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Video Game News 5/19/2025

#Steam
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Grab 8 Xbox Game Studios Hits For Only $10 This Week
The Cave Diver blends the joyful physics of QWOP with the less joyful physics of being trapped underground
Five new Steam games you probably missed (May 19, 2025)
Grab legendary survival game Valheim at its lowest price right now
Infinity Nikki developer apologises after poorly received update, promises compensation and more
Fans Discuss the Reason Behind DOOM: The Dark Ages' Lukewarm Opening
Otome Games Celebration PC Sale Starts on Steam
Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Remastered Will Debut in 2025
Nexon will run a Steam alpha for Vindictus Defying Fate next month
Embers Adrift begins testing Unity 6 upgrades and performance improvements as ‘legacy logins’ end
World of Warships Legends ramps up to a Steam beta test this weekend as preps a PC debut
Psychic Software Unleashes Updated Demo for The Necromancer’s Tale
Cubic Odyssey Achievements Guide
World of Warships Legends is Coming to Steam, Beta Test Happening This Weekend
Check Out This New Gameplay Trailer For New Free-To-Play MMORPG BitCraft Online

#Nintendo
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Switch 2 Looks Like The Ultimate Nintendo System
Here's What The Nintendo Switch 2 Game Cards and Carrying Case Look Like
Nintendo Announces Gamescom Return After Skipping Last Year's Event, Raising Hopes of Switch 2 Game Reveals
Smash Bros. Melee player lost out on $2,000 after heartbreaking Pokémon Stadium glitch
Nintendo will be attending Gamescom 2025
Nintendo confirms it will be at Gamescom 2025
UK software sales chart for the week ending May 17, 2025 – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe pulling its weight for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo confirmed for Gamescom 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 has some recording limit as Switch 1, GameChat accessibility features
Red Dead Redemption 2 is reportedly coming to Switch 2
Grand Theft Auto 6 Delay Was Painful But Necessary – Take-Two
Switch 2 Launch Might be the Most Important Console Ever – DFC
Nintendo Addresses Switch 2 Supply for 2025
Nintendo Will Attend Gamescom 2025
Guide: 27 Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games We're Excited For In 2025
Nintendo Has Confirmed It Will Be Attending GamesCom 2025
Nintendo Renews A Couple Of Metroid Prime Trademarks
Nintendo Is Opening Its Fourth Store In Japan This Year
Here’s a look at the official Nintendo Switch 2 carrying case
Nintendo will be at Gamescom 2025
Nintendo opening another store in Japan
Email of Destiny

#Switch2
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Here's What Cyberpunk 2077, Pokémon Scarlet And Violet, And More Look Like On Switch 2
Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 video shows a close-up look at game cards, carry case
Yakuza 0 comparison video shows the Switch 2 and PS4 versions side-by-side
37 minutes of Switch 2 Cyberpunk 2077 footage has been posted online
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army revealed for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 [update: new trailer]
Nintendo Switch 2 Will Bring Back Feature That Uses HD Rumble to Find Lost Controllers
UK software sales for the week ending May 17th, 2025
UK Charts: The Wait For Switch 2 Continues, As Nintendo Clings To A Top 10 Spot
Switch 2's HD Rumble Is Seemingly Capable Of Some Impressive Sound Output
Video: Check Out New Direct-Feed Gameplay Of Cyberpunk 2077 On Switch 2

#Fortnite
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Fortnite In Legal Trouble After Adding AI Darth Vader
Fortnite's Darth Jar Jar Skin Requires You To Grind Before You Can Buy It
14 Best Battle Royale Games To Play In 2025
Fortnite maker charged with unfair labor practice over AI Darth Vader
How to recruit Darth Vader in Fortnite
Fortnite's AI Darth Vader Prompts Legal Backlash From SAG-AFTRA Union
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice lawsuit against Darth Vader AI company
Apple has ‘blocked’ Fortnite from coming to the iOS App Store - Epic
Fortnite Players Freak Out Over Mysterious Tilted Towers Tease
Fortnite’s New Courtyard King Mode Sparks Chaos and Players Demands
Fortnite’s Star Wars Season Is Ending Soon
Fortnite Crew Drops Star Wars Skins and Gamers Are Divided
Fortnite Devs Hit With Unfair Labour Practice Filing Following AI Darth Vader Fiasco
Fortnite Remains Off App Store as Epic Games and Apple Continue Legal Battle

