Video Game News 5/8/2025

#Nintendo
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Nintendo isn't ruling out a Switch 2 price rise depending on those pesky tariffs, as it predicts the new hardware will outdo the uber-popular OG Switch's launch sales

Quake, GoldenEye, and Tamagotchi inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame

Nintendo low-balls its Switch 2 sales estimates, but they’re still huge

Palworld's newest patch stops you from gliding with your Pals, and yes, it is because of Nintendo's lawsuit

Nintendo considering Switch 2 post-launch price rise if tariff situation worsens

Nintendo expects Switch 1 to become its best-selling hardware ever this year, but fall just short of PS2 record

Nintendo predicts Switch 2 will outsell its predecessor at launch, despite demand exceeding expectations

Palworld Is Being Forced to Make 'Disappointing' Changes to Its Gameplay Due to Nintendo

Pocketpair Changed Palworld Because of Nintendo’s Pokemon Lawsuit

Nintendo (NTDOY) expects 45 million units in software sales for Switch 2 in FY26

Nintendo profits decline to $4.9bn as firm prepares for Switch 2 launch

Accessory manufacturer Genki responds after being sued by Nintendo

Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay Doesn’t Benefit Anyone in 2025, Says Analyst

Nintendo Expects to Sell 15m Switch 2 Units in First Year

Yes, Palworld Is Changing Mechanics Because of the Nintendo Lawsuit

Nintendo expects the Switch 2 to sell 15 million units in nine months

Palworld Dev Announces "Disappointing" Game Changes Resulting From Nintendo's Lawsuit

Nintendo Appoints Doll Company Executive As A New Outside Director

Guide: Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games - Every First-Party Title To Pass One Million Sales

Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2025

Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Switch 2 Games

Nintendo Expects To Sell 15 Million Switch 2 Consoles This Financial Year

Nintendo “will continue to bring new titles for the over 100 million people worldwide who are playing Switch”

Nintendo shows off more Zelda Wind Waker footage from Switch 2

US: Nintendo Download for 8th May

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet now 2nd best selling Pokemon game in history

Switch worldwide sales top 152.12 million

#MafiaOldCountry
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Mafia 4 Launching In August, Will Cost Only $50

Mafia: The Old Country - Release Date, Trailer, $50 Price, Smaller Time Commitment, And Everything Else We Know

Mafia: The Old Country Isn't Open World And Doesn't Require A "Massive Time Commitment"

Mafia: The Old Country Tells a Story That Doesn't Require a 'Massive Time Commitment,' Publisher Sets Price at $50 and Announces Release Date

Mafia: The Old Country promises a return to the old ways — and less open-world bloat

2K Games are actively selling Mafia: The Old Country as a sideshow

Mafia The Old Country release date, trailer, and more

Mafia: The Old Country is a "focused" experience that doesn't "require massive time commitments", for £45

Mafia: The Old Country Ditches Open World for Linear, Story-Based Gameplay on PS5

Mafia: The Old Country Looks Glorious in Gameplay Trailer, PS5 Release Date Confirmed

Mafia: The Old Country Release Date Announced With Extended Gameplay Trailer

Mafia: The Old Country Release Date Confirmed for August

Mafia: The Old Country PS5 Price Is a Pleasant Surprise

An Offer You Can’t Refuse? Mafia: The Old Country Revealed with Gameplay, Release Date & Pre-Orders

Mafia: The Old Country Launches August 8, Reveals Gameplay and Developer Insights

Mafia: The Old Country Is A £45/$50 “Focused” Experience Releasing In August

Mafia: The Old Country Launches In August

#Palworld
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Palworld Developer Pocketpair Says It’s Being Forced to Patch the Game Due to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s Lawsuit

Palworld devs blame Nintendo Pokémon lawsuit for ‘disappointing’ game changes

Palworld developer says Pokémon lawsuit will prompt more "disappointing" changes, as it continues to "dispute" claims

Palworld Fans Slam Nintendo: Recent Game-Changing Patch Tied to Nintendo Lawsuit

Palworld Glider Update Applied In Latest Patch Due To Nintendo Lawsuit

Palworld confirms gameplay mechanic adjustments made in response to the Nintendo lawsuit

Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit

Pocketpair’s Palworld Has Seen Significant Changes Made Due to Nintendo Lawsuit

Further changes made to Palworld in response to lawsuit

Pocketpair Makes New Change to Palworld and Confirms Adjustments Due to Lawsuit

#PS5
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How To View And Share PS5 Screenshots On Your Phone

