Video Game News 1/22/2025

#PhantomBladeZero
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Phantom Blade Zero Could Be The Next Black Myth: Wukong

PC and PS5 Action RPG Phantom Blade Zero Gets Slick Trailer But Still No Release Date

Phantom Blade Zero trailer shows fresh gameplay, but it's still without a release date

Black Myth: Wukong Success Granted Phantom Blade Zero Dev Extra Funding, It's Claimed

PS5 Console Exclusive Phantom Blade Zero Looks Mind Blowingly Good in Stunning Gameplay Trailer

Phantom Blade Zero Gets New Gameplay For Year Of The Snake

Phantom Blade Zero celebrates Year of the Snake with new gameplay

Snake-Themed Weapons and New Boss Fight Revealed in Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero Reveals Year of the Snake Trailer

#Nintendo
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Several Popular Gaming Subreddits Are Banning Content Pulled From X

New 3D Mario And Zelda Remake Mentioned By A Retailer, But Don't Get Excited Yet

Xbox In 2025: Most-Anticipated Games And What To Expect

Nintendo of America's Former President Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Astro Bot 'Almost Outdid Nintendo at Its Own Game'

Nintendo nominated for GLAAD award for trans representation in Paper Mario

Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé

Diablo 4 is Coming to Switch 2 Along with Other Games

Sega Account Registration Starts for Sega and Atlus Games

Nintendo, BioWare amongst nominees for outstanding video game at 36th GLAAD Media Awards

Nintendo Comments on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Controversy

Feature: Switch 2's Mouse Support Is Exciting, But Which Current Games Might Also Benefit?

Random: Astro Bot "Almost Outdid Nintendo At Its Own Game", Jokes Reggie

Rumor: retailer mentions “3D Mario” & “Zelda remake/remaster” on eShop gift card listing

Reggie Fils-Aime tells audience “Astro Bot almost outdid Nintendo at its own game”

#DragonAgeVeilguard
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had Far Fewer Players Than EA Expected

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Had 1.5 Million Players in First Two Months, EA Expected 3 Million

When Toronto Sceptres goalie Carly Jackson isn’t stopping pucks, they’re playing Baldur’s Gate 3

EA blames ‘underperformance’ of Dragon Age and EA FC25, as it lowers forecast

Electronic Arts says 'Dragon Age and EA Sports FC 25 underperformed' as it revises its financial outlook downward

Dragon Age The Veilguard performed “nearly 50%” worse than EA expected

EA says EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard "underperformed" as it lowers financial forecast

Next Mass Effect Isn't Going to Be Ready for a Long, Long Time, Suggests BioWare Vet

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Runs Well on a Handheld Gaming PC

Dragon Age: The Veilguard “underpeformed” according to EA

#January2025
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Genshin Impact codes for January 2025

NBA 2K25 codes January 2025 - all locker codes

ZZZ codes January 2025 and how to redeem

GTA 6 Fans Have Convinced Themselves Rockstar's Teasing Another Trailer

Untitled Boxing Game (UBG) Codes (January 2025)

Roblox All Star Tower Defense Codes — ASTD (January 2025)

Roblox Shindo Life Codes (January 2025) [Shinobi Life 2]

Roblox Blox Fruits Codes (January 2025) [XMAS]

Roblox Fruit Battlegrounds Codes (January 2025)

All Warhammer Tacticus Codes: Active and Expired (January 2025)

Pochacco Plush Returns to Build-a-Bear

UK games jobs vacancies fell by 8% in January 2025

#Steam
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Steam's First Big Sale Of 2025 Is Live, Here Are The Best Deals

Four Nostalgia-Inducing Star Wars Games Are Headed To PC And Console Tomorrow

Fanatical’s Lunar New Year sale is fantastic, so here’s my top discounted picks

Banned management game that mocks GTA 6 secures a Steam launch

New roguelike deckbuilder None Shall Intrude turns you into an MMO raid boss

Space Marine 2 is one of the best Warhammer games, and you can get it for $1

54 of the best free Steam games you can play right now

One of 2024’s top JRPGs, Granblue Fantasy Relink is cheaper than ever before

GTA 6 "parody" Grand Taking Ages set to launch on Steam, despite PlayStation pulling it from store

Assetto Corsa EVO is Out Now in Early Access on PC

Laika: Aged Through Blood launches for Switch this month

Captain Blood is finally launching in May 2025

Sports: Renovations gets release date in March

Aloft Crafting Recipes Guide

#AI
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Almost a third of developers think generative AI is a negative for the games industry, says new survey

