Kate Louis Matriano

George and Amal Clooney sponsor a Yazidi refugee from Iraq

In the Feb. 9 episode of David Letterman's Netflix show, "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction," George and Amal Clooney revealed they are sponsoring Hazim Avdal, a 23-year-old Yazidi refugee from Iraq.
'Sunless Skies' update: Release date for 'Sunless Sea' sequel delayed due to low sales

Failbetter Games, the developer and publisher of the game "Sunless Sea," announced on Feb. 7 that the release for the game's sequel, titled "Sunless Skies." will be delayed.
'Fortnite' update: Valentine's event now available

Epic Games, the developer and publisher of "Fortnite," announced that Patch V.2.4.2 (Valentine's event) is now available for "Fortnite" battle royale mode players. The release of the same update for Save the World mode, Patch V.2.5.0, on the other hand, is delayed to Feb. 14.
Psychological horror game 'Layers of Fear: Legacy' is releasing to Switch on Feb. 21

Bloober Team, the developer of the psychological horror game "Layers of Fear," announced that the game will be coming to Nintendo Switch as "Layers of Fear: Legacy" on Feb. 21.
'Warframe' update: 'Shrine of Eidolon' expansion now available

Digital Extremes, the developer of third-person shooter video game "Warframe," announced that the "Shrine of Eidolon" update, the expansion of the game's former update, "Plains of Eidolon," is now available.
'Cities: Skylines' update: Game free to try on Steam until Feb. 11, discounted until Feb. 12

"Cities: Skylines" is free to try on Steam until 1 p.m. PT on Feb. 11. Players can also avail the modern city-building simulation game for a discounted price until 10 a.m. on Feb. 12.
'Scrolls' update: Servers to shut down on Feb.13, Mojang plans to make the server software public

Mojang, the developer and publisher of the game "Scrolls," announced on Feb. 6 that the game will officially shut down on Feb. 13. Moreover, Mojang also announced its plan to release the server software to the public.
'Call of Duty: Black Ops 4' update: Rumored game to release this year?

A rumor, started by Nintendo-focused writer and "industry insider" Marcus Sellars, about the 2018 entry of the "Call of Duty" franchise began circulating online. Marcus Sellars said that the "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" is set to release this year.
UNICEF's 'Game Chaingers' asks gamers to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency to support Syrian relief efforts

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is asking gamers, esports fans and anybody with powerful graphics cards in their computers to help in mining Ethereum cryptocurrency for the agency's relief efforts for Syria.
'Ancestors Legacy' update: Beta version now available, official release on May 22

Destructive Creations, the developer of the upcoming game, "Ancestors Legacy," announced that the open beta version is now available and that the game is set to officially release on May 22.
'Middle-earth: Shadow of War' update: 'Blade of Galadriel' story expansion now available

Warner Bros., the publisher of the game "Middle-earth: Shadow of War," announced that the "Blade of Galadriel" story expansion is now available.
'Puyo Puyo Tetris' update: PC version to release on Feb. 27

Sega, the publisher of the game "Puyo Puyo Tetris" developed by Sonic Team, announced that the game is set to release its Windows version on Feb. 27 via Steam.