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Video Game News 8/24/2024

🤖 Rex Radiowave Report 🤖

Based on the provided news context, here are the top stories from the last day: 1. **Gamescom: Opening Night Live 2024 - All the Biggest Announcements**: The two-hour livestream has wrapped up, revealing release dates for several upcoming games and surprising us with unexpected announcements like a teaser trailer for Borderlands 4 and a release date reveal for the Indiana Jones game. 2. **Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt**: This new game promises to deliver all the history, none of the murdering. Players will embark on an educational tour through ancient Egypt, exploring the culture, architecture, and daily life without any violence or conflict. These are the most interesting news stories from the last day, focusing on new releases and major industry events in the video game world.

#Steam
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Deadlock, Valve's new multiplayer shooter, now has a barebones Steam page
Beloved survival game Core Keeper has a free trial ahead of Steam 1.0
Slay the Spire and BG3 blend Hellcard is free to try on Steam, for now
PlayStation’s Concord can’t even reach 1,000 Steam players at launch
Valve finally admits Deadlock exists
PS5, PC FPS Concord's Poor Player Numbers Have Predictably Gone Viral
Weekend PC Download Deals for Aug. 23: Steam Rhythm Fest
Cairn Receives New Gameplay Trailer, Demo “Coming Soon” to Steam
Monster-hunting ARPG Fera: The Sundered Tribes launches in September
Rhythm/action-adventure game Melobot: A Last Song launches in September
Sports: Renovations gets new publisher Dear Villagers
One Piece: Bounty Rush coming to PC
Arcade racing game Victory Heat Rally launches in October
Valve made it even easier to see who played on Steam Deck in user reviews
PlayStation 5 Stock is Selling Out Rapidly in China, Mainly Due to Success and Popularity of Black Myth: Wukong

#BlackMythWukong
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Every Kotaku Black Myth: Wukong Guide From The Game's First Week
What are we all playing this weekend?
Elden Ring’s mind-control completionist now tackling Black Myth Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong Sales Top 10 Million Just Three Days After Release
Black Myth: Wukong – How to Get the Mad Tiger Spirit Skill
Black Myth: Wukong – Old Rattle-Drum Quest Guide
Black Myth: Wukong – Drunken Boar Quest Guide

#Gamescom
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Indiana Jones Looks Thrilling, Tactical Breach Wizards Is Brilliant, And More Of The Week's Opinions
Crimson Desert’s wild combat left me skeptical at Gamescom
Gallery: Touring the Gamescom 2024 Showfloor
Preview: Directive 8020 a 'Huge Step Forward' for the Dark Pictures Series on PS5
Starfield: Shattered Space DLC Gets Release Date
Civilization 7 Release Date Announced at Gamescom
Soulframe Premieres Preludes Gameplay Spotlight Trailer at Gamescom

#Valve
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You can now filter Steam reviews to show those who "played mostly on Steam Deck"
Counter-Strike 2 May Have Just Banned Your Keyboard's Best Feature
Deadlock from Valve no longer a secret - store page is up and we can finally talk about it
Steam Deck gets a global resolution override in latest Beta, plus more desktop Steam fixes

#PS5
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Star Wars Outlaws Preorders - Price Of Each Edition, Retailer-Exclusive Bonuses, Early Access, And More
Atlus Really Doesn't Want You to Know Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Coming to PS5
Review: Tales From Toyotoki Leaves You Rooting for the Kids
Directive 8020 Launches in 2025, First Trailer Revealed
Black Ops 6 Campaign Gameplay Showcases Gadgets and Explosions
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Video Details Gameplay Differences
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Trailer Highlights Newcomer Preecha

#Switch
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Valkyria Chronicles Remastered Switch LE Is at LRG
MySims Switch listings spotted
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash getting physical release in Japan with English support, pre-orders open
Rumor: Crash Team Rumble was cancelled for Switch
List of all Switch demos
Voxelgram getting DLC next week
My Lovely Empress launch trailer
Switch eShop charts – August 24, 2024
Just Six of Yesterday's Gamescom Announcements Are Confirmed for Switch
Bakeru Review – A Unique Platforming Trip Through Japan
Aspyr Publisher Switch Sale, Up To 95% Off - Star Wars, Tomb Raider & More (US)

#KnowGaming
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Crash Bandicoot 5 was reportedly in development as a Spyro crossover, but was cancelled
Did You Know Gaming? takes a look at cancelled Crash Bandicoot 5 game

#Xbox
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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Review
How Xbox is Merging Console and Casino Gaming to Revolutionize Online Gaming
Minecraft's New SpongeBob SquarePants Add-On Is Now Available On Switch

#XboxSeriesX|S
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Genshin Impact Coming to Xbox
Avowed Will Run at 30FPS on Xbox Series X|S

#August2024
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Blox Fruits codes August 2024 - free XP and money
I Want More From the Yu-Gi-Oh Sanrio McDonald’s Happy Meal Crossover

#Nintendo
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Shutting Down in November, Sort Of
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Delayed Indefinitely
Bounty Hunting across the galaxy! Pure Nintendo Podcast E74
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is Shutting Down—Here’s What You Need to Know About the Transition and the Future of the Franchise
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th August)

#SquareEnix
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Square Enix drops some big fixes for the Final Fantasy 16 PC demo
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Changes Unfortunate Town Name

#DragonAgeVeilguard
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Dragon Age The Veilguard gets unique spinoff with your new best buds
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Drops Loads of PS5 Gameplay, Action Combat Details