Video Game News 1/3/2024

#GamePass
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Xbox Game Pass’ January Offerings Kick Off 2024 With A Bang

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2 lead first batch of Game Pass titles for 2024

Xbox Game Pass in 2023 offered an incredible $5000 in games - Did you play enough to warrant the subscription?

PC Game Pass in January adds Resident Evil 2 Remake and an Assassin’s Creed that will last you until 2025

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Resident Evil 2, And More Join Xbox Game Pass This Month

The best Resident Evil game finally comes to Game Pass

All games coming to Game Pass in January 2024 and beyond

Assassin's Creed Valhalla headlines first wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for 2024

January 2024 Xbox Game Pass Additions Include Resident Evil 2 Remake

These games are leaving Xbox Game Pass through January 2024

2024’s first Game Pass additions revealed – the best Game Pass month ever?

Here are the games being added to Game Pass in January

#January
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Dune, Deadpool, And More Of The Most Anticipated Movies Of 2024

The PC game releases we're most excited about in January

Lost Ark finally gets much-requested balance update, and new content

Nvidia is flying close to the sun with these RTX 40 Super teasers

Super Mega Baseball 4 Is Coming to PS5, PS4's EA Play Catalogue

2,000 More PS5, PS4 Deals Join PS Store's Already Gargantuan January Sale

Tekken 8 Director Says Accessibility Concerns Unwarranted, or Just 'Misunderstood'

Pour One Out for Gran Turismo Sport, Now Delisted from PS Store

Pokemon Go welcomes Porygon as the Community Day Classic Pokemon in January 2024

Blacksmith and Electric Monk units debut in Defense Derby January Update

PlayStation Stars Glitch Denies Players Royalty Points

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Estimated To Be A "25 Hour" Game

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Resident Evil 2, And More Join Xbox Game Pass This Month

Lost Ark January Update Brings Changes from Korea in New Base Build and Brelshaza Raid Inferno Difficulty

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Teases Upcoming Preset Skills Buffs And Tweaks

#BaldursGate3
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Baldur's Gate 3's lead romance quest designer thinks sex speedruns are "just grand"

Be careful, recording Baldur's Gate 3's adult scenes on Xbox might net you a temporary ban

Baldur’s Gate 3 mod trades tired old lines for hidden companion quotes

This Baldur’s Gate 3 gear combination makes you virtually invincible

One of the most important strategy games ever is 95% off, but be quick

Baldur's Gate 3 leads 2023 Steam Awards

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

Baldur's Gate 3 wins Game of the Year in the 2023 Steam Awards

Baldur's Gate 3 Takes Game of The Year Title During Steam Awards 2023

#CDProjektRed
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Cyberpunk 2077 Dev CD Projekt Red Wants To Stay Independent

As acquisitions become the industry norm, CD Projekt Red says it's "not interested"

CD Projekt Is Not Interested in Being Acquired

CD Projekt Red won’t give up their independence anytime soon - but might be “open” to buying others

CD Projekt Red Not Interested In Being Acquired, Says CEO

CD Projekt Red uninterested in being acquired

Biz Buzz

#Steam
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Death Comes For Us All: Steam No Longer Supports Windows 7

So, Uh, What's Up With The Steam Awards?

Even Starfield fans can't fathom why it won most innovative gameplay in 2023's Steam awards

Someone Is Already Making A Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse Horror Game

'We begged for more information, more details … all flatly declined': former Blizzard community development manager tears into Bobby Kotick over Overwatch 2's Steam launch

As Lethal Company reigns, an old co-op horror king prepares a big 2024

Steam’s 2023 sleeper hit FPS game gets highly requested update

Frogwares now sole publisher of The Sinking City following dispute with Nacon

Final Fantasy XIV 50% Off Sale Begins

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

Frogwares' Legal Dispute With Nacon Over 'The Sinking City' Is Finally Done

GBA-Inspired Horror Adventure 'The Bunny Graveyard' Hops Onto Switch This Year

EVERSPACE 2 Unreal 5 Upgrade Plans

#ResidentEvil2
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Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Resident Evil 2, Hell Let Loose, and More

Xbox Game Pass January 2024 update brings AC Valhalla, Resi 2 & more

Xbox Game Pass Adds Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Resident Evil 2, And More

Subscriptions, Clouds, & Streams

#January2024
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Radiant Residents Codes (January 2024)

Get Muscles Simulator Codes (January 2024)

Lucky Block Simulator Codes (January 2024)

Anime Evolution Simulator Codes (January 2024)

Bow Battle Arena Codes (January 2024)

PUBG Mobile Codes (January 2024)

Rebuild of Evangelion Asuka Arcade Prize Figures Will Be Re-Released

PlayStation Store’s Big January 2024 Sale Kicks Off Today

Gran Turismo Sport delisted from PS Store without warning

Blair Roblox Codes – How To Get Extra Cash – January 2024

Humble Choice (January 2024): Two Point Campus

#Switch
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Switch 2 predicted to match Steam Deck price, $100 more than OG Switch

