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Video Game News 9/4/2024

🤖 Rex Radiowave Report 🤖

Based on the provided news context from the last day, here are the top stories: 1. **Concord Shutting Down**: The game Concord is set to go offline indefinitely this Friday, prompting an outpouring of sympathy from industry professionals such as former Destiny 2 community manager Liana Ruppert and Tango Gameworks creative director John Johanas. 2. **PlayStation's Decision to Kill Concord**: The decision has been met with shock and sadness within the gaming industry, with some attributing the muted launch of Concord to factors like "wokeness" or social justice concerns. Analyst Daniel Ahmad tweeted about the situation, saying that collective self-deception can lead people to believe false narratives. 3. **New Release: Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed - Ancient Egypt**: This new game promises a historical tour experience without the murdering, allowing players to explore ancient Egyptian sites and learn about its history. These are the main stories from the last day, focusing on new releases and major industry events.

#Concord
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People Are Rushing To Sell Concord For Way Too Much Now That It's Shutting Down
Concord hits the eBay scalper market after being pulled from sale, and someone's trying to sell a copy for the low, low price of £10,000
With Concord's shutdown looming and platinum desperation running wild, some matches have devolved into races to see which team can kill itself first
Scalpers Are Trying to Upsell Concord After Sony Pulled It From Sale
Deadlock Fans Are Welcoming Lost Concord Players Into Their Ranks
Hero shooter Concord taken offline as Sony say its "initial launch didn't land the way we'd intended"
Is there any chance of a Concord comeback? Here are 5 other times major PC games failed to launch, and what happened next
PlayStation's decision to kill Concord prompts industry sympathy
Concord players are racing to reach max level before shutdown
Players Take the Easy Way Out in Pursuit of Concord's Coveted Platinum PS5 Trophy
Internal Sony Fairgame$ PS5, PC Chatter Is Reportedly Quite Positive
With Imminent Cancellation, Concord Players Scramble For Platinum Trophy
How many players does a game like Concord need to survive?
Concord Trophy-Hunters Resort to Drastic Measures for Platinum Before Shutdown
Concord eBay Listings at Wild Amounts of Money Following Shut Down
PS5 Players Roasting PlayStation CEO After Concord Disaster

#SpaceMarine2
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Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And More: 29 Big Blockbusters And Small Indie Games Coming Out In September
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review - Maybe the most faithful Warhammer video game adaptation of all time
Space Marine 2 Preorder Guide - Discounts, Steelbook Case, Official Merch, And More
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Global Release Times Confirmed
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review: a devoted sequel of swords and spectacle
Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 review - great combat, bland missions
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review - a thunderous triple-A spectacle that's truly electric in co-op
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Review – A Bloody Fantastic Return
Review: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (PS5) - Grimdark Shooter Is an Instant Co-Op Classic
Full Campaign and Operations missions list - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 PS5 Review

#Minecraft
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The Minecraft movie's first trailer is here, immediately becomes a contender for most greenscreened film ever
The first Minecraft movie trailer looks expensively naff
Minecraft movie trailer gives first look at block stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black in action
Minecraft movie release date set for April, first trailer
The First Minecraft Movie Trailer Is Out and It Kinda Sucks
Minecraft is getting a live action movie April 4 and it looks like a fever dream
Minecraft Movie Teaser Trailer Gives First Look at the Live Action Adaptation, Releases in Theatres on April 4, 2025
First Minecraft Movie Trailer Features Creepers, Piglins And Jack Black's Steve
Minecraft movie gets first teaser trailer

#MansSky
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8 Years Later, No Man's Sky Gets One Thing Every Game Needs: Fishing
No Man’s Sky's Aquarius update brings a touch of Dredge to the cosmos by letting you become an interstellar fisherperson
No Man's Sky's Aquarius update lets you go fishing across the galaxy
No Man's Sky gets reel in new Aquarius fishing update
New Fishing Mechanic the Highlight of Next No Man's Sky PS5, PS4 Update
No Man’s Sky “Aquarius” update announced
No Man’s Sky adds fishing in new Aquarius update
No Man’s Sky Aquarius Update Lets You Fish Around the Universe
No Man's Sky adds fishing, a fishing skiff, a new expedition, deep-sea diving and loads more
No Man's Sky 'Aquarius' Update Finally Adds Intergalactic Fishing

