Video Game News 2/29/2024

#SaberInteractive
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Dev Saber Interactive Escapes Embracer in $500 Million Deal

KOTOR remake and Space Marine 2 developers Saber are tipped to become a private company again

Embracer Reportedly Set To Sell Star Wars: KOTOR Remake Dev Saber Interactive In $500 Million Deal

Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro Reignited Trilogy Dev Toys For Bob Is Splitting From Activision

Embracer Group will reportedly sell Space Marine 2 studio Saber Interactive for $500 million

Embracer to sell Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake developer Saber

Embracer Group to Sell KOTOR Remake Studio in Deal Worth $500 Million

Embracer Group to sell Saber Interactive for $500 million

Report: Saber Interactive buys itself back from Embracer in $500m deal

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Developer Saber Interactive Reportedly Splitting from Embracer

Star Wars: KOTOR Remake Development Reportedly Continuing Soon

Embracer is reportedly going to sell Saber Interactive to “private investors”

Embracer Group Reportedly Selling Current Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic Remake Developer and Publishing Arm Saber Interactive For $500 Million

Saber Interactive Is Reportedly Splitting From Embracer Group

#ToysBob
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Spyro/Crash Bandicoot Developer Ditches Activision, Goes Indie

Crash 4 Developer Toys for Bob Is Officially Going Indie

Activision's Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot studio Toys for Bob going independent

Crash Bandicoot, Spyro Dev Toys for Bob Becomes Independent Studio, May Partner with Microsoft

Toys For Bob splitting from Activision Blizzard

Crash Bandicoot Dev Toys for Bob Goes Independent

Toys for Bob is leaving Activision-Blizzard and going independent

Crash and Spyro Trilogy Remake Studio, Toys For Bob Announces Split From Microsoft and Is Going Independent

Toys for Bob is spinning off as an independent game development studio

#EA
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Final Fantasy Game Broken Due To Leap Day

EA lays off 5% of staff, cancels Respawn's unannounced Mandalorian FPS as it shifts focus from licensed IP

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is a must-play modern study of overlooked FPS history

EA Sports WRC Crashing on Start-Up Today, Feb. 29, Because 2024's a Leap Year

CEO Andrew Wilson tells EA staff 5% of them will be laid off via empty and infuriating email

WRC and latest Theatrhythm have stopped working because it's a leap day

Battlefield studio closure a "gut punch", Marcus Lehto says

EA lays off nearly 700 workers to ‘deliver the entertainment players want’ and ‘optimize its global real estate footprint’

EA layoffs hits 5% of its employees – Mandalorian FPS cancelled, Ridgeline Games closed

EA Cuts 5 Percent Of Workforce

Biz Buzz

#Embracer
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Sources: Borderlands Studio Will Escape The Most Divisive Company In Gaming

Embracer Group sale of Borderlands studio Gearbox reportedly in "late stages" of finalisation

Report: Gearbox may also be leaving Embracer

#VampireSurvivors
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Hit roguelike celebrates huge new update with homage to FF7

Vampire Survivors adds Space Dude and more in today's cosmic Space 54 update

Vampire Survivors Gets Free Space54 update, FFVII Inspired Trailer

Vampire Survivors debuts Final Fantasy homage trailer and new Space54 update

Vampire Survivors getting “Space-54” update today

Vampire Survivors Update 1.9 "Space-54" Brings New Characters, New Stage, and More

Vampire Survivors gets a new bonus stage, 2 new characters, 4 new weapons

#NintendoSwitch
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More 8BitDo Switch And Xbox Controllers Now Have Drift-Resistant Hall Effect Sticks

Save 60% Off This Massive 40,000mAh Power Bank Deal

Best Nintendo Switch Deals Today (February 2024)

Is South Park: Snow Day on Switch?

