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Tencent ‘Horizon clone’ Pulled From Sony Stores After Lawsuit - Headlines from 19th Dec 2025

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Sony settles its lawsuit over a Horizon look-alike, Nintendo finally wins a 15-year legal fight over Wii Remote patents, a new industry forecast claims game revenues are still climbing toward $200 billion despite the ongoing chaos, and much more!

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Three Fields Makes Staff Redundant & Starts a Patreon - Headlines for 18th Dec 2025

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The Game Awards is once again celebrating massive viewership numbers, Forza Motorsport quietly hitting the end of the road on new content, one long-running studio is turning to Patreon after putting its entire team on redundancy notice, and much more!

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Finally... a Status Update on Elder Scrolls 6! - Headlines for 17th Dec 2025

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Larian Studios having to publicly clarify its stance on generative AI after fan backlash, Todd Howard resurfacing to reassure everyone that The Elder Scrolls VI is still very much alive, Nacon quietly admitting that its Terminator survival game has missed its 2025 window, and much more!

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FFVII Remake Intergrade Available Now On Switch 2 - Headlines from 16th Dec 2025

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Square Enix quietly letting players get hands-on with a major RPG ahead of launch on entirely new platforms, Team Cherry confirming long-awaited post-launch plans for one of the most talked-about indie sequels in recent memory, Bungie finally putting a date and a price on its next big multiplayer swing while trying to reset expectations after a rocky reveal, and much more!

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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is Over 4 Years Away? - Headlines from 15th Dec 2025

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Today we’re talking about a game director getting official recognition at the highest level of government, why one very famous sci-fi project is pushing back on “see you in five years” speculation, and how the biggest night in games is quietly becoming one of the most expensive marketing stages in entertainment… and much more!

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Cleans Up at The Game Awards - Headlines for 14th Dec 2025

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

I need to be clear - this is an episode about The Game Awards... not much more!

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UK Ministers to Look Into Rockstar Firings - Headlines for 11th Dec 2025

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

A labour dispute at one of the industry’s biggest studios suddenly becomes a political talking point, the Game Awards is sparking game discussions everywhere, an indie awards darling sparks as much debate as praise with its divisive ending, and much more!

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UK ministers to “look into” Rockstar firings – GameDeveloper / GameSpot https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/uk-prime-minister-promises-to-look-into-rockstar-s-firing-of-workers https://www.gamespot.com/articles/united-kingdoms-ministers-will-look-into-rockstars-dev-firings-says-prime-minister/1100-6536840/
Call of Duty release strategy change – GameDeveloper / VGC https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/call-of-duty-ditches-back-to-back-releases-of-modern-warfare-or-black-ops https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/meaningful-not-incremental-call-of-duty-will-no-longer-release-back-to-back-black-ops-or-modern-warfare-games/
SEGA on AI usage in development – mxdwn Games https://games.mxdwn.com/news/sega-reveals-intent-on-ai-usage-for-game-development/
Wario World added to Switch Online – VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gamecube-platformer-wario-world-has-been-added-to-switch-onlines-nintendo-classics-library/
Rayman 2 and Tonic Trouble coming to Switch Online N64 – VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-pair-of-n64-platformers-from-ubisoft-are-coming-to-switch-onlines-nintendo-classics-library/
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition round-ups – VGC / Game Informer / Polygon https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-everything-announced-at-day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-2025-edition/ https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/12/10/every-game-shown-at-day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-edition-2025 https://www.polygon.com/day-of-the-devs-game-awards-everything-announced-news-trailers/
Game Awards 2025 start times and how to watch – GameSpot / official site https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-2025-how-to-watch-start-times-and-what-to-expect/1100-6536768/ https://thegameawards.com/
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sales and nominations; devs on the ending – The Witness / GameSpot https://witness.co.za/news/2025/12/11/clair-obscur-french-hit-with-chance-to-sweep-game-awards/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/clair-obscur-expedition-33-team-had-a-lot-of-arguments-about-the-games-ending/1100-6536844/
John Romero’s cancelled shooter revived – GameSpot https://www.gamespot.com/articles/john-romeros-canceled-shooter-is-back-on-again-sort-of/1100-6536832/
Temple of Elemental Evil updated release on Steam – Polygon https://www.polygon.com/temple-elemental-evil-dungeons-dragons-pc-game-remake-steam/

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Skyrim Shadow-drops On Switch 2 as Free Update - Headlines for 10th Dec 2025

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

A pair of high-profile leaks is giving PlayStation fans an early look at what’s coming to their subscription library, Call of Duty is publicly wrestling with its identity crisis and promising to stop repeating itself every year, a mysterious desert statue tied to The Game Awards looks a lot less mysterious, and much more!

