Battle.net announces a series of major design changes coming to StarCraft II in a patch that's expected later this year. They say this is a first pass at the plan to allow further refinement closer...

Never bring a knife to a gunfight seems to be the lesson in the title of Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, an upcoming installment in the action/RPG series that will add third-person shooter mechanics...

Funcom announces a new content update is live in Secret World Legends, their rebooted MMORPG. This is called Tokyo: Back to the Beginning, and this page has details on the update, and the new regions...

Focus Home Interactive announces Spintires: MudRunner, an upcoming chance to get back behind the wheel in Spintires and go off-road in a new installment in the series. Owners of the first Spintires...

A new trailer is now available for Kingdom Come: Deliverance said to show off "unseen story details" for this upcoming RPG. Here's word: Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver today revealed unseen story...

A new trailer from ECHO shows off a full level of gameplay from this upcoming third-person, sci-fi action/adventure. The clip is narrated by Ultra Ultra CEO Martin Emborg and it shows off the game's...

A new cinematic trailer for SpellForce 3 is narrated by actor Doug Cockle, familiar to gamers as the voice of Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher series. The clip comes with word that a $129.99/129,99...

Deep Silver and Ys Net announce a publishing deal for Shenmue III, the crowdfunded RPG sequel. Word is the new release window of second half of next year that was recently announced is still in...

This story was accidentally merged into another one this morning, so it's posted again on its own here: 505 Games announces they are publishing Underworld Ascendant, OtherSide Studios' crowdfunded...

StellarHub is now available on Steam, offering a starbase management game for Windows. This video shows off the game's throwback FTL style, and we have this description of what this offers:...

Though the DUSK page on Steam still lists the game for pre-purchase, this post announces players who buy the game in advance can now play through the game's entire first chapter. The Play DUSK...

Bethesda.net announces that early access to Quake Champions will begin on August 22nd. For those familiar with the beta, they also say that day "the game will receive a whole host of content,...

Verizon Will Avoid G.Fast, Stick to Fiber. Google Home gets free phone calls in the US and Canada. Trumps Bruising Tweet Highlights Amazon's Lingering Tax Fight. Web hosting, CDN companies torn as...

PS4s System Software 5.00 Beta Rolls Out Today, Key Features Detailed. Microsoft's biggest Xbox One X launch title is delayed until 2018. Xbox One lets you filter by 4K, HDR, Xbox One X-enhanced...

Agents of Mayhem's design director discusses open-world development -- Gamasutra.

Nielsen dives into esports market research. 'Collegiate Rocket League' is invading campuses this fall. 35th Golden Joystick Awards announced for November. Danny Wallace hosting; YOU decide who wins...

Paradox Interactive announces Cities: Skylines - Concerts, a new mini-DLC for Cities: Skylines they say is now available for the urban planning game. This trailer shows off some of the outdoor venues...

UbiBlog teases the Operation Blood Orchid map pack for Rainbow Six Siege with a new trailer showing off Theme Park, one of the new maps it will offer when it is released next week. Here's word:...

Bethesda.net has an update on The Evil Within 2, with another look at the upcoming survival/horror sequel. This includes a new trailer titled "The Twisted, Deadly Photographer" that looks at the big...

Polygon has word from Microsoft on a delay to Crackdown 3 delayed to 2018 after previously being expected on November 7th of this year. Since this installment in the series is coming to Windows 10,...

Maximum Games announces Beast Quest, an action/adventure coming to Windows and consoles on October 31st. This is based on the Beast Quest books, a children's fantasy series that apparently boasts...

Get your motor running, and head out on the highway, as a new Born to be Wild trailer from F1 2017 shows off more gameplay from the upcoming Formula One racing game. With the game due for release...

Creative Assembly reveals The Skaven as the fourth playable race in Total War: WARHAMMER II, their upcoming fantasy RTS sequel. They offer a game-engine trailer this rat-like race in action. Here's...

Digital Extremes announces The Amazing Eternals is the new title for the game they recently announced with the codename Keystone. They also announce they are gearing up to launch a founders program...

