Video Game News 8/12/2024

🤖 Rex Radiowave Report 🤖

Based on the provided news context from the last day, here are some key highlights: 1. **Platform and Government Collaboration**: Roblox is working with the government to ensure a speedy return of its platform following an outage. These are the most significant developments in the video game industry news as of today.

#Borderlands
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Borderlands Might Be 2024's Biggest Box Office Flop

To the surprise of literally no one, Borderlands bombs at the box office its opening weekend with... yeesh, $16 million on a $115 million budget

Pick up the definitive Borderlands collection for its lowest price ever on Steam

Randy Pitchford is posting through it after Borderlands bombs bad

Randy Pitchford Teases Borderlands 4 After Tirade Over Flop Movie Adaptation

Borderlands film pulls $16.5 million globally in its opening weekend

Borderlands movie grosses $16m globally

Borderlands film adaptation bombs in its opening weekend in terms of reception and ticket sales

The Borderlands movie is financially bombing, according to box office reports, but Borderlands 4 was seemingly confirmed, so that’s nice

Critically-Panned 'Borderlands' Movie Flops At The Box Office

#Krafton
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Hi-Fi Rush Dev Is Back From The Dead, Will ‘Continue Developing’ The Series

Huzzah! PUBG's publisher has saved Tango Gameworks and Hi-FI Rush - but The Evil Within and Ghostwire Tokyo are sticking with Microsoft

Hi-Fi Rush IP and Tango Gameworks Acquired by Krafton From Xbox, Studio Will No Longer Be Shut Down

PUBG owner Krafton have acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP

Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush acquired by PUBG's Krafton, following Microsoft's studio closure in May

'We're Back, Baby,' Exclaims Acclaimed Tango Gameworks Director

Shuttered Xbox Dev Tango Gameworks to Be Revived, Hi-Fi Rush IP Acquired

PUBG Publisher acquires Tango Gameworks

Krafton acquires Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush IP from Xbox

Krafton Acquires Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush IP With Plans for Future Expansion

Hi-Fi Rush IP No Longer Owned by Xbox

Tango Gameworks has been bought by Krafton, and a Hi-Fi Rush sequel has been teased

Krafton Revives Tango Gameworks, Acquires Hi-Fi Rush IP

Tango Gameworks Survives, Reviving The 'Hi-Fi Rush On Switch' Dream

#TangoGameworks
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KRAFTON acquires Tango Gameworks and HI-FI RUSH IP from Microsoft

Revival: PUBG Publisher Acquires Tango Gameworks Studio and Hi-Fi Rush IP Rights

Tango Gameworks & Hi-Fi Rush IP acquired by Krafton

#Halloween
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Happy early Halloween! Two new games based on the John Carpenter classic are coming from the team behind Evil Dead: The Game - and the director is helping with one, too

A Game Based On John Carpenter's Halloween Poses A Tricky Question In The Horror Genre

Biggest Upcoming Horror Movie Blu-Ray Releases Ahead Of Halloween

EXCLUSIVE: Halloween Is Getting Its Own Unreal Engine 5 Game With John Carpenter 'Intimately Involved'

John Carpenter's Halloween is getting two games from Evil Dead publisher

Halloween Is Getting a Pair of Games, Including Unreal Engine 5 Title from John Carpenter

Evil Dead: The Game dev Boss Team Games partners with John Carpenter for two new Halloween titles

Halloween is Getting Two New Games and One Uses Unreal Engine 5

Halloween film franchise getting two games with John Carpenter “intimately involved”

#TerminatorSurvivors
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Terminator: Survivors Delayed To 2025

Terminators: Survivors Early Access Release Delayed to 2025

Open-world Terminator: Survivors' Steam early access delayed into 2025

Terminator: Survivors Early Access Release Delayed Until 2025

Terminator: Survivors delayed to 2025

Terminator: Survivors Early Access Delayed to 2025

Terminator: Survivors Now Launching in 2025

#X
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Lenovo Legion Go price tumbles as ROG Ally X creates price headache

Get gaming faster with the new Steam Deck update

EU warns Elon Musk of legal action over disinformation on X ahead of Trump interview

Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Graphics Modes Leaked as Game Goes Gold

New Muv-Luv strategy RPG Muv-Luv Tactics announced

ChimeraOS 46-2 brings full ASUS ROG Ally X support

Random: Is This The Harshest Mario Kart 8 Has Ever Been?

