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Video Game News 6/28/2024

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Based on the provided news context, here are some of the key stories from the last day: * Elden Ring Calibration Update: Bandai Namco has released an update for their upcoming game, Elden Ring. The calibration update is available now and can be accessed through the game's menu. * Game Development Insights: In a video game development interview, a developer shared that they're not interested in working on games that require lengthy deliberation or uncertainty. They emphasized the importance of having an immediate answer to questions about the game. Additionally, Nintendo has made a statement regarding leaked information about their upcoming releases. According to the news, Nintendo claims to know how to stop these juicy leaks from happening in the future. As for new releases, there are no specific announcements today. However, the industry event space is quiet at this moment, with no major tournaments or gaming events scheduled for today. These stories should give you a good idea of what's going on in the world of video games today!

#Steam
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After mixed early Steam reviews, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree has scythed back up to "mostly positive"
GMG's Huge Game Sale Includes Some Better Deals Than Steam's Summer Sale
Dragon's Dogma 2 has a free two hour trial for RPG fans who are tempted but not yet Arisen
The 46 best free Steam games June 2024
Team Fortress 2 aimbots are being quietly banned by Valve
Alpha Protocol is finally back on Steam
Dragon's Dogma 2 free trial and sale now available
Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree Climbs To 'Mostly Positive' Review Rating On Steam, Despite Continued Performance Issues
Dragonā€™s Dogma 2 Limited-Time Free Trial Launches
Elden Ring PC Issue Says ā€˜Inappropriate Activity Detectedā€™ Without Cheating
Rift of the NecroDancer Demo is Live Until June 27th on PC
You Can Try Out Steam's New Game Recording Tools Right Now
Survivalbox Osiris New Dawn, now back on Steam, is testing a new planet and space station realism
The Stream Team: Peeking in to the tiny battle royale brawler Battle Crush
Alpha Protocol returns to Steam in time for Summer Sale
Dragonā€™s Dogma 2 Gets Big Free Trial on PS5
Ari Buktu and the Anytime Elevator is a fresh feel-good, puzzle-platforming adventure
New Steam Beta fixes Preview update issues on Steam Deck and other Steam fixes
Chained Together All Wings Guide
Battle Crush Is In Early Access, Bro

#ZenlessZoneZero
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Zenless Zone Zero Is Taking Big Steps To Eliminate The Gacha Grind
HoYoverse has another Genshin-level hit on its hands with Zenless Zone Zero, if this dystopian urban fantasy can find itself a suitably nostalgic audience - hands-on preview
Zenless Zone Zero debuts on PS5 July 4ā€“ details on combat, new area and characters unveiled
Zenless Zone Zero codes
Oh no, Zenless Zone Zero is good now
Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (1st July to 7th July)
Zenless Zone Zero 1.0 Release Date Countdown
Zenless Zone Zero Gives Players 100 Free Pulls at Launch!
Zenless Zone Zero Influenced by Evangelion and Devil May Cry

#EldenRing
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Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtreeā€™s Story, Explained
Elden Ring Player Beats DLC's Final Boss In The Most Terrifying Way Possible
Elden Ringā€™s DLC Difficulty Discourse Is Getting Old | Spot On
Elden Ring's DLC Difficulty Discourse Is Getting Old | Spot On
Elden Ring is "the limit" for From Software project scale, says Miyazaki - multiple, "smaller" games may be the "next stage"
Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 488: Wacky Tacos
Elden Ring is wrongly accusing people of cheating, but thereā€™s a fix
FromSoftware Boss Uses Every Elden Ring Advantage: 'I Absolutely Suck at Video Games'
Elden Ring Fans Have A Dark Fantasy Director In Mind To Helm FromSofts Desired Movie
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Best Armor Tier List
Elden Ring Living Jar Figures Will Spawn in Japan
Astro Bot PS5 File Size Is Larger Than Elden Ring
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Has Already Hit a Staggering Sales Milestone

#DragonsDogma2
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Still curious about Dragon's Dogma 2? Zoomer Morrowind's just gotten a big patch and you can currently play the start of it for free
Dragon's Dogma 2 Gets a Free Trial for a Limited Time on PS5

#Don
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Don't Nod is delaying its spiritual successor to Life is Strange and being refreshingly honest about the reason
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's big final boss has just been absolutely tanked without dodging or flasks by someone I'm now openly scared of
Game Dev Delays Its New Game To Avoid The Sequel To The Series It Used To Make
Original Life Is Strange Dev Delays New Game to Avoid New Life Is Strange
Don't Nod Delays Lost Records: Bloom & Rage To Give The Next Life Is Strange Some Space
Original Life is Strange team delays new game to avoid new LIS launch date
Don't Nod delays new IP Lost Records to avoid clash with next Life Is Strange
Life Is Strange Dev Don't Nod Announces Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Delay
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Release Date Delayed to Avoid Life Is Strange
What's Next For V Rising Now That 1.0 Is Out And The PS5 Version Released? Stunlock Talks What COULD Be In 1.1

#RPG
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Metaphor ReFantazio plays like Persona and Shin Megami Tenseiā€™s greatest hits ā€“ and thatā€™s a good thing when itā€™s a compilation of absolute bangers
Reverse 1999 codes June 2024
Days Gone 2 is not happening, itā€™s ā€œtime to move on,ā€ dev says
Wuthering Waves launches Thaw of Eons update with new characters, fresh map, new questline and more
Zenless Zone Zero ā€“ Sons of Calydon, Lumina Square and More Detailed
Beastieball ā€“ Beta Demo
Guide: Best Shin Megami Tensei Games On Switch And Nintendo Systems
Alkahest is An Action Adventure RPG Set in a Murky Medieval World

