monitors is blurring. Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he does not regret firing James Damore. Western Digital Expands Mid-Range Enterprise Hard Drive Offerings for On-Premises...

Facebook's fake war on fake news. A hotel has banned all bloggers after an escalating feud with this YouTuber. Whole Foods Customers Report Empty Shelves at Stores Across the U.S. Thanks [H]ardOCP....

Amazon adds Alexa to the Alexa app on Android. MoviePass launches a new division to acquire and distribute movies.