Video Game News 5/7/2025

#GTA6
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GTA 6's second trailer has taken a "giant leap" in terms of lighting compared to trailer one, and a former GTA 5 animator reckons that could have played into its delay

GTA 6's Trailer 2 Looked Great, And It Wasn't All Cutscenes

GTA 6: Everything we know about Rockstar’s next game

GTA 6's animations have improved, says original GTA programmer: "things are moving much better"

Rockstar says GTA 6's latest trailer was "gameplay and cutscenes" captured "entirely in-game" on PS5

Random: GTA 6's Jason and Lucia Have a Fake PS5 in Their Apartment

Leaked MindsEye PS5 Gameplay Has Fans Giving GTA Veteran's Latest the Side Eye

GTA 6 Trailer 2 Attracts Over 45 Million Views in 12 Hours

Rockstar Shuts Down GTA 6 ‘Too Good To Be Real’ Claims With New Statement

Get to know the characters in GTA 6

GTA 6 – 15 Gameplay Features More or Less Confirmed

Grand Theft Auto 6 – Everything Revealed So Far

Grand Theft Auto 6’s Second Trailer Gets More Than 75 Million Views in One Day

#GenshinImpact
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Genshin Impact Updates Shop to Show How Much You Need to Spend to Guarantee Pulling a Character — and Now Players Want HoYoverse to Sell the Characters Directly

Genshin Impact introduces age-gating as part of loot box crackdown

What is the current and next Genshin Impact banner?

Genshin Impact Players Must Verify Their Age or Risk Losing All Their Progress on PS5, PS4

HoYoVerse Genshin Impact US Age Verification Starts in May 2025

Genshin Impact to start verifying US users' ages

Genshin Impact US Age Verification to Kick In Later This Month

#TrailsSky1
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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Fall 2025 Release Date Confirmed

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter gets an official release date

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Release Date Seemingly Revealed

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Release Date Announced

Gorgeous 'Trails In The Sky' Remake Gets September Release Date

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter releases September 19th

#PlayStation
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A new PlayStation studio which "originated at" Bungie is working on “a team-based action game” inspired by life sims and “frog-type games”, but what the frog does that mean?

Nintendo Switch 2 May Record Your Audio And Video Chats

Despair at prospect of new PlayStation live service game lifted by mysterious mention of frogs

Just months after reportedly cancelling two live service games in development, Sony announces a new PlayStation studio with a live service game in development

Roguelike Shooter Submarine Survivor Surfaces on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch

PS5 Backwards Compatibility Lets You Play Over 4,000 PS4 Games

Sony Interactive Entertainment Adds teamLFG To PlayStation Studios

#Sony
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Over 1,000 PlayStation Games Are Just $20 Or Less In Massive Sale

Sony reveals new PlayStation studio from former Bungie developers

Guide: 60+ PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store's Next Level Savings Sale

Sony's New First-Party Studio Working on Lighthearted Team-Based Action Game for PS5

Destiny 2 Travels to a Galaxy Far, Far Away in Star Wars Themed Expansion on PS5, PS4

Sony announces a new ‘lighthearted’ team shooter set in a new sci-fantasy world

New PS5 Game Causes Concern About Sony First-Party Output

Sony Unveils Live-Service Focused New Studio, teamLFG, Spun off From Bungie, Working on New IP

#EA
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As the GTA 6 price debate keeps bubbling away, EA suggests it has "no changes" planned in terms of jacking up how much its games cost right now

We still don't have a release date for the next Battlefield, but we're at least sure that we're going to see it this summer

EA Bucks Industry Trend And Says It Has No Plans to Increase Video Game Prices

The BioWare we loved is mostly gone, but '2017 is when EA finished digesting' it, says Dragon Age studio veteran

EA won't be raising the price of its games "at this point"

EA praises Split Fiction's "hugely successful launch" as game passes another sales milestone

Former Dragon Age Lead Describes 2017 As A Turning Point For BioWare's Relationship With EA

Split Fiction Sales Top 4m, New Battlefield and Skate Due Before March

Split Fiction Surpasses 4 Million Copies Sold Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch

#Bungie
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PlayStation has a new internal studio spun out from Bungie

Welcome teamLFG to the PlayStation Studios family

PlayStation Studios announce teamLFG, formed from devs at Bungie

#Switch2
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Switch 2 Will Get Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth And The Rest Of The Remake Trilogy, Too

Bravely Default HD Remaster For Nintendo Switch 2 Is Finally Up For Preorder

All the new video games launching in 2025

Check out this brilliant video breaking open a bricked Nintendo Switch 2 chip to see what makes it tick, and why we're looking at around Steam Deck GPU performance from the new console

Full Final Fantasy 7 remake series heading to Switch 2, director suggests

Many English Voice Actors Return for Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut

Feature: From BOTW To TOTK - How The Switch Helped Me Overcome Mental Illness And Thrive

Random: It's Been One Year Since Nintendo First Acknowledged Switch 2

Guide: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo May Record Video And Audio From GameChat Sessions On Switch 2

Street Fighter 6 Releasing Final 'Year 2' Fighter Alongside Switch 2 Game Launch

China: Switch 2 motherboard obtained by YouTuber, slightly more powerful than base PS4, not Xbox Series S

#RPG
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Ex-BioWare Lead Says The Dragon Age Team Didn't Feel Supported During Veilguard Development

24 Best Games Like Elden Ring To Play If Nightreign Isn't Your Thing

Expedition 33 Reaches Another Impressive Achievement

Every Fire Emblem Game on the Nintendo Switch in 2025

The supposed secret best Japanese RPG gets a full remake in September

Oblivion Remastered guide: Everything you need to return to Cyrodiil

Southwest Florida codes May 2025

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?

