January 2017 is just around the corner and that means it's time for another Games with Gold update.

The 18th entry to GUST’s Atelier franchise takes place after the events of 2016’s Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book, expanding on the series’ narrative.

Crytek today outlined a series of changes to its future business plans that will see the company refocus on its core strengths of developing innovative games and game-development technology.

Star Conflict is a dynamic new MMO action game that puts you at the helm of a space ship to fight in the star fleet’s massive battles.

The Descendant is a post-apocalyptic narrative adventure where players solve puzzles, explore the dangerous underground facility, and discover a far greater conspiracy buried within the subterranean Ark complex.

Moto Racer 4 will deliver the immediate pleasure of an arcade game with ultra-fast races in high-powered cars or spectacular Motocross races.

Only in Battlefield 1 will you bring a horse to a tank fight and squad-up with your allies in epic multiplayer battles with up to 64 players.

Resident Evil 7 is the latest game in the series, and is focused on immersive horror with the main concept building upon the series' roots of fear, exploration and tense atmosphere.

Dark and Light is set in a giant fantastical sandbox with a focus on exploration and discovery in a magical world without limits.

Dreams is a sandbox, an endless explorative journey, where players can create and share their dreams, and then surf an endless dreamiverse of single assets, games, animation, music and everything in between.

Blunt Force is an episodic World War II action game which encompasses adventure, dynamic gameplay, and a riveting storyline.

As a spiritual successor to Iron Lore's Titan Quest, Grim Dawn is an action RPG that will attempt to better perfect the magical formula of exploration, character advancement, and loot collection pioneered by Diablo.

Microsoft will launch its Xbox Store Countdown sale on Dec. 22, 2016 (running until Jan. 9, 2017) offering deals on hundreds of games, movies & TV shows, music and apps, including daily and weekly offers.

The Walking Dead is an epic drama where personal trials are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment survival. As a zombie epidemic of apocalyptic proportions sweeps the globe, the dead are rising to feed on the living.

Minecraft is a sandbox building game which allows players to build, construct and craft objects in a cubic world.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Reconquest [PC]
• Super Dungeon Tactics [PC]

Reconquest is a real-time strategy game with the classic mechanics of the 90's RTS games like Dune 2 or the Command & Conquer series.

Astroneer places players in a 25th century gold rush where they explore the frontiers of outer space, risking their lives and resources in harsh environments for the chance of striking it rich.

Winning Putt is a free-to-play, multiplayer game where players enter a world where the golfing experience is further enhanced by special features and courses only possible in a virtual world.

Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde.