Video Game News 6/25/2025

#PlayStationPlus
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Sony Announces PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July 2025

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July & a big thank you to players for 15 wonderful years

Sony really won't be putting new first party games on PlayStation Plus day one any time soon

Here are our PS Plus games for July

Diablo IV and KOF XV Join PlayStation Plus in July 2025

PS5, PS4 Exclusives Are Very Popular on PS Plus

WWE 2K25 Game Trial Live on PS Plus Premium, Monster Hunter Wilds Trial Coming June 30th

Here’s your free PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for July, 2025

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games Lineup for July 2025 Announced

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games For July 2025 Announced, Including Diablo IV, The King of Fighters XV, and Jusant

PlayStation Plus July 2025 Monthly Games Features Diablo IV, Jusant, and KOF XV

#PS5
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Little Nightmares 3 Amazon-Exclusive Mirror Edition Is Up For Preorder

Hellblade 2 finally gets that long-awaited PS5 release date

Assassin’s Creed Shadows price slashed as Ubisoft adds Nightmare difficulty mode

Xbox confirms Hellblade 2 Enhanced’s new features, release date and PS5 upgrade for the first game

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 gets firm PS5 release date, and a 60fps mode at last

Death Stranding 2's instantaneous loading times truly prove the power of the PS5

More Gran Turismo 7 Content and Upgrades in New PS5, PS4 Update

Preview: Don't Sleep on Capcom's Pragmata, the Most Inventive PS5 Shooter in Years

PlayStation Thinks Its PS Plus Games Are 'Improving' Every Year

Xbox Looker Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Runs at a Slick 60fps on PS5

PS Plus Essential Games for July 2025 Announced

Death Stranding 2's Unbelievable PS5 Load Times Are Practically Instant

Hollow Knight Nendoroids Return Alongside of Silksong

PS5 DualSense Controller Keychains Include 6 Colors

Nintendo Pictures worked on Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Final Fantasy 16 Developer Hints at Nintendo Switch 2 Version

Skate Gets Summer 2025 Release Window

Another PS5 Exclusive Quietly Delayed to 2026 – Report

Persona 4 Revival Release Window Revealed

Rematch Reaches 1 Million Unique Players on Launch Day

Mafia: The Old Country Has Gone Gold

PS5 Players Surprised With Free Upgrade of Former PS4 Exclusive

PS5 Getting 2 Major Xbox Games in the Same Month

PS5 Players Surprised With Another Classic Xbox Game in 2025

PS Portal System Update 5.1.0 Released and Players Aren’t Happy

A Nintendo Subsidiary Helped Out On The Development Of Death Stranding 2

#Steam
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New Hot Shots Golf Game Cops To Using Generative AI For Trees

Dune: Awakening's first major patch has entered public testing, so you can give some Deep Desert PvE a go

10 years after it launched, one of the best roguelikes of all time gets a surprise update on Steam with quality of life improvements and a new controls menu

Superhero strategy game Dispatch races past 500k wishlists thanks to Steam demo

New War Thunder update Leviathans adds iconic vehicles to the free combat sim

Frontier pulls generative AI portraits from Jurassic World Evolution 3 after fan backlash

Broken Arrow devs confirm their anti-cheat will not block Linux, SteamOS

Chrono Odyssey Hands-On Preview – Gorgeous, Brutal, and a Bit Lost

Suit for Hire Achievements Guide (1.0)

Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship Now Available on Steam

#Xbox
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Microsoft’s Xbox division faces the possibility of significant layoffs soon – again

Xbox launches a branded Meta Quest 3S headset

Can the Next Xbox Turn Things Around for Microsoft?

