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• Amnesia: The Bunker uses a sound illusion from scary movies and Mario 64 to quietly stress you out

  05-07-2023 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  It turns out Amnesia: The Bunker has been quietly stressing players out using a well-known sound illusion employed in scary movies as well as Super Mario 64 to create suspense.Amnesia: The Bunker creative lead Fredrik Olsson revealed that the latest entry in the venerable horror series uses a trick called a "Shepard Tone" to create the illusion of a sound that ascends or descends perpetually. The purpose of it is typically to heighten the player, viewer, or listener's level of tension, with just
  
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• Diablo 4 bug lets all classes get the Sorcerer experience and instantly fall over dead for no reason

  05-07-2023 22:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  You can play pretty much any Diablo 4 class as a glass cannon if you really put your mind to it, but none are as brittle as the Sorcerer. Diablo 4's resident elemental caster has quickly become infamous among players for its tendency to die to so much as a mean look from a high-level boss. But thanks to an amusing animation bug, all classes can live a day in the life of a Sorcerer by instantly dying to absolutely nothing.
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• The origin of Sam Wilson's Captain America shield shows how important he is to the Marvel Universe

  05-07-2023 22:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sam Wilson has carried his own brand-new Captain America shield since he joined Steve Rogers as one of two current Caps in Marvel Comics continuity in late 2022. Now, with the oversized Captain America #750 anniversary issue, the creators of Sam's Captain America: Symbol of Truth ongoing title tell the tale of how Sam got his new shield - and the weight of the Marvel history behind it.Light spoilers ahead for Captain America #750.In the opening story of the landmark anthology issue, writer Tochi
  
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• Anthony Mackie reveals the reason behind Harrison Ford's ripped pants

  05-07-2023 22:17 via gamesradar.com
  
  Anthony Mackie has revealed the reason behind Harrison Ford's ripped pants on the set of Captain America: Brave New World...and no, it's not because he becomes Red Hulk at some point in the film."See, Harrison [Ford] and I go way back. A lot of people don't know this," Mackie told Comicbook.com. "This is our second time working together. He came down to Atlanta, they lost his luggage, so I gave him a pair of pants, but those are my work pants from working in the yard. Harrison, he's a curmudgeon
  
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• 23 good games in the Steam Summer Sale that you can get for $2 or less, which still feels illegal

  05-07-2023 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The 2023 Steam Summer Sale is still as hot as the weather outside, and as ever some of the best deals can be found in the ultra-cheap range of $2.Having already picked out a dozen $5 games that you can get for the price of one new game, I wanted to plumb the true depths of discount purgatory in search of unbelievable prices on modern classics, underrated favorites, and little-known but highly rated gems. I set the bar at $2.49 – partly because I'm rounding down here, and also because two q
  
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• $2 can you get any of these excellent games in the 2023 Steam Summer Sale

  05-07-2023 22:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  The 2023 Steam Summer Sale is still as hot as the weather outside, and as ever some of the best deals can be found in the ultra-cheap range of $2.Having already picked out a dozen $5 games that you can get for the price of one new game, I wanted to plumb the true depths of discount purgatory in search of unbelievable prices on modern classics, underrated favorites, and little-known but highly rated gems. I set the bar at $2.49 – partly because I'm rounding down here, and also because two q
  
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• Secret Invasion confirms Skrulls helped fight a surprise Marvel villain

  05-07-2023 21:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  Secret Invasion episode 3 has a Black Widow easter egg that you might've missed.Marvel's latest show is something of a slow-burn Cold War-style espionage thriller – with the Skrulls revealing just how much they've been working with Nick Fury and the Avengers behind the scenes. In the opening of episode 3, we flashback to a 1998 meeting between Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Varra (Charlayne Woodard). Varra slides a piece of paper over to Fury, saying, "This should put Dreykov's men on t
  
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• Unannounced Silent Hill game leaks key plot details, and it sounds dark as hell

