Video Game News 2/3/2025

#Battlefield
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EA Reveals First Look At Next Battlefield And How To Play It Early

Battlefield shows signs of life at last, with next game testing info coming later today

Need For Speed Isn't Dead, But Criterion Is Focused On Road Ahead With Battlefield

EA Puts Criterion’s Need for Speed Team on Battlefield, Confirms No More Content Coming to NFS Unbound

First Official Look at New Battlefield Gameplay as EA Reveals Battlefield Labs

Need for Speed is on hold, but EA says it ‘will return in new and interesting ways’

‘Let’s build Battlefield together’: EA shares pre-alpha Battlefield gameplay alongside testing details

Community testing plans for EA’s new Battlefield game have seemingly leaked

The first 10 seconds of gameplay for the next Battlefield looks a lot like Battlefield 3, playtest signups are now live

How to sign up for Battlefield Labs

EA prepares community tests for new Battlefield game as it follows Skate’s lead

Need for Speed will return, EA pledges, but team all-in on Battlefield for now

Next Battlefield game glimpsed as EA announces big community playtest plans

Need for Speed Series Isn't Dead, But Dev Now Fully Focused on Battlefield

Battlefield Labs Revealed, a New Test for Next Battlefield Game

Battlefield Fans Stand at Attention as EA Teases Community Testing Program

Battlefield 6 Unveiled with Free Playtest and Battlefield Labs

Need for Speed franchise put on hold as Criterion Games works on Battlefield

Battlefield Studios rolls four studios working on the franchise into one global group

Battlefield Labs Could Let You Shape the Next Battlefield Game Through Testing

EA unites four studios under the new Battlefield Studios banner to jointly develop the series

Battlefield Labs Announced, Next Battlefield Teased in Pre-Alpha Gameplay

Battlefield Labs Lets Players Shape the Next Battlefield Game

Need for Speed On Hiatus While Criterion Works On Battlefield

EA Announces Battlefield Labs, A New Community Driven Play Testing Bed to “Build The Next Battlefield, Together”

#Nintendo
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How Long Is Donkey Kong Country Returns HD?

There's going to be a PlayStation State of Play this month, if you want to believe the clout-chasers

The Cousin Game is one of the oldest and most underappreciated genres

Nintendo to cease foreign payment on digital stores in Japan

Star Fox character designer on why he left Nintendo, says company is in “good hands” but shouldn’t just rely on its IPs

Nintendo patents tech to predict player inputs

Feature: 12 Things Switch 2's Mysterious Not-C-Button Might Do, Maybe

Mysterious Patent Hints At "Predictive Input" For Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo relying on its popular series would be “a big mistake” says company veteran

Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden shares thoughts on Switch 2 name

#KingdomComeDeliverance2
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Reviews Make It Sound Somewhere Between An Open-World Slog And The Witcher 3

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 review: one of the most unique RPGs I've ever played

You can save 10% on your Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Steam pre-order if you buy it today

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review: a bastard for all seasons

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 review - a must-play medieval RPG

2025 Starts Off Strong with Very High Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Review Scores

Review: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (PS5) - Immersive Knight Sim Makes for a Peerless RPG

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Platinum Trophy To Take 200 Hours

PS5 Pro ‘Well Utilized’ By Highly-Anticipated RPG

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 – 15 Things Gamers Are Eager to Do

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Review

#BattlefieldLabs
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Battlefield Labs will let fans shape the future of the franchise

Here's Battlefield's Plan To Make The Next Game The "Most Ambitious Community Collaboration" In Franchise History

#Civilization7
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Civilization 7 review: the most bravely different Civ in decades, for better and worse

Discoveries

Not even the most powerful gaming PC is going to get around Civilization 7's ridiculously variable performance

Civilization 7 review

Civilization 7 - the best Civilizations for each Age

Civilization 7 review

Round Up: Civilization 7 Reviews Are Glowing Ahead of PS5 Launch

#ESA
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ESA says tariffs on video games could ’cause significant harm to everyday Americans’

ESA Raises Concerns on Trump Tariffs and Their Impact on Gaming

ESA shares statement on Trump tariffs, cites potential harm to video game industry

ESA warns Trump tariffs will bring "significant harm" to US developers and players

ESA Says Trump's Tariffs Could Cause "Significant Harm to Everyday Americans"

ESA warns of 'negative impact' to hit game industry with Trump's tariffs

#NeedSpeed
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Need For Speed-inspired Punk Runner is a cyberpunk racing game with flying cars

Need for Speed Slams the Brakes as Devs Detour to Help Out With Battlefield 6

#Steam
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Nvidia’s new RTX 5080 and 5090 graphics cards are sold out everywhere

