Video Game News 3/21/2024

#BaldursGate3
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Larian Studios Is Officially Done With The Baldur’s Gate Series

Larian will not be making Baldur's Gate 4, or any Baldur's Gate 3 expansions

Larian considered having multiple narrators in Baldur's Gate 3 - including Matt Mercer

Baldur's Gate 3 wins game of the year at the Game Developers Choice awards

GOG Spring Sale Features Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, And More Hit Games

Larian Founder on Working With Google Stadia for Baldur's Gate 3: 'It Was a Really Stupid Deal'

Baldur's Gate 3's Collective Dialogue Has Triple the Word Count of the Lord of the Rings, Larian Reveals

Larian CEO Says The Studio Is Done With Baldur’s Gate 3 To Focus On Something New

Larian is finished with Baldur's Gate: 'We're going to move away from D&D and we're going to start making a new thing'

Best RPG games on PC 2024

Not everyone can make a Baldur’s Gate 3, Owlcat founder says

Stunning soulslike with Baldur’s Gate 3 twist gets shiny new demo

Baldur's Gate 3 boss blasts publisher "greed" behind layoffs

No Baldur's Gate 3 DLC from Larian Studios, and It's Not Making Baldur's Gate 4 Either

Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | GDC 2024

Baldur’s Gate 3 Director Blames Industry Layoffs on Corporate Greed

Larian won’t be making Baldur’s Gate 4 because they are moving on from D&D

Round Up: Every Switch Announcement From Future Games Show: Spring Showcase 2024

#PrincessPeachShowtime
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Princess Peach: Showtime! Sounds Like A Stylish, If Simplistic, Platformer

Princess Peach: Showtime review – Nintendo's leading lady is anything but asleep at the Switch

Dragon's Dogma 2 And Rise Of The Ronin Reviews | GI Show

Princess Peach: Showtime Review - Unassuming Encore

Princess Peach: Showtime! credits shine spotlight on game's developer

Princess Peach: Showtime! review - the damsel in distress becomes an RPG queen

Princess Peach Showtime and Marble Slab Creamery Whip Up a New Dessert

Review: Princess Peach: Showtime! — Let’s Put On A Show

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Princess Peach: Showtime!

Nintendo Download: 21st March (North America)

Review: Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch) - Peach Breaks A Leg In A High-Class Production

Princess Peach: Showtime! is Goemon designer’s first directorial role in years

Review: Princess Peach: Showtime!

#RPG
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FF7 Rebirth’s Confusing ‘Retry From This Battle’ Screen Explained

Path of Exile 2 is a bold, blood-soaked sequel unchained from the first game's old school design

The best new PC games 2024

The best tank games on PC 2024

Diablo Immortal update adds its “rarest and strongest” items yet

Dragon's Dogma 2 PC frame rate issues acknowledged by Capcom

Persona 5 Leblanc Cafe Utensils Will Appear in Real Life

Squad-based RPG Guild of Guardians gets global release date

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter announced for Switch

Dragon's Dogma 2 Global Launch Times Revealed Ahead of This Week's Launch

Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition is Out Now for PC

BattleJuice Alchemist Launches into early access

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will arrive 7 days early

Review: Kingdom Come Deliverance: Royal Edition (Switch) - Freeform Medieval RPG Is Brilliant But Flawed

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Worldwide Beta Test Kicks Off Next Week

GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE × Re:ZERO Crossover Now Live

AFK Journey Next Week

ANKAMA and BLUE BANSHEE Announce MALIKI: POISON OF THE PAST

#Steam
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Dorfromantik Dev Teams Up With Science Channel Kurzgesagt For A Fun Sci-Fi Game

Another new The Movies-like is coming this summer to fulfil the promise of your nostalgia

Dice-building dungeon crawler Slice & Dice arrives on Steam with a big update

Balatro Was Almost Called Joker Poker And Other Details From Its Creator | Afterwords

One of the best indie soulslike games is back with a frosty sequel

Mirror’s Edge meets Doom’s ultra-violence in new Steam racer

Magic creator’s new tabletop CCG now has an official Steam version

Stellaris spin-off ditches title, becomes Nexus 5X

Helldivers 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Were February’s Best-Selling Games in the US

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Save File Location on PC

Puppet House brings evil puppets to consoles and PC

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition out now on Steam - works on Steam Deck

Proton Experimental fixes up classic EA games and fixes more regressions

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Releasing 1 Week Earlier, Sega Announced

