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Dota 2 Kiev Major Dates and Tickets. General AI Challenge. $5 million in prizes.

Gabe Newell explains Valve's budgeting process: there is none. Gabe Newell admits 'childish' Valve employees egg on Half-Life 3 rumors. Because it's so damn funny.

Caveman Warriors - Multiplayer Platformer Arcade Game by JanduSoft Kickstarter. "Jump back in time and free your inner caveman. Smash heads in this local cooperative platformer game. Play solo or...

The Humble Freedom Bundle: We just added 16 NEW TITLES. Kerbal Space Program on Steam. Save 40%. Valentines' Sale on Paradox Interactive. Save up to 75%.

A bunch of outlets have "first x minutes of Prey" videos online showing off the opening moments from Arkane's upcoming sci-fi shooter. These are labeled highlights of the first hour, but Rock, Paper,...

Kalypso Media announces a March 24th Steam release date for Vikings Wolves of Midgard, their upcoming Norse action/RPG. They illustrate the news with this trailer, which features gameplay. They...

The Path of Exile website announces The Fall of Oriath, a new expansion coming to Grinding Gears' action/RPG (thanks Bevan). This page offers a trailer along with links to coverage of the news. They...

Amazon announces that industry veteran John Smedley is heading up a team at a new Amazon Games studio in San Diego. They offer just a brief outline of what he's working on, saying, "His team is...

YouTube cancels Scare PewDiePie premium show. Virginia Strips Anti-Community Broadband Language From Bill.

StarBlood Arena Blasts onto PS VR April 11.

Assetto Corsa version 1.12 update. Includes the Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 and a new Highlands track.

A post to Reddit from Valve answers a question about auto-detecting cheating on Steam (thanks PCGamesN). The topic of automatically banning blatant bots in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive inspired a...

New Khemri and Chaos Dwarf team packs are now available for Blood Bowl 2 on Steam, expanding the roster for the fantasy-themed tackle football sequel. These are now included in this Team Pack, and...

This post on the Ubisoft Forums lists issues users are encountering in For Honor along with workarounds and solutions for some of them (thanks VG247). Here's word: General Issues [PC] Easy AntiCheat...

A new 14GB patch is now available for Watch Dogs 2, updating the open-world hacking sequel with new content and paving the way for upcoming season pass content. As noted on Eurogamer, this also...

Origin is now offering a seven-day free trial of Origin Access, the subscription service that allows unlimited access to a library of games, early access to some games, and a discount on purchases....

BOOR is now available on Steam, offering a 2D puzzle/platformer for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Word is: "BOOR is a 2D puzzle-platformer game, where you play as a girl with the ability to multiply...

Sólfar Studios now offer Everest VR for Oculus Rift and Touch, attacking a new summit with this mountain climbing game previously exclusive to the HTC Vive. They say this includes new content, and...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 2-14-2017. Team Fortress 2 update released.

All Stars 8 Bundle. Save 98%. Final Fantasy Franchise 30th anniversary sale on Steam. Save up to 50%. Heroes of the Storm Weekly Sale- Feb 14 - 21, 2017. Humble Software Bundle for PC Lovers (pay...

Paradox Interactive celebrates the fifth anniversary of the release of Crusader Kings II, their "game about Medieval conquest, intrigue, diplomacy, and faith." It's not every day that a game turns...

UbiBlog confirms that For Honor is now available for all platforms, allowing players to get in touch with their inner samurai, knights, and Vikings. Here's the previously released launch trailer and...

The new patch is now live in Heroes of the Storm, with the promised addition of Lúcio as the newest character in Blizzard's MOBA. This post has a detailed look at how the transplanted Overwatch medic...

Though the Apocalypse Now Kickstarter is still running, but The Verge notes this campaign is being superseded by a new one running on the Apocalypse Now website. The Kickstarter only raised a small...

Anew- The Distant Light by Resonator Kickstarter. "An open-world action game for fans of single-player adventures. Battle, puzzle, and explore an exotic alien landscape. Anew: The Distant Light is...

