Video Game News 5/15/2025

#Nintendo
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Don't Expect Many Switch 2 Reviews At Launch

Mario Kart World's New Unexpected Feature: Binoculars

Top 10 Best-Selling Video Games Of All Time

Our Big Nintendo San Francisco Interview with Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser

Nintendo’s redesign of Diddy Kong is so much better

Nintendo likely to become "primary partner for third-party game publishers" over next gen, analyst firm forecasts

Take-Two (TTWO) CEO on Nintendo Switch 2: 'we have great optimism for the platform'

Nintendo could become "primary partner for third-party game publishers" over next five years, new analysis claims

Take-Two is a “big believer” in Switch 2, says Nintendo is aiming to be more supportive with third-parties

Nintendo on physical games, says they’re “still a key part of our business”

Nintendo believes it will have enough stock to meet Switch 2 demand in the U.S.

Nintendo shows updated design for Diddy Kong

Nintendo posts video showing Switch 2 mouse controls

Nintendo Switch 2 Might Not Have Reviews on Launch Day – Rumour

Nintendo explains how they landed on San Francisco for their latest retail space

Market research firm says Nintendo could become the "primary partner" for third parties with Switch 2

Market research firm says Switch 2 is "arguably the most important product launch in video game history," predicts 100 million sold in 5 years

Talking Point: Are You Ghosting Switch 1 To Save Yourself For Switch 2?

Random: Unofficial Smash Bros. Dating App 'SmashTogether' Shut Down By Nintendo

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Scores First Major Content Update, Here's What's Included

Guide: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2

Gallery: Nintendo Gives Us A Closer Look At Its New Store In The US

#Persona5PhantomX
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A New Persona 5 Game Is Coming Out Next Month

Persona5: The Phantom X Brings the Phantom Thieves to PC and Mobile Devices Next Month

Yet another Persona 5 spinoff is launching next month, this time a gacha game with a new group of Phantom Thieves

Persona 5 The Phantom X release date is set, as the new JRPG heads to Steam

Persona 5: The Phantom X coming to PC and mobile next month

Gacha Spin-Off Persona 5: The Phantom X Skips PS5 for Worldwide Launch

Persona 5's Most Controversial Spin-Off Launches Worldwide on 26th June

Persona 5: The Phantom X Release Date Has Been Announced

Persona 5: The Phantom X English Release Date Set

Persona 5: The Phantom X is coming to mobile and PC this summer

ATLUS Announces Persona5: The Phantom X Launches in June 2025

Persona 5: The Phantom X Launching on June 26, Releasing on PC via Steam, iOS, and Android

#Switch2
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Guilty Gear Developer Arc System Works Addresses Data Leak — Here’s What We Know So Far, Including Potential Info About Nintendo Switch 2 Carts

Cookie Clicker coming to Nintendo Switch [update: Switch 2]

Check out more gameplay for Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

Nintendo Unveils Diddy Kong's Brand New Design

Random: Switch 2's Controller Settings Hide A Neat Musical Secret

Japanese Charts: Konami's New Visual Novel Triumphs In The Pre-Switch 2 Lull

Xenoblade Dev Monolith Soft Is On The Hunt For New 2D And 3D Designers

Kingdom Hearts 4 Team Provides Dev Update, Shares New Screenshots

Media will not have Switch 2 reviews before launch due to “significant” day one patch

#Take-Two
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GTA 6 Development Began 'In Earnest' in 2020 Following the 'Massive Success' of Red Dead Redemption 2, Take-Two Says

Take-Two says GTA 6’s delay will be ‘worth it’ and suggests it’s confident of no further slips

GTA 6 will arrive "with no limitations" thanks to its latest delay

GTA 6 delay so Rockstar could 'achieve its creative vision with no limitations', says Take-Two boss

Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) Q4 FY25 earnings results beat revenue expectations

Take-Two feels "really good" about Switch 2, CEO is a "big believer" in the platform

#StellarBlade
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Fans Prepare To Mod The Hell Out Of Stellar Blade After PC Release Date Leaks

