Video Game News 1/30/2025

#ForzaHorizon5
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Open-World Racer Forza Horizon 5 Is The Next Big Xbox Exclusive Coming To PS5

Forza Horizon 5 Is The Next Xbox Game To Speed Onto PlayStation 5

Forza Horizon 5 is coming to PS5 this Spring

Forza Horizon 5 Confirmed for PS5, Out This Spring

Forza Horizon 5 Is Coming to PS5 This Spring

Forza Horizon 5 coming to PS5 this spring

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Coming to PS5, Says Industry Insider

Forza Horizon 5 PS5 Release Date Window Set, Free Content Update Announced

Forza Horizon 5 Officially Announced for PlayStation 5

Forza Horizon 5 Heading to PS5 in Spring 2025, Horizon Realm Update Announced, Arriving Soon To All Platforms

#BioWare
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It looks like the entirety of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's main credited writing team is now no longer working at BioWare

As work on Mass Effect 5 properly gets going, BioWare says it's downsized, with "many" devs moved to other EA teams and some staff departures

Dark Horse's Deluxe Edition Dragon Age Art Book Is Steeply Discounted At Amazon

Dragon Age Developers Reveal They’ve Been Laid Off After BioWare Puts ‘Full Focus’ on Mass Effect

Please, call a job cut a job cut

BioWare quietly lay off key Dragon Age team members while talking up the next Mass Effect

BioWare veteran writer among those looking for work after post-Dragon Age: The Veilguard downsizing

Dragon Age The Veilguard Devs Laid Off As Part Of Mass Effect Focus

Several senior BioWare staff confirm exit from the studio

BioWare Hit by Layoffs Following Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Failure

BioWare Lays Off Staff, Moves Others To Other EA Teams

#Sony
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Sony is taking away your guaranteed free monthly PS4 PlayStation Plus games, but not until next year

Sony Has Good News and Bad News on PlayStation 5 Themes

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 system requirements and PC features are all things to all Spider-people

Sony yanking PS5's PlayStation anniversary console themes soon, but says they'll be back

PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4 Themes on PS5 Will Leave Tomorrow, But Sony Is Working to Bring Them Back

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Looks Truly Spectacular in PC Features Trailer

Sony To Bring Back Classic PlayStation PS5 Themes In The Coming Months

PlayStation's 30th Anniversary themes are leaving at the end of January

PS5’s Best Feature Update Is Being Taken Away… For Now

PS4 Users Upset Over Support Winding Down

PS Plus Essential Got 2 Flops in a Row, Members Unhappy

Sony Concedes Defeat On Unpopular PSN Requirements

#PS5
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The Most-Anticipated Shooter Games Of 2025 And Beyond

Spider-Man 2 system requirements are forgiving for older PCs, ray tracing aside

Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 officially heading to PlayStation 5 this "spring"

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's PC port has promise - but too many problems

Former Rockstar Animator Doubtful GTA 6 Will Run at 60fps on PS5

Capcom to Hype PS5 Fans for 2025 with Livestream Next Week

Loveless Aerith Arrives in FFVII Ever Crisis

Gundam Breaker 4 Update Adds GQuuuuuuX

Tales of Graces f Remastered Survey Includes Wallpaper Reward

Review: Citizen Sleeper 2 Is Punishing and Poignant in the Best Ways

Elden Ring: Become Lord II Completes the Comic’s Storyline

Date Everything Game Delayed and Skipping Valentine’s Day

METAL SUITS: Counter-Attack gets release date in February

Turbo Overkill console ports now available

PlayStation Behind 64% of Spending on Microsoft Games Last Month

Unleash Your Inner Hunter: Monster Hunter Wilds Arrives on PS5

#Xbox
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Xbox hardware sales slump, but Game Pass is surging

Starfield Will Not Stay Exclusive to Xbox, Says Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer confirms Xbox will support Switch 2

PC Game Pass Subscriptions Grew by More Than 30 Percent in Q2 2025 – Microsoft CEO

Xbox Hardware Revenue Fell by 29 Percent in Q2 2025

Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 43 – Summer

Gimmick! 2: A Retro Platforming Masterpiece Returns with a New Adventure

A Rite from the Stars: Remaster Edition – A Coming-of-Age Journey with a Twist

#RPG
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review: a sci-fi RPG that explores new space, yet I yearn for old ground

I'm haunted by the decline and fall of Dragon Age, and can't help but wonder how it came to this

Citizen Sleeper 2 review - a poignant and timely RPG about hope in dystopia

If you want to play the Elden Ring Nightreign beta, FromSoftware has an update

Citizen Sleeper 2 review

Mini Review: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (PS5) - Don't Sleep on This Deeper RPG Sequel

Wizardry Variants Daphne adds new Ninja class and Unenlightened Assassin Rinne in latest update

Revisit the World of Final Fantasy VII with the Newly Remade Version

Uncover the Secrets of “The Directorate: Novitiate” in This Thrilling Reveal Trailer

Citizen Sleeper 2 Launch Stream: Watch the Creator Play Before Release

Song of Rats – Open Beta

Review: Dragon Takers (Nintendo Switch)

#PlayStation5
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Monster Hunter Wilds Japanese Guide Book Will Appear at Launch

