Video Game News 2/6/2024

#Tencent
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Like Genshin Impact? Like Elden Ring? Then you've gotta hear what Tencent may be working on

New Nier Game Reportedly Canceled, But Don't Worry

Elden Ring is getting a free-to-play mobile version with in-app purchases, according to reports

Elden Ring mobile game reportedly in development at Tencent

Elden Ring Is Allegedly Getting a Smartphone Adaptation

Tencent is rumoured to be working on a mobile version of Elden Ring

Tencent acquires controlling stake in Swords of Legends dev Wangyuan Shengtang

Tencent Reportedly Working on Elden Ring Mobile Game With In-App Purchases

Tencent buys up majority stake of Swords of Legends developer and gains access to the IP

Elden Ring Mobile Version With In-app Purchases Reportedly in The Works

#Switch
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Are PS5 fans about to learn that Xbox does actually have good games?

Nintendo Switch blasts past 1.2 billion games sold as Switch 2 rumours loom large

This Netflix-Exclusive Ubisoft Game Is Coming To Consoles - Report

Nintendo Squeezes More Life Out of the Switch as Switch 2 Anticipation Builds

Latest Nintendo Quarterly Results Reveal 20 Million Zelda Sales, 3 Million Mario RPG Sales, And More

Nintendo says current hardware is "main business" heading into 2024, as Switch 2 reports swirl

Interview: Preparing for Love in the Workplace with Sympathy Kiss

AYANEO Pocket S Android Device Sort of Looks Like a Switch

From Space update out now, patch notes

Minecraft update out now (version 1.20.61), patch notes

2D platformer Prisonela DX reaching Switch this week

Europe’s top 15 downloads on the Switch eShop for January 2024

Super Mario RPG Switch remake has already surpassed the original game’s lifetime sales

Switch is now Japan’s best-selling gaming system ever

Nintendo release schedule – February 2024

Nintendo million sellers – February 2024 – Super Mario RPG at 3.14 million, more

Nintendo financial results – February 2024 – Switch at 139.36 million units

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Revealed for Switch and PC, Western Release Confirmed

Nintendo Switch nears 140 million lifetime sales, tops 122 million annual playing users

Nintendo Switch Becomes Japan’s Highest-Selling Console of All Time

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home rated for Switch release

Another Code: Recollection Review – Not Lost to Memory

Nintendo’s financials reveals loads of juicy stats for the Switch, including the best selling games

Talking Point: Switch Is Nintendo's "Main Business" Right Now, But All Eyes Are On The Horizon

Mystery-Filled 'Puzzlevania' CLeM Sneaks Onto Switch Today

Guide: Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games

Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2023

Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games

Switch Sales Pass 139 Million, Will Be "Main Business" Heading Into 2024, Says Nintendo President

Geometry Survivor Brings Rogue-Lite Survival Auto-Shooter Action To Switch

Nintendo president says current Switch will be Nintendo’s “main business” in 2024

Nintendo Switch has sold 139.6 million units worldwide

#ProjectOrion
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Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Gets An Update On How It's Coming Along

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Hires Veterans From Mortal Kombat, Diablo, Control, and More

Cyberpunk 2077 sequel taps Fable, Control and Dishonored expansion writer

Cyberpunk 2077 Follow-Up Codenamed Project Orion Boasts New Talent From Hitman, Mortal Kombat, Control, And More

Fable reboot narrative lead joins Cyberpunk 2077 sequel

CD Projekt RED North America opens to assist with Cyberpunk 2077 sequel

Jobs Roundup: February 2024 | CD Projekt Red grows Project Orion team

Cyberpunk 2077 Followup Project Orion Gains Ex-BioWare Writer and Several More Staffers

CD PROJEKT RED Project Orion in Full Production

The Follow-up To Cyberpunk 2077 Project Orion Adds High Profile Staff, But It’s Still In Early Stages Of Development At CD Projekt RED North America

High-Profile Additions Added to CD PROJEKT RED’s Project Orion

Biz Buzz

Cyberpunk 2077 Follow-Up Codenamed Project Orion Boasts New Talent From Hitman, Mortal Kombat, Control, And More

#Xbox
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The Church Of Xbox Is Going Through Its Own Armageddon

Kotaku Readers React To The Possibility Of Xbox Games On PS5

Don't panic, but Halo is the latest Xbox exclusive series that may have hinted at a multiplatform future

Don't worry, Phil Spencer says Xbox will address all your very urgent questions about exclusivity...next week

Xbox Dream Vapor Special-Edition Controller Is Discounted On Launch Day

Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass Lineup for February 2024

