Switch 2 Confirmed, Major Studios Dead, Helldivers 2 Drama, + More! - GameLinked May 7, 2024

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

2 FAST 2 SWITCH

Switch 2 confirmed

https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-is-officially-coming-it-will-be-revealed-by-april-2025

President Shuntaro Furukawa’s tweet about announcement https://twitter.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1787736518762881197

Don’t get too excited, Furukawa said in Feb Switch would be “main business” going into 2024 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/nintendo-lifts-profit-and-switch-sales-outlook-after-profit-beat-1.2031213

Specific quote: https://lmg.gg/ib0zN (BNN Bloomberg)

And in announcement tweet said June Direct is for Switch software for rest of 2024

 

YO NO TANGO

Microsoft closes several Bethesda studios

https://lmg.gg/b51S1 (Bloomberg)

Smaller studios, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse, as well as Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda

Redfall development ended, promised updates not coming 

Offering some sort of credit, not sure what https://twitter.com/ArkaneStudios/status/1787837804287860886

Arkane Lyon head Dinga Bakaba lambasted decision https://twitter.com/DBakaba/status/1787839169588265251

Calls it a “f***ing gut stab” https://twitter.com/DBakaba/status/1787839172994085280

Tango Gameworks, who just released award-winning Hi-Fi Rush https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72p5epzj2no

Perhaps poorly timed, Xbox announces new special edition controller, asks gamers to “Feel burn today” https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1787860907588030860

 

SO THIS IS HOW DEMOCRACY DIES

Helldivers 2 PSN account drama

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/helldivers-2-sees-uproar-as-sony-re-introduces-a-mandatory-requirement-on-pc-players

Sony forcing players to link a PSN account to play the game https://www.gamesradar.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-pc-players-will-be-forced-to-link-to-a-psn-account-later-this-month-for-greater-security-from-sony/

Technically always existed but wasn’t enforced due to game’s launch issues

https://twitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1786319949520425167

Review bombing https://www.vg247.com/helldivers-2-suffers-steam-review-bombing-after-reveal-psn-account-linking-mandatory-soon

Game pulled from over 100 countries where you can’t create a PSN account https://insider-gaming.com/why-was-helldivers-2-delisted-answered/

Steam giving refunds https://www.eurogamer.net/helldivers-2-pc-players-secure-refunds-as-steam-waives-playtime-limit

Sony reversed course https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1787331667616829929

Players rally to reverse negative reviews https://kotaku.com/helldivers-2-operation-clean-up-positive-review-steam-1851461173

 

 

QUICK BITS

 

DEMOCRACY IN THE UK

Small stopkillinggames update: UK govt responds to petition before 100,000 signatures

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/uk-government-responds-to-petition-asking-them-to-regulate-publishers-into-keeping-games-in-a-working-state

Petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/uk-government-replies-to-petition-about-requiring-publishers-to-keep-games-working/

 

FINAL LATENCY

FFXIV hit by DDoS attack

https://www.mmorpg.com/news/final-fantasy-xiv-getting-hit-by-round-of-ddos-attacks-today-2000131440

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/bdf23a5692dea624fbb355bc220248de7dec4ad8

https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-14-suffers-ddos-attack-ahead-of-dawntrail-release

 

LARA CROFT, RUMORMONGER

Tomb Raider game leaks

https://www.psu.com/news/rumour-the-next-tomb-raider-game-is-said-to-be-open-world-set-in-india/

From previously-correct leaker The V Scooper https://twitter.com/thevscooper/status/1786484383370674625

Society of Raiders inspired by Lara (first reply tweet in above link)  lines up with previous rumors https://wccftech.com/tomb-raider-next-entry-experienced-lara-team-of-younger-raiders/

 

THE THIRST 24 HOURS

Hades 2 launches in Early Access, cracks 100,000 players in 24 hours

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/hades-2-is-absolutely-worth-playing-in-early-access-right-now/

https://steamdb.info/charts/?compare=1145350,1145360

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/05/07/theres-no-need-to-wait-to-play-hades-2-early-access-ahead-of-10-release/?sh=7bfe37b25aeb

 

BETTER BREAD THAN DEAD

Strategy base-building game about teaching Orcs mindfulness announced

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/turn-based-strategy-and-base-building-game-dont-kill-them-all-announced-for-consoles-pc

https://youtu.be/ev5Iob6xLpE

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/05/guide-orcs-to-tranquility-in-strategy-game-dont-kill-them-all

[Andy Auditore]

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