This Game is Literally RUBBISH – My Recycling Center is OUT NOW on Xbox

Review: Avowed | Xbox

#Switch2
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This Switch 2 Accessory Is Making Fans Drop Their Consoles And The Manufacturer's Response Is Only Making Things Worse [Update: Everyone's Getting Free Upgraded Joy-Con Grips Following Death Threats]

The Switch 2's super sluggish LCD screen is 10 times slower than a typical gaming monitor and 100 times slower than an OLED panel according to independent testing

I thought Switch 2 would kill my Steam Deck, but it's actually made me play it more

Review: The Red Bell’s Lament Is Another Strong Voltage Otome Game

Mario Kart 64 Modders Are Porting the Game to PC

Famitsu review scores for issue 1904

Dbrand responds to complaints saying their Switch 2 "Killswitch" case causes Joy-Con 2 detachment (UPDATE)

Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 Edition Sparks Hype and Drama

Overwatch Season 17 Hits Nintendo Switch With New Skins, Maps, and More

Dbrand Admits Its Joy-Con Detachment Response Was "Spectacularly Terrible"

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Receives Its First Update (Version 1.0.1)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.4 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Little Nightmares 3 And Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition Announced For Switch 2

#DeathStranding2
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Death Stranding 2's 'I Won't Do It' Dialogue Option Is a Fun, Perfectly Safe, and Very Hideo Kojima Easter Egg

Death Stranding 2 is best played slowly

Death Stranding 2 Has Nintendo Studio In Credits, Confusing Fans

Death Stranding 2 Trains Fly Due To Day One Patch Bug

Nintendo Pictures helped out on Death Stranding 2

#2025
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Nintendo Museum Will Open A New Art Gallery This Fall

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Preload Download on Steam and Mobile

PS Plus Essential Free Monthly Games for July 2025 Announced

Donkey Kong & Pauline Amiibo Is Now Up For Pre-Order From Nintendo (UK)

#Nintendo
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After being delisted from the Switch 2 eShop, Gex Trilogy is now patched and working

Nintendo announces Drag x Drive release date [update: file size, multiplayer bits]

Nintendo worked with Hideo Kojima on motion capture for Death Stranding 2

Another Yoshi Soundtrack Joins Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included

The Nintendo Museum Is Opening An Art Gallery This September

Hitman developer admits Cloud Versions on Nintendo Switch weren’t popular

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Version 13.0.4 now available (patch notes)

The Nintendo Museum will soon host an art gallery on the second floor

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Version 1.0.1 now available (patch notes)

#NintendoSwitch
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Dying Light: Retouched Update Isn't Coming to Nintendo Switch as Techland Denies Plans for Switch 2 Port

GI Joe is coming to Overwatch 2, and the Cobra Commander pick is perfect

Little Nightmares III – You're in for a Ride

Crazy Balloon is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch

Cotton Reboot! High Tension! coming to Nintendo Switch this year in Japan [update: delayed]

Fatal Run 2089 Speeds Toward Fall Launch With New Gameplay Trailer

Missed Out On Castlevania Anniversary, Advance & Dominus Collection Physical Editions? Fear Not, As Pre-Orders Have Gone Live On Play-Asia

US: Man targeted libraries to steal $10k worth of Nintendo Switch games

#RPG
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This Popular Horror Board Game Is Getting A D&D Edition

New D&D Expansions Highlight Artificer Class And Dragon Adventures

PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for July include Diablo 4

Digimon Story Time Stranger – introducing new Digimon Enhancement Systems

The Expedition 33 Story Keeps on Getting Better with 'Unusual' Sales Increase

Marvel Mystic Mayhem tasks you with facing a literal Nightmare across a new squad RPG, out now

Warframe's Isleweaver update is now available with brand-new content for Warframe: 1999

MU: Pocket Knights is Webzen's upcoming idle RPG

Mech Vs Aliens codes - Currently active promos (June 2025)

Diablo 4, The King of Fighters 15, and Jusant Coming to PlayStation Plus Essential on July 1st

Space Scum – Beta Sign Up

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis Shares 2025 Update Roadmap and Upcoming Content Details

