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• Diablo 4 is working to "improve server stability issues" on console

  19-03-2023 20:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  We already knew that Diablo 4's first open beta weekend was subjecting players to long queues and connection issues, and now Blizzard is working on "improving server stability issues" for console players, too. On Sunday morning, the team acknowledged that it was "tracking a new issue related to some console players unable to get through queues".In an update to the game's official forums, Diablo 4 community manager Filtierich confirmed that over the weekend, the team had pushed out a hotfix
  
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• Disney-themed racer Disney Speedstorm releases in early access next month

  19-03-2023 19:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Disney Speedstorm – the new Disney-themed racer from the studio behind Disney Dreamlight Valley – is starting its engines for an early access release next month.The free-to-play racer – which was due to release last year before being delayed to April 2023 – is set to release on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, Switch, and PlayStation and Xbox consoles.To get involved ahead in the early access build ahead of the final release, players will need to purchase a founder's pa
  
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• Counter-Strike 2 seems more likely than ever following Valve's recent trademark application

  19-03-2023 13:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another day, another Counter-Strike rumor - only this one is the most promising yet, as developer Valve has seemingly filed a trademark filing for something called "CS2".As spotted by PCGN, on March 14, Valve Corporation filed a trademark application to the USPTO for "CS2", adding fuel to the speculative fire that a new CS:GO game may be on the way.And if that's not enough to convince you, there's even more; the new filing links to two other, older trademark filings, and whilst Valve was canny e
  
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• Virtua Fighter NFTs combine "blockchain-based NFTs with three titles from the Virtua Fighter series"

  19-03-2023 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Another day, another attempt to get you excited about NFTs. This time it's Virtua Fighter co-creator Yu Suzuki, who is working with NFT firm OASYX to create 1000 Virtua Fighter NFTs.According to VGC, the NFTs "will serve as a base for future Metaverse avatars" and "include 11 characters from the first three Virtua Fighter games", putting them into OASYX’s creative worlds to create "a unique and exciting experience for new and old fans of Virtua Fighter alike".“During my time as a dir
  
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