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Video Game News 1/12/2023

#Ubisoft
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The Next Assassin's Creed Is Smaller Because Past Games Got Way Too Big
Ubisoft Will Show Off Exclusive Skull And Bones Gameplay Footage Tomorrow, January 13
Ubisoft to Reveal More Skull and Bones Gameplay This Week
New Skull and Bones release date due "very soon" following latest delay
Ubisoft stock falls following project cancellations
Assassin's Creed Mirage Doubles Down on Being a Traditional Assassin's Creed Game
Skull and Bones, the Ubisoft pirate game has been postponed yet again
Ubisoft Says Mario + Rabbids: Sparks Of Hope Failed To Hit Commercial Targets
Ubisoft's Star Wars Game Reportedly Similar to No Man's Sky
Ubisoft+ New Subscription Tiers Leaked Online
Ubisoft Delays Skull and Bones Again, Cancels 3 Games as Mario + Rabbids and Just Dance Disappoint
Ubisoft Addresses Skull and Bones Delay, Asks for ‘Understanding and Patience’
Delayed Once Again: Skull and Bones Pushed to Early 2023-2024
Rumor Mill
Ubisoft has delayed Skull and Bones for the 6th time!
Skull And Bones Delayed Again As Ubisoft Cancels Three More Unannounced Titles

#RPG
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Gamedec, First Class Trouble and Divine Knockout are free on the Epic Games Store
One Piece Odyssey Review With The Returning Champions | GI Show
PS Store Sales Charts: Mixed Results for Newer PS5, PS4 Games Like Crisis Core, Midnight Suns
Seafaring RPG Sailing Era Ventures to PlayStation in Summer 2023
Satirical Pixel RPG ‘Moth Kubit’ Releases Worldwide On Steam Next Year
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Alchemy Stars adds a fresh narrative, a new Aurorian and more limited-time goodies in latest update
Airship Knights tier list
Open-World Dungeon & Fighter RPG Project DW Announced
Nexon unveils global plans for a cross-platform open world action RPG based on the Dungeon Fighter IP
Dungeon & Fighter open-world ARPG Project DW announced
This retro style RPG indie unveils a new update
Battlejuice Alchemist
The 21 biggest PS5 games coming in 2023
N3twork Studios Hires Former Tinder CPO as Its New Chief Operating Officer
One Piece Odyssey: How to Get to Lake Shore Cave
Aces & Adventures – Beta Sign Up
Feature: Fire Emblem Narratives, Ranked – Which Fire Emblem Has The Best Story?
Project DW Announced
Starfield is getting its own event after Xbox Showcase this month

#Nintendo
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Nintendo Switch Games Get Huge Discounts At Walmart
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Cinderace 7-star Tera Raid guide
Saudi Arabia increases Nintendo stake to 6%
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Valentine’s Day Tandemaus Tera Raid Teased
Meet Zelkov in Fire Emblem Engage
Saudi Arabia increases stake in Nintendo (NTDOY) to 6 percent
Saudi Arabia increases Nintendo stake to 6%
European console and PC game sales fall 7.1% in 2022
European hardware/software sales for 2022 revealed
Nintendo's Next Switch Game Trial Has Been Announced For Online Subscribers
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Raises Stake In Nintendo To 6%
New 'Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe' Website Shows Off More Screenshots & Video
Splatoon 3 Expected To Receive New Balance Patch Update Soon
Europe: UNO is the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial
US: Nintendo download for 12th January, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund increases its stake in Nintendo
Saudi Arabia increases Nintendo stake to 6%.

