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Today's Nintendo Direct Had Some Massive Announcements Feb 10, 2022

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Nintendo held their first Nintendo Direct of 2022 today and there were truly more announcements that we can even fit into this bulletin. Head to the site for all the announcements but here are your highlights. Nintendo Switch Sports is the successor to Wii Sports and it's coming on April 29th. It will launch with six sports including Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Bowling, Badminton and Swordplay with Golf to launch in a free update later on.

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A Nintendo Direct Is Happening Tomorrow And A New PS5 Software Update Is On The Way Feb 09, 2022

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Nintendo has announced the first Nintendo Direct of 2022. It’ll take place on Thursday morning and last 40 minutes focusing “mainly” on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2022. Whilst we don’t know for sure what games this includes, it’s safe to assume that the latest Kirby game, Splatoon 3 and potentially a party game such as a sequel to 1-2 Switch will all be featured. I think we’ll see some kind of major surprise thrown in there too.

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The Next Grand Theft Auto Is Officially In Development Feb 07, 2022

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Rockstar has finally confirmed that the next Grand Theft Auto game is officially on the way. In a blog post that updated us on all things Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V had unprecedented longevity but that the next Grand Theft Auto is officially in active development. “With the unprecedented longevity of GTAV, we know many of you have been asking us about a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series.

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Ghostwire Tokyo's Release Date Has Been Revealed And Our Dying Light 2 Review Feb 07, 2022

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The next couple of months will be absolutely stellar for PlayStation owners, with Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7 and Sifu all launching in succession. PlayStation players can add another exciting title to this already incredible line-up now that GhostWire: Tokyo is expected to release on March 25, 2022 or March 22nd if you buy the Ultimate Edition of the game.

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PlayStation Is Buying Bungie & A State Of Play Is Happening This Week Feb 07, 2022

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It feels like every second day we wake up to the news that Sony or Microsoft has acquired a major publisher and today is one of those days. PlayStation has announced that it is buying Bungie for $3.6 billion dollars (US). Bungie is the original creator of Halo and owner of the Destiny IP.

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The Halo TV Show Just Got A Release Date Jan 31, 2022

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We’ve been talking about the Halo TV show for so long now, but it’s finally about to drop. Paramount has revealed that the Halo TV show will premiere on March 24th on Paramount+. To celebrate the release date dropping, we got our first full trailer coming in at over two minutes. The trailer gives us a look at the Chief, some of the franchises most popular vehicles, enemies and weapons and shows the Halo universe like we’ve never seen it before. --- No leaks this month.

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Horizon Forbidden West Is Going To Take Up A Massive Chunk Of PS5 Storage Space Jan 25, 2022

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The Twitter account PlayStation Game Size has noted that Horizon Forbidden West has been uploaded to the PlayStation database and it’s going to take up the largest amount of space that any first-party PS5 game has yet. According to the Twitter account, the game will take up roughly 96.3GB here in Australia, which is more than 15% of your entire PS5 storage. Horizon Forbidden West is less than a month away. It releases on February 18th for PS5/PS4.

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The Epic Games Store's Holiday Sale Is... Epic! Dec 17, 2021

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The Epic Store is holding a holiday sale event that can only be described as… epic. On top of discounting a huge range of titles up to 75% off, the store is also giving away one free game a day and handing out an unlimited number of AUD $15 off vouchers. From now until January 6, users can get $15 off of every game in their cart valued at $22.

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Sam Fisher is back, baby! Dec 17, 2021

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It’s official! Ubisoft has announced that it’s begun work on a Splinter Cell remake at its Ubisoft Toronto studio. The Toronto studio explains that the team considers this a remake – and not a remaster – due to the fact that they’re rebuilding it from the ground up and taking inspiration both from the original games as well as modern titles. Not much else is known at this stage, but we're sure to hear more in the coming months.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Costs HOW Much On PC? Dec 13, 2021

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Square Enix fans on PC have been left somewhat shell-shocked in the aftermath of Friday's The Game Awards showcase, with both the upcoming action adventure Forspoken and the Epic Games Store port of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade sporting fairly hefty price tags. Each game has been positioned at US $70, with Forspoken nabbing an AUD $115 conversion and Final Fantasy VII Remake yet to be clarified locally.

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