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Video Game News 3/12/2024

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2 Is Addressing Its Bug Problem In More Than One Way
Why Friendly Fire Is Always On, According To Helldivers 2’s Devs
Helldivers 2 community at risk of fracturing over plan to choose a meme-fueled assault over current objectives
Fret not patriots, the latest Helldivers 2 patch has nerfed chargers and bile titans
Helldivers 2 'Should Feel Like When You Are Going Into a Dark Basement', Dev Says
Helldivers 2 patch makes the toughest Terminids less frequent and easier to kill on higher difficulties
Helldivers 2 doesn't really have "stealth gameplay" - "it's just that everything just has to make sense"
Terminid Bug Spawn Rates Nerfed On Harder Difficulties In New Helldivers 2 Patch
Helldivers 2: how Arrowhead turned the twin-stick shooter original into a bombastic PS5 sequel
Balatro Sells 500,000 Units in 10 Days
(UPDATED) Helldivers 2 Update Brings Much-Needed Balance Changes and Fixes
Helldivers 2 patch 1.000.102 tweaks heavy enemy spawns to improve the ‘leg meta’
Morning Danger Zone

#GiantSkull
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Former God of War and Star Wars devs team up to make new "single-player-focused action adventure"
Former Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Director Forms New Studio, Giant Skull, To Create Action-Adventure Game In Unreal Engine 5
Star Wars Jedi director Stig Asmussen opens new triple-A studio Giant Skull
God of War Legend Stig Asmussen Opens New Studio, Plans AAA Single-Player Action Game
Respawn veteran Stig Asmussen forms Giant Skull to build AAA single player games
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Director Founds New AAA Studio Giant Skull
Star Wars Jedi Director Stig Asmussen Forms New Studio Giant Skull
Stig Asmussen Heads AAA Studio Giant Skull
Biz Buzz
Former Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Director Forms New Studio, Giant Skull, To Create Action-Adventure Game In Unreal Engine 5

#Payday3
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After Payday 3 Flops, Starbreeze Removes CEO And Looks For 'Different Leadership'
Payday CEO Is Gone After Game's Bad Start And Low Player Numbers
Starbreeze CEO Out After Payday 3 Disaster
Payday 3 developer Starbreeze have switched CEO six months after disastrous launch
Starbreeze Studios CEO Out Less Than Six Months After Payday 3 Launch
Payday 3 dev replaces CEO after FPS sequel’s disastrous launch
Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren ousted by board following Payday 3 flop
Payday 3 Developer Boots CEO Following Sales Flop
Starbreeze tosses out current CEO as Payday 3 continues to struggle
Engagement Ring
Starbreeze Studios CEO Out Less Than Six Months After Payday 3 Launch

#Capcom
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Capcom breaks out the glass cannon in Akuma's stylish Street Fighter 6 trailer
Monster Hunter Stories is coming from Nintendo 3DS to PC with a remaster
Akuma Terrorizes Street Fighter 6 This Spring
Monster Hunter: World reaches 25m sales worldwide
Monster Hunter World Has Now Sold a Staggering 25 Million Copies
Street Fighter 6 Monster Hunter Event Arrives in April
Street Fighter 6 Reveals New DLC Character Akuma, Year 2 Content Already in Development
Monster Hunter: World tops 25M sales to cement record-breaker status at Capcom
Street Fighter 6: Akuma Join the Fight This Spring
Monster Hunter Stories Games Land on PS4 This Summer
Akuma Street Fighter 6 Look Revealed, Character Set to Launch This Spring
Monster Hunter World Reached 25 Million Units Sold
Monster Hunter Stories Soars Onto Switch This June, Physical Release Confirmed
Monster Hunter Stories remastered comes to Switch this June
Monster Hunter: World Sells 25M

#Starbreeze
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Six months after the disastrous launch of Payday 3, Starbreeze CEO is out as the company says it needs 'different leadership' for the future
Ex-Focus chief Juergen Goeldner named interim CEO of Starbreeze
Starbreeze Studios CEO Steps Down Following Payday 3's Poor Performance

#RPG
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PSA: Unicorn Overlord's Sellswords Make Leveling A Breeze
FF7 Rebirth: What To Do With Pirate’s Jetsam (And Where To Find It)
The best VR RPG is free, but not for long, so claim your copy now
Unicorn Overlord review - endless options propel this strategy RPG to epic heights
Mario Golf
Adventure To Fate Lost Island review - "A semi-retro trip to RPG quest town"
Grandia HD Collection Coming to PlayStation and Xbox This Month, Physical Release Also Coming
Tower of Fantasy teams up with Evangelion for its newest simulacrum
Rise of the Ronin Story Vignette Highlights Factions and Key Characters
Unicorn Overlord Physical Copies Have Sold Out in Japan
Grandia HD Collection releases March 26th for PS4 and Xbox One
Subterrain: Mines of Titan Released
Seekers Of Skyveil Drops NDA This Week And Moves Closed Alpha Testing To Steam

#StreetFighter6
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An Older (But Still Badass) Akuma Is Coming To Street Fighter 6
Akuma Wraps Up Year 1 of the Superb Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
Akuma's Street Fighter 6 appearance teased in latest trailer
Street Fighter 6 x Monster Hunter Collaboration Announced