Expect Switch 2 To Be Iterative Instead Of "A Revolution," Says Analyst

Dave The Diver Surpasses 3 Million Sales

The Bunny Graveyard getting Switch version

Dave the Diver sales surpass three million

The Monty Mole Collection receives Switch release

Nintendo list shares some of the most played Switch games in Europe in 2023

Mighty Guy is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Switch

A Cat’s Manor, puzzle based adventure, coming to Switch

2D action game Chikaro heading to Switch

Progress Bar: Another go-round with cozy ‘MMO’ Palia, this time on the Switch

Dave the Diver Has Sold Over 3 Million Units

Our Most Wanted Games of 2024 – #3 Dragon’s Dogma 2

Guide: Best Retro Throwback Nintendo Switch Games - Modern Games With Old-School Style

'Switch 2' Will Be An Iterative Evolution And Will Cost $400, Predicts Analyst

Video: 9 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In January 2024

#JackBlack
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You might see Jack Black fighting Minecraft's Ender Dragon on the big screen in 2025

Jack Black Joins Live-Action Minecraft Movie, Reportedly As Steve

Jack Black reportedly to star as Minecraft's Steve in upcoming film

Minecraft Movie Reportedly Casts Jack Black As Steve

Jack Black Joins Live-Action Minecraft Movie, Reportedly As Steve

Jack Black Will Reportedly Play Steve in Upcoming Minecraft Film

#UK
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An award-winning dual-chamber PC case is down to a historic UK price

I'm learning to do cryptic crosswords in 2024, and they are the worst

Sniper Elite Studio Founders Receive CBE, Included in King's New Year Honours List

UK software sales for the week ending December 30, 2023

UK Boxed Sales Charts See Hogwarts Legacy Closing Out the Year In Style

Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling boxed game of the year in the UK, beating out EA’s Football game for the first time in a decade

UK Charts: Mario Wonder Takes Silver, But Nabs The Single-Format Xmas No. 1

#HogwartsLegacy
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UK Sales Charts: Hogwarts Legacy Is the Country's Biggest Boxed Release of 2023

Hogwarts Legacy wins | UK Boxed Charts

UK charts: Hogwarts Legacy is No.1 this week and is best-selling game of 2023

#AI
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Pokémon Concierge Has The Best Vibes Of Any Show In The Series

Xbox accused of using AI art to promote indie games

Square Enix Is Going to Aggressively Pursue AI

MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2023: Weirdest Use of AI in MMOs

Morning Tech Bits

Square Enix President Says They Will Be 'Aggressive' in Greater Use of AI Technology in Content Creation

Gamification of Education

#Nintendo
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2023 Was The First Waluigi-Less Year Since 2000

Shigeru Miyamoto Said He ‘Couldn’t Do Anything,’ so He Became a Producer

The Best Super Nintendo Games Ever Made

Old Nintendo Franchises We’d Love To See Again

Miyamoto details his role as a producer, looks back on simpler times in the industry

Mario's New Voice Actor Reflects On 2023, Thanks Fans For Their Support

Analyst predicts Switch 2 will be “iteration rather than revolution” believes 2024

#RPG
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Kim Kardashian’s Once-Massive Mobile Game Is No More

Six months on from its full release, Dave the Diver has netted 3m sales

The best Fallout New Vegas mods

Best Skyrim mods 2024

Dragon's Dogma 2 Gets 18 Minutes of New, 4K Character Class Gameplay on PS5

Xbox Game Pass January 2024 Lineup Offers History, Horror, and More

Starfield’s Recent Steam User Reviews Drop to “Mostly Negative”

DRAKE – Open Beta

#Starfield
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Bethesda's Biggest Game Ever Is Free And Remastered

Fear not, Starfield fans, a modder is now working on making its mechs into pilotable vehicles

The best Fallout game is 75% off, but you’ll have to get it now

Starfield's Rarest Achievements Paint A Predictable Picture

Starfield Winning Steam's "Most Innovative" Award Has Absolutely Rattled Players

Starfield’s Recent Steam Reviews Drop to “Mostly Negative”

Evening Patches

#Minecraft
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Jack Black To Play Steve In 2025’s Minecraft Movie

The best Minecraft servers list 2024

Cool Minecraft banners and how to make banner designs

Are Minecraft Authentication servers down?

#Xbox
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The Prototype Dev Kit For The Original Xbox Looks Like An Old Desktop PC

Xbox Gift Card – Gamer’s Best Friend?

#Twitch
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Twitch Bans Implied Nakedness In Response To ‘Nudity Meta’

Twitch updates attire policy to prohibit implied nudity

VShojo Vtuber Kuro Kurenai Taking a Brief Streaming Break

Twitch outlaws implied nudity in updated Community Guidelines

#Tetris
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Kotaku Asks: What Hugely Popular Game Just Isn't For You?

In A World's First, 13-Year-Old Kid "Beats" Tetris

Tetris prodigy triggers 'true killscreen' in record-setting run

Teen prodigy shatters Tetris records: first human to beat the game