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Video Game News 2/19/2025

#MarvelRivals
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Marvel Rivals’ Latest Patch Is Coming For Support Players’ Throats
The Internet Reacts To Shocking Marvel Rivals Layoffs
Marvel Rivals Game Director And Others Laid Off Just Months After The Hero Shooter Took Over The Charts [Update]
Marvel Rivals US developers laid off despite having helped make a big hit, as NetEase says it's "investing more, not less, into the evolution and growth of this game"
Marvel Rivals Players are Already Worried Human Torch Is OP Days Before Mid-Season Update
Marvel Rivals Director and Entire Seattle Design Team Laid Off, NetEase Tells Fans Not to Worry About the Game
Marvel Rivals’ latest patch buffs everyone except support characters
NetEase reward US-based developers of live service hit Marvel Rivals by sacrificing their jobs to "efficiency"
Marvel Rivals publisher NetEase responds to shocking layoffs, claims they were to "optimise development efficiency"
Marvel Rivals Trailers Distract with Human Torch, The Thing Gameplay
Marvel Rivals Maker Reassures Fans PS5 Hit Will Not Be Affected by Layoffs
Marvel Rivals Teases Human Torch and The Thing Gameplay
Marvel Rivals Experiences Staff Layoffs During Mid-Season
Marvel Rivals Developer Reports Layoffs
NetEase Games insists it is investing deeper into Marvel Rivals despite layoffs
Marvel Rivals US support studio hit with layoffs
Marvel Rivals talks up its mid-season update’s new characters and map in the shadow of major layoffs
Waifu Wednesday: Squirrel Girl from Marvel Rivals
Even with the incredible launch Marvel Rivals developer NetEase sends US staff packing

#Switch
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One Of The Best Deals In Gaming Won't Work On Switch 2
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Discounted For Switch, Xbox, And PS5 At Amazon
Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games: Release Dates for 2025 and Beyond
Discoveries
Konami Shared Suikoden HD Remaster Scarlet Moon Empire Lore
Mouthwashing Game Being Ported to Switch, PS5, Xbox
Ryza Just Woke Up for Her New Atelier Ryza Figure
Adventure game Pilo and the Holobook to appear on Switch [update: April 2025 launch]
Blue Wednesday coming to consoles in March
The Backrooms 1998 hits full release this week
Buzz into a World of Puzzles with Bee Flowers on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC
Video: Let's Compare Xenoblade Chronicles X On Wii U And Switch
All Aboard! Acclaimed Deckbuilder 'Monster Train' Is Getting A Switch Sequel This Year
Upcoming Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Updates Add New Gameplay Features & Co-Op Options
New Tactical RPG From Danganronpa & Zero Escape Creators Scores A Demo
Tsetseg’s Adventure (Switch, PC)
Preview: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

#Avowed
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Every Question You Have About Avowed, Answered
Avowed - My Loyal Shield Treasure Map Location
Avowed - The Blade That Hungers Treasure Map Location
Avowed - Ancient Arrowhead Treasure Map Location
Avowed - Robe Of The Arcane Cheater Treasure Map Location
Avowed - Dead Man's Mail Treasure Map Location
Avowed - Seafarer's Boots Treasure Map Location
Avowed - Full Emerald Stair Map And Points Of Interest
Avowed - Full Dawnshore Map And Points Of Interest
Dead Man’s Mail treasure map location and solution in Avowed
Seafarer’s Boots treasure map location and solution in Avowed
Robe of the Arcane Cheater treasure map location and solution in Avowed
The best Avowed builds
Complete Avowed Unique Items Table List and Locations
Review: Avowed Feels Like a Miniature, Welcoming Skyrim
Avowed: The Game Taking Over Players’ Minds
Xbox Game Pass Adds Watch Dogs: Legion, Avowed, and More

