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Beyond Entertainment study explores how gaming benefits education and health

Oh, Canada! The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) has published a wonderful study exploring how a dozen different businesses and organizations use gaming to benefit their industries and communities,...Read More

IGDA releases statement: “We are deeply concerned about increased harassment”

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) released a statement condemning targeted harassment against game developers, as well as several steps and initiatives to foster a more tolerant, comfortable industry. Harassment...Read More

Ark: Survival Ascended is free this weekend alongside Scorched Earth expansion

Celebrating the launch of the Scorched Earth expansion, Studio Wildcard is hosting a free weekend for ARK: Survival Ascended on Steam. From today until Monday, April 8 at 10am Pacific/1pm...Read More

Candyland: Sweet Survival looks like Five Nights at Freddy’s meets Willy Wonka

Midnight Games and developer Geekon announced Candyland: Sweet Survival, a survival horror adventure game coming to Steam PC on May 7. Watch the new cinematic trailer above, which weirdly seems...Read More

D&D LEGO set features over 3500 pieces and a free adventure

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro has teemed up with LEGO to produce an 18+ D&D LEGO set. It’s available now, but currently on backorder....Read More

Wizard 101 Portal of Peril update adds limited-time dungeons to family-friendly MMO

Aging but still family-friendly MMORPG Wizard 101 is receiving a big update. The Portal of Peril marks the return of popular Housing Gauntlets, but for a limited rotation. Players who...Read More

Marvel Rivals is an Overwatch-like PvP hero shooter, Alpha test coming in May

Marvel Rivals is a team-based, competitive shooter developed by NetEase Games and coming to PC. Hopeful players can sign up today to get into the first Closed Alpha Test, taking...Read More

Helldivers 2 is good old fashioned co-op fun

We had only a few lives remaining. Time was running short. We limped to the extraction site and sent the beacon. Two minutes til touchdown. For forty seconds nothing happened....Read More

Watch the four-part documentary series Inside Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Square Enix released a documentary series chronicling the making of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The four-part documentary, Inside Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, is available now on YouTube. The total documentary...Read More

Save on digital card games with Steam Deckbuilders Fest

Card game video games continue to grow in popularity each year. Now’s the perfect time to jump in (or expand your collection), with the Steam Deckbuilders Fest. Until April 1st,...Read More

Civ-like historical strategy game Millennia expands onto PC

Paradox Interactive and developer C Prompt Games have released 4X strategy game Millennia. It’s available on Steam ($39.99). As with older brother (or maybe grandfather at this point) strategy game...Read More

Zenless Zone Zero closed beta getting a big update, and more signups

Upcoming action-RPG Zenless Zone Zero is currently in closed beta. Developer HoYoverse has announced another round of testing, and another chance to sign up for the closed beta. You will...Read More

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed getting more free DLC this year, including Frozen Empire DLC

Multiplayer 4-1 game Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is getting a second year of free DLC, including a DLC pack based on the recent feature film, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The first DLC...Read More

Stream the first six episodes of Ark: The Animated Series on Paramount+

ARK: The Animated Series is finally streaming now on Paramount+. Well, the first six episodes at least (and exclusively in the US). The rest of the series will be available...Read More