Video Game News 2/18/2025

#MarvelRivals
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Marvel Rivals Is Finally Making Some Big Balance Changes In Its Mid-Season Patch

Marvel Rivals Director And Others Laid Off Just Months After The Hero Shooter Took Over The Charts

Learn How To Wield Spider-Man’s Power With Great Responsibility In Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals The Thing Gameplay Reveal Shows Off The Clobbering Vanguard

Marvel Rivals Devs Laid Off Despite The Game's Huge Success

‘This is such a weird industry’: Marvel Rivals lays off NA-based team amid explosive success

Marvel Rivals developers in the US are saying they've been laid off, despite launching a game with more than 20 million players

Unbelievably, the gargantuan Marvel Rivals is seeing developers get laid off

Marvel Rivals is overhauling currency to make earning skins much, much easier

Marvel Rivals team hit by layoffs despite major launch success

Ridiculously Successful Marvel Rivals Loses USA Studio to Layoffs

Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 Brings The Thing and Human Torch; First Gameplay Revealed

Marvel Rivals Hero "Hot List" For First Half of Season 1 Revealed

NetEase Games lays off Marvel Rivals director and Seattle-based team

Marvel Rivals cracks Twitch's top 10 categories for two months in a row

Marvel Rivals confirms impending nerfs for Doctor Strange, Magneto and Cloak & Dagger

Marvel Rivals Studio Shockingly Closed By NetEase Laying off Everyone

As player numbers soar, NetEase lays off the American Marvel Rivals team

Marvel Rivals team outlines the process of adding new heroes to the game and shoots down rumors of ‘fake leaks’

Report: NetEase laid off Marvel Rivals' Seattle developers

NetEase Lays Off Marvel Rivals Director And Staff After Successful Launch

Marvel Rivals Season 1: New Heroes, Maps, and Exciting Changes

Marvel Rivals Celebrates Massive Success With Layoffs

#Steam
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Hollow Knight Silksong Page Removed From Nintendo Store, Remains Elsewhere

Discoveries

Danganronpa creator’s new Persona like RPG The Hundred Line gets a Steam demo

Beloved roguelike city builder Against the Storm is getting upgraded, for free

Two Point Museum system requirements are ancient like the fossils you collect

New Steam horror game that only costs $6 already has near-perfect reviews

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity Steam sale offers up curated collection of co-op capers and more

FromSoftware Plans to Flog Characters, Bosses as Elden Ring Nightreign DLC

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Gains Official Mod Support

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy demo now available

Horror adventure game Blue June finally shares update, ditches 2.5D for 3D

Reignbreaker release date revealed alongside playable demo

GameStonk Simulator Brings Video Game Store Management to Steam

KARMA: The Dark World Launches on PlayStation 5 & PC this March

#Avowed
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Mass Effect Fans Are Freaking Out About Avowed’s Sexy Fish Man Companion

All Totem of Rightful Rulership locations in Avowed

Game Pass: What time does Avowed go live?

How to upgrade gear and get crafting materials in Avowed

The best Avowed weapons

Best Avowed Fighter Build

All Avowed Godlike Abilities and How to Get Them

All Avowed Companions and Their Abilities

The Dreamscourge Plague: Frenzy and Controversy Around Avowed

#Nintendo
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Nintendo Switch's Excellent Gold Points Scheme Is Being Discontinued

How to use My Nintendo Gold Points on the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo discontinuing Gold Points on the Switch eShop, ahead of Switch 2 release

Nintendo Game Vouchers Can't Be Used On Switch 2

Nintendo Discontuing Gold Points

Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers Don’t Work With Switch 2 Games

My Nintendo Gold Points Program Ending

My Nintendo Gold Points to be discontinued March 25

Nintendo is Ending The Gold Points System

Ahead of the Switch 2’s Launch, My Nintendo Gold Points to be Discontinued on March 25

Random: This Fan-Made Render Has Us Dreaming Of Switch 2's Dual-Screen Potential

Not Even Squaresoft Could Convince Nintendo To Use Discs For The N64

Nintendo Power Artist "Hadn't Actually Played Any Zelda Games" Before Creating His Take On Hyrule

Nintendo Sets Up New Subsidiary In Taiwan

Nintendo Will "Likely" Price The Switch 2 At $399, Says Analyst

Opinion: Scrapping Gold Points Makes Sense For Nintendo, But It's A Bitter Pill For Loyal Fans

Game Vouchers Won't Work On Switch 2 Exclusives, Says Nintendo

Nintendo Is Discontinuing Gold Points, One Of The Switch's Best Incentives

Nintendo Switch Game Voucher scheme won’t be available on Switch 2

Nintendo announces discontinuation of earning My Nintendo Gold Points

Squaresoft tried to convince Nintendo to switch to CDs for the N64

StreetPass Mii Plaza added to Nintendo Music

#Blow
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Blow it up: Tips & Tricks

Blow it Up brings the Angry Birds-like genre roaring into the late 2020s, coming soon to mobile

Physics destruction game Blow It Up slated for Nintendo Switch

Boom Goes the Dynamite! Blow It Up Explodes onto Xbox, PlayStation, and PC

Blow It Up Brings Explosive Chaos to BOOMTOPIA!

