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James Simpson of SnarfQuest Tales Interview - BBPCGC VidCast. Thanks BitWraith.

Funcom sends word that today is the 15th anniversary of the launch of Anarchy Online, as their sci-fi MMORPG first launched on June 27, 2001. At that time the launch had some rough patches, they...

The GFK Chart-Track chart of the 30 bestselling PC games in the U.K. for last week is online, showing Football Manager 2016 avoids DOOM, landing in the number one spot and dropping DOOM to number...

Hearts of Iron IV on Gaming Nexus. Wailing Heights on Just Adventure.

Google, Facebook quietly move toward automatic blocking of extremist videos.

Torbjörn's turret nerfed on console Overwatch in first split from PC.

Steam Summer Sale - Day 3. Steam Summer Sale - Day 4.

Shadow Gangs- 80's ninja arcade action revival by ShadowTeam Kickstarter. "Shadow Gangs aims to revive the unique gameplay and overall flavour of top 80's ninja arcade action hits."

Luminosity's coldzera on his AWP play at MLG Columbus: "It was lucky." FaZe Clan signs Overwatch team.

The contingent of Overwatch players clamoring for ultra widescreen support in Blizzard's multiplayer shooter since before it even launched will be pleased to see this forum post from Jeff "Gabe"...

Here's the current listing of the 10 bestselling titles on Valve's Steam service for last week: DOOM Grand Theft Auto V Dead by Daylight Fallout 4 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive The Witcher 3: Wild...

Thanks Ant. Doom 3 BFG Hi Def version 2.8 Released. Half-Payne - Black Mesa Minute update released. Kane's Wrath Unofficial Big Bang Patch 1.04 Released. Red Alert: A Path Beyond 3.0.6.0 Released....

NASCAR team red-flagged by ransomware attack.

Acer and Starbreeze Boards Approve Definitive Agreement to Form Joint Venture for StarVR. Otherwise this announcement would seem awkward. Carmack working on VR fonts that aren't a massive headache....

Lots of Details on Halo 5's Upcoming Free Expansion. How Destiny is changing for players on 'legacy consoles' PS3 and Xbox 360.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Cologne 2016 Tournament Stickers.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive » Release Notes for 6-24-2016.

Unknown Worlds has been quite busy updating Natural Selection 2, saying their strategy shooter sequel has received a new patch almost every week for the past six months. That's a lot to keep up with,...

Eurogamer has also posted this video from E3 showing off Shadow Warrior 2, the upcoming sequel to the ninja shooter reboot. The clip shows off gameplay, including co-op; new monsters and weapons; and,...

A video from Eurogamer includes an interview with Civilization VI lead designer Ed Beach, along with about 18 minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming continuation of Sid Meier's beloved series....

Microsoft Confirms Surface 3 Production To End In December. BlackBerry remains committed to smartphone business, projects profit this fiscal year. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.

Sony says PS3 was a 'beast of hardware,' but difficult to develop for. Resident Evil 7 creators are 'blown away' by reception to the demo. Kung-Fu for Kinect Is Now Available For Xbox One. This Week...

League of Legends June Early Sales- 06.24 - 06.27. Steam Summer Sale Bundles. Steam Summer Sale - Day 2.

Starpoint Gemini Warlords - Update v0.505 - Adding something extra, piece by piece.

3001SQ - Space Colonisation with Programmable Spacecraft by Société des Mondes Virtuels Kickstarter. "A First-Person Space Colonisation Simulator with programmable Virtual Computers: Found...

A special weekend event is now underway in Heroes of the Storm, allowing every hero in the game to be played by everyone for free. This will run until June 28th in celebration of their summer...

NightDive Studios' plans for System Shock have changed in the six weeks since they last discussed plans for a remastered version of the action/RPG, as Polygon has word that they are now considering...

A tweet from MachineGames reveals that the Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood developer is celebrating the recent 20th anniversary of the launch of QUAKE with a brand-new...

What if we treated online harassment the same way we treat spam?

Destiny's nerfed Hunters really were OP. Devil's Third multiplayer is being shut down.

League of Legends 2016 All-Star Event Heads to Barcelona. SMITE World Championships 2017 Tickets Now Available.

ZED by Eagre Games Kickstarter. "From an artist behind Myst, C&C, and 25 other games: An adventurous puzzle journey into beautiful and unpredictable dreamworlds." They offer a "playable art demo."...

The Battleborn website announces the opportunity to play with the Battleborn developers from Gearbox this weekend, and also earn bonus experience along the way. Things get underway tonight, and here's...

MuHa Games blog announces the "MultiPrayer update is now live," marking the release of the second free DLC pack for Thea: The Awakening, their turn-based RPG. They admit to hyping a little when they...

SCS Software announces plans to make a fundamental change to the underlying scale of American Truck Simulator that will dramatically increase the scope of the transport sim. They say the scale of...

Whore of the Orient has been cancelled, according to a story on finder.com.au based on comments from this week's Gamehugs podcast (thanks Kate). This was to be the next game from Team Bondi, who...

World of Warcraft Legion Developer Q&A.

FLYING TIGERS- SHADOWS OVER CHINA 0.9.5.8 "Cockpit/Contender" update - Added cockpit support, new fighters, multiplayer improvements. TANE Service Pack 1 Hotfix 3 now available.

imprint-X by Morgondag Kickstarter. "A causal button based puzzle game. Hack into people's brains and destroy the robotic virus that enslaves their minds!"

Black Shell Media Games on Steam. Save up to 92%. Digital Eel Games on Steam. Save 50%. Grand Telltale Sale on GOG.com. Save up to 75%. League of Legends Champion and skin sale: 06.24 - 06.27....

Goliath: Summertime Gnarkness is now available on Steam as free DLC for Goliath, the Windows indie action/adventure where you go big or go home. Here's a trailer showing off the DLC, and here's a...

Early Access to Final Strike is now available on Steam, offering the initial release of this virtual reality game featuring arcade airborne combat. Here's a video from back in the game's Greenlight...

After a false start last week, Stoic announces the release of the new free update for Banner Saga 2 that adds a new Survival Mode. This challenges players to try to survive 40 consecutive levels of...

Nordic Games announces The Guild 3, a new installment in this economic life simulation set in the year 1400. They don't commit to when to expect this, saying it is in the works at Canadian developer...

Headphone Jacks Are the New Floppy Drives. Thanks Slashdot.

St. Louis Blues Forward Vladimir Tarasenko Revealed as Cover Athlete in EA SPORTS NHL® 17 World Premiere Gameplay Trailer. Xbox One now costs the same as Xbox 360 on Microsoft's Store.

A team-by-team introduction to professional Overwatch. Thanks MCV. StarCraft II Proleague Round 3 Schedule.

Fallout 4 1.5.4 Update Live on PC. Fragmented 16.6.4 Build Is Live. Team Fortress 2 update released.

A lengthy forum post by Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan outlines changes they plan for competitive mode for Overwatch based on the current testing of the mode on the PTR. Jeff discusses their growing...

As expected, the Summer Sale is now underway on Steam, or as they're calling this year's installment the Summer Picnic Sale. We can probably find more details when an announcement rolls in, but in...