#Steam
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Persona 3 Reload Fans Slam Expansion Pass as a 'Cash Grab'
Tribes 3: Rivals is out in Early Access now, for another shot at making Tribes popular
This chill picross logic game about very prescriptive camping was a hit on Switch, and now it's coming to PC
XCOM 2 meets Darkest Dungeon in new goblin strategy game, out now
Promising sniper puzzler Children of the Sun shoots for release next month
Grandia HD Collection releases on PS4, Xbox One later this month
Project Gorgon baked you a cake to celebrate its sixth anniversary on Steam
Backpack Battles sells 100,000 units two days after Early Access launch
Enshrouded Fell Wispwyvern Guide – Tips, Items & Armour Build
TRIBES 3: Rivals Early Access
Goblin Stone Released
Bureau of Contacts Announced
Vegangsters Announced
Ikonei Island Launches On Consoles On March 21 Alongside A Gameplay Overhaul

#AI
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Head of the Class: Explore AI’s Potential in Higher Education and Research at GTC
Microsoft says AI data privacy lawsuit 'devotes 198 pages to doomsday hyperbole about AI as a threat to civilization'
What is general intelligence in the world of AI and computers? The race for the artificial mind explained
AMD CEO is “absolutely sure” that everyone will want an AI PC
Nightdive's acclaimed System Shock remake heading to consoles in May
System Shock Remake Is Out for PS5, PS4 on 21st May
F1 Manager 2024 Announced, Launches This Summer
F1 Manager 24 will add new Create A Team mode with release this summer
Evening Legal Briefs

#CEO
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Payday 3 developer Starbreeze ousts CEO Tobias Sjogren
Naughty Dog, Id Software, and Activision alum form Empty Vessel
Starbreeze ousts CEO Tobias Sjögren with Payday 3 in dire straits

#GrandiaHDCollection
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Grandia HD Collection Finally Hits PlayStation and Xbox This Month
Classic JRPG Package Grandia HD Collection Is Finally Coming to PS4 Later This Month
Grandia HD Collection Brings 1 and 2 to PS4, Xbox One
Grandia HD Collection Is Launching on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Next Week

#NobodyWants
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Nobody Wants to Die, a Detective Noir Adventure Set in 2329 New York City, Announced for PC, PS5, and Xbox
Cyberpunk 2077 gets spiritual successor in stunning new detective game
Nobody Wants to Die will explore immortality and transhumanism later in 2024
Nobody Wants to Die Revealed
Nobody Wants to Die Announced

#Switch
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Zinogre Named Best of Monsters in Monster Hunter Hunter’s Choice Popularity Poll
Citizen Sleeper getting physical release on Switch
Monster Hunter Stories Collection physical release revealed, but 2 is a download code
Contra: Operation Galuga launch trailer
Open world mystery adventure game My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery announced for Switch
Run-and-gun game Orion Haste hitting Switch this week
Contra: Operation Galuga Available Now
My Little Pony Returns In A New Open-World Adventure On Switch
Creators Of New Switch Emulator 'Suyu' Hope To Avoid Nintendo's Wrath
Contra: Operation Galuga "Full-Version Patch Update" Announced For Switch
Review: Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass / Side Order
Passing By - A Tailwind Journey Released

#Spin2K25
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TopSpin 2K25 Preview - Stepping Back Onto The Court
TopSpin 2K25 rallying up for April release
TopSpin 2K25 Targets a Career Grand Slam from 26th April on PS5, PS4
Preview: TopSpin 2K25 Might Be Worth the 13-Year Wait
TopSpin 2K25 Cover Star "excited" to Follow in the Footsteps of Childhood Idols
TopSpin 2K25 Game Modes, Roster, Gameplay, and More
TopSpin 2K25 Release Date, Cover Athletes, Trailer, Features and More
TopSpin 2K25 release date is April 26th
It’s game, set, match – TopSpin 2K25 release date confirmed

#Apple
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Apple will begin allowing iOS app downloads directly from websites in Europe
Apple rule change allows EU developers to distribute iOS apps via web
EU says it’s investigating why Apple terminated Epic’s dev account
Apple to Reinstate Epic Games' iOS Developer Account Paving the Way for Fortnite's Return to iPhone
Morning Mobilization

#UnicornOverlord
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7 Games To Play After Finishing Unicorn Overlord
Unicorn Overlord's Greatness Is Distilled In A Piece Of Optional Side Content
Unicorn Overlord Review - Tactical Superiority
Unicorn Overlord Physical Copies Sold Out at Retail in Japan
Unicorn Overlord: How to Replenish Valor Points
Unicorn Overlord: How to Use Valor Skills
Unicorn Overlord: How to Deploy Units
Unicorn Overlord: Where to Buy New Weapons
Unicorn Overlord physical copies sold out at retail in Japan

#NintendoSwitch
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MLB: The Show 24 - Here's What Comes in Each Edition
Get a Free $25 e-Gift Card With Select Nintendo Switch Purchase at Best Buy
Animal Crossing Lego Sets Make Me Want the Full Collection
Persona 3 Reload is February's top-selling title | Japan Monthly Charts
Epic Games Store’s next free titles include Dues Ex Mankind
My Little Pony rides again with an all-new open-world adventure
Review: Reigns: Three Kingdoms (Nintendo Switch)
Switch emulator Suyu steps up to take Yuzu’s place

#Access
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Moon Studios' No Rest For The Wicked Doesn't Require Online Connection To Play Single-Player
One of 2024’s most wanted new roguelikes has just been delayed

#SystemShock
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System Shock Remake Hits PlayStation And Xbox This May
System Shock remake comes to PS5 & Xbox Series X/S in May 2024
System Shock Remake comes to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One May 21st
System Shock Returns – May 21st
System Shock Remake Hits PlayStation And Xbox This May