This upcoming FMV game makes Solitaire downright scary

OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome have been de-listed from Steam and nobody knows why

2K says epic indies Rollerdrome and OlliOlli World will be back on Steam soon

Spider-Man 2's Looking Like Another PC Own Goal from Sony

Red Dead Redemption 2's Player Count on Steam blasts past its previous record thanks to a recent sale

Necesse sees over 200K players flood into its free play weekend, posts roadmap to release

RPG Maker Festival 2025 Is Live – Here Are My Top Picks

Best Served Cold Demo Available Now – Try the Noir-Inspired Murder Mystery

#Xbox
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Fortnite Festival Riffmaster Guitar Controller Gets Biggest Discount Yet

Ex-Sony Boss Says Xbox Can Find Multiplatform Software Success, Just Like SEGA

Xbox Could Successfully Follow Sega’s Footsteps, Says Ex Sony Boss

OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome Delisted From Steam and Xbox Store

Casual Sport Series: Tennis Serves Up an Ace on Xbox

Former PlayStation boss says Xbox can succeed like Sega

#RPG
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's developer is 'fed up' of being dragged into the culture war: 'It seems like someone is always trying to brand us somehow, and we are just trying to make a cool videogame'

Can you romance companions in Avowed?

Reassigned BioWare Staff Might Not Get to Go Back to Developer

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 a Technical Powerhouse on PS5 Pro, Says Digital Foundry

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review: For king and country

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Review – Taking the Crown

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Review – A One of A Kind Experience to Late Middle Ages

Review – Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Xbox Series X)

#AssassinsCreedShadows
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Whoops! Assassin's Creed Shadows spoilers are already on the internet thanks to its art book leaking on an, uh, 18+ anime website

Assassin’s Creed Shadows details leak after art book is uploaded to a hentai site

Assassin's Creed Shadows spoilers splurged on adult cartoon website

Significant Assassin's Creed Shadows Spoilers Leak on Hentai Website

#Sony
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A Valentine's Day PlayStation Showcase Might Be Headed Our Way

Former PlayStation Exec Explains Why Michel Ancel's Wild Was Canceled

Switch 2 Reveal Was Surprising Due To Lack Of Surprises, Says Former PlayStation Boss

Sony PlayStation State of Play Reportedly Set for Next Week

PlayStation State of Play set for next week - report

Sony's Bloodborne 60fps Mod DMCA Takedown Was About the Name, Not the Patch Itself

Last Chance to Grab PS Plus January 2025 Monthly Games

Games Leaving PS Plus in March Expected to Include Fan Favorite Title

This New PlayStation 5 DualSense Is the Best Looking Sony Controller Ever

#MultiVersus
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MultiVersus Director Calls Out Violent Threats Amid Shutdown Backlash And Roster Rumors

MultiVersus Dev Calls Out ‘Threats to Harm’ Following Shutdown Announcement: ‘I Am in Deep Mourning for the Game’

MultiVersus director in "deep mourning" following last week's shutdown news

MultiVersus Director 'in Deep Mourning', Calls Out Player Threats After Shutdown Announcement

Another PS5 Multiplayer Game Shutting Down in 2025, Players Angry

#PokémonTCGPocket
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Pokémon TCG Pocket's Abysmal Trading Is Going To Be Addressed

Pokémon TCG Pocket set to celebrate Pokémon Day by giving away rare freebies

Pokémon TCG Pocket gets statement on trading feature ahead of new ex Drop Event

#KingdomComeDeliveranceII
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Kingdom Come Deliverance II: Performance Review and Best Settings on Steam Deck

Ladies Man Henry of Skalitz Woos Fair Maidens in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Clip

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Review

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Review

#KittyIslandAdventure
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All pizza oven recipes in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Hello Kitty Island Adventure gift guide

Complete Hello Kitty Island Adventure Critter Chic Quest Crafting List

Complete Hello Kitty Island Adventure Coffee Recipe List (Espresso Machine Recipes)

#Minecraft
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Minecraft now has cold and warm cow variants to join the pigs in beta

The 67 best Minecraft house ideas for 1.21

Minecraft's latest public testing update adds new cow variants, shrubbery fireflies, and "bush"

#NintendoSwitch
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Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos review for Nintendo Switch

Beef Cat Ultra, auto-shooter with Game-Boy aesthetic, out on Nintendo Switch this week

Turn-based roguelike shooter Jupiter Hell hitting Nintendo Switch this month

UK software sales chart for the week ending February 1, 2025

Basureroes: Invasion launch trailer

Famitsu’s most wanted games – February 2, 2025

Nintendo Switch eShop deals – Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Loop Hero, The Sinking City, more

Review: VED (Nintendo Switch)

Mega Man 11 sales have surpassed 2 million