Video Game News 2/24/2025

#Steam
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"It's a mecha fan's dream" Over 300,000 players have suited up for Mecha Break’s Steam demo

Once Human Cross-Save Beta Test Starts Later This Week

The Maw: what's new in PC games this week?

Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 24, 2025)

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza lands series' second-biggest start on Steam

The Lonesome Guild ｜ Reveal Trailer

Monster Hunter Wilds Includes Frenzied and Tempered Monsters

New Quintessential Quintuplets Memories VR Game Stars Yotsuba

The Talos Principle: Reawakened celebrates April release date with Steam demo

US game spending fell 15% to $4.5bn in January 2025 | US Monthly Charts

Monster-hunting Nintendo Switch action game Dauntless shutting down

Team Fortress 2 SDK Released By Valve

It looks like Elden Ring Nightreign DLC will include bosses

Avowed Peaks at 17,000 Concurrent Steam Players on Global Release

Mecha Break Demo Player Count Reaches 300k in First Day

Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark reveals new demo and free DLC

The House of the Dead 2: Remake announces playable demo

Anti-cheat stops Mecha BREAK running on Desktop Linux but works on Steam Deck

DON’T NOD and Tiny Bull Studios Announce Heartwarming Action RPG The Lonesome Guild

Former Amazon Gaming Boss Explains Why They Couldn’t Topple Steam

Dune: Awakening Launches on May 20 – Pre-Orders, Character Creator, and Benchmark Mode Available Now

Epic Games Store is giving away this $50 M-Rated PC zombie game

Dauntless Is Shutting Down, Surprising Nobody

#Balatro
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Balatro Is No Longer Rated 18+ In Europe

All The Big Game Pass Announcements At ID@Xbox Showcase February 2025

Balatro - Game Pass Announcement Trailer

Balatro Is Now On Game Pass With New Fallout And Assassin's Creed Collaborations

Surprise, Balatro's on Xbox Game Pass Now

ID@Xbox Showcase February 2025: Everything Announced - IGN Fan Fest Day 1

Balatro Dev Successfully Appeals PEGI 18 Rating Over Simulated Gambling

Xbox Game Pass just added one of last year’s best games

Balatro finally escapes its silly 18+ age rating, PEGI promises 'a more granular set of classification criteria' for gambling-themed games in the future

Out of nowhere, Balatro has just hit Game Pass

New Balatro rating means it’s no longer only suitable for adults

Surprise! Balatro has shadow dropped on Game Pass

Balatro wins formal appeal to reclassify poker game as PEGI 12

Balatro Now On Xbox Game Pass, With Assassin's Creed & Fallout Crossover

PEGI to revisit automatic 18+ ratings for "simulated gambling" games after Balatro's successful appeal

Balatro reveals DLC with Assassin’s Creed, Fallout, more

Balatro ‘Friends of Jimbo (Pack 4)’ Update Available Now

Balatro's Ridiculous 18+ Age Rating Is Finally Lowered

#MonsterHunterWilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds Devs Reveal Frosty New Area, Fan Fest Perks, and Epic Live-Action Trailer | IGN Fan Fest 2025

Monster Hunter Wilds review

Is Monster Hunter Wilds Steam Deck compatible?

Monster Hunter Wilds review - a worthy successor to World

Monster Hunter Wilds Review — Difficulty and Accessibility Hand in Hand

Hands On: Monster Hunter Wilds Performance Certainly Isn't Perfect on PS5, PS5 Pro

Review: Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) - A Timeless Formula Refined to Near Perfection

Bearbrick Figure Looks Like a Monster Hunter Felyne

Monster Hunter Wilds preload times

Does Monster Hunter Wilds support cross-save?

Famitsu’s most wanted games – February 23, 2025

First Impressions: Monster Hunter Wilds is the apex form of the multiplayer series in practically every way

Monster Hunter Wilds Review

Monster Hunter Wilds Review – Born To Be Wild

Review | Monster Hunter Wilds (PC)

Monster Hunter Wilds Review — Open Hunting Season

Monster Hunter Wilds Review

Japan: Famitsu readers most wanted games

#Dauntless
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Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down, With Dauntless Going Offline Soon

Monster Hunter-Like, Live Service Action Game Dauntless Is Shutting Down This May

Phoenix Labs Announces Dauntless Shutdown In May

Dauntless is officially sunsetting following the layoff of the team back in January

Forte Labs-owned Phoenix Labs shutters Dauntless after laying off studio

Dauntless Will Officially End Service

Monster Hunter inspired game Dauntless closing its doors

#NetEase
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As NetEase reportedly stops funding overseas devs, The Witcher 3 director's next game The Blood of Dawnwalker is apparently safe thanks to being "fully-funded" already

Witcher 3 Director's Vampire Game Won't Be Derailed By NetEase Layoffs

Amid NetEase unease, devs funded by company speak up to say ‘We’re OK’

More job cuts waiting to bite at NetEase studios, according to insiders

The Witcher 3 director's next game still on track, studio says, despite NetEase funding fears

Marvel Rivals Team Hit with Layoffs

Once Human entices current humans to pre-register for the mobile version with rewards

#PS5
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The best version of Sayonara Wild Hearts just hit PS5

