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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Announced for Switch

https://www.greatwhiteandco.com/2020/09/age-of-calamity-announced.html?m=1

Demons Ate My Neighbors!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tunedoutgames/damn

Cyberpunk 2077 will have microtransactions, but only in the standalone multiplayer version

https://www.game-debate.com/news/29519/cyberpunk-2077-will-have-microtransactions-but-only-in-the-standalone-multiplayer-version

PUBG responds to India's ban on PUBG Mobile

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-08-pubg-hoping-to-get-around-india-ban-on-chinese-apps

Microsoft Game Pass subscription for PC rises from 4 to 10 euros per month

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/microsoft-game-pass-subscription-for-pc-rises-from-4-to-10-euros-per-month.html

Apple opens iOS to game streaming, but with major hurdles for Stadia and xCloud

https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/11/21432856/app-store-xcloud-stadia-ios-apple-game-streaming

Prince of Persia Remake graphics concerns addressed by Ubisoft India

https://www.game-debate.com/news/29542/prince-of-persia-remake-graphics-concerns-addressed-by-ubisoft-india

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Sony is officially bringing more 1st party titles to PC

https://www.game-debate.com/news/29473/sony-is-officially-bringing-more-1st-party-titles-to-pc

Marvels Avengers Battle Pass system won't require you to spend any real-world money

https://www.game-debate.com/news/29480/marvels-avengers-battle-pass-system-wont-require-you-to-spend-any-real-world-money

PUBG among 118 Mobile Apps Banned by Govt in Another Crackdown amid Border Row With China

https://www.news18.com/news/india/pubg-among-118-chinese-mobile-apps-banned-by-govt-in-another-crackdown-amid-border-tensions-2842937.html

UPDATE: Tencent Acquires Leyou Technologies For Around $1.4B

https://investgame.net/news/tencent-has-acquired-leyou-technologies

Super Mario 3D All Stars announced as limited time release for Nintendo Switch

https://www.ginx.tv/en/video-games/super-mario-3d-all-stars-release-september-nintendo-switch

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Confirmed: Gotham Knights Is Not Part Of The Arkham Series

https://www.thegamer.com/gotham-knights-arkham-continuity-batman/

No Straight Roads - Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN88drCabcw&feature=youtu.be

Apple can’t revoke Epic Games’ Unreal Engine developer tools, judge rules

https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/25/21400248/epic-games-apple-lawsuit-fortnite-ios-unreal-engine-ruling

Sony offering limited PS5 pre-orders directly from its website

https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/26/21403286/ps5-pre-orders-sony-direct-email-playstation-5-reservation

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League First Trailer, 2022 Release

https://www.ign.com/articles/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-first-trailer-2022-release?sf127245854=1

Microsoft files statement supporting Epic Games against Apple

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-08-24-microsoft-files-statement-supporting-epic-games-against-apple

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be Getting Free DLC Just Like The Witcher 3

https://evostrix.com/cyberpunk-2077-will-be-getting-free-dlc-just-like-the-witcher-3/

Black Myth: Wukong Developer Responds To Huge Trailer Popularity

https://evostrix.com/black-myth-wukong-developer-responds-to-huge-trailer-popularity/

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PC players make up nearly half of gaming audience, study finds

https://www.pcgamesn.com/pc-gaming-study

Games Sold In Australia Now Disclose If They Have In-Game Purchases

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/games-sold-in-australia-now-disclose-if-they-have-/1100-6481012/

Retro Studios Is Hiring a Lead Producer for Metroid Prime 4

https://twinfinite.net/2020/08/retro-studios-is-hiring-a-lead-producer-for-metroid-prime-4/

Sony Confirms Next-Gen VR Headset Is in the Works Presumably for PS5

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/ps5-playstation-vr-2-sony-vr-headset/

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone Xbox One players forced to download 66GB patch to fix weapon graphics glitch

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-15-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone-xbox-one-players-forced-to-download-massive-66-3gb-patch-to-fix-weapon-graphics-corruption-glitch

Game Developers are Struggling to Scale Down Next-Gen Games for PS4, Xbox One

https://gamerant.com/ps4-xbox-down-scale-next-gen-game/

New Batman Game Reveal Date and Time Confirmed

https://gamerant.com/wb-games-montreal-dc-fandome-batman-game-reveal-date-time/

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Confirmed As Rocksteady New Game

https://evostrix.com/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-confirmed-as-rocksteady-new-game/

Epic Games Sues Apple, Google After Removal Of Fortnite From App Stores

https://evostrix.com/epic-games-sues-apple-google-after-removal-of-fortnite-from-app-stores/

Dead by Daylight gets cross-console play and friends lists

https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/13/21367818/dead-by-daylight-cross-platform-console-play-xbox-one-nintendo-switch-ps4-matchmaking-friends-list

The dead Scott Pilgrim vs. the World game could come back, as Ubisoft has contacted the creator of the series

https://www.destructoid.com/stories/the-dead-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-game-could-come-back-as-ubisoft-has-contacted-the-creator-of-the-series-600514.phtml

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is changing an iconic trick’s name to honor its creator

https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/12/21365474/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-mute-weddle-grab

Halo: Infinite delayed to 2021

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1293261002037841920

GoldenEye 25 Shuts Down After Cease And Desist From 007 IP Holder

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/goldeneye_25_shuts_down_after_cease_and_desist_from_007_ip_holder

