Video Game News 4/30/2024

#Xbox
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Sea of Thieves Season 12 raises the Jolly Roger: Prepare for zipline adventures, loot, new weapons, pets, and a PS5 premiere

Time is running out on Just Cause 4 Reloaded and Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising as these and more are departing Game Pass soon

Little Kitty, Big City swats its way to Game Pass alongside Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and more new and returning titles

The Xbox and Activision love-in formally begins this year with the Xbox and Call of Duty showcases – now back-to-back

Fallout is already Amazon's second most watched show ever, proving Bethesda should have had a new game ready yesterday

One Of The Best Gaming Headsets Receives A Stylish New Look

Xbox Games Showcase Announced For June, Followed by A Secret Direct For A Beloved Franchise

Front Mission 2: Remake is Available Now on Xbox

Crowd puzzler Humanity makes jump from PlayStation to Xbox

Xbox Games Showcase announced for June with mystery game Direct

Here's the first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for May

Latest SMT 5: Vengeance Trailer Is All About the New PS5, PS4 Story

Sea of Thieves Season 12 Is Out Today Alongside PS5 Version

Xbox June Showcase Announced, Totally Not Call of Duty Direct Teased

The wanzers have arrived as FRONT MISSION 2: Remake releases on Xbox, PlayStation, PC

Xbox Games Showcase announced for June. What can we expect?

33 Immortals – Beta Sign Up (PC & Xbox)

Ratings Board PEGI Lists Hi-Fi Rush For Nintendo Switch

Xbox Games Showcase Announced For June, Followed by A Secret Direct For A Beloved Franchise

#SquareEnix
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Square Enix absorbs $140 million hit as canceled games take significant financial toll; company revising approach to HD titles

Square Enix announces £112m in "content abandonment losses" as it seeks to be more selective

Square Enix Has Seemingly Canceled Some Games In An Effort To Be 'More Selective And Focused'

Square Enix abandons £112m of in-development projects in an effort to improve quality

Square Enix Game Cancellations Likely as Publisher Records $140 Million Loss in 'Content Disposal'

Square Enix Announces Over 22 Billion Yen in Losses

Square Enix takes $140 million hit on cancelled games

Square Enix Declares $140m Loss Amid Game Pipeline Shakeup

Square Enix Has Seemingly Canceled Some Games In An Effort To Be 'More Selective And Focused'

#GrayZoneWarfare
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Gray Zone Warfare immediately becomes Steam's top seller as it shoots up the most played chart

Gray Zone Warfare is the first of many extraction shooters that do what Tarkov don't, and it's out today in Early Access

PSA: Make Sure To Pick The Same Faction As Your Friends In Gray Zone Warfare

Escape From Tarkov Rival Gray Zone Warfare Shoots to Top of Steam Sales But Reviews are 'Mixed'

Gray Zone Warfare devs offer tips for better performance

Gray Zone Warfare Will Release Later Today, But Fans Don't Think It's Ready

How to Fix Gray Zone Warfare GameThread Timed Out Error

How to Fix Gray Zone Warfare ‘Could Not Locate the Game Binary’ Error

All Gray Zone Warfare faction differences explained

Gray Zone Warfare Meds Wanted guide: Where to find UNLRA medical supplies

Gray Zone Warfare First Recon guide: Where to find a gas station, convenience store, and demolished building

Does Gray Zone Warfare run on Steam Deck? Compatibility and performance, explained

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2’s Latest Patch Turns Shrapnel Into Your Most Fearsome Foe

Helldivers 2's latest update comes under fire for ricochet changes, as players can't stop shooting themselves

Helldivers 2 Update Nerfs Some Of Its Best Weapons, But There's A Silver Lining

Helldivers 2 dev debunks ricochet damage, but there’s another problem

Helldivers 2 Update Nerfs Burn Damage, Buffs Adjudicator

Helldivers 2's Latest Balance Patch is Packed with Nerfs

#May
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Spooky throwback Elder Scrolls 'em up Dread Delusion leaves early access in May

Diablo 4's Season 4: Loot Reborn is its "biggest gameplay update yet", out May

Whimsical narrative-adventure Pine Hearts sets up camp this May

The Finals adds new Terminal Attack mode where you only live once

Ghost of Tsushima Patch 2.19 Prepares the Game for Crossplay

PSVR2 Sports Hit C-Smash VRS Gets Time Attack Mode, More in Free May Day Update

The Land Beneath Us release date set for May, new trailer

White Dwarf #500 Previewed By Games Workshop

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Endless Ocean: Luminous

Action RPG 'Astor: Blade Of The Monolith' Draws Its Sword On Switch Next Month

Vampire Survivors Releases Surprise Update On Switch Today

World of Warships: Legends Adds New Campaign, Japanese Ships for Research, and a Rewarding Roman Empire Event

#XboxGamesShowcase
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Xbox Games Showcase set for June 9 | News-in-Brief

Xbox Games Showcase and [REDACTED] Direct Announced For June 9

#PS5
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Stellar Blade Combat Tips To Become The Best (And Prettiest) Sword Swinger

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Preview - Back With A Vengeance

Sea of Thieves is now available on PS5, but how does it handle?

