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- May 31
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- LawBreakers videos sing the virtues of verticality
- Testing Overwatch myths reveals surprising techniques
- Minecraft cracks down on in-game paid advertising
- It sounds like Overwatch's McCree is going to get nerfed
- Humble Narrative Bundle features Her Story, 80 Days, and more
- Gigabyte's Aero 14 is an ultrabook for gamers
- Kerbal Space Program lead developer calls it quits
- Patriot announces 2TB Ignite and budget-friendly Spark SSDs
- Digital Storm crams a 10-core CPU and GTX 1080 inside an all-in-one
- The action-RPG Nox is now free on Origin
- Roccat's frameless Suora mechanical keyboard keeps it simple
- Ex-Lionhead devs announce Fable Fortune, a free-to-play Fable card game [Updated]
- Cities: Skylines player constructs central Seattle using 50,000 buildings
- Mech Land Assault comes to Just Cause 3 early June
- The Witcher 3 patch 1.2 brings improvements for all
- Agony is a first-person horror about escaping hell
- May 30
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- Payday 2 is ditching microtransactions
- Dead Island 2 has disappeared from Steam [Updated]
- Blizzard hopes to improve Overwatch "Play of the Game" highlights
- 360 degree Hitman trailer shows off Marrakesh
- Corsair announces liquid cooled GTX 1080, sticks LEDs on new DDR4 RAM
- Elex, Piranha Bytes' "science-fantasy" RPG, now has a website
- Kingdom of Loathing dev reveals West of Loathing
- SpellForce 3 coming 2016, here are a few new details
- Ibuki heading to Street Fighter V - here's a trailer
- Outcast is being remade as Outcast - Second Contact
- Mafia 3 trailer is a virtual tour of New Bordeaux
- Worlds Adrift video showcases community-sculpted islands
- May 29
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- May 27
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- No Man's Sky officially delayed until August
- Overwatch porn is being forced offline
- Doom for Doom mod brings new weapons into classic shooter
- GTA Online's Further Adventures in Finance and Felony will be out in June
- Linksys launches AC5400 tri-band EA9500 router
- Biostar lets racing themed B150GT3 motherboard out of the garage
- Codemasters unveils F1 2016, teases new career mode
- AOC kicks off Agon gaming brand with a 27-inch QHD monitor
- Asus announces overclocked ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080
- Witcher 3 1.20 update brings a gift for Gwent fans
- Pillars is the next crazy arena to join Rocket Labs
- SolForge officially launching next week with a ranked ladder and a brand new UI
- Hitman's second Elusive Target is now live, so to speak
- Team EnVyUs sanctioned for Smite Pro League conduct
- Massive trailer details Final Fantasy 14 patch 3.3: Revenge of the Horde
- There's a new Don Bradman cricket game releasing this year
- May 26
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- Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is free on Steam this weekend
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been delayed to 2017
- Dishonored comics and novels are on the way
- HP introduces VR-ready Omen desktops and laptops
- Ghost Recon Wildlands trailer showcases the harsh environments of Bolivia
- Corsair and Asus ROG collaborate on themed memory kit
- MSI uses mini-ITX motherboard to set DDR4 overclocking record
- House of the Dying Sun Steam page reveals system requirements and more
- Test drive Arizona in the latest American Truck Simulator beta
- Enigmatic RPG Absolver showcases suave melee combat
- The Assembly trailer promises a VR thriller with "impossible choices"
- Live-action Deus Ex trailer charts the mechanical apartheid
- Loot Rascals is the deck-building, hexploring '80s cartoon you always longed to play
- The next Battleborn hero is a snake called Pendles
- Asus introduces PCE-AC88 4x4 Wi-Fi adapter
- No Man's Sky reportedly delayed
- Far Cry 3 and Splinter Cell: Blacklist are $7 in new Humble Bundle
- What the hell did Goat Simulator become when we weren’t looking?
