Video Game News 1/15/2024

#Steam
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Steam Pulls Fan's Portal 64 Project, But Not For The Reason You Think

Heads-up, Tarnished: a new Elden Ring Steam update might mean the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is dropping soon

Need a massive new RPG on the go? Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is Steam Deck verified

Steam's best 2023 sellers include a couple of surprise indie hits

30 Cozy Games We're Excited For In 2024

Elden Ring Fans Ravenous For Shadow of the Erdtree Announcement After Backend Steam Update

War Hospital, out now, is a tug-of-war between empathy and efficiency

Channel your inner Donkey Kong Country with the demo for this 2025 pixel platformer

Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 15, 2024)

When is the next Steam sale?

Slay the Spire meets Hearthstone as new card game sets release date

Elden Ring Steam DLC update suggests FromSoft readying for Shadow of the Erdtree announcement

Valve asks developer to take down Nintendo 64 version of Portal

Vampire Survivors Offers Updates on PlayStation Version

Starfield Getting "Biggest Update Yet" With Over 100 Fixes and Improvements

The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?

Lutris game manager v0.5.15 brings lots of overall improvements for game installs

Tennis Club Story Tips, Tricks & Cheats

Grand Prix Story Tips, Cheats & Tricks

3DS Emulator Citra Is Coming To Meta Quest Next Week

Sovereign Syndicate Released

#Tekken8
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Tekken 8's first DLC character is none other than series mainstay Eddy Gordo

Tekken 8 Reveals First Season 1 DLC Character, Eddy

Tekken 8’s first DLC character will be series regular Eddy Gordo, kicking off its season pass this spring

Eddy Gordo Is Tekken 8’s First DLC Fighter, Opening Cinematic Released

First Tekken 8 DLC character revealed as Eddy Gordo

Tekken 8 Eddy Gordo DLC, Soundtrack Releases Announced

Tekken 8 – Panda Showcased in New Gameplay Trailer

Tekken 8 Reveals Eddy Gordo as First DLC Character Alongside Season Pass 1 Roadmap

Tekken 8 Alisa Gameplay Trailer Fires Up the Destroying Automaton

Tekken 8 Opening Movie and First DLC Character Unveiled

Tekken 8’s opening movie and first DLC character have been revealed

Tekken 8 Opening Movie Released, First Dlc Character Is Eddy Gordo

Eddy Gordo Is Tekken 8’s First DLC Fighter, Opening Cinematic Released

#PrincePersiaLostCrown
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Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown - All Athra Surges Guide

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown - Amulet Upgrades Guide

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown - Sacred Archives Time Puzzle Guide

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown - All Time Powers Guide

The Complete PRINCE OF PERSIA Timeline Explained!

The Maw - 15th-20th January 2024

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Review — A Mystifying and Marvelous Metroidvania

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How to equip Amulets - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How to beat General Uvishka - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How to turn the water wheel - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How to find Wak-Wak trees - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How to beat Erlik - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How to find the bow - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How to upgrade weapons - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

The new Ubisoft+ and getting gamers comfortable with not owning their games

Unleash your inner warrior in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – How to Upgrade & Increase Healing Potions

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – How to Unlock Bow & Chakram

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – How to Solve Waterwheel Puzzle

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – How to Defeat Jahandar

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – How to Defeat General Uvishka

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown Early Access

Ubisoft+ Subscriptions Evolve

#DLC
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Elden Ring DLC hinted by mysterious new FromSoftware Steam update

Your The Last of Us 2 Platinum Trophy Will Be Safe After PS4 to PS5 Upgrade

Sea of Stars DLC Graduates, Now in Full Production

Persona 3 Reload Would Benefit from Story DLC Content

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet officially reveal Pecharunt

Mortal Kombat 1’s Kameo Roster Adds Khameleon on January 16

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Reveals Lucilius Gameplay and Moves Ahead of DLC Release

Sea of Stars DLC Will Bring Back Memories from Its Predecessor, The Messenger

#GAME
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UK's Biggest Gaming Store Rumored To End Trade-Ins

UK retailer GAME to cease video game trade-ins, staff say

UK's GAME Stores to Stop Accepting Trade-Ins from Next Month

UK chain GAME to exit pre-owned business

Report: GAME to end video game trade in from next month

UK retailer GAME will stop accepting trade-ins, according to new report

GAME Apparently Ending Physical Trade-Ins From Next Month (UK)

UK: GAME to apparently cease video game trade-ins

Biz Buzz

#Overwatch2
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Overwatch 2's director says that controversial self-heal change shouldn't have been revealed on its own

Overwatch 2 Dev Admits It Was a 'Mistake' to Talk About Controversial Self-Healing 'Out of Context'

Overwatch 2 dev says revealing controversial healing changes without context was "mistake"

Overwatch 2 considers adding party frames, tank and DPS passive self-heals, and spawn changes in Season 9

