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Battleborn is going down, Fall update to be the last one for Gearbox’s first-person shooter

Gearbox’s first-person shooter, Battleborn, was released in 2016 and after a whole year of support, the company decided to pull the plug. As such, the upcoming Fall update will be the last patch content for Battleborn and even though the server will remain live, there aren’t any planned additional patches or content updates for it. Continue reading Battleborn is going down, Fall update to be the last one for Gearbox’s first-person shooter

Black Desert Online’s free expansion, Kamasylvia, releases on September 27th

PearlAbyss and Kakao Games announced today that the Kamasylvia Expansion for Black Desert Online will be launched on September 27th after that week’s maintenance cycle. According to the press release, Kamasylvia is an expansion that will be rolled out in two parts, with the second part arriving very soon. Continue reading Black Desert Online’s free expansion, Kamasylvia, releases on September 27th

City of Brass, first-person rogue-lite from ex-Bioshock developers, is now available on Steam Early Access

Uppercut Games today announced that City of Brass for Windows is available now on Steam Early Access at an introductory price of 19.99 USD for the first week, after which it will revert to 24.99 USD. In order to celebrate this announcement, Uppercut Games has also released a new trailer for City of Brass that can be viewed below. Continue reading City of Brass, first-person rogue-lite from ex-Bioshock developers, is now available on Steam Early Access

Modders are demaking Half Life 2 in Half-Life’s GoldSource Engine, demo is now available for download

Now here is an interesting idea. Sockman111 and his team is currently demaking Half-Life 2 in Half Life’s GoldSource Engine. While there have been other such attempts in the past, this one may actually see the light of day. And if it does not, players will at least be able to get a taste of it as Sockman111 has released a demo of it. Continue reading Modders are demaking Half Life 2 in Half-Life’s GoldSource Engine, demo is now available for download

Steam Sets New Record for Concurrent Users – Over 15 Million Steam Users Online Simultaneously

Today, Steam set a new record for concurrent users as there were 15,053,189 Steam users online at the same time. The previous 14 million milestone was broken back in January 9th, and it took Valve eight months in order to reach the 15 million goal. Continue reading Steam Sets New Record for Concurrent Users – Over 15 Million Steam Users Online Simultaneously

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds sets new record for concurrent players, surpassing DOTA 2’s lifetime record

Last week, we informed you about PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds surpassing one million concurrent players. As we stated back then, PUBG was really close to the highest Steam record for concurrent players that was set by DOTA 2. And today, that record has been broken. Continue reading PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds sets new record for concurrent players, surpassing DOTA 2’s lifetime record

Raiders Of The Broken Planet – Open beta phase has been launched

MercurySteam today announced that Raiders of the Broken Planet has started its open beta. Available as a free download on Steam, the open beta will be running until Monday, September 18th at 10:00 am GMT, preceding the full launch on September 22nd and will grant players access to the Prologue, containing two missions – First Round and Hanging by a Thread. Continue reading Raiders Of The Broken Planet – Open beta phase has been launched

Fans are working on a brand new remake for Sonic The Hedgehog 2, first screenshots & trailer

Sonic fans, get ready for a treat. Team S2HD has released the first screenshots and trailer for its upcoming remake of Sonic The Hedgehog 2. This is a fan remake that will be distributed for free, and aims to overhaul the visuals of the original game for a new generation of gamers. Continue reading Fans are working on a brand new remake for Sonic The Hedgehog 2, first screenshots & trailer