Splatoon 3 Calbee Potato Chips Collab Includes New Splatfest

Metal Gear Solid Cyborg Ninja Final Battle Figure Pre-Orders Open

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy Character Poll Opens Worldwide

Biomutant is Finally Releasing for Switch on May 14

Nintendo sues Yuzu’s creators for providing over a Million Pirated Copies of Zelda TOTK

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Sets September Release

Review: AdventureQuest 8-Bit: Dungeons & Doomknights (Nintendo Switch)

Review: Looking Up I See Only a Ceiling (Nintendo Switch)

Biomutant Finally Secures A Release Date On Switch

Nintendo Download: 29th February (North America)

Biomutant finally arrives on Nintendo Switch in May

US: Nintendo Download for 29th February, 2024

The Background Behind Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

Best Handheld Gaming Console

#BaldursGate3
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Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix #20 Out Now — Here's What It Does

Baldur’s Gate 3 makes Minthara more pally and everyone less rude in latest update

Baldur’s Gate 3 hotfix 20 looks to resolve more patch 6 troubles

Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix makes Minthara a little more willing to follow the party

Baldur's Gate 3's Achievements Prove Who The Game's Most Unloved Characters Are

Greedfall 2 – The Dying World will hit Steam Early Access this summer

#Steam
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Fantasy RPG Greedfall 2 hits Steam early access this summer

Dying Light 2 gives away free items in new update, but grab them now

Steam’s most essential roguelike strategy game is half price right now

Valheim has competition in new Steam survival game, beta coming soon

Futuristic Diablo style roguelike kicks off free Steam playtest soon

Open-world Terminator: Survivors heading to Steam early access in October

Elden Ring Has Shipped Over 23 Million Units Worldwide

Age of Mythology: Retold is Coming to PC and Xbox in 2024

Terminator: Survivors is an open world survival game coming to Early Access in October

Persona 3 Reload Review

NeverGoingHome Steam keys giveaway

Gord: The Alliance Released

Terratech Worlds Is An Upcoming Vehicle-Oriented Co-op Survival Title Coming To Steam

#RPG
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Yuffie Is Better Than Ever In FF7 Rebirth

FF7 Rebirth Materia Basics And Recommended Loadouts

FF7 Rebirth’s Character Folios, Explained

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Should You Focus On Just The Main Story?

16 Things To Know Before Starting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

All Queen's Blood Cards In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - List And Locations

All Dragon’s Dogma 2 enemies

Best turn based RPGs on PC 2024

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth tech review: an excellent but inconsistent experience

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Graphical Problems Are Clear in Digital Foundry Report

South Korean zombie drama mobile game adaption Kingdom: The Blood passes 1m pre-registrations

Runescape board game and tabletop RPG adaptation releases

Tower of Fantasy reveals release date for the upcoming Evangelion collaboration event

Hades challenges you to escape the Underworld over and over again, now in soft launch on iOS in the Philippines

Dragonkin: The Banished is a co-op hack ‘n’ slash coming out in 2025

Fast-Paced Action RPG Vindictus: Defying Fate Announced

Final Fantasy VII REBIRTH Launched Today On PlayStation 5 - Are You Playing?

Beat ‘Em Up-Styled 2D MORPG ASTRA: Knights Of Veda Begins Pre-Registrations On March 5

#TowerFantasy
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See How the Tower of Fantasy Evangelion Crossover Items Look

Tower of Fantasy X Neon Genesis Evangelion Crossover Actually Looks Really Cool

Tower of Fantasy X Evangelion Collaboration Coming March 12

Tower of Fantasy x Evangelion is Coming March 12th and Bringing Angels and Epic Battles With It

Tower of Fantasy x Evangelion Crossover Coming

#FinalFantasyVIIRebirth
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Does Aerith Die In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Explained

Kingdom Hearts 4 Rears Its Head to Celebrate Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Release

Balatro Review And Why Unicorn Overlord's Battle System Rules | GI Show

Ranking Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Minigames

A Spoiler-Free Romp Through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Junon | GI Live

Google Celebrates Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Release With Secret Easter Egg

How to Get a Date With Tifa in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth)

How to Get Moogle Medals in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth)

Best Ways to Level Up Fast in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth)

How to Unlock Chocobos in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Kingdom Hearts 4 Art Celebrates FFVII Rebirth With Sora and Sephiroth

Watch Sephiroth Set Shibuya on Fire to Celebrate Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Release

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's Sephiroth Turns Into a Tempting Fox Boy in Hilarious Japanese Commercial

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: 7 Useful Combat Tips

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Now Available

#TerminatorSurvivors
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The survival game based on Terminator enters early access in October 2024

The open-world Terminator survival game is headed to Steam in October

Back 4 Blood meets Rust in upcoming new Terminator survival game

Terminator Survivors Announced for PS5, a Solo or Co-Op Survival Game

Terminator: Survivors And More Unveiled at Nacon Connect

#February29
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Superman: Legacy Gets A New Title As Production Begins

