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  Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition Now Available on PC and Consoles

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 06-23-2022, 01:33 PM
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  Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition Now Available on PC and Consoles

  A remaster of the classic adventure game is now available.
  
  Nightdive Studios and Alcon Entertainment have released Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Nintendo Switch. A physical release of Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition is also coming courtesy of Limited Run Games. Pre-orders for that are now available.
  
  They're calling this one a "modern restoration of the classic 1997 video game." The game is based off of the original Blade Runner...

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  The Steam Summer Sale Begins

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  • Published: 06-23-2022, 12:24 PM
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  The Steam Summer Sale Begins

  It's that time again.
  
  The Steam Summer Sale for 2022 is now live. From now through July 7 at 10AM (PT), you will be able to save a bunch of money on what can easily be described as a "ton" of games.
  
  I mean, it's a sale from a digital storefront. What more is there to really say about it? You know what sales are. You know what Steam is. You put two and two together and you get the Steam Summer Sale.
  
  Valve is once again doing the whole trading cards...

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  A Plague Tale: Requiem Set for October 18 Release

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  • Published: 06-23-2022, 12:12 PM
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  A Plague Tale: Requiem Set for October 18 Release

  A release date was announced alongside an extended gameplay trailer.
  
  We finally know the release date for A Plague Tale: Requiem and that date is none other than October 18, 2022. This is when the sequel to the critically acclaimed A Plague Tale: Innocence will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. A cloud version is coming to the Nintendo Switch as well. For Game Pass subscribers, this will be a Day One release on Xbox and PC.
  
  In the newly released...

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  Team Fortress 2 Receives Substantial Exploit Fix Update

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 06-22-2022, 05:30 PM
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  Team Fortress 2 Receives Substantial Exploit Fix Update

  No, this update doesn't directly tackle the bot problem.
  
  An update for Team Fortress 2 was released last night for the 15-year-old game. While this update does not tackle the game's horrific bot problem directly, it does fix a number of bugs and exploits. It's one of the larger patches released for the game in quite some time now.
  
  The update fixes some exploits related to being able to use sv_cheats on secure servers. That seems like a pretty important thing to fix. It...

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  DICE Has No Time for Non-Battlefield Content

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  • Published: 06-22-2022, 05:10 PM
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  DICE Has No Time for Non-Battlefield Content

  It's Battlefield or bust for developer DICE.
  
  If you wanted something else from developer DICE, like maybe a new Mirror's Edge, you're going to have a long wait. In the here and now, DICE has no plans to make anything not-Battlefield related. In fact, it seems as though the studio is only focused on Battlefield 2042 at the moment.
  
  DICE vice president Rebecka Coutaz sat down with GI.biz in a new interview. Coutaz says that any projects that are not related to Battlefield...

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  Rune Factory 5 Coming to PC on July 13

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  • Published: 06-22-2022, 03:49 PM
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  Rune Factory 5 Coming to PC on July 13

  It's coming to Steam with visual updates and various customization options.
  
  XSEED Games announced that Rune Factory 5 will be coming to PC via Steam on July 13. When it does, it will feature graphical improvements and various customization options unique to the PC platform.
  
  Rune Factory 5 is apparently a farming/life sim RPG delivered in full 3D. Players will tackle dungeons, battle dangerous foes, and "unravel a mystery threatening their adopted home of Rigbarth."...

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  First Season for The Cycle: Frontier is Now Live

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  • Published: 06-22-2022, 02:51 PM
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  First Season for The Cycle: Frontier is Now Live

  The first season offers a variety of rewards, as seasons tend to do.
  
  YAGER's first-person extraction shooter, The Cycle: Frontier, just launched its first official season earlier today. This season is said to offer "new rewards and surprises" for those who engage in the PvE and PvP action that is present in The Cycle: Frontier.
  
  There is something called the Fortuna Pass, which allows players to "earn Aurum, Salvage tokens, and other free goodies to help...

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  Fall Guys Pulled from Steam, Goes Free-to-Play on All Platforms

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  • Published: 06-21-2022, 05:39 PM
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  Fall Guys Pulled from Steam, Goes Free-to-Play on All Platforms

  It's time for good news/bad news!
  
