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Morning Tech Bits
Oculus on wireless VR - Its compressed, its not perfect and its expensive. New $10 Raspberry Pi Zero comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
On Sale
Better Late Than DEAD on Steam. Save 80%. ICEY on Steam. Save 25%. IGF Awards Sale - The Humble Store. League of Legends Champion and skin sale- 02.28 - 03.03. Spec Ops: The Line on Steam. Save 80%.
Evening Patches
Dota 2 Update - February 27th 2017. Heroes of the Storm Balance Update February 27, 2017. League of Legends Patch 7.4- Chos Fancy Feast.
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition Trailer
A new story trailer from Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition shows off the remastered version of People Can Fly's first-person shooter. Here's an excerpt from the clip's description: Step into the boots...
Stellaris Utopia in April
Paradox Interactive announces the road to Utopia will end on April 6th with the release of the Utopia expansion for Stellaris, their sci-fi strategy game. Here's a new trailer along with the news:...
Stories Untold Released
Stories Untold is now available, offering a throwback interactive text adventure for Windows. That said, this trailer offers a look at why this isn't your father's Zork. You can find more on the game,...
Thimbleweed Park Next Month
Terrible Toybox announces March 30th is when to expect Thimbleweed Park for Windows, OS X, Linux, and Xbox One. This is a new adventure game from a team led by Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion...
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Announced
WBIE officially announces Middle-earth: Shadow of War, following the leaked revelation of plans for the sequel. Word is this is coming on August 25th, and they only specify Windows 10 as a PC target,...
Hearthstone UnGoro Expansion Announced
Blizzard announces UnGoro, a new expansion coming to Hearthstone in April, bringing 135 new cards to the game. This page is home to the project, and the announcement has some pertinent details: Are...
LG Developing "Next Generation" VR HMD
With the Game Developers Conference getting underway today in San Francisco, Valve announces that LG Electronics is at the show with a prototype virtual reality head-mounted display. Word is LG's...
U.K. Sales Charts
The Sims 4 remains number one on GFK Chart-Track's Top 30 chart of the bestselling PC games in the U.K. for last week. Halo Wars 2 and Football Manager 2017 swapped places from the previous chart,...
Steam Top 10
Here's Valve's accounting of the 10 bestselling games on Steam for last week. The results have been carefully guarded by the accounting firm of Pricewaterhouse Coopers: Grand Theft Auto V FOR HONOR...
Red Faction 2 Off German "Index"
THQ announces that Red Faction 2 is now legal to openly sell in Germany, as it is no longer listed on the country's "index" of games restricted from sale due to violent content. The emancipation of...
Mass Effect Andromeda Promises "Totally Softcore Space Porn"
BioWare responds to a couple of fan questions following a post a few weeks ago on the BioWare Social Network Fan Forums revealing an "M" ESRB rating for Mass Effect Andromeda (thanks VG247). The...
Leak Reveals Middle-earth: Shadow of War?
NeoGAF has box art and details for Middle-earth: Shadow of War, an unannounced sequel to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (thanks Kotaku). This is unconfirmed, but according to the post, this was...
Twitch to Sell Games
Twitch announces you will soon be able to buy games directly through the service, saying this should kick off in the spring. This will involve a revenue share with partnered streamers, taking the...
Sparc Announced
CCP announces Sparc, a full-body physical sport played in virtual reality coming to "all major high-end VR platforms" later this year. They say this is the first wholly original IP from the developer...
Morning Consolidation
Rare auctioning official Sea of Thieves-branded Xbox One S for charity Special Effect. Free Ghost Recon: Wildlands Xbox Avatar Costume Available Now.
Morning Mobilization
AT&T Offers Some New, Better Unlimited Data Plans. Augmented reality lets cars communicate to reduce road rage. Thanks HARDOCP. Waze Now Comes In Your Car's Infotainment System. Nokia 3310 hands-on-...
Morning Metaverse
Dish Still Promising a Wireless Network. Someday. Maybe.
Sunday Consolidation
New performance mode boosts Switch mobile clocks by 25 per cent. Thanks HARDOCP. The Video Game Industry Is Lobbying Against Your Right to Repair Consoles. The Red Ring of Lawyers. Thanks Slashdot...
Sunday Previews
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker on Just Adventure.
On Sale
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation on Steam. Save 50%.
Sunday Patches
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation 2.1 Update. World of Warcraft Hotfixes- February 21.
Blackwake Early Access
Early access to Blackwake is now available on Steam, offering a multiplayer FPS with a pirate theme. This trailer (NSFW) celebrates the news with a look at gameplay from the game, which was...
Shenmue HD Remasters Rumor
Rice Digital reports they've learned of plans for HD remakes of Shenmue and Shenmue 2, attributing this to "a trusted source close to Atlus USA." They also say they've been told it's "safe to assume...
