Video Game News 5/13/2025

#Switch2
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Hogwarts Legacy, Civilization 7, And More Reveal $10 Upgrade Fees For Switch 2 Improvements

Dragon Quest 12 Development Still Ongoing, Creator Confirms

Nintendo Is Very Aware That Switch 2 Looks Pretty Similar To Original Switch

Switch 2: Nintendo Warns Of Substantial Negative Impact From Tariffs

Nintendo says its low-balled Switch 2 forecast is about price, not tariffs

Nintendo president says Switch 2’s price a key factor in lower-than-expected sales projection

Hogwarts Legacy on Switch 2 appears to have a $10 upgrade for owners of the digital Switch version

Was the rumoured Switch Pro actually Switch 2 all along?

Switch 2 has a battery saver mode to stop charging at 90%

Switch 2 sales forecast not affected by production or tariffs, Nintendo reiterates

Nintendo president reiterates US tariffs did not affect Switch 2 price

Hogwarts Legacy Nintendo Switch 1 vs. Switch 2 comparison trailer

Nintendo Switch Online confirms GameCube games for Switch 2, first games revealed [update: controller pre-orders]

Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Chip Was Potentially Finalised As Early As 2021

Looks Like 'Bravely Default' On Switch 2 Will Still Have 0% Encounter Toggle

Rumour: New Leak May Explain Why So Many Switch 2 Physicals Are Game Key Cards

Switch 2's Price May Pose "Challenges" For First-Year Sales, Says Furukawa

Limited Run's Switch 2 Numbered Releases Will Reportedly Include The "Full Game On The Cartridge"

A Switch 2 version of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 would be “Interesting”

#Capcom
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Capcom once again proves it's cracked the code as the Monster Hunter publisher celebrates its eighth consecutive record year

Monster Hunter series helps Capcom achieve 12th consecutive year of increased profit

Capcom Is Unstoppable, Confirms Eighth Consecutive Year of Record Financial Results

Capcom reports eighth consecutive year of record profits as Monster Hunter Wilds sells 10.1m copies

Devil May Cry Director “Would Love To” Do a Remake

Capcom Profits and Sales Break Records for Eighth Year in a Row

Street Fighter Fans Debate Elena’s Theme and 3D Fighting Future

Capcom’s Financial 2024-2025 Year-End Results Shows Off Another Year of Growth Thanks to Monster Hunter and Resident Evil Sales

Monster Hunter And Resident Evil Help Capcom Achieve A Record-Breaking Year

Capcom reveals top ten best-selling game series of all-time

#Nintendo
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Palworld Throws Shade At Nintendo With Its New Terraria Collab

Palworld Mod Restores Pal Gliding Feature Cut By Nintendo

Palworld Tides of Terraria Crossover Arrives Alongside Summer Update

Talking Point: Are You Excited At All For Switch 2 GameChat?

"It's Very Powerful" - Borderlands 4 Dev Hypes Up The "Perfect" Switch 2

Nintendo believes GameChat will inspire players to play games in ways they never imagined

Nintendo shows new F-Zero GX footage running on Switch 2

Pokémon Sword and Shield added to Nintendo Music

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2 Is Calling Players Back To Defend Super Earth In One Of Its Most Important Updates Yet

Helldivers 2's massive Illuminate invasion day patch, 01.003.000, brings a bunch of fresh weapon balancing as Arrowhead totally revamps gun accuracy and flamethrower damage

Fetch the loo roll: Helldivers 2's next big twist is here, as "the full Illuminate fleet is emerging from the Meridia Singularity"

Helldivers 2 Gets New Illuminate Enemies, Weapon Customization and Progression, and Superstore Changes as Part of Huge Update

Helldivers 2's Illuminate faction unleashes deadly new enemy terrors as latest update lands

Helldivers 2 Continues to Be Sony's Most Successful Live Service by a Mile

Helldivers 2 Surprise Update Brings The Illuminate To Earth's Door And Adds New Weapons Feature

New PS5 Game Causes Concern About Sony First-Party Output

Helldivers 2 Update Brings New Enemies, Weapon Customization, and More

Helldivers 2 adds new Illuminate enemies, weapon customization, and a cash shop update in today’s patch

Galactic Emergency in Helldivers 2: New Enemies and Updates Causes Player Surge

#Microsoft
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Microsoft are laying off even more of their staff, with potentially almost 7000 workers at risk

Microsoft laying off 3% of workforce in biggest round of cuts since 2023 - report

Microsoft Is Cutting Its Workforce Once More

Microsoft is laying off 3% of its workers

Microsoft to lay off 3% of employees

Microsoft Reportedly to Lay Off 3% of Its Total Employees

#DoomDarkAges
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Doom: The Dark Ages: Where To Find Every Lion Statue In 'The Siege Part One'

Where To Find Every 'Hebeth' Collectible In Doom: The Dark Ages

Where To Find Every 'Village Of Khalim' Collectible In Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages locks a slice of the action behind a sadly all-too-common marketing deal

James and Nic kick a thing: Doom: The Dark Ages edition

"Communists attacked the Wild West" for booze in shooter RPG Chambers

All Doom The Dark Ages Demonic Essence locations for health, armor, and ammo

Why Doom is one of the most important PC games of all time

Doom: The Dark Ages - id Software's latest is a defining moment for current generation technology

Doom: The Dark Ages Trophy Guide & Achievement List

Can Your PC Run Doom: The Dark Ages? (System Requirements)

Disaster Strikes DOOM: The Dark Ages Early Launch

#Steam
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Excellent Half-Life Remake Black Mesa Is Only $2