Sayonara Wild Hearts gets surprise PS5 release with exclusive game mode

Monster Hunter Wilds feels undercooked on PS5, Series X and especially Series S

Free PS5 Upgrade for Indie Hit Sayonara Wild Hearts' Newest Version

Lushfoil Photography Sim Is a Stunning Exploration Game, Coming to PS5 in April

Black Myth: Wukong Sold a Humongous Number of Copies on PS5

Terminator 2's T-1000 Keeps on Trucking in Gory Mortal Kombat 1 PS5 Gameplay

Marvel's Spider-Man 3 Speculation Intensifies After Star Offers Brief PS5 Threequel Tease

Keita Takahashi Game To a T Debuts in May

3 Free Outfits Debut in Infinity Nikki 1.3 Event

New Lego Horizon Adventures Set Features Aloy and a Sawtooth

Free PS5 Upgrade for Acclaimed PS4 Game Shadow Dropped

Popular PlayStation Exclusive Is 58% Off on PS Store for a Limited Time

Wanderstop Demo is Now Live on PC, Xbox Series X/S Version Announced

Elden Ring: Lore, Narrative, and World-Building Deep Dive

PS5 Pro sales fall behind PS4 Pro in US, and here’s why

#AI
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Skyrim Dev Worked 15 Hour Days In Crunch Time To Rebalance The Game

NVIDIA Earth-2 Features First Gen AI to Power Weather Super-Resolution for Continental US

Microsoft will train its AI on a "catalogue" of games soon, Satya Nadella says, "and then start playing them"

Xbox Plots a Catalogue of AI Games, And It'll Probably Use Tech on PS5

Microsoft says it could use AI to revive classic Xbox games

Indie devs have begun adding a no generative AI stamp to their store pages

HashPower Secures Up to $50M Investment MOU at Consensus HK

Epic Civilization

#MonsterHunter
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Monster Hunter Wilds review: just might rocket Capcom’s worst-kept Seikret into the mainstream

Monster Hunter Wilds Review

Monster Hunter Wilds reviews roundup: Either 'a new peak for the series,' or 'may have lost its soul,' depending on who you talk to

Monster Hunter Wilds review

Monster Hunter Wilds Review – The Wild at Heart

#Rockbeasts
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Get The Band Back Together in Rockbeasts, a Management RPG Coming to Xbox

Punk management game Rockbeasts features a narrative from ex-Witcher 3 writer

Role-playing management game Rockbeasts announced for Nintendo Switch

Rock Out and Manage Mayhem in Rockbeasts, a New Band-Management RPG

Rockbeasts Lets You Manage a Rock Band in 1993—But at What Cost?

#Yu-Gi-Oh
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Review

Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Review – A Nostalgic Duelist’s Dream

Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection (Switch) - A Comprehensive Round-Up With A Few Real Winners

#GamePass
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Whoa, A Ton Of Cool New Games Just Got Announced For Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Series X|S Owners Can Save Big On Western Digital's 1TB Expansion Card

Katamari Series Creator’s to a T Launches on May 28th

Shred the Streets and Save the Shrine in TANUKI: Pon’s Summer – coming to Game Pass

Will Game Pass Embrace Microtransactions? The Debate Heats Up

#Avowed
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How Long Is Avowed? It Depends On How You Play

Avowed: First-Person Vs. Third-Person, Which Should You Use

The Best Weapon Combos For Dominating In Avowed

Practical Pockets treasure map location and solution in Avowed

Painter’s Regret treasure map location and solution in Avowed

Earthly Aegis treasure map location and solution in Avowed

Woedica’s Inheritance treasure map location and solution in Avowed

Intimidating Feline Codpiece treasure map location and solution in Avowed

Captain Henqua’s Spoils treasure map location and solution in Avowed

Avowed director hints at a future for the franchise

Save Avowed Fior mes Iverno: How to Prevent the City from Burning

#SteamDeck
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SanDisk 1.5TB MicroSD Card Is Steeply Discounted At Amazon - Expand Your Steam Deck Storage

Bad news for portable Monster Hunter Wilds hopefuls: the Steam Deck can't manage 30 fps, even in maximum potato mode

A modder just turned their broken Steam Deck into this tiny Valve game console

Sadly the RoadCraft demo is currently broken on Steam Deck / Linux

The tactical FPS 'Due Process' anti-cheat now supports Linux - plus it has a huge discount

#NintendoSwitch
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Civilization VII has a Map Generation Problem

Despelote, a soccer game about people, secures Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

Tron: Catalyst secures Nintendo Switch release date with new trailer

Tempopo, from Unpacking studio, gets release date on Nintendo Switch

Stratogun, modern take on arcade space shooters, announced for Nintendo Switch

The Phantom release date set for March, new trailer

KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT console ports launch next month

Take a Ride with Laika: Aged Through Blood

Review: Freddy Farmer (Nintendo Switch)

#AssassinsCreedShadows
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Has Leaked A Month Before Launch

Whoops! It looks like some players already have their hands on Assassin's Creed Shadows, so be wary of spoilers

Ubisoft calls Assassin’s Creed Shadows street date break ‘unfortunate’ and warns patch is missing

Copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows PS5 Sneak Past Official Release Date

Assassin's Creed Shadows Leaks Draw Official Response From Ubisoft

#Nintendo
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Switch 2 coming in June at $400, former Nintendo employee predicts

List of all Switch demos

Poll: Will You Trade In Your Switch When Switch 2 Arrives?

Nintendo Switch 2 release date leaks now say June

#DLC
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Lies of P Overture DLC takes the hit soulslike to a winter hellscape

All Crewmates in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition gets a sequel DLC and it looks like Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition is on the way

Video: Mortal Kombat 1 Khaos Reigns T-1000 trailer