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January 2022

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31 January 2022

Cyberpunk 2077 PS5: Futuristic Experience Expands

The cover image for Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 gas leaked, FF7 Remake Part 2 news will be revealed this year, and the Halo Series is coming out on Paramount Plus on 24 Mar 2022.

30 January 2022

FF7 Remake Part 2: Next Chapter Teased in Preview

Nintendo have issued 1300 Copyright Claim blocks against a single YouTuber, more Hogwarts Legacy leaks are speculating a September release and more trailers soon, and tomorrow Square Enix will be commorating 25 years since Final Fantasy VII launched leading to speculation of a Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 update.

29 January 2022

Evil Dead The Game Delayed: Horror Awaits Patience

Evil Dead The Game has been delayed until 13 May 2022, Epic Games have released performance statistics for the Epic Games Store, and God of War PC has had Patch 1.04 released.

28 January 2022

Two Point Campus Release Date Revealed: Academic Fun

Two Point Campus is releasing 17 May 2022, Hyper Scape is shutting down, and Horizon Forbidden West will be available on PS4.

27 January 2022

Steam Deck Release Date: Valve's Handheld Unveiled

Steam Deck will be releasing on 25 Feb 2022 with a order queue system in place, PlayStation have announced their free games for PS Plus in February 2022, and Blizzard Entertainment will be releasing updates for Warcraft, Overwatch and Diablo "soon".

26 January 2022

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2 Confirmed: Sequel News

Blizzard Entertainment is recruiting for a new survival game, LucasFilm Games have confirmed 3 new Star Wars games, and the Head of YouTube Gaming is stepping down.

25 January 2022

FFXIV Patch 6.08 Arrives: New Content Unveiled

FFXIV has launched Patch 6.08 with some job adjustments and the introduction of the Oceanic data center called Materia, Elden Ring goes gold with a month left until release of the game, and Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin has received it's Final Trailer as well as a release date of 18 Mar 2022.

24 January 2022

Uncharted PS5 Upgrade: Enhanced Adventures Await

Uncharted 4 and Uncharted Lost Legacy will have a PS5 upgrade option available from Friday 28 Jan 2022, I discuss the best DLSS profile to select, and Yakuza creator Nagoshi Toshihiro establihes his own studio Nagoshi Studio.

23 January 2022

Dark Souls 3 PC Exploits Addressed: Fixes Deployed

Dark Souls 3 PC is allegedly suffering from hackers in the online mod of the game currently, Nintendo are updating and improving the Nintendo 64 Emulation software on Nintendo Switch, and Digital Foundry is a content creator you should check out!

22 January 2022

Pokemon Legends Arceus Preload: Early Access Awaits

Pokemon Legends Arceus is now available for preload on the Nintendo eShop and will reward 60 Heavy Balls if done before 28 Jan 2022, an Overwatch 2 Producer has explained the games delay, and Hitman 3 is now available on Steam.

21 January 2022

Lego Star Wars Release Date: Bricks and Adventure

Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga will launch 05 Apr 2022, Phil Spencer has all intention to honour all agreements with PlayStation after Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard, Zelda Majora's Mask is coming to Nintendo Switch in February.

20 January 2022

Horizon Forbidden West: Story Trailer Revealed

PlayStation Studios have released a new story trailer for Horizon Forbidden West, PlayStation stock price falls 10% on the news on Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard, and Google launches the Google Play Games beta in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

19 January 2022

Hogwarts Legacy Release Date Unveiled: Magic Awaits

Geoff Keighley tweeted the remaining big game companies that could be taken over and their values, Banjo Kazooie is coming to Nintendo Switcfh on 20 Jan 2022, Hogwarts Legacy is set to be released during 2022.

18 January 2022

Microsoft Acquiring Activision: Industry Shifts

Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard in a deal valued at $70 Billion. The deal this massive requires a lot of scrutiny around the world to go through.

18 January 2022

Kingdom Hearts on Switch: Beloved Title's Debut

You can order PS5 directly from PlayStation in select countries via PlayStation Direct, Phil Spencer has given his opinion on the proposed PlayStation Game Pass, and the Kingdom Hearts series will be available on the Nintendo Switch soon.

17 January 2022

God of War PC Sales Begin: Epic Adventure Awaits

God of War PC is selling incredible well with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam, PlayStation have uploaded a list of 22 games coming in 2022, and Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.5 is rumoured to be announced next month.

