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Video Game News 10/10/2022

#ModernWarfare2
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FIFA meets Call of Duty? It’s more likely than you might think
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Will Require Phone Number Verification
Modern Warfare 2 players need to register a phone number and pre-paid "may not work"
Modern Warfare 2 phone verification to mirror Overwatch 2
Modern Warfare 2 has the same phone number problem as Overwatch 2
Cringe Through Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's Celebrity 'Squad Up' Trailer
Sledgehammer Games isn’t Working on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2
How to build the best Call of Duty: Vanguard BP50 class
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Will Block Players With Prepaid Phones
Football Players Could be Coming to Modern Warfare 2

#Overwatch2
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Overwatch 2 Is Buggier Than Blizzard Is Admitting [Update: Entire Characters Pulled ATM]
Overwatch 2’s D.Va Shoots To The Top Of Pornhub Searches
Overwatch 2 ultimate bug lets Bastion players fire far too many artillery shells
All Overwatch 2 ranks in order and comp points explained
Overwatch 2 PvE release date window and story mode speculation
Overwatch 2 role queue explained
Overwatch 2 Bastion exploit is as hilarious as it is devastating
Bastion Overwatch 2 Guide
Blizzard Patches Overwatch 2 Purchasing Bug But Isn't Offering Refunds
Overwatch 2: It Can Take 5 Years To Unlock All Cosmetics For One Hero
Overwatch 2: How to Play Moira — Abilities, Strategies, and More
Overwatch 2: Competitive Guide — How to Unlock, Ranks, and Points
Overwatch 2: How to Fix Failed to Connect to Game Server
Gamers Learn That The Corsair Skin For Ana In Overwatch 2 Is Lacking A key Component The Parrot Sidekick
Overwatch 2: How to FIX Aim
Rumor Mill
Battling Bugs
Blizzard Says It’s ‘Making Progress’ On Ongoing Overwatch 2 Launch Issues

#CallDuty
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How to build the best Warzone Pacific Lienna 57 class
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Requires Phone Number

#Steam
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System Shock catches yet another delay, but might finally have a release window
Scorn Preorders Are Discounted Ahead Of Its Friday Release
The System Shock remake seems to be sneaking onto Steam in March
Crash Bandicoot 4 Hit Steam This Month, New Title Seemingly Teased For The Game Awards
Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden Go Multiplatform In January
Choo-Choo Charles will arrive at platform Steam in two months
Someone Made Guitar Hero’s Hardest Song in Trombone Champ
Dead Space Remake On Steam Won't Require Origin Client
Need for Speed Unbound Officially Revealed
Half-Life Fan Game Codename: Loop Coming To Steam
Fallout 76 previews its Nuka-World on Tour traveling road show
Stars in the Trash is a beautiful hand-animated game reminiscent of Don Bluth movies
Random CD-Key
Crash Bandicoot 4 Hit Steam This Month, New Title Seemingly Teased For The Game Awards
Foxhole Review

#ActivisionBlizzard
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We finally know how much money Xbox Game Pass actually makes
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard buyout gives first insight into Xbox Game Pass revenue
DualShockers Week In Review: The Top News Stories From October 3-9, 2022
Activision Blizzard appoints new EVP corporate affairs and chief communications officer
Rivals asked for feedback on Xbox’s Activision deal
Activision Blizzard hires new exec to create culture of "creativity and excellence"
Regulatory report indicates Xbox Game Pass generated $2.9 billion on consoles in 2021
Activision Blizzard to Release Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results on November 7, 2022.

#WildHearts
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Wild Hearts Hands-On Preview
Building A Better Hunter By Going Hands-On With Wild Hearts
New Monster Hunter-like Wild Hearts is channelling Fortnite to stand out
Koei Tecmo's new game is like Monster Hunter on fast-forward
Wild Hearts’ Story Mode Length Won’t Blow Your Mind, But There’s Still Plenty of Content
Wild Hearts’ Kemono Aren’t Just Monster Hunter Enemies
Wild Hearts Borrows This Awesome Feature From Breath of the Wild
Wild Hearts’ Multiplayer Features Drop-In Co-Op & Dynamic Difficulty Scaling
First Impressions: Wild Hearts Has Big Potential as a Deep and Engaging Action RPG on PS5
Wild Hearts Preview: Be Still, My Untamed Heart
Wild Hearts is Koei Tecmo's Toukiden on a larger scale
Wild Hearts preview — Abomination Tracker Globe
Intense Combat and Gliding Showcased in Wild Hearts Gameplay Trailer

#RPG
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Starfield team is over twice the size of Fallout 76's, says ex-Bethesda dev
Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Preorders Get Big Discounts
The best RPG games on PC 2022
Fallout Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary Today
Tales Noir gift codes for Echo Conch, Magic Candy and more (October 2022)
Tailed Demon Slayer codes for gems (October 2022)
Magnum Quest codes for free dragon shards, draw coupons and more (October 2022)
Dungeon of Gods codes for free gems (October 2022)
Revisiting 1997's Fallout was a hard, but rewarding lesson in video game history
Starfield Will Seemingly Feature RTX Support
Lego DnD Competition Asks You To Immortalize Your Campaign
Dragon Prana Review
Scorn joins this week’s upcoming games

