Video Game News 1/2/2024

#AI
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Square Enix Will Be ‘Aggressive’ With Using AI For Development, CEO Says

Square Enix kicks off 2024 by pledging to be "aggressive in applying AI"

Infestation '88 Renamed as Developers Disavow 'Nazism and Hate in Any Form' [Update]

The blockchain is still a "focus" for Square Enix in 2024, along with "aggressive" use of AI in gamedev

By Jove, It’s No Myth: NVIDIA Triton Speeds Inference on Oracle Cloud

OBSBot Tiny 2 review

Square Enix intends to be "aggressive in applying AI", says CEO

Square Enix Resolves to Implement 'Aggressive' AI Strategy in 2024

Square Enix President says the company will be 'aggressive in applying AI'

New Square Enix president pledges "aggressive" AI push in 2024

The Witcher: Geralt Voice Actor Doug Cockle Speaks Out On AI

Square Enix will aggressively leverage AI in 2024 to create "new forms of content"

Square Enix plan “aggressive” AI push

Square Enix To Be "Aggressive In Applying" AI Going Forwards

Square Enix says ‘generative AI has the potential to reshape what we create’

#SquareEnix
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FFVII Ever Crisis New Year’s Banner Stars Cloud and Sephiroth Weapons

FFVII Rebirth January 2024 Calendars Feature Red XIII and Yuffie

Square Enix’s 2024 Goal Is to ‘Aggressively’ Pursue AI

#Frogwares
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The Sinking City Developer Frogwares Now Sole Publisher After Long Legal Battle

Frogwares regain control of The Sinking City, but all old saves will break soon

The Sinking City legal battle ends with victory for Frogwares, new version of the game 'coming soon'

The Sinking City devs now fully own the game, updates planned for PC

Frogwares becomes sole publisher of The Sinking City

Frogwares is now publisher of The Sinking City

The Sinking City Developer Frogwares Gets Full Publishing Rights, Promises New DLC

The Sinking City publishing rights now fully controlled by Frogwares

The Sinking City Changes Hands; DLC Announced

#Steam
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Way Too Many Games Were Released On Steam In 2023

Baldur's Gate 3 Wins Game Of The Year At The Steam Awards

Artistic Devotion – A journey Through Horror And Success With Red Candle Games

Starfield doesn’t win Steam GOTY, snags surprising award instead

This new Steam horror game sees you fleeing a giant snake

Capcom’s best RPG skyrockets in player numbers, beating The Finals

Forget Baldur’s Gate 3, its spiritual predecessor is just $4

The Finals devs weren't even going to make a shooter at first

The Steam Awards 2023 Winners Are Getting Dragged Online

Crowdfunding for Beloved Visual Novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Ends Successfully at Almost 58 Million Yen

Latest estimates show over 14,000 new titles launched on Steam in 2023

Steam Support Changes Take Effect

Kritika: Zero Launch Confirmed For January 25 On VFUN, Coming Soon To Steam

#BaldursGate3
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Nude Scenes Are Getting Xbox Players Banned

New Baldur's Gate 3 mod gives famously quiet companions like Astarion and Lae'zel a bunch of cool new quips

Baldur's Gate 3's pesky Xbox save issues are sadly still a thing, but here's another handy workaround

PSA: Recording Explicit Baldur's Gate 3 Romance Scenes May Get Your Xbox Account Banned

In 2023, The Best Games Put My Decisions First

Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox save woes continue, Larian offers interim cross-save fix

Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox Save Bug Workaround Shared

Best Minsc companion build in Baldur’s Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3: The Defiled Temple’s moon puzzle solution

Baldur's Gate 3 is Game of The Year at the Steam Awards; Starfield Wins Most Innovative Gameplay

Baldur's Gate 3 drives Valve's 2023 Steam Awards

#StarWarsOutlaws
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Ubisoft Swiftly Corrects Star Wars Outlaws ‘Late 2024’ Release Window

Star Wars Outlaws Release Date Set For Late 2024

10 Upcoming Open World Shooters In 2024 And Beyond

Star Wars Outlaws Arrives Late 2024 [Updated]

Star Wars Outlaws releasing in late 2024, say Disney

Ubisoft Corrects Star Wars Outlaws Releasing In Late 2024 Back To General 2024

Star Wars Outlaws releasing "late" 2024, Disney says

Star Wars Outlaws Release Date Set for This Year

Our Most Wanted Games of 2024 – #4 Star Wars Outlaws

Star Wars Outlaws This Year

Star Wars Outlaws Releasing Late 2024 According to Disney

#MickeyMouse
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Mickey Mouse Game Changes Name After Antisemitic Accusations

Early Mickey Mouse is now public domain, instantly becomes a horror game slasher

Mickey Mouse has been in the public domain for under 48 hours and there's already a horror game and 2 horror movies on the way