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Disney Lawyers Blocked Star Wars KOTOR DLC on Switch - Headlines for 9th Dec 2025

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

A cancelled reboot finds new life as its former leads land at a different publisher, a long-promised slice of restored KOTOR content turns out to have been quietly strangled by legal red tape, and a small studio shuts its doors after an AI controversy sinks its project — and much more!

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Don't Expect Rainbox Six Siege 2 Anytime Soon - Headlines for 8th December 2025

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

A mysterious desert monolith tied to The Game Awards has fans guessing and publishers denying everything, Netflix’s plan to swallow yet another entertainment giant threatens to reshape the gaming landscape, and an industry legend quietly returns to Obsidian to work on… something nobody’s allowed to talk about. All that, a handful of delays, a splash of ultraviolence, and much more!

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Roblox Blocked For "Negatively Impacting" Children - Headlines for 5th December 2025

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

A legendary co-op designer returns with a new shooter backed by Hollywood money, Sega tiptoes into the AI era while trying not to panic its fanbase, a major platform gets abruptly shut down for millions of players in Russia, and much more!

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Hideo Kojima To Give Rare Inside Look at his Studio - Headlines for 4th Dec 2025

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Hideo Kojima is set to give GDC a rare peek into how he built his studio after leaving Konami, Helldivers 2 is suddenly a whole lot slimmer thanks to a dramatic PC install overhaul, Japanese devs are pushing back as a major font licensor hikes prices to eye-watering levels, and much more!

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Drops a New Mega Form for Lucario - Headlines for 3rd Dec 2025

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

A new evolution reveal has Pokémon fans buzzing over what it means for the series’ future, a major reboot for Splinter Cell back on track, an iconic indie studio admits its next release might decide its fate, and much more!

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Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Runs Smoothly on Switch 2 - Headlines for 2nd Dec 2025

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

From a surprise new chapter in the Sonic film universe, to fresh off-screen glimpses of Elden Ring running on Nintendo’s next hardware, to an ex-Rockstar co-founder explaining how GTA once attracted political heat like nobody’s business — all that, and much more!

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Silksong Devs Say Expedition 33 Deserves Game Awards Win - Headlines for 1 Dec 2025

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Silksong’s developers are already tipping their hats to a rival before The Game Awards even begin, Fortnite players are combing the new map for signs of suspiciously AI-looking artwork, and an animator may have accidentally given fans another glimpse at Rockstar’s next big release, and much more!

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Destiny 2 Admits Its Latest Expansion Flopped - Headlines for 28 Nov 2025

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Bungie openly admitting their latest Destiny 2 expansion didn’t land, Paradox taking a financial bite after a long-troubled vampire sequel underperforms, and Epic’s CEO pushing back against AI warning labels on game stores. All that, plus Nintendo buying up more development muscle and a cheater-cooking patch that’s somehow very real… and much more!

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Fortnite Servers Down along with other Big Titles - Headlines for 27 Nov 2025

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Today we're digging into Fortnite going offline along with several other major games, Cyberpunk 2077 racing past 35 million sales faster than The Witcher 3, and why the new Steam Machine doesn’t even need to try to make an impact — plus a whole lot more from around the industry.

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Embracer Offloads Arc Games & Cryptic Studios for $30m - Headlines for 26 Nov 2025

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Today we’re talking about Embracer offloading yet another pair of studios as its empire continues to shrink, a surprising cash crunch hitting the Saudi fund that just bought EA, and Ubisoft quietly reshaping the Sands of Time remake with a much stronger Farah in tow — and much more!

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Call of Duty’s 19-Year Reign That Battlefield is Chasing - Headlines for 25 November 2025

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Call of Duty’s unbelievable two-decade dominance, Assassin’s Creed Shadows crossing over with Attack on Titan, Fortnite gearing up for a wave of Paramount crossovers, and much more!

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