Video Game News 7/4/2025

#Nintendo
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Zelda: Breath Of The Wild And Tears Of The Kingdom Updates Out Now, Fix Zelda Notes Issues

Nintendo Finally Reveals Developer Behind Switch 2 Launch Title Welcome Tour, Which Many Said Should Have Been Included for Free

The 12 best Switch 2 games

Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch game reveals its developer

Nintendo president says children should engage with its characters elsewhere if they can't afford a Switch 2

Weekend Console Download Deals for July 4: Nintendo Summer Sale continues

Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1.8.2 and Tears of the Kingdom 1.4.2 updates out now, patch notes

WWE 2K25 Is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 Very Soon

Toadette’s Ice-Cold Wall Rides in Mario Kart World

Switch 2 USB-C Chip Might Be Breaking Compatibility With Third-Party Docks

Switch 2 Dock Supports VRR After All, But It Doesn't Actually Work With Console

Random: Of Course Helldivers Are Now Calling For A Switch 2 Port

Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom And Breath Of The Wild Updates Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Nintendo Cube was the developer behind Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Version 1.4.2 now available (patch notes)

#Steam
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Simple, powerful Civilization 7 mod fixes one of the worst problems with its UI

War Thunder system requirements

The Daily Grind: What *didn’t* you buy in the Steam sale that you thought you would?

Blue Archive from NEXON arrives on Steam and works on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck

Total Chaos Delayed to Q4 2025, Demo Available Now on Steam

Cast N Chill Fish Guide

#NintendoSwitch
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How To Send Nintendo Switch 2 Screenshots To Your Phone

Hello Kitty Suika Game Appears Alongside McDonald’s Happy Meal in Japan

Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack announced for Nintendo Switch

3D platformer Big Hops coming to Nintendo Switch

Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes announced for Nintendo Switch [update: new trailer]

Fall in Love with an Author in All The Words She Wrote on Console

Mistonia’s Hope – The Lost Delight Launches November 13 for Nintendo Switch

Review: Klaus Lee – Thunderballs (Nintendo Switch)

#Xbox
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Zenless Zone Zero celebrates its first anniversary - again - but we're not going to say no to a new story chapter

Microsoft Insists Every Game Shown at Its Xbox Showcase in June Is Safe — but What Were the No-Shows?

Job losses, studio closures, cancelled games: what we know about Xbox's devastating wave of layoffs

Romero Games Shuttered and Over 100 Staff Axed After Xbox Pulls Funding

Xbox's Promising MMORPG Sounds Like the Most Baffling Cancellation

Zenimax Looter Shooter Felt Like Blade Runner Now Cancelled

Another industry recession warning light just flashed red | Opinion

Xbox VR Is… – TheXboxHub Official Podcast #214

The Ultimate Chill-Out Farming Sim Returns – Farm Together 2 is Now on Xbox

This Isn’t Guitar Hero, It’s ORGAN Hero – Beat of Life Challenges Your Timing on Xbox

The Revival of Banjo-Kazooie: Hope Amid Xbox Layoffs

#Android
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A Newly Revealed Resident Evil Game Is Not What You'd Expect

Resident Evil Survival Unit Announced, and It's a Real-Time Strategy Spin-Off for Mobile

Aniplex announces new Resident Evil mobile game

Destiny's alternate-timeline mobile game is launching this August

Set a Watch opens pre-registration on iOS and Android, with a release planned for later this year

Sega Just Delisted A Bunch Of Classics, Including Sonic CD

#Switch2
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PSA: You Can Play One Of The Greatest Platformers Of All Time In Street Fighter 6

Talking Point: With Bigger GameCube File Sizes, Should Nintendo Let Us Download Individual NSO Games?

