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A cheat provider is unfortunately already offering hacks for Battlefield 2042

https://charlieintel.com/a-cheat-provider-is-unfortunately-already-offering-hacks-for-battlefield-2042/117584/

Alice: Asylum’s Development Picks Up Pace With Debut Narrative Outline

https://gamingpurists.com/alice-asylums-development-picks-up-pace-with-debut-narrative-outline/

Saints Row Reboot/Sequel

https://saintsrow.com

Dead By Daylight Loses Stranger Things, Content Will No Longer Be Sold

https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/dead-by-daylight-loses-stranger-things-content-will-no-longer-be-sold/

[Ultra Age] Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80tGqDwFUmk

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Court Orders Popular ROM Website To "Destroy" All Of Its Unauthorised Nintendo Games

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/court_orders_popular_rom_website_to_destroy_all_of_its_unauthorised_nintendo_games

Phil Spencer has enjoyed Steam Deck after using it for about a week.

https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1426324572626845697

Battlefield 2042 players caught breaking tech test NDA may face permanent game ban, EA warns

https://www.gamesradar.com/battlefield-2042-players-caught-breaking-tech-test-nda-may-face-permanent-game-ban-ea-warns/

Half-Life 2 community rallies to break its peak player count for reasons

https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life-2/player-count

WB Games Explains Why Zombies Sound Racist In Back 4 Blood

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wb-games-explains-why-zombies-sound-racist-in-back-4-blood/1100-6494935/

Apex Legends lead game designer fired for remarks made in 2007

https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-lead-game-designer-fired-for-remarks-made-in-2007/

An Amiga 500 Mini is on the way

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-10-an-amiga-500-mini-is-on-the-way

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Back 4 Blood beta beats Warframe and TF2’s player counts in its first few days

https://www.pcgamesn.com/back-4-blood/beta-player-counts

WB Games Says Zombies Aren't Screaming The N-Word During Back 4 Blood Beta

https://www.thegamer.com/wb-games-zombies-racial-slur-back-4-blood-beta/

Back 4 Blood will not include a versus campaign mode at launch, and fans are not happy

https://game-debate.com/news/31070/back-4-blood-will-not-include-a-versus-campaign-mode-at-launch-and-fans-are-not-happy

New report reveals more of the 'frat boy' culture and abuses at Activision Blizzard

https://www.pcgamer.com/new-report-reveals-more-of-the-frat-boy-culture-and-abuses-at-activision-blizzard/

Google "contemplated buying some or all of Epic" to stop "contagion", court documents say

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/google-contemplated-buying-some-or-all-of-epic-to-stop-contagion-court-documents-say

Splitgate Is So Popular That Wait Times to Play Are Lasting Over an Hour

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/splitgate-servers-wait-time-over-an-hour-ps4-xbox-pc/

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Final Fantasy pixel remasters review-bombed on Metacritic

https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-pixel-remasters-review-bombed-on-metacritic/

Nvidia Shield Shutting Down Nintendo Wii Game Downloads In China

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/nvidia_shield_shutting_down_nintendo_wii_game_downloads_in_china

Capcom Is Asking Players If They Want a New Ace Attorney Game

https://www.ign.com/articles/new-ace-attorney-game-survey

Call of Duty, The Last of Us, and PlayStation veterans form new independent AAA studio

https://www.polygon.com/22597795/thats-no-moon-studio-announcement-single-player-games

Sony confirms that they will be working with Nixxes Software on new PlayStation-to-PC ports

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/software/sony_confirms_that_they_will_be_working_with_nixxes_software_on_new_playstation-to-pc_ports/1

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Activision Blizzard lawsuit alleges discrimination, sexual harassment, and 'frat boy' culture

https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-alleges-discrimination-sexual-harassment-and-frat-boy-culture/

Dead Space Remake will stay true to the original, early comparison shows graphics upgrades

https://game-debate.com/news/31001/dead-space-remake-will-stay-true-to-the-original-early-comparison-shows-graphics-upgrades

EVGA is replacing failing RTX 3090 cards following New World issue

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/evga-is-replacing-failing-rtx-3090-cards-following-new-world-issue/

Valve says it hasn't found a game Steam Deck can't handle

https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-says-it-hasnt-found-a-game-steam-deck-cant-handle/

Netflix will not charge users extra for game streaming

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/mustafa-mahmoud/netflix-will-not-charge-users-extra-for-game-streaming/

