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  Hi-Fi Rush Receives One Final Update

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  • Published: 05-15-2024, 03:48 PM
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  Hi-Fi Rush Receives One Final Update

  One last release from Tango Gameworks.
  
  Microsoft announced the closure of Tango Gameworks on May 7th. Despite this, Tango had one last little bit to give to Hi-Fi Rush fans. The final patch for Hi-Fi Rush was released on May 15, offering one last handful of fixes for the game on all platforms.
  
  The release of this new update came alongside reassurance that a physical edition of Hi-Fi Rush is still in the works. This physical release will come via a partnership with Limited...

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  Assassin's Creed Shadows Reveals Dual Protagonists, Including Japan's First Black Samurai

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  • Published: 05-15-2024, 03:26 PM
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  Assassin's Creed Shadows Reveals Dual Protagonists, Including Japan's First Black Samurai

  Ghost of the Creed.
  
  The Assassin's Creed franchise is finally headed to Feudal Japan, an era and locale that Creed fans have been craving for years. Assassin's Creed Shadows, the game formerly known as Codename Red, will bring fulfil that desire when it releases on November 15, 2024.
  
  As you may already guess, Assassin's Creed Shadows will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna, Macs with Apple Silicon, Ubisoft+, and PC. That PC release is only going...

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  Ubisoft Flushes Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland

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  • Published: 05-15-2024, 01:08 PM
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  Ubisoft Flushes Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland

  Company wants to instead focus on "bigger opportunities."
  
  Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland has officially been cancelled. This cancellation comes as Ubisoft changes their focus towards "bigger opportunities."
  
  The Division Heartland was expected to be a free-to-play action title that was first announced back in 2021. At its core, Heartland was a PvPvE extraction game with a light focus on survival mechanics.
  
  Ubisoft said during their...

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  Men of War 2 Released

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  • Published: 05-15-2024, 12:28 PM
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  Men of War 2 Released

  Available now on PC for just $45.
  
  Fulqrum Publishing and Best Way just announced the official launch of their real-time strategy game, Men of War 2. Today's release is available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and other digital retailers for just $44.99.
  
  Men of War 2 takes you back to World War II and allows players to command the forces for the Soviets, Americans, or the Third Reich. Each global power features their own unique narrative campaign and unique military...

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  Dead by Daylight to Partner with Dungeons & Dragons and Castlevania

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  • Published: 05-14-2024, 03:55 PM
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  Dead by Daylight to Partner with Dungeons & Dragons and Castlevania

  Plus a 2v8 mode was also revealed and coming soon.
  
  There was apparently some big eighth anniversary broadcast today for Dead by Daylight. If you are surprised to find out that Dead by Daylight is now eight years old, you certainly wouldn't be alone.
  
  During the stream, two of the upcoming six planned Chapters for Dead by Daylight were shared. These include chapters for Dungeons & Dragons and another for Castlevania. On top of that, details on the anticipated 2v8 mode...

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  Hack and Slash through a New Demo for Voin

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  • Published: 05-14-2024, 01:52 PM
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  Hack and Slash through a New Demo for Voin

  You can freely check out a bit of this hack-and-slash, action-RPG for yourself right now.
  
  VOIN is an upcoming hack-and-slash game set in a dark fantasy open world. It's developed by just one person, Nikita Sozidar, with some publishing help by tinyBuild. This first-person game offers a unique visual style with gameplay that looks part medieval Doom and part Dark Messiah of Might & Magic.
  
  Though the full game is not available just yet, a fresh demo for Voin was released...

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  Assassin's Creed Codename 'Red' Now Officially Called Assassin's Creed Shadows

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  • Published: 05-14-2024, 12:38 PM
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  Assassin's Creed Codename 'Red' Now Officially Called Assassin's Creed Shadows

  Expect a reveal trailer on May 15th.
  
  Ubisoft announced on Threads that the game formerly known as Assassin's Creed Codename "Red" is now Assassin's Creed Shadows. This is the upcoming Assassin's Creed game that will take place in Japan, a locale that fans have been wanting to see for over a decade now. Not only did Ubisoft officially announce this final name for the game to the public, they also announced that Assassin's Creed Shadows will have a world premiere trailer set to de...

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  Band Together in Terror: The Outlast Trials Review

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  • Published: 05-13-2024, 04:00 PM
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  Band Together in Terror: The Outlast Trials Review

  The Outlast Trials proves that survival horror can be more fun with friends.
  
