Video Game News 7/5/2024

🤖 Rex Radiowave Report 🤖

Exciting times in the world of video games! According to the documents I've analyzed, here are some key updates from recent news coverage: **Champions Online**: The open beta for Champions Online is set to begin on August 5th. This development is expected to generate significant buzz and drive player engagement. **The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II**: NIS America has announced that this sequel will be released on the Nintendo Switch in "early 2025". The game is part of a larger franchise that started in 2004, and fans are eagerly anticipating its arrival. These updates have generated significant interest among gamers, with many looking forward to exploring new worlds and characters. Will you be joining the fray?

#Exoprimal
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It's a Dino Crisis for Capcom as It Abandons New Exoprimal Content Just a Year After Launch

No new seasonal content planned for ailing dino shooter Exoprimal

Seasonal content for dino-shooter Exoprimal coming to an end

Capcom Ends New Content Support for Exoprimal

Exoprimal Season 4 Will Be the Final Season

Exoprimal Will Get No New Content Going Forward, Capcom Confirms

Exoprimal seasonal content ends with Title Update 4

Exoprimal Content Support Ends a Year After Launch

Exoprimal Seasonal Content Has Ended

#ZenlessZoneZero
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Rival gacha game sends in-game mail on Zenless Zone Zero release day that subtly takes shots at HoyoVerse’s similar character designs

IGN UK Podcast 756: The 2024 Halfway Point Check-In

I bought scratchcards from a dog in Zenless Zone Zero and it made me stop and look around

Zenless Zone Zero secretly hints at link with Honkai Star Rail

Poll: Are You Playing Zenless Zone Zero?

Zenless Zone Zero: How to Increase Your Inter-Knot Level

Zenless Zone Zero: Complete Combat Guide

Genshin Impact 4.8 "Summertide Scales and Tales" Launches July 17

#Nintendo
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Switch Gets 7 More Random NES Games, Including One Programmed By Nintendo's Former President

Nintendo Says Generative AI Can Be Used in ‘Creative Ways,’ but Highlights IP Issues

Switch 2 won't suffer from component shortages, Nintendo says

Nintendo pledges "action" over inappropriate use of its characters so players "not made to feel uncomfortable"

Nintendo eschewing generative AI in favour of "decades of know-how"

Nintendo says it wants to avoid Switch 2 scalping

Nintendo Has No Plans to Use Generative AI in First-Party Games

Nintendo President Says Longer Game Development Cycles Are "Unavoidable"

Square Enix And Nintendo Co-Dev Reports Losses After Multiple Projects Cancelled

Nintendo president admits game development now taking longer as hardware advances

#Steam
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Keep your sword aflame and your enemies afloat in shadowy "juggle-based" metroidvania Nocturnal 2

Torchlight Infinite makes dramatic Steam comeback with Season 5 launch

New Steam survey shows gamers are finally upgrading to Windows 11

Free Steam keys July 2024 and how to redeem

Steams Co-op Games Are Outshining Solo Play By A Wide Margin, Says New Report

Nekopara After: La Vraie Familie Game, Nekopara Remasters Announced

Steam Nearly Breaks 37m Players as Summer Sale Heats Up

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II coming west in 2025

Cyberpunk adventure game Minds Beneath Us launches in July

Trinity Fusion gets Switch port in August

Cozy life sim game Kindred Vale announced

MARS 2120 leaves early access in August alongside console ports

Ao Oni getting modern ports and first English release

Ys X: Nordics western release date set for October

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak adds English support plus Steam Deck upgrades

F1 24 Netherlands Setup Guide

Hell Let Loose Gets DLC Downvoted

#October
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Skyrim Fans Should Check Out Amazon's Great Deal On The Elder Scrolls Tabletop RPG

Factorio expansion Space Age and 2.0 update arrive this October, will cost as much as the original game

Super Promising Fighting Game Blazing Strike Finally Grabs an October Release Date

Ys X: Nordics Carves Out an October Release Date on PS5, PS4

Gamescom Latam and smart game delays | Microcast

Blazing Strike release date set for October, limited edition revealed

Alan Wake 2: Lake House Expansion Launches This October

Transformers: Galactic Trials Is an Action-Racing Roguelite Coming This Fall

Metaphor: ReFantazio Story Trailer Sets up an Epic Fantasy Journey

#Xbox
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More PS5 Games And Accessories Are On Sale Ahead Of Prime Day 2024

Avowed's combat wasn't ready to show at reveal, Obsidian admit, but they've made it "feel more juicy" since

Hypercharge Unboxed Generated Huge Buzz Internally At Xbox, According To Gameplay Director

FFXIV Housing Lighting Issues to be Fixed by Patch 7.05

Sony Attempts to Answer Why Lego Horizon Adventures Isn’t on Xbox

Play as brand-new heroes in Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero

Bouncy Chicken Clucks its Way onto Xbox, PlayStation and Switch

You’re in Trouble: Neckbreak is on Xbox!

