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The Steam winter sale looks like it will begin on Thursday. PayPal UK tweets that this is the case (thanks Polygon) with a graphic stating as much. This is not a first for PayPal, who seem to be...

The Battlefield website has word on plans for They Shall Not Pass, a first DLC pack for Battlefield 1 coming to the World War I shooter in March. This will include new maps, weapons, and a playable...

CapCom Unity announces that Season 2 is now underway in Street Fighter V. This includes what they call a "huge" update to the game, as well as the release of a holiday DLC pack. The DLC is only...

Following a report that Crytek was once again having problems meeting its payroll obligations, Kotaku reports the developer has shuttered five studios in five countries, saying the company says it...

BioWare tweets that starting today they will be giving away a free game, kicking off five days of such freebies. According to Polygon, Mass Effect 2 was briefly free on Origin yesterday, but pretty...

Dragon Quest XI Announced For Nintendo Switch With Universal Studios Attraction. Wells Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. Need for Speed Deluxe Bundle Is Now...

Mega Man 1 - 6 Coming to iOS and Android. Aggressive sales goals pressure T-Mobile workers to sell unwanted services, labor group alleges. Thanks HARDOCP.

The 5 biggest tech trends of 2016- ZDNet editors sound off. Thanks HARDOCP. Deep blacks, bright futurewhere OLED screens go from here. NVIDIA: The Yahoo Finance Company of the Year. Thanks HARDOCP....

Bethesda now offers the promised update for Dishonored 2, adding a New Game Plus mode to the assassination sequel. Here's the lowdown: Were pleased to announce that Dishonored 2s first free game...

Bundle Stars Winter Sale. New deals every day. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 12.20 - 12.23. Overwatch on Battle.net. Save 25%. Papers, Please on Steam. Save 60%. Turmoil on Steam. Save...

Dota 2 Update - December 19th 2016.

Super Dungeon Tactics is now available on Steam, offering a turn-based dungeon crawler for Windows and OS X. The launch trailer provides a look at gameplay, and here's word on the game: Featuring...

Dawn of War III is on display in a new trailer, or cinematic showcase as SEGA and Relic refer to this look at the upcoming RTS sequel. The pre-rendered sequences and developer commentary in the clip...

The No More Ransom Project. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

NVIDIA Pascal GPUs Shatter 3 GHz Frequency World Record. Thanks HARDOCP. Rivvrs wireless VR for Vive and Rift add-on to appear at CES. Thanks HARDOCP. The holographic anime robot that will keep...

Steam News announces the release of Resident Evil 7 - Biohazard 7 Teaser- Beginning Hour on Steam, a playable Windows demo for the new Resident Evil game. Here's word on this opportunity to sample...

A post on reddit features a For Honor beta tester violating the game's NDA by posting some complaints about Ubisoft's new multiplayer-oriented action game (thanks VG247). At issue is the absence of...

Research: Consumers are terrible at updating their connected devices. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Nintendo Switch CPU and GPU clock speeds revealed. Dynasty Warriors 9 announced, goes open world.

Football Manager 2017 keeps its toehold on the top spot on GFK Chart-Track's PC top 30 chart for the week ending December 17th, and The Sims 4 remains number two. On the all platforms chart the top...

A new Star Citizen video shows off 10 minutes of emergent gameplay from Star Citizen version 2.6 (thanks DSOGaming). This is posted to the Star Citizen channel, but so was another video we linked...

OnePlus 3T vs. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs. Google Pixel XL Speed Test- Which Phone Is The Fastest?

'Star Citizen' Awkward Alpha 2.6 Stream Doesn't Show Squadron 42 & Asks Fans For More Money… CD Projekt RED Gets $7 Million from Polish Government To Research Seamless Multiplayer, City...

Corsair Harpoon RGB Gaming-Maus on Technic3D. German.

Germany Threatens to Fine Facebook Over Hate Speech. Thanks Slashdot via Ant. The state(s) of texting and driving in the US. Porn-troll lawyers charged in major fraud, extortion case. Thanks HARDOCP....