Tripwire Interactive announces the launch of Killing Floor: Incursion, a new virtual reality installment in the Killing Floor series of zombie shooters. This launches as an Oculus Rift exclusive, so...

Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Realmforge Studios are offering access to closed beta testing of Dungeons 3 to all who pre-purchase the upcoming sequel that puts you in the evil shoes of the...

Publisher Green Man Gaming Publishing and developer Drakkar Dev are now offering the promised early access to War Tech Fighters, their just announced mech combat game. This is available for Windows...

Bethesda.net announces trial versions of Prey are now available for PC and consoles. The Windows version is available on Steam, where they note the news in this post, which includes this new trailer....

Charter Backs Off Blaming Verizon For its Own Deployment Failure. Obama's tweet about Charlottesville is now the most liked tweet ever. Another Game of Thrones episode has leaked online.

Citadel: Forged with Fire on Gaming Nexus.

Matt Chat 384: Mark Lewis Baldwin on Drones, Space, and Board Games. Thanks Ant.

ArenaNet kicks off a week devoted to exploring the specializations in Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, the recently announced expansion. This gets underway with a new developer diary with a look at the...

Steam News announces the release of Nidhogg 2, a platfomer sequel for Windows and macOS. The game carries a 10% launch discount, and there's also a discount on a bundle of the game and its soundtrack....

An alpha teaser video from Decoherence reveals development of this upcoming action/strategy game in the works at independent Columbian developer Efecto Studios. Nothing says action like a twin-stick...

THQ Nordic announces Black Mirror, a gothic horror/adventure game in development at KING Art coming to Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on November 28th. One might assume this is directly based...

GOG.com is currently offering Deadlight: Director's Cut for free (thanks Ant). There's no explanation for the 100% discount, but we see indications it is temporary, so if this puzzle/adventure game...

ACE Team announces an August 28th release date for Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder, their rock and roll sequel. This was originally announced for release last autumn, but we're not going to throw...

SEGA announces Football Manager 2018 will kick off on November 10th, offering the latest installment in this association football/soccer series. Those who preorder for Windows, macOS, or Linux are...

Stardock announces plans to release a new patch for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation next week, updating the real-time strategy game to version 2.4 and adding new co-op map pack DLC. This is...

GOG.com and Steam now offer the release of >observer_, a cyberwar horror game with a stylized title. The game features cyberpunk themes, and the participation of cyberpunk legend Rutger Hauer. Here's...

This announcement has word that Fragmented is now officially available on Steam, making it one of those survival games that managed to survive early access. The post outlines all that's changed over...

Bungie reaffirms that beta testing of the Windows edition of Destiny 2 will get underway on August 29th for everyone and 24 hours earlier than that for those who preorder the upcoming shooter sequel....

CCP announces EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone, an expansion for EVE: Valkyrie that will allow access to this space shooter without requiring a VR head-mounted display. This will also expand the game for VR...

Steam News announces the release of Agents of Mayhem, a new action game from Volition. This post refers back to yesterday's launch trailer, and here's the description, which refers to Agents of...

Madden 18: Release Date, Cover and Ultimate Team Details. Ken Folletts The Pillars Of The Earth Is Now Available For Xbox One. Agents of Mayhem Is Now Available For Xbox One. Ink Is Now Available...

The International Grand Champions - Dota 2.

Exzore- The Rising by Tiny Shark Interactive Kickstarter. "Exzore: The Rising is a third-person, open world, RPG game set in the fictional world of Eogaan, during the medieval times. Damien Clive,...

Funcom announces a TV series is in the works based on Funcom's MMORPG The Secret World, saying this is being produced by Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil in partnership with G4C...

Wizard Fu, a studio consisting of a lone developer, announces Songbringer will be released next month, coming to PC and Xbox One on September 1st and to PlayStation 4 on September 5th. This trailer...

Fair Weather Studios announces a September 21st release date for Ancient Frontier, their turn-based strategy game set in space, where nobody can hear about your hernia operation. They describe this...