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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 ā€˜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 ChapterĀ releases September 19th

#PlayStation
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A new PlayStation studio which "originated at" Bungie is working on ā€œa team-based action gameā€ inspired by life sims and ā€œfrog-type gamesā€, 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 ā€˜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