#EldenRingShadowErdtree
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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree might not have oodles of cut content, but dataminers have already found and restored an extra cutscene
IGN UK Podcast 755: Miyazaki's Michelin Star
How To Transform Into A Dragon In Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
Best Gazing Finger build in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree: Stats, Talisman, and Armor
Best Putrescence Cleaver build in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree: Stats, Talisman, and Armor
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Sales Top 5 Million in Under a Week
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Update Makes the DLC Easier
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree ā€“ How to Defeat Radahn, Consort of Miquella

#August
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Ghibli-style charmer Mika And The Witch's Mountain swoops into early access in August
(For Southeast Asia) Concord Beta dates announced, Beta Early Access launching July 13
Sam & Max return in The Devil's Playhouse Remastered this August
Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home offers new love interests you can woo while you make your village thrive
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Remaster Brings Back Jango Fett in August
Sam & Max: The Devilā€™s Playhouse Remastered slated for August release
Riot Games Opens Up Registrations for 2XKO's Alpha Lab Playtest

#DLC
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Baldurā€™s Gate 3 price hits a new historical low in Steam Summer Sale
Even hardcore audiences love DLC ā€“ when it's done right | Opinion
Forza Horizon 4 to be delisted by end of year
Trepang2 Bladekisser DLC Studies the Blade on July 25
Myth of Empires Hellenic DLC Launches, Adding New Ancient Greece Inspired Civilization, Architecture, and Crafting Content

#Android
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Best Controller Deals Ahead Of Prime Day - Switch, PS5, Xbox, And PC Discounts
Infinity Nikki Hands-On Preview ā€“ A Promising Dress Rehearsal
Wordle creator almost named his game Mr Bugs Wordys Nugz
Monster Hunter Puzzles: Felyne Isles lets you match tiles to save Catizens from monsters, out now on iOS and Android
Azur Lane brings four new shipgirls in the Welcome to Little Academy event
Ragnarok: Rebirth launches in Southeast Asia for both Android and iOS devices

#PS5
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Talking Point: What's Your Most Anticipated PS5 Game for the Second Half of 2024?
Astro Bot's PS5 File Size Is About Six Times Bigger Than Astro's Playroom
Concord Dev Confirms Monetisation Through Cosmetics Only
Guide: New PS5 Games Release Dates in 2024
Guide: New PS4 Games Release Dates in 2024
FFVII Rebirth Producer, Director, and Battle Director Head to Otakon 2024
Honkai: Star Rail Jackets Feature Acheron And Silver Wolf
6 Known Issues With FFXIV Dawntrail and 7.0 Confirmed
Native PS3 Emulation is in the Works for PS5 ā€“ Rumor
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Features Multiple Graphical Modes

#Nintendo
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Man Admits To Sending Death Threats To Nintendo Over Issues With Games
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask Part 19 | Super Replay
Luigiā€™s Mansion 2 HD double keychain added to My Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country Returns HDā€™s File Size is 9 GB
Nintendo leaker locks account, after source ā€˜revealed as employeeā€™
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Launches September 26th
Metroidvania "Starlair" hits Kickstarter, aiming for Switch and Switch successor release
Nintendo Live Suspect Admits To Threats, Blames Being A Sore Loser
Random: Nintendo Considered Some Bananas Names For DK, Including "Kong Dong"
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Box Art Has Been Officially Revealed For Switch
4 people approved to join Nintendoā€™s board of directors
Miyamoto says Nintendo aims to have one 30+ million seller every 3 to 5 years
Nintendo bomb threatener admits ā€œThe more I lost [in Splatoon 3], the more frustrated I would becomeā€

#Concord
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Concord developer discusses monetisation, PSN account requirement
Concord feels like a load of brilliant games combined - but is that enough?
Concord early access beta coming in July, open beta shortly after
Concord Beta Dates Announced For Next Month

#MMORPG
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Gamer Flies Across Country To Attack MMO Rival With A Hammer
FF14 Dawntrail world travel change leaves players locked out at launch
Tarisland Codes (June 2024)
Persist Online gets a new trailer about surviving zombies in an MMORPG full of zombies to survive
Black Desert Mobile schedules its own Heidel Ball presentation on July 27
Albion Online brings an activity journal and Roads of Avalon tweaks in Julyā€™s Paths to Glory update
This yearā€™s Steam Summer Sale brings another collection of bargains for MMORPG fans
Raph Kosterā€™s new MMORPG is called Stars Reach, and yes, itā€™s basically Star Wars Galaxies 2
Raph Koster Unveils Stars Reach

#Ubisoft
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Get ready for some Assassin's Creed remakes, says Ubisoft CEO, as everyone and their mum starts chanting about Black Flag
Ubisoftā€™s Yves Guillemot suggests remakes of older Assassinā€™s Creed games, then bangs on about generative AI for a bit
Less than a month after joining work on the Sands of Time remake, Ubisoft Toronto lays off 33 employees 'to ensure it can deliver on its ambitious roadmap'
Ubisoft boss condemns "malicious" developer abuse after Assassin's Creed Shadows reveal
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Price Sliced Permanently
Ubisoft Toronto is Laying off 33 People