How AI Helps Fight Fraud in Financial Services, Healthcare, Government and More

The Future of Marketing: How AI Agents Can Enhance Customer Journeys in Retail

Into the Omniverse: OpenUSD Workflows Advance Physical AI for Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles

Random: Eccentric Billionaire Admits to Boosting in Diablo 4, Path of Exile 2

Samsung launches Galaxy S25 smartphones with an emphasis on AI

Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI

#Earthblade
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Celeste Devs Cancel Next Game After Falling Out And Difficult Development

Celeste Devs Next Project Earthblade Officially Canceled

Celeste Teams' Next Game, Earthblade, Canceled

Celeste dev team Extremely OK Games announces Earthblade cancelation

Celeste developer cancels new game Earthblade

Earthblade Cancelled After Developer Fallout

#AstroBot
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Astro Bot was so good it almost "outdid Nintendo at its own game", says former US boss Reggie Fils-Aimé

Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at New York Game Awards 2025

#TedPrice
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President of Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank Dev Insomniac Announces Retirement from PlayStation

Insomniac Games founder and president Ted Price is retiring

Marvel's Spider-Man studio boss Ted Price announces retirement from games industry

Spyro, Ratchet, Resistance Creator Ted Price to Retire from Insomniac

Insomniac Games' CEO and founder, Ted Price, to step down after 30 years

Insomniac CEO and Founder Ted Price Steps Down After Over 30 Years

#March
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5 Big Takeaways From The Newest Developer Survey On The State Of Gaming

8BitDo's Xbox-Inspired Transparent Green Keyboard & Mouse Are Available Now

GDC Report Finds Industry Layoffs, Live Service Scepticism Increasing Year-Over-Year

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2 gets delayed to April

Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price Retires, Co-Studio Heads Named

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Battle Director GDC 2025 Panel Announced

Sonic 4 is destined to hit cinemas on 19th March, 2027

Yield! Fall of Rome

#Switch
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Razer's Handheld Dock Chroma Is Simple But Smartly Designed

Super Mario RPG Drops to $30 at Target

New gaming handheld channels the Switch to a ridiculous degree

Random: This Retro Gaming Handheld Sure Looks Familiar

Oops, The Next DOOM Game's Release Date Appears To Have Been Leaked

#StarWarsEpisode
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Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles launches tomorrow – cheat codes and modernized controls revealed

Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles launch trailer

Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Gets Launch Trailer Ahead of Release

#CaptainBlood
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A Pirate Game Cursed To Development Hell Since 2010 Will Finally Release In May

Captain Blood Brings Cancelled PS2-Era Pirate Action to PS5, PS4 in May

Captain Blood release date set for May, new trailer

Captain Blood: A Pirate Adventure Lost in Time Finally Sets Sail!

#FinalFantasy7Rebirth
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review: imperfect, uneven, unfocused, unmissable

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC review - so nice it emotionally wrecked me twice

#New
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Diablo 4's first free trial of 2025 is here just in time for the new season; and you can even try the definitely-not-nerfed new class

CoD: Black Ops 6 And Warzone Season 2 Roadmap Details Terminator Event, New MP Maps, And Warzone Improvements

Roblox: Elemental Dungeons tier list - Best (and worst) elements

Jujutsu Chronicles codes (January 2025)

Dragon Ball Rage codes (January 2025)

Five Nights TD codes (January 2025)

Midnight Chasers codes (January 2025)

Untitled Boxing Game codes (January 2025)

FACS release new single "You Future"

#SonicHedgehog3
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Make sure you're free March, 2027 Sonic fans, because the fourth film just got a release date

Sonic The Hedgehog 3's Shadow Steelbook Is Exclusive To Amazon

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Surpasses $425 Million Worldwide

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie surpasses $425 million worldwide at box-office

#RPG
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Metaphor: ReFantazio’s manga adaptation is weirdly different — and comedic

Monster Hunter Wilds Lance overview - moveset and how to use

Monster Hunter Wilds release date, trailers, and latest news

Dungeon Hunter 6 Lieutenants tier list

Epic Fantasy tier list - best heroes to collect and use

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Story Trailer and New Gameplay Debuts on January 23rd

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC Review – Let’s Mosey Again

Meet the Cast of The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Ahead of Its Switch Debut

#NintendoSwitch
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2D platformer Squab out on Nintendo Switch next week

Guilty Gear Strive: Nintendo Switch Edition launch trailer

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit announced for Nintendo Switch

Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy heading to Nintendo Switch

12 New Retro Titles Announced for PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch – Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics

New Gameplay, Characters, and Collector’s Edition for Atelier Yumia Revealed