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy on Nintendo Switch Doesn’t Work Today, Feb. 29, Seemingly Because It’s a Leap Year

Riot is “happy” with the current state of League of Legends

Persona 5 Royal Futaba ‘Oracle’ Sakura Figure Shown

Monster Hunter Bar Will Open Permanently in Osaka

Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle Trailers Hint at Her Story

Today's Coin Master free spins & coins links - updated daily (February 2024)

Miraculous RP Ladybug & Cat Noir codes (February 2024)

Nintendo Download – February 29, 2024 (Europe)

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Won’t Load on February 29

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2 Devs Tease That Mechs Are Coming To The Game Very Soon

Helldivers 2's Galactic War Is Orchestrated By Just One Guy

Helldivers 2 Leaks Reveal Mech Gameplay

Tear robot rivals limb from limb and then use their parts as your own in Gang Beasts-like brawler Mecha Mayhem

Helldivers 2 mech video surfaces alongside rumours of meteor Stratagems and deployable AI squad mates

Make Helldivers 2 stratagems quick and easy with this Steam Deck trick

Helldivers 2 has a Dungeons and Dragons-style GM behind the scenes

Helldivers 2 footage shows someone already using a playable mech

Machiavellian Arrowhead Dev Orchestrates Helldivers 2's Intergalactic Struggle

Helldivers 2 Dev Clarifies Farmers Aren't Directly Hurting War Effort

Helldivers 2 Dev Gives Promising Update On Future Weapon Buffs

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#DLC
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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree might have actually solved Souls DLC’s scaling problem, and it’s all thanks to Sekiro

Tekken 8 Patch 1.02 Out Now on PS5, Adds Cosmetics DLC Shop and Adjusts Characters

DNF Duel – Monk Joins the Roster on March 14th

Warhammer Age of Sigmar Realms of Ruin adding two DLC heroes

Street Fighter 6 Update Adds Ed, Balance Changes, and More

#Battlefield
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EA shuts down Ridgeline Games

EA shutters Battlefield dev Ridgeline Games, torches Respawn's unannounced Star Wars shooter

Respawn’s Star Wars FPS Canceled as EA Undergoes Layoffs, Studio Closure

#Xbox
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Xbox Insider Release Notes – Omega (2403.240227-0110)

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Delta (2403.240227-0110)

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Beta (2403.240227-0110)

Volition alumni on building Shapeshifter Games in an era of layoffs and closures

New and Improved Xbox Series X Rumored to Release This Year

Sea of Thieves is on the Verge of Breaking a 39 Year Streak

Rumor: New Switch 2 Game Leaked

4 more Kairosoft games release on Xbox

12 of the best new Xbox and Game Pass games for March 2024

Surprise! Dragon Ball: The Breakers Season 5 Adds Cross-Play

#FinalFantasy7Rebirth
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - How To Get The Shadowblood Queen Card

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - How To Get The Emerald Witch Card

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Best Queen's Blood Cards

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - All Queen's Blood Opponents For Rank Ups

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Queen's Blood Tips

FF7 Rebirth's Barret, John Eric Bentley, Speaks About Black History Month's Importance

Final Fantasy 7 Books And Blu-Rays Get Nice Discounts At Amazon

How Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Unites Parents and Kids Across Generations

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Script Change Makes Perfect Sense After You Play Rebirth

There's a Final Fantasy 7 Chocobo treat waiting for you on Google

Poll: Are You Playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?

Random: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Hype Hits Google with Fun Chocobo Easter Egg

PSA: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilers are Already Out in Force, YouTube Thumbnails are a Nightmare

Review: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) - Strong Sequel Seeks a New Direction

Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (26th February to 3rd March)

You've Made It This Far, You Don't Need to Watch Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PS5 Launch Trailer

How to Skip FF7 Rebirth Demo Chapter 1 in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Yuffie romance guide: Best dialogue choices and answers

FF7 Rebirth romance guide: How to choose your Gold Saucer date

FF7 Rebirth producer wants to finish playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom & Pikmin 4

#SquareEnix
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Final Fantasy Terra, Cloud, and Lightning Sprite Lights Revealed

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line not working properly because of leap day

Square Enix is Counting Down to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Release With Hype Character Trailers

The Stories We Play: Final Fantasy 7