Revival: Recolonization Demo

Lord Ambermaze Demo

Union of Gnomes Demo

Build an Empire, Appease a Volcanic God in Gas Station Simulator’s ‘Tidal Wave’ DLC Today

That Battle Crush Beta Is Live Now

#Helldivers2
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Yay, a fresh Helldivers 2 patch is coming soon to fix freezes, here are some guns to avoid using until it does

UPDATE: Sadly, Helldivers 2's mechs still aren't idiot proof, and lots of crashes have followed the latest patch

Avoid these Helldivers 2 guns to survive until the next patch

Is Helldivers 2 down? Current server status and error codes

Latest Helldivers 2 Patch Introduced a Pesky Crashing Issue, Developer Is On the Case

Helldivers 2 Could Be One of 2024’s Biggest Games

Deep Rock Galactic Devs Want Helldivers 2 Collaboration

How to tackle high-level missions in Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 Patch 1.000.103 Nerfs Meteor Showers, Brings Multiple Fixes

US: Nintendo Switch 2nd best-selling console in February 2024

Helldivers 2 Proves You Don't Need FOMO to Thrive in The Live Service Market

#RiseRonin
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Rise Of The Ronin: The Kotaku Review

Rise of the Ronin review - Team Ninja without the bite, or the Nioh heights

Rise of the Ronin: Developer tips for your first few hours

Rise of the Ronin review - samurai action that’s as grounded as it is approachable

Rise of the Ronin Review – Slashing Through History

Review: Rise of the Ronin (PS5) - A Safe, Outdated Open World Game

Rise of the Ronin Shows Off Painstaking Development Process in New Video

Rise of the Ronin Review

Review: Rise of the Ronin — Live By The Sword

#DragonsDogma2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 prepares for takeoff... but not on Steam Deck (for now): Streaming the only option for handheld players

Dragon's Dogma 2's PC frame rate struggles are being looked into, and that might save some innocent bystanders

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Players Are Planning an NPC Murder Spree to Boost the Frame Rate

Here Be Dragons: ‘Dragon’s Dogma 2’ Comes to GeForce NOW

Dragon's Dogma 2 Player Uses Troll As A Bridge, Dubs It Game Of The Year

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Players Planning to Kill NPCs to Improve Performance

Dragon’s Dogma 2 All Controls List (PC/Controller)

Dragons Dogma 2 Comes to GeForce NOW

#Xbox
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Save $25 Off the WD Black C50 1TB Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card

Best Xbox Deals Today (March 2024): Save On Console Bundles, Games, and More

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game Developers Share Gameplay Overview and Tips

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Delta (2404.240318-2000)

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Beta (2404.240318-2000)

Xbox Creates One-of-a-Kind Fallout Vault Box in Celebration of Upcoming Prime Video Series, “Fallout”

Palworld propels Xbox to best ever month of console playtime

Microsoft, Meta, X and Match back Epic, say Apple ignores court ruling

Persona 6 is reportedly being planned for Xbox

Unreleased GBA Port Of Argonaut's I-Ninja Dumped Online

Persona 6 Reportedly Making Big Change From Persona 5

All aboard – Tram Simulator: Urban Transit stops off on Xbox, PC and PlayStation

Game Pass, Free or Paid – FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is now on Xbox

What to Play When Your Xbox Isn’t Working

Dead Island 2 Second Expansion arrives 17th April

Final Fantasy XIV Celebrates Xbox Launch With Shiny New Scion Gamerpics

#Sims
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Following Barbie, Margot Robbie is producing the live-action The Sims movie you've been hearing about forever

Barbie's Margot Robbie to produce The Sims movie adaptation

The Sims Is Being Turned into a Movie

Margot Robbie's production company to adapt The Sims movie

A The Sims movie is in the works with Margot Robbie’s production company

#PS5
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Still Wakes the Deep Puts Horror on an Oil Rig, Out for PS5 This June

Dustborn Turns PS5, PS4 Players into Wordsmiths This August

PS Portal Is Proving Everyone's Predictions Wrong

Feb 2024 USA Sales: Helldivers 2 Kills It as 2024's Best-Selling Game So Far

Updated PS5 Explore Page Adds New Features, Backgrounds

PS Plus Extra Loses These 11 PS5, PS4 Games Next Month

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PS5 Graphics Enhanced, Here Are the Patch Notes

