Microsoft has announced that The Coalition's Gears 5 is now the biggest game launch of this generation from an Xbox Game Studios developer, "easily" doubling the launch numbers of Gears of War 4.
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Two more bonus games are now available to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to claim for free. The newly available Games with Gold are Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and We Were Here.
Codemasters is back once again with its DiRT Rally giveaway, giving those who missed out on the Humble promotion another chance to grab the rally racer. The promotion is running on Steam this time.
This weekend's PC game deals include a Lovecraftian horror game for free from the Epic Games Store, a freebie from Humble, a couple of Steam games to try out, and plenty of sales to go through.
The catalog of games Discord made available to its $9.99 Nitro subscribers is being removed from the platform. Discord says this is due to a majority of Nitro subscribers not playing the games.
BioWare's latest live service-focused action RPG Anthem is now a member of all the base subscription programs of EA, joining Origin Access Basic on PC, along with EA Access on Xbox One and PS4.
Valve has made some changes to Steam's game recommendation algorithm following several weeks of experiments, and the company says it will now be much more accurate and showcasing interesting titles.
The first-ever 4X turn-based strategy game to come out of Amplitude Studios, Endless Space, is being given away on the Humble Store. The game's Disharmony expansion is also included.
HTC has announced that its Vive Cosmos virtual reality headset for PCs will be launching next month for $699. The Cosmos touts a new LCD display, new controllers, inside-out tracking, and more.
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The long-time-coming pets have finally landed on Sea of Thieves with today's Smuggler's Fortune update. They are available alongside other premium cosmetics like emotes as microtransactions.
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Firaxis pushed out the September 2019 Update to its popular turn-based strategy game Civilization VI today. Alongside other changes, the update carries a new 12-player battle royale mode.
Nvidia's latest driver release, WHQL Game Ready 436.30, has optimizations for Gears 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta, Borderlands 3, and several other upcoming games, among bug fixes and more.
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Rare will be introducing a premium shop to Sea of Thieves with the upcoming Smugglers Fortune update, and today it gave a look at the new pets that will be coming in through the store.
Bethesda has announced that the Avalanche Studios and id Software-developed open-world shooter Rage 2 will be getting its first expansion later this month, introducing a new region and more.
This weekend's PC game deals include a fresh Humble Monthly Bundle that is offering BattleTech as the early unlock, an RPG bundle, another couple of free games courtesy of Epic Games, and more.