Immortality Should Be an Option in Every Video Game

https://www.wired.com/story/on-immortality-and-video-games/

***AUDIO LEVELS ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGH AT THE BEGINNING***

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NEO: The World Ends With You Leaks 10 Days Early Via Square Enix Store

https://kotaku-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/kotaku.com/neo-the-world-ends-with-you-leaks-10-days-eary-via-squ-1847312790/amp?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16265582533750&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fkotaku.com%2Fneo-the-world-ends-with-you-leaks-10-days-eary-via-squ-1847312790

Steam Deck announced

Steam Deck reservations are already selling on eBay for absolutely stupid prices

https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-reservations-are-already-selling-on-ebay-for-absolutely-stupid-prices/

Valve has done "a ton" to avoid stick drift, increase reliability on Steam Deck

https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-has-done-a-ton-to-avoid-stick-drift-increase-reliability-on-steam-deck/

PlayStation games may be coming to Netflix, according to data mine

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/mustafa-mahmoud/playstation-games-may-be-coming-to-netflix-according-to-data-mine/

Warner Bros denies claims it is selling off NetherRealm or TT Games

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/warner-bros-denies-claims-it-is-selling-off-netherrealm-or-tt-games/

Following Re-listing on PSN, Cyberpunk 2077 Quickly Finds Itself the Top Seller

https://www.techpowerup.com/284448/following-re-listing-on-psn-cyberpunk-2077-quickly-finds-itself-the-top-seller

There are 'one or two' staff at Respawn working on Titanfall's security problems

https://www.pcgamer.com/there-are-one-or-two-staff-at-respawn-working-on-titanfalls-security-problems/

Ubisoft at "high risk" of losing talent after abuse allegations

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-09-ubisoft-at-high-risk-of-losing-talent-after-abuse-allegations

Capcom's anti-tamper measures might be causing Resident Evil Village's poor PC performance

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-11-capcoms-anti-tamper-measures-might-be-causing-resident-evil-villages-poor-pc-performance

Nintendo Employee Tells Fans To Stick With The Current Switch, If They're Not "Digging" The OLED Screen

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/nintendo_employee_tells_fans_to_stick_with_the_current_switch_if_theyre_not_digging_the_oled_screen

Mass Effect Legendary Edition mod puts the butt shots back into the game

https://www.polygon.com/22565805/mass-effect-legendary-edition-mod-miranda-butt-bioware-ea

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Xbox Reports Incredible Sales on Steam, Despite Game Pass Success

https://gamingintel.com/xbox-incredible-sales-steam-despite-game-pass-success/

A hacker has hacked Apex Legends to complain about Titanfall hackers

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-04-a-hacker-has-hacked-apex-legends-to-complain-about-titanfall-hackers

PSP Store Officially Shuts Down, Games Still Available to Purchase on Vita and PS3

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/psp-store-shuts-down/

PlayStation Users Petition to Cancel Hideo Kojima's Rumored Xbox Game

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/playstation-petition-cancel-hideo-kojima-xbox-game/

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Articles

SONIC ORIGINS “WON’T BE RUNNING OFF EMULATION,” MORE CLASSIC SONIC GAMES MAY BE REMASTERED

https://www.sonicstadium.org/2021/06/exclusive-sonic-origins-wont-be-running-off-emulation-more-classic-sonic-games-may-be-remastered/

The Friday the 13th game was set for an Among Us-style mode before lawsuit blocked development

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-26-friday-the-13th-game-was-set-for-an-among-us-style-mode-before-lawsuit-blocked-development

Ghost of Tsushima Expansion Could Be Launching This Year

https://gameluster.com/ghost-of-tsushima-expansion-could-be-launching-this-year/

Nintendo Makes Revisiting Classic Metroid Games A Huge Hassle

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-makes-revisiting-classic-metroid-games-a-huge-1847166081

Bloodborne was the most played game on PC thanks to PS Now, possible remaster coming soon

https://game-debate.com/news/30862/bloodborne-was-the-most-played-game-on-pc-thanks-to-ps-now-possible-remaster-coming-soon

Latest Marvel's Avengers update has a PS5 bug that displays usernames and IP addresses

https://www.techspot.com/news/90159-latest-marvel-avengers-update-has-ps5-bug-displays.html

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Cyberpunk 2077 back on PSN

https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1406924590555799556?s=20

Metroid Dread is finally real, out October

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-15-metroid-dread-is-finally-real-out-october

Castlevania Advance Collection Revealed Via Australian Rating

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/castlevania-advance-collection-revealed-via-australian-rating

George R.R. Martin's work on Elden Ring was "actually done years ago"

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-18-george-r-r-martin-talks-about-his-work-on-elden-ring

Five Nights at Freddy's creator retires amid controversy over political donations

https://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-creator-retires-amid-controversy-over-political-donations/