Infestation 88 devs address controversy over Neo-Nazi claims

Original Mickey Mouse now in public domain, so of course he's inspired a horror game

Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain – What It Means For Gaming in 2024

Mickey Mouse Horror Game Changes Name to Remove Neo-Nazi Number

Game Developers Are Already Taking Advantage of Early Mickey Mouse's Copyright Expiration

Infestation 88 Renamed Infestation: Origins

Mickey Mouse-Inspired Infestation 88 Announced

#RPG
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Tim Cain has taken his Fallout and The Outer Worlds dev stories to YouTube - and he's having a great time

The Maw - 2nd-6th January 2024

Baldur's Gate 3 completes its Game of the Year sweep with top honor in the 2023 Steam Awards

The Steam Deck has given this tactical RPG something of a second life

Fate/Samurai Remnant Summons Some Kind of Tournament DLC in February

Soul Strike, Com2uS' upcoming idle RPG, is now open for pre-registration on iOS and Android

Game of Honor continues regional release, with pre-registration now open in Hong Kong and Macau on Android

Dungeon-crawling RPG Legend of Grimrock seeing Switch release

EarthBound Is Promising Plans for Mother 2’s 30th Anniversary

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Receives Short Action-Packed Trailer

#Sony
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Sony Fined For Playing Hardball Against Third-Party Controllers

PS Plus Essential's Monthly Games for January 2024 Available Now on PS5, PS4

Sony Hit with French Fine for Allegedly Manipulating PS4 Controller Market

Sony fined €13.5m by French antitrust regulator

France Fines Sony for Combating Third-Party PS4 Controllers

Sony fined by French regulators over third-party PS4 controllers

PS Plus January 2024 Games Are Now Available

Morning Legal Briefs

#PS4
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Resident Evil 4 on iPhone 15 Pro targets the PS4 experience - but doesn't quite hit the target

January 2024 PlayStation Plus Games Headed Up by A Plague Tale: Requiem

Naoki Yoshida Talks About Future of Final Fantasy XIV in New Year’s Message

Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden Leaving Xbox Game Pass

Nacon RIG 600 Pro HS Gaming Headset Review

#Xbox
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Insider Claims New Banjo-Kazooie Is An Active Project At Xbox

Is Monster Hunter World cross-platform?

#Disney
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Mickey Mouse Is Out Of Copyright And Straight Into Horror (Update)

All Disney Dreamlight Valley codes January 2024

Star Wars Outlaws Launches in Late 2024, Says Disney

#MMORPG
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NCSoft's Project Skyline rumoured to be Horizon MMO, in the works for PC and Unreal Engine 5

Job Listing Indicates Horizon MMO Still in Development, Just Not for PS5

Final Fantasy XI Director Discusses Server Replacement, Windows 11 Support, We Are Vana’Diel

Fantasy Tales is an upcoming open-world MMORPG that's now open for pre-registration

MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2023: Weirdest MMO celebrity insert

Choose My Adventure: Villagers & Heroes starts off feeling like a different game

Job listings suggest Sony’s Horizon MMO aka Project Skyline is actually happening

Celebrating Community - Commemorating The Multiplayer Bonds That Transcend Screens

#PrincePersiaLostCrown
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Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown – Time Is An Ocean In A Storm

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown system requirements

Prince of Persia Lost Crown producer didn’t want to make a Prince of Persia he wasn’t proud of

#Microsoft
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Former ActiBlizz Employees Weigh In On Bobby Kotick’s Legacy

Xbox Game Pass had insane value in 2023, over $5,000 worth of games

Microsoft president Brad Smith admits UK regulator was "tough and fair" on Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft President Praises UK's CMA in Aftermath of Battle over Activision Blizzard Acquisition

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#NewYear
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Final Fantasy XIV Boss Naoki Yoshida Answers on Character Options, Inventory Slots, and More

Final Fantasy XIV offers a New Year message ahead of its Fan Festival this weekend

Magikarp And Gyarados Make A Splash In Pokémon Unite Later This Month

#Nintendo
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How Princess Peach Showtime actually lives up to one of Miyamoto’s age-old Mario philosophies

Nintendo Legend Shigeru Miyamoto Isn't Retiring Anytime Soon

Shigeru Miyamoto still has no plans to retire after Super Mario Wonder & movie

Upcoming Japanese eShop releases for the week of January 11, 2023

Video: European eShop highlights – December 2023

PS5 and PS4 Game to Be Completely Removed for Sale Prior to 2024

Our Nintendo Predictions: 2024 Edition

Super Mario RPG Review - The Rebirth of An RPG Classic

Reminder: 103 Switch Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's 'Hits For The Holidays' Sale (US)

Random: Mario Wonder Prototyped Yoshi's Egg-Throwing Mechanic