Suzerain launches "Sovereign", the political sim's massive new 3.1 update

Mirren: Star Legends opens pre-registration and teases perks from the new Crunchyroll Login feature

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review – A Surreal, Unforgettable RPG Experience

#Steam
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Let's All Speculate Wildly About What Outer Wilds Dev's New Game Is

Lovecraftian survival game Railgods of Hysterra is finally out now

Brand-new FPS from Metro Exodus co-developer has suddenly dropped on Steam

Dark Souls and Vampire Survivors combine in new roguelike ARPG Hordes of Hunger

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Soundtrack Topped 2 Billboard Charts

Pixel Gun 2 is coming to iOS and Android early next year

Yokai Fantasy Life Sim Tales of Seikyu Launches May 21st on Steam Early Access

Blade & Soul Neo Is Coming To Steam

NCSoft Dropping Blade & Soul NEO On Steam

#Nintendo
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Official Nintendo Playing Cards - All Of The Mario & Zelda Decks Available Now

13 years later, the Louvre's 3DS audio guide service is coming to an end

Cyberpunk 2077 developer comments on Switch 2 key cards, says having proper "cartridge with a plug and play experience" is "right thing to do"

This Nintendo Switch 2 Feature Is Leaving Fans Frustrated

Nintendo says it may monitor and record chat sessions in updated privacy policy

Switch 2 advertising pops up on Netflix

Nintendo privacy policy says they may record GameChat audio/video

Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders Now Open To All Paid NSO Members In The UK

With Switch 2 Looming, Nintendo Has Surpassed Another Monster Financial Milestone

Donkey Kong Country 3 and Yoshi’s Story Switch Online icons are now available

#PS5
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After Some Said GTA 6 Trailer 2 Looked Too Good to Have Been Captured on a Base PS5, Rockstar Confirms It Really Was — and There’s Even Gameplay in There

Feature: 38 Under the Radar PS5 Games to Watch Out for in 2025

Unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Future May Not Be PS5 Exclusive

Rumour: Gears of War: Reloaded May Be Getting a Physical PS5 Release, No Word on Xbox

Classic Shooters Getting Native PS5 Ports, Possibly Free Upgrade

#Rockstar
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The anti-heroes of Grand Theft Auto 6 look sexy and dull

GTA 6's PS5 Open World Looks Like Rockstar's Best Ever

GTA 6's new trailer was captured entirely on a PS5

All GTA 6 Characters Revealed So Far

#Xbox
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EA Not Planning To Raise Prices On Games Like Nintendo And Xbox

Xbox-Branded PC Gaming Handheld Leaks And Looks Exactly Like The Asus Rog Ally 2

Microsoft Scores Key Victory In Activision Acquisition, With FTC Appeal Denied

Images of Xbox-branded PC handheld leak

This Xbox handheld leak suggests the new device is actually the ROG Ally 2

Microsoft triumphs over FTC again in challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal

From Slots to Strategy: Exploring Casino-Inspired Games on Xbox

Xbox Branded Handheld Photos Leak, And It's Not Quite As Slick As The Switch 2

#Fortnite
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Here’s when you can buy the Mace Windu skin in Fortnite

New Fortnite weapons - all the guns in Chapter 6 Season 3

PlayStation spins out new internal studio from Bungie

teamLFG is a New Studio Under PlayStation, Team-Based Multiplayer Action Game Announced

New Fortnite Packs Arrive: Ninja Sarah and the Graffiti Revolution Brings FREE V-Bucks and more

Fortnite Shop Update: Ava & Star Wars Skins Return After Long Wait

#New
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New space game Horizon Journey is like The Forest but set on Mars

PlayStation Adds New Studio To The Family That Originated At Bungie

Official Project Egoist Trello And Discord Links

Solo Leveling Arise codes (May 2025)

Whiteout Survival codes (May 2025)

Legend of Mushroom codes (May 2025)

King Legacy codes (May 2025) [UPD]

World of Stands (WOS) codes (May 2025)

Pixel Grip announce new album 'Percepticide: The Death of Reality' and tour

Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer announce new album 'Different Rooms'

Star Citizen Updates on Roadmap Progress, With New Mission Types, Balance Passes, and More to Come

#Apple
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The best games on Apple Arcade right now

Apple files to appeal ruling that it must allow 3rd-party payment methods on iOS

Apple files appeal against ruling in favour of Epic Games over third-party app payments

Fortnite’s return to the Apple App Store will happen via Epic Games’ Swedish account

#ClairObscurExpedition33
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It’s not just the gamers who are loving Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the soundtrack has just hit #1 on Billboard’s Classical Album Charts

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Success Continues as Its Soundtrack Tops Billboard Classical Music Album Charts