Video Game News: July 2023

Key insights

6 takeaways

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Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj are joining Call of Duty Modern Warfare II with the new season of Warzone, with Snoop Dogg associated with the franchise since 2014.See it on page 4
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According to Ben Cureton, Principal Designer at Gunfire Games, no one has completed Remnant 2 at 100%, including players with over 400 hours and the developers.See it on page 12
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Call of Duty: Mobile's sixth season, "Templar's Oath," was released on July 5th.See it on page 16
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is back as the best-selling game after losing that position to Final Fantasy XVI the previous week.See it on page 28
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The Baldur's Gate 3 PC version will offer day-one support for DLSS and DLAA.See it on page 8
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AMD and Bethesda Softworks announced a special partnership to unlock the full potential of Starfield.See it on page 36

Summary

This monthly video game news report from July 2023 collects short items on titles and events across the games industry. It covers Call of Duty, Baldur's Gate 3, Remnant 2, Call of Duty: Mobile, Assassin's Creed Mirage, One Punch Man, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Armored Core VI, Starfield, Lost in Play and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS.

In Call of Duty news, Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj are joining Call of Duty Modern Warfare II with the new season of Warzone. Call of Duty: Mobile's sixth season, "Templar's Oath," was released on July 5th. The Baldur's Gate 3 PC version will offer day-one support for DLSS and DLAA.

According to Ben Cureton, Principal Designer at Gunfire Games, no one has completed Remnant 2 at 100%, including players with over 400 hours and the game's developers. The document says Remnant 2 may have quadrupled the game time of the original.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom returned as the best-selling game after losing that position to Final Fantasy XVI the previous week. AMD and Bethesda Softworks announced a partnership around Starfield. One Punch Man: World, a 3D action game, is in development for PC and mobile, with Perfect World as developer and A Plus Japan as publisher. The critically acclaimed adventure game Lost in Play becomes available on Google Play and the Apple App Store from July 12th.