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3 teams. 100 players. 1 odd man out.

Wardogs was released into Steam Early Access today. The game boasts massive 100-player all-out warfare battles. Wardogs is developed by Bulkhead and published by team17. It's billed as a tactical FPS and is planned for PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S in 2028.

So far, it seems as though the Early Access is nothing more than a queue simulator. I've seen about a quarter of a million people waiting in the queue at one point. It probably...

Ah, a new entry in the PPU.

Escape from Playtime is a newly announced 4-player co-op title set in the Poppy Playtime universe. Mob Entertainment shared a first look at this title.

In Escape from Playtime, players take on the role of the "Cute-yet-disturbing Smiling Critters." As these Smiling Critters, you are tasked with finding materials that will be used to build a mysterious project "that promises escape from the factory." Players will have to...

Can you survive... this new Steam Fest?

This week opens with a new Steam Fest from Valve. The Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest includes deals on, well, games that focus on survival. These are the games where you forage, hunt, craft, and just try to survive in all sorts of exotic locations such as out at sea, in space, and even your own backyard.

Touching grass has never been more frightening for a gamer.

Looking at some of the most popular games currently...

It's a real dog-eat-dog world out there.

Gravhounds is an upcoming 1-4 player co-op action builder set to release to Early Access on PC, XBOX Series X|S, and Game Pass on November 2, 2026. The game's announcement trailer was shown at gamescom Opening Night Live and provided viewers with a look at "the game's chaotic, physics-driven mayhem."

Players are tasked with working together to build defensive fortifications as they work towards extracting valuable resources...

But how much of this release was created with AI?

Panache Digital Games released 1666: Amsterdam into Early Access today on PC via both Steam and the Epic Games Store. For $29.99 you can help shape the final product of the game by letting the developers know what does or does not work.

The team at Panache has certainly already heard the feedback about their extensive use of generative AI slop for many of the art assets. Many of those assets reared their ugly heads back...

We don't kink-shame here.

Valve just kicked off their newest Steam Fest at 10 AM PT today. The latest is the Steam Pins and Pegs Fest, and it's a Fest focused entirely on getting pegged.

I don't actually know because I haven't looked up the material for this Fest. Surely that's what this Fest is about, right? What else could they possibly mean? ...

100 players in all-out warfare.

Wardogs enters into Steam Early Access on September 10, 2026 for a reasonable price of $39.99. If you don't want to wait a month to spend money, Bulkhead and publisher Team17 say that Wardogs is available for pre-purchase right now.

In addition, there will be a closed beta taking place from August 21 - 23. This beta will give a bunch of players an opportunity to try out Wardogs ahead of its Early Access release. Players will get to "put...

A new gameplay feature was shared.

Those of you eager to drop into the mystery of 1666: Amsterdam won't have too much longer to wait. Panache Digital Games says that they will launch their debut action-adventure into Early Access on August 25, 2026.

This Early Access release will hit both Steam and Epic and will be priced at just $29.99. A demo for the game has been available for a while now. It's dubbed as the "Prologue" and offers players a taste of some...

Life’s a game, and we’re all just players. The question is, what’s your strategy?

Valve shared word that the Steam Cyberpunk Fest is set to run from August 3 to August 10, beginning and ending at 10 AM PT on those dates.

In case it wasn't obvious, the Steam Cyberpunk Fest will include plenty of deals and offers, maybe even some demos and developer streams, for all sorts of games where low-lifes and high-tech are the norm.

As per usual, Valve put together...

Solve that case at any cost.

The second episode for Fallen Aces is now available! Episode 2: Shadow of Death should be available as an update for this noir-tinged FPS.

For those who forgot about what transpired in Episode 1, you can either replay that episode or you can simply watch the Episode 1 Recap video below. Of course there is also a new trailer for Episode 2 included below.

Fallen Aces is now a part of a "Stealth Trilogy" pack from New Blood...

An update two years in the making.

Project Zomboid is about to get one of its biggest updates yet. Build 42 has been in development for about two years now and "represents a substantial evolution of Project Zomboid's bleak, brilliant, and stubbornly uncompromising zombie sandbox."

Build 42 is set to release on July 29 for all Project Zomboid owners. The update will offer several new and improved features. There will be deeper crafting and building systems,...

Cook. Serve. Scream.

Get ready to cook up a little horror. Happy's Humble Burger Cult is open for business today thanks to developer Scythe Studios and publisher tinyBuild. This co-op horror cooking game allows up to four players to run Happy's Humble Burgatory for just $9.99, or on sale for $7.19 until July 23rd.

You and some friends will work together to grill burgers, serve customers, and hit a quota before the kitchen turns into a literal nightmare. There are "dozens...

Grid-based roguelike.

KAZ is said to be a game that is "easy to pick up, hard to master, and impossible to put down." This is a new roguelike from developer Kalinarm and publisher Hakuro that just hit Steam today. It features "trancelike visuals, a thumping interactive soundtrack, and grid-based gameplay."

KAZ on Steam is normally just $6.99 with a limited launch discount of 15% off. ...

Such quality, much life.

Tripwire Interactive released a new quality-of-life update for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. It's nice to see continued support for this tactical multiplayer-focused FPS despite being released back in May 2017.

Today's update isn't super substantial, but it does offer up some nice quality-of-life improvements for players. This includes some VOIP fixes, some bug fixes, and also adds in the ability to choose the audio input device directly from within...