#PS5
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PS5 Owners Are Worried About Standing The Console Vertically (They Shouldn't Be)
New PS5 Update Prepares Console For DualSense Edge Controller
PlayStation Store: December 2022’s top downloads
Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (9th January to 15th January)
Poll: Would You Be Interested in a Detachable PS5 Disc Drive?
Final Fantasy 16's Retail Marketing has Begun in Japan
Rumour: Full Discord Support, PS5 Game Streaming Part of Next Big Firmware Update
Latest PS5 Firmware Update Available Now, Prepares for DualSense Edge Launch
PS4 Game Removed from PS Plus Extra Update for January 2023
PS5 System Software Update 6.50 Adds DualSense Edge Support
PS Plus Game Catalog January 2023 Adds DMC 5, Dragon Ball FighterZ
Genshin Impact Paimon’s Starlight Expedition Web Event Tests Musical Knowledge
PS5 7.00 System Update To Include Discord and Streamable PS5 Games — Report
PSN Booting Players Mid Game to Accept New Terms & Conditions, Freezing Consoles
PS5 System Software Update 22.02-06.50.00 Adds DualSense Edge Support
PS5 Will Soon Let You Stream PS5 Games on the Console
Dead Space remake gets an explosive launch trailer and new story details
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1 Week 6 Challenges Guide
European Game Sales Fall, Switch Is Once Again The Best-Selling Console Of 2022

#Switch
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Vengeful Guardian Moonrider is a fine example of retro done right
Wavebird Successor Claims New Controller Eliminates Stick Drift On Switch
Romance Game Miracle Snack Shop Goes to PS4 in January
Games like Elden Ring on the Switch
Top 15 best indie games for Switch
Children of Silentown launch trailer
The Bunker, The Shapeshifting Detective Switch physical releases announced
Blade Assault now arriving in March
Infinite: Beyond the Mind getting a physical release on Switch
Survival horror game Trenches hitting Switch next week
Saudi state-backed investment fund now owns 6 percent of Nintendo
Disgaea 7 gets a playable demo in Japan
Gripper Is The Akira-Inspired Boss Rush We've Always Wanted, And It Looks Incredible
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Will Receive Ver.1.2 Update Next Month
Retro-Bit Gaming Reveals A Game Boy Player-Inspired GameCube Controller
Abandon Your Inner Landlubber And Set Sail With 'Sailing Era', Launching Summer
NYXI is releasing a Nintendo GameCube controller for the Switch

#Steam
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Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is now available on Steam
Best free Steam games 2023
GOG officially ends its Steam-import Connect service after years of inactivity
Key/Visual Arts To Release Four English-Supported Visual Novels On Steam In 2023 & 2024
Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 PC Open Beta Dates Set
See the Blue Gate Rune in Suikoden I & II HD Remaster
Fabledom Is A Fairytale City Builder Coming In Spring
GOG quietly kills Steam-import service GOG Connect
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 gets a network test for PC port
Adventure-comedy game in a smartphone Backfirewall_ launches this month
Miracle Snack Shop heads to PS4 this month
Valve remind people to be careful where you buy a Steam Deck
Dread Templar Launch Date Revealed

#January
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New story trailer for Season introduces key characters on bicycle adventure
Reminder: PS Plus Extra Loses 10 PS4 Games Next Week
PlayStation Plus January Games and Classic Catalogue Titles announced by Sony
Undisputed Early Access Announced For End Of January
John Carpenter is not making a Dead Space movie, but suggests someone else is
Hitman Freelancer mode launches on 26th January
KartRider: Drift Codes – January, 2023
Flash Party Codes – January, 2023!
Japanese Charts: Switch OLED Model Dominates, Selling Almost 150,000 Units
Two New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Tera Raid Battle Events Have Been Revealed
Kazuya & Sephiroth Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo Are Already Appearing In The Wild
EverQuest and EverQuest II have a Roadmaps for 2023

#Season
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A new trailer for scenic travelogue Season shows who you’ll meet on your bicycle travels
Prepare For A Beautiful Journey With A New Season: A Letter To The Future Story Trailer
Season: A letter to the future new story trailer revealed, PS5 features detailed
Season: A letter to the future trailer introduces its characters and gorgeous world

