Video Game News 10/16/2023

#Minecraft
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Minecraft’s new Star Wars DLC will let you build a blocky lightsaber and make a droid friend next month

Minecraft update 1.21 focuses on "combat and tinkering" with maze-like Trial Chambers and automatic crafting

Minecraft trial chambers explained – new block sets, mobs, and more

Minecraft cheats and console commands

Minecraft castle ideas

The 15 best Minecraft shaders 2023

When Will the Armadillo Be Added to Minecraft? Answered

Minecraft Live 2023 Summary: Star Wars DLC, mob vote winner, and more

Minecraft crosses 300 million copies sold

Minecraft Has Sold Over 300 Million Copies

Minecraft Reveals Lots of Content Coming in the Next Major Update & More

Minecraft promises big 2024 update following player unrest over content cadence

Minecraft hits 300 million sales, update 1.21 announced with trial chambers

The Clone Wars Is Coming To Minecraft Next Month In New Star Wars DLC

Minecraft has surpassed 300 million copies sold

Biz Buzz

Minecraft Has Sold Over 300 Million Copies, First Single Game To Hit The Sales Milestone

#Starfield
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Bethesda Exec Pete Hines Leaving Company After 24 Years

Starfield lead quest designer leaves Bethesda to work on the open-world RPG Wyrdsong

Intel 14th gen launches, promising 23% better Starfield fps vs AMD

Now Starfield is finally out, Bethesda's Pete Hines is retiring

Pete Hines leaving Bethesda

Starfield Collector’s Edition Watches Have Started Breaking

New Starfield Essential Mod Shows Your Character When You Talk

Bethesda Boss Pete Hines Announces Retirement After 24 Years

Where to Find Planet Skink in Starfield

How to Access Ship Storage in Starfield

Bethesda Boss Peter Hines announces his retirement

Biz Buzz

Bethesda's Pete Hines Retiring

#PS5
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review: The best superhero game I’ve ever played

Lords of the Fallen's most difficult boss is... performance problems on every platform

Spider-Man 2 is out on PS5 this week, which means the wait is hopefully now on for a PC release

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Review – Sticking The Landing

(For Southeast Asia) PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for October: Gotham Knights, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Marvel's Spider-Man 2: the next big leap for PlayStation 5?

Sky-High Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 Review Scores Make It One of the Top Rated Games of 2023

Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (16th October to 22nd October)

Alan Wake 2 Free DLC Will Be 'Pretty Significant', Says Sam Lake

Evidence of PlayStation Trophy Support on PC Mounts

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Gets Overly Revealing PS5 Hype Trailer

Mortal Kombat 1 Omni Man Trailer Shows Off Gameplay Look

Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Pack Will Have 5 Anime Songs

Genshin Impact Wriothesley Trailer Features His Art of Improvisation

Final Fantasy XIV Glowsticks Debut at Fan Festival 2023 in London

Sony Explains How It Designed the PS5 Access Controller

PS5 Slim size comparison image mock-ups have been created

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Showcases PC-Exclusive Features

Persona 3 Reload Trailer Showcases Iwatodai Dorm Activities

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Review (PS5): Symbiote Superiority

WWE2K23 Android & IOS Apk Version Download For Mobile 2023

Spider-Man 2 (PS5) Review

#Bethesda
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Bethesda’s Pete Hines is out, and he announced it… on the Spider-Man 2 review embargo

Now Starfield’s out, Bethesda’s PR and publishing honcho Pete Hines is retiring after 20-plus years at the studio

Bethesda's head of publishing Pete Hines is retiring now <I>Starfield</I> has launched

#PeteHines
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Bethesda's Pete Hines Announces Retirement

Bethesda's Pete Hines Announces Retirement After 24 Years With The Studio

Pete Hines Announces His Retirement From Bethesda After 24 Years Following Starfield’s Release

Bethesda's Pete Hines Is Retiring After 24 Years At The Company

#DLC
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New Microsoft Flight Simulator DLC Adds Dune Buggies🤔

One of Steam’s best strategy games gets massive new DLC

Lothario Yuya Fungami Fights Back in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R on PS5, PS4

Alan Wake 2 will have 'significant' free DLC in addition to paid expansions

Epic Games Store Gives Out 3 Free Games at Once

First Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Omni Man Gets Gameplay Reveal & November Release Window

Alan Wake 2 Will Receive Free DLC Alongside Paid Expansions

Another New Sonic Game is Coming Next Year – Rumour

#PartyPlay
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Pokemon Go Party Play Lets You Team Up With Pals To Catch Pokemon

Pokémon Go's new Party Play feature lets you group up, if you physically stick together

Pokemon GO Party Play Lets You Work with Other Players This Week

Niantic has announced Party Play for Pokemon Go: Here's everything you need to know