Funko Fusion Is Either Your Dream or Nightmare, Out This September

Returnal Artbook and Graphic Novel Mark PS5 Game's Third Anniversary

Fallout 4 PS5 Now Available for PS Plus Collection Owners

Stellar Blade Is a Best-Seller in the UK After Launch PS5 Sales

Rise of the Ronin PS5 Sales Beating the Nioh Series

Stellar Blade Wanted Its Collectible Cans to Be Based on Real Brands Like Pepsi

PS5 Sensation Stellar Blade Has One of the Highest User Ratings Ever

Hideo Kojima and Mads Mikkelsen Will Be at Osaka Comic Con 2024

Honkai: Star Rail Concert Commercial Is Full of Shenanigans

SMT V Vengeance Trailer Highlights Tyrant Mephisto

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Trailer Shows Gohan and Trunks

Slime Rancher 2 Launches for PS5 on June 11

Sony Firesprite’s PS5 Horror Game Seemingly Targeting 4K, 60 FPS

Destiny 2: The Final Shape Teases the Husk and Geist of the Dread

Rise of the Ronin PS5 Sales Get Official Update From Koei Tecmo

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance Trailer Showcases New Nahobino Form and Da’at

Akuma Coming to Street Fighter 6 on May 22, Gameplay Trailer Released

Hands On: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Is More Of The Glorious, Unhinged Same

#PlayStation
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Housemarque Celebrates Returnal's 3-Year Anniversary With Fallen Asteria Animated Adaptation, Graphic Novel, And More

Xbox Confirms June Showcase, Bound to Feature Some PS5 Games

All You Need Is Help to Play This Cute Co-Op Game from the PixelJunk Devs

Random: Someone's Porting PS1 Classic WipEout to the Playdate

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Spin-Off Gallops to PS4 in August

PlayStation Store Update Worldwide April 30, 2024

Hi-Fi Rush has been been rated for Nintendo Switch

#Blizzard
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How Diablo 4's Loot Reborn Update Will Make Its Items, And Players, More Powerful Than Ever

Diablo IV "Loot Reborn" Coming May 14; Ditches Normal Season Model to Focus on Reworking Loot

Blizzard 'learned a lot of lessons' from having to emergency fix Diablo 4 season 3's vault dungeons, but says they'd need more work before bringing them back permanently

Diablo 4 getting “biggest gameplay update yet” in upcoming season

BlizzCon 2024 is Cancelled, Will Return in Later Years

All big changes and updates coming in Diablo 4 Season 4: Loot Reborn

Diablo IV’s S4 Loot Reborn launches on May 14th – here’s what’s in it

Blizzard laid off prolific World of Warcraft writer and lore queen Christie Golden

#NintendoSwitch
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Star Wars 4v4 Hero Shooter Is Coming To Switch And Mobile In June

Star Wars: Hunters Gets June Release Date for Mobile and Nintendo Switch

Star Wars: Hunters Launches on June 4th

Shiren the Wanderer DLC now available for Switch

Review: Endless Ocean Luminious — Under The Sea

Review: Endless Ocean: Luminous (Switch) - A Meditative Marine Milieu, But Incredibly Shallow

Midori: All of the SEGA reboots are coming to Switch 2

Hi-Fi Rush for Switch rated by PEGI

#RPG
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Dragon’s Dogma 2, One Month Later

Darker than Final Fantasy, harder than Persona – there’s never been a better time to get into Shin Megami Tensei than with SMT5: Vengeance

Todd Howard says Starfield's Shattered Space DLC arrives "in the fall", update fixing stupid map "really soon"

This underrated indie Soulslike about rats is on sale for just $3

Cyberpunk 2077 embraces the rhythm in new pixel RPG you can try now

PS5, PS4 Action RPG Tails of Iron 2 Is Looking Like a Perfect Sequel

Taimanin RPG Extasy Service to End in August 2024

Athenian Rapsody, the upcoming humorous spin on RPGs, gets a new trailer

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance “An Ideal World” trailer

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Isekai Chronicles is a New Action RPG Coming in August

Front Mission 2: Remake is Out Now on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S

#FunkoFusion
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New Funko Fusion Trailer Cramming Even More Franchises Into This Nightmare

Funko Fusion Crams Over 20 Universal Franchises Into One Adventure

Funko Fusion Preview - Get Your Head In The Game

Ex-Lego game devs formed a new studio to explore a completely different genre: Funko Pops

Funko Fusion announced for Switch

Funko Fusion Release Date Brings Mashup Madness in September

Funko Fusion brings Funko Pop! to life – release date confirmed!