Death Stranding 2 -- See 38 Screenshots For Kojima's Big PS5 Game

Alien: Rogue Incursion Is Getting an Upgraded Non-VR Edition for PS5 and PC

Gex Trilogy gets a release date and a physical edition featuring a 36-inch inflatable

Limited edition Death Stranding 2 PS5 controller will launch alongside Kojima's sequel

PS5's Share of Active US Players Is Slowly Beginning to Pummel Xbox

Age of Empires 2 Has One of PS5's Biggest Ever Trophy Lists, But It's 99% Bronze

Rockstar Silences the Sceptics, Confirms GTA 6 Trailer Was a Mix of Gameplay and Cutscenes on Base PS5

Death Stranding 2 DualSense PS5 Controller Only Sold via Sony

Review: Oblivion Remastered Is a Stunning Remaster

Elden Ring Nightreign Gameplay Showcases Libra: Creature of Night Boss

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has Sold 3 Million Copies

PSA: New PS Plus Game Has a Major Save Data Issue

Mafia: The Old Country Launches on August 8th, New Gameplay Revealed

Enter the Monolith – Empyreal Launches on Xbox Series X|S, PS5 & PC

Revenge of the Savage Planet PS5 Review – Revenge is Gooey, Colourful, and Hilariously Absurd

Days Gone Remastered on PS5: Face Off Against Carlos and the R.I.P. Cult

Review – Days Gone Remastered – PS5

#Switch2
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PSA: My Nintendo Store Switch 2 Invites Are Starting To Roll Out

Nintendo Shares More Footage Of Zelda: Wind Waker On Switch 2

Nintendo Says Switch 2 Price Changes May Still Occur Depending On Tariffs

Accessory Firm 'JSAUX' Reveals A Slick Switch 2 Joy-Con Charging Dock

Video: Nintendo Demonstrates How To Sync Original Joy-Con With Switch 2

Nintendo forecast 15 million Switch 2 console sales during its first year

#GTA6
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GTA 6's huge trailer two info dump leaves its community-made map having to be updated "in smaller intervals" so we aren't left "waiting for hundreds of new things to be added"

GTA 6 trailer two heats up to deliver nearly half a billion views in a day, and it's pulled off another streaming stonks miracle for an 80s hit

GTA 6 Fans Go Deep on Trailer 2 to Work Out Which Bits Are Gameplay After Rockstar Clarification

Will GTA 6 Look Even Better on PS5 Pro? Experts Give Their Verdict

GTA 6 Mapping Project Goes Into Overdrive With Trailer 2 Release: 'It's an Information Overload'

I don't think my gaming PC is ready for GTA 6

GTA 6 release date, trailers, and latest Rockstar Games news

GTA 6 trailer hides sneaky Red Dead Redemption hint suggesting Rockstar's cowboy series is part of the same world

GTA 6 trailer biggest video launch of all time, Rockstar says, eclipsing Deadpool and Wolverine

Poll: Are You Hyped for GTA 6 After Trailer 2?

GTA 6's New PS5 Trailer Attracted Almost Half a Billion Views in One Day

Release roulette

#HideoKojima
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Death Stranding 2 is as much a rebuttal of Death Stranding's theme of connection as a sequel

Death Stranding 2: An interview with Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima has a concept for Death Stranding 3, but won't make it himself

Hideo Kojima Not Planning to Make a Death Stranding 3, But He Has a Concept for It

Sony Celebrates Death Stranding 2 with Limited Edition PS5 Controller

Death Stranding 3 Ruled Out Unless Someone Else Makes It

#RPG
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A Beginner's Guide To Maelle In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

20 Best Oblivion Remastered Mods To Download

Darkest Dungeon 2: Anniversary Edition Comes With Playing Cards & Dioramas

Raising the dead in Oblivion Remastered is "actually illegal" now thanks to this necromancy mod

Black Beacon codes May 2025 and how to redeem

UnGodly is a new free-to-play RPG from the creators of Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

Apex Girls announces official launch, with plenty of code giveaways up for grabs

Transformers: Eternal War launches Closed Beta Test in select regions for a limited time

Crunchyroll Teams Up to Launch Mirren Star Legends

Indie 2D Platformers

#Switch
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Bustafellows Season 2 Otome Release Date Falls in July

