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Video Game News 4/21/2023

#DeadIsland2
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10 Critical Things To Know Before Playing Dead Island 2
Dead Island 2: The Kotaku Review
Dead Island 2, Dark Pictures Anthology, more now available through GeForce Now
What's the best game set on a horrible island? The Best Games Ever Show Episode 48
Dead Island 2 Skills - Best Skill Cards To Equip And Best Build
UK Insurance Company Offers Dead Island 2 Themed Life Insurance Package
IGN UK Podcast 693: Ranking the Best Orlando Theme Park Toilets
Dead Island 2 PC performance and the best settings to use
Dead Island 2: How Dambuster Studios Gave an Undead Series New Life
Dead Island 2 fast travel locations
Dead Island 2 slayers – all playable characters
Dead Island 2 Curtis garage key location
Dead Island 2 map – size, locations, waypoints, and more
Dead Island 2 Goat Pen master keys location
Dead Island 2 delivers solid performance and image quality on all consoles
Poll: Are You Playing Dead Island 2?
Guide: Dead Island 2: Tips and Tricks - How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
What New Zombie Game? Dying Light 2's Gut Feeling Update Is Out Today
Dead Island 2: All Curveball Locations and Effects Guide
Dead Island 2: Where to Find the Goat Pen Master Keys
Dead Island 2: Autophage System Explained
Dead Island 2: Weapon Mod Blueprint Locations
Dead Island 2 Trophies and Achievements List
Dead Island 2: Halperin Hotel Key Locations
Dead Island 2: All Consumable Blueprint Locations
Dead Island 2: How to Complete The Clean and Snatch Quest in Beverly Hills
Dead Island 2 Zombie Types: Full List of Zombies and How to Kill Them
How Dambuster finally brought Dead Island 2 over the finish line
Dead Island 2: Full side mission list
Is Lil Pump in Dead Island 2? Answered
How to dodge and counter in Dead Island 2
Does Dead Island 2 have difficulty settings? Answered
How To Fix the Dead Island 2 Controller Issues on PC
Dead Island 2 – How to Get Resources
Dead Island 2 – How to Repair and Upgrade Weapons
Dead Island 2 – How to Craft Med Kits
Dead Island 2 – How to Unlock New Skills
Dead Island 2 – How to Level Up Fast
Latest EDGE magazine review scores
Subscriptions, Clouds, & Streams
Evening Consolidation
Dead Island 2 Released
New AMD Adrenaline Drivers

#DLC
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We May Know What Pokémon Will Return In Scarlet And Violet’s DLC
Victoria 3's new DLC brings revolutionaries, reformers, and rebels next month
Street Fighter 6 roster – every confirmed and DLC character
Victoria 3's first expansion adds ideological "agitators" including Victor Hugo and Karl Marx
Meet Z, N, and Riku in the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC
Saint Kotar update out now, patch notes
Demon Skin release date set for May on Switch, new trailer
Lord of the Rings: Gollum Studio Clarifies Paywalled Voice Acting DLC
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Fandom Zone door code location
Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed Reveals New Gameplay, Videos, Art, & Details Aplenty
Victoria 3 Getting Immersion Pack "Voice of the People" Next Month
Aeterna Noctis free DLC “Pit of the Damned” launches next month
Atelier Marie Remake digital preorders and bonuses revealed
Season Pass 6 for Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is out now
Street Fighter 6 DLC Characters Announced, Demo Available Now for PlayStation
First Four DLC Characters Announced for Street Fighter 6, New Demo Now Live

#StreetFighter6
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Street Fighter 6 Will Let You Fight A Refrigerator
Street Fighter 6 showcase details new locations, modes, RPG elements, more - demo now available
You can try Street Fighter 6's open world mode in next week's demo
Street Fighter 6 Demo Released With Massive Game Mode & Roadmap Info
How to Play Street Fighter 6 Demo on PS5, PS4, Xbox, and PC
Street Fighter 6 Sony Headsets Feature Ryu and Chun-Li
Street Fighter 6 Reveals Demo, Rashid, A.K.I., Ed, & Akuma DLC, alongside Tons of Gameplay & Details

