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New World has lost over 500,000 players in a month

https://www.pcgamesn.com/new-world/player-count-loss

Metroidvania Bloodstained is still getting more free DLC

https://www.pcgamesn.com/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/dlc-2021-metroidvania

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is still happening, but might not be out until 2023

https://www.pcgamer.com/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake-is-still-happening-but-might-not-be-out-until-2023/

Resident Evil Village Set To Receive Free DLC

https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-village-receive-free-dlc

GeForce Now works on Xbox, further blurring the lines between consoles and PC

https://www.pcgamer.com/geforce-now-works-on-xbox-further-blurring-the-lines-between-consoles-and-pc/

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God Of War PC Being Outsourced To The Studio Behind Dark Souls Port

https://www.thegamer.com/god-of-war-pc-dark-souls-jetpack-interactive/

Warner is reportedly making a Smash Bros. style game with Batman and Gandalf

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warner-is-reportedly-making-a-smash-bros-style-game-with-batman-and-gandalf/

Epic urges court to deny Apple's request to pause anti-steering changes

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-25-epic-urges-court-to-deny-apples-request-to-pause-changes-to-anti-steering-measures

Payday 3 goes to New York and the plots are going digital

https://www.pcgamer.com/payday-3-goes-to-new-york-and-the-plots-are-going-digital/

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D71cBUeAL58

NetEase Games Acquires Grasshopper Manufacture; Dedicated to Creating “Unique Console Games Together”

https://twinfinite.net/2021/10/netease-games-acquires-grasshopper-manufacture-dedicated-to-creating-unique-console-games-together/

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The ‘Leak’ of Warzone’s New Anti-Cheat System Was Actually Part of the Plan

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akg5pg/the-leak-of-warzones-new-anti-cheat-system-was-actually-part-of-the-plan

Metroid Dread developer leaves names out of credits, ex-staffers say

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/10/metroid-dread-developer-leaves-names-out-of-credits-ex-staffers-say/

Metroid Dread has triggered a franchise sales boost across multiple platforms

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/metroid-dread-has-triggered-a-franchise-sales-boost-across-multiple-platforms/

Riot disables League of Legends /all chat to cut down on toxicity

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-12-riot-disables-all-chat-to-cut-down-on-league-of-legends-toxicity

Google has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games for using its own payment mechanism in Fortnite.

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/google-has-filed-a-lawsuit-against-epic-games-for-using-its-own-payment-mechanism-in-fortnite.html

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You can boost your Far Cry 6 framerate by disabling Ubisoft Connect

https://www.gamesradar.com/you-can-boost-your-far-cry-6-framerate-by-disabling-ubisoft-connect/

Star Wars: The Old Republic is testing a 'combat style' revamp

https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-the-old-republic-is-testing-a-combat-style-revamp/

Retrogame engine ScummVM turns 20 years old, gets an update

https://www.pcgamer.com/retrogame-engine-scummvm-turns-20-years-old-gets-an-update/

Bloodborne Producer Joins Team Ninja, Isn't Making Nioh Game

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bloodborne-producer-joins-team-ninja-isnt-making-nioh-game/1100-6496934/

Elden Ring is wrapping development, new gameplay details emerge

https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2021/10/06/elden-ring-gameplay-details-release-date-open-world-map/

Windows 11 bug could reduce Ryzen CPU performance by up to 15%, AMD says

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/windows-11-bug-could-reduce-ryzen-cpu-performance-by-up-to-15-amd-says/

Game Dev Explains Why Animation In Multiplayer Games Is So Challenging

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-dev-explains-why-animation-in-multiplayer-games-is-so-challenging/1100-6496862/

Twitch Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Leaks Source Code, Streamer Payouts, More

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/10/twitch-confirms-data-breach-after-hacker-leaks-source-code-streamer-payouts-more

Three Kingdom Hearts Games Are Coming To Switch, But They're All Cloud Versions

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/10/three-kingdom-hearts-games-are-coming-to-switch-but-theyre-all-cloud-versions

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Apple earns more from gaming than Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Activision combined

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/10/03/apple-earned-more-from-gaming-than-sony-nintendo-microsoft-activision-combined

A former senior director of Nintendo’s Retro Studios has revealed the developer’s scrapped plans for a fully open-world Metroid Prime game.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/metroid-prime-producer-reveals-axed-open-world-game-plans/

