Video Game News 7/15/2025

#AI
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Report: Laid-Off Staff At Candy Crush Maker Say They've Been Training Their AI Replacements

Laid off King staff are reportedly being replaced by AI tools they helped build

Deadline Extended — Create a Project G-Assist Plug-In for a Chance to Win an NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU and Laptop

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Promotes AI in Washington, DC and China

New Broken Arrow update seemingly fails to fix faltering RTS game

Candy Crush developer King reportedly replacing laid off staff with AI tools they helped to build

Sources suggest that staff laid off at King will be replaced by AI tools they helped to create

King Employees Reportedly Being Replaced by AI, Morale "In the Gutter"

Report: Candy Crush maker King is allegedly replacing laid off employees with AI tools

The Alters gets patched to replace AI generated bits, fix a Steam Deck crash and more

Blok Raises $7.5M to Let AI Simulate Users Before Your Product Even Launches

#Switch2
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Getting Donkey Kong Bananza To Run At 60FPS Was Important For Nintendo

Mario Games You Can't Buy Any More Updated So They Work Better On Switch 2

Donkey Kong Bananza - 19 New Things We Just Learned About The Game

Nintendo Reveals How Donkey Kong Bananza Would Have Looked as a Switch 1 Game

Nintendo Says Donkey Kong Bananza 'Will Come to Symbolise 3D Donkey Kong' — in a Separate 'Branch' to 2D Games

Square Enix Won't Allow Switch 2 Upgrade for Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake, Warns That DLC is Locked to a Specific Platform

Making space for multiplayer in the Nintendo Switch 2’s world

Nintendo’s Donkey Kong team sounds increasingly bananas

Latest Switch 2 update improves backward compatibility, even though Nintendo's not shouting about it

Donkey Kong Bananza Forms and Pauline Connection Detailed

Donkey Kong Bananza was planned for the original Switch until 2021

Nintendo explains how Donkey Kong Bananza was upgraded on Nintendo Switch 2

No Plans for Dragon Quest I + II HD-2D Remake Switch 2 Upgrade, Square Enix Says

Review: Savage Raven By Skull & Co. NeoGrip For Nintendo Switch 2 - Does The Job Very Nicely

8BitDo's 'Pro 3' Controller Boasts Magnetic ABXY Buttons And A Charging Dock

Here's What Donkey Kong Bananza Looked Like On Switch 1

Nintendo Has Seemingly Taken Further Steps To Combat 'eSlop' On Switch 2

Guide: Best MicroSD Express Cards For Nintendo Switch 2

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Updated To Version 1.1.3, "Improves Gameplay" On Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 20.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Rumour: Major Third-Party Devs Reportedly Sitting On Multiple Switch 2 Announcements

Uh-Oh! It Looks Like Donkey Kong Bananza Is Already Out In The Wild

Nintendo Details Why Donkey Kong Bananza Development Jumped From Switch To Switch 2

Donkey Kong Bananza's Destruction Gameplay Can Be Traced Back To A Goomba With Arms

You Can Skip Locations And Parts Of The Story In Donkey Kong Bananza, Thanks To The Game's Destruction

Fantasy Life i: The Game that steals time

#Destiny2
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Destiny 2 Hits Fans With A Nostalgia Bomb As Soon As They Start The Newest Expansion

Destiny 2 - How To Unlock Chests That Require In-Depth Knowledge Of An Unfamiliar Language

Destiny 2 Update 9.0.0.1 patch notes

What does 'requires more knowledge of an unfamiliar language' mean in Destiny 2?

Who is the voice actor for Lodi in Destiny 2?

Destiny 2’s Edge of Fate, live today, marks the start of Bungie’s new content cadence

Destiny 2’s The Edge of Fate Expansion Ushers in a New Era

Destiny 2 Edges Fate Today

#Microsoft
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Sea Of Thieves Dev Reacts To Mass Xbox Layoffs With A Somber Message

Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass July 2025 Wave 2 Lineup

ZeniMax Union say they're fighting for staff left in limbo by Microsoft cancelling MMO as part of mass layoffs

Here's our next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for July

New Windows 11 build adds self-healing “quick machine recovery”