#XboxGamePass
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Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box
Xbox Game Pass Revenue Reached Over $2.9 Billion In 2021
Xbox Game Pass Revenue Hit Almost $3 Billion On Console Last Year
Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden Launches For Other Platforms January 19
Evening Consolidation

#PlatinumGames
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PlatinumGames believes it “can definitely build an even stronger relationship with Nintendo moving forward”
A Possible Scalebound Revival Might be in Discussions According to Dev Interview
PlatinumGames talks about its future and self-publishing games
Random: Hideki Kamiya Echoes Every Nintendo Fan's Wishes For The Switch Successor
Platinum Games: “Nintendo is very important to us right now and will be moving forward”

#StreetFighter6
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Street Fighter 6's New Combo-Breaking Move Has Players Howling
Street Fighter 6's character creator has birthed some questionable fighters
Street Fighter 6 Is So Stuffed with Content You Can Play the Entirety of Final Fight in It
Street Fighter 6 CBT Preview: Capcom Goes for Broke
The future of fighting games is looks brighter than ever
Any Map Chosen By Either Player Will Be Displayed In Street Fighter 6

#Xbox
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Fans Think Xbox Boss Just Revealed Game Pass Streaming Device [Update]
Xbox unveils new Mini Mini Fridge that’s smaller and cheaper
Phil Spencer Could be Teasing Xbox ‘Keystone’ Cloud Streaming Device
Scorn can be Pre-Loaded Right Now on Xbox and PC
Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden Go Multiplatform In January

#NintendoSwitch
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Walmart's New Anti-Prime Day Sale Features So Many Good Deals
Platinum's Kamiya Hopes Next-Gen Nintendo Switch Will Still Be Portable
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Cinematic Launch Trailer Sets up an Exciting Journey
WRC Generations Pre-Order Bonus Content Revealed for PC and Consoles
Review: Gunslingers & Zombies (Nintendo Switch)
Review: The Dark Prophecy (Nintendo Switch)
Review: Youropa (Nintendo Switch)
What is The Top Selling Mario Game of All Time?
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope launch trailer
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival available physical and digitally on Switch
Atlus director tells fans to look forward to future Persona news, 5 year plan disrupted by COVID-19

#Switch
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1993 platformer Tinhead returns on Switch next week
Bayonetta 3 pre-order bonus guide
[Review] Tunic
Into the Breach update out now on Switch (version 1.2.77), patch notes
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope cinematic launch trailer
Nintendo Switch Bans Bare Anime Boobs
Otome visual novel 'Salvus: Aries' could hit Switch via Kickstarter stretch goal
One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend gets a new trailer
No Man's Sky Waypoint Update Is Now Live On Switch

#Maui
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Newest Smite god is Maui, complete with his legendary fish hook
SMITE announces the arrival of Maui to the MOBA’s roster on October 18
Maui revealed as SMITE's next hero

#StudioOnoma
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Square Enix Montréal is now Studio Onoma following Embracer acquisition
Square Enix Montréal Is Now Studio Onoma Following Embracer Group Buyout
Square Enix Montreal Changes Name to Studio Onoma
Square Enix Montreal Has Rebranded as Studio Onoma
How the Games Industry Can Create Better Support for Neurodiversity. Square Enix Montreal is now called Studio Onoma. Atari Announces 10-Year License Extension for Rollercoaster Tycoon.

#EA
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Random: Need for Speed Twitter Is Beefing with Everyone Right Now
Stylish PS5 Reboot Need for Speed Unbound Bringing Gameplay Imminently
EA desktop app set to replace Origin now available
Need for Speed Unbound Will Feature Over 140 Cars at Launch
New EA App Released, Will Replace Origin "Soon"
Need For Speed Unbound Revealed For December
Wild Hearts hands-on preview – EA takes on Monster Hunter

#October
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Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (10th October to 16th October)
Crystals of Irm
Clearpay Partners with Richard Quinn, Releases NFTs For London Fashion Week
RUMOR: The Resident Evil showcase might happen on Friday

#SquareEnixMontreal
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It's Nice When A Studio Can Rebrand Into Something Prettier
Square Enix Montreal rebrands as Onoma
Square Enix Montreal rebrands to Onoma under new owner Embracer Group

#Doom
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Doom running on Notepad looks like a match made in hell
Doom Running In Notepad at 60FPS Is Now a Real Thing
New Blood's Fallout homage will have first-person combat
Doom running through the Notepad app looks surprisingly playable
Doom can now apparently run on Windows' Notepad application

#Today
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Beyond Words: Large Language Models Expand AI’s Horizon
Pokemon Celebrates Sports Day in Japan With Cute Music Video Starring Pikachu, Eevee, & Piplup
What Did Fallout Shelter Do That Kept it Popular Even Today?