GeoGuessr Says It's 'Listening Closely' to Player Feedback as Steam Edition Plummets to Second-Worst Rated Game of All Time on Valve's Platform

Valve are expanding the Steam Deck Verified system to cover future SteamOS devices

The Sinking City Remastered gets a surprise launch with a 50% discount on Steam

New Path of Exile 2 update vastly improves Breaches and endgame quality-of-life

Grab a free Steam key for Pixelshire, your Stardew Valley fix before Witchbrook

Ten years later, Half-Life remake Black Mesa gets surprise update, drops to $2

After just two years, DBD rival The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is finished for good

How Black Myth: Wukong has changed the game for Chinese developers

This Half-Life Remake Is Available For Just $2 After Surprise Update On Steam

Gex Trilogy gets release date, as well as a $200 collector’s edition

Black Mesa 'Resonance Decade' update out now with Linux and Steam Deck improvements and a big sale

Alawar Reveals The Last Gas Station, a Cozy and Creepy Pixel Art Sim Coming Soon to Steam

BitCraft Online Showcases New Trailer, Launches Into Steam Early Access June 20

BitCraft Online Showcases New Gameplay at PAX East 2025, Confirms June Early Access Launch

Warhammer Skulls Kicks Off May 22

#ClairObscurExpedition33
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Clair Obscur’s three female characters make me never want to switch my party

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 doesn't require reflexes, says player who beat the game without dodges or parries

All Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Mime locations and weakness

Best Clair Obscur Expedition 33 attributes for all characters

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's French-inspired setting was originally steampunk London

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dev: Nintendo Switch 2 version “could be interesting”

Famitsu software sales (4/21/25 – 5/4/25) – Top 30

#Marvel1943RiseHydra
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Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra's release has been delayed to early next year, so Skydance can spend more time superpolishing it

Amy Hennig's Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Delayed to 2026

Marvel 1943 Rise of Hydra just got delayed, but thankfully not for too long

Amy Hennig's Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra delayed into next year

Elusive PS5 Game Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Aiming for Release in 2026

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Delayed to "Early 2026"

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Delayed Until 2026

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Delayed To 2026

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Delayed to Early 2026

#Atlus
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Atlus teases something Persona 5-related with a cryptic social media post, though what it actually is remains a mystery

Atlus’ new Persona teaser isn’t about Persona 6, sorry

Atlus teases next Persona game, livestream this week

Persona 5: The Phantom X Western Release Teased by Atlus

#SuperEarth
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Super Earth is under attack, and Helldivers 2's trouser-browning update is finally here—with weapon customisation, new Illuminate troops, and an inevitable battle on democracy's home turf

How to customize weapons - Helldivers 2

#AI
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Video Game Companies Make Key AI Concession In Latest Offer To End Actors' Strike

How Reasoning AI Agents Transform High-Stakes Decision Making

AI experts are calling for safety calculations akin to Compton's A-bomb tests before releasing Artificial Super Intelligences upon humanity

Nvidia GeForce gaming GPU prices are reportedly about to get even more expensive

SAG-AFTRA publishes counterproposals in ongoing negotiations around performer rights and AI

#SilverPalace
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New open world action-RPG Silver Palace is about playing detective and curb-stomping demons

Stunning new anime RPG Silver Palace is already a promising Genshin Impact rival

Uh Oh! Victorian-Style Anime RPG Silver Palace Could Be Your Next PS5 Obsession

Silver Palace is an upcoming ARPG detective adventure, now in pre-registration

New Victorian-Setting Fantasy Open World Detective Gacha Game Silver Palace Announced for PC and Mobile Alongside 11-Minute Gameplay Showcase

#June
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Stellar Blade PC will release on 11th June, according to leaked trailer montage of technical improvements

Stellar Blade PC Release Seemingly Leaked for June

Yes, Nightdive Is Aware Its Games Would Be "Great" With Switch 2 Mouse Support

Digital Extremes Unveils Warframe’s Isleweaver Update, Yareli Prime, and New Soulframe Trailer at PAX East

#RPG
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This next set of Monster Hunter Wilds Event Quests is kinda low-key, maybe so you have more time to play Doom: The Dark Ages

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Is Up for Preorder, Releases September 16

Survival RPG Enshrouded just dropped a colossal, creepy update

Dungeon Hunter 6 Lieutenants tier list

Epic Fantasy tier list - best heroes to collect and use

Tower of Fantasy’s Kailo Sector update launches with a space-based zone and colorful new character

Directorate Novitiate’s Narrative Trailer Sets the Stage for a Stylish Urban Fantasy RPG

#StellarBlade
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Stellar Blade PC Release Date, Features, New Boss Fight, and 25 New Outfits Revealed by Leaked Sony Trailer

Stellar Blade out on PC next month, according to leaked trailer

#PS5
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Cozy Lord Of The Rings Farming Sim Tales of the Shire Getting Physical Release On PS5 & Switch

The Sinking City Remastered Out Now in Surprise PS5 Launch

Hot PS5s Cause Havoc at Sony's EVO Japan Grand Final

Katsuhiro Harada Discussed Tekken Waffle House Stage Issues

Zenless Zone Zero EP Trailers Return With One for Hugo

3.3 Honkai: Star Rail Update Makes It Easier to Clear Notifications

Skirk and Dahlia Appear in Genshin Impact 5.7

Review: I Appreciate Labyrinth of the Demon King’s Aesthetic

Recent PS Plus Multiplayer Game No Longer Getting Updates for PS4, PS5

One of the Best PS5 Exclusives Heavily Discounted on PS Store

Free PS5 Remaster of 2019 Adventure Game Shadow Dropped