Video Game News 4/17/2023

#Sega
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Sega Gobbles Up Angry Birds In Gaming Industry’s Most Bizarre Acquisition Yet

Sonic's Latest Merchandise Is Something No One Would Have Guessed

Sega To Acquire Angry Birds Developer Rovio Entertainment

Sega buys Angry Birds maker Rovio for £625m

Sega to Acquire Angry Birds Creator Rovio Later This Year

404 Game;Reset Prologue Demo Now Available, Release Date Set

Sega to acquire Rovio in €706 million deal

Sega Acquires Angry Birds Studio Rovio Entertainment

Sega is officially acquiring Rovio for €706 million

Sega Buys Angry Birds Developer Rovio for $775 Million!

Gaming Headlines, April 10th – 17th

It's Official, SEGA Is Buying Angry Birds Maker, Rovio

Biz Buzz

Sega To Acquire Angry Birds Developer Rovio Entertainment

#AngryBirds
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SEGA to acquire Angry Birds developer, Rovio, for $775 million

Sega splurges $776 million on Angry Bird creators Rovio

SEGA Buys Angry Birds Maker for $775 Million

SEGA has confirmed the acquisition of Angry Birds creator Rovio for roughly $775M

#StardewValley
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Haunted Chocolatier development paused while dev works on Stardew Valley 1.6 update

Stardew Valley Developer Promises New Content in Patch 1.6

Stardew Valley gets new dialogue in next patch

Concerned Ape is taking a break from Haunted Chocolatier to work on Stardew Valley’s next update

Stardew Valley creator pauses Haunted Chocolatier development

Stardew Valley’s Upcoming Update Will Make it “More Powerful” to Mod, Says Developer

Stardew Valley to receive first new update in almost three years

ConcernedApe takes break from Haunted Chocolatier to finish Stardew Valley update 1.6

Stardew Valley set for another update in v1.6

Stardew Valley Creator Shares Another Update About Version 1.6 Release

Stardew Valley Version 1.6 is being worked on and includes new content

#Steam
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Nexon is suing Dark and Darker developer Ironmace Games over "copyright infringement"

Nexon Sues Dark And Darker Developer, Alleges Copyright Infringement

Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 17, 2023)

FNAF and Stranger Things meet in new Steam horror game, with a twist

Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey leaves Dreams studio after 17 years

Wartales Achievements List

Seven Nights Ghost Will Be a Heart-Warming Horror Game

Nexon files US lawsuit against Ironmace

Nexon formally files a copyright infringement lawsuit against Dark and Darker studio Ironmace

Brave Dungeon: The Meaning of Justice launches on Switch and PC

Suffer The Night Released

Time Survivors: Prologue

Indie Sandbox MMO Ethyrial: Echoes Of Yore Launches May 1st

West Hunt Steam Key Giveaway

#DarkDarker
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Nexon are suing Dark And Darker developers over copyright infringement

Dark and Darker classes guide

Dark and Darker developer sued by Nexon for "copyright infringement"

Dark and Darker Lawsuit, Explained

Dark and Darker Alpha 5 Gets Second Patch With More Fixes & Improvements

Dark and Darker Alpha 5 Gets First Patch With Fixes & More

Nexon's Copyright Infringement Case Against Dark And Darker Is Official And Looks Terrible For Ironmace

#MarkHealey
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Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey has left the Dreams developer

Media Molecule Co-Founder Mark Healey Leaves Studio After 17 Years

Media Molecule Co-Founder Exits Following Dreams' Live Support Stoppage

Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey departs after 17 years

Media Molecule Co-Founder Exits Following End of Dreams Support

Media Molecule Co-Founder Mark Healey Leaves Studio After 17 Years

Media Molecule last remaining founder Mark Healey leaves the company

#Nintendo
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New Zelda-Themed Nintendo Switch Controller Up For Preorder At Amazon

Nintendo wins case against French filesharing service hosting pirated games

Nintendo copyright claims strike again, this time with Zelda: Breath of the Wild multiplayer modder

Nintendo wins court battle against site used to pirate its games

Nintendo wins court battle against site involved with game piracy

Nintendo Announces New Official Store in Kyoto

Nintendo wins court battle against host of game piracy website

Nintendo Wins Court Dispute Against Pirated Game Hosting Site

Gallery: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Character Key Art - Every Revealed Artwork

Poll: Breath Of The Wild Vs. Tears Of The Kingdom - Which Final Zelda Trailer Was Better?