2B NieR: Automata Desktop Army Figure Is Quite Tiny

Bustafellows Season 2 receives official release date in the west, new trailer

Gex Trilogy Lands June Release, Special Edition With Blow-Up Doll Revealed

#EuropaUniversalis5
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Europa Universalis V Announced as Paradox's Next Grand Strategy Game With Cinematic Reveal Trailer

Everything we know about Europa Universalis 5

The next grand strategy game from Paradox is Europa Universalis 5

Europa Universalis 5 release date estimate, gameplay, and trailers

Europa Universalis 5 impresses and overwhelms with big ideas, new and old

Surprising nobody, Paradox's long-teased Project Caesar is Europa Universalis 5

#Steam
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Drop Duchy looks like Tetris, feels like Dicey Dungeons, and pulls you in like Balatro

New medieval strategy game with hints of AoE is rated 95% on Steam already

Realistic FPS Afterconflict feels like a new Flashpoint, and you can try it now

Inspired by Rimworld and FTL, hidden gem space game Stardeus just got way better

New sandbox game is a post-apocalyptic fusion of Terraria and Stardew Valley

Valofe is sunsetting Kritika Zero – again – in August

Darfall: Hero-Based Survival Game

Tower Dominion Launches on PC Today

Tower Defense Strategy Game Tower Dominion Now Available

#May2025
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Dead by Daylight Mobile (DBD) Codes List (May 2025)

All Warhammer Tacticus Codes: Active and Expired (May 2025)

Roblox Shindo Life Codes (May 2025) [240]

Roblox Blox Fruits Codes (May 2025)

Roblox Fruit Battlegrounds Codes (May 2025)

ST Blockade Battlefront Codes (May 2025)

Untitled Boxing Game (UBG) Codes (May 2025)

Courts put an end to the FTC’s 2023 lawsuit against Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard

Fire Force Online Codes – All Available Codes, May 2025

#Frostpunk2
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Frostpunk 2 brings in a map literally called The Pit, a revamped heating system, and a lot more in its first big update

Frostpunk 2 gets huge free update, and it feels more like the first game

Frostpunk 2's New Free Update Adds Modkit, New Map, Narrative Challenges, and Brings Back Serenity Mode

#Play
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Play Together to collab with photobooth company Life4cuts

Play Anywhere as Crazy Chicken Kart 2 Speeds onto Xbox & PC

Play Together x life4cuts Opens New Booths and Contests on Mobile!

#GrandTheftAuto6
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Grand Theft Auto 6’s Jason Is Gaymers’ Latest Sex Symbol

At nearly half a billion views, Rockstar says GTA 6’s new trailer is ‘the biggest video launch of all time’

GTA 6 Trailer 2 tech breakdown: incredible realism, impressive RT, astonishing detail

New GTA 6 trailer shatters viewing records, according to Rockstar

#One
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Vagabond Definitive Edition Manga Is Steeply Discounted At Amazon

How To Complete Tweed's Revenge In Revenge Of The Savage Planet

I couldn't have played Clair Obscur without its accessibility settings, and now it might be my GOTY

The Midnight Walk review: Let your light shine

One More Bang – Beta Sign Up

More Changes Are Coming To Palworld As Nintendo’s Patent Suit Continues

#DeathStranding2Beach
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Hideo Kojima Reveals Exactly Why Death Stranding 2 Is Launching in June Instead of September

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach hands-on report

Gallery: Death Stranding 2 PS5 Screenshots Take Guerrilla's Decima Engine to New Horizons

Round Up: Death Stranding 2 PS5 Previews Describe a Metal Gear Glow Up for Kojima Sequel

New Limited-Edition PS5 DualSense Controller Announced

#Hangar13
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Mafia: The Old Country uncovers the origins of organized crime on August 8

Mafia: The Old Country Costs $50, Deluxe Edition Detailed

#StardewValley
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Stardew Valley Creator Says He 'Might Eventually Make a Stardew Valley 2,' But It's 'So Much Easier to Add More Stuff to Stardew Valley Than Make a New Game From Scratch'

Eric Barone, the guy who can't stop updating Stardew Valley, says the words "I might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2"

Eric Barone says he 'might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2,' but not because it'd make a zillion dollars: 'I honestly don't care about money that much'

Stardew Valley Sequel May Be Possible, Says Game's Creator

Stardew Valley Creator Open To Sequel, But Admits Updates Are "Much Easier"

"I Might Eventually Make A Stardew Valley 2" Says Stardew Valley's Creator