#Steam
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This twist on the survival crafter genre lets you play as a silly little squirrel
Monster Train 2 revealed for 2025 release and you can play the demo right now
You can now brew your very own (free) Valve-approved Steam games from the guts of Team Fortress 2
Aimbots and wallhacks are compulsory in Cheaters Cheetah, an FPS designed by a former cheat developer that bans you if you lose
Overwatch 2 Season 15 is the hero shooter’s biggest win in a while
At the last minute, Delta Force says its Black Hawk Down campaign is now free
Best free Steam games 2025
Delta Force controller support explained
PC Users Furious Over Lost Soul Aside Being Blocked from Sale in 130 Countries
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's Performance on PC Has Not Been Amazing
Hades 2 Warsong Update Adds Ares
Valve Reveals Steam Sales Schedule for the Rest of 2025
Revenge shooter I Am Your Beast now available for iOS
Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town tops 300K copies sold
Sci-fi tactical JRPG Guns Undarkness announces playable demo
Amazon's previous VP of Prime Gaming said they "tried everything" to disrupt Steam
Sodaman Achievements Guide
Acclaimed Horror Title 'Mouthwashing' Is Making Its Way To Switch
One Year In And Palworld Exceeds 32 Million Players, But They Still Have To Deal With Nintendo

#RPG
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Moves Of The Diamond Hand is Cosmo D's next chaotic dice-rolling RPG, with a demo out now
Atomfall release date, gameplay, trailers, and more
Monster Hunter Wilds release date, trailers, and latest news
Gordian Quest, the critically acclaimed deckbuilding RPG, now has a release date for mobile
Alter Age heading to Nintendo Switch
Elemental Gearbolt

#Xbox
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Xbox Games on PS5 Is a Win for PlayStation Owners, Says Yoshida
Hellblade 2 Could Reportedly Hit PS5 As Soon As April 2025
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Teases Xbox Exclusive Mode
Explore a Serene World in Solir, Out Now on Xbox
A Festive Return to To the Moon on Xbox with Sigmund Minisodes 1 & 2
Xbox’s AI Model Muse: A New Era for Game Creators

#MonsterTrain2
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Monster Train 2 announced for Nintendo Switch
Monster Train 2 Brings More Deckbuilding Madness, Demo Available Now
Hell Yeah! Monster Train 2 is Coming to Take You to the Abyss
Raise Hell In Heaven with Monster Train 2 Coming in 2025
Roguelike Deckbuilder Monster Train 2 Launching This Year

#PlayStation
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The Last Of Us Season Two Finally Has A Premiere Date
Ex-PlayStation exec says studios aren't forced into live-service stuff, they just, er, feel it gives them "a better chance of getting a project approved and supported"
Ex-Sony Exec Says PC Ports of Old PS5 Games Are Almost Like Printing Money
Bad Handling of Demon's Souls PS3 Meant Sony Missed Out on Dark Souls Publishing
Sony Japan Studio Closed Because AA Market 'Disappeared', Says Shu Yoshida
Highly Anticipated PS5 Console Exclusive Lost Soul Aside Officially Confirms Boxed Release
PS5 Worldwide Shipments Reach 75 Million Units
Dutch consumer foundation sues Sony for overpricing digital PlayStation games
FromSoftware Didn’t Want to Work With Sony on Dark Souls

#PS5
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You Can Use Discord On Your PS5 For Cross-Platform Chatter
Borderlands 4: Release Date, Gameplay Trailer, And Everything We Know So Far About The Looter-Shooter
PS5 and PC Single-Player Action Game Lost Soul Aside: The Big Interview
Indie Horror Hit Mouthwashing Is Set for PS5 This Year
Monster Hunter Wilds Flagship Monster Inspired Gaming Chair
2025 FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove Adds Paissa Earring, Inferno Jacket
Tier Halibel Bleach Rebirth of Souls Moveset Shared
Atomfall Gets New Trailer Showcasing Gameplay Features
Saros Announced by Returnal Developer Housemarque, Launches 2026
All PS5 Exclusives Releasing in 2025 or Later
Ranking The 9 Best PS5 Games That You Can’t Pass On In 2025
Monster Train 2 Announced, Free Demo Available Now for PC
A new Stardew Valley-style game is coming out in March

#Netflix
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Netflix Gaming Is As Confusing As Ever
The Unexpected And Fun Easter Eggs Of Lost Records: Bloom And Rage
Netflix has reportedly laid off ‘multiple workers’ at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio
Netflix culls staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio
Netflix has laid off staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