- May 25
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- Stellaris mod that makes all humans "European" is back on the Steam Workshop
- A Mirror's Edge television show is in the works
- Enemy Starfighter becomes House of the Dying Sun
- Corsair brings Bulldog PC and Lapdog controller out to play
- Mighty No. 9 trailer promises to make bad guys "cry like an anime fan on prom night"
- Prey 2 domain updated, E3 announcement rumored
- Faze Clan leaves World Esports Association
- Hitman jets off to Marrakesh next week
- Stellaris' first major patch unveiled, enters testing this week
- Unreal Tournament gets new map Underland
- The Division 1.2 update is out now, full patch notes released
- May 24
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- The first Warcraft movie reviews are in
- Former Valve employee files $3.1 million lawsuit over wrongful dismissal (Updated)
- Dual Universe is a "Boundless MMO" with echoes of EVE Online
- SteelSeries now taking orders for Rival 700 mouse
- The Mirror's Edge Catalyst launch trailer is here
- EK introduces water blocks for GeForce GTX 1080
- Toshiba trots out high speed OCZ RD400 NVMe SSDs
- Vampyr's lead character won't be able to ignore his monstrous ways
- The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine launch trailer is packed with unspeakable evil
- Rocket League gets Xbox One cross-play today
- Sega has a quick fix for Total War: Warhammer crashes
- Overwatch Loot Box pricing revealed
- Watch Game of Thrones stars kill each other in Overwatch
- Pac-Man 256 is coming to Steam next month
- May 23
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- Ron Gilbert still wants to buy the Monkey Island IP
- Overwatch’s hit sound effect is apparently powered by beer
- A major Homeworld: Remastered update is on the way
- Fallout 4 snorkeler returns to chart Far Harbor's hidden depths
- Mirror's Edge Catalyst will be playable five days early on Origin Access
- Nvidia releases Game Ready 368.22 drivers for Overwatch
- Syberia 3 is coming in December
- E3 will be joined by free satellite show E3 Live
- Total War: Warhammer launch trailer touts devastation in 360 degrees
- Buffalo Bill and collision detection take names in Dark Souls 3
- Oculus Rift DRM update has unforseen consequences
- The Witcher 3 is unlikely to get a follow-up any time soon
- Some guy has beaten Dark Souls 3's first boss using a dance pad
- May 22
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- May 20
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- Tangiers developer hopes to resume "full production" very soon
- Croteam developer says Talos Principle 2 "is going to happen"
- Yooka-Laylee update reveals screens, story, and Dr. Quack
- Unlucky guy upgrades PC and loses $67,000 in Bitcoin
- Life-sized Overwatch action figures appear around the world
- Oculus Rift App update kills multiplatform "Revive" hack
- The Congressman is Hitman's next Elusive Target
- Dambuster to patch Homefront: The Revolution's poor performance
- Explore the City of Glass with Mirror's Edge Catalyst's interactive map
- OmniBus to release next week, special edition includes real bus
- Battleborn gets its first post-launch hero later this month
- May 19
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- Here are your Overwatch unlock times
- The Halo 5 Forge editor (but not Halo 5) is coming to PC [Updated]
- Ongoing hard drive test shows HGST is the most reliable brand
- Hitman's Elusive Target stats prove that the best killers are on PC
- Hard Reset Redux system requirements and release date revealed
- G.Skill's DDR4-3200 laptop memory takes speed crown
- Sweet gear from Nvidia up for grabs in Fallout 4 mod contest
- New Witcher 3: Blood and Wine trailer shows off wine, women, and evil
- CA talks Total War: Warhammer optimisation, DX12 support
- Fractured Space goes free-to-play today [updated]
- New Hitman and Deus Ex info promised as Square Enix reveals E3 plans
- Homefront: The Revolution's heartfelt ending message hints at development woes
- Someone has beaten Dark Souls 3 on NG+7, with fists
- Duskers goes into full release with a creepy launch trailer
- Escape From Tarkov video offers over an hour of alpha footage
- May 18
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- Doom beaten in 101 minutes, in nightmare mode
- Another Paragon free weekend is on the way
- Metal Gear Solid-inspired prosthetic limb shown in documentary
- World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor is now part of the base game
- Cooler Master aims to inspire creative PC builds with Maker series
- G.Skill pushes flagship Trident Z DDR4 RAM to 4,266MHz
- Homefront: The Revolution "expansion pass" includes three single-player DLC packs
- King's Quest: A Knight to Remember is now free on Steam
- Lian Li unveils 'Ebonsteel' cases starting at $56
- Fallout 4 Far Harbor trailer teases new zone and weapons
- Maize is an "absurdist" adventure about sentient corn
- Resident Evil 7 "will go back to RE's horror roots" says Tokyo consultant
- Battlefield 4 Final Stand DLC currently free on Origin
- EA explains lack of campaign in Star Wars Battlefront
- Battlefield 1 World War 1 setting initially rejected by EA brass
- Total War: Warhammer trailer sums up the entire package
- Hideo Kojima unveils his new studio mascot
- May 17
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- Salt and Sanctuary, a 2D Dark Souls tribute, is now on Steam
- An Unravel sequel is on the way
- The Division's "Conflict" update will add a new Incursion and better high-end loot