Paid custom servers are coming to Sea of Thieves next year

Rumor Halo 1 Remake Might Be Missing the Game's Most Important Feature

Zenimax Online Studios union reaffirms support for Blackbird devs as workers roast Xbox execs over AI slop

'Our lives were upended:' ZeniMax union workers respond to Microsoft layoffs

#August
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PS Plus Is Losing One Of The All-Time Best RPGs, And A Damned Great Action-Adventure

Tariff changes delay Analogue 3D by a month

Check Out These Awesome Sega Genesis Displays Featuring Sonic, Street Fighter, & More

GiGO Akihabara 1 Arcade Center Will Close in August

PUBG Mobile World Cup kicks off as Group Draw results announced

Analogue 3D shipping delayed to August due to 'tariff changes'

‘Predecessor has now officially exceeded the lifespan’ of Epic’s Paragon as it preps 1.7 update

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Reveal Set to Shake Up Gamescom Opening Night Live

Blade & Soul Heroes Gets September Launch, Presence at Gamescom & KCON

FFXIV Will Start Demolishing AFK Europeans' Houses Again Next Month After Pause For Natural Disasters

#2025
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The Best Apple Arcade Games Available In 2025

Marvel Rivals’ summer event skins put The Thing in a thong

Tennis Zero codes July 2025

DBD codes July 2025

These 13 PS5, PS4 Games Leave PS Plus Extra in August

July 2025's PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now

Here’s How a Fields of Mistria Greenhouse Looks

Hatsune Miku Gundam Keychains Head to US Gashapon Machines

Attack on Titan Revolution tier list - pick your family

PS5 System Update for July 2025 Out Now But Don’t Get Excited

PS Plus Extra, Premium July 2025 Games Rolling Out Now

PSA: You Only Have A Few Days To Buy This Bithell Games Title Before It's Gone

#DonkeyKongBananza
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Donkey Kong Bananza Started Out As Creepy Goomba Tech Demo

Donkey Kong Bananza lets player skip locations and parts of the story

Donkey Kong Bananza producer hoping the game leads to 2D and 3D branches, similar to Mario

Donkey Kong Bananza Was Originally Developed For The Switch Before Jumping To Switch 2

Donkey Kong Bananza's Destruction Idea Came From A Goomba With Hands

Donkey Kong’s design in Bananza inspired appearance in Mario Movie & Mario Kart World

#Nintendo
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Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree opening movie [update: guardian trailer #2]

The FBI has seized a major Nintendo Switch piracy site

Nintendo Drops Mario Kart 64 Music on Nintendo Music App

Yoshi’s Burgers and More in Mario Kart World Have Gamers Hungry

Super Mario 3D All-Stars Version 1.1.3 now available (patch notes)

Nintendo Switch 2 Version 20.2.0 is out now (patch notes)

Mario Kart 64 added to Nintendo Music

#NintendoSwitch
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Major Nintendo Switch Piracy Website Blamed For $170 Million In Lost Game Sales Seized By FBI [Update]

Police dispatch sim Karma City Police hitting Nintendo Switch this week

Operation Night Strikers shares Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition Provides Fantasy Action on PC & Console

Review: Cattle Country (Nintendo Switch)

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake on Switch will not have an upgrade path to Switch 2

#Ready
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Ready Or Not Developer VOID Interactive Proceeds With Controversial 'Censor' Changes To Satisfy Console Makers Despite Fan Blacklash — Here's The Full Patch Notes

Interview: Out Today, Ready or Not Is the Modern, Relentless Rainbow Six: Vegas for PS5

Rugrats' Susie revealed for Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny

Squad Up, Make Arrests and Save Lives: Ready or Not Launches on Xbox and PlayStation

Ready or Not launches on consoles with new trailer

Another Mario Kart Album Races Onto Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included

#15
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Grab Two Big RPG And Strategy PC Game Bundles For Cheap

Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Poster Pokes Fun At Tom Cruise And Mission: Impossible

Deals for Today: Where To Find Japanese Pokémon Cards

ARK: Aquatica Launches Today With a New 'All In-Game' Trailer

Pokémon Go ‘Water Festival’ 2025 event guide

Blood Line, that mobile Rebel Moon game, out now for Netflix subscribers

Umamusume Pretty Derby tier list - best cards and characters

Free Bingo Blitz credits July 2025

Free Monopoly Go dice links July 2025