Nvidia job posting reveals GTX 1080 Ti, premium 'Club GeForce Elite' subscription. Thanks HARDOCP. Space Hulk- Deathwing PC Performance Analysis.

"Infinite Warfare" Is 2016's Best-Selling Game...Sort Of. Thanks Ant.

Annual $50M League of Legends Deal Signed Between Riot Games and MLB Advanced Media.

Rise of the Tomb Raider on Steam. Save 50%. Star Citizen Holiday Sale 2016 - Roberts Space Industries.

Valve reports the following as the 10 bestselling games on Steam for last week: Grand Theft Auto V ASTRONEER Planet Coaster H1Z1: King of the Kill Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Just Cause 3 XL...

Thanks Ant. AT&T, Verizon Laugh Off the FCC's Net Neutrality Concerns. After the Mega-Hack, Why Haven't We Heard From CEO Marissa Mayer? Thanks HARDOCP. Vine will live on as Vine Camera for...

Qualcomm Demos 48-Core Centriq 2400 Server SoC in Action, Begins Sampling. Apple Patent Reveals Apple Pencil Working with the iPhone and on a Wider Range of Applications. Thanks HARDOCP.

Tecmo Super Bowls world championship returns with Tecmo and Bo Jackson aboard. ASTRONEER Is Now Available In Xbox Game Preview. Steel Rain X Is Now Available For Xbox One. Bridge Constructor...

Serious Sam VR- The Last Hope update 284242. Subnautica Precursor Update now available.

Steam now offers PAYDAY 2: Scarface Heist, saying this is the 37th(!) DLC pack for the heist game (thanks Rock, Paper, Shotgun). The description of this sounds like the movie, but it goes unmentioned,...

8-Bit Invaders! is now available on Steam, offering a new RTS game from Petroglyph with those blocky voxel graphics that have made such a stirring comeback. This trailer shows how this looks, and we...

Steam now offers early access to ASTRONEER, a space exploration game for Windows from System Era Softworks (thanks Oz). On the surface this seems similar to No Man's Sky except for the user reviews,...

A new trailer from Star Citizen shows off gameplay from the alpha version of Cloud Imperium's upcoming space game (thanks Videosift via Ant). The description has a bit more on what we're seeing here:...

Denuvo says devs don't get refunds if its anti-piracy tech is defeated.

Samsung tricks out Gear S3 smartwatch with a 64-bit chip.

Call of Duty World League (CWL), Presented by PlayStation 4, Takes over Las Vegas with First CWL Open Event of New Season. Assassins Creed 2 remaster patched to remove weird NPC face.

Conan Exiles on PCGamesN.

League of Legends' E-Sports Contests Lure Newest Fan- Major League Baseball. Thanks PCGamesN.

Star Wars Collection on Steam. Save 77%.

RollerCoaster Tycoon World Post-Release Update #2 Whimsy Theme and Holiday Decorations.

A post on the Overwatch Forums by Jeff Kaplan addresses dissatisfaction with Mei's legendary skin from the new Overwatch Winter event. The Game Director for the multiplayer shooter says they have...

Battle.net announces that Diablo III Season 8 will conclude soon. Word is Season 8 ends on December 30th, and Season 9 gets underway on January 6th. Here's a bit on plans to reward participants:...

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is #1 Top Selling Console Game Year to Date in U.S., Based on Revenues. The Nintendo Switch Preview Tour is Coming to a City Near You. Final Fantasy 15's First Free...

Farewell to our Heroes -- Team Liquid disbands Heroes of the Storm team. Verdun Christmans Truce 2016. "This one time seasonal event will be part of War Child Armistice to raise money for children...

Fiesta Online The Lost Kingdom update. Raises level cap. FLYING TIGERS: SHADOWS OVER CHINA 0.9.8.2 "Kipling" Aviation Art Update watch the artwork. Heroes Evolved THEMIS major update. SpiritSphere...