Video Game News 5/9/2024

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2’s Community Railing Against New Warbond Weapon, Calls It A ‘Downgrade’

Helldivers 2 Director Admits Balancing Updates Sometimes Go 'Too Far'

Helldivers 2’s Latest Premium Warbond Goes Live After Dev Polled Fans Following ‘Negative Sentiment’ Around PSN Account Linking

Helldivers 2 balancing has been "removing the fun", Arrowhead CEO frets - "just tweaking damage numbers is a blunt tool"

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 18: everyone's loving Hades 2!

Helldivers 2 remains delisted in 177 countries and territories even as Sony backs down on PSN requirement, Arrowhead CEO says 'I won't rest in my desire to have it available everywhere'

Helldivers 2 meets League of Legends in flashy new Steam MOBA

Helldivers 2 balancing has sometimes "gone too far", CEO admits

PS Store Sales Charts: Stellar Blade Loses Out to Sea of Thieves in Europe, Helldivers 2 Is Still King in US

Helldivers 2 Director Pushes PlayStation to Backtrack on 170 Steam Delistings

Helldivers Turn on Arrowhead Following Undemocratic Firing of Community Manager

Arrowhead CEO Asks Helldivers 2 Fans If It Would Be "Tone Deaf" To Release Paid Warbond After Recent Controversy

Helldivers 2 dev apologises as it’s hit with over 100K negative review

Helldivers 2 Director Responds to Review Bombing

Helldivers 2 PC Players Won't Need a PlayStation Account After Sony Walkback

Helldivers 2 Delisted For Over 100 Countries on Steam

Helldivers 2 Steam Reviews Climbing Again After Sony Backtrack

Arrowhead Wants to Reverse Helldivers 2 Delists

Helldivers 2 Community Manager Fired After PSN Controversy

Helldivers 2: Developer Releases New Premium Warbond After Asking Community if it’s Too Soon

#Steam
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Another Incredible RPG From The Baldur's Gate 3 Devs Just Got A Huge Discount

V Rising Full Launch Causes Surge of Players on Steam

Vibrant strategy Be the Ruler: Britannia is probably not the next Manor Lords, but it looks great nonetheless

Animal Well is shaping up to be the most acclaimed metroidvania since Hollow Knight

Multiplayer party game Sneak Out is like Among Us meets Pummel Party

Award nominated Nier Automata style sci fi indie game out now on Steam

Crusader Kings 3 gets update, discount, and you can try it for free

Outlast style paranormal horror game launches on Steam to 82% rating

Elite Dangerous accused of becoming pay-to-win with introduction of new ship

PC-8801 ver Wanderers From Ys appears on Switch Worldwide

KLab Working on a New Bleach Hybrid Casual Mobile Game

Review: Crow Country Celebrates the Survival Horror Genre

Terminator: Survivors Will be Playable Offline, No Plans for PvP

Kerbal Space Program 2 is Being Review Bombed

Fallout 76 Veterans Have an Important Plea For New Players

Albion Online broke its Steam player concurrency again as it contends with block in Indonesia

Crow Country takes us into the depths of retro survival horror

Manor Lords Preview – Master Of My Domain

Abiotic Factor Achievements Guide

V Rising Greater Blood Essence Guide

A Collectable Card Battler – Let’s Play SolForge Fusion

Gundam Breaker 4 Comes This August, Collector's Edition Detailed

New Soulslike Another Crab's Treasure Surpasses 100k Sales In Opening Weekend

#Microsoft
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Xbox reveals desire for smaller award winning games shortly after closing studio behind Hi-Fi Rush

Limited Run Says Hi-Fi Rush Physical Edition Is Still a Go After Tango Gameworks Closure

Microsoft exec calls for "smaller", "prestige" games the day after closing Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango

More Xbox studio cuts likely to follow Tango and Arkane Austin, and Game Pass looks like the culprit

Lightforge Games Suffers Significant Layoffs, D&D Inspired Project ORCS Development Paused

Xbox Reportedly Considering Bringing Senua's Saga: Hellblade II To PS5

Xbox Reportedly Debating Putting Call Of Duty On Game Pass Alongside Price Hike

What is the point of Xbox?