  The Outlast Trials is a four-player PvE game taking place in the Cold War era. The game's opening moments and lore paint a gruesome and wicked scene that will be familiar to series veterans but disquieting to those new to the Outlast universe. Players work their way through a series of experiments, each of which plays out on various large maps like a police station, a courthouse, a carnival, and more. The g...

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  Star Citizen Alpha 3.23 Released - Adds Wildlife, Hoverbikes, and Other Improvements

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  • Published: 05-13-2024, 01:57 PM
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  Star Citizen Alpha 3.23 Released - Adds Wildlife, Hoverbikes, and Other Improvements

  FPS and UI improvements from Squadron 42 have also been added.
  
  Star Citizen is now up to version Alpha 3.23 as of May 13, 2024. The update is entitled "Adventure Beckons" and it is billed as "the largest patch to date." This update adds in new content such as planetary wildlife, new hoverbikes, improvements to FPS combat, terrestrial mission hubs, and some additional UI improvements ported over from Squadron 42.
  
  The key features in the Alpha 3.23...

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  Square Enix Ditching Platform Exclusives in Favor of Multi-platform Releases

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  • Published: 05-13-2024, 12:52 PM
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  Square Enix Ditching Platform Exclusives in Favor of Multi-platform Releases

  The era of PlayStation exclusives may finally be at an end.
  
  Square Enix and Sony have had partnerships that date back several years now. Many, if not most, of the games developed by Square Enix ended up being exclusive to PlayStation platforms. Most of those exclusives may eventually find their way to PC but they would never make their way to either Xbox or Nintendo consoles.
  
  That seems like it's about to change. According to the latest earnings release (PDF), Square...

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  Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Now Delisted in Countries Where PSN is Not Available

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  • Published: 05-10-2024, 09:33 PM
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  Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Now Delisted in Countries Where PSN is Not Available

  Sony needs to get this mess sorted right quick.
  
  Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut has now been delisted from PC storefronts across 180 countries and regions. These 180 countries and regions where the game has been delisted are ones in which PlayStation Network does not exist. So far, we know that Steam and Green Man Gaming have pulled the game from these regions and have started to issue refunds to those who may have already purchased the game ahead of its release on May 16th. We...

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  Electronic Arts Wants to Put Ads Back into Game Worlds

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  • Published: 05-10-2024, 07:08 PM
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  Electronic Arts Wants to Put Ads Back into Game Worlds

  When a $70 upfront purchase, paid DLC, and microtransactions just aren't enough.
  
  Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson says that his company is now considering putting ads into traditional AAA titles. These "AAA" titles being those that already start at $70 each, especially on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  
  This reveal from Wilson came during a Q&A portion of the company's latest earnings call. This is the same earnings call where Wilson talked about the...

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  Battlefield 2042 Update 7.2.0 Coming May 14

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  • Published: 05-10-2024, 02:36 PM
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  Battlefield 2042 Update 7.2.0 Coming May 14

  This update begins to nerf some of the game's speed.
  
  If you thought that the gameplay and some movement in Battlefield 2042 was on the "fast" side, then you will be happy with some of the changes in Update 7.2.0.
  
  Update 7.2.0 for Battlefield 2042 will be out on May 14, 2024 for all available platforms. This update marks the "start" of DICE's attempt to slow things down a little bit in Battlefield 2042. It starts with some nerfs to MacKay's grapple...

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  Xbox Announces Mobile Game Store Just Days After Shuttering a Mobile Game Development Studio

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  • Published: 05-09-2024, 06:24 PM
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  Xbox Announces Mobile Game Store Just Days After Shuttering a Mobile Game Development Studio

  Will be another alternative to native Apple and Google stores.
  
  On May 7th, Microsoft shutdown three of their gaming studios. One of those studios was Alpha Dog Games, a development team that specialized in making mobile games such as Mighty Doom.
  
  On May 9th, just two days after shuttering a mobile game studio, Microsoft announced that they are going to launch a mobile game store. According to reporting from Bloomberg, this store will act as an alternative to things like...

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  Even Arrowhead's CEO is Tired of Nerfing Helldivers 2 Weapons

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  • Published: 05-09-2024, 03:17 PM
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  Even Arrowhead's CEO is Tired of Nerfing Helldivers 2 Weapons

  Johan Pilestedt is also tired of removing the fun.
  
  It feels like with each update that comes out for Helldivers 2 another weapon (or several) are given a new nerf. Hell, just this week developer Arrowhead released an update that nerfed the R-36 Eruptor.
  
  Fans are getting a little tired of what feels like constant nerfs and an apparent lack of buffs for weapons. The nerfs are making the game "unfun" according to most of the complaints. A common argument against...

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