Video Game News 5/16/2023

#Overwatch2
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Overwatch 2's Ambitious Story Mode Is Getting Gutted Into Something Smaller

Overwatch 2's Update Roadmap Features New Characters, Story Missions, And Reworks

Overwatch 2's PvE Hero Mode Is Being Scrapped, Blizzard Explains What Happened and Why

Overwatch 2 PvE Hero Mode Canceled: 'A Difficult Choice'

Blizzard Details Overwatch 2 2023 Roadmap

Blizzard is scrapping Overwatch 2 hero missions and progression: 'It's clear that we can't deliver on the original vision for PvE'

Overwatch 2's long-promised flagship PvE mode has been scrapped

Overwatch 2 PvE Hero Mode Canceled, Story Missions Coming

Overwatch 2 dev: 'We can't deliver on that original vision for PvE that was shown in 2019'

Overwatch 2 ditches PvE Hero Mode

Overwatch 2 PvE Hero Missions Canceled After Years in Development

Blizzard Scrapped PvE Plans for Overwatch 2 & Replaced them With Co-Op Missions Starting With Season 6

Overwatch 2 officially cancels most of its PvE content moving forward

Blizzard reworks Overwatch 2's PvE mode into seasonal story missions

Overwatch 2 Roadmap Teases New Events, Heroes, Downsized PVE Mode

Overwatch 2 2023 Roadmap and PvE Update Detailed

Blizzard cancels PvE Overwatch 2 Hero Mode – Seasonal roadmap revealed

Overwatch 2 Hero Mode Cancelled

Overwatch 2 Is Dropping Its PvE Hero Mode

#Ubisoft
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Assassin's Creed Publisher Is Putting 800 More Devs To Work On The Hit Franchise

Assassin’s Creed NFTs Are Coming And Oh God Why

Ubisoft's Looks to Assassin's Creed for Future Salvation Amid "Challenging" Year

Ubisoft’s new Assassin’s Creed NFTs are also cubes with “souls”

Ubisoft expanding Assassin's Creed team by 40% over coming years

Ubisoft Intends to Assign Even More Developers to Assassin's Creed Games

Assassin's Creed development staff to increase by 40% over several years

Ubisoft results down more than expected as Q4 sales halved

1SP Agency acquires Studio CO2

Ubisoft Aims to Increase Developers Working on Assassin's Creed by 40%; Announces Financial Results

New Rainbow Six Siege Season "Operation Dread Factor" Fully Revealed With Fearsome Operator Fenrir

Ubisoft is trying to get in on the NFT racket for a second time with Assassin’s Creed ‘smart collectibles’

Ubisoft's franchise retention grows as profits dip in 2023

Assassin’s Creed Development Staff Increased by 40%

Ubisoft is Planning to Increase Assassin’s Creed Workforce by 40% “Over the Coming Years”

Ubisoft is beefing up Assassin’s Creed dev teams by 40%

Ubisoft to Release Several Games and a “Large Game” Before April 2024

Ubisoft Says It’s Planning To Increase Assassin’s Creed Franchise Developer Workforce By 40 Percent

Assassin's Creed Smart Collectibles NFTs

#Steam
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Grab Every Dragon Age And Mass Effect Game For Under $20 Right Now

Metro: Last Light Will Be Available For Free This Week

You can try the Dead Space remake for 90 minutes with a Steam free trial

Steam is ditching a Google tool that Valve says 'doesn't align' with its customer privacy approach

Steam sale pairs super cheap FIFA 23 with free stickers

Steam dabbling with 90-minute game trials, starting with Dead Space remake

Idol Showdown Is Another Surprisingly Solid Fangame

Roots of Pacha Removed from Steam Due to Dispute With Publisher Crytivo [UPDATED]

Ethyrial Echoes of Yore’s reset descends into chaos with new bugs, tanking reviews, and lead dev’s partial withdrawal

Stray rating for Xbox ports spotted

Steam gets game trials with Dead Space being first, plus Valve dumps Google Analytics

The Great War: Western Front Accolades Trailer

HROT Leaves Early Access

Humanity Launches

Hand of Doom Launch Trailer

Tin Hearts Launch Trailer

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#Blizzard
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Blizzard ‘Confident’ Diablo IV Won't Be Broken At Launch (For Real This Time)

Diablo IV Seems To Have Softened Its Controversial Necro Nerfs

Here's your short Diablo 4 lore primer before launch

All Diablo 4 weapons and unique effects

Blizzard "really confident" of smooth Diablo 4 launch following server stress tests