#SAG-AFTRA
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Voice Actor Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over Fortnite's AI Darth Vader
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice complaint against Epic over Fortnite's AI-powered Darth Vader: 'We must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members'
SAG-AFTRA files an unfair labor practice for AI Darth Vader in Fortnite

#DoomDarkAges
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Surprise! There Are More Wolf Statues To Smash Up In Doom: The Dark Ages' Kar'Thul Marshes
Doom: The Dark Ages has the lowest Steam player count of any of the modern Doom games at launch
Where to find Wolf Statues in Doom: The Dark Ages
Only press who previewed the RTX 5060 under Nvidia’s test conditions are getting review drivers, reports claim
Doom: The Dark Ages slow mo a bit much? There's already a mod for that
All Doom The Dark Ages skins and how to get them
Doom The Dark Ages guides
Where to Find All Toy Collectibles in Doom: The Dark Ages (Toy Locations)
All Doom: The Dark Ages Wraithstone Locations
Doom The Dark Ages Sparks Heated Debate Over Physical vs Digital Copies

#Physint
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Hideo Kojima's 'Next-Gen' Espionage Successor To Metal Gear Is Over 5 Years Away
Hideo Kojima Reveals He's Ready to 'Take On' Directing a Film — but Not Until PlayStation Game Physint Is Finished, and That'll Take 'Another 5 or 6 Years'
Hideo Kojima reveals his next espionage game ‘Physint’ is 5-6 years away
Hideo Kojima's next espionage game Physint won't be out for a few years yet
PlayStation, Hideo Kojima's Next-Gen Physint Game 'Five or Six' Years Away
Hideo Kojima's next game 'Physint' is coming in about 5-6 years
Kojima's Espionage Action Game Physint Still "Five or Six Years" Away

#NintendoSwitch2
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Nintendo Switch 2's Game Chat will seemingly support both live subtitles and text-to-speech
Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut announced for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: English dub first look]

#Overwatch2
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Overwatch 2’s Street Fighter Skins Are A Knockout
Overwatch 2’s Street Fighter 6 collab doesn’t disappoint (unless you wanted a free skin)
Overwatch 2 Characters Get Epic Street Fighter Makeover
Overwatch 2 x Street Fighter 6 Gets New Gameplay Trailer

#RPG
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$15 Will Get You Every Witcher Game Including One Of The Best RPGs Of The Last Decade
Big Avowed updates will be ready for you when you’re done with Oblivion and Clair Obscur
Remembering The Witcher 3's toughest choices (and the objectively correct answers)
Valorborn is an ambitious medieval RPG made by just three developers
Infinity Nikki banners - next banner, current banner, and 1.5 banners
Best turn-based strategy games on PC 2025
Best Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Pictos - all Pictos and how to level up
MARVEL Future Fight Interview: Netmarble’s Terry Lee discusses the action RPG’s 10 year anniversary event and future plans
Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes announced for Nintendo Switch

#PS5
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Nacon's New Xbox Controller Is Loaded With Cool Features & One Curious Design Choice
Intergalactic Recruits New The Last of Us Season 2 Actor for PS5 Game
Point-and-Click Classic Syberia Gets a PS5 Remaster, Out This Year
2.0 Zenless Zone Zero Special Program Stream Airs This Week
Those Games Extreme Feels Made for That Series’ Fans
Scarlet Will Be a Boss Stellar Blade Goddess of Victory: NIKKE DLC
Elden Ring Nightreign Trailer Details Guardian’s Passive and Skills
DOOM: The Dark Ages Accolades Trailer Highlights Critical Acclaim
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (PS5) Review: Great Roguelike
Underrated Open World Game Just $5 on PS Store, DLC Free
First PS6 Exclusive All But Confirmed by Dev
2025 PS5 First-Party Game Reportedly in Trouble
Yakuza 0 Comparison Video May Give Switch 2 The Edge Over PS4
Understanding Car Classes in Forza Horizon 5 and Their Influence on Gameplay

