Valve responds to allegations of antitrust practices Earlier today, the European Commission posted astatement of objectionsdirected at a handful of video game publishers for their practices of geo-blocking games on digital distribution platforms. Among those named, Valve is the most high profile, though Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax were also included. The statement comes after a lengthy investigation that began in 2013, with the Commission believing that each company has engaged in some version of antitrust violations by restricting the sale of certain games in the European Union....

Apocalypse Later inXile Entertainment has announced that its strategic post-apocalyptic sequelWasteland 3will not meet its scheduled May release date, having been pushed back several months, and is now expected to arrive on August 28. In a statement posted on the officialWastelandTwitter,inXile studio head andWastelandseries director Brian Fargo noted that the team’s shift to working-from-home has caused unforeseen delays, which will require a little extra time before you and your fellow Desert Rangers can wander out into the hazardous, mutant-and-mecha-filled landscapes of Colorado....

Is it another compilation? [Update: Stream is over! Here was the highlight: Probably the most poignant/best quote from the Mega Man anniversary streampic.twitter.com/FKARTKsMJx — Chris Carter (@DtoidChris)May 30, 2025 I was pretty satisfied with it overall. You can find all the news from the streamhere.] As we found out last week, Capcom is celebratingMega Man’s30th anniversary with a last-minute Twitch stream that will close out the year. WhileMega Manfans haven’t expected much since the cancellation ofMega Man Legends 3, and the rest of the franchise, in recent monthsLegacy Collectionshave been popping up, leading some to believe that Capcom is ramping the series back up to promote the upcoming cartoon — and possibly resurrect the Blue Bomber....

I’m tempted It’s much easier to stomach Electronic Arts when you’re only paying a fraction of the original price, as is the case with these Xbox One deals via Live. Come on, latecomers. This one’s for you: I think I paid $10 forTitanfallor thereabouts, which was low enough that I couldn’t be too upset about its dwindling player base. Fun game when you can play a full, well-balanced match. Same goes forGarden Warfare, my eighth favorite release of last year....

Delays have plagued Ubisoft’sCall of DutyrivalXDefiant, but there may finally be light at the end of the tunnel. The FPS title is now slated for a summer release—should you choose to believe the game will actually ever come out. XDefiantwas first scheduled to release in the summer of 2023 butmissedthat window due to issues with the in-game party system, and the need to improve the game’s netcode. It was then penciled in to drop before theend of March 2024, but the developers stated that “some improvements” were still required and that the deadline wouldn’t be met either....

This time, it’s a side-scrolling action game BetweenSpace Hulkand Slitherine’s turn-basedWarhammer 40,000title, Games Workshop seems to be branching out. Roadhouse Interactive is also getting in on the action with a side-scrolling action game targeting smartphones and tablets. We know that it’s one Space Marine versus untold Orks — just the way I like it — but little else at this time. “The work we have seen to-date from Roadhouse makes us extremely confident that this new mobile title will be a fantastic addition to the range of digital games we are building,” said Games Workshop’s head of licensing Jon Gillard....

Unreal Engine 4 Unreal Engine 4 poweredPneuma: Breath of Lifeis coming to Xbox One this January, while “Other platforms are to be considered but not confirmed.” The trailer gives little to go on, but you’ll be playing as the god Pneuma, listening “to his comical self-obsessed inner monologue whilst he takes you on a journey exploring and traversing his puzzling world.” So another first-person puzzle game. Fine with me. Still waiting onThe Witness....

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Electronic Arts have come together for a promotion that will result in a minimum donation of $1 million to charities benefitting veterans. In promotion of both upcoming filmZero Dark Thirty, and gameMedal of Honor Warfighter, they’ve formed theMedal of Honor Warfighter Zero Dark Thirty Map Pack. Sales from this map will go to part of EA’s commitment to give at least $1 million to itsProject HONORcampaign. The pack will be made available during the week of December 17th, right alongside the theatrical debut of the filmZero Dark Thirty....

According to this kusoge, you must fit in at all cost. In 2000, while humanity was crawling from the wreckage and trying to rebuild after the devastation of Y2K,The Simsexploded on the PC. It was an opportunity for people to look down upon their creations, trap them in the pool until they drown, and have absolutely useless children. It was massively popular, as you’d expect from a product that allows you to watch someone pee, and sold millions of copies....

Michael Bay’sTransformersalmost has something for everyone. You’ve got Megan Fox running around in small outfits, sweating. You’ve got Shia LeBeouf running around (sans a few fingers) sweating. You’ve got giant robots blowing s**t up. It’s not all bad. Note I wrote “almost.” Because if there’s one thing Michael Bay’s vision of Transformers doesn’t really have is that hint of 80s nostalgia that fans of the original cartoon are simply dying for....

Eight eyes, and they’re all trained on you Some fucking sadist has chosen absolute chaos, and developed an edition of 2020 spider-hunting titleKill It with Firefor the VR market — Yes, you’re able to now “enjoy” the destructive, terrifying, hide ‘n’ seek nature of the Man vs. Arachnid release in fully immersive virtual reality fashion. Thanks? Kill It with Fire VR will recreate the over-the-top action of the original release, as players search a variety of locations including houses, gas stations, farms, and, of course, bathrooms for the eight-legged critters....

Path of Exile 2‘s offering of Spectre minions has increased posed Dawn of the Hunt patch, and some of them will make it easier for you to clear the in-game content. This guide will focus on the very best options currently available post the latest content drop. All the Spectre minions mentioned here in this guide are possibly the best options currently available in the game, and they can be upgraded further to improve their in-game capabilities....

One of the biggest events of the year inStardew Valleyis theStardew Valley Fair. This event takes place in the Town Square on the 16th day of Fall each year, and you can enter between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Once inside theStardew ValleyFair, you don’t need to worry about time passing. The fair only ends when you leave the Town Square. There’s lots to do here, including a long list of mini-games and activities....