- Blizzard vows to make changes following racist abuse of Hearthstone pro
- Samorost 3 "sound design" video reveals the magic behind the music
- Preordering the Assassin's Creed movie is somehow a thing now
- Crucial cranks out Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 laptop RAM for gamers on the go
- Razer gives gaming peripherals an Overwatch themed makeover
- Watch a gory montage of every Glory Kill in Doom
- Capcom will prioritize "completeness" in future releases
- Impeccable animation nails the Dark Souls 2 experience
- Get up to 85% off the Witcher series
- Pillars of Eternity 2 is in the works
- Terraria getting patch 1.3.1 for its fifth birthday
- Fallout 4 mod brings resplendent greens to post-apocalyptic Boston
- Rainbow Six Siege's new Navy SEALs operators explained in new video
- Dota 2 2016 compendium and Battle Pass revealed
- May 16
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- You can now play Dark Souls 3 in first-person, thanks to this mod
- Disgaea studio is bringing Phantom Brave to Steam
- Stellaris director promises big changes and more content in future updates
- Superb new Overwatch animated short tells a tale of two ninjas
- Edward Snowden’s archive of secret NSA documents opens wider
- Dark Souls 3 patch removed from Steam because of stuttering gameplay
- Update: Steam Summer Sale dates confirmed
- Razer to open brick-and-mortar storefront in San Francisco
- Warcraft movie clips show fights and a friendly Orc chat
- Minecraft prices are going up in some regions
- Thrawn's Revenge 2 brings a deep Star Wars campaign to Sins of a Solar Empire
- Tales of Berseria gets new characters and special attacks
- Niche is a natural selection game about survival and genetics
- Moonman: Terraria meets Spelunky in strange 2D landscapes
- System Shock Remastered is heading to Kickstarter next month
- May 15
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- May 13
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- Total War: Warhammer trailer demonstrates the power of magic
- The Overwatch open beta was played by more than 9.7 million people
- Brigador is releasing in June with an unusual extra
- Free MXGP2 demo is now on Steam
- Hitman's first Elusive Target revealed in new trailer
- Sega is "investigating" the possibility of a Shenmue HD remaster
- Asus announces first ROG Strix laptop and wireless headset
- Nvidia’s earnings report highlights health of PC gaming market
- Unofficial Division companion app will help you choose your weapon
- World Esports Association formed by ESL and pro teams
- Microtransactions and map packs confirmed for Battlefield 1
- How Blizzard plans to handle Overwatch cheaters
- Warcraft movie trailer recreated in... World of Warcraft
- You can play Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for free right now
- Arma 3 is free to play on Steam this weekend
- May 12
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- Ubisoft hopes to release five new games before April next year
- Take a listen to Chvrches' Mirror's Edge: Catalyst theme song
- The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine dev diary teases Geralt's greatest challenge yet
- Atlas Reactor hits Steam Early Access, free weekend begins tonight
- See an incredibly complicated punch in the new Knuckle Sandwich trailer
- Lian Li’s PC-09 squishes two cases into one
- Russia's UK embassy uses Command & Conquer screen to warn of Syrian extremists
- Fable Legends ate up $75 million before it was shut down
- Dark Souls roleplayers mimic mimics
- Hitman's first Elusive Target meets their end this weekend
- Chronicle: Runescape Legends gets May release
- Try Battlefront's Outer Rim DLC free this weekend
- Assassin's Creed film gets its first major trailer
- Dark Souls 3 poise bug is a feature, Bandai Namco claims
- id Software shows Doom running on GTX 1080 using Vulkan
- FSP's Hydro X series PSUs grab the gold
- Micron starts mass producing GDDR5X memory ahead of schedule
- May 11
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- Western Digital clears regulatory hurdles to buy SanDisk
- Diablo designer David Brevik's full GDC post-mortem is now online
- Asus expands arsenal of X99 motherboards for Broadwell-E
- Final Fantasy X / X-2 Remastered graphics options revealed
- Battlefield 1 will have a server browser
- Homefront: The Revolution trailer introduces The Man With the Finger Gun
- Report says Lionhead deals fell through because Microsoft refused to sell Fable
- New Doom video showcases "Guns, Demons, and Speed"
- Civilization 6 announced, coming this year
- Battlefield 1 trailer recreated in GTA 5
- TW: Warhammer's Chaos campaign walkthrough explains why being mad is hard work
- Paragon patch introduces GRIM.exe, rejigs support
- Ancient Aliens is a 32 map megawad for Classic Doom
- Titanfall 2 will release at the end of this year
- May 10
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- Nvidia Order of 10 sweepstakes
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 will release in 2017
- World of Warcraft designer discusses the difficulty of dealing with feedback
- Battlefield 1 will be digital-only on PC in North America
- The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine trailer teases trouble in Toussaint
- The next Need for Speed won't be out until next year
- Mass Effect: Andromeda is coming in early 2017, BioWare confirms
- Stellaris already has a Warhammer 40K mod
- Stellaris smashes every Paradox day-one record
- Windows 10 UWP gets crucial PC gaming updates
