Blizzard's decision to reveal far-away release dates for Diablo 5 (2029) and the new open-world StarCraft shooter (2030) at this year's BlizzCon represented an uncharacteristically transparent look at its future plans. So much so, there was a moment when the spotlight turned on World of Warcraft and it seemed we might get a monumental reveal… read more

IO Interactive has announced it's pushing back the release of 007 First Light on Switch 2. The game's Switch 2 adaptation was expected to be released this summer, but has now been delayed to March 2027. Read more Read Full Article read more

Cities Skylines 2 developers Iceflake Studios have announced a second expansion pass for the game, with the new Park Adventures expansion set to bring a whole new level of depth to gameplay. Read Full Article read more

Valve officially released a new update for the incredible VR game Half-Life: Alyx, bringing support for the Steam Frame in standalone mode.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. Read Full Article read more

Heroic Games Launcher continues being an essential tool in the box for SteamOS / Linux gamers, with a fresh hotfix release out now.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. Read Full Article read more

Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency out-of-band update to fix problems with its record-breaking September patch Tuesday update. The software giant patched nearly 1,000 flaws in its biggest update ever this month, but it also introduced some bugs that have affected businesses, developers, and gamers. The September patch Tuesday affected folder shares on Hyper-V-based… read more

Update: Wadjet Eye's Dave Gilbert has confirmed on Bluesky that Nighthawks' "Adults Only" Steam label has been removed, meaning it's no longer locked in horny jail. "Everything is set for launch on the 22nd," he added. "Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted." Original story… read more

Valve today finally announced the price of their new VR kit the Steam Frame with SteamOS Linux, and it's actually not as bad as I expected.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. Read Full Article read more

Blizzard uncharacteristically announced two games at the weekend with release dates surprisingly far away. One was Diablo 5, which Blizzard plans to release in spring 2029, and the other was the much-rumoured StarCraft open-world shooter, releasing 2030. Read more Read Full Article read more

Marathon Season 3 and everything that was due to come alongside it has been delayed, including the sci-fi shooter's long-awaited full PvE mode. Bungie's next major update is now launching in December instead, and the famed studio is pivoting away from seasonal updates entirely. Read more Read Full Article read more

No siree. We are not trying to fight those big bosses. It's arguably a bit of a weird thing for a publisher with Diablo and World of Warcraft in their arsenal to say, but that's the stance Blizzard are sticking to with their storefront Battle.net, even though it now boasts two big CD Projekt Red… read more

Nightdive Studios has officially confirmed The Tarnished Mirror, a new campaign for its upcoming Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, days after the name leaked through a mass Steam achievements leak. Read more Read Full Article read more