The Direct has undoubtedly been the event of the week. During the broadcast, Nintendo Switch users were able to mark the dates of various games on the calendar, including Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (April 21) and Pikmin 4 (July 21). In addition, the Metroid Prime remaster has been released, while the first Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games are now available via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The Direct also served to see Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom again and announce titles like Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster and Professor Layton and The New World of Steam.
Another of the topics of the week has been the interim report of the CMA opposing the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. The case is going long. We have also seen the unboxing of PlayStation VR2, a nine-minute gameplay of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and set a release date for titles such as Cities: Skylines – Remastered (February 15), Sons of the Forest (February 23), Everspace 2 (April 6), The Last Case of Benedict Fox (April 27), Darkest Dungeon II (May 8) and Sea of Stars (August 29).
On the Internet, much of the prominence has been for Netflix, which no longer allows password sharing with people outside the home. We have also discovered that the biggest scam against Amazon Europe has ended in Spain with three sentenced to 12 months in prison and a fine of 1,080 euros, while the company has recovered the defrauded 350,000 euros. Finally, comment that Blue Twitter subscribers can now post 4,000-character tweets and Bing or Edge users can use both Microsoft products with ChatGPT to have conversational responses through AI.
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Microsoft UK tentatively concludes that the agreement between Microsoft and Activision could harm gamers. Atomic Heart, Shadow Warrior 3, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Cities: Skylines – Remastered are coming to Game Pass.
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Multiplatform Tekken 8 reveals its main mechanics and incorporates Nina Williams. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the first video game to win a Grammy. The Crown of Wu will be available on March 24. Everspace 2 will be available on April 6 and will debut on PlayStation 5 this summer and Xbox Series.Bleak Sword DX, a dark fantasy action game, announced for PC and Nintendo Switch.The Last Case of Benedict Fox debuts demo and announces its release for April 27.Overwatch 2 presents season 3 with improvements, a new map, crossover with One-Punch Man and a dating sim.Red Dead Redemption 2 exceeds 50 million copies sold and GTA V adds another 5 million units.No Longer Home for PS4 and PS5 will be available on March 3 .Bramble: The Mountain King will go on sale on April 27.Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launches a 9-minute gameplay on the new planet Koboh.Cities: Skylines will arrive on PS5 and Xbox Series on February 15 with a remaster. Dead Cells received Return to Castlevania content will be released on March 6. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective will return with a high-definition version. Level-5 announces the development of Decapolice. Announced Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, the new narrative adventure from Don’t Nod (Life Is Strange).Octopath Traveler II demo available.We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie announced for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.Classic RPG Sea of Stars debuts demo and announces its release for August 29. Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection announced for Nintendo Switch and PC. Footbrawler Omega Strikers will be available on April 27 as a free-to-play game. Square Enix announces Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, a horror mystery adventure. PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe releases a trailer and adds a version for PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch. The survival and driving adventure Pacific Drive shows its first gameplay. Eternights, an action and dating game, releases a trailer and delays its release in the summer. Atomic Heart reveals its requirements for PC and a unique graphics mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X. Jean Guesdon, creative director of Assassin’s Creed Origins, leaves Ubisoft.
Technology/InternetPoco reinforces its mid-range with the X5 and X5 Pro, with gaming-caliber chipsets and 120 Hz screens for less than €300. Getty sues Stable Diffusion for using its photos to educate its image-generating artificial intelligence. The biggest scam against Amazon Europe ends in Spain with 12 months in prison and a fine of 1,080 euros.Microsoft will integrate ChatGPT into Edge and Bing to provide conversational responses through AI.Netflix launches in Spain the option of adding extra subscribers to limit shared accounts .Twitter extends messages from its Blue subscribers to 4,000 characters.