- Renegades respond to League of Legends ban
- Dark Souls 3 cheater roleplays a Lockheed AC-130
- Dead Island Retro Revenge explained by yelling cartoon man
- Final Fantasy X /X-2 HD Remaster releases on Steam this week
- May 9
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- PayPal punts buyer protection for crowdfunding payments
- "Massive" GTA Online updates are on the way
- Dishonored 2 powers revealed, Arkane promises more focus on non-lethal options
- Capcom teases big things for Resident Evil later this year
- Here's Doom 2, running on a chainsaw
- Tyranny short story series sheds light on Obsidian's dark new world
- Jedi defeats Dark Souls 3 without blocking, parrying or rolling—at level 1
- Battlefield 1's launch-day performance 'a focus' for DICE
- League of Legends' Renegades and TDK hit with almighty bans
- New Rainbow Six Siege Operation Dust Line details emerge
- The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine expansion could be out on May 30
- May 8
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- May 6
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- Battlefield 1 is now official, and we've got the trailer
- Epic may be finished with big-budget, single-player games
- Best Newegg deals
- The Overwatch open beta "is what will go live at launch"
- "Vampire Bloodlines" trademark filed by White Wolf
- Xbox Store leaks stylised WW1 setting for next Battlefield
- Heroes of the Storm reveals a completely revamped ranked system
- Activision CEO responds to negative Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare reception
- Medivh and Chromie are the next heroes of the storm
- Grasshopper Manufacture's The Silver Case coming to Western PCs
- Humble Spring Sale features Dark Souls for $5 and much more
- Someone has beaten one of Dark Souls 3's hardest bosses in one hit
- May 5
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- Broforce, Enter the Gungeon discounted in Devolver Steam sale
- Midair is a high-speed shooter that looks a lot like Tribes
- Atlas Reactor ditches free-to-play, is now a "premium digital game"
- Shadwen, Frozenbyte's new stealth game, will be out this month
- Mass Effect trilogy, Trine, and more are coming to Origin Access
- Doom system requirements and unlock times announced
- First benchmarks of Intel’s Broadwell-E Core i7-6950X appear
- Windows 10 free upgrade ends July 29, will cost $119 after
- The 2016 PC Gaming Show adds new presenters, more to be announced
- Doom launch trailer actually released this time
- Overwatch's open beta begins
- XCOM 2 Alien Hunters DLC announced
- Total War: Warhammer will support mods
- Evolve dev Turtle Rock hires for new project
- Moto Racer 4 to release this October with 15 game modes
- May 4
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- Harvey Smith confirms no co-op in Dishonored 2, stays mum on mod support
- Rainbow Six Siege’s next DLC pack is ‘Operation Dust Line’
- The Division's 1.2 update will bring more "generous" loot drops
- AMD rolls out value oriented Radeon R3 SSDs
- Epic's Bullet Train "VR experience" isn't likely to become a full game
- Steam is having a Star Wars Day sale
- Nvidia 365.10 WHQL Game Ready drivers now available
- Warhammer: Vermintide DLC adds maps, traps, and even more Skaven
- Titanfall developer Respawn is working on a new Star Wars game
- Fallout 4: Far Harbor trailer released
- Dangerous Golf trailer is a health and safety nightmare
- Valve tinkers with Steam user reviews
- Tim Sweeney renews attack on Microsoft's UWP
- Wasteland 2 devs issue C&D letter to Alien Wasteland studio
- Dead Island Definitive Edition trailer shows prettier zombie slaying
- May 3
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- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire debuts on GOG
- Dishonored 2 voice cast features Vincent D'Onofrio, Rosario Dawson, and an old Thief
- Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth is free for a week
- HP updates its portfolio of Windows 10 Pavilion PCs
- Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr trailer delivers some "mass destruction"
- Overwatch open beta won't have competitive play
- Dishonored 2 release date revealed
- See the first trailer and screenshots for Dawn of War 3
- Mods will reign supreme in Stellaris, says Paradox
- InSomnia has a new, playable prologue chapter and Kickstarter campaign
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remaster will not be sold standalone
- Heroes of the Storm’s Tracer is getting nerfed
- May 2
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- Winston makes a video for the incoming Overwatch beta
- Half-Life 2 speedrunners beat the game in 40 minutes
- Overall Windows desktop share dips below 90 percent
- The Dawn of War Twitter account is teasing something for tomorrow
- Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7700K CPU specs leaked
- Star Wars Battlefront free trial begins on May 4
- Oculus Rift arrives at Best Buy stores ahead of pre-orders
- Mighty No.9 has a June release date
- Spooky horror Sylvio gets fancy Remastered update
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered details
- Avadon 3: The Warborn announced
- Crypt of the Necrodancer update adds two new soundtracks
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare trailer reveals November 4 release
- Nostalrius team make announcement over Blizzard meeting
- Stardew Valley will get cooperative multiplayer and new late game content
- Dark Souls 3 hackers are gifting modded items to unsuspecting players
- May 1
