Video Game News 1/29/2025

#Sony
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Sony Backing Off Controversial PSN Login Requirement, At Least For Some Games

Sony finally sees sense by making it optional to sign-in to a PSN account for single-player games like Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered on PC, but doing so will net you some bonuses now

Sony's 2 CEOs become 1, as Hideaki Nishino steps up "take the helm", with Hermen Hulst continuing to lead PlayStation's first-party studios

Sony Cutting PS4 Games from PlayStation Plus Next Year

Sony Says You Won't Have to Link a PSN Account to Play Some of Its PC Games Anymore

PlayStation Plus Games for February 2025 Announced

Payday 3, High on Life coming to PlayStation Plus in February

February’s PlayStation Plus Essential games have been revealed, including Payday 3

After Helldivers 2 controversy, Sony overhauls PSN account linking for PC games

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 recommended specs and PC features detailed

Sony pulls controversial PSN account requirements for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and other games on PC

PlayStation Plus shifting focus to PS5 games next year, will only "occasionally" include PS4 titles

PlayStation Plus February games revealed

Sony to Mostly Drop PS4 Games from PS Plus Starting January 2026

PS Plus Essential Games for February 2025 Announced

MLB The Show 25 Skips PS4, Xbox Game Pass in Milestone Entry

Hermen Hulst No Longer PlayStation Co-CEO, Still in Charge of First-Party

The PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February are Payday 3, High on Life, and Pac-Man World Re-Pac

PlayStation 30th Anniversary Merchandise References Games

PSN Accounts Becoming Optional for PS5 PC Game Ports

Horizon Forbidden West De-Listed on Steam for More than 170 Countries

Sony Walks Back PSN Requirement for Some PC Games, Promises Incentives

Sony partially pulls back on account linking requirement for PC games

PlayStation Plus lineup for February 2025 announced, PS4 games getting dropped

PSN Account Now Optional for PlayStation PC Games

Popular PlayStation Classics 75% Off in New PS Store Sale

PlayStation Network requirement on PC will now be optional with in-game rewards

God of War 6 Heading to Egypt: Sony Casting Middle Eastern Actors for Unannounced AAA Game

Sony to Stop Adding PS4 Games to PlayStation Plus in 2026

Sony Might be Ditching Mandatory PSN Accounts for its PC Games

Sony Winding Down PS4 Games in Monthly PS Plus Games And Game Catalog

Here’s your free PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for February, 2025

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games For February 2025 Announced, Includes High On Life, Payday 3

Sony Drops PSN Requirement for Its PC Games

#PlayStationPlus
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PlayStation Plus Will Stop Giving Out Monthly PS4 Games Starting Next Year

Sony announces plan to shift away from offering PS4 games through PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February: Payday 3, High on Life, Pac-Man World Re-Pac

PS Plus Monthly Games for February 2025 Announced

PS Plus and Game Catalog Ramps Down Monthly PS4 Games

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games Lineup for February 2025 Announced

#BioWare
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BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5 After Even More Layoffs

After Dragon Age: The Veilguard Comes Up Short, BioWare Undergoes Changes

Mass Effect 5: BioWare Doesn't 'Require Support From the Full Studio', EA Moves Some Staff to Other Teams

BioWare confirms it’s downsizing as it ‘doesn’t require support from the full studio’ for Mass Effect

Don't worry, Mass Effect 5 is totally fine, EA reassures as BioWare downsizes, moving 'many' employees to other studios

BioWare restructuring sees only “core team” remain for next Mass Effect

BioWare confirms "many" staff moved elsewhere in EA as "core team" focuses on Mass Effect 5 in downsized studio

BioWare Downsizing as It Focuses on Next Mass Effect, Some Staff Moved to Other EA Teams

BioWare's "agile, focused" approach sees jobs cut and others redeployed across "EA teams"

EA lost $6 billion in market value, following underperformance

The Future of Mass Effect: BioWare’s Veteran Leadership and the Next Installment

#MansSky
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No Man's Sky Kicks Off 2025 With Another Massive Update Including Billions Of New Solar Systems And Trillions Of New Planets

No Man's Sky's Worlds Part 2 update brings "billions of new stars and planets" including huge gas giants, but I'm curious about the wrath of its trippy flying squid mums

No Man’s Sky's Massive 'Worlds Part 2' Update Adds Billions of New Solar Systems and Trillions of New Planets

New No Man's Sky update adds walkable gas giants among "trillions" of new planets, just in case you were running out

No Man’s Sky’s latest update, Worlds Part II, adds ‘trillions’ of new planets

No Man’s Sky’s latest update introduces billions of new stars, planets, and more today

No Man's Sky gets storm-ravaged gas giants and "trillions of new planets" in another major overhaul

No Man's Sky Gets Another Huge, Game-Changing Update with Worlds Part II

No Man’s Sky “Worlds Part 2” update announced, patch notes and trailer

No Man’s Sky’s Worlds Part II is live with a continuation of the ‘world refresh’ started last year

No Man’s Sky update 5.5 now available, adds lots of water planet updates and more

No Man's Sky - Worlds Part II brings Gas Giants, New Story Missions, Trillions of New Planets

No Man's Sky 'Worlds Part II' Update Adds New Solar Systems, Biomes, Terrains & More

#RPG
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Citizen Sleeper 2 Wants You To Fail Your Way To A Better Story

