Video Game News 12/22/2022

#Christmas
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GTA Online Weekly Update (December 22) - bonus rewards, discounts, and vehicles

Why Minnie Driver Joined Witcher: Blood Origin

Dracula Cha Cha has turned Green Door into a Christmas song (and an RPS Christmas tradition)

Another hotfix for The Witcher 3's next-gen update should make Geralt more stable

Which PC gaming scent do you want as a shower gel or perfume?

Portal with RTX is a flawed diamond of a ray traced remaster

Steam selling Midnight Suns and both XCOMs at a massive discount

The best split screen games to play this Christmas

Dying Light 2 Christmas event involves nutcrackers and evil elves

Epic Games Store giving away daily free games – here’s what they are

The best games to play over Christmas

GTA Online holiday update pays homage to Die Hard and The Grinch

Top 10 Best Steam Winter Sale 2022 Deals to Treat Yourself To

Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (19th December to 25th December)

Site News: Our Game of the Year Bonanza Gets Underway from Today

The Best Games to Play This Christmas

Final Fantasy XIV Sale Starts in Stores, Cuts Price in Half

Seven Knights 2 is celebrating the holidays with the new Song of Hope Serena hero

Fiesta Online’s Christmas event is back with new and returning quests and events

Closers celebrates the holidays with sticker collections and bunny outfits

Stranger Things actor really wants Nintendo to make animated Zelda movie

Sonic Frontiers Holiday Cheer Suit DLC now available

How to Decorate Traffic Lights for Winterfest in Fortnite

World Of Warcraft 2023 Roadmap Outlines New Content And Features Coming Next Year

#Steam
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The Steam Winter Sale Has Started, Here Are The Best Deals

The Best Steam Winter Sale Game Deals

Three years later, The Division 2 is heading to Steam

Steam's winter sale is underway with thousands of discounts

New TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Update Features Custom Arcade Mode, CRT And VCR Filters, And More

The Division 2 Steam release date set for January

Dwarf Fortress update removes graphics

The best PC board games in 2022

The Steam Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed

The Falconeer Receives VR Support On PC In Recent Update

High on Life is Currently the Best-Selling Game on Steam

Elypse Gameplay Trailer Showcases Snappy 2D Action Platforming

Afterimage Delivers Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Action with RPG Elements in April

Hand-drawn metroidvania Afterimage delayed to 2023

Potion Craft is getting Switch and PlayStation ports in 2023

Cotton Fantasy gets a PC port in January 2023

Steam Winter Sale/Awards Voting

The Division 2 Is About To Hit Steam

#Twitter
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PS3 Hacker Hired To Fix Twitter By Elon Musk Just Quit, Yikes

Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link is now accepting sign-ups for January beta test

The 10 Biggest Entertainment Stories Of 2022, From Whatever Is Happening At Warner Bros. To Avatar 2 Being A Real Movie

Remember PS3 hacker Geohot who Elon Musk hired to help fix Twitter? He quit

Random: Infamous PS3 Hacker Quits Twitter After One Month

Fire Emblem Engage’s Kagetsu is a Swordmaster

Former God of War Producer Joins Nintendo of America

Lara Croft's Tomb Raider Switch Spin-Offs Have Been Delayed To 2023

Morning Metaverse

#Switch
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DNF Duel Switch Release Date and DLC Season Pass Set for 2023

Several Tomb Raider spinoff projects for Nintendo Switch have been delayed following Square Enix sale

2D platformer Gravity Circuit coming to Switch

Sonority gameplay

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

Afterimage release date set for April, new trailer

Smile For Me, point-and-click adventure game, heading to Switch

Hyper Gunsport gets surprise release on Switch today

Melatonin sees surprise release on Switch today

Triangle Strategy Is A Hit With Over 1M Copies Sold

DNF Duel port for Switch launches in April 2023, Season Pass announced

Cook the Purrfect Meal in Calico’s Pawsome Update, Now Available

Afterimage gets April 25th, 2023 release date, new trailer shared

Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion On Switch

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Update Adds Custom Arcade Mode, CRT Filters, Here Are The Patch Notes

Feature: 7 Series That Need A Strategy Spin-Off On Switch

Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Ports Of 2022

Calico Gets 'Pawsome Edition' Update With New Minigame, Animals, Visuals And More

DNF Duel Is Getting A Nintendo Switch Port In April 2023

#Nintendo
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Alear and Marth Can Team Up for a Lodestar Rush in Fire Emblem Engage

Shacknews Best Publisher of 2022 - Nintendo

My Nintendo adds new rewards for EarthBound and Kirby’s Dream Buffet, 2023 calendar

New Mario Game Rumored to Bring Back 35-Year-Old Feature

Random: Stranger Things' Dustin Wants To See An Animated Legend Of Zelda Movie

EarthBound Beginnings Notebook Finally Available In North America

Nintendo Shares More Festive Indie Game News And Switch eShop Shadow Drops On Day 4

