Microsoft bans BALDUR'S GATE 3 players over spicy screenshots

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Microsoft Criticised for Xbox Auto-Upload Stance Following Baldur’s Gate 3 Nudity Bans
• MSI’s Claw is an Intel-powered Windows competitor to Valve’s Steam Deck
• Ayaneo’s Next Lite is a US$299 Steam Deck competitor with unofficial SteamOS
• Capcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over mods
• A fan-made, 7-hour Portal 2 prequel just hit Steam for free and it's so good that I'm sad Valve stopped making Portal all over again
• Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 Fan Projects Shut Down by Valve Takedowns

RELEASE RADAR

• PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE LOST CROWN - 15 January 2024 - PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, Switch
• CULT OF THE LAMB: SINS OF THE FLESH - 16 January 2024 - PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, Switch
• GOLDEN SUN & GOLDEN SUN: THE LOST AGE - 17 January 2024 - Nintendo Switch Online
• PALWORLD - 18 January 2024 - PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
• THE LAST OF US PART II REMASTERED - 19 January 2024 - PlayStation 5

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