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Video Game News 8/2/2023

#Steam
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Call Of Duty On Steam Gets A Makeover (In Your Library)
Saints Row Reboot’s Third and Potentially Final Expansion Has a Release Date
Saints Row gets a third expansion next week and a Steam release later this month
The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Gets Big Patch To Address Various PC Performance Issues
RX 7900 XTX finally appears in new Steam hardware survey but AMD's overall market share is still horrible
Final Fantasy creator’s beloved RPG is coming to Steam
Baldur’s Gate 3 release time for all regions
Resident Evil meets Slay the Spire in terrifying roguelike deckbuilder
Grab Disco Elysium, Chivalry 2, and six other Steam games for $12
Armored Core 6 won’t have Denuvo, but double dips on Steam DRM
Dave the Diver leaves Elden Ring in the deep end on Steam Deck
Fantasian PC Listing Appears on Steam DB
Fantasian Playtest Appears on Steam, Supporting PC Port
Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Asks Players to Delete Early Access Save Files Ahead of Launch
Promising Mecha Game Vulture: Unlimited Frontier Gets Demo on Steam as Crowdfunding Passes 2 Million Yen
Wargaming celebrates studio’s 25th anniversary with bundle discounts, freebies, and in-game events
Niche Games Spotlight – Thronefall
Payday 3 will have Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM
RIN: The Last Child release date set for September
Cook, Serve, Delicious: Re-Mustard! announced
Alone in the Dark Collector’s Edition announced at £179
Steam desktop and Steam Deck get a fresh stable update
Wargaming Turns 25
Cities Skylines 2 Release Date, What we Know & More
Baldur's Gate 3 Prep
Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun Released
Bizarre Mushroom Cycle Simulator This Month
Rumor Mill
Is TF2 Still Alive? Absolutely! [Now More Popular Than Ever]
Temtem Showdown Is Struggling But It’s Game Director Isn’t Too Concerned
Call Of Duty “Rebrand” Gets Dogpiled
BG3 Hype

#PS5
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, a game that chugged on PS5 and Xbox Series X, is coming to last-gen consoles
Too big for Steam Deck? Remnant 2 and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart tested
The Callisto Protocol Studio Hit with Layoffs
Poll: Will You Be Muting Your PS5's Beep?
Sci-Fi Game Fort Solis Wants You to Binge Its Four PS5 Episodes
June 2023 Circana: PS5 Posts Best PlayStation Results in 15 Years
Lords of the Fallen Boss Fights Take Centre Stage in New Gameplay Video
Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (31st July to 6th August)
Official PlayStation Earbuds Will Boast Noise Cancelling, USB Dongle for Lossless PS5, PS4 Audio
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is Coming to PlayStation and Xbox in September
Genshin Impact Multi-Layered Map Official Update Arrives in 4.0
Preview: Tekken 8 Is Heavy on Aggression
HoYoVerse Will Make It Easy to Quickly Get to Fontaine in Genshin Impact
PS5 games dominate UK charts following console price drop | UK Boxed Charts
F1 Manager 2023 Review (PS5): Sequel Adds Depth & Excitement
What the Golf PS5, PS4 Versions Bring Goofy Golf to PlayStation
Limited Alone in the Dark Collector’s Edition Announced
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PC vs PS5 – Improvements, Performance, And More
Warzone 2.0’s Season 5 update is here – what’s new?
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is being ported back to PS4 and Xbox One
Disgaea 7 Academy Trailer
US: Diablo IV No.1 game and PS5 No.1 console for June 2023

#Xbox
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Report: Malware Brings Original Modern Warfare 2 On Steam Offline [Update: It's Back]
Xbox is bringing 30 titles to gamescom and you can watch a Starfield theatre presentation
Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox could be pushed into 2024, but you can hold yourself over with Baldur's Gate 1&2 on Game Pass
Xbox seemingly confirms consumer-friendly Starfield feature and cross-save support at launch
Xbox Insiders Can Now Stream To Discord Directly From Their Console
Microsoft Reveals What to Expect From Xbox at Gamescom 2023
The best SSDs for Xbox Series X
Xbox at gamescom 2023
Xbox Insiders can now stream their console gameplay directly to Discord
Microsoft now selling controller replacement parts for Xbox
Starfield and Forza won’t be playable at Gamescom 2023, but tons of other Xbox games will be
Oceanhorn 2 – Knights of the Lost Realm comes to Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 and PC
Roads of Time 2: Odyssey continues the Xbox journey!
The hunt is on in The Red Exile – Survival Horror
Xbox Confirms Gamescom Presence
Evening Consolidation
Morning Gatherings & Events
Evening Consolidation

