Reuters reports Vivendi is ramping up efforts to acquire more of Ubisoft (thanks VG247), the latest in an ongoing hostile takeover attempt with roots that stretch back more than a decade to an...

The promised reveal of Call of Duty: World War II on the Call of Duty website revealed a November 3rd release date for Sledgehammer's upcoming installment in the first-person shooter series. They...

Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Steam now offers Immortal Redneck, a throwback first-person shooter from Spanish developer Crema. This trailer shows off the game and its serious Egyptian setting. Here's the hot word: Immortal...

Open beta testing for Games of Glory is now underway, with the Windows edition of this sci-fi MOBA available for free on Steam. Developer the Lightbulb Crew sheds the following light on their project:...

Rockstar Games announces the release of the promised Tiny Racers update for GTA Online. Here's word on the new mode and the chance to get some free cash money via a tax refund for your totally legit...

Steam now offers early access to Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator, a Styx-free chance to set an open course for the virgin sea. Here's a trailer with a look, and here's more:In Sailaway, the oceans...

A Fig crowdfunding campaign is now underway for Phoenix Point, a new project from Snapshot Games being designed by Julian Gollop, father of the X-COM series. They are closing in on the halfway mark...

Heroes of the Storm version 2.0 has launched as planned, kicking off a new era for Blizzard's MOBA with a new reward system, new quests, and more. This also includes the launch of the game's newest...

To the batpoles! Batman: Arkham VR is now available for HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift, offering the chance to don the cowl of the Batman that was previously only available on PlayStationVR. Here's a...

The GeForce website now offers new GeForce Game Ready 381.89 WHQL drivers. They offer details on the support these provide for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III, Heroes of the Storm 2.0, Batman:...

ASUS Republic of Gamers Brings NRG eSports Closer to Gaming Domination.

Eselmir and the five magical gifts -- Steam Greenlight. "Eselmir and the five magical gifts is a 2D point and click adventure game inspired by the old classics of the genre. It tells the story of...

Dota 2 Update - April 24th, 2017. Evil's Doom - An incredible RPG Dungeon Crawler from the Amiga gets an unofficial PC update. Thanks RPGWatch via Acleacius. Guardians of Ember Act V Released. Steam...

Indie Portuguese developer Grey Wolf Entertainment announces Dawn of Andromeda will be officially released on May 4th, following an early access run for this 4X space strategy game. A new launch...

Steam News announces the release of part two of the Deathstorm campaign for Sniper Elite 4, the sharpshooting sequel. This comes along with a free update, and word is more free content will come to...

Steam News announces the release of Outlast 2, the action/adventure sequel from Red Barrels. The launch trailer for this came out a couple of days ago, and here are some details on the game: Outlast...

Yesterday's release of Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 offers the chance to take up arms in the new version of the third-person shooter. But as it turns out, it does not include multiplayer support. MCV has a...

PlayStation Universe offers an excerpt they say is from the upcoming issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine suggesting development of a sequel to Alien Isolation may be getting underway at...

Harmonix Details Upcoming Changes To Rock Band Rivals. Infinite Minigolf Coming to PS4 and PS VR This Spring. SMITE Console- Racer Rumble - 4.6 Patch Notes. World To The West Is Now Available For...

Overwatch Pro's Racist Tirade Ends His Career.

Cooking Simulator -- Steam Greenlight. "Experience the world of restaurant cooking in a highly polished, realistic kitchen. Use ovens, gas stands, pots, pans, bowls and plates, everything you need...

Drox Operative on Steam. Save 75%. Dollar Forever Bundle on Bundle Stars. Save 99%. League of Legends Champion and skin sale: 04.25 - 04.28. Space Engineers and Medieval Engineers on Steam. Save up...

A post on the Galactic Civilizations III website offers a playthrough of a first turn in the upcoming Crusade expansion for Stardock's 4X space strategy game. Brad Wardell calls this "the space...

Prison Architect developer Introversion announces Scanner Sombre, a first-person mystery game they are launching in just two days on Steam. This will come on April 26th at 10:00 am EDT, and in the...

A post to the Overwatch Forums by Jeff Kaplan has word from the Overwatch game director on three new maps currently in development for Overwatch for release this year. Word is all three are "non-stand...

Steam News announces the release of Sniper Ghost Warrior 3, the latest installment in this sharpshooting sequel. There is a note about the release where developer CI Games explains that long loading...

How technology created a global village and put us at each others throats. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. Google pushes fake news, hate-speech workshops (and YouTube) on UK teens. AT&T Expands Gigabit...

Blizzard are making a new mobile game, suggests job ad. The 10-Year Quest to Turn Phones Into All-Powerful Gadgets.

Team Coach And Manager Charged With Match Fixing In OverwatchQualifier. Thanks Hypothermia. League of Legends TSM heads to MSI on back of thrilling win over C9.

The Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition seems to be a console-only release in the U.S., but the sales above charts mention a PC edition, and sure enough, this press release indicates this bundle...

Publisher Deck 13 announces Bertram Fiddle - A Bleaker Predicklement is now expected next month. Episode two in the point-and-click adventure was announced as coming last November, but they say the U....

A new trailer from Outlast 2 sets the stage for tomorrow's release of the survival/horror sequel. Red Barrels also announces that this will come alongside Outlast Trinity, a bundle of both Outlast...

Mad About Games Studios announces Starfighter Origins will launch tomorrow, offering a space combat game with a throwback 90s style. There are details on the game on the Starfighter Origins website,...

Football Manager 2017 retains a toehold on the number one spot on the GFK Chart-Track top 30 chart of the bestselling PC games in the U.K. for the week ending April 22nd. The top five is the same as...

Inside the Hunt for Russia's Most Notorious Hacker. Thanks Ant. Apple threatened to boot Uber from the App Store when it tracked users who deleted the app.

Twitch declares war on YouTube with new Affiliate Program. Thanks Ant.

Lenovo Launches 2-in-1 Flex 11 Chromebook- Quad-Core SoC, 4 GB RAM, from $279. The smartphone is eventually going to die this is Mark Zuckerberg's crazy vision for what comes next.

Elder Scrolls Online on the official website. Warden Guide: Skill Lines and Abilities (from 10 days ago). Thanks Acleacius.

Summer Games Done Quick announces its full schedule.

The Flame in the Flood on Steam. Save 50%. Zombie Driver HD on Steam. Save 90%.

Here's a rundown of last week's 10 bestselling titles on Valve's Steam service. Rest assured, no accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers were involved in tabulating this list: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S...

This video was posted the other day by NVIDIA, so thanks Hypothermia for noticing it. This is a demonstration of NVIDIA GameWorks Flow in DirectX 12, which includes some snappy visuals (but no auto...

China 'hacked' South Korea to wreck Star Wars missile shield.

paint.net 4.0.16 is now available. Thanks Ant.

Today's Earth Day Google Doodle reminds us to take care of the best planet in the Solar System. Netflixs Overhauled Ratings System Is Leaving An Awful Lot To Be Desired. Thanks Hypothermia. A Week...

Why Verizon is losing more cellphone customers than ever. Thanks Ant. FCC greenlights small cell free-for-all in the US.

This Week On Xbox- April 21, 2017.

Heroes of the Storm website outlines plans to Mega Hero Bundles that will be available in the MOBA after Tuesday's version 2.0 update. These are set up to reward everyone with a free 20-hero bundle...

As Steven Wright once said, you can't have everything... where would you put it? Well in defiance of that wisdom, Steam News announces the release of Everything on Steam with a 20% launch discount....