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Game Dev Champions Showcase highlights winners from 2024 mental health game jam

Charity organization Safe In Our World announced the finalists for the upcoming Game Dev Champions Awards Showcase, premiering Saturday, December 7 on YouTube. The Awards Showcase highlights the Mental Health...Read More

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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a heartbreakingly wonderful documentary about finding life in a virtual world

I just finished watching “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,” on Netflix, and I’m still crying. The moving documentary explores the too-short life of Mats Steen, a young man who suffered...Read More

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Mega-popular open-world RPG finally arrives on Xbox Game Pass

Four years after launching on PC, PlayStation, and mobile devices, HoYoverse and Cognosphere have finally released Genshin Impact on Xbox Series X/S. Genshin Impact is a free-to-play RPG that combines...Read More

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Pixelkin 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for gaming families

Welcome to our Gaming Holiday Gift Guide for 2024, where we recommend the best new games (digital and board!) for gamers of all ages. After an explosive year in 2023,...Read More

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Warcraft celebrates 30th anniversary with Warcraft remasters, and fresh realms for WoW Classic

During the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct, Blizzard Entertainment revealed HD remasters for Warcraft 1 and 2, as well as a big Patch 2.0 update to Warcraft 3: Reforged. Plus, big...Read More

Indie co-op farm sim Luma Island out now on PC

Indie developer Feel Free Games have released farm sim Luma Island on Steam. It’s currently available with a launch discount of 20% ($15.99) through December 4. Luma Island is an...Read More

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Cozy detective life sim On Your Tail delayed to Dec, and early 2025

Italian Indie developer Memorable Games (formerly MixedBag Games) have announced a delay for detective life sim On Your Tail. The original release date for On Your Tail was today, November...Read More

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The first-ever Indie Game Awards debuts in December

Indie gaming collective Six One Indie are debuting the first-ever awards show dedicated to indie video games. The Indie Game Awards will premiere on December 19 at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern...Read More

Towers of Aghasba early access

Beautiful open world sandbox is Studio Ghibli meets ARK

Indie studio Dreamlit Games has released their ambitious open world survival craft Towers of Aghasba via Early Access on Steam PC and PlayStation 5 ($29.99). Towers of Aghasba’s supernatural world...Read More

Guitar Hero devs are making a VR karaoke game for Meta Quest

Developer Always Blue Games announced that virtual karaoke game Songbird will release on December 5, exclusively for VR platform Meta Quest. It’s currently available for preorder for 20% off on...Read More

Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth lead The Game Awards 2024 nominations

The Game Awards 2024 has revealed the nominations in all 29 categories, with Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth leading the pack at seven nominations each. The Game Awards...Read More

Cozy post-apocalyptic survival game I Am Future hits 1.0

After a year in Steam Early Access, publisher tinyBuild and developer Mandragora have released I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival version 1.0 ($19.99). It’s currently on sale for 35% off...Read More

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Acclaimed war-survival game marks 10th anniversary with charity DLC

This year’s marks the 10th anniversary of acclaimed strategy-stealth-survival game This War of Mine. But instead of celebrating, the Polish developers at 11 bit studios are releasing another DLC expansion...Read More

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake out now on PC and consoles

Square Enix released Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, an awkwardly named but lovely remake of a classic RPG. Dragon Quest 3 is out now on PC (Steam, Microsoft Store), PlayStation...Read More