PlayStation Plus to solely focus on PS5 games

Step Into a New Reality With the Best PlayStation VR and PlayStation VR2 Games

Halo Master Chief Collection Coming to PlayStation 5, Insider Claims

Horizon Festival Comes to PlayStation 5 with Cross-Play Across All Platforms

Snezhinka Brings Fast-Paced Side-Scrolling Action to Consoles on February 13

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell Brings Its Final Chapter to Consoles on February 6

Forza Horizon 5 Coming to PlayStation 5

#KittyIslandAdventure
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How to unlock the Fishing Rod in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

How to unlock the Net in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

How to time travel in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and why it’s risky

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Tophat Gudetama location

Hello Kitty Island Adventure gift guide

Review: Hello Kitty Island Adventure Feels Complete on Switch

Hello Kitty Island Adventure launch trailer

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Nintendo Switch physical release confirmed

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Review – A Cozy Life Sim

Review: Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Switch) - A Cute Social Sim That Takes Notes From Nintendo's Best

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Now Available for Nintendo Switch and PC

#DateEverything
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Date Everything! pushed to later date

Date Everything delayed to February 2025, new trailer [update: delayed to June 2025]

Date Everything! Delayed, Will No Longer Launch on Perfect Release Date

Sorry Romantics, "Bonkers" Dating Sim 'Date Everything' Has Been Delayed To June

#AI
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Best Cypher 091 loadout, class build in Black Ops 6

Dragonsweeper is a free, neat and nifty RPG take on a venerable PC puzzler

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55 details revealed, live today

Lights, Camera, Action: New NVIDIA Broadcast AI Features Now Streaming With GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs

Space strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire 2 just made its AI much tougher

Best graphics card 2025

Top 15 most suitable Roblox games for kids

Generative AI art made without human "creativity" cannot be protected by copyright laws

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.55 Packs In Four New Cars and More

Supreme AIrony

#NintendoSwitch
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Games like Animal Crossing on PC

Nintendo Japan eShop Stops Accepting Overseas Credit Cards, PayPal

Pixel art action game Skies Above coming to Nintendo Switch

The Last Hero of Nostalgaia receiving Nintendo Switch physical release

Groove Coaster: Future Performers announced

Snezhinka: Sentinel Girls 2 gets console ports in February

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell console ports launch in February

US: Nintendo Download for 30th January, 2025

#EA
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BioWare veterans confirm they were laid off by EA, including senior Dragon Age and Mass Effect devs

EA Teases Next Sims Releases With Y2K-Themed Website

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Missed Sales Projections by 50%

#MonsterHunterWilds
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Hey Monster Hunter fans, a new Capcom Spotlight stream will have a few more crumbs of Wilds for you ahead of launch

How World's FFXIV and The Witcher 3 Collabs Inspired Monster Hunter Wilds - IGN First

Monster Hunter Wilds: The Final Preview – IGN First

Capcom games showcase coming next week, with a Monster Hunter Wilds stream right after

Capcom Wants Players to Go Wild Together in Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds’ Monsters Have Higher Health

#PlayStation
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PlayStation finally drop the PSN account requirement that annoyed every PC player

PlayStation’s 30th anniversary PS5 themes are leaving, but Sony says they’ll be back

Helldivers 2 Controversial Region Lock Lifted in Several Countries

#Netflix
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Netflix Reveals Squid Game Season 3 Release Date And First Look At Season 2 Aftermath

The first Squid Game season 3 photos are here, and a summer release has also been confirmed alongside much of Netflix's huge 2025 slate

All the Squid Game season 3 news we’ve heard so far

Netflix’s Devil May Cry makes a bold choice with a Limp Bizkit-powered opening

Devil May Cry Anime Release Date Shared

Don't Starve Together is still coming to mobile, but not to Netflix

Netflix to bring the WWE 2K series to their gaming service, coming this fall

PlayStation Productions’ next movie project is Resident Evil

Devil May Cry animated series reveals April premiere date, opening credits

Netflix Stories Is Adding Ginny & Georgia and Sweet Magnolias Later This Year

#SummerGameFest
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Summer Game Fest Returns On June 6 With A Showcase At The YouTube Theater

Summer Game Fest dates confirmed

Summer Game Fest Returns Bigger Than Ever This June

Summer Game Fest Returns In June With A 2-Hour Showcase

Summer Game Fest Returning to LA Beginning June 6

Summer Game Fest returns with June 2025 showcase

#Japanese
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Nintendo Blocks Foreign Payments on Japanese eShop, Making Digital Imports Harder

Japanese gaming PC builders cause havoc at Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 lottery

Toram Online's Hatsune Miku collaboration is now live, bringing exclusive outfits and more

Japanese government to investigate payment processors after withholding revenue from adult games on Steam

Japanese Charts: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Continues Its Winning Streak

Japan's Switch eShop Will Soon No Longer Accept Overseas Payment Methods

#Don
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Nvidia's latest 572.16 driver isn't just for the RTX 50-series, as 20, 30 and 40-series cards are also gifted with significant updates

Laika: Aged Through Blood motors onto Switch today

Don’t Miss These 9 Epic New Xbox and Game Pass Games Launching in February

#CitizenSleeper2StarwardVector
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review - an evocative, thrilling sci-fi sequel

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Review – Tears in Rain

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Review — Adrift, But Not Alone