Stellar Blade launches June 11 on PC, specs and features revealed

Stellar Blade PC port blocked on Steam in over 100 countries, surprising its dev

Sony Makes Stellar Blade Complete Edition for PS5, PC Official, Some Outfits Revealed

Stellar Blade: Complete Edition Announced For PC And PS5

Stellar Blade PC Release Date and PS5 Free Update Shared

Stellar Blade is coming to PC with new features in June

Stellar Blade launches for PC on June 11, specifications and features revealed

#Steam
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No, Your Steam Data Was Not Leaked, Valve Confirms

Helldivers 2 dev says it’s starting work on next game, but won’t abandon Helldivers

Is Minecraft on Steam?

This indie interior design sim might accidentally make you the landlord who puts the toilet inside the kitchen

Valve denies reports of "massive" Steam data breach, says no need to change passwords or phone numbers

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Officially Coming to Consoles

Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck

DOOM The Dark Ages Launches Worldwide

Shuffle Tactics Launches June 24, New Demo Adds Hero Fletch and Boss Battles

House of Legacy Launches in Early Access on Steam, Builds Toward Dynasty-Level Strategy

Swapmeat Launches in 2025, Final Playtest Starts May 15 on Steam

TRIBE NINE Announces It Will be Ending Service on November 27 with Upcoming Scheduled Updates Including New Features, Content, Fixes, and Characters Cancelled

Delta Force Mid-Season Update Live

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2 is still Arrowhead's "main focus", as its CEO suggests work on its next game will kick off "later this year" with "freedom to explore some really cool concepts"

Helldivers Dev Self-Funding Next Game, PlayStation Not Involved

"PlayStation are great" says Arrowhead's CEO, but whatever the Helldivers 2 devs are making next, it's fully self-funded

Helldivers 2 dev says it will call "100%" of the shots on its next game

Helldivers 2 Dev Breaks Away from PlayStation, Next Game Will Be Self-Funded

Helldivers 2 Developer’s Next Game Won’t Be Published By Sony

#DoomDarkAges
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How to Play the Doom Games in Chronological Order

Doom: The Dark Ages Is Out Today, and Already on Sale for Xbox and PC

All weapons in Doom: The Dark Ages and how to get them

Where to find Nightmare weapon skins in Doom: The Dark Age

Doom The Dark Ages missions list - all campaign missions and challenges

Doom The Dark Ages isn't as good as Eternal or Doom 2016, but it doesn't matter

Doom: The Dark Ages is an expertly-crafted PC release - and flies even on modest hardware

How to Perform Glory Kills and Strikes in Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages How to Skip Opening Scenes

Complete Doom: The Dark Ages Bosses List

All missions in order - Doom: The Dark Ages

Doom: The Dark Ages Glitch Breaks Platinum Trophy

#KingdomHearts4
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Square Enix posts Kingdom Hearts 4 screenshots to show fans the game is still alive, still carrying the shovel it buried Missing-Link with

A deep dive on Kingdom Hearts 4’s new screenshots

The first look at Kingdom Hearts 4 in three years isn't a trailer, but a JPEG of Mickey Mouse is better than nothing

First look at Kingdom Hearts 4 in three years suggests Mickey Mouse is playable

New Kingdom Hearts 4 PS5 Screenshots Released to Light the Darkness in Your Heart

Kingdom Hearts 4 Update Shows Playable Mickey Mouse

#DLC
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Of course Warner Bros. announces a Mortal Kombat 1 Definitive Edition just after posting disastrous results for its gaming division

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - Brushes With Death Review

The first Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC is here, featuring a peculiar painter

Massive Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Patch 1.3, First DLC Out Now on PS5

Bandai Namco Reports 995 Percent Increase in Profits

Shovel Knight Dig Tunnels onto Xbox Series X|S & PS5, Dragging in ALL DLC!