  05-07-2023 20:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  The unannounced horror game Silent Hill: The Short Tapes, which we know of exclusively through leaks, is now slightly less mysterious thanks to newly surfaced plot details containing key information about two of its characters.It probably goes without saying, but if you want to stay completely clear of plot details and potential spoilers for Silent Hill: The Short Tapes, now's your chance to close out this window, although the information is said to be from the very beginning of the game. This i
  
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• New Gloomhaven board game is basically Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with swords

  05-07-2023 19:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs has been revealed by surprise as the next RPG adventure in the series, but unlike its typically massive siblings, this one is much smaller - both literally and figuratively.In real-world terms, that's because its missions can be completed in less than 20 minutes or during "a half hour lunch break," according to the press release. Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs also offers a "sleek setup" to go with a total weight of 1lb. That makes quite a difference to the back-br
  
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• Voice actors call out AI as imitations spread in erotic Skyrim mods: "I do not give consent"

  05-07-2023 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  More and more Skyrim mods, including more than a few on the M-rated side, are using AI-generated voices based on real voice actors. Some of those actors have now publicly decried the practice of scraping and cloning performances without permission, especially for pornographic purposes. AI voice work is not a new controversy, but it's become significantly more prevalent in the Skyrim modding scene in recent months on the back of the AI tool ElevenLabs, which got off the ground in 2022 and sl
  
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• The Nun 2 director teases first plot details and The Last of Us star's new novitiate

  05-07-2023 18:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first plot details for The Nun 2 have finally been unleashed – and they promise quite the unholy reunion for the original's Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and Jonas Bloquet's possessed Frenchman Maurice. As part of Entertainment Weekly's first look at the horror sequel, director Michael Chaves also teased the film's new locations. This time around, the events take place in Italy and France, rather than Romania, as Sister Irene takes a job in a convent to try and move on from her ru
  
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• Persona 3 fans really hope the dumbest character portrait makes it into Reload

  05-07-2023 18:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 3 fans are manifesting the single most important character portrait in the entire game for the remake.Over the past weekend at Anime Expo 2023, Atlus debuted the new Persona 3 Reload trailer just below. Aside from confirming an all-new English voice cast for the remake, the trailer also gives us a new look at remade character portraits for the likes of Akihiko, Mitsuru, and Fuuka.It's the latter character who's perhaps caught the most attention from the Persona fanbase. Fuuka has always
  
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• This Pokemon ROM turns fusion generator into a cursed RPG, and it's blowing up on Twitch

  05-07-2023 18:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pokemon Infinite Fusion is currently doing the rounds on Twitch, with various streamers creating some of the most cursed monsters I've ever seen. If you didn't know, Pokemon Infinite Fusion is a fan-made game that lets you battle with fused versions of your favorite 'mons. That's right, it takes any two Pokemon and fuses them together to create new kind of Pokemon like Manine (Machamp x Arcanine), Pidgmander (Pidgeotto x Charmander), Jigglywag (Jigglypuff x Poliwag), and literally thousands
  
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• This RTX 4060 gaming PC is under $1,000 less than a week before Prime Day

  05-07-2023 18:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Nvidia RTX 4060 is still fresh-faced, but we've somehow found a gaming PC equipped with the week-old GPU for under $1,000 on Amazon. Not too shabby when you consider the fact that the RTX 4090 will set you back more than this entire build, and the rig will probably pair nicer with your existing gaming monitor anyway.Over on Amazon, you can now pick up a Skytech Nebula for $999.99 using an on-page $100 coupon. Armed with the aforementioned RTX 4060 GPU, a 13th gen Intel i5 processor, 16GB DDR
  
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• Stranger Things teaser hints at stage show being linked to season 5

  05-07-2023 18:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new teaser for the Stranger Things stage play may "hold the key" to the fifth and final season.The teaser, shared by the official Stranger Things Twitter account, contains a montage of clips from seasons 1-4 displayed on a vintage television. At the end of the teaser, text appears that says, "The beginning of the Stranger Things story might hold the key to what comes next."Stranger Things: The First Shadow takes place in Hawkins, Indiana circa 1959, and delves into the backstories of Jim Hoppe
  