Dawn of War III Beta Survey
Relic has a survey up for prospective testers of Dawn of War III. This asks some questions about your gaming experiences and preferences, and offers the possibility of being selected to test the...
Gone Gold - Mass Effect: Andromeda
BioWare tweets the news that they've completed development on the new installment in their space opera series. They say, "Mass Effect: Andromeda has gone gold," and offer an image to celebrate. Mass...
Evening Interviews
XSEED Interview + AMA- The challenges of bringing Japanese games to Western markets - GOG.com.
On Sale
2K Catalogue on GOG.com. Save up to 75%. Rush for Glory on IndieGameStand - Today's Pay What You Want Indie Game Deal. Kawaii Sale on GOG.com. Save up to 75%. Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam. Save...
The Golf Club VR Tees Off
Steam News announces the launch of The Golf Club VR, a new version of the sports sim for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Here's word: The Golf Club VR is built off the foundation laid by HB Studios...
Hellion Early Access
Early Access to Hellion is now underway on Steam, offering a science-fiction first-person online RPG. This post accompanying the launch explains Zero Gravity Games is temporarily lowering the number...
Mass Effect: Andromeda System Specs
Origin now offers system requirements for the upcoming PC edition of Mass Effect: Andromeda (thanks DSOGaming). Here they are: MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and...
Overwatch Doubles Down on Doomfist Hints
A tweet from Overwatch reports an attack at the Numbani airport. Word is: "[BREAKING] OR15 defense units destroyed in confrontation with unidentified assailant at Numbani airport. No civilian...
Hollow Knight Released
Hollow Knight is now available for Windows on GOG.com and Steam. Here's word on Team Cherry's action/adventure: Beneath the fading town of Dirtmouth sleeps an ancient, ruined kingdom. Many are drawn...
ZeniMax Seeks Rift Injunction
ZeniMax Media has filed for an injunction to remove Oculus virtual reality products from sale that use their code, reports GamesIndustry.biz. This is a follow-up to ZeniMax's recent court victory...
Morning Safety Dance
Why Boards Arent Dealing with Cyberthreats. Thanks Ant. Serious Cloudflare bug exposed a potpourri of secret customer data.
Morning Tech Bits
Thanks Ant. Microsoft Research developing an AI to put coders out of a job. Thanks Slashdot. Mossberg: TV is changing, but not fast enough. Thanks Royce Hamano.
Morning Metaverse
Study reveals bot-on-bot editing wars raging on Wikipedia's pages. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
Morning Consolidation
The Story Of The $10,000 Worth Of Missing Super Nintendo Games Has A Happy Ending. Xbox Achievements Get A New Update Today, Here's What It Does. Madden 17 Is Now Free On Xbox One With EA Access. A...
D.I.C.E. Awards
The 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Results are online, showing the winners of last night's ceremony. Overwatch was overall game of the year, and took home four awards in total. This press release has...
Civilization VI Adds Australia and Mod Support
A new premium Australia DLC is now available for Sid Meier's Civilization VI, along with a new update for all players of the turn-based strategy game (thanks Kotaku). This page has the details on the...
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Criminal Past Released
Criminal Past is now available for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, offering the second story DLC for the action/RPG sequel. This trailer shows things off, and this post has word on a patch that this...
For Honor Cheaters Banned
There seems to be a degree of irony to cheating in a game called For Honor, but UbiBlog has word that some miscreants are indeed bending the rules in their new melee combat game. They say they are...
Steep Adds Free Alaska Update
UbiBlog has word that Steep owners may be able to see Russia from the new Alaska update that's now free to owners of the winter sports game. Here's a trailer and the scoop: The world of Steep just...
Unforgiven VR Early Access
Unforgiven VR is now available in early access on Steam, offering a first-person virtual reality shooter set in the wild, wild west. You'd be forgiven for expecting Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman,...
Mass Effect Andromeda Trailers
A new trailer from Mass Effect Andromeda is part two of their official gameplay series. This week's clip covers "Combat Profiles & Squads" following last week's video on "Combat Weapons & Skills."...
Free Steam Audio SDK
Valve announces the launch of The Steam Audio SDK as a free beta. In spite of the name, this does not actually operate through Steam. Here's word: The Steam Audio SDK is available now via a free Beta....
Twitch Supporting The Banner Saga 3; Gifting First Two Games
Twitch announces they are gifting The Banner Saga 1 and 2 to Twitch Prime members, and donating money to the development of The Banner Saga 3 for those who play the first two games in the tactical...
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 Free Weekend
Another free weekend is underway on Steam for NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4, which is also on sale for more than the duration of the event. The pitch on this game is almost shorter than...
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