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Omega (2402.240201-2000)

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Delta (2402.240201-2000)

Microsoft Allowed to Probe Sony and Ubisoft in Legal Battle Against FTC, but Regulator Fires Back

CD Projekt CEO Comments on Xbox Exclusivity Gossip: "Happy It’s Not My Headache"

Microsoft Will Share Its "Vision for the Future of Xbox" at an Event Next Week

Final Fantasy XIV Passes 30 Million Players as Xbox Open Beta Gets Release Date [UPDATED]

Report: Microsoft Has Been Investing in PS5 Dev Kits

Xbox Will Officially Address PlayStation Game Release Rumors Next Week

Xbox “business update” will explain rumoured PlayStation port plans next week

Alisa Brings Retro Survival Horror To Consoles

Microsoft To Share "Vision For The Future Of Xbox" Next Week

Report: Microsoft Looking At Bringing First-Party Xbox Titles To PlayStation, Including Starfield

Final Fantasy XIV Xbox Open Beta Starts February 21, Will Require Game Pass Sub On Launch

#Nintendo
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Nintendo profits rise to $2.7bn despite Switch sales slowdown

Upcoming Japanese eShop releases for the week of February 15, 2023

Nintendo Switch Has Sold 139.36 Million Units, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Sold 11.96 Million Copies

Nintendo Switch Hardware Sales At 139.36 Million Units, Now Less Than 15 Million Away From Nintendo DS

Nintendo Has Seemingly Filed More Patents For Mario Wonder And Zelda: TOTK

Peacemaker is coming to Mortal Kombat 1 this month as part of early access

Here’s the best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all-time

Latest Nintendo Quarterly Results Reveal 20 Million Zelda Sales, 3 Million Mario RPG Sales, And More

#GamePass
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Game Pass scores touchdown with Madden 24, plus Resident Evil 3 Remake, Bloodstained, and more in February

Game Pass Releases For February 2024 Include Football, Zombies, And AI

Game Pass Dumps These Two Games Very Soon

My secret favourite game of 2023 is now on Game Pass

Resident Evil 3 remake one of three leaked Xbox Game Pass titles for February

The Future Of Xbox Will Be Revealed Next Week, And It's Probably Cloud Gaming

Xbox Game Pass February update adds Resident Evil 3 and Madden NFL 24

A Zelda-like clone gets added to Game Pass subscription

#PS5
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The Sold-Out Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection Is Getting A Second Printing

PS5 beta adds DualSense controller sound enhancements and Share Screen interactions

Live: Watch Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's State of Play Livestream Right Here (6th February, 2024)

Helldivers 2 Outlines the Story So Far in Stylish Trailer, Confirms Post-Launch Updates

Wild PS5 Indie INDIKA Gets a Bonkers Gameplay Trailer

Another Three PS Plus Essential Games Are Yours to Download Now

New PS5 Firmware Beta Improves DualSense Sound, Adds Share Screen Interactions

Honkai: Star Rail's Humongous PS5 Update Is Out Now

Stellar Blade Dev Considering Crossover Content with Saucy Smartphone Shooter NIKKE

Microsoft Has Apparently Been Stocking Up on PS5 Devkits as Xbox Pivots

Philippines-Inspired Pixel Adventure Until Then Looks Stunning on PS5

Apex Legends Season 20 Breakout Introduces Dramatic Overhaul, 120fps on PS5

Does Granblue Fantasy Relink Have Cross Save Capabilities?

Prepare for the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo

Honkai: Star Rail Apple Vision Pro Compatibility Explained

Bloodborne Was Reportedly in the Works for PS5 and PC

Persona 3 Reload Enjoys Series’ Biggest Launch on Steam

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Download Size Is Massive

New PS5 System Software Beta Boosts DualSense Audio Capabilities and More

New PS5 Firmware Beta Improves DualSense Features

Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango Heading to PS5

Silent Hill: The Short Message Passes a Million Downloads

Honkai: Star Rail Crosses 100 Million Downloads

Classified: France ’44 release date confirmed as March 5th

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty update 1.27 arrives ahead of Complete Edition

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered PS5 version is missing one major feature

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo drops today, Sony leaks ahead of State of Play

Morning Consolidation

#EldenRing
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Elden Ring Mobile Version In Development, Reports Say

The Elden Ring DLC needs to do one thing: mess me up harder than any FromSoftware game ever has before

Elden Ring Mobile Game in Development, as Wait for DLC Continues

#Palworld
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Where To Find Palworld's Helpful Black Marketeers

Palworld on the Steam Deck is still Palworld, just uglier

The best Palworld settings to tweak for catching Pals, exploration, and speedy progress