#RPG
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With Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy 16, and Starfield, 2023 might be one of the best RPG years in ages
Baldur's Gate 3's narrator posts hilarious outtakes that tease just how thirsty the game might be
I'll be a sweaty little D&D powergamer in Baldur's Gate 3 and you can't stop me
Best Baldur’s Gate 3 classes and subclasses
All Baldur’s Gate 3 abilities
Best Baldur’s Gate 3 weapons
Hogwarts Legacy sequel might be in the works
Baldur's Gate 3's Bear Sex Just the Tip of the 'Horny' Iceberg, Apparently
Honkai Impact 3rd and Star Rail Welt Yang Concept Art Shared
Seven Knights 2 adds the Indomitable Guardian Varion in latest update
Tower of Fantasy heads to PlayStation 5 next week with pre-downloads available soon
Fantasy RPG Elements Destiny seeing Switch release
New Sengoku Dynasty Trailer Is All About Mining
Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct DLC is Out Now
ENDALOR – Beta Sign Up
Diablo IV Patch Notes

#BaldursGate3
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Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Recommends Deleting Early Access, Save Files, and Mods Before Full Launch
Best Baldur’s Gate 3 skills
Baldur’s Gate 3 lockpicking guide
Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Paladin build
Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Ranger build
Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Rogue build
Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Fighter build
Does Baldur’s Gate 3 have a DM Mode?
Celebrate Baldur's Gate 3's Release With This Epic Bard Song by Jonathan Young & More
Intel Beta Graphics Drivers

#Switch
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Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Gets Rare Discount At Amazon
Grab A Great Handheld Nintendo Switch Controller For Cheap
Sonic Superstars: Meet Trip, The New Enemy Created By Naoto Ohshima
What the Golf's Among Us collaboration comes to PC and Switch tomorrow
Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 Wii U Maintenance Finally Ending
CounterAttack: Uprising, side-scrolling space shooter, planned for Switch
Die After Sunset out on Switch this month
What the Golf? Among Golf update out tomorrow, Special Events planned
Startup Company Console Edition getting a physical release on Switch
Rhythm action game Ratatan, from creator of Patapon, confirmed for Switch
Creepy Tale: Ingrid Penance due out on Switch this month
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill – Slaps and Beans 2 release date set for September, new trailer
Best-selling games in the U.S. for June 2023
Guide: Best Cooking Games On Nintendo Switch
Ratatan, A Rhythm Side-Scroller From The Team Behind Patapon, Is Officially Heading For Switch
Poll: Have You Ordered Physical Switch Games That Came With The Cart Missing?
Another Earth Defense Force Spin-Off Is On Its Way To Switch
Fitness Circuit (Switch)
Next-gen Nintendo console could release in second half of 2024

#Nintendo
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The Great Wii U Server Outage Of 2023 Is Over
Why an Obscure 2010 DSiWare Game Is the Highest User-Rated Nintendo Game on Metacritic
Nintendo Restores Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Online Play After 5-Month Absence
Five months later, Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon servers set to return
A new Nintendo Switch with more powerful hardware coming in 2024
Fire Emblem Heroes Acrylic Stands Feature Characters Like Roy, Fjorm
Nintendo removes The Last of Us knock-off from its digital store
Splatoon & Mario Kart 8 Wii U Online Services Return Tomorrow After 5 Months of Maintenance
The Wii U versions of <I>Splatoon</I> and <I>Mario Kart 8</I> are coming back online
Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 are back online on Wii U
Nintendo Is Giving Out Free Splashtag Titles For Splatoon 3
After 5 Months, Mario Kart 8 And Splatoon Are Finally Going Back Online For Wii U
Wii U versions of Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 have online restored, playable online tomorrow
Rumour claims Nintendo could announce next system at Gamescom this month

#Diablo4
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Potentially Ban-Worthy Diablo 4 Exploit Lets You Transfer Eternal Characters to Seasonal Realm
Diablo 4 patch notes 1.1.1 – update brings massive class changes
Diablo 4's Season of the Malignant is a hell of my own making
Knight Crawlers is a clever action-RPG with endearingly goofy baddies
Diablo 4's Dev Is Hiring a Season Lead Designer After a Disastrous First Effort
Should You Buy the Seasonal Battle Pass in Diablo IV?
Diablo 4 1.1.1 Patch Notes (August 8 Update) Make Changes to Barbarian, Sorcerer, More
What is Barrier Generation in Diablo 4? Answered
Diablo IV 1.1.1 Patch Details Include Boosts to Sorcerer and Barbarian, Guaranteed Legendaries, and More