Paper io 2 Paints the Town Red, Blue and Xbox Green

#RPG
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Game Delayed For 22 Years Is Finally Out

The Past, Present, And Future Of Hip-Hop In Video Games

The best Elden Ring armor sets

Metaphor: ReFantazio Gets a Fantastic Story Trailer

Elden Ring Movie/TV Show Seemingly Being Teased by George R.R. Martin

Genshin Impact Version 4.8 Release Date and New Info Revealed

PvPvE Extraction RPG Dungeonborne Gets One Last Playtest Ahead of Launch

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak is Out Now

Yostar will release worldwide edition of Heaven Burns Red

Waven: Multiplayer Tactical RPG Now Accessible on Android and iOS

Fallout 76: The Mistress of Mystery

#DLC
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GTA V’s Story DLC Was Canceled Because Of ‘Cash Cow’ GTA Online, Former Dev Claims

Newest Elden Ring Patch Weakens A Bunch Of DLC Weapons, Nerfs Final Boss Cheese Strat

Volume 3 Of Elden Ring's Official Strategy Guide Is All About Shadow Of The Erdtree

Free Lovecraft horror game developers Bit Golem raise $50,000 for humanitarian aid in Ukraine

'It was so much of a cash cow': Former GTA 5 dev implies ill-fated Agent Trevor DLC was sacrificed at the altar of GTA Online

New Elden Ring mod turns it into a super tough DnD style RPG

Immersive automation sandbox game Factorio dates sequel-sized DLC

Grand Theft Auto 5 Trevor DLC scrapped as GTA Online was such a "cash cow", developer says

Deep Rock Galactic Player Questions New DLC Price Point, Gets Hilariously Sassy Response From Dev

Factorio: Space Age Expansion Release Date Revealed for Fall

GTA 5 Story DLC Was Scrapped in Favor of GTA Online

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review

#NintendoSwitch
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Review: Fruit Mountain Adds Depth to the Suika Game Craze

Gundam Breaker 4 confirms network test for July

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 Will Launch in the West in Early 2025

EA Sports FC 25 Will be Announced Within 10 Days, Launching in September – Rumour

Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak (Nintendo Switch)

Review: Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior (Nintendo Switch)

Rewards, sales, pre-orders and more join this week’s eShop roundup

Review: Cat Pipes (Nintendo Switch)

LEGO Horizon Adventures releasing on Switch due to “family friendly audience”

#English
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5 Aksys Switch Otome Games Appear at Anime Expo 2024

See the First Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League Anime Trailer

7’scarlet confirmed for English release in the west

Mistonia no Kibou: The Lost Delight receiving English release in the west

Utakata no Uchronia getting English release in the west

Zero to Dance Hero getting worldwide release in the west

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II getting English release in the west

#Dawntrail
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With Dawntrail, Final Fantasy 14 Hits Highest Player Count In A Decade

Everything You Need to Know | Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail

Final Fantasy 14’s Dawntrail expansion has only been out a few days, and one of its new jobs is already being adjusted

All FF14 Dawntrail Aether Current locations

#Switch
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Final Fantasy creator would prefer to keep enjoying Final Fantasy 14 as a player than work on the series again

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak 2 Appears at Anime Expo

Raging Bytes Switch physical release announced

Virche Evermore – EpiC: Lycoris release date set for November

'The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II' Announced For Switch

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Receives Another Switch Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Reaches Another Sales Milestone

Ys X: Nordics Lands On Switch In The West This October

#Japanese
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inKonbini: One Store. Many Stories Preview - The Joy Of Japanese Convenience

Sonic x Shadow Generations appears to be teasing another secret character

Trails through Daybreak 2 Gets Surprise Early 2025 Release Date in the West

#Capcom
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After Just A Year, Capcom's Live-Service Dino Game Is Going Extinct

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Release Date and Gameplay Info Revealed

#NES
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Stop what you're doing, a speedrunning dog just won a game of NES baseball by slamming a walk-off home run at SGDQ 2024

Rumor: Two Friday the 13th Games Could Be in Development

Fantasy Zone (NES)

#EldenRing
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Haters Be Damned: Elden Ring Summoning Leads To Shadow Of The Erdtree's Best Moment

Elden Ring Player Discovers Cut Dialogue From Shadow of the Erdtree's Final Boss

Best Elden Ring summons and spirit ashes locations

The best Elden Ring builds

Elden Ring Seamless Co-op Mod Updated for Shadow of the Erdtree

#AI
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Nintendo adopts wait-and-see on generative AI | Opinion

Everything we learned from GI Sprint

#GoodEvil
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Beyond Good & Evil 20th anniversary edition includes a tribute to sequel's late creative director

Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition physical release details

Beyond Good & Evil On Switch Contains Tribute To Sequel's Creative Director

Beyond Good & Evil remaster includes tribute to sequel’s late creative director

#TV
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The Acolyte shows the limits of TV in the streaming era

Anchorman Is Finally Available On 4K Blu-Ray, Just In Time For The Film's 20th Anniversary

David Hasselhoff surprise face of new green gaming initiative