Buffs, Nerfs, and Bugs

Overwatch 2 Devs Discusses Changes Coming To The Game

Overwatch 2 Game Director Regrets Revealing Self-Heal Skills Without Context

#UK
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Gearbox-owned studio Lost Boys Interactive hit by "sizable" layoffs

Hogwarts Legacy stays at top of charts in first week of 2024

Populism isn't all bad

#BaldursGate3
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2023 games you FORGOT about: The Best Games Ever Show

Baldur's Gate 3 player finds an edge case the game doesn't account for: Reverse-pickpocketing a dead wizard into the devil's inventory like a Trojan nuke

Baldur’s Gate 3 update makes Gale more understanding

The 19 best Baldur’s Gate 3 mods

How to Save Karlach From Dying: Is There a Good Ending for Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3?

Baldur’s Gate 3 player finds extremely rare Greatsword in Act 1

#AI
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Elden Ring's singular good dog does want to kill you, actually

GTA 5 Actor Ned Luke Calls Out 'Bulls**t' AI Chatbot That Uses His Voice

Grab free access to new MMO that combines Stardew Valley and The Sims

GTA 5 Michael actor blasts unofficial AI chatbot that used "lame computer estimation" of his voice

AI voice acting and too many games | Microcast

Forza Motorsport's Message to the Community Isn't Going Over Well

Actors' Union SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Controversial AI Voice Agreement But Silences Disagreement

#LostBoysInteractive
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Widespread layoffs reported at Embracer and Gearbox-owned Lost Boys Interactive

Lost Boys Interactive is latest Embracer Group studio to suffer layoffs

Embracer Strikes Again as More Layoffs Hit Lost Boys Interactive

Embracer studio Lost Boys Interactive hit by sweeping layoffs

#FinalFantasyVIIRebirth
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New Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trailer Promises A Destined Fight Between Cloud And Sephiroth

Rapid Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Fast Travel Wows PS5 Fans

Famitsu’s most wanted games – January 14, 2024

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Dramatic Story Heats Up In Spectacular Trailer

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth latest trailer is all about the search for Sephiroth

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Destined for Rebirth Trailer Released

Latest Famitsu most wanted video games

New Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trailer Promises A Destined Fight Between Cloud And Sephiroth

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Sets the Stakes in a New Trailer and New Screenshots

#PlayStation
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Forget about live service, PlayStation already has a brilliant solution to its single-player games dilemma

8-Bit Castlevania Homage The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest Coming to PlayStation

Head to the USA Tour with Dakar Desert Rally

#Halo
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The long rumoured Halo battle royale game has reportedly been cancelled

Mysterious Halo battle royale is dead, allegedly

Halo battle royale reportedly cancelled after years of work

343 is Seemingly Working on a New Halo Game Using Unreal 5

Certain Affinity’s Halo Battle Royale Has Been Cancelled – Rumour

Rumor Mill

#SteamDeck
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Hot swapping is dead, the Steam Deck just got a 2TB MicroSD

(Updated) Classic Platformer VVVVVV Gets First Update in Two Years on Its Fourteenth Anniversary

SMITE 2 announced with Steam Deck support from Titan Forge and Hi-Rez Studios

#RPG
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Asgard's Wrath 2 Review - Worthy Of The Gods

Dawnwalker Is The Name Of An Upcoming Dark Fantasy RPG By Former CD Projekt Red Devs

Ex Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 devs reveal new RPG, Dawnwalker

23 years later, this classic RPG puts most modern games to shame

Exodus release date estimate, trailer, gameplay, and latest news

No Rest for the Wicked release date window, story, and trailers

New Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Trailer Is a One-Minute Thrill Ride

Sea of Conquest recipes - Make delicious fried fish, broth and...tacos?

Caves of Lore is an upcoming pixel-art RPG from a solo indie dev, coming to iOS on January 30th

8 best survival games in 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Reveals New Details on Locations and Characters

New Unicorn Overlord Trailer Showcases The Upcoming Tactical RPG's Exploration Features

A Mythical Journey Unveiled: Forspoken

#Mr
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Mr. Run and Jump update out now, patch notes

Mr. Run & Jump gets a content update with a new mode and more

New game mode adds ghostly apparitions to Mr. Run and Jump

#Valve
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'Don't Be Mad at Valve Here,' Says Creator of Cancelled Portal 64

Portal 64 developer asks fans to not be mad at Valve

#NintendoSwitch
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The Reigns: Three Kingdoms Battles Help It Stand Out

Diablo III Season 30 Is a Pleasant Surprise

Mario vs. Donkey Kong Trailer Confirms New Content and Casual Mode

Minecraft Legends Won’t Receive Any More New Updates

Resurrected Shoot 'em Ups on Nintendo Switch

Review: Terra Nil (Nintendo Switch)

Nintendo Dev On Using Anatomy Studies To Create Metroid Dread's Amiibo