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• Daniel Radcliffe is "definitely not seeking" a cameo in upcoming Harry Potter TV series

  05-07-2023 17:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daniel Radcliffe doesn't have any involvement with HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series – and he's more than fine with that."My understanding is that they’re trying to very much start fresh and I’m sure whoever is making them will want to make their own mark on it and probably not want to have to figure out how to get old Harry to cameo in this somewhere," Radcliffe told Comicbook.com.Radcliffe played The Boy Who Lived in eight films beginning in 2001 and ending in 2011. The f
  
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• This cozy roguelite about growing magical plant creatures looks like my kind of dungeon crawler

  05-07-2023 16:59 via gamesradar.com
  
  This upcoming dungeon crawler feels just like Hades, just a heck of a lot cuter and with magical plant creatures.Grimoire Groves is a cozy roguelite dungeon crawler that sees players take on the role of a young witch as they explore a mysterious forest and grow adorable plant creatures. Unlike plenty of dungeon crawlers, Grimoire Groves has stunning bright visuals and is far less punishing, making it feel much more inviting and a good game to get started with if you're a fan of the genre. I
  
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• Sex Education 4 trailer confirms it will be the final season

  05-07-2023 16:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sex Education season 4 will mark the end of the road for the beloved Netflix show. Thanks to the release of the next chapter's first teaser trailer, we now know that when it returns on September 21, we'll be saying goodbye to the sex-crazed teens.The clip begins with Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) introducing himself (somewhat successfully) at his new school. "I just wanted to let you know a little bit about myself," he begins as his best friend Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) looks on beaming. "I spend a lo
  
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• GTA 5 returns to Xbox Game Pass

  05-07-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  Grand Theft Auto 5 is officially back on Xbox Game Pass starting from today.Earlier today, the Xbox Game Pass received a slate of new titles for both its PC and console versions. Most notable among these additions to the service, probably because it's one of the best-selling games ever made, is none other than Rockstar's GTA 5, that small indie you might've heard of.
  starting to think these games might be coming soon 🤔https://t.co/nlS2rB6t8t pic.twitter.com/sOAMEk7Q94July 5, 2023See more
  
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• Knight Terrors: First Blood kills off a long-standing DC character

  05-07-2023 16:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Knight Terrors: First Blood - the opening issue of DC's horror-themed summer event - is here, and it kicks the saga off in suitably dramatic fashion. If you're at all worried about spoilers for the issue, then now is the time to look away, as we're going to get into what happens in First Blood - and who is seemingly killed off - in detail.The new issue, written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Howard Porter, opens on John Dee - AKA DR Destiny - enjoying a pleasant dream about his family. That's
  
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• Final Fantasy 16 features one of the final performances of a beloved FF14 actor

  05-07-2023 15:52 via gamesradar.com
  
  Final Fantasy 16 quietly features one of beloved actor Stephen Critchlow's last performances.Upon finishing Final Fantasy 16 earlier, I'm greeted with a metric tonne of credits. One credit, in particular, caught my eye, though: under credits for the lovable Byron Rosfield, uncle of protagonist Clive Rosfield, there are two actors attributed to the English voice of Byron.One is the late Stephen Critchlow, who sadly passed away in 2021, while the other is fellow English actor Ewan Bailey. This rai
  
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• Killers of the Flower Moon trailer shows the scope of Martin Scorsese's powerful epic

  05-07-2023 15:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  The main trailer for Martin Scorsese's highly anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon has arrived, and it teases an epic western drama.Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone are all in action in the new trailer, which gives us a hint at the fraught situation at the heart of Killers of the Flower Moon. The film is based on David Grann’s book of the same name about the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it tells the story of th
  
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• Daryl Dixon spin-off is as close as The Walking Dead will get to a "standalone" show

  05-07-2023 15:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is "the closest to a standalone show" the franchise will ever get, says director and executive producer Greg Nicotero. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the prosthetics whizz explained that the main goal of the series isn't just to see Norman Reedus's Daryl explore exotic locations but to navigate a "wholly different world." During the chat, Nicotero promised that the six-part drama "is definitely not more of the same." He continued: "Our show intro
  