Hi-Fi Rush creator praised "good situation in our studio" and freedom of risk-taking a month before closure

Hellblade 2 is only two weeks away, and fans feel Xbox should be making more noise

This Year's Call of Duty May Not Be Included in Xbox Game Pass After All

More Xbox Layoffs Reportedly Inbound as Company Attempts to Cut Costs

Xbox Pondering PS5 Port of Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Tipsy Microsoft Exec Once Attempted to Steal LittleBigPlanet from Sony

Prey 2 Fan Account Falls Silent Following Arkane Studio Closure, Ending 2,560-Day Streak

Founder Shinji Mikami on Microsoft's Surpise Closure of Tango Gameworks

Meet Amir Satvat, the man leading efforts to find laid-off developers new jobs

Microsoft Shuts Down Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush Creators

Microsoft continues shrinking ZeniMax and Xbox with voluntary severance deals

Report: Xbox bracing for more cuts after studio-hoarder Microsoft claims it's spread too thin

Phil Spencer’s Fallout 76 Camp Nuked as Calls Grow for Him to Resign

Xbox Debating Call of Duty Game Pass Launch Due to Revenue Loss – Report

Hellblade 2 Might Be Headed to PS5 as Xbox Plans More Layoffs – Report

Sea of Thieves was the best selling digital game on PS5 in Europe last month

Microsoft is Debating Putting Call of Duty Games on Game Pass

#Switch
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Nintendo Switch Owners Are More Willing To Buy Indie Games, Says Publisher

Animal Well Review - A Masterclass In Environmental Design

Gorgeous hiking adventure A Highland Song returns to the hills with free Harmony content update

Nintendo Switch to Lose Twitter Integration in June 2024

Nintendo forecast doesn't include Switch 2 before April 2025

Backbeat planned for physical release on Switch

Little Kitty, Big City launch trailer

Gothic Classic Khorinis Saga Switch physical release announced

Animal Well launch trailer

Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs launch trailer

Fireside release date set for June, new trailer

Tokyo Cooking Will Let You Run an Anime Sushi Restaurant on Switch Next Week

World of Tanks Blitz "Calling Ex" Commercial

Explore the world of Little Kitty, Big City on Game Pass, Xbox, Switch and PC

Shuffle Your Cards In The Gnarled Groves Of Oaken, A New Turn-Based Roguelike

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus Announced For PC, PS5, and Xbox Series, Launching on October 1st

The Resident Evil Franchise Has Sold An Astonishing 157 Million Units

Nintendo Discontinuing 'X' Integration On Switch Next Month

Wargroove 1+2 Super Rare Physical Switch Release Announced

#Xbox
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Xbox must fully embrace third-party and Xbox Game Pass to find success – but is Microsoft struggling to see the bigger picture?

Persona 3 Reload Collection's Edition Gets Huge Price Cut At Amazon

Dune: Part Two 4K Steelbook Edition Back In Stock At Amazon, Releases Next Week

Hi-Fi Rush Is Currently 35% Off From The Microsoft Store

More Job Cuts At Xbox Are Reportedly On The Way

Former Xbox console exclusive just topped Europe's PS5 download charts

Xbox Fans Baffled As The Studio Seemingly Forgets To Market One Of Its Biggest 2024 Releases

Xbox Says It Needs "Smaller Games" After Closing Hi-Fi Rush Studio

DayZ Announces Frostline Expansion

Tom Warren is hinting at a new Doom game being announced soon

#X
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Soon Your Nintendo Switch Won't Connect To Twitter Any More

Nintendo Switch Losing X/Twitter Integration

Hades II Cover Story, Xbox Studio Closures, And Animal Well Review | GI Show

GTA 6 fans scouring Rockstar's website for clues to imminent update

Nintendo removing X support from Switch

Japanese Government Warns Against Nijisanji Soju Cocktail Recipe

Asus ROG Ally X will release in the second half of 2024

Nintendo ending Twitter/X support on Switch on June 10th

#Nintendo
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In Company First, Nintendo Nominates Three Women To Board Of Directors

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Harks Back to a Retro Classic

Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Coming Before April 2025

Video Game Development Will Take More Time and Get More Sophisticated – Nintendo President

Official Pikachu VW Beetle listed for sale on Facebook

Nintendo Download for 9th May, 2024

Pikachu VW Beetle: a rare gem revives nostalgia for Pokemon fans

Nintendo president: “Game development will become even longer, more complex, and more sophisticated”

Nintendo has nominated 4 people to join board of directors

Nintendo says that “we will continue to release info [about next console] in phases”

#Twitter
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Dead By Deadlight Is Collaborating With Dungeons & Dragons

The Last of Us Season 2's Isabela Merced Says A Particular Scene Will "Be on Everyone's Twitter Feed"

Cinnamoroll Tops 2024 Sanrio Character Ranking Interim Results

#PS5
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PlayStation Store: April 2024’s top downloads

Final Fantasy 14's long-awaited Xbox version has black screens and an overactive chat filter

Japan Sales Charts: Stellar Blade Has a Slightly Disappointing PS5 Debut, Eiyuden Chronicle Sells Best on Switch

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Gets an Updated 'Plus' Version on PS5 in October

Stylish Arcade Racer #DRIVE Rally Powerslides onto PS5 in 2025

Akimbot Looks Like a Ratchet & Clank Knock-Off for PS5

Is Hypercharge Unboxed on PS5?