#NintendoSwitch
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Top 15 best board games for Nintendo Switch
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet patch 1.2 expected to release late Feburary
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and Nintendo Switch Continue to Dominate Weekly Japanese Sales Charts
DC Universe Online PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release coming this year
Fight your way back to the ’90s with the Breakers Collection
Review: Children of Silentown (Nintendo Switch)
Pokemon series celebrates one thousand Pokemon with reveal of Gholdengo, big update coming end of February
Kirby gets new Copy Ability in Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe

#Pokemon
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There are now 1008 Pokemon in the wild
How to Catch Kecleon in Pokemon GO
Pokemon celebrates 1,000 Pokemon milestone, announces Scarlet and Violet Ver. 1.2.0
26 Years Later, Over One Thousand Pokemon Have Been Discovered
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Introduce Gholdengo, the 1000th Pokemon
Pokemon-like 'Coromon' finally has big FPS problem fixed for Steam Deck / Linux
Japan: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet retail sales have already surpassed Pokemon Sword & Shield in just 8 weeks

#January2023
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What to look forward to in 2023!
Pokemon Go will feature Noibat as the Community Day Pokemon in February 2023
January 2023 PlayStation Plus Premium Titles Revealed
Sword Slasher Codes – January 2023!
Retro Rewind Postpones its January 2023 Game Swap

#Destiny2
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Destiny 2 Finally Unlocks One Of The Most Confusing Parts Of The Game
Destiny 2 will get more Iron Banner and Grandmaster Nightfall changes
Destiny 2 laser threat videos show how frame rates impact gameplay
Best Destiny 2 Hunter builds for PvP and PvE in Arc 3.0
Bungie makes big Destiny 2 armour mods change
Destiny 2: Bump in the Knight God Roll for PvE and PvP

#MarvelSnap
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Marvel Snap’s Creator Says Players Who Snap At The Start Are Smart, Actually
The Marvel Snap Cards That Win And Lose The Most Are Hard To Believe
Marvel Snap is incredible, but its cash prices are incredibly stupid
Marvel Snap 'Battle Friends' PvP Update Coming Later This Month
Best Marvel Snap Leader deck
Marvel Snap is getting its PvP Battle Mode update later in January
First Mavel Snap Series Drop Will Make Some Cards More Attainable

#Japanese
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Final Fantasy 14's zen farming mode had an unexpected inspiration
Bandai Namco Announces Shin Kamen Rider Beat 'Em Up For Switch And PC
Johnny Yong Bosch is the Vash Voice Actor in Trigun Stampede English Dub
Famitsu sales (12/26/22 – 1/8/23)
Disgaea 7 Playable Demo Released in Japan as New Trailer Introduces Piririka
Blue Protocol Postpones This Weekend’s Japanese Network Test Due To A Serious Bug

#JustinRoiland
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High On Life And Rick And Morty Creator Facing Domestic Violence Charges
Rick And Morty Co-Creator Justin Roiland Faces Felony Domestic Violence Charges
Rick and Morty Co-Creator Justin Roiland Charged for Domestic Violence
Rick and Morty, High on Life creator Justin Roiland charged with domestic violence
Justin Roiland, Rick and Morty Co-Creator, Is Charged with Domestic Battery

#Xbox
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Xbox update will help reduce environmental impact by optimizing updates and downloads
Microsoft to Update Xbox Consoles to Become Carbon Aware
Atlas plans an Xbox crossplay PTS, adds bunnies for Lunar New Year
The puzzle masters are back with the super weird Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake on Xbox
The stunning Atrio: The Dark Wild makes Xbox and PC automation look EASY!
Your Xbox Is Now the First Carbon Aware Console

#February
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's next major update coming "late February"
Rhythm Sprout release date set for February, new trailer
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet version 1.2.0 update dropping in February
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Update Coming Next Month Promising Bug Fixes

#Sony
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Footage of ‘unannounced Sony shooter’ allegedly leaks
Sony Releasing Genshin Impact Earbuds & Neck Speaker in Japan