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• Henry Cavill’s final episodes teased in The Witcher season 3 volume 2 trailer

  05-07-2023 14:09 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Witcher season 3 volume 2 trailer is here, and it teases danger ahead for Geralt and Co. The short teaser, which runs after the credits of episode 5 on Netflix, begins with Henry Cavill’s White Wolf drawing his sword as an enemy appears in the background."I’ve always tried to stay above the fray," he says in a voiceover as snippets of brutal fight scenes play. "To shut everything out. Life always finds a way to force my hand." Elsewhere in the short clip, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra)
  
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• This speedy Acer 1080p 240Hz monitor is already 30% off ahead of Prime Day

  05-07-2023 13:44 via gamesradar.com
  
  Looking for a speedy 240Hz 1080p gaming monitor this Prime Day? Well, you can actually grab a discounted display early, as the Acer Nitro XZ270 has already dropped in price. This punchy panel packs a refresh rate that’ll satiate high frame rate competitive FPS games, but it’s also a curved champion that’ll act as a reliable PC gaming portal. Over at Amazon right now, the Acer Nitro XZ270 is down to $229.99 instead of $329.99 thanks to a 30% discount. While we’ll be k
  
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• This Elden Ring player's goldfish just beat Malenia, seriously

  05-07-2023 13:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you thought playing Elden Ring was hard, try playing it with fins and scales - just like Tortellini the goldfish does.Let us explain, Twitch streamer and YouTuber PointCrow is in the process of training their goldfish, called Tortellini, to play Elden Ring, and it's going surprisingly well. Tortellini's journey began just a few short days ago and, as you can see from the clip below, it hasn't taken the little guy long to master the FromSoftware title - so much so that Tortellini was able to b
  
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• Persona 3 Reload does away with one of the original JRPG's most punishing features

  05-07-2023 13:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Persona 3 Reload will undo a pretty punishing feature from the original game.Back in the original Persona 3, it was possible to 'break' Social Links, meaning they couldn't be progressed further. You'd only do this by ignoring a certain Social Link for a good while, causing it to 'reverse' (effectively level down), and then break completely, stopping you from seeing the rest of a bestie's storyline.This system is somewhat going away in Persona 3 Reload. Famitsu has just posted an updated intervie
  
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• Marvel fans aren't happy about another shock Secret Invasion death

  05-07-2023 12:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  We may only be three episodes into Secret Invasion, but the Marvel series is not letting up with the shock deaths. After Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) bit the dust at the end of episode 1, another major character met a similar fate in episode 3.G'iah (Emilia Clarke), was shot by Skrull mercenary leader Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir) after Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and G'iah's father Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) foiled Gravik's plan to shoot down a UN plane – presumably putting two and two together
  
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• Jason Blum hopes Five Nights at Freddy's will be the first of many horror game adaptations

  05-07-2023 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Jason Blum is "looking forward to finding more" horror video games to make into movies. Later this year, his production company, Blumhouse, is set to release Five Night at Freddy's, a supernatural thriller based on Scott Cawthon's playable series of the same name – and Blum hopes it'll wind up being the first of many.While promoting new sequel Insidious: The Red Door, the producer was asked by Discussing Film whether the positive reaction to Five Nights at Freddy's online promotion has alr
  
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• Benedict Cumberbatch says he'll return as Doctor Strange next year

  05-07-2023 12:38 via gamesradar.com
  
  Doctor Strange star Benedict Cumberbatch has teased that he'll be making his Marvel return next year. The sorcerer hasn't been seen since 2022's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. "There are some Marvel capers in the making next year," Cumberbatch said at the JW3 Speaker Series of his future plans.It's unclear just what project Cumberbatch will next be appearing in, since Doctor Strange 3 hasn't been confirmed – although the Multiverse of Madness post-credits scene involving
  
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• Secret Invasion fans are convinced that Rhodey is a Skrull