Blizzard Is 'Really Confident' Diablo 4 Won't Break on Launch Day

Diablo 4 Microtransactions Will Only Be Cosmetic, Blizzard Reiterates

Diablo IV Lore Video Introduces the Struggle Between Hell & Heaven Leading to Sanctuary's Creation

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Blizzard Cancels Overwatch 2's PvE Hero Mode... You Know, The Main Reason It Was A Sequel In The First Place

#Xbox
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It looks like one of 2022's best PlayStation Plus games is finally coming to Xbox

Stray Could Be Coming to Xbox Following ESRB Rating

Looks like cat game Stray is finally coming to Xbox

Stray has been rated on Xbox platforms by the ESRB

Stray PS5, PS4 Exclusivity Is Coming to an End

Stray Has Been Rated For Xbox By The ESRB

PowerA launch the MOGA XP-Ultra Multi-Platform Wireless Controller for mobile, PC and Xbox

Last Labyrinth -Lucidity Lost- ditches the VR to release on Xbox

The emotional puzzling of Tin Hearts is on Xbox, PlayStation and PC

It Looks Like Stray is Coming to Xbox

#PvE
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Stylish mech shooter Hawken returning with a free-to-play PvE game

ARC Raiders Changes Genre, Becomes PvPvE Extraction Shooter Ahead of Closed Alpha

ARC Raiders Makes Change To First-Person PVP Shooter

#Nintendo
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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Pirate Tracked Down By Nintendo

Tears of the Kingdom Carries on a Breath of the Wild Tribute to Satoru Iwata

Are Zelda players okay?

SEGA Could Join Sony in Raising Its Game Prices to $70

Splatoon 3 Sizzle Season Details Revealed

Upcoming Japanese eShop releases – May 25, 2023

Splatoon 3 kicks off Sizzle Season 2023 on June 1, details and trailer

Nintendo says it has no plans to cut Switch prices

Splatoon 3 Sizzle Season 2023 Brings New Gear And More Next Month

Saudi Arabian wealth fund PIF has increased its stake in EA

PN playlist: the Nintendo games we’re playing this week

Splatoon 3 'Sizzle Season 2023' Update Revealed - New Weapons, Stages, Game Modes And More

Glow-In-The-Dark Zelda: TOTK Keychain Now Available Via My Nintendo Rewards

Random: Go Full 'Tony Hawk' With This Simple Zelda: TOTK Trick

Yes, Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Also Uses "An Advanced Version Of Miis"

Next season in Splatoon 3 coming 1st June

#TearsKingdom
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Don't have a paraglider in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? Just use a horse

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has a simple way to share cool secrets and locations with friends

Tears of the Kingdom players keep getting kidnapped by Impa

Save Big On PS5 Exclusive Games, Great Accessories, And More

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Shrines Guide Updated: The 8 Most Wanted Shrines

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Link's Awakening armour is nightmare fuel

Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Loving Shrines' Not-So-Intended Solutions

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — Best Early Game Armor

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — Rito Village Location

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — Forward Force Shrine Guide

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — How to Reach the Snow Shrine

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — How to Increase Inventory Space

Tears of the Kingdom – How to Complete Wind Temple & Unlock All Gears

Tears of the Kingdom – How to Find & Complete Kiuyoyou Shrine

Tears of the Kingdom – Where to Find All Plants, Flowers & Mushrooms

Tears of the Kingdom – All Flux Construct Locations

Tears of the Kingdom Developers Hint Future Zelda Games Will Keep TotK & BotW Style

Tears of the Kingdom is amazing (plus giveaway results, news and more) | Nintendo Everything Refresh Ep. 054

How to get Royal Guard Uniform set in Tears of the Kingdom

#LegendZeldaTearsKingdom
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7 Sidequests Worth Seeking Out In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Site Will Help You Make Those Wild Builds You're Seeing

Everybody Thank This Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Designer For Making Ganon Hot

Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Players Are Building Tanks, Planes To Commit War Crimes

Six things you didn’t know you could do with Fuse in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Tears of the Kingdom players are insatiably thirsty for Purah

Tears of the Kingdom midnight launch had kids form a circle pit at a death metal gig

Breath of the Wild and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are the "new format" for the series

In Tears of the Kingdom, cheating with Amiibo is more powerful than ever

Tears of the Kingdom causes NSFW Zelda search spike, even if it is a bit weird

How High Does Tears of the Kingdom's Map Actually Go? We Found the Answer

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Producer Calls Open World 'the New Format to Proceed From'