Switch 2 Users Are Reporting Instances Of Their Consoles Overheating

#Microsoft
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Forza Motorsport 'Team Is No More,' Former Developer Claims, With Remaining Turn 10 Staff Left 'To Support the Horizon Side'

The Elder Scrolls Online studio's canned Blackbird game was a nimble, high-flying shooter, claims report

CWA union derides Microsoft layoffs when ‘the company is prospering’: 'We are living through a moment of profound corporate consolidation and disruption'

Joanna Dark actor asks fans to call for Perfect Dark to be saved, as Adam Jensen's actor details financial loss due to cancellation

Former Employee Claims Turn 10 Is Now A Forza Horizon Support Team

#RPG
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Persona 5: The Phantom X review - "A beautiful yet unbalanced RPG"

PS5 Pro Support Confirmed for Intriguing Upcoming Action RPG

Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition Trailer Showcases All Expansions

Dredge Developer 'Black Salt Games' Isn't Working On A Sequel

#Techland
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Dying Light studio Techland cancels two in-development games, clarifies no staff reductions

Techland cancels two games mid-development, confirms there will be no layoffs

PS3 Shooter Unexpectedly Returning After More Than a Decade – Report

Dying Light Developer Confirms Cancelled Projects, No Lay-Offs

#One
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Death Stranding 2 Is The First Truly Good Social Media Network

Gachiakuta goes places I’ve never seen in an anime series, and that’s an instant win

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X Wireless review - "Incredible charging time and a lovely colour, all for an affordable price"

Mario Party dev Nintendo Cube worked on Switch 2 Welcome Tour

Trump Plans UFC Fight on White House Lawn and Gamers Are Losing It

Halo Infinite’s Hayabusa Bundle Ignites Wild Discussions

#DeathStranding2
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Death Stranding 2 desperately needed content warnings

Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (June 2025)

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Death Stranding 2?

Famitsu software sales (6/23/25 – 6/29/25) – Top 30

Kojima Productions’ OD Remains in Development With Xbox Game Studios – Rumor

#ZenlessZoneZero
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Ahead of 2.1, get a stack of free Zenless Zone Zero Polychrome while you can

ZZZ 2.1 release date, characters, banners, events, and story

Zenless Zone Zero banners - next, current, and 2.1 banners

Zenless Zone Zero system requirements

Zenless Zone Zero is embracing the heat with its upcoming version 2.1 update

#Go
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All Monopoly Go events, tournaments, dates, and rewards - July 2025

Free Monopoly Go dice links July 2025

Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (July 2025)

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds collab revealed for Esports World Cup 2025

#DestinyRising
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Destiny: Rising announces official launch date, with pre-registrations now hitting 5 million

Destiny: Rising is Coming to Android, iOS on August 28, Pre-Registrations Are Now Live

#NintendoSwitch2
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Hogwarts Legacy Nintendo Switch 2 technical analysis, including frame rate and resolution

New discovery shows Nintendo Switch 2 dock supports VRR even though it doesn’t work with the system

Switch 2 is the “Most Iterative Console Nintendo Has Launched in Some Time” – Virtuos

Switch Retro Spotlight: Soulcalibur II

#ResidentEvil
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Resident Evil Requiem Connects To A Lost Classic

Thunderbolts*, Ballerina, Bring Her Back, and every movie new to streaming this weekend

Sony's Aniplex Involved with Tactical Take on Resident Evil for Mobile

Resident Evil Requiem Devs Reveal Why Open-World Plans Were Cancelled

#Capcom
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Resident Evil Survival Unit is an upcoming multiplayer strategy game that switches up Capcom's survival horror franchise for mobile

Street Fighter 6 Collides with K-Pop Sensation æspa in a New Crossover Event, Live Now

#Microsofts
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Perfect Dark Developer Says Eye-Catching 2024 Gameplay Demo 'Had Some Fakery but Quite a Lot of It Was Legit'

PS5 Fans Divided Over Helldivers 2 on Xbox Pivot

#New
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Rekindled Trails mixes Stardew Valley elements with tactical inventory puzzles

Donkey Kong Bananza Developed by Super Mario Odyssey Team

Ghost of Yōtei Collector’s Edition Trailer Showcases Digital Bonuses

#Subnautica2
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Subnautica 2 creators offer no explanation for sudden regime change, instead promise "no loot boxes"

Subnautica 2 dev attempts to reassure fans after controversial leadership swap