Formina Fights Alongside Cats in SaGa Emerald Beyond Gameplay

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot ‘Plans’ Teased Alongside Goku and Vegeta DLC Trailer

Honkai: Star Rail Wubbaboo Merchandise Arrives in July

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Character Models Compared to FFVII

FF7 Rebirth Players Divided Over Jarring Changes to Character

Sony Beta Testing New PS5 Explore Tab With Backgrounds, Widgets, and More

INDIKA release date confirmed as May 8th for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth patch 1.020 is out now with new ‘sharp’ or ‘soft’ graphics options

TopSpin 2K25 launch roster has been confirmed

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra announced, features Captain America and Black Panther

Japanese Charts: Unicorn Overlord Maintains Its Lead Over Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Morning Consolidation

#Apple
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Apple AirPods Pro On Sale For Lowest Price Ever, Includes USB-C Charging Case

Apple facing major antitrust lawsuit from US government

Epic Games Store coming to iOS and Android by end of 2024

Apple faces antitrust suit from US Justice Department over alleged smartphone monopoly

US Files Apple Antitrust Lawsuit

#YouTube
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Pokémon Company Removes Seven-Year-Old Call Of Duty Video Featuring Pikachu

House of the Dragon is forcing you to pick a side with its season 2 trailers

Dorfromantik devs tease new space game Project Mango

Seven-year-old video showing Pokémon Call of Duty mod pulled from YouTube

ABA Will Join Guilty Gear Strive as the Third Season 3 Character

Roblox One Fruit codes (March 2024)

Project Mango is a collaboration between Kurzgesagt and Toukana Interactive

#Nintendo
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Ultrahand physics had Nintendo staff marveling at flying horses pre-release

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Producer Says There's Room for 2D and 3D: 'Everyone Should Enjoy Them Both'

Behind the scenes of Super Mario Bros Wonder | GDC 2024

How the Japanese idea of 'Mottainai' shaped Super Mario Bros. Wonder

GitLab takes down Nintendo Switch emulator suyu due to the DMCA

Surprise, Adding Ultrahand To Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Was A Bit Tricky

US: Nintendo Download for 21st March, 2024

Nintendo reveals Mario Wonder content cut from the game

#Capcom
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Best Games Like Dragon’s Dogma 2

Capcom was Metacritic's highest rated publisher in 2023

#Diablo4
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Diablo 4's Season 4 and its loot changes are so massive, Blizzard pushed it back by a month

Path of Exile 2 is sticking to its 'ethical free-to-play' model instead of chasing Diablo 4's success

Diablo 4 bonus XP and gold event kicks off next week

Is Diablo 4 down? Current server status

Diablo 4 Season 4 delayed, major crafting changes incoming

Massive Itemization Changes Revealed in Latest Diablo 4 Campfire Chat

#Switch
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Open world adventure game Farewell North planned for Switch

Tchia coming to Switch

Fast-paced action platformer Voidwrought announced for Switch

Across the Obelisk gets surprise release on Switch

I*Chu: Chibi Edition receiving worldwide release on Switch

The Gap, sci-fi thriller and first-person exploration game, heading to Switch

Tropical Open World Adventure 'Tchia' Glides Onto Switch This Summer

Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Just Won Two More Awards

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered coming to Switch this year

#GDC
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Fortnite Now Lets You Make Your Own Lego Games Inside It

Starfield quest designer highlights an unfortunate reality of game development

Unlike The Game Awards, the GDC Awards didn’t shy away from industry layoffs and the situation in Gaza

Larian Studios Won't Make Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, Expansions, or Baldur's Gate 4

Astarion Was a Tiefling in an Early Version of Baldur's Gate 3, GDC Panel Reveals

Venba wins IGF Grand Prize for 2024

AMD FSR 3.1 announced with Vulkan support, upscaling quality improvements

Action MMORPG Chrono Odyssey To Be Published by Kakao Games

#TeamNinja
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Rise of the Ronin Game Director Teases Hard Mode Difficulty, 'Challenging' Post-Game Content

Rise of the Ronin review: Crossed swords & cultural revolution

Rise of the Ronin Review

#NintendoSwitch
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Best Nintendo Switch Deals Today (March 2024)

Tower Records Japan Stores Decorating With Nier Automata Motifs

Unicorn Overlord Tops Japanese Sales Charts Again

Drive for your life with Stunt Paradise

Fae Farm Receives New Free Spring Update

Across the Obelisk Arrives on Switch

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Will Now Arrive "One Week Earlier" On Switch