Mortal Kombat 1 Looks To Be Winding Down Support With The 'Definitive Edition'

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Final Free Patch and Next Major Story DLC Have Arrived

#Fortnite
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Epic pulls, resubmits Fortnite's US App Store request after not hearing back from Apple all week

Apple’s apparent stalling forces Epic Games to delay a Fortnite patch as its App Store submission dangles

Epic Games CEO resubmits Fortnite to Apple App Review... again

LEGO Fortnite Odyssey: Rapid Survival now available in Fortnite

Fortnite Update in Jeopardy as Apple Store Drama Continues

Epic Games Skips Free Fortnite Items in Mega Sale for First Time in Years

Apple Seems To Be Obstructing Fortnite’s Return

#PlayStation
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PlayStation's Fairgame$ Reportedly Delayed As Studio Head Leaves

Jade Raymond Leaves Fairgame$ Studio, Game Now Delayed To Spring 2026

God of War Fans Are Still Demanding Remasters of Kratos' Earlier Games

Stand-Alone PlayStation Handheld Rumor Corroborated by Another Insider

Preserve Leaves Early Access, Blooms on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC with Play Anywhere

#DeathStranding2
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Kojima is kicking off a Death Stranding 2 world tour, so grab your baby and hike on over to one later this year

Hideo Kojima Reveals He Has A 'USB Stick Of Game Ideas' For His Studio To Use After He Dies

Hideo Kojima wishes Death Stranding 2 playtesters found him ‘a bit more controversial’

Hideo Kojima is heading to Sydney Film Festival for a live discussion with Mad Max creator George Miller

Death Stranding 2 World Tour to Visit 12 Cities Around PS5 Release

Death Stranding 2 To Feature Quality And Performance Modes

#NintendoSwitch
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Garten of Banban 0 comes to Nintendo Switch

No Heroes Here 2 confirmed for Nintendo Switch

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die reveals release date and new trailer on Nintendo Switch

Sonic Wings Reunion confirmed for western release on Nintendo Switch

Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 announced for Nintendo Switch [update: westen release]

Your Life is a LIE! Escape the 24/7 Reality Show in American Arcadia

Review: KinnikuNeko: Super Muscle Cat (Nintendo Switch)

Review: Vinebound: Tangled Together (Nintendo Switch)

Tron Catalyst Announced: The Digital Frontier Returns in New Tron Game

Locomoto Lets You Become The Cutest Train Conductor On Switch This June

Diddy Kong gets revamped

#ST
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Patch 1.4 Drops With Harder Gunfights, Mutant Buffs, and More

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Remaster Gets a Launch Date

May 2025 PS Plus Game Catalog Adds Sand Land, Soul Hackers 2, and More

#BlueProtocol
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Blue Protocol Gets a Pseudo-Revival in Star Resonance Later This Year

A year after Bandai Namco killed its anime MMO, Blue Protocol is getting a second, different anime MMO in the same universe

Canceled Amazon MMO Blue Protocol has been resurrected, and it's coming soon

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance Arrives in 2025

Blue Protocol is apparently coming westward as Blue Protocol Star Resonance on PC in 2025

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance Coming West in 2025 – Tencent’s Revamped Take on the Anime MMORPG

#AssassinsCreedShadows
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Assassin's Creed Shadows' delay turned out well, so Ubisoft's bigwigs are pushing some of the biggest games it has in the works further down the road

Ubisoft push back "some of our biggest" games and announce further cost-cutting after a "challenging" year

Assassin's Creed Shadows Can't Stop the Ubisoft Rot of Star Wars Outlaws and XDefiant

Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia Remake Expected By 2026, But It's Delaying Other Major IP

Assassin’s Creed proves to be no saviour for struggling Ubisoft

#GTA6
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Take-Two CEO Says 'Delays Pain Me — How Could They Not?' but Insists GTA 6's New 2026 Release Date Was About Making Sure Rockstar Achieves Its Creative Vision 'With No Limitations'

Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) issues downbeat FY26 forecast reflecting GTA 6 delay

Beloved Rockstar PS2 Game Is 40% Off on PS Store While You Wait for GTA 6

#BlueProtocolStarResonance
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Canceled MMORPG Blue Protocol Is Getting A Revival

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance MMORPG Coming in 2025

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is Getting a Global Launch