  05-07-2023 12:29 via gamesradar.com
  
  So far, Secret Invasion has shown us that no one can be trusted in a world infiltrated with shape-shifting Skrulls. After the latest episode, suspicion has turned to another major MCU character as Marvel fans begin to suspect Rhodey (Don Cheadle). Warning: this story contains major spoilers from Secret Invasion episode 3. The first warning sign came when Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) attempted to stop the strike on a submarine. During a stand-off, the command
  
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• Diablo 4 fan proves the 'best' Necromancer build is barely a top three with 2,400-word wall of text and math

  05-07-2023 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Diablo 4 player has done a mind-melting number of sums and equations to prove that Necromancer players have been wrong about their offensive Aspects at along.The Reddit post was published yesterday on July 4, and has since shot to the top of the Diablo 4-dedicated subreddit with over 2,000 Upvotes. The post is a self-ascribed "WALL OF TEXT AND MATH," and if you're wondering if there's a concise summary, "there isn’t one, it’s too information dense and scenario specific."It's a lo
  
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• Diablo 4 fan proves the 'best' Necromancer build is barely a top three with 2,400 wall of text and math

  05-07-2023 12:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Diablo 4 player has done a mind-melting number of sums and equations to prove that Necromancer players have been wrong about their offensive Aspects at along.The Reddit post was published yesterday on July 4, and has since shot to the top of the Diablo 4-dedicated subreddit with over 2,000 Upvotes. The post is a self-ascribed "WALL OF TEXT AND MATH," and if you're wondering if there's a concise summary, "there isn’t one, it’s too information dense and scenario specific."It's a lo
  
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• We got official Pokemon forums and now Nintendo will probably never trust us again

  05-07-2023 12:13 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Pokemon Company has launched an official forum for fans of the series to connect online, it probably didn't expect things to get so weird so soon though. On July 4, The Pokemon Company launched the official Pokemon forums so that fans could discuss things like "who's your favorite Pokemon?", "who is the best water-type Pokemon?", "which Pokemon game is your favorite?", and so on. What The Pokemon Company probably didn't expect to see though is questions like: "What Pokemon would be the
  
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• Tom Cruise wants to keep making Mission: Impossible films until he's 80

  05-07-2023 12:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tom Cruise doesn’t know the meaning of slowing down. The Mission: Impossible actor – now 61 and on his seventh outing as IMF agent Ethan Hunt – says he wants to keep making movies until he’s 80.When asked (via the Sydney Morning Herald) whether he wants to channel Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and keep making movies until he’s 80, Cruise replied, "Harrison Ford is a legend; I hope to be still going; I’ve got 20 years to catch up with h
  
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• Elden Ring has literally never been cheaper at Amazon, and Prime Day hasn't even begun

  05-07-2023 12:06 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ahead of Prime Day, Amazon has reduced Elden Ring to its lowest-ever price since the FromSoftware title launched in February 2022. As one of the most popular and acclaimed games in video game history, if you've yet to experience the wonder of The Lands Between, now is the time to get that remedied.Best of all, Elden Ring is at its lowest cost across PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X/S so no console wars are needed to justify the purchase. Let's start with PS5 where Elden Ring is currently priced at &p
  
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• Xbox and Bethesda to attend Gamescom 2023, days before Starfield releases into early access

  05-07-2023 11:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox and Bethesda are returning to Gamescom this year, just days before Starfield releases in early access.That comes from the organizer of the German event itself, who announced on Twitter that Xbox and Bethesda would be joining them on the show floor. That's your lot for now regarding details, though the pair has several big games coming out around Gamescom in late August. The big one is, to the great surprise of none, Starfield. Bethesda's long-awaited space RPG launches just two weeks a
  
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• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom patch 1.2.0 saves four quests from progression-ending bugs

  05-07-2023 11:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom patch 1.2.0 is out now with several bug fixes.The new patch was actually launched yesterday on July 4, and it would've been largely overlooked, what with America's national holiday, if not for a post on the Nintendo of America support website. The new patch for Tears of the Kingdom fixes several ongoing issues with the new Zelda game, and that's it.Chiefly, there's an issue resolved where two main quests and two side quests couldn't be progressed. The ma
  
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