Final Fantasy XVI Will Have an Expansive Skill Tree System

https://www.siliconera.com/final-fantasy-xvi-will-have-an-expansive-skill-tree-system/

EXCLUSIVE: Capcom allows Facebook to Deface & Modify Resident Evil 4 for Oculus VR Remake

https://happywarrior.substack.com/p/re4vr

GTA reverse engineering fan projects pulled offline for a second time after yet another Take-Two takedown

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-02-gta-reverse-engineering-fan-projects-pulled-offline-for-a-second-time-after-yet-another-take-two-takedown

Capcom intends to make PC its main platform

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-01-capcom-intends-to-make-pc-its-main-platform

Konami has reportedly greenlit a MGS3 remake

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-01-konami-has-reportedly-greenlit-a-mgs3-remake

The Game Awards 2021 are set for December

https://www.destructoid.com/the-game-awards-2021-december-date-news/

Sony acquires Bluepoint Games

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-30-sony-acquires-bluepoint

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Nintendo Direct Sept 23, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9fAtmYdlM

PlayStation 4 Players Beware New PS4 Update Reportedly Bricking Consoles

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/ps4-playstation-4-update-issues-error/

Splitgate Team 'Triggers' Fans By Announcing It Will Have Forge Mode Before Halo Infinite

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/09/splitgate_team_triggers_fans_by_announcing_it_will_have_forge_mode_before_halo_infinite

There are “no plans” to bring Halo 5 to PC

https://www.pcgamesn.com/halo-5-guardians/pc-release-date-2021

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GTA V Remaster Trailer Receives 80% Dislikes So Far

https://128bit.news/2021/09/13/gta-v-remaster-trailer-receives-80-dislikes-so-far/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQT-O1nMSBU

It doesn't sound like EA is involved with the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-11-ea-wont-say-if-its-involved-in-the-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-for-some-reason

Platinum wants to show off Bayonetta 3, but reminds us that it’s not their call

https://www.destructoid.com/platinum-wants-to-show-off-bayonetta-3/

Metroid Prime's Crunch Was So Bad That It Nearly Broke Retro Studios

https://www.ign.com/articles/metroid-prime-crunch-retro-studios

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - PlayStation Showcase 2021: Reveal Trailer | PS5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIQ3xNqkVC4

God Of War Ragnarok - PlayStation Showcase 2021 Reveal Trailer | PS5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-4GvjKcfs

Alan Wake Remastered - PlayStation Showcase 2021: Announce Trailer | PS5, PS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRVBZC-RJF0

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection - PlayStation Showcase 2021 Trailer | PS5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfrfJn_-24g

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands - PlayStation Showcase 2021: Gameplay Reveal Trailer | PS5, PS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfcDN-Yewh8

Marvel's Wolverine - PlayStation Showcase 2021: Announcement Teaser Trailer | PS5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcj9AzHv_l8

Ghostwire: Tokyo - PlayStation Showcase 2021: "Hannya" Official Gameplay Trailer | PS5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWpsAKYa7NQ

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Sony Will No Longer Offer Free Next-Gen Upgrades For Its First-Party Games

https://kotaku.com/sony-will-no-longer-offer-free-next-gen-upgrades-for-it-1847621301

Privacy Spy gives Epig Games Store a 2.2/10

https://privacyspy.org/product/epic-games/

Take-Two sues makers of Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City reverse engineering project

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-03-take-two-suing-makers-of-gta-3-and-vice-city-reverse-engineering-project

Call of Duty: Warzone cheater stars in official anti-cheat ad, keeps on cheating anyway

https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-cheater-stars-in-official-anti-cheat-ad-keeps-on-cheating-anyway/

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The Fan-Made 2D Metroid Prime Game Has Been Forced To Shut Down

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/the_fan-made_2d_metroid_prime_game_has_been_forced_to_shut_down

Saints Row Reboot launches Feb 2022, Epic Games Store exclusive and more details revealed

https://www.game-debate.com/news/31161/saints-row-reboot-launches-feb-2022-epic-games-store-exclusive-and-more-details-revealed

The No More Heroes series is over, its creator says

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-no-more-heroes-series-is-over-its-creator-says/

Overwatch's McCree is being renamed amid Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit; company stops naming characters after employees

https://www.techspot.com/news/90972-blizzard-rename-overwatch-mccree-amid-sexual-harassment-lawsuit.html