Rock, Paper, Shotgun -- Steam Could Be Easily Fixed, If Only They Used Humans. "Yet Valve havent shown any sign that theyd consider that approach, or that they see it as a possibility. Its a task...

LEGRAND LEGACY - Tale of the Fatebounds by SEMISOFT Kickstarter. Funded with three days to go.

Dota 2 Update - February 13th, 2017. For Honor: Open Beta to Game Launch Changes. Hitman February Update Release Notes.

Frontier Developments explains they have ended sales of Elite Dangerous Arena, the standalone combat spinoff of Elite Dangerous, their space sim (thanks Eurogamer). They say most players are...

Kotaku has a follow-up to a recent round of Overwatch bans in Korea. At the time it was mentioned that one of the problems with these bans is how much of the cheating in the territory is done at...

The Battlefield 1 website details the new Winter Update that's now live in DICE's first-person shooter. This adds ribbon awards, Elite Codex unlocks, new max class ranks, new rent-a-server features,...

GeForce website now offers new GeForce version 378.66 WHQL drivers for Windows. These are updated to provide an optimal experience playing For Honor, Halo Wars, and Sniper Elite 4 along with NVIDIA...

Steam News announces that Sniper Elite 4 is now available on Steam, offering the latest installment in this sharpshooting series. Word is: "Discover unrivaled sniping freedom in the largest and most...

MLB The Show 17 gives its stars a much-needed makeover. LEGO Worlds Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One. FOR HONOR Is Now Available For Xbox One. Battle Islands-...

How To Survive 2 Is Now Available For Xbox One. Horizon Zero Dawn: The Origin of Aloy the Hunter PS4 preview. SMITE Season 4 Season Ticket Spring Split Bundle Is Now Available For Xbox One.

Announcing Enter The Arena! « Battlerite. First official tournament of season 2. ECS Season 3 Dev League Announcement trailer. SMITE Happy Valisblot - February 13th 16th.

Valve explains why we'll never see the full history of Half-Life's development - Gamasutra.

Chess3D -- Steam Greenlight. "The game of kings for the PC - play against different computer opponents in various difficulty levels, watch and analyze famous chess games or play a game of chess over...

Clustertruck on Steam. Save 50%. Humble Freedom Bundle (pay what you want and help charity). 100% to charity. "Humble Bundle will proudly match your contributions up to $300,000. Support the ACLU,...

Genital Jousting Date Night Update. Jalopy Bulgaria Update Out Now! Tyres, New Cashier System, New Music and 33% off. Obduction on Steam. Save 25%. PULSAR: Lost Colony Beta 13. Thanks Ant.

AMD Support now offers new version 17.2.1 Crimson ReLive Edition drivers for AMD graphics cards. These offer support for Sniper Elite 4 and For Honor along with multi-GPU DirectX profiles for both...

UbiBlog offers the previously released For Honor launch trailer along with start times for the sword combat game. It looks like the game is already live in most areas for those with digital copies,...

Qualcomm Announces 802.11ax Access Point and Client Solutions. Amazon Studios Greenlights Two New Original Kids Series Pete the Cat and Costume Quest. The Mail vs Wikipedia- They're more alike than...

Verizon announces new unlimited data plan. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Splatoon 2 Free Global Testfire in March. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Developers to Host GDC Panel. Watch 25+ Minutes of Nier: Automata on PlayStation Underground.

Matt Chat 367- Dr. Cat on DragonSpires and the first MMOs.

NBA starts a new pro league based on video-game basketball.

Throne of Lies â™” The Online Game of Lies & Deceit for PC by Imperium42 Game Studio Kickstarter. "Throne of Lies -- a game which you may betray/tease your friends, make death-time fun, hand-dr...

Football Manager 2017 retains its toehold on the number one position on GFK Chart-Track's top 30 chart of the bestselling PC games in the U.K for the week ending February 11th. Dishonored 2 jumps six...

The Neocore Store now offers Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor Martyr Editions, which provide access to the alpha version of their new Warhammer 40K action/RPG. They offer four tiers of access ranging from...