Physics-Based Destruction Game Blow It Up Now Available

#Haikyu
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Haikyu!! Fly High is a new volleyball sports sim based on the iconic anime

Haikyu!! Fly High is Launching Worldwide with Tons of Pre-Registration Rewards

#DragonPirateYakuzaHawaii
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review - a swashbuckling success

Review: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PS5) - Madcap Majima Does the Job

Yakuza Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review – The Mad Dog of Shimano is Back

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review – Majima’s Craziest Adventure Yet

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review — The Mad Dog Takes to the Sea

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review

#PlayStation
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Xbox CEO Confirms What We Knew: The Console Wars Are Over

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida says he "had no choice" but to take a job overseeing indie games

Highly Anticipated PS5 Console Exclusive Lost Soul Aside Will Get a Blu-ray Release

PS5 Has Narrowed the Gap on Switch's Indie Game Sales, Says Shu Yoshida

Despite Strong Criticism, Days Gone PS5 Is Climbing Up the PS Store Pre-Order Charts

Tides of Annihilation Boasts Four Weapon Types, Dozens of Bosses, Over 30 Hours of Playtime

Shuhei Yoshida claims Jim Ryan told him to take over PlayStation indies or leave the company

Metal Gear Solid Delta Release Date Confirmed in Official Trailer

The Order 1886 Dev Says Reception, Not Sales Is to Blame for No Sequel

PlayStation Store Update Worldwide February 18, 2025

Days Gone Remastered Preorders Off to a Strong Start Despite Criticisms

Another Upcoming PS Plus Classic Apparently Leaked

Shuhei Yoshida Was Allegedly Forced Out of PlayStation Studios Job by Jim Ryan

Shuhei Yoshida’s Shift to Indie Games: A New Chapter for PlayStation

#NintendoSwitch
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Fortnite Festival Nintendo Switch Controller With Fret Attachment Gets First Discount

NieR: Automata Music Special Live Stream and Piano Journeys Announced

Roguelike deckbuilder Last Spartan: Glory Over Madness heading to Nintendo Switch

To the Moon: Sigmund Minisode 1 and 2 coming to Nintendo Switch [update: out now]

The Backrooms 1998 out on Nintendo Switch next week, new trailer

Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy getting worldwide Nintendo Switch release

The Making of Karateka, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and Tetris Forever getting physical releases on Nintendo Switch

MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy coming west

MADO MONOGATARI Fia and the Wondrous Academy Launching in 2025

PowerA Celebrates Pokémon Day & Mario Day with Themed Nintendo Switch Accessories

Review: Big Helmet Heroes (Nintendo Switch)

#TonyHawk
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Here's More Evidence That A New Tony Hawk Game Is Coming

A skater claims he’s in ‘a new Tony Hawk remaster about to come out’

Pro skater seemingly leaks that a new, remastered Tony Hawk game is coming

Mystery Tony Hawk remaster now mentioned by pro skater involved in the game, even though Activision hasn't announced it yet

Pro Skater Claims to Be in an Upcoming Tony Hawk Remaster That's 'About to Come Out'

Rumour: A New Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remaster Might Be On The Way

#FinalFantasy
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The Final Fantasy Commander Deck Cards In Magic: The Gathering Look Incredible

Final Fantasy Commander Cards Are Coming To Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Cards Are Up for Preorder at Amazon

Magic’s first batch of Final Fantasy cards are here, and they look amazing

Where to pre-order Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy

10 PS5, PS4 Games Removed from PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month

Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy Crossover Boasts Truly Epic Artwork

Magic the Gathering Final Fantasy Decks and Cards Briefly Appeared at Best Buy

#Fortnite
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Epic Pulls Out All The Stops To Humiliate Fortnite Cheater

Elden Ring Nightreign Channels the Spirit of a Forgotten God of War Game

Twitch’s Hasan Piker wants fellow leftists to know: having fun isn’t ‘bourgeois decadence’

Epic Games sues Fortnite cheater, takes back winnings and forces them to post humiliating public apology video as a stark warning to others

GTA 6 Reportedly Wants to Be the Next Big PS5 Metaverse

Fortnite Global Championship 2025 Pre-Sale Kicks Off

Fortnite Fans Have Plenty to Talk Over: Mammoth Pistol and Sentinel Pump

Ninja Calls Out Fortnite for Paying Streamers

Ongoing Buzz About a Potential New Sniper Rifle: Fortnite’s C6S2 Trailer Highlights

#SquareEnix
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Square Enix Discussed FFVII Rebirth Sephiroth Model and Pose

War of the Visions tier list - The best characters ranked [February 2025]

Square Enix to end support for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on iOS

Massively OP Podcast Episode 506: MMO housing, jet packs, and money

#GoldPoints
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Nintendo is ending its My Nintendo Gold Points Switch eShop rewards scheme

Nintendo Gold Points Reward Scheme to End in March

#RPG
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Total War: Warhammer 3 might finally be giving its cowardly AI some oomph

Guide: Best Trails Games Ranked: Which Trails Games to Play and Where to Start

#HundredLineLastDefenseAcademy
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The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy story trailer, characters trailer #3

The Hundred Line Last Defense Academy Drops First English Trailer

#February24
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Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2025 announced for February 24

Tarisland raises character and inscribed stone levels and adds more dungeon content February 24

Deliver At All Costs Demo Available Now Ahead of Steam Next Fest

Fellowship Public Playtest Hits Steam Next Fest with MOBA-Inspired Dungeon Crawling

#PS5
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Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered Deluxe Physical Edition Looks Awesome

PS Plus: Another Disney adventure is coming to PS5 Classics Catalog, new rating suggests

9 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Yours to Download Now

Fight Blangonga Again in Monster Hunter Wilds

Next Genshin Impact Characters Are Varesa and Iansan

Tides of Annihilation Will Get New Gameplay on February 13th

Assassin’s Creed Shadows “Tracking Solidly,” Comparable to Odyssey

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for February 2025 announced