Palworld Players Are Assembling The Avengers to Take Out Bosses

New Palworld Duplication Glitch that actually works

8 Best Pals for Mining in Palworld, Ranked

All Skill Fruit Tree Locations in Palworld, Listed

How To Sell Pals and Items in Palworld

How to Capture Humans in Palworld

Pocket Pair Promises To Keep Palworld Servers Operational ‘Without Regard To Cost’

#NintendoSwitch
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Looks like Netflix-exclusive Valiant Hearts: Coming Home headed to consoles

More NieR Automata Plush and Figures to Appear Soon

'Valiant Hearts: Coming Home' Is Reportedly Heading To Switch

It's Official, Nintendo Switch Is The Best-Selling Hardware In Japan

Suika Game (Switch, Mobile, PC)

#SquareEnix
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Square Enix Reportedly Overhauling How It Makes Games

Square Enix reviewing overall game development to improve quality

Poll: Will You Be Watching the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play?

Zoff Announced a Honkai: Star Rail Glasses Collaboration

Square Enix Says New Games Are Either Successful or ‘Marked Failures’

Square Enix Is Reportedly Overhauling How It Makes Games

#Steam
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Shapez 2's Next Fest demo is the purest catnip for factory game lovers

Ultrafast shooter Tribes 3: Rivals gets a Steam Next Fest demo, is out in early access "soon"

Over 1,000 people are clicking an egg on Steam right now

Skate’s PC Version Will Also Come to Steam

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Peaks at Nearly 74,000 Concurrent Players

College Bowl Demo Available Today on Steam

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Gets New Update and Passes 100,000 Concurrent Users on Steam

Apple's 2014 Game of the Year puzzler Threes! now on Steam with Steam Deck support

Way of the Hunter - Matariki Park Released

Nightingale Early Access Early

Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks Early Access

#SkullBones
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Skull And Bones Has Released Nearly 30 Trailers Over 7 Years

Skull And Bones is Ubisoft's "biggest open world" and cutting the campaign was vital, says former creative director

Skull and Bones pet list – all pirate ship companions

Actress Michelle Rodriguez demos Skull and Bones’ intro and events in latest video

Skull & Bones Launch Trailer Released

#PlayStation
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Physint isn't Kojima coming home to PlayStation – how can it be, when he never left?

Watch the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play here

PlayStation Store Update Worldwide – February 6, 2024

Foamstars Launches Without a Platinum Trophy

Sony State of Play featured Kojima and Konami at their best

#Persona3Reload
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Persona 3 Reload Gives Me Hope Persona 6 Can Do Right By Queer Fans

Potential Persona 3 Reload DLC The Answer Found in New Datamine

Persona 3 Reload's Sexy UI Result of Retaining Key Staff, Says Atlus

All Persona 3 Reload Theurgy attacks and how to charge them

Proton Hotfix gets Persona 3 Reload performance improvements for Steam Deck / Linux

Persona 3 Reload: How to Beat Barbaric Beast Wheel Guide (Tartarus Boss Guide)

Persona 3 Reload Kenji Tomochika Answers Guide (Magician Arcana)

Persona leaker says Persona 2 and Persona 4 remakes “both exist at Atlus”

#February2024
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Blade Ball codes February 2024 – free skins and spins

Anime Ball codes February 2024 – Free spins and yen boosts

New Kirby Plush Lineup Will Include King Dedede and Waddle Dee

Bloodstained, Resident Evil 3 Join Xbox Game Pass Games in February 2024

Mortal Kombat 1's Third DLC Fighter Joins The Roster Soon

#PlayStation5
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo Launches On PS5

Remastered Tomb Raider Collection On PS4 Has Something The PS5 Version Doesn't

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered on PS5 Does Not Have a Platinum Trophy

PS5 Update Improves DualSense Sounds, Adjusts Brightness of Power Indicator, and More

PlayStation 5 beta lets you adjust power light brightness

Helldivers 2 – Release Date, Details, & Trailers

REVEIL Reveals Atmospheric Gameplay

#IGN
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IGN Staff Announce New Union Amid 'Hectic Media Landscape'

Like the Death Star, Star Wars: Unlimited Has Incredible Power and a Notable Flaw

IGN workers unionizing

Avowed Will Have Multiple Endings

IGN workers unionizing to fight for better wages and job stability

#RPG
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Berry Avenue codes February 2024

Potion Permit lets you cure the townsfolk of Moonbury, out now on iOS and Android

AFK Football codes aren't available at the moment

Free League Publishing Reveals 2024 Release Slate