#Niantic
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Monopoly Go Maker Reportedly Wants To Buy Pokémon Go For $3.5 Billion
Pokémon Go Developer Niantic Reportedly in Talks to Sell Video Game Business to Saudi-Owned Company Behind Stumble Guys
Pokémon Go developer close to selling games for $3.5bn to Saudi-owned Monopoly Go maker - report
Niantic reportedly in talks to sell video game business in $3.5bn deal with Scopely
Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Reportedly to Sell Gaming Business to Saudi Firm
Niantic is apparently in talks to sell Pokemon Go and its games div to Savvy Games’ Scopely
Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Reportedly In Talks To "Sell Games Unit"
Bloomberg: Niantic in talks to sell games unit to Scopely Inc

#Go
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Pokemon Go and Monopoly Go could reportedly soon be under the same Saudi-owned umbrella, if Scopely and Niantic press go on a deal
All Monopoly Go events, tournaments, dates, and rewards - February 2025
Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (February 2025)

#AI
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Company Behind $700 AI Device Announces All Of 'Em Will Be Bricked In 9 Days
Microsoft and Hellblade Developer Ninja Theory Built an AI Called Muse Designed to Generate Ideas for a Game's Design — and It’s Already Making 'Complex' Gameplay Sequences
Microsoft says it could use AI to revive classic Xbox games
Temenos’ Barb Morgan Shares How Chatbots and AI Agents Are Reshaping Customer Service in Banking
Massive Foundation Model for Biomolecular Sciences Now Available via NVIDIA BioNeMo
Telcos Dial Up AI: NVIDIA Survey Unveils Industry’s AI Trends
The $699 'AI pin' that launched less than a year ago is going to stop working at the end of February
Xbox announces 'a generative AI model for gameplay ideation' called Muse, but don't get too excited: Machines aren't about to make games for you just yet
Microsoft Announces AI Gameplay Generation Model Muse

#NintendoSwitch
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Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Is on Sale for Up to 23% Off
Esophaguys, physics-based platformer, announced for Nintendo Switch
Heroes of Loot: Gauntlet of Power release date set for March, new trailer
First-person horror game Mouthwashing coming to Nintendo Switch
Spirittea “Phantom Friends” update out now, patch notes
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind getting “morphers”, expanded online multiplayer, more
Review: X-Out: Resurfaced (Nintendo Switch)

#Microsoft
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Xbox Game Pass February 2025 Wave 2 Lineup Confirmed
Microsoft reveals Muse generative AI model for gameplay ideation

#TeamFortress2
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Team Fortress 2 Modders Rejoice as Valve Releases Full Client and Server Game Code
The best free PC games
Valve releases Team Fortress 2 source code, opening door to completely new fan-made games
Team Fortress 2 updates its SDK to effectively make the shooter highly moddable and customizable

#Nintendo
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Former Nintendo Developer Kept Seeing Shigeru Miyamoto In His Dreams
Nintendo discontinues Gold Points reward program
Gallery: Here's Another Look At Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition For Switch
Nintendo unveils new Taiwanese subsidiary

#ShuheiYoshida
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The Last of Us Online 'Was Great,' but Naughty Dog Canceled It After 'Bungie Explained What It Takes to Make Live Service Games,' Ex-PlayStation Exec Says
The Last of Us Online "was great", former PlayStation exec says, but Naughty Dog couldn't make it alongside new IP
Shuhei Yoshida 'Really Appreciated' Indie Game Role Created by Jim Ryan
Here’s Why Sony Japan Studio Shut Down, According to Shuhei Yoshida
Shuhei Yoshida Discusses Last of Us Online and Game Development Choices

#March
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Ubisoft apologizes for 'oversight' in Rainbow Six Siege's upcoming new operator after people notice the New Zealand-born character's birthday is the same date as the 2019 Christchurch mosque killings
Guide: 18 PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store's Extended Play Sale
Ubisoft 'Confident' Assassin's Creed Shadows' Imminent March Release Date Will Stick
NBA 2K25 "Season 5" detailed
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