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The Steam Blog has released its "Best of 2018" list that cover the following categories: Top Selling Games of 2018, Top Selling New Releases of 2018, Top Selling VR Titles of 2018, Top Early Access Grads of 2018, and the Most Played Games of 2018. Valve has grouped the games into four...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was one of the most successful video game Kickstarter campaigns of 2015 as it raised over $5.5 million during its funding phase. Backers of the game were reassured by Koji Igarashi (IGA) himself that donating more to the project to reach clearly outlined stretch...

TYR on YouTube has created a guide to flying in Fallout 76. The exploit just requires that the player has mutations and perks that are easily found in the game. Fallout 76 - *Flying* Mutation Exploit Tutorial - (No Jetpack Needed) - OP Exploit. Yes... you read that title correct.... G'day guys...

Valve has showcased its all new Knuckles DV (dev-kit) design in a SteamVR blog post. Valve has taken the feedback from developers to create the latest iteration of the Knuckles DV virtual reality controllers. Improvements to the design over the Knuckles EV3 include cap sense, trigger feel...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is free on Steam.

DICE has listened to the community and is in the process of rolling back time-to-kill (TTK) changes that made enemy players into bullet sponges. Also it is getting rid of the "Conquest Core" playlist which featured the faster TTK values. These changes are a server side change so no patch or...

Anno 1602 is free on the Ubisoft Store. https://store.ubi.com/us/anno-1602/58ab345b6b54a4cc2a8b4567.html?lang=en_US

Blizzard Entertainment has begun winding down the development of its MOBA; Heroes of the Storm. Some of the developers that were dedicated to Heroes of the Storm are being shifted to other teams that are working on live and unannounced games. Esports competitions for Heroes of the Storm such as...

Atomic Heart reminds me of the Bioshock games in its quirky environment and content. In this video, the visual effects of its real-time ray tracing feature set are demonstrated by turning NVIDIA RTX features on and off. The narration and demonstration of the stunning ray traced visuals starts at...

Hello Games has released a game trailer for a short game called "The Last Campfire" that was created by a small team of its employees. It is suggested that puzzles and adventure will be an integral part of the game play. The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a...

Today Pearl Abyss, the Korean developer behind Black Desert Online has opened its first North American office in Manhattan Beach, California. This coincidences with its first global release of a new class; the Archer. Today the highly requested male Archer class becomes the 16th class in the...

The Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 417.35 WHQL has been released and it adds support for Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) beta in Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition. The following 3D Vision profiles have been updated: Insurgency Sandstorm has a Not Recommended rating and Atlas has a Fair...

Bethesda is celebrating 25 years of slaying demons in Doom with the launch of the official Slayers Club. Doom fans that join the Slayers Club will receive an exclusive Zombie DOOM Slayer skin for DOOM Eternal when it launches. Participating in future Year of Doom events will unlock exclusive...

Capcom has announced a new Monster Hunter World expansion set for release in 2019. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne will come to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the autumn of 2019 with the PC release to follow. The paid DLC will feature winter themes, but Capcom isn't willing to discuss more at...

Conan Exiles Is Free On the Epic Games Store. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/conan-exiles/home

Here is the Mortal Kombat 11 trailer. The fighting game will be revealed during a live-stream on January 17, 2019. It is scheduled for release on April 23, 2019 on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and the PC. The all new Custom Character Variations give you unprecedented control to...

Yesterday we reported that Epic Games was launching its own game store that would only take a 12% cut of sales compared to the 30% that the Steam Store takes. Today I'm happy to report that the Epic Games Store is now live. From December 14th to December 27th the game Subnautica will be free and...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) has been transformed into a free-to-play title. Customers who already purchased the game will have "Prime Status" and gamers new to the series can purchase Prime Status for $14.99. An up to 18 player Battle Royale mode called "Danger Zone" has been added...

GloriousEggroll on YouTube has uploaded a video of Battlefield V running on the Linux operating system with 1080p Ultra settings. Any stuttering seen in the video is common to DXVK due to the state cache building up. Once the state cache is built, the stutter goes away. His channel features many...

Bethesda has announced via its Bethesda Support account on Twitter, that the company is finalizing manufacturing plans for replacement canvas bags for the Fallout 76: Power Armor Edition. Owners of the $200 collector's edition, who wish to receive the proper canvas bag, have to visit the...

NVIDIA has released new Game Ready Drivers 417.22 WHQL and they provide the optimal gaming experience for the Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Update. Our latest GeForce Game Ready driver works in concert with the Battlefield V: Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture update to improve...

On December 4, 2018 DICE is taking down the Battlefield V servers for maintenance to roll out the new Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Update for all platforms. This update will include a new map, a fresh untold War Story, and new rewards for completing challenges. The update is...

