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Confirmed - Electronic Arts (EA) sold off to investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
Well, there it is. It's now official after earlier reports that EA (Electronic Arts) is being sold off to an investor consortium.
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Pull the lever to gamble and break the machine in CloverPit, a slot machine with horror vibes
CloverPit from Panik Arcade and Future Friends Games has released bringing you the true horrors of a slot machine rogue-lite as you try to save your life.
Nexus Mods app 0.17.2 brings early work on a built-in downloads page and performance improvements
Work is ongoing on the new cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app to support more games, and a smaller release is out now for more testing.
More major updates coming to Minecraft - some highlights from Minecraft Live (September 2025)
Minecraft Live has again come and gone (twice a year now), so here's just some of what's coming to the popular open-world game with major updates planned.
Cronos: The New Dawn gets performance improvements and a Linux HDR fix
Cronos: The New Dawn is the latest horror game from Bloober Team, and with the latest update it should work a lot better for everyone.
Blood: Refreshed Supply announced from Nightdive Studios
Arriving in December, Blood: Refreshed Supply has been revealed by Nightdive Studios as the true definitive remaster of the 1997 cult classic PC game.
Splatterbot is a quality family-friendly party game about making a big mess
Need a new game to play with friends and family? Splatterbot is a good choice and it's a great laugh if you're a bit competitive.
You're on colossal cleaning duty in Kaiju Cleanup
Clearly the developers at Brightrock Games are big fans of Kaiju No. 8, with the reveal of Kaiju Cleanup at the Tokyo Game Show.
OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind has a first Release Candidate with gamepad support and a gamepad UI
An exciting release for the Morrowind game engine OpenMW is coming, with the first Release Candidate out for version 0.50.0 bringing some big changes.
Open source strategy shooter Unvanquished gets a big new release with SDL3
Unvanquished is a free and open source cross-platform humans versus aliens strategy shooter, with a big new release out now that features SDL3.
EA reportedly to be sold off for "roughly $50 billion" to go private
Sources of the funds will apparently come from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners amongst others.
The Indie Horror Showcase returns with more games on October 23
Ready for some spooky vibes? The Indie Horror Showcase has been announced to return with much to show off on October 23rd.
Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy now available on GOG
As part of the ongoing 17th anniversary celebration over on GOG.com, they've announced the release of the Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy.
Smash some balls on the go as BALL x PIT is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release
BALL x PIT is a ball-smashing brick-breaking action-packed roguelite that's releasing in October and it's now Steam Deck Verified.
Mala Petaka is another action-packed GZDoom boomer shooter now on Steam
Love retro boomer shooters and need another to add to your list? Mala Petaka has just arrived on Steam and it's rather colourful.
Get some survival action in the Humble Lone Survivor Bundle
Another bunch of games for you to get cheaps here with the Humble Lone Survivor Bundle, featuring a mixture of different survival action.
Saveseeker is an upcoming time-travelling RPG with a twist
In Saveseeker you're an eight year old time-travelling girl on a quest to stop her former Hero father from using his powers to destroy the world.
System76 COSMIC desktop Beta and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta now available
Two huge bits of news from System76, as they've released a Beta for both the new COSMIC desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS bringing lots of goodies.
ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally up for pre-order to take on the Steam Deck
Microsoft and Asus have now put the ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally up for pre-order, ready to take on Valve's Steam Deck.
Steam Link VR now available for PICO and HTC headsets, plus Valve confirm experimental Linux support
Valve have updated Steam Link VR to bring support for streaming games to PICO and HTC headsets, plus new info on the experimental Linux support.
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