Game News Round-Up

THQ Nordic’s fourth annual digital showcase is coming in August

• Featuring Gothic 1 remake, Titan Quest II and "much more"
• Friday August 2, 2024, at 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT / 8pm BST / 9pm CEST

Ubisoft free-to-play FPS XDefiant finally gets a release date

• The game will go live on May 21, on PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC

Nintendo takes down more than 8,500 clones of Switch emulator Yuzu with a single DMCA notice

Knuckles had the most-viewed opening weekend of any Paramount+ original series to date

• The show clocked 4 million hours of viewing in its first three days

Bloodstained's final two Kickstarter stretch goals arrive next week, five years after release

• Chaos Mode and VS Mode both in 1.5 update

May’s ‘free’ games with Amazon Prime Gaming have been revealed

• May 2nd:
• Tomb Raider Game of the Year Edition [GOG Code]
• Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars [GOG Code]
• May 9th:
• Dark City: International Intrigue [Amazon Games App]
• Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition [GOG Code]
• Nine Witches: Family Disruption [Amazon Games App]
• Electrician Simulator [Epic Games Store]
• May 16th:
• 100 Doors Games: Escape from School [Legacy Games Code]
• The Forgotten City [Amazon Games App]
• May 23rd:
• Spirits of Mystery: Whisper of the Past [Amazon Games App]

Paladin Studios shuts down after nearly 19 years

• The gamer maker attributed its decision to a failure of not landing enough work
• Based in The Hague, Netherlands, Paladin launched in 2005. It has since released games such as Amazing Katamari Damacy, My Tamagotchi Forever, and Galaga Wars.
• The studio closed with 45 employees. Paladin also said it will continue providing technical support for its games library.