#Helldivers2
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The New Helldivers 2 Alien Threat Players Have Been Waiting For Seems Imminent
"Let's see what the team pulls together for you" - Helldivers 2 devs to deliver "all the information you need" on current 60-day plan progress tomorrow
It Looks Like a Highly Anticipated Enemy Faction Is Finally Coming to Helldivers 2 Soon
Helldivers 2 map briefly teases its long-awaited Illuminate faction
Helldivers 2's long-awaited third enemy faction briefly appears on in-game map
Sony's Concord may have sold only around 25,000 copies

#DLC
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Cult Of The Lamb: The First Verse Graphic Novel Is Up For Preorder At Amazon
Sektor’s Mortal Kombat 1 Fatality Channels Marvel’s Iron Man, Heads Out of This World
MK1’s new Sektor Fatality is basically just Iron Man murdering someone
Diablo 4 Season 6 details discovered in 2.0 PTR files
Random: Gearbox Founder, CEO Compares Company to The Beatles, Gets Roasted
Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns Sektor gameplay trailer
Seven-year-old multiplayer sandbox Astroneer announces its first DLC, Glitchwalkers
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Offers Sneak Peak of Mask of Darkness DLC
Astroneer Announces Its First Ever DLC
Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer Releases Opening Movie With Just Six Days Until Launch

#StarWarsOutlaws
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Get The Star Wars Jedi Games For Cheap If Outlaws Has Left You Wanting More
How To Get Rich Quick In Star Wars Outlaws
Ubisoft Shares Take a Hit as Analysts Predict Lower Than Expected Star Wars Outlaws Sales
All expert locations and abilities in Star Wars Outlaws
Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant Disappointments Pour Pain on Ubisoft's Share Prices
Star Wars Outlaws Performance Sees Ubisoft Stock Plummet
Ubisoft share price falls to 10-year low after Star Wars Outlaws launch
Star Wars Outlaws Artists Discuss Authentically Recreating the Look and Feel of the Original Trilogy

#Sony
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Here's Why Concord Players Keep Jumping To Their Deaths
Oof, I forgot that Concord has an episode in upcoming TV series Secret Level
Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox Delay Isn't Due to Platform Limitations, Says Microsoft
Concord Shutting Down, Sony Offering Full Refunds
Sony Doesn’t Have Enough Original IP, Says Company Leadership
PS5 Has Secret Exclusivity for Major Game, Microsoft Implies Yet Again
As Expected, PS Plus Is Losing 4 More Games With Little Notice

#PS5
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10 Upcoming Horror Games That Have Us Feeling Creeped Out
Fantasian Neo Dimension on PS5 – hands-on report
Black Myth: Wukong Xbox delay not due to "platform limitations", Microsoft reiterates
Tekken 30th Anniversary Sake Will Come in Special Box
Final Fantasy XIV Will Be at PAX Australia 2024
Fantasian Neo Dimension Has Voice Acting Thanks to Yoshida
Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5 New Stages and Rewards Revealed
Until Dawn remaster studio Ballistic Moon faces layoffs ahead of game's launch

#WarnerBros
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Hogwarts Legacy 2 One of Publisher's 'Biggest Priorities' for the Future
Warner Bros. pursuing Hogwarts Legacy successor
Minecraft Movie reveals April 2025 premiere and first teaser trailer

#Xbox
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Another Game Is Missing Xbox At Launch And Dev Blames Microsoft: 'They Ignore Us' [Update: Phil Spencer Working On It]
Age Of Mythology Remake DLC Is Just Old JPEGs And People Aren't Happy About It
The 9 best gaming deals from Woot’s end of summer sale
Microsoft reportedly apologises to Jyamma Games following issues with Enotria Xbox certification
Hogwarts Legacy Sequel is “One of the Biggest Properties” for WB “a Couple of Years Down the Road”
Billy’s Game Show: Are You Ready to Play on Console?
Blast from the Past: Antstream Adds Classic PlayStation Games to Xbox
Bound into Battle with Bunny Battle Nemesis on Xbox
Capcom to bring both Marvel vs Capcom and Capcom Fighting collections to Xbox