Make The Wait For The Next Mass Effect Easier With This New Board Game

Nintendo Switch (2) In 2025: Most-Anticipated Games And What To Expect

Try this mod to calm Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s stuttering on PC

Coridden is a new co-op RPG that lets you shapeshift into alien beasts

Live a Life Medieval in Hype-Building Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Trailer

Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked Coming To VR

Review: Dance of Cards Captures the Exhilaration of Gambling With Your Life

Review: Eternal Strands Weaves a Tapestry of Influences

Le Zoo gets first teaser trailer to reveal Mother Games' bizarre new release

Trickcal: ReVive to get global launch and major fanfare at Taipei Games Show

Blue Lock Rivals tier list - the best styles and flows

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth eclipses Remake’s Steam launch

EVERSPACE 2 expansion “Wrath of the Ancients” announced

Review – Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Nintendo Switch)

#GOG
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Dino Crisis 1 And 2 Get PC Ports As Fans Vote On Which Other Classic Games To Bring Back

Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 re-released on PC thanks to GOG, as it launches a tool you can use to help convince IP owners to let games you love make a comeback

Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 get re-released on PC via GOG, but that probably won't sate fans dying for a remake

Dino Crisis 1 and 2 Brought Back to Life on PC via GOG

GOG adds Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2

Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 now available on GOG - plus GOG Dreamlist replaces Community Wishlist

Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 Launch On GOG

#DinoCrisisDinoCrisis2
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GOG Preserves Dino Crisis 1 & 2 with Modern Upgrades

Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 Now Available on GOG

#PS4
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New God of War Ragnarok PS5, PS4 Patch Unlocks New Game+ Armor Set

Majima Voice Actor Talks About His Role in Pirate Yakuza

Hololive’s Hakos Baelz, Ninomae Ina’nis Worked on NieR: Automata Song Cover

PS5 Hardware Sales In The US Are Tracking Ahead Of The PS4 By 7%

Game Pass Loses Sony-Developed Franchise for the First Time

Absurd Boomer Shooter 'Turbo Overkill' Shadow Drops On Switch

PlayStation Plus monthly games will only be PS5 games starting in 2026

#MarvelSnap
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Marvel Snap is back on app stores, thanks in part to a new U.S based publisher

Marvel Snap confirms new publisher after going dark during TikTok outage

Marvel Snap Gets a US Publisher so It Won’t Disappear Again

Second Dinner ditches Nuverse as Marvel Snap publisher, partners with Skystone Games

Marvel Snap Developer to Self-Publish, Mostly, Following Unplanned Outage

Marvel Snap has a new US publisher: Marvel Heroes boss David Brevik’s Skystone Games

#PlayStation
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Spider-Man 2 gets PC specs less than a day before launch

Shake up at Sony as new PlayStation CEO announced

Dino Crisis 1 & 2 just got enhanced PC re-releases, courtesy of GOG

Xbox Was December's Biggest Publisher, and 64% of Its Sales Were on PS5, PS4

Hideaki Nishino named Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO

PlayStation’s Difficult Year Culminates in Big Leadership Changes

Celebrate 30 Years of Tekken with Anniversary Tournaments

Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade Gets Release Date and New Trailer

Hermen Hulst Ousted as PlayStation Co-CEO in Surprise Shake-Up

#MarvelsSpider-Man2
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC Specs Revealed A Day Before Launch

Spider-Man 2 PC features and specs revealed on the eve of the game’s release

New in-game content incentives coming to PlayStation games on PC

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC Requirements And Features Web Out

Swing Into Action: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Lands on PC

#PS5
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Silent Hill 2 Has Been Massively Successful on PS5, PC

Co-op looter-shooter Wayfinder has finally launched on Xbox – and introduced a hardcore mode

#PlayStationNetwork
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Sony is dropping the PSN account requirement on PC, but having one will now unlock in-game content

Phantom Line is a Helldivers style FPS from ex Cyberpunk 2077 devs, demo out now

#NintendoSwitch
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Save 25% On Donkey Kong Country Returns HD For Nintendo Switch

Pokemon Anime Short Celebrates Arbok for Year of the Snake

NieR: Automata Pop-Up Store Stars 2B, 9S, A2, Devola, and Popola

Among Us Crewmate Now in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Turbo Overkill gets surprise release on Nintendo Switch

2D roguelike action game Folly of the Wizards planned for Nintendo Switch

Farming sim and tower defense hybrid The Rabbit Haul coming to Nintendo Switch

Harvest Moon's New "Cozy" Switch Bundle Revives Two 3DS Titles This Summer

PlayStation Is Bringing MLB The Show 25 To Nintendo Switch This March

#HideakiNishino
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Hideaki Nishino named sole CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Ditches Co-CEO Strategy in Leadership Shakeup

Sony Interactive Entertainment appoints new president and CEO Hideaki Nishino

Hideaki Nishino Appointed As President and CEO Of Sony Interactive Entertainment

#Microsoft
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Xbox Series S Didn't Get A Price Cut, Despite How It May Look

Microsoft (MSFT) paid out $9.7 billion in buybacks and dividends during Q2 FY25

Microsoft dispels World of Warcraft Game Pass rumors sparked by its own marketing email snafu

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Indiana Jones and the Golden Circle Made Microsoft $465 Million in December