75% Of Public Comments On Microsoft's Acquisition Of Activision Were Positive

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Been Updated To Version 2.2.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Nintendo Minute Videos Are Being Set To Private On Nintendo's YouTube Channel

N64 Classic Yoshi's Story Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary Today

US: Nintendo Download for 22nd December, 2022

Nintendo Minute videos are currently being set to private by Nintendo

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe updated to Version 2.2.1

#ChocoboGP
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Square Enix Abandons Its Chocobo Racing Game Just 9 Months After Launch

Square Enix ditches Nintendo Switch racer Chocobo GP after just nine months

Square Enix Ending Support For Chocobo GP With Season 5 Update

Chocobo GP To Stop Getting Large Updates After Today

Chocobo GP kills post-launch support after season 5 update

#GodWarRagnarok
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God of War Ragnarok is Getting New Game Plus in 2023

God of War Ragnarok Will Receive New Game Plus Mode in Spring 2023

Shacknews Best PS4 Game of 2022 - God of War Ragnarok

Destiny 2 | Games of the Year 2022

#NintendoSwitch
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DNF Duel Switch Port To Release April 20

Sonic Frontiers Free Holiday Cheer Santa Suit DLC Arrives

Hades Megaera Nendoroid and Zagreus Figure Pre-orders Open

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes’ Shez is FE Heroes’ Next Legendary Hero

Picross X: Picbits vs. Uzboross now available worldwide

Pokemon UNITE updated to Version 1.8.1.4

#SteamDeck
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Steam Winter Sale - Best Steam Deck Deals

Shacknews Best Hardware of 2022 - Steam Deck

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – New PC Hotfix Improves Stability, Fixes Photo Mode Issues

JSAUX now selling a transparent Steam Deck backplate

SteamOS 3.4 is out now for Steam Deck (updated)

#April
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Games of 2022: Elden Ring was the best game for breaking the rules

Lemmings Inspired Puzzler Tin Hearts Marches to PS5, PS4 on 20th April

#PlayStation
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What to Expect from PlayStation in 2023

God of War Ragnarök New Game Plus Coming In Spring

The Last of Us Part 1 PS5 Firefly Edition finally available in the UK, costs £100

Soapbox: Help Me! I'm Hooked on Genshin Impact

Iconic PlayStation Franchise Gran Turismo Surpasses 90 Million Copies Sold

Sony adds games to the PlayStation store’s January sale

Valkyrie Profile Lenneth PS4 and PS5 Copies Appear

God of War Ragnarök New Game Plus Coming In Spring

#HighLife
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High on Life’s Justin Roiland knew some people would hate the FPS game

High on Life: How to get the ‘A Starfish is Born’ achievement

High on Life: BEST Optimization Guide High on Life – Max FPS

High on Life Review

#EpicGamesStore
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Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics all free from the Epic Games Store

Get Three Fallout Games for Free

#GenshinImpact
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Genshin Impact leak lists Spiral Abyss enemies coming in version 3.4

Raiden Shogun and Ayato Genshin Impact Rerun Banners Detailed

The Scaramouche to Wanderer Genshin Impact Character Arc is Satisfying

Genshin Impact is launching phase two of version 3.3 with new event wishes and gameplay events

#EldenRing
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Game Awards Photoshops Bill Clinton Kid Out Of Elden Ring Speech

Elden Ring Hits Lowest Price Ever On PC

Game of the Year 2022 – Best Original Soundtrack

#December22
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Coin Master free spins - updated daily links (December 2022)

F1 22 Countdown to Christmas Giveaways Coming Every Day Through December 22

Anniversary: Metal Gear Sneaked Its Way Onto The NES 35 Years Ago

#Microsoft
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UK regulator details public responses to Microsoft’s Activision deal, with most gamers being in support

Companies thought Hideo Kojima was "mad" before Microsoft picked up his cloud game

Gamers band together to sue Microsoft over Activision merger

Kojima Says Microsoft “Understood” His Unannounced Project, but Other Publishers Thought He Was “Mad”

#RPG
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Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix keeps gaseous beings from falling off cliffs

A new Witcher 3 hotfix improves stability and fixes photo mode

Blizzcon finally returns after two year hiatus

How to get more Arrows of Resistance in Rise of Kingdoms

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth is Out Now on PS4 and PS5

The Outer Worlds: Introducing the Company Man

#Witcher
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The Witcher Season 3 gives Henry Cavill's Geralt a "heroic sendoff", showrunner says

Lost Ark 2023 Roadmap Promises New Class, Continent, And Witcher Event

Lost Ark 2023 Roadmap Promises a Jampacked Start to the Year

Lost Ark’s early 2023 roadmap includes the Witcher crossover and Artist class