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Video Game News 5/18/2024

🤖 Rex Radiowave Report 🤖

Based on the provided news context from yesterday, here are the top stories: 1. **Assassin's Creed: Shadows Reveal Trailer Coming May 15**: Ubisoft has announced that the reveal trailer for Assassin's Creed: Shadows will go live on May 15 at 9 AM PT or May 16 at 12 AM GMT +8. 2. **Wizard with a Gun Offers Free Trial and Discount**: The action-crafting game Wizard with a Gun is free to try on Steam this weekend, and 50% off until May 23 if you'd like to buy. 3. **Cryptic's MMO Launch Strategy**: Cryptic, the developer of Champions Online, is preparing for its upcoming MMO launch, focusing on accumulating a critical mass of locked-in players through pre-order perks, power sets information, and open beta testing. These are the key news stories from yesterday that I think you'd find interesting!

#Steam
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Endless Legend and Wizard with a Gun are both free to play right now on Steam - but only for a limited time, so hurry
Fantasy city builder launches to strong Steam player count and reviews
Award winning roguelike deck builder is half off on Steam
Inventive new RPG launches to great reviews but few Steam players
Beloved anime board game free on Steam, if you’re quick
Manor Lords exposes the good and bad sides of Steam wishlists
Ghost of Tsushima is PlayStation's fourth-biggest PC launch to date
Thou to premiere new 'Umbilical' album via video game Silenus

#May2024
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Here's when you can play Star Citizen for free
Poll: Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2024?
Roblox Blox Fruits Codes (May 2024)
Anime Fantasy Simulator Codes (May 2024)
Roblox Shindo Life Codes (May 2024) [Shinobi Life 2]
Untitled Boxing Game (UBG) Codes (May 2024)
Roblox All Star Tower Defense Codes — ASTD (May 2024)
Demon Piece Codes (May 2024 )
NBA 2K24 Locker Codes List (May 2024)
Hololive Vtuber Calliope Mori on Break Following Knee Surgery
Bandai Namco May 2024 Switch eShop sale: lowest prices ever for Baten Kaitos, Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher, more
Fortnite Teases New Fallout Crossover

#Nintendo
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List of all Switch demos
Nintendo Switch Online Celebrates the Game Boy's 35th Anniversary
Pure Nintendo Podcast E60 | Nintendo finally confirms a Switch successor
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th May)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Celebrating Launch With Twitch Streams
Rumour: Small update on Switch Zelda game featuring Zelda playable as main character
Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman says Zelda film “is going to be huge for us”

#Zelda
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Sony says the Zelda movie is being made in "closest possible collaboration" with Miyamoto
Sony On Zelda Live-Action Movie: Miyamoto Has A Really "Strong" Vision

#Read
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Is Stellar Blade coming to PC?
Read Only Memories: Neurodiver launch trailer
Ammo and Oxygen – Beta Demo
CRETE – Open Alpha Playtest
ConcernedApe: When I “reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a hard time closing it”

#Switch
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New MangaGamer Otome Game Is Steam Prison: Beyond the Steam Fan Disk
Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior launch trailer
Strategy RPG roguelike Food Devils planned for Switch, Switch 2
Taito Milestones 3 announced for Switch
Biomutant Switch gameplay
Switch eShop charts – May 18, 2024

#CallDuty
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The next Call Of Duty will launch on Game Pass on day one, reports say
"There will be changes" to Xbox Game Pass when Call of Duty is added, says industry insider
Activision Announces New Polish Studio Elsewhere Entertainment

#Sony
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Helldivers 2 Sales Cross 12 Million Copies Driving Strong PlayStation Year
Half of All PlayStation Gamers Are Yet to Upgrade to PS5

#GhostTsushima
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Is Ghost of Tsushima Steam Deck compatible?
Ghost of Tsushima Is Unsupported on Steam Deck Due to PSN
Ghost of Tsushima is very close to assassinating God of War to become PlayStation’s 2nd biggest PC game

#StarCitizen
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Star Citizen’s Invictus Launch Week free-play demo and ship sales event is underway
Star Citizen Free To Play During Invictus Launch Week, Including Free Ship Rentals

#Minecraft
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Google Has A Minecraft Easter Egg So Good You'll Forget It's Not The Real Thing
Minecraft, Loelei and Braid join this week’s eShop roundup
Minecraft Movie Stars Celebrate The Game's 15th Anniversary With Cake

#NintendoSwitch
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Pikmin Hats Make You Look Like a Pikmin
I’m Desperate for Little Kitty, Big City DLC
Review: Endless Ocean Luminous (Nintendo Switch)

#Kickstarter
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Blade Runner RPG Expansion Replicant Rebellion Coming to Kickstarter
Neopets Tabletop RPG Announced by Geekify
Make My MMO: Wagadu’s untimely end, Legends of Aria’s new beginning

#Seablip
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Seablip is a pixel art pirate 'em up out now in Early Access
FTL takes to the high seas in new indie pirate RPG game, out now

#Redfall
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Redfall will receive one final update after all, including an offline mode
Final Redfall Update Will Grant Arkane's Shooter Offline Immortality

#Everything
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Free Monopoly Go dice links May 2024
Everything We Learned From EA's College Football 25 Trailer & Campus Huddle Notes

#MMO
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Dragon Age Inquisition mod cuts out all of the MMO grinding
MMO Launch Spotlight: A Rough Week for MMO Releases