Anime of the Week: Dorohedoro

Playstation State of Play

Crash Bandicoot: It's about Time

Hitman VR

Braid: Aniversary Edition

The Pathless

Spelunky 2

Genshin Impact

Aeon Must Die

Anno // Mutationem

Bugsnax

Star Wars VR: Vader Immortal

Control Expansion

Auto Chess

The Pedestrian

Hood: Outlaws and Legends

Temtem

Godfall

Apple Says Cloud Gaming Services Like Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud Violate App Store Guidelines

https://www.techpowerup.com/270742/apple-says-cloud-gaming-services-like-google-stadia-and-microsoft-xcloud-violate-app-store-guidelines

Blizzard Employees Have Revolted As They Anonymously Share Their Pay Data

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-employees-have-revolted-as-they-anonymous/1100-6480513/

Fall Guys has more players than Horizon Zero Dawn, Doom Eternal, and Sea of Thieves

https://www.pcgamesn.com/fall-guys-ultimate-knockout/player-count

Warner Bros. Interactive May Not Be Sold Off After All

https://gamerant.com/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-sale/

Family recovers the $20K their son secretly donated to Twitch streamers in just 17 days

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-09-family-recovers-the-usd20k-their-son-secretly-donated-to-twitch-streamers-in-just-17-days

Street Fighter Producer Yoshinori Ono Is Leaving Capcom

https://evostrix.com/street-fighter-producer-yoshinori-ono-is-leaving-capcom/

Phantasy Star Online 2 hits Steam, grabs tens of thousands of players

https://www.pcgamesn.com/phantasy-star-online-2/player-count

Nintendo posts five-fold profit jump as Animal Crossing sales top 22 million

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nintendo-results/nintendo-posts-five-fold-profit-jump-as-animal-crossing-sales-top-22-million-idUKKCN2520RH

Microsoft: 'There are no changes being made' to Xbox Live Gold right now

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-there-are-no-changes-being-made-xbox-live-gold-time

I'm tired of lootboxes and battlepasses

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Loot boxes should be a consumer protection matter not a gambling one, says EU report

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-27-loot-boxes-should-be-a-consumer-protection-matter-not-gambling-says-eu-report

Cuphead gets surprise launch on PS4 today

https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/28/21345003/cuphead-ps4-release-date-out-now-price-update

SuperData: Big publisher showcases did not suffer from absence of E3

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-30-superdata-publisher-showcases-were-not-hurt-by-absence-of-e3

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Getting Free Update in October With New Features

https://twinfinite.net/2020/07/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-free-update/

Valve Cracks Down On VPNs Used To Purchase Cheaper Games

https://evostrix.com/valve-cracks-down-on-vpns-used-to-purchase-cheaper-games/

Riot games tightening the leash on griefers and afk teammates

https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/dev/behavioral-systems-august-2020-update/

Hideki Kamiya Insists Bayonetta 3's Development Is "Going Fine"

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/hideki_kamiya_insists_bayonetta_3s_development_is_going_fine

Sony State of Play Coming on Thursday, With No Major PS5 Announcements

https://www.ign.com/articles/ps4-and-ps-vr-focused-state-of-play-announced-for-august-6-2020

Sony Confirms Which of Your PS4 Accessories Will Work on PS5

https://www.dualshockers.com/sony-confirm-ps5-ps4-accessories/

New Xbox Old Graphics?

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales for PS5 Will Have 4K/60 FPS Performance Mode

https://twinfinite.net/2020/07/koei-tecmo-q1-fy-2020/

Yesterday's Halo Infinite gameplay reveal was a 'work in progress,' Microsoft says

https://www.pcgamer.com/yesterdays-halo-infinite-gameplay-reveal-was-a-work-in-progress-microsoft-says/

Massive Nintendo “Gigaleak” Surfaces With ROMs, Canceled Games, and Much More

https://switcher.gg/s/news/massive-nintendo-gigaleak-surfaces-with-roms-canceled-games-and-much-more/

Tactical Action Shooter, Rogue Company, Out Today for Switch, PS4, PC, and Xbox One

https://twinfinite.net/2020/07/rogue-company-out-switch-ps4-pc-xbox-one/

Just in time for Nintendo Direct

SMT3 remaster

SMT5 announced

Rougue Company announced

WWE2k Battle Grounds announced

Cadence of Hyrule DLC

The Last of Us Part 2's Original Ending Was Much Darker

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-part-2-original-ending-darker/

Gamer Girl Trailer Pulled From YouTube Following Backlash

https://evostrix.com/gamer-girl-trailer-pulled-from-youtube-following-backlash/

Microsoft Removes 12-Month Xbox Live Gold Subscription

https://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-removes-12-month-xbox-live-gold/

Metacritic Implements 36-Hour Delay On User Reviews, To Ensure "Gamers Have Time To Play"

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/07/metacritic_implements_36-hour_delay_on_user_reviews_to_ensure_gamers_have_time_to_play

Ghost of Tsushima comfortably beats Paper Mario to No.1 | UK Charts

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-19-ghosts-of-tsushima-comfortably-beats-paper-mario-to-no-1-uk-charts

It's been one strange week. Walk with me; Talk with me.

Ubisoft’s ‘Hyper Scape’ Is Innovative, Yet Missing Something

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/07/06/ubisofts-hyper-scape-is-innovative-yet-missing-something/#60e19cd97396

At least 5 Half-Life projects were cancelled before Alyx, including Half-Life 3

https://www.pcgamer.com/at-least-5-half-life-projects-were-cancelled-before-alyx-including-half-life-3/

Mortal Kombat 11 Director Comments on Ash Williams DLC Situation

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/mortal-kombat-11-aftermath-dlc-characters-ash-williams/

Nintendo Hints at Its Next Console

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-pro-console-new/

Amazon and Google are in games for the wrong reasons | Opinion

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-03-amazon-and-google-are-in-games-for-the-wrong-reasons-opinion