Today NVIDIA has unleashed the TITAN of Turing; the NVIDIA TITAN RTX. At the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems in Montreal, Canada (NeurIPS), NVIDIA announced the "T-Rex" launch later this month with a $2,499 MSRP. The NVIDIA TITAN RTX is a professional tool designed for the...

According to Michael Larabel of Phoronix, FreeSync support (or VESA Adaptive-Sync / HDMI VRR) is going to be merged with the upcoming Linux 4.21 kernel cycle. This will enable full FreeSync support for Linux gamers who own an AMD GPU! Mr Larabel also found new AMD Zen linux-firmware, and a...

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.12.1 drivers have been released and they add support for Just Cause 4. Known Issues: Some systems running multiple displays may experience mouse lag when at least one display is enabled but powered off. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey may experience a game crash...

ACG on Youtube reviews Darksiders III and gives it his "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?" rating. Don't forget to install the latest NVIDIA driver as it is optimized specifically for the best experience in Darksiders III. Karak sits down to discuss Darksiders 3 for review of this game...

The Steam Autumn Sale has begun. What game(s) are you considering to purchase? Which website(s) do you use to make sure you're getting the best deal? The Steam Autumn Sale ends November 27th at 10 a.m. Pacific.

Here is the trailer for No Man's Sky Visions which launches with game version 1.75. The patch notes for the update are found at the bottom of the page in the link. Discover a more varied, more diverse universe in the Visions update. Introducing new environmental biomes, new planet types, more...

Ubisoft has decided to revert recently announced aesthetic changes to Rainbow Six Siege that were implemented to meet compliance requirements and regulations in certain Asian territories. Why are they doing this? The community let the development team know that they wanted the original art style...

DSO Gaming is reporting that Fallout 76 no longer has its frame rate tied to the physics engine after the latest patch. Now PC gamers can run the game at whatever frame rate that their systems are capable of. Bethesda has also promised to add support for ultra-wide monitors via a future patch...

Owners of the classic Total War games such as Total War: Empire, Total War: Napoleon, and Total War: Medieval II have had their licenses upgraded to the Definitive Edition for free. This means that all of the previously released DLC for those games has been added to the owner's Steam library. I...

Here is the Darksiders 3: Fury's Apocalypse Countdown to Launch trailer. The game launches on November 27, 2018. Thanks Blade-Runner . Fury's apocalypse is set to rain down. The long-awaited action-adventure sequel arrives on November 27.

Here is the launch trailer for the PC version of Sunset Overdrive for Windows 10. The game releases today and is $19.99. The city's overrun with mutants. Problem? Not for you. Sunset Overdrive is an open-world playground of post-apocalyptic possibilities. Vault, grind & wall-run while using a...

The SMACH Z alpha prototype for the upcoming handheld PC-based console is showcased in this video. The input control system for the device screams 'Steam Controller' as it features dual trackpads, HD haptic feedback, dual-stage triggers, back grip buttons, and fully-customizable control schemes...

AMD has announced a new Raise the Game bundle of AAA+ video game titles for purchasers of select RX Vega, RX 590, RX 580, and RX 570 graphics cards. AMD RX 580 and RX 570 buyers will have a choice of 2 of the games in the bundle, while consumers who purchase a RX Vega or RX 590 will be eligible...

The Path of Exile: Betrayal expansion will bring back the Bestiary game play and meld it with new features based around syndicates. There are 4 syndicate divisions and after defeating a member of the syndicate; gamers will have a choice to bargain, execute, interrogate or induce them to betray...

Amazon is accepting pre-orders for the PC version of Sunset Overdrive for $19.99. The release date listed on the Amazon product page is November 16, 2018. The game has a Mature 17+ rating according to the ESRB. Don't miss the single-player campaign from the game that IGN awarded best Xbox...

Cooler Master has a promotion on their website where you get the "Executive Member" bundle for $99. The mechanical keyboard is $72 on Amazon for the brown version and $89 for the Blue version so I figured it was a decent enough deal but YMMV. The bundle contains the following Cooler Master...

Here is the official launch trailer for the game Battlefield V. I tried to ignore it, but after watching Twitch streams of it last night, I'll be in the trenches on November 20th. RTX on / RTX off! Battlefield V is out worldwide November 20. Battlefield V is World War 2 like you've never...

Samsung is launching a Linux on DeX beta for certain Samsung smartphones. The Note9 and Tab S4 are the first phones that Samsung has officially sanctioned to be allowed to run a Linux environment and connect to a monitor with a single cable for a PC-like experience. This will allow users to...