#Discord
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Discord will soon let Xbox users stream gameplay directly to chat
Discord Will Soon Allow You to Stream Xbox Games Directly on its Platform

#Microsoft
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QuakeCon sale gives you up to 85% off these essential FPS games
Microsoft bringing Starfield and Forza to Gamescom via theatre presentations
Xbox Game Pass August 2023 Wave 1 Games Include Airborne Kingdom And More
Microsoft announces Gamescom 2023 Lineup

#PlayStation
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Is Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart Steam Deck compatible?
PaRappa the Rapper Merchandise You Have to See to Believe
Overpass 2 release date moved up to September
Fight a rogue AI in Atomic Heart – Annihilation Instinct on Xbox, PlayStation and PC

#StarWarsJediSurvivor
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EA Is Developing PS4, Xbox One Ports Of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Announced for PS4 & Xbox One
Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is being ported to PS4 and Xbox One

#DiabloIV
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Diablo IV Update Brings More Class And Boss Changes
Chrono Trigger – Zero Punctuation
Blizzard posts Diablo IV patch 1.1.1 notes ahead of release on August 8
Diablo IV: All Helltide Tortured Gift of Mysteries Chests in Dry Steppes
Diablo IV: All Helltide Tortured Gift of Mysteries Chests in Fractured Peaks
Diablo IV: How to Defeat Andariel, Maiden of Anguish
Diablo IV: How to Craft Elixir of Poison Resistance

#PlayStation5
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When Is Baldur’s Gate III Coming To Xbox? It’s Complicated
PS5 beta firmware adds Dolby Atmos, support for bigger capacity SSDs
Star Trek: Resurgence Disc Version Out This Fall, PS4 Owners Get Free PS5 Upgrade
The best PS5 SSDs
Rumor: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2’s starting roster has apparently leaked
PS5 system update brings a host of new and improved features

#Fortnite
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Dead by Daylight finally collaborates with Alien after years of fans requesting it
Dev Creates In-Game Holocaust Museum In Fortnite To Spread Awareness
Fortnite reveals Jujutsu Kaisen collab
10 Best Fortnite Horror Map Codes (2023)
Fortnite x Jujutsu Kaisen confirmed
How to Get FNCS Renegade Skin for Free
Fortnite X Jujutsu Kaisen – Next Anime Collab Coming to Fortnite
Fortnite Racing mode: Leaked release details, maps, more – Charlie INTEL
Fortnite Quinta Safe event: How to get free rewards in Discord – Dexerto
Fortnite Quinta Safe event: How to get free rewards in Discord – Dexerto
This Fortnite x Jujutsu Kaisen skin will likely be free, here's why
Fortnite x Jujutsu Kaisen confirmed

#NintendoSwitch
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Here’s a new Kirby Wireless Switch Controller from PowerA for your collection
Ratatan PS5, PS4 Versions Confirmed as Campaign Hits More Stretch Goals
Review: Road Builder (Nintendo Switch)
Review: Homebody (Nintendo Switch)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Reveals New DLC Song Pack For October

#Palia
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Palia Is A Cozy MMO Version Of Animal Crossing And Stardew Valley
Palia Kicks Off Closed Beta with a Cozy-as-Heck Cinematic Trailer
Palia Preview – Building A New Life
Combat-free MMO Palia is giving me high hopes for the future of 'cozy' MMOs
Palia fuses RuneScape and Stardew Valley into a stunning RPG
Palia Complete Guide – Romance, Tools, Crafters, & Tips
Fae Farm teases its farming systems in new video ahead of September launch
The Stream Team: Peeking in on the cozy closed beta of Palia
Singularity 6 interview: Palia is the cozy cottagecore sandbox to beat as it begins closed beta
Palia Closed Beta Begins, With a Gettting Started Guide from the Devs
Preview: Palia Brings The Cozy Vibes With Its Community Sim MMO

#Kickstarter
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Kickstarter introduces new policy on use of AI in projects
Patapon Spiritual Successor Ratatan Coming to PS5, Switch, & Xbox as Kickstarter Passes $600,000
Cloudbreaker Alliance Kickstarter Project Now Live
New Kickstarter policy requires transparency from AI-involved projects
New Sega Genesis game Sacred Line 2 announced
Mutliplayer Solarpunk Loftia Has Raised Over $300K On Kickstarter In One Day