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Heroes of the Storm PTR Notes June 5, 2017.

A new trailer shows off Under Pressure, the upcoming Episode Two of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series. The episode is to launch tomorrow for Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox...

Announced today at Apple's WWDC are new Kaby Lake iMacs, said to offer better VR potential. To go with that, Ars Technica has details on a "quickfire presentation" on gaming that included word that...

Jagex now offers Menaphos: The Golden City, calling this the first of their large-scale expansions for RuneScape, the old-school MMORPG. Most of the new content will be for higher level characters,...

Blizzard announces Diablo III players will get a bigger clothes closet/junk drawer among other bonuses as part of the purchase of the upcoming Rise of the Necromancer pack for the action/RPG. Word is:...

CapCom Unity announces the Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, a bundle coming in August to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This bundles the four games of Mega Man 7 through Mega Man 10, and they show...

EA announces Cristiano Ronaldo is the global cover star for EA SPORTS FIFA 18, and saying to expect a September 29th release of the next installment in the association football/soccer series. They...

IBM's breakthrough: World's first 5nm chip that one day could power Samsung phones. Evidence of an official iOS file manager hits the App Store ahead of WWDC.

Friday the 13th finally patched on Xbox One: it fixes EVERYTHING. PlayStation to sponsor London Pride 2017. Switch owners to get free Shaq Fu after NBA Playgrounds hiccup.

Matt Chat 378: Tim Lang on New World Computing and M&M Legacy.

New Threat To Traditional Sports Leagues: Millennials Prefer Watching eSports. Thanks Ant. Overwatch Stream Shows Tournament Through Eyes Of A Pro.

GfK Chart-Track offers their latest charts tracking game sales in the U.K., tracking all platforms as well as PC game sales. Here's their summary, where word is "Bandai Namco debut at No1 on the...

A second video developer diary from Raiders of the Broken Planet offers more on the four-versus-one shooter set in space, where no one can here you say that this title seems vaguely familiar. Here's...

Psyonix announces the second anniversary of the launch of Rocket League will be on July 5th, saying they will celebrate with an anniversary update. This will add a new arena called Champions Field,...

A Facebook post promises a "first look" at FIFA 18 today, calling either the association football/soccer simulation or the sport itself "the world's game." The post offers a game logo and a link to...

Spigen accuses Andy Rubin's company Essential Products of trademark infringement. Thanks HARDOCP.

Chinese Company Behind Adware That Infected Over 250 Million Computers. Thanks HARDOCP.

You can now get Wi-Fi connectivity on Mount Everest. Thanks HARDOCP.

'Our streets are made for people'- San Francisco mulls ban on delivery robots. Thanks Hypothermia. Motorola Announces the Moto Z² Play. The 'Lenovo Moto' Brand Is No More, Motorola CMO Suggests.

Prey Steam Update v1.04 - Patch Notes. Thanks DSOGaming. Team Fortress 2 Update Released.

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Here's Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling games on Steam for last week: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition Friday the 13th: The Game Grand Theft...

This post from Monolith reveals October 10th to be the new release date for Middle-earth: Shadow of War in most territories, after being announced with an August 25th release date (thanks TweakTown)....

Officers bust Florida man during Facebook Live.

The Galaxy Note 8 might launch sooner than we thought.

The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 6-6-2017.

How Mad Catz used up its last life Eurogamer.net.

Richard Garriott Reassures Shroud Of The Avatar Backers About Their $11 Million.

News - Dota 2 Update - June 2nd, 2017. Drunk or Dead Summer Update adds the ability to go outside. Northgard - Multiplayer is here! + Patchnotes: #12 v0.2.4967. Phantom Halls Patch Notes! v0.05 is...

Publisher Perfect World Entertainment and developer Cryptic Studios announce Tomb of Annihilation is coming to the Windows version of Neverwinter on July 25th as an expansion for the free-to-play...

A post on Fig has a development update on Consortium: The Tower, marking the first anniversary of the crowdfunding campaign for the upcoming first-person sci-fi game. Interdimensional Games provides...

A new trailer shows off gameplay from Destiny 2, the upcoming shooter sequel. Here's word from Bungie on the clip: Bungie has released a standalone trailer of Commander Zavalas prelude that was...

Publisher Deep Silver and Warhorse Studios offer a new E3 teaser video for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the upcoming open-world RPG we've seen described as Dungeons & Dragons without the dragons. Here's...

SOEDESCO announces AereA is now available, offering a music-themed action/RPG. The Windows, macOS, and Linux versions are on Steam, and they call this a timed exclusive that will come to other...

Gears of War 4 website has details on a free trial for Gears of War 4 that begins a week from today, and will run for a week (thanks Jayson). This will give both Windows 10 and Xbox One gamers the...

Nival Interactive announces the full launch of Blitzkrieg 3 following a run on early access for the World War II real-time strategy sequel. The Blitzkrieg 3 website has the links to purchase a copy,...

Also free on Steam this weekend is SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition, following the annoucement of a December release date for SpellForce 3 (thanks Ant). Here's word on the game: SpellForce 2 -...

To celebrate the launch of SpeedRunners for Xbox One, tinyBuild is offers a free weekend for the Windows, Linux, and macOS editions of the multiplayer running game on Steam. The game is also on sale...

A post on the Steam Blog has details on the fees for Steam Direct, the recently revealed Steam Greenlight replacement. They say listing this way will cost a recoupable $100: "So in the end, we've...

The Artifact is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a puzzle/adventure game set in space, where no one can hear you sing in the shower. You can take a look in this trailer, and the game is...

Gamasutra - Design Q&A- Crafting the heroes of Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm.

Ayo: A Rain Tale -- Steam Greenlight. "Ayo: A Rain Tale explores the psychological impact of trekking across the desert revealing the struggles of millions of young African children. Players take...

Charm Games announces the release of FORM, a VR puzzle game for the HTC VIVE. A launch trailer shows off the game's trippy style, and the announcement has more details, including word to expect this...

Oasis Games announces Fringe Wars, a Larry Niven-free sci-fi MOBA that is planned to launch on Steam early access by the end of this year. This trailer accompanies the news, showing off third-person...

Early access to Renzo Racer is now available on Steam, offering first crack at this arcade racer for Windows, saying they are gearing up for a full release next year. This early Access Trailer shows...

Publisher THQ Nordic announces release dates for two other games besides the new ELEX date mentioned yesterday. They say SpellForce 3 will come to PCs on December 7th, offering the latest installment...

A new trailer from Kalypso Media is titled Rule Again 2018, which is also the on-screen caption as the clip concludes, which appears alongside logos for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The cinematic clip...

EA announces Need for Speed Payback, the next installment in what they are calling their "action driving fantasy" series. They say this will be released on November 10th, and they seem certain...

Numantian Games announces They Are Billions, a strategy game set during one of those zombie apocalypses that break out so often these days. This takes the concept into a Steampunk/Victorian setting,...

CapCom Unity announces that Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf is coming on June 20th as part of the Dead Rising 4 Season Pass or as an separate purchase. Here's word on the chance to use your...