Rachael Lillis, voice actor of Misty from Pokémon, has passed away

#Steam
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Valve's Yet-To-Be-Announced Multiplayer Game Already Has Thousands Of Players On Steam

Helldivers 2 players are so unhappy with the Escalation of Freedom update, they're doing the unthinkable: letting the Automatons win

It's not just Helldivers 2 players that're disappointed with how the Escalation of Freedom update's played out, Arrowhead's CEO says many devs are too

Doom modders are annoyed at the "chum-bucket" of wrongly credited mods in the latest Doom remaster

Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 12, 2024)

Play the new Lovecraftian city builder Worshippers of Cthulu right now

Abiotic Factor gets wet and wild in new soggy update out now

If you’ve been avoiding Fallout 76, now’s the time to give it a shot

New free chaotic co-op game Supermarket Together is flying on Steam

Valve hero shooter Deadlock still hasn't been announced, but had 16k Steam concurrent players this weekend

The Last Plague brings back pandemic memories in a multiplayer wilderness survival sim

My Friendly Neighborhood is brimming with Out Of Bounds secrets

Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone announced

Snezhinka: Sentinel Girls 2 launches this month

Cat Quest 3 Prince Charming Guide

Cat Quest 3 Kidd Cat Guide

No Man’s Sky – Playing with Friends

#RPG
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Are Skyrim and Baldur's Gate 3 immersive sims? If you're asking one of the guys that created Dishonored, yes

Black Myth: Wukong Everything To Know

The best deals from GOG’s massive RPG sale

Mini Review: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Isekai Chronicles (PS5) - A Decent But Downright Repetitive Action RPG

CrossCode Creator Reveals Gorgeous Pixel Action RPG Alabaster Dawn

Pre-registration Opens for Re:Zero Game Witch’s Re:surrection

Ex-Arkane Devs Reveal New First-Person Action RPG

Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone Announced, Out in 2025

Early Access for Northgard: Battleborn Begins On Android, Depending On Where You Live

#ShadowsDoubt
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Shadows Of Doubt emerges from the wet alleyway of early access with 1.0 release next month

Shadows of Doubt hits PS5 on September 26 – new private detective gameplay revealed

Beloved sandbox detective sim Shadows of Doubt comes to Steam 1.0 soon

Sandbox Detective Title Shadows of Doubt Sleuths on PS5 in September

Shadows of Doubt Leaving Early Access, Launching on September 26 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

#RachaelLillis
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Pokémon Fans Pay Tribute As Original Misty Voice Actor Dies At 46

Jessie, Misty, and Jigglypuff Pokémon voice actor Rachael Lillis dies aged 46

Rachael Lillis, the voice of Misty and Jessie in the Pokemon anime, has passed away

#NintendoSwitch
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Best Nintendo Switch Game Deals This Week - Zelda And Mario Games For Big Discounts

Two Of The Best Zelda And Link Amiibo Figures Will Return Alongside Echoes Of Wisdom

Goat Simulator 3 Nintendo Switch Port Listed On Amazon Japan

Review: Muv-Luv Remastered Switch Version Is a Great Place to Start

Muv-Luv Tactics Is a Muv-Luv Strategy Game

Stumble Guys Finally Gets Nintendo Switch Release Date

Pepper Grinder Whirrs onto Xbox

Review: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Nintendo Switch)

Crossy Road Castle Hops Onto Switch Next Month

Digital edition of Sunsoft Retro Game Collection coming to Switch next month

#UK
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PS Portal Is By Far the UK's Most Popular Gaming Accessory Right Now

PS5 Continues to Dominate a Slow UK Games Industry in July

EA Sports College Football 25 impresses in the UK | UK Monthly Charts

UK sales for July 2024

#Deadlock
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Valve still isn't talking about its much leaked hero shooter - despite the fact almost 17,000 people played it over the weekend

Deadlock, Valve's New Hero Shooter, Is Quietly Amassing Thousands of Playtesters

Unannounced Valve Game Deadlock Has 16,000+ Players

#New
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New Junji Ito x Sanrio Character Merchandise Appears

Godsworn Guardians of Ruhnu

New photos of rare "Nintendo Dolphin" GameCube prototype surface (UPDATE)

The Hunt Update & Free Week

#Fortnite
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The 130 best Fortnite skins

Fortnite plans a long-reaching infusion of Disney characters, starting with a Marvel-loaded season August 16

Marvel focused Fortnite season “Absolute Doom” announced

#Switch
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Nightdive Switch eShop sale: lowest prices ever for Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster, Turok, more

3 Minutes to Midnight finally launches this month, new trailer

Glover Switch physical release revealed

Cooking releasing on Switch this week

Crossy Road Castle Switch release date set for September, new trailer

Pixel art adventure game Murder Is Game Over: Streaming Death hitting Switch this week

New Followers, New Quests: Cult of the Lamb’s Pilgrim Pack Expands the Roguelite

Busway Islands — Puzzle (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X/S, PC, Mobile)