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In today's Daily Fix:Nintendo has announced a release date for the next Rhythm Heaven game, and that may have given some credibility to a recent Zelda leak. The leaks from known leaker Natethehate claims a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is on the way and could land sometime around the holidays. A new Star Fox game is also rumored to be announcing soon. Natethehate's podcast leaked info on the new Rhythm Heaven Groove's release date, which has basically been confirmed by Nintendo. In related Nintendo news, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will retail for $79.99, the same price as the currently available Shadow of the Erdtree Edition, but with more content. No release date has been announced. And finally, a souvenir pen from Japan is drawing attention from Resident Evil fans for featuring a real live parasite.

In today's Daily Fix:Developer Playground Games has revealed the full map for the upcoming Forza Horizon 6. The game will be set in Japan, specifically in Tokyo and the surrounding countryside. In other news, dataminers have unearthed a hidden cutscene and dialogue for Elden Ring. The cutscene features Miquella planting a haligtree sapling, but no one's sure exactly why the scene was cut from the final release. And finally, Pokémon Champions is out now, but it's underwhelming many fans. Some are complaining about lack of Pokémon to battle with, performance issues on Switch 2, and the surprising absence of local wireless play.

In today's Daily Fix:Cyberpunk 2077 is getting another update, this time for the PS5 Pro. The new update brings enhanced ray tracing, more framerate options, and 4K resolution for the first time on console. The update is free, and the game itself is free if you're a PS Plus Extra or Essentials member. In sadder news, Sony Pictures Entertainment went through a round of layoffs this morning. Hundreds of employees were affected, but no word yet on how this impacts their adaptations of hit games like Ghost of Tsushima and Helldivers 2. And finally, a Pokémon Go Regional Championship match has fans in an uproar as the winner was disqualified hours after he won.

In today's Daily Fix:Crimson Desert has been out for less than a month, and hardcore fans have not only put in hundreds of hours, but they've killed everything they can and are now left with nothing to do. Over on reddit, fans are complaining of lack of things to kill once you've completed everything. They've compared the game to other open-world titles where enemies can respawn, but that's apparently no the case with Crimson Desert. In other news, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is crushing it at the box office, like Mario would crush koopas. Not accounting for print and marketing, the movie cost Universal and Nintendo around $110 million, and has now made around $370 million worldwide in five days. And finally, the new Darth Maul series on Disney+ in earning rave reviews, and Maul voice actor Sam Witwer thinks it's time to finally give Maul his own video game.

In today's Daily Fix:The role of Aragorn, son of Arathorn II, and heir to the Kingdom of Gondor, will be recast in the upcoming film, The Hunt for Gollum. No specific reason was given, however Viggo Mortensen, who played Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy, did express interest in returning. Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in trilogy and is set to direct this new film, has said casting is already underway for a new actor. In other news, the Dead by Daylight developers have spilled the secret into creating a hit live-service game: don't make a live-service game. Or at least, don't set out to make one, just make a game with a fun gameplay loop, and live-service elements can come later. And finally, we celebrate the anniversary of an oft-forgotten Star Wars game.

In today's Daily Fix:The Last of Us live-service game was closer to release than was previously thought, with the game's former director saying it was about 80% completed before it was cancelled. The game had been worked on for years before Naughty Dog decided the company's resources would be better spent on another single-player game (which became Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet), than on multiplayer live-service title. In other news, Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is already breaking records, and it's only been out in the U.S. for a day. It's now the biggest Wednesday in April opening ever, beating out the previous record-holder, 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie. And finally, the original three Resident Evil titles (the 90s originals, not the remakes) are back on Steam, but with DRM.

In today's Daily Fix:ShiftUp, the publisher and developer behind 2024's hit action game, Stellar Blade, has purchased Shinji Mikami's Unbound game studio. Mikami is best known for directing the original Resident Evil and its remake, along with producing several sequels, working on Dino Crisis, and the Devil May Cry series, among others. Unbound is currently working on a game that is "fairly large," and is confident it will be a "masterpiece of a game." In other news, Crimson Desert launched two weeks ago to decent reviews, but after several major updates, user reviews and sales have skyrocketed. The game has now moved around 4 million copies since its debut. And finally, Jack Black has teased another Super Mario movie, this third one possibly bowing in 2029.

In today's Daily Fix:Neil Druckmann shared some early concept art for The Last of Us Part 1, dating all the way back to 2003, ten years before the originally game debuted on PS3. But in the Instagram post, Druckmann mentioned the journey the franchise has been on, and "the few stops that remain," which has fans speculating that Part 3 could be in the works. Even if true, it may be a while, as developer Naughty Dog is working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which has no release date. In other news, the popular Pokémon Pokopia is collabing with furniture giant IKEA, and Xbox is partnering with Fanta.

In today's Daily Fix:Crimson Desert's latest patch has addressed many issues players have had since the game's launch (and maybe even made it a little too easy for some), and that was enough to not only push the Steam user reviews to "mostly positive," but also earn the game a spot in the Top 3 of Steam's currently most-played games. In other news, a new game for PlayStation Plus' April lineup as been leaked: Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream joins Lords of the Fallen on the service. And finally, Microsoft will air their annual Xbox Games Showcase this June, and Gears of War: E-Day will get the coveted post-show spotlight treatment. We might even see other games featured, such as Hideo Kojima's OD: Overdose, State of Decay 3, Fable, and more.

In today's Daily Fix:Yet another PS5 price hike goes into effect next week in all territories. In the U.S., prices will go up by an extra $50 for all models, which brings the base PlayStation 5 to around $650, and the PS5 Pro to a whopping $900. If you're even remotely considering buying a PS5 console, get one now and save yourself $50 before April 2nd. In other news, Nintendo has finally revealed the new character joining the Super Mario Bros. in the upcoming Mario Galaxy movie: Star Fox, voiced by Glen Powell. And if rumors are to be believed, Nintendo has a new Star Fox game, and a Legend of Zelda remake, coming later this year.