  Mediatonic confirmed what we already knew would be happening today: Fall Guys has been pulled from Steam. This move has been in the works for a while now following Mediatonic's acquisition by Epic Games back in March 2021. Just as the case was with Rocket League, Fall Guys on Steam will no longer be able to be purchased, but if you previously owned the game there it will continue to receive updates and content drops same as on any other platform....

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  Evil West Extended Gameplay Trailer

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  • Published: 06-21-2022, 05:17 PM
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  Evil West Extended Gameplay Trailer

  A fresh look at the third-person action game where you're a vampire hunter in the Old West.
  
  An extended gameplay trailer for Evil West dropped today. This trailer shows us some of the action that awaits players on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC come September 20. There are about 10 minutes of uncut gameplay showing us a world where you play as a vampire hunter in the Old West.
  
  This video shows off a blend of exploration, combat, and character...

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  Fortnite Finally Adds Darth Vader's Lightsaber in Latest Update

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  • Published: 06-21-2022, 04:23 PM
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  Fortnite Finally Adds Darth Vader's Lightsaber in Latest Update

  Plus new styles for Battle Pass outfits, looking for group, and more.
  
  Fortnite's battle royale mode was updated today to V21.10 with some new content and quality of life tweaks. This update finally adds in Darth Vader's Lightsaber, unlocks new styles for the Chapter 3 Season 3 Battle Pass outfits, makes some nerfs to the Reality Saplings, and nerfed the detection radius of "Visualize Sound Effects" indicator.
  
  While Vader's Lightsaber is not a part of the Season...

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  Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Hits Steam June 23

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  • Published: 06-21-2022, 03:02 PM
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  Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Hits Steam June 23

  One of the better Borderlands-adjacent games is coming to Steam in two days.
  
  Apparently, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands was only a 3-month timed exclusive to the Epic Games Store, because Gearbox and 2K just announced that the new looter shooter is hitting Steam on June 23. For those not aware of the date, that release is happening just two days from the time this news post goes up.
  
  Tiny Tina's Wonderlands will be out at 10AM (PT) on June 23. When it launches, it will feature...

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  Microsoft Admits There are Xbox Controller Shortages

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  • Published: 06-21-2022, 01:52 PM
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  Microsoft Admits There are Xbox Controller Shortages

  Those darned "supply disruptions" are also impacting controller availability.
  
  We already knew about the supply shortages of things like CPUs, GPUs, and consoles over the past couple of years, but here's one thing you probably didn't think about being impacted: Controllers. Due to "supply disruptions" Xbox controllers are also in short supply with many major retailers being completely sold out for all of June.
  
  Microsoft admits the issue to VGC, who says...

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  Raft Left Early Access Today with a Major Update

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  • Published: 06-20-2022, 05:36 PM
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  Raft Left Early Access Today with a Major Update

  A bunch of other things now want to eat you in addition to the sharks.
  
  The long-awaited version 1.0 release of Raft hit today, marking the game's departure from Steam Early Access to just Steam... access? It's a released game now is what I'm saying. I mean, it's not an Early Access release anymore, if that's what you were waiting on. It is now a fully realized game with fully realized content.
  
  This open-world survival game that used to just focus on you surviving on a...

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  Diablo Immortal's Release is Delayed in China

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  • Published: 06-20-2022, 05:09 PM
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  Diablo Immortal's Release is Delayed in China

  This comes right after Blizzard's Chinese social media account was banned.
  
  On Wednesday, June 15th, the official Weibo social media account for Diablo Immortal was banned. The account, which had almost 46,000 followers was "forbidden from posting" due to "violation of related laws and regulations." This news was first shared by the South China Morning Post late last week.
  
  Over the weekend, Blizzard put up a new press release on their Chinese website...

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  Outriders is Free to Play this Week

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  • Published: 06-20-2022, 04:00 PM
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  Outriders is Free to Play this Week

  You have three days to try out the not-Destiny action title from Square Enix.
  
  From right now, that being Monday, June 20, 2022, through to Thursday, June 23, you are able to play Outriders for free through Steam.
  
  This free period will give everyone access to the base Outriders game with zero restrictions over these next few days. This includes being able to cross-play with people that are on other platforms. Naturally, any progress you make in this trial will carry over...

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