16 January 2022

PS5 Backwards Compatibility Explained: Legacy Gaming

PS5 is rumoured to be getting more backwards compatibility, AGDQ 2022 raised a record $3.4M for charity, and theRadBrad is a content creator you should check out.

15 January 2022

Troy Baker on NFTs: Voice Actor's Perspective on Trend

Troy Baker is partnering with a Voice Over NFT company, Apex Legends might be releasing a native PS5 client soon, and Techland will be releasing updates for Dying Light 2 over the next 5 years.

14 January 2022

FFXIV Oceanic Data Center Announced: New Server

Naoki Yoshida has announced the expansion of all current FFXIV data centers, the introduction of the Oceanic Data Center and the resuming of digital sales for Final Fantasy XIV.

13 January 2022

God of War PC Review: Kratos' PC Debut Reviewed

God of War PC will be releasing tomorrow and I was able to receive a copy early for review and can confirm its a worthy port to an already amazing game, I explain Nvidia DLDSR again with the help of the community, and STALKER 2 has been delayed.

12 January 2022

God of War PC Preload: Prepare for Epic Odyssey

God of War PC will be available to preload from today, Nvidia announced DLDSR technology, and PUBG is now Free to Play on PC and Console.

11 January 2022

Horizon Forbidden West Leak: Early Insights Surface

Horizon Forbidden West has leaked, Quantic Dream second project details are leaked, and Lost Ark has released a gameplay trailer.

10 January 2022

Take Two Acquires Zynga: Gaming Merger Announced

Take Two Interactive acquires mobile games make Zynga for $12.7 billion, Capcom have released the 35th Anniversary Logo for Street Fighter, and Forza Horizon 5 has hit 15 million players!

9 January 2022

Dying Light 2 Reveals 500 Hours of Gameplay Content

Techland shared that Dying Light 2 Stay Human will take 500 hours to 100% with the story and side quests taking about 70-80 hours, Elden Ring is currently the most wishlisted game on Steam, and Lirik is a content creator you should check out.

8 January 2022

SW Jedi Fallen Order 2 News: Sequel Update Announced

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2 is speculated to be revealed during the Star Wars Celebration Event this year, AGDQ 2022 starts tomorrow and the full schedule is available on the official website, and SEGA is changing its stance on NFTs and Blockchain technology.

7 January 2022

Battlefield 2042 Reddit Reaction: Community Feedback

Battlefield 2042 community has reacted very strongly to a tweet from the EA Global Communications Director, E3 2022 will be online only because of the risks posed by the pandemic, and Monster Hunter Rise PC will be releasing on Steam on 12 Jan 2022.

6 January 2022

FF7 Remake PC Modding Scene: Creative Mods Flourish

Final Fantasy 7 Remake PC now has over 200 mods available and some of them are hilarious, Jeff Ross, the Director of Days Gone, has given feedback on working for Sony, and Uplay+ Subscription service is coming to Xbox.

5 January 2022

Death Stranding Director's Cut PC: Extended Edition

Hideo Kojima has shared that Death Stranding Director's Cut will be coming to PC during 2022, PSVR 2 has been announced by PlayStation, and Nvidia announced the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card.

4 January 2022

SW Jedi Fallen Order Free: Free Jedi Adventure

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order is available for free this month on Prime Gaming along with a lot many other games, Nvidia will be at CES 2022 to announce new technology for gaming, and the PS Plus January 2022 Free Games can be redeemed now.

3 January 2022

Gordon Ramsay on Twitch: Celebrity Streamer's Debut

Gordon Ramsay has had playful banter with Twitch while promoting his new show, the Elden Ring ESRB Rating has been released, and Hironobu Sakaguchi has Tweeted out a picture from a cancelled project.

2 January 2022

Square Enix Addresses NFTs: Company's Perspective

Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda has explained where he hopes the company will go during 2022 and his opinion on the Metaverse and NFTs, GoldenEye 007 Trophies have appeared on Xbox, and DashieGames is a content creator you should check out!

1 January 2022

Yoshi P's New Year Message: FFXIV Creator's Greetings

FFXIV Producer & Director Naoki "Yoshi P" Yoshida has released a New Years Greetings message, Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of Demon Souls, Dark Souls and the upcoming Elden Ring, has not played Demon Souls PS5 Remake, and the Game Director for VALORANT steps down.