#Games
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Payday 3 is leaving Game Pass just as it started getting good and it doesn't make sense
No Man’s Sky Fan Art Inspired Latest Update That Finally Adds Fishing to the Game
No Man’s Sky Aquarius Update Invites You to Relax With Some Fishing
No Man’s Sky’s Aquarius expedition is here with fishing, diving, and skiffs

#Switch
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Super Mario RPG Drops to $31.99 at Woot
Nintendo reveals Mario & Luigi: Brothership setting of Concordia
Huge Dragon Ball FighterZ Balance Patch Covers All 44 Characters
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter getting Switch physical release
Cyberpunk Metroidvania game Altered Alma confirmed for Switch
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game officially announced for Switch
Detective narrative game Mindcop heading to Switch
Adventure platformer The Last Shot releasing on Switch this month
Famitsu review scores for issue 1864
The Last Shot comes to Switch Sept. 18th, 2024
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Physical Switch Release Announced, Pre-Orders Go Live This Week
Fantasian Neo Dimension Will Let You Listen To Final Fantasy Music In Combat
Rumour: 'Industry Whispers' Fuel Speculation Of A Switch 2 Reveal This Month
Review: Pizza Tower (Switch) - An Ingenious Platformer That Beats Wario At His Own Game
Poll: Good-Feel's Goemon-Inspired Switch Game 'Bakeru' Is Out This Week, Are You Getting It?

#PlayStation
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Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Preorders Get Big Discount Ahead Of Next Week's Release
Interview: Father of Final Fantasy Hironobu Sakaguchi on Fantasian Neo Dimension, and His Return to PlayStation
Suikoden 2 Main Characters Reintroduced With New Profiles
Get Your Hoops Fix Early: NBA 2K25 Now Available

#WorldWarcraft
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How To Unlock World Of Warcraft's Newest Race, The Earthen
WoW Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Armor Sets For Massive 20th-Anniversary Update
World of Warcraft’s 20-year anniversary will be a full patch of celebration
WoW 20th anniversary celebration will let you run BRD all over again
World of Warcraft readies The War Within’s Season 1 while WoW Classic tests Rage of the Firelands
World of Warcraft celebrates 20 years

#September
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Until Dawn Remake Developer Ballistic Moon Acknowledges 'Significant' Layoffs
USJ Resident Evil Licker Plush Heading Home for Halloween
The Best Borderlands Game Is Now 100% Free
Video: We've Played The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom - Here's 15 Minutes Of Gameplay
Star Wars: Hunters Season 3 Launches A Little Earlier Than The Direct Suggested
Analyst David Gibson expects September reveal and March release for Switch 2
Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX profile icons added to Nintendo Switch Online

#RPG
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Cut free of Apple Arcade, Fantasian shows off the revolutionary spirit that helped Hironobu Sakaguchi create Final Fantasy in the first place - interview
Shadowrun and Battletech creators unveil cyberpunk horror RPG set on a "dying space station" where upgrades change your personality
Dragon Age The Veilguard will make you work to level your team up
Best Fallout 4 mods 2024
Ex-Fable devs who announced and shelved a game on same day return with sci-fi auto battler Konfronto
Here's how Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Rook and companion progression works
Romancing SaGa 2 Remake's Overview Video Is How All RPG Revivals Should Be Marketed
Enjoy 22 Minutes of Developer-Led Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gameplay
Visions of Mana Dev Basically Shut Down Just as the RPG Releases

#MinecraftMovie
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The first Minecraft movie trailer is here, and now I'm thinking the Borderlands film might not be the worst thing to happen to cinema in 2024
First Minecraft Movie teaser shows Creepers, Piglins & Jack Black as Steve