Random: Chris Pratt's Mario Movie Voice Was Initially Deemed Too "Tony Soprano"

Video: Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp “Introducing Orange Star” trailer

#Knuckles
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Knuckles spin-off finds its cast and a cowboy hat for the echidna

Sonic the Hedgehog's Knuckles Spin-Off Show Casts Game of Thrones' Rory McCann and More

Knuckles Live-Action Series Officially Underway, Cast Revealed

Live-action Knuckles Paramount+ series set between Sonic 2 and 3, confirms cast

Production Begins on Knuckles, a Spin-Off TV Series from the Sonic Movies

Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series Knuckles first plot tidbits, casting news

Knuckles Series Coming To Paramount+, Adds Adam Pally, Tika Sumpter

Move Aside, Sonic - Production Starts On The Knuckles Spin-Off Show

Variety reveals more details on Knuckles spin-off starring Idris Elba

#SonicHedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff TV series “Knuckles” announces cast with Idris Elba

Random: Sega And Uncanny Brands Team Up To Reveal A Sonic Waffle Maker

#Microsoft
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Former Halo Boss Joseph Staten Joins Netflix To Make "AAA, Multiplatform" Game

Longtime Halo Developer Frank O'Connor's Departure Confirmed by Microsoft

Former Halo Creative Director Joseph Staten Joins Netflix Games

Xbox Celebrates Earth Day with a Sustainability Update, Special Edition Products, and Events

Former Halo Infinite creative lead Joseph Staten joins Netflix to head up an all-new 'AAA multiplatform game'

Former Halo Infinite creative head Joseph Staten joins Netflix Games

DF Direct Weekly: should Redfall launch on Xbox at 30fps?

Tetris Effect: Connected one of five games leaving Game Pass soon

Xbox's New UI Is Getting Redesigned Due To Community Criticism

Halo Franchise Creative Director Frank O’Connor Leaves MS After Nearly 20 Years

Halo Visionary Joseph Staten Joins Netflix Games to Create AAA Original IP

Frank O'Connor, Halo franchise director, has left Microsoft

Morning Safety Dance

#DeadIsland2
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30 minutes of Dead Island 2 footage posted online, ahead of release later this week

Dead Island 2 Launch Trailer Brings a Nine-Year Wait to an End

Dead island 2 Launch Trailer Has All the Blood and Gore that You'd Expect

Dead Island 2 reveals launch trailer ahead of its global debut

The First 30 Mins of Dead Island 2 Have Been Leaked

Dead Island 2 joins this week’s upcoming games

Morning Multiplex

#Pokemon
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Pokemon Horizons Anime Reveals A New Pokemon Never Seen In Any Of The Games

New Scarlet and Violet DLC Pokemon Revealed in Pokemon Horizons Anime

Pokemon Scarlet, Violet Blissey Tera Raid Will Re-Run

Uniqlo Will Release Pokemon Masters EX T-Shirts

Mysterious New Pokemon Teased For Pokemon Scarlet And Violet DLC

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet first DLC teases mysterious new Pokemon from animated series

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Teases New Pokemon

Mysterious newly-discovered Pokémon to make its debut soon

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC Teases New Mysterious Pokemon

The mysterious newly discovered Pokemon will debut soon

#Diablo4
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Diablo 4 Devs Have "No Plans" For Key Map Feature, And Fans Are Divided On It

Diablo 4 Xbox Series X|S Performance And Frame Rate Targets Revealed

Diablo 4: 'No Plans' for Map Overlay at Launch as Blizzard's RPG Goes Gold

Diablo 4 buffing Barbarians and nerfing Necromancers in post-beta update

Diablo 4 Goes Gold Ahead of June Release Date

Diablo 4 officially goes gold

Diablo 4 Lets You Skip the Campaign After the First Playthrough

Diablo 4 Director Reveals Time Needed to Complete Battle Pass

Diablo 4 Goes Gold Ahead of June Release

Blizzard Announces Lots of Changes to Diablo 4 Addressing Feedback from the Beta

Diablo 4 Goes Gold

#MinecraftLegends
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Minecraft Legends For Nintendo Switch Is Discounted Ahead Of Tomorrow's Launch

Here's when Minecraft Legends unlocks for launch

How to unlock the Regal Tiger and Brilliant Beetle mounts in Minecraft Legends

How to carry more resources in Minecraft Legends

How to increase your Minecraft Legends mob limit

How to get Minecraft Legends Lapis Lazuli

Minecraft Legends Review

Minecraft Legends How To Carry More Resources

Minecraft Legends: How To Collect Towers

#HarryPotterQuidditchChampions
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Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Announced, Testing Signups Now Open

A new multiplayer Harry Potter game promises all the online Quidditch you can't play in Hogwarts Legacy

Standalone Harry Potter Quidditch Game Announced

Harry Potter Quidditch Champions: How to Sign Up for the Limited Playtest

Competitive Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Finally Gets Fans on Brooms

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Revealed, Playtest Signup Live

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Multiplayer Game Announced

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions announced, will be a multiplayer title

#RPG
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Diablo 4 Has Gone Gold Ahead Of June Launch

The first CRPG is a min-maxing hell you can - and should - break

The Thaumaturge is a detective RPG that's part Divinity: Original Sin, part evil Pokémon

Hogwarts Legacy Twitch drops

Hogwarts Legacy, PS5's Spellbinding Harry Potter Spin-Off, Massively Exceeded Sales Expectations

Diablo 4 Goes Gold Ahead of June Release

Make Friends With a Burger When The Tale Of Food Launches April 19

PAX EAST: The Mageseeker: A League Of Legends Story Hands-On Preview: Another Great Look At LoL Lore