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A post from Focus Entertainment on X/Twitter announces development is complete on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, and Saber Interactive's third-person shooter sequel is now officially gold. Word...

Once Human is now free-to-play on Steam, challenging players to survive the post-apocalyptic future its open-world depicts. There's a lot to know about this, so the lengthy Official Release FAQ is...

Sun's out, guns out! A new summer update is live in Overwatch 2, and this update from Blizzard discusses what it brings to the free-to-play first-person shooter. This includes the chance to play as...

9000 Legends announce Xeno Rangers, an upcoming base-building survival game played from a action/platformer perspective. A Teaser Announcement Trailer is here with a first look, and you can learn...

EA to Release First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results on July 30, 2024.

Ghost of Tsushima Was The Best-Selling Game In May 2024 - Insider Gaming. Monster Hunter Stories 2 tops 2 million sales in three years - Game Developer. SteamDB's browser extension now lets you...

Official patches. BATTLEFIELD 2042 UPDATE #7.4.0. Diablo Immortal Bug Fixes and Patch Notes for All Platforms.

Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new Standard' tier - The Verge.

Creative Assembly reveals a July 25th release date for the free content update for Total War: PHARAOH, the Egyptian installment in the strategy series. As was announced last year, this was planned as...

NVIDIA announces a new game bundle, saying purchasers of select GeForce RTX 40 Series products are entitled to a free copy of Black Myth: Wukong, the upcoming action/RPG. This includes a details on...

Yogscast Games and Purple Moss Collectors announce August 8th is the release date for Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, a roguelike deckbuilder based on the life-ruining affliction of compulsive...

Thanks Ken. Humble Tech Book Bundle: Game Programming by Taylor & Francis (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble.* Learn GameDev with Godot, Unreal, Unity & GameMaker (pay what you want and...

Unity Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results Webcast.

Ubisoft Apologizes to Japanese Historical Re-Enactment Group for Using Its Flag in Assassin's Creed Shadows Art Without Permission - IGN.

Elden Ring Co-Op Pair Let Us Duo Her' Have Figured Out a Way to Cheese One of the Game's Toughest Bosses - IGN.

Battlefield 2042's Dead Space crossover event is live - VGC.

EA posts about Battle Pass Updates for Apex Legends, its free-to-play shooter. Word is this is an "inside look into how we've improved the value" of the battle pass. This is an ambitious bit of spin...

All Walls Must Fall - A Tech-Noir Tactics Game is now available for free on Itch.io and Steam, offering a tactical RPG for Windows, macOS, and Linux (thanks Rock Paper Shotgun via Neutronbeam)....

Mino Games announces Dimensionals, a roguelite action/RPG expected this year. Players can sign up right now on Steam for a playtest that gets underway on Wednesday. Here's the Saturday morning...

Sleepy Mill Studio and The Arcade Crew announce Drop Duchy, a roguelite strategy game that will drop later this year. It will arrive on Steam, where this post says to expect a playable demo this...

Shell Runner on Steam (Windows). "2045. Life's never been cheaper. Shells mean you can come back if you have money. You used to. Now you're on the bottom in a cyberpunk sprawl. Claw your way back up...

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How Japan has avoided the gaming industry's persistent layoffs - The Verge. Thanks Neutronbeam.

Overwatch 2 x Transformers Collaboration Trailer.

An article on CD-Action has an unconfirmed report (in Polish) that developer Piranha Bytes shut down at the end of June (thanks NeoGAF via Jim). This appears to be based on a paywalled GameStar...

A xeet announces that Rogue Company has dropped the Dr Disrespect content from the free-to-play multiplayer shooter. This follows the streamer's fall from grace after the revelation that...

A new Official Gameplay Trailer has a creepy look at Saborus, an upcoming survival horror game where you play as a chicken attempting to chicken out and escape a horrible plucking fate at the...

Nibble & Byte Game Studio announces a July 25th worldwide release date for The Fall of Aether Station, a roguelite tower defense/RTS game for Windows. It will be exclusive to Steam, where there's a...

A new July 2024 Directors' Letter has the latest on EVE Online and EVE Vanguard, discussing the results of the recent Solstice Event and laying out a roadmap for what's being called the "Solstice Era"...

Sorry, the creators of LA Noire aren't working on a new game after all - VG247.

Like A Dragon studio says fans will be surprised' by its next game. Hooded Horse CEO hits back at claims that Manor Lords slipped up in early access- 'Not every game should be aimed at becoming...

UK publisher Kwalee takes minority stake in Devolver Digital - Game Developer. Vice, Kotaku, Refinery29 to no longer publish in Australia after Pedestrian Group announces restructure - The Guardian....

Indie developer Tabi Entertainment announces Everglyph Trials, a strategy game coming "soon" to Steam to help alleviate the shortage of roguelite deckbulders. The Official Reveal Trailer has a look...

Former LA Noire developers are reportedly working on a new 1940s game.

Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher.

Totally wired: why are so many young people addicted to video games? - Games - The Guardian. And why is this premise not scutinized? Thanks RedEye9.

For The King II - Patch #1.2.3. Official patches. Unofficial games, patches, and mods. OutRun 2006- Coast 2 Coast hasn't been for sale in 14 years, but a fan is still updating it.

Fallout: London Gets A New Development Update Following Its Delay - The Gamer.

Genshin Impact - Version 4.8 "Summertide Scales and Tales" Trailer. Official trailers. Content creator videos. Malenia is "EASY" - Elden Ring #71 - Carbot. Thanks Ant. Firearms Expert Reacts to...

Touhou Spell Carnival - Announcement Trailer - PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch. Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos - Announcement Trailer - PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch. Battlefield Waltz - Announcement Trailer (NA)...

A post on Steam announces an official release date for Satisfactory, saying version 1.0 of the factory automation game will roll off the assembly line on September 10th (thanks Anders). This comes...

Bandai Namco announces BLEACH REBIRTH OF SOUL, a new installment in the BLEACH series coming "exclusively" to PC. PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S (exclusivity isn't what it used to...

Cakey's Twisted Bakery is now available for Windows on Steam, offering a horror game based on the Hansel and Gretel concept of children as ingredients (thanks Ant). As noted here this debuts with a...

Dawnfolk on Steam (Windows, macOS, Linux). "Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark minimalist survival city-builder. Collect resources and rebuild your realm one tile at a time as you protect your settlers...

The Upload VR Summer Showcase 2024- Devolver Collection (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble Bundle.* Summer Games Done Quick 2024 (pay what you want and help charity) - Humble Bundle.* *Blu...

Dawntrail's launch gave Final Fantasy XIV its biggest player count in 11 years - Game Developer.

Arkham Asylum TV Series No Longer Moving Forward at Max (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety.

Romero Games Careers - Now Hiring.

Friday Facts #418 on the Factorio Website announces October 21st is the official launch date for Space Age, the upcoming expansion for Factorio, the futuristic factory simulation. Word is: "Factorio:...

An Exoprimal Season Announcement has the latest from CAPCOM on support for Exoprimal, the team-based third-person shooter launched almost exactly a year ago. Noting that all game modes remain...