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Gearbox Software‘s looter-shooter Borderlands 3 is free to download on the Epic Games Store for the next week. The latest instalment in the beloved series is available from today (May 20) until May 26 via the Epic Games Store. First teased as a mystery game on the free game schedule, many suspected it would be a major title – which Epic has confirmed with the free AAA shooter.

Saber Interactive, the developer behind Evil Dead: The Game, has joined with Aspyr to develop Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake. During the recent Q4 Embracer Group report, board member Matthew Karch shared that Aspyr and Saber Interactive have joined together to collaborate on the remake of the 2003 classic title.

In celebration of the game’s sixth anniversary, Stellaris will be free to play on Steam from now until May 23. Announced yesterday (May 19), Paradox has shared that Stellaris will be free to jump into between today and May 23. In usual Paradox fashion, Stellaris is a grand-scale real-time...

Developer Second Dinner has announced Marvel Snap, a free card battler that pits heroes and villains from across the Marvel universe against each other. Revealed yesterday (May 19), Marvel Snap is a fast-paced card game where matches take just three minutes to play. As detailed in a video from Second...

Konami has revealed the latest banlist for the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game, and two of the game’s oldest banned cards are now legally playable. The cards in question are the powerful spell card Change Of Heart, and the infamous Yata-Garasu, which was most notably one of the first cards to ever be banned when it appeared on the TCG’s original banlist in August 2004.

Summer Games Fest returns this year to offer up a bumper showcase packed with new games and updates on those we’ve been waiting a long time for. The presentation will once again be hosted by industry veteran Geoff Keighley, and we can expect everything from big game reveals to smaller indie spotlight segments.

HoYoverse has revealed the name and trailer for Genshin Impact version 2.7, named Hidden Dreams in the Depths. On May 19, HoYoverse announced that the long-awaited 2.7 update would be arriving on May 31 after it was delayed back in April. Following the confirmation, the developer went on to reveal the name of the update alongside a trailer during a special broadcast, showcasing new characters, gameplay, and more.

Digital storefronts and indie games go hand in hand. In the early 2000s the advent of Steam and the Xbox Live Arcade program meant smaller developers could get their games easily played the world over. This rise in indie gaming’s popularity also meant that the last two decades have seen players drown in a sea of choice; there’s so many games to choose from now that it’s often near-impossible to find something that clicks unless it gets widespread attention. There is a simpler way to find your next favourite indie game however, and it’s called the Super Rare Mixtape.

The Sims 4 developer Maxis has outlined what fans can expect from the next two items of downloadable content (DLC) coming to the game, and is continuing to tease the addition of werewolves. Earlier in the month, Maxis announced that there would be a Game Pack and two new Kits...

A new Elden Ring mod allows you to turn your favourite NPCs and bosses into summonable companions. The mod, called NPCs and Bosses Spirit Summons, also lets you tweak the range of areas where you can summon a spirit so that they become Skyrim-style companions rather than occasional allies (via PC Gamer).

NMIXX have delivered a cover medley of hits by TWICE, ITZY, Wonder Girls and more in a brand-new live video. The seven-piece uploaded the new video to their official YouTube channel on May 19, as part of the group’s ongoing series of videos titled Pick NMIXX. For the cover, NMIXX are split into several rotating units for each cover, with the K-pop group taking on a total of eight songs by fellow JYP Entertainment girl groups.

The vampire survival game V Rising has sold 500,000 copies on Steam since releasing in early access on Tuesday (May 17). Sharing in a new tweet yesterday (May 20), the developer, Stunlock Studios, announced the recent milestone, saying, “It’s official! 500,000 Vampires out there have stepped foot into Vardoran! Thank you all for joining us on this journey!”

Paradox Interactive, the publisher of the hit strategy game series Crusader Kings, is considering the purchase of other companies and intellectual properties (IP) in the next few years. That’s according to Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester who, in a company presentation, confirmed that the publisher “might be doing some acquisitions...

Gucci and esports platform Faceit have announced the Gucci Gaming Academy, which will help proffessional players get signed with top esports teams, starting with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Players involved with the academy program will be chosen from the CS:GO Faceit Pro League (FPL), and given the support they need...

Co-creator of the original Halo, Marcus Lehto, has commented on the story decisions made in Paramount’s recent TV show. In Twitter conversations earlier this week (May 16 to 17), Lehto talked about how the Halo TV show has been a major departure from the stories and characters of the games. Lehto worked at Halo‘s original franchise developer Bungie from 1997 to 2012 as both a 3D artist and creative director, and joined EA last year to work on a new first-person game.