Pokemon GO reveals Party Play feature, four-player co-op being added

Pokemon GO Party Play Announced to Let Friends Play Together

Pokemon Go is introducing a new multiplayer feature called Party Play

Pokémon GO Introduces Brand New Multiplayer Feature 'Party Play'

#Spider-Man2
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Anime Fans Are Laughing At MJ's Botched 'Akira' Slide In Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man and Miles Morales Full Story Recap

Spoiler-Filled Spider-Man 2 Launch Trailer Reveals New Villains, Teases Venom

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review - cluttered but no less lovable action

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Review - Two Spideys Are Better Than One

#EpicGames
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Epic Games' Messy Bandcamp Sale Ends With Mass Layoffs

Epic Launches Program to Pay Devs to Bring Old Games to Epic Games Store

Epic Games incentivizes developers to release older titles on its digital store

Epic Games Store Reveals Roadmap For Improvements; Free Games Will Continue

Epic Games cuts almost half of Bandcamp pre-Songtradr sale

Epic Games launch 'First Run' and 'Now On Epic' with 100% revenue for devs

Epic First Run and Now On Epic Programs

#Analogue3D
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The Best Retro Console Creators Are Making A Nintendo 64

The retro king, Analogue, takes on the N64 next with Analogue 3D

The Analogue 3D Plays Nintendo 64 Games At 4K Resolution, Releasing Next Year

Analogue Pocket maker is tackling the Nintendo 64 next with Analogue 3D

Analogue 3D Announced and It's a 4K Nintendo 64

Analogue 3D Promises 4K N64 Experience With No Emulation

The Analogue 3D: reviving nostalgia with N64

#ActivisionBlizzard
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Ubisoft Exec Says Physical Sales Slowing, But They're Not Going Away

So, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard. How will this affect the rest of the industry?

Microsoft reiterates labour neutrality agreement following ABK acquisition

Microsoft reaffirms its neutrality agreement with CWA union following Activision-Blizzard buyout

Microsoft finally granted approval to acquire Activision Blizzard

Evening Interviews

Microsoft Reiterates Commitment To Labor Neutrality Agreement With Communication Workers of America

#CitiesSkylines2
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Cities: Skylines 2 Dev Admits Performance Issues, Will Launch the Game Anyway

Cities: Skylines 2 performance has "not achieved the benchmark we targeted", Paradox admits ahead of launch

Cities: Skylines 2 to skip Steam Workshop & Nexus support for its own mod platform

Cities: Skylines 2 Will Support Mods on Consoles; Devs Promise Performance Improvements After Launch

Cities: Skylines 2 console edition will support mods

#Microsoft
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This Diablo 4 Custom Xbox Series X Is So Elaborate That It Doesn't Work

Windows 7 and 8 keys can no longer activate any Windows 11 edition

Microsoft Is Working On An Xbox Mobile Store!

Evening Safety Dance

#Epic
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Epic Games Store now tempting devs with 100% revenue on back catalogue

Epic launches First Run initiative, debuts Now On Epic program

#Switch
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Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Review - A Respectable Lap

Warm Snow, dark fantasy action roguelike, coming to Switch

Puzzle platformer NeonPowerUp hitting Switch this week

Astral Ascent release date set for November, new trailer

UK software sales for the week ending October 14, 2023

Kingdom Eighties launch trailer

Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur update out now (version 1.0.1), patch notes

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown May Be a Return to Form for the Series [Preview]

Bike up and grab your mates in Kingdom Eighties on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, mobile

Boost through the competition with Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged

Mortal Kombat 1 Review (Switch) - Play It on Anything Else

UK Charts: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Hops Into Top Ten As EA Sports FC Keeps A Clean Sheet

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed - Ecto Edition Blasts Onto Switch eShop This Week

#Steam
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If there’s any chance Battlefield 2042 is gonna have shot at redemption, it’s now

Wizard With A Gun Launches A Day Early To Avoid Clash With Diablo 4's Steam Debut

Battlefield 2042 On Steam Now Has More Players Than Ever

Five new Steam games you probably missed (October 16, 2023)

Valve reveals most-played game demos from Steam Next Fest

Steam Deck no longer a Top 10 seller

Chronotopia: Second Skin

Tarantula Virus Steam keys giveaway

Dubai Builder Announced

#MarvelsSpider-Man2
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There’s one line in Spider-Man 2's launch trailer that’s got people talking, for better or worse

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Review

Review: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5) - A Familiar But Fantastic Superhero Sequel

Lawson Begins Spider-Man 2 Lottery Campaign in Japan

Pop Singer Rina Sawayama Is Designing A Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Suit

PS5 and PS4 Releases: Every Game Release Date for Week Beginning October 16, 2023

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Review