Shy Guys Weekly #1902
Game Releases
Notable game releases this week include:
11th January
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey (3DS)
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch)
- Tales Of Vesperia - Definitive Edition (PC, Switch, Xbox One, PS4)
Upcoming Games
Cyberpunk sidescroller The Last Night runs into “massive legal and funding issues” [link]
Re-Releases
Everything is heading to Switch on 10th January [link]
Hitman Absolution and Blood Money remastered for Xbox One and PS4 [link]
DLC and Updates
Feral Interactive details Rome: Total War version 1.10 for iOS with multiple improvements and features set to arrive soon [link]
Leaks & Rumours
Sega is teasing a Catherine PC release [link]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC roster reportedly leaked [link]
Hardware
Nvidia announces RTX 2060 coming on 15th Jan, more powerful than GTX 1070 Ti [link]
Software
Driver update next week is going to enable G-Sync on FreeSync monitors [link]
Business
Star Control: Origins removed from Steam after DMCA takedown notice [link]
LEGO: Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit are no longer on available for purchase digitally [link]
Steam ends support for Windows XP and Windows Vista [link]
The UK games market is now bigger than video and music combined [link]
Fallout Shelter vs Westworld legal drama ends with boring conclusion [link]
Portal 2 writer Erik Wolpaw seems to have returned to Valve [link]
Steam users with VR headsets more than doubled in number last year [link]
Politics
Reselling game keys without permission is now illegal in Japan [link]
What You Missed On Shy Guys
Streams
You can follow us on Twitch as Orendil and The_Plainswalker. We play various games on our individual streams but also do some Rocket League and co-op streaming together every week.
Hollow Knight
- More Hollow Knight fun. Mite finish it this evening! [link]
Stellaris
- Playing Stellaris with Chums (and first test of my overlay). [link]
And Finally…
Mario officially holds 7 jobs according to Nintendo [link]
Jack Black launches YouTube gaming channel with look at pinball classics [link]
Twitch will require all partners to dress up as Ninja during their own streams [link]
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