#Twitter
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Garry’s Mod Creator Ponders Banning The Nazis
Twitter Removes Checkmarks From Game Companies, And Fake Game Announcements Are Afoot
Xbox owners can no longer share game uploads straight to Twitter
Blizzard responds to claims from producer it's creating product "crisis maps"
PlayStation Is No Longer Officially Verified on Twitter
Final Fantasy 12 Director Quashes That Long-Standing Basch Rumour
Nikke NieR Automata Event Teased
Review: Coffee Talk 2 Presents Warm But Bland Comfort
Stardew Valley Community Center Concept Art Shared
Diablo 4 Goes Gold Ahead of June Release
GTA 6 Rumor Leaks Other Cities and Countries in the Game
Xbox drops Twitter share functionality, Elon Musk suggests lawsuit over AI usage
Former Fate/Grand Order director announces new game with Aniplex
Xbox owners can no longer upload content to Twitter from their console
Morning Consolidation
Morning Metaverse

#Xbox
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Critically Acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush "Didn't Make The Money It Needed To Make" - Report
Twitter's API Changes Appear to Have Caused Microsoft to Disable Xbox Console Screenshot Sharing
Afterimage, An Upcoming Hand-Drawn 2D Metroidvania | New Gameplay Today
Microsoft disables Twitter sharing for Xbox after new API fees
Xbox Has a Mystery Sequel in the Works That “May Take a Decade to Develop”
Retrieve the Life Fragments and save the world in Light of Life
Experience life as the last human in ITORAH
Weave through oncoming traffic in Moto Rush GT
Find the treasure within in Catacomb Master
Hi-Fi Rush Is “A Break Out Hit” For Xbox, Despite Earlier Reports Saying Otherwise

#Steam
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Square Enix turns Dragon Quest creator's classic visual novel into an odd "AI Tech Preview"
Dark and Darker lawyers fire back at Nexon: 'nothing more than anti-competitive bully tactics designed to put a small indie firm out of business'
Alien Day Steam sale drops prices on some real highs and lows
Getting into War Thunder for the first time
Sons of the Forest gets two-log Kelvin, golf ducks, and more in latest update
Dark and Darker lawyer accuses Nexon of "anti-competitive bully tactics"
Moons of Darsalon is a gloriously silly game about rescuing astronauts
Dark And Darker Devs Call On Valve To Dismiss Nexon's Claims And Reinstate Game To Steam
Weekend PC Download Deals for Apr. 21: Free COD Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer weekend
Nexon is suing Dark and Darker developer over copyright infringement
Multiplayer-focused sidescroller KarmaZoo announced
Giant space turtle colony sim World Turtles launches next month
Summum Aeterna leaves early access in September
HUMANITY release date set for May, hits PlayStation Plus day one
New prequel Hercule Poirot: The London Case announced
KarmaZoo, a new cooperative platformer, launching this summer
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind Released; Get First Desktop Dungeons for Free
On Sale
Escape From Mystwood Mansion Demo
Tastemaker Released
Havendock – Early Access Release Trailer
Blasphemous 2 Announcement Trailer

#NintendoSwitch
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Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters | All Things Nintendo
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Poll Says Most Popular Fire Emblem Engage Character Is Alear
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Sold Over 60,000 Copies in Few Days
Watch Yoshitaka Amano Draw Cuphead Art
Even if Tempest: Dawning Connections Otome Switch Fandisk Announced
Learn About Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC Kizuna Points and Kizunabilities
Review: Remnant From The Ashes (Nintendo Switch)
Review: Kung Fury: Street Rage – Ultimate Edition (Nintendo Switch)
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach Available Now for Nintendo Switch
Guide: Where To Buy Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp On Switch

#Nintendo
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PSA: Golden Week 2023 Starts Next Week
Miyamoto shows further interest in more Nintendo movies in the future
Nintendo wins legal battle against website hosting pirated games
Some Advance Wars Physical Owners Are Having Trouble Redeeming Gold Points
Guide: Where To Buy Zelda Tears Of The Kingdom Switch OLED Console And Pro Controller
Round Up: Every Game Announcement Exclusive To Japan's Indie World Showcase (April 2023)
Shigeru Miyamoto reiterates more Nintendo movies are coming