#A-Life
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Stalker 2's broken A-life system is finally working as designed, according to GSC Game World

Stalker 2's 1.5 mega-patch just dropped and GSC says A-Life is back, baby

New Stalker 2 update revamps A-Life, dialling up the immersion

Stalker 2's latest patch finally fixes A-Life, arrives alongside 700GB of official modding tools

Stalker 2 Update 1.5 Brings Huge A-Life Changes, New Threats, and More

#Stalker2
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Stalker 2's Modding Tools Require 700 GB Of Space

Stalker 2 artist kickstarts the Zone Kit modding scene with a flood of glorious nonsense mods featuring Shrek, CJ, and—you guessed it—Thomas the Tank Engine

Stalker 2 version 1.5 actually sorts out the A-Life AI system, and modding support is here

#1
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Overwatch 2 Is Getting G.I. Joe Costumes In July

Sins of the Horadrim Arrives in Diablo IV on July 1

Banpresto Hatsune Miku Gundam Figure Debuts in December

Pikmin Bloom heats up with new summer-themed Beach Resort Event

Diablo IV’s Sins of the Horadrim transgresses our way on July 1st

#Sony
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Diablo 4 Is Free For PS Plus Subscribers In July As Sony Hints At Upcoming Price Hike

'We're Not Looking to Put First-Party Games in PS Plus Day and Date': Sony Rejects Xbox Game Pass Model

Speculation of PSVR2 Support Winding Down Dispelled by Sony

Celebrate 15 Years of PS Plus With Freebies, Discounts, and More

Jak & Daxter: the Precursor Legacy

#June
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Humble Bundle Roundup June 2025: Mafia x BioShock Collection, Capcom Publisher Sale, and More

DBD Twisted Masquerade 2025 event, rewards, and more

Dying Light 1 gets free audio and visual "enhancements" this week, but they won't be coming to Switch

PlayStation Hypes Up Exclusive PS Plus Discounts on PS Store This Weekend

Lost Ark’s stylebook is finally live in the west along with major raid nerfs and a new island

Barclays Blocks Credit Card Crypto Purchases While Institutions Move Toward Adoption

Monster Hunter Wilds Hits First Sale Amid Community Discussions

Today, Lost Ark Gets the Kazeros Act 3 After Story, a Brand New Island, Stylebook System, & Raid Tuning

Lost Ark’s June Update Brings New Story Content, Island, and Gameplay Improvements

#NintendoSwitch2
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Jack Black’s taking the piss in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4

Hitman World of Assassination review for Nintendo Switch 2

‘Sling webs and cling to walls’: Warframe launches Isleweaver with its creepy spiderframe Oraxia

Why Survival Kids on Switch 2 is Unity's only in-house game (for now)

Gex Trilogy has finally been patched and works on Nintendo Switch 2

#DeathStranding2Beach
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach launch interview

Nintendo Kinda Had a Hand in the Development of PS5 Exclusive Death Stranding 2

#Overwatch2
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Overwatch 2’s Latest Bug May Be The Most Disruptive The Game’s Ever Had

Overwatch Season 17 Drops Reaper’s Sick New Mythic Weapon Skin

#June26
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Capcom Spotlight: Start Time, How To Watch, And What To Expect

The latest Elden Ring Nightreign enhanced boss is plenty tough enough without the Everdark treatment

KartRider Rush+ season 33 arrives tomorrow with The Beat

Roblox Pride Guild Takes Over Twitch With Custom Fashion Show

Throne and Liberty Rolls Out Major 2.16.0 Update Tomorrow With First 12-Player Raid and Heroic Gear

Black Desert Launches Natively on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Announces Upcoming Content

#PlayStation
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Silent Hill remake latest news - everything we know

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice PS5 Upgrades Are Finally Getting Parole from Xbox Jail

Sony Hasn't Given Up on Adding More PS3 Games to PS Plus Yet

Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots release date set for September, new trailer [update: overview trailer]