New Street Fighter 6 Merchandise Includes Character Eye Masks

Prime 1 Studio Horizon Forbidden West Aloy Figure Costs $1,200

Chevy Honkai: Star Rail EP Is “If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking”

Lords of the Fallen is Coming to Game Pass in Late May – Rumor

Japanese Charts: Eiyuden Chronicle Starts Strong As Stellar Blade Takes The Crown

#Animal
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Animal Well: The Kotaku Review

Grab 7 Cool Metroidvanias For Only $14 In Humble's New Bundle

Animal Well review - this one gets deep

Mini Review: Animal Well (PS5) - Mysterious Metroidvania a Pure Puzzle Box on PS Plus

Nintendo Download – May 9, 2024 (North America)

Review: Animal Well (Switch) - An Exceptional Metroidvania That Stands Out From The Pack

#MultiVersus
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Mark Hamill's Joker is back: MultiVersus announces The Clown Prince as a playable character via new cinematic trailer

Mark Hamill's Joker is back for MultiVersus

Mark Hamill Reprises Role as The Joker for MultiVersus on PS5, PS4

Mark Hamill un-retires his famous Joker voice for MultiVersus

New MultiVersus Cinematic Trailer Reveals DC Super-Villain The Joker

MultiVersus Adds The Joker and Will Be Voiced by Mark Hamill

#Hi-FiRush
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Xbox Exec Reportedly Told Staff ‘We Need Smaller Games That Give Us Prestige and Awards’ a Day After Shutting Down Hi-Fi Rush Dev Tango Gameworks

Xbox Head's Confusing Goal Shows They Couldn't Recognize Hi-Fi Rush Success

Hi-Fi Rush 2 Was Planned at Tango Gameworks

#Capcom
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Capcom Is Making More Money Than Ever Before — and It’s Forecast Even Better to Come

As cuts and closures batter the industry, Capcom posts its 7th consecutive year of record-high profits and says the 8th is just around the corner

Capcom Hits Record High Profits for Seventh Year in a Row

Capcom Announces Seventh Straight Year of Record Profits

Capcom hits new record for sales and profits in 2023-2024 financials

Dragon’s Dogma II Sales Surpass 2.62 Million Units

Capcom’s Financial 2023-2024 Year-End Results Shows Its Streak of Record High Results Are Not Stopping

#Hades2
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Hades 2 Boss Goes Full Metal Gear Solid With This One Diabolical Secret Ability

How To Get Bronze And Unlock The Fishing Rod In Hades 2

How To Survive On The Surface In Hades 2

How To Unlock The Ward In The Crossroads In Hades 2

How To Increase Grasp And Use More Arcana Cards In Hades 2

Should I play Hades 2 in Early Access, or should I wait for the full launch? Here’s what we think

Hades 2 Guides Hub

Hades 2 - How To Get More Nectar

I have been texting my Classicist brother about Hades II and he's just enjoying it like a normal person

#RPG
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Top zombie survival RPG returns and you can grab it for less than $3

Enticing Action RPG REYNATIS Hits PS5, PS4 in September

Another Eden lets you search for wandering cats and collect cat stamps in latest update

DECIMATED lets you test your survival skills in an epic blockchain-based post-apocalyptic world

Power Rangers All Stars gets revived with South Korea Launch

REYNATIS begins in September, ends with you

Unplugged: Euthia: Torment of Resurrection (Boardgame)

#BigCity
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Cat’s Eye: How to Navigate the World of Little Kitty, Big City

How to get past the dogs in Little Kitty Big City

How to meet all 15 animals in Little Kitty Big City: Hello Everyone! Achievement guide

Little Kitty, Big City Review

Nintendo Download: 9th May (North America)

Review: Little Kitty, Big City (Switch) - Repetitive, But Oozes Charm From Every Paw

#WarnerBros
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Warner Bros. Says the Failure of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Contributed to a $200 Million Hit to Revenue

Warner Bros. Discovery Boss Calls Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's Release 'Disappointing'

Warner Bros Revenue Plummets as Suicide Squad Falls Completely Short of Hogwarts Legacy

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Contributes to $200 Million Impact on Warner Bros. Revenue

#DeadDaylight
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DBD reveals hotly anticipated DnD chapter and it’s coming soon

Dead by Daylight teases dark fantasy era with Dungeons & Dragons themed collaboration

Dead by Daylight teases a Dungeons & Dragons crossover

Dead By Daylight Teases Dungeons and Dragons Collaboration