WBIE and IO Interactive announced Hitman 2 today as a follow-up to the well received episodic Hitman that came out in 2016. Hitman 2 will be available for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One starting on November 13, 2018.

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In about a week on June 14, Wreckfest will finally leave Early Access and will be released on the PC. A console release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be released on November 20.

For those of you still waiting for the final release, there is something very important to note here: The price will rise once it leaves Early Access. That means if you want the game, ...

Fear the Wolves, the upcoming battle royale FPS from former S.T.A.L.K.E.R. devs was first announced only a week ago, but it's not too soon for another new trailer. This latest look is none other than the E3 2018 trailer for the game. The current plan is still to release into Early Access this Summer.

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"Whoop whoop, that is the sound of the police" is what you could be saying about yourself if you were to pick up Flashing Lights today on Steam Early Access. Flashing Lights is a game where you can be a police officer, a firefighter, or a paramedic and it can be yours for $14.99 (USD) plus a special launch week discount.

Oh, and there is online multiplayer.

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Try to at least act surprised when you read this, okay?

According to sources close to Kotaku, Crackdown 3 has been delayed until 2019. The game was originally announced back at E3 2014. It was given a rough "2016" release window.

It did not come out in 2016.

At some point it was said to be ready for release alongside the Xbox One X in early November 2017.
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Valve has essentially said "fuck it, put whatever you want on Steam just so long as we get a piece."

This seems to be the general tone of today's blog post by Valve's Erik Johnson. The company that runs Steam continues to show that they kind of don't really care about what appears on the platform so long as it's not "illegal or straight up trolling." Of course, Valve also noted that they are the ones who ultimately decide what is "illegal" or "trolling" as it applies to games on their platform. ...

Telltale Games announced that The Walking Dead: The Final Season will begin to be released on August 14 with pre-orders going live on June 8. Pre-orders will set you back just $19.99 (USD) and will be available for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Everybody that pre-orders The Final Season on either the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One will also get immediate access to The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series ...

We have official confirmation today of the air date for The Game Awards 2018. It will all take place on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Once again Geoff Keighley will produce the annual show.

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