#New
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Anno 117: Pax Romana is aiming to be a more flexible, distinctly Roman management game
New games accelerator Spawn Point launches to support Norwegian indie devs
Next Call of Duty Might Include Controversial Game Mechanic
Balatro publisher is taking a "very respectful" approach to future updates

#WizKids
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Baldur's Gate 3 Figures Are So Ugly Fans Are Getting Full Refunds
WizKids Offering Refunds For Baldur's Gate 3 Minis That 'Missed the Mark'
Baldur’s Gate 3 minis are bad enough that WizKids is offering a full refund
Baldur's Gate 3's terrible miniatures "missed the mark" so much, WizKids is offering refunds

#Intergalactic
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The Last Of Us Director Neil Druckmann Is Working On A Second, Unannounced Naughty Dog Game
Neil Druckmann is working on a second unannounced game at Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog working on second game alongside Intergalactic, Neil Druckmann confirms
The Last of Us season two actor lands Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet role after impressing Neil Druckmann on set
Neil Druckmann Confirms Involvement in Second Unannounced Naughty Dog Project
The Last of Us 2 Actor Discusses ‘Big’ Intergalactic Role
Neil Druckmann Confirms Producer Role on Unannounced Naughty Dog Project

#GameChat
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Switch 2's GameChat function includes welcome accessibility features
Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat will support text-to-speech accessibility

#May19
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The Biggest Pokémon Card Crashers And Climbers This Week - May 19
Deals For Today: MTG FF Preorders Are Still Live and Pokémon TCG Single Cards Crash
NVIDIA Research Breakthroughs Put Advanced Robots in Motion
Basketball Zero codes May 2025
Infinity Nikki codes May 2025 and how to redeem
Free Monopoly Go dice links May 2025
Today's Coin Master free spins & coins links - updated daily (May 2025)
May 19, 2025: Inside Witcher 3 Launch Chaos & Star Citizen’s Pay-to-Win Backlash

#AI
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Microsoft confirm they've supplied AI tech to the Israeli military for use in Gaza, following BDS Xbox boycott
NVIDIA and Microsoft Advance Development on RTX AI PCs
NVIDIA CEO Envisions AI Infrastructure Industry Worth ‘Trillions of Dollars’
NVIDIA Grows Quantum Computing Ecosystem With Taiwan Manufacturers and Supercomputing
That’s One Smart Hospital! Taiwan Medical Centers Deploy Life-Saving Innovations With NVIDIA System-Builder Partners
NVIDIA-Powered Supercomputer to Enable Quantum Leap for Taiwan Research
AI Blueprint for Video Search and Summarization Now Available to Deploy Video Analytics AI Agents Across Industries
NVIDIA Expands Omniverse Blueprint for AI Factory Digital Twins With New Ecosystem Integrations, Development Tools
NVIDIA Omniverse Digital Twins Help Taiwan Manufacturers Drive Golden Age of Industrial AI
Talk to Me: NVIDIA and Partners Boost People Skills and Business Smarts for AI Agents
Ready to Reason: Storage Leaders Build Infrastructure to Fuel AI Agents With NVIDIA AI Data Platform
Microsoft wants everyone to use an open-source technology to create an 'agentic web' where AI agents interact with other AI agents
I'm actually jealous of the workstation that gets to use this Maxsun graphics card containing two Intel Arc GPUs and 48 GB of VRAM
This new MSI OLED monitor is always watching you, but there's a good reason

#CallDutyWarzoneMobile
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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is shutting down
Activision pulls Call of Duty: Warzone from iOS and Google Play stores
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Delisted Due to Not Meeting "Expectations"
Call of Duty Warzone Mobile enters maintenance mode after underperforming with ‘mobile-first players’

#Available
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Is The Grow a Garden Chicken Zombie Still Available?
Prescription for Sleep: Under a Scarlet Moon Now Available

#PlayStation
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'We are doing our best to resolve most of it': Stellar Blade's PC release will be restricted in 130 countries as the devs fight to have it lifted
Sonic Wings Reunion Resurrects a Classic Shmup Series for PS5, PS4
Stellar Blade PS5, PC Will Add a Boss Battle with One of NIKKE's Most Popular Characters
Final Fantasy IX Mug and Bag Look Like Vivi