One of Tears of the Kingdom's Most Adorable Updates: Link's Cooking Tunes

Cover Reveal – Final Fantasy 16

Tears of the Kingdom Complete Guide – Tears of the Kingdom Beginner Tips, Locations, Chests & Quests

Best Ways Players Have Messed with Koroks in Tears of the Kingdom

Tears of the Kingdom Has the Best ‘Ubisoft Towers’ Ever

How to get Skeletal Horse in Tears of the Kingdom

Pit Cave Frog Location in Tears of the Kingdom

The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Dominates UK Sales Chart

How to Unlock the Map in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

God of War creator calls Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom “bland”

Every Single Zelda amiibo Has Been Restocked In The UK

PSA: Zelda: TOTK Pro Controller Drifting After A Few Hours? It Might Just Need Recalibrating

Video: Overclocked Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Smooths Out Performance On Switch

Aonuma finds Ocarina of Time format “a bit restricting” now, will continue with Breath of the Wild & Tears of Kingdom format

#Humanity
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Crowd control puzzler Humanity is out now

Inside the creative minds of Humanity developers Yugo Nakamura and Tetsuya Mizuguchi

22 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now

Humanity is another sit-down-and-relax winner for PS VR2

Humanity Review in 3 Minutes – A Phenomenal Puzzle Game

The struggles and shifting perspectives that birthed <I>Humanity</I>

Humanity PSVR2 Review: Nice But Not Essential

#ZeldaTearsKingdom
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom includes a cute nod to Breath of the Wild's Champion's Ballad

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — Shape Rotation Shrine Guide

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — How to Get Hylian Rice

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom director on Ganondorf’s design

#Diablo4
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CCL are offering an RTX 4070 gaming PC with Diablo 4 for £960

Exciting Updates In Diablo 4

#May
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Saubi Arabia buying up EA shares is a bigger deal than you think

Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Planet Of Lana are coming to Game Pass this month

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: FIFA 23, Planet of Lana, Railway Empire 2, and More

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund increases stake in EA

FIFA 23, Cassette Beasts coming to Xbox Game Pass in May

After seven years, Pokémon Go finally giving players a Master Ball

There's a Free Pool Game on PS5 Now, And It Ain't Bad

WrestleQuest Hit with a Stunner, Outrageous RPG Delayed Until Summer on PS5, PS4

Cats & Soup launches major content update for May with loads of new activities

Xbox Game Pass May 2023 Lineup Brings Massive Colorful Cinematic Chalices

FIFA 23 and Planet of Lana Lead Next Wave of Game Pass Additions

The Master Ball Is Coming To Pokémon GO Next Week

Surprise! The Mario Movie's Digital Release Is Out Today (US)

Skybound Games: WrestleQuest delayed

#PlayStation
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Obituary: Brendan O'Brien, original Crash Bandicoot actor, died at age 60

Everything is Awesome with LEGO 2K Drive on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC

The First Shantae Game is Coming to PlayStation

#June
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Surprise, Skull and Bones won't actually be out 'early' this year after all

Rumour: Trashed FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City's PS5 Release Date Clashes with Final Fantasy 16

Black Desert drops a boss trailer for June’s Land of the Morning Light expansion

Blizzard’s Pride Merch Donates Proceeds To Transgender Equality

Black Desert's Latest Land of the Morning Light Trailer Focuses On The Darkness You'll Fight

#NintendoSwitch
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Best Nintendo Switch Deals in May 2023

The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails September Release Date Set

Tales of Symphonia Switch Patch Finally Fixes Issues

Mega Man 11 Model Kit Can Be Posed Without His Helmet

RIG 800 Pro HS Gaming Headset Review

Review: Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed (Nintendo Switch)

Tales of Symphonia Remastered Switch update coming on Thursday (patch notes)

#FIFA23
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Everything Coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2023 (Updated)

FIFA 23 Five Star Skillers: All the players to HUMILIATE your opponent

FIFA 23 Fastest Players: These speedsters will TERRORISE defences

FIFA 23 Top 25 Serie A Ratings: The very best players that Italy has to offer

FIFA 23 MLS Ratings: Hidden Gems and Certified Legends

FIFA 23 Top 25 La Liga Ratings: Star strikers dominate Spain

FIFA 23 Available Now in The Play List For EA Play Subscribers

Xbox Game Pass Adds FIFA 23, Ghostlore, Eastern Exorcist, and More

#Switch
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Nightmare Reaper out on Switch this week, new trailer

The Legend Of Nayuta: Boundless Trails Adventures Over To Switch This September