#DarkDarker
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Are developers allowed to copy themselves? | This Week in Business
Biz Buzz

#AI
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AI Image Generator Is Making Wild And Horrifying Game Controllers
Face-Off: Who Is the Best AI Character?
Total War: Warhammer 3’s AI playing smart in Forge Of The Chaos Dwarfs is as miserable as it is brilliant
On Earth Day, 5 Ways AI, Accelerated Computing Are Protecting the Planet
GeForce RTX 30 Series vs. RTX 40 Series GPUs: Key Differences for Gamers
Sons of the Forest patch 4 lets Kelvin dual wield, teases log sled
Could AI spell the end of the immersion-breaking NPC? | Opinion

#SuperMarioBrosMovie
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John Leguizamo Recalls Production Hiring Real Strippers For Super Mario Bros. Movie
Would you like a Nintendo Cinematic Universe?
Shack Chat: What do you think of The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
Mario Games Enjoy Increased Sales in Weekly UK Retail Charts

#PlayStation
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PlayStation Acquires Firewalk Studios, Team Developing 'AAA Multiplayer' Game
Mini Review: Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PS4) - Oft Forgotten RPG Deserves Another Chance
Guide: PlayStation Studios: All Sony First-Party Developers and What They're Working On
The King of Fighters XV gets PS4/PS5 demo featuring 15 available characters
PlayStation Acquires Firewalk Studios, Team Developing 'AAA Multiplayer' Game

#RPG
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'We're running at a f***ing wall, and we're gonna crash'—CD Projekt's lead quest designer on big budget RPGs
RPG roundtable podcast: Josh Sawyer, Mike Laidlaw, Strix Beltran, Paweł Sasko, and Lis Moberly go deep on writing and playing RPGs
Diablo 2 Resurrected season 4 is coming sooner than expected
Fallout remade as a mega-violent 2D side-scroller, coming soon
Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds introduces new Interstellar Space Dungeon in latest update
Disney Mirrorverse wins Pocket Gamer People's Choice 2023
Brave Nine is celebrating its 6th anniversary with a new hero and plenty of in-game festivities
Loop8: Summer of Gods showcases teenager RPG gameplay in new trailer

#Valve
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Massive Dota 2 patch makes the map 40% bigger, changes the UI, matchmaking, so much other stuff it's basically Dota 3 now
Counter-Strike 2 release date window, skins, trailers, leaks
Dota 2's huge New Frontiers update makes the map 40% bigger
Valve improving Mesa graphics drivers on Linux for a "secret" game
Proton Experimental for Steam Deck & Linux upgraded with Proton 8
Steam Puzzle Fest Monday
Dying Light 2 Stay Human est maintenant compatible sur le Steam Deck
Dark And Darker Lawyers Appeal To Steam To Bring Back The Game

#2D
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Blasphemous 2 Fully Revealed, Continues the Cycle on PS5 in Summer 2023
2D action platformer Itorah launches on Switch

#Switch
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GameStop hosting buy 1, get 1 free sale on select games
Kirby and the Forgotten Land list of all Present Codes
The Spirit and the Mouse getting a physical release on Switch
Super Alloy Ranger out on Switch next week
Visual novel Dormitory Love coming to Switch next week
Review: Tin Hearts - An Engaging Little Puzzler That Tugs On Your Heartstrings
Poll: Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Is Out Today, Will You Be Getting it?
Nintendo Releases New Commercials For Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

#Japanese
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Masahiro Sakurai Famitsu Column Started Because of Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XIV Gets Its Own Moisturizing Cream in Japan
Qureate teases new project with Japanese countryside

#SquareEnix
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This $24 Final Fantasy 14 Mount Turns You Into Mary Poppins
One of the Most Important Square Enix Games Is Being Revived, as a Free AI Experiment
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line update released