#Fallout
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Fallout 76’s Great Community Makes It The Next Logical Step For Fans Of The Show

"We don't want to wait that long either" - As we all crave fresh Fallout, Todd Howard says Bethesda's looking to find ways to up its output

Good news, Starfield's Shattered Space expansion is dropping this fall, with a "big update" set to arrive even sooner

Todd Howard Explains Why Bethesda Plans to Keep Fallout Set in the U.S.

Starfield's First Expansion, Shattered Space, To Release This Fall

Aliens return to Fallout 76 to harvest your brainwaves

This Fallout RPG bundle lets you experience the wasteland from home

Fallout Players Want To See Snow Storms In Bethesdas Next Wasteland

Fallout Characters We Want in the Season 2 Cast

Amazon says Fallout attracted 65 million viewers in just over two weeks

#Switch
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Star Wars: Hunters Gets June Release Date For Switch In New Trailer

Zynga's Star Wars: Hunters finally arrives in June after years of delays

PC and Switch Otome Game Genso Manege Releasing Worldwide

Kirby and the Forgotten Land list of all Present Codes

Hotel Hustle hitting Switch next week

Genso Manège receiving English release on Switch in the west

Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess from Another World coming to Switch next month

Endless Ocean Luminous reviews roundup

The Land Beneath Us launches May 13th, 2024, demo available now

Exclusive: Mobapad explains its Switch 2 leak and how it got the information

Jackbox Is Set To Bring The Filth With The Upcoming 'Naughty Pack'

Review: Endless Ocean Luminous

#PlayStation5
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Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero roster explodes: New trailer showcases master-apprentice battles and more character reveals

Sea Of Thieves Season 12 Plunder Pass Rewards: All Sails, Hulls, And Other Cosmetics

Rise of the Ronin Sales Pacing Ahead of Nioh and Its Sequel, Koei Tecmo Says

18 nifty things to do in Sea of Thieves that the game doesn't tell you

Sea of Thieves Season 12 launches with new weapons, new items, and the PlayStation 5 playerbase

Go Beyond the Depths with the new Park Beyond expansion

#DLC
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Returnal gets graphic novel to celebrate third anniversary

Random: One-Button Tekken 8 Bot Attracts Thousands of Viewers as It Beats Real Players Online

[Preview] Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

No Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC But Basim’s Story May Continue

Tekken 8 Roadmap Updated as Second DLC Character Revealed

Farming Simulator 22 continues to grow with the Farm Production Pack

Mortal Kombat 1 Teases DLC Character Homelander And Next Kameo Fighter

#Steam
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2023's best space game just keeps getting better

Manor Lords VR mod suggests that it would make a terrific god sim

Centum is a horror adventure about training up an AI, also featuring a demon catphone

BioWare’s best RPGs are astronomically cheap in massive EA Steam sale

Tekken 8 Matchmaking Changes Seem to Be Causing Some Problems

Don’t Starve Developer’s New Game, Enters Steam Early Access

Frostpunk Has Sold Over 5 Million Copies Since Launch

Among Ashes - Demo now available

Overwhelmingly Positive Steam game releases on Xbox and Game Pass

Indie Game Dungeons of Hinterberg Launches This July on Xbox and PC

#Microsoft
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These 8 Games Are Leaving Game Pass In May

Xbox Games Showcase Announced for June

Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass May 2024 Wave 1 Lineup

Call of Duty reportedly Microsoft's mystery June Direct game, new Gears title also set to be revealed

The Elder Scrolls, Fallout Dev Wants to Shorten Time Between Games

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Coming in December, Avowed in November – Rumour

#Returnal
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Attention comic nerds, that big Returnal tease was for a graphic novel, not a new game

Housemarque Announces Returnal Graphic Novel and Artbook For The Game's 3-Year Anniversary

Preview: Luna Abyss Is the Thrilling Bullet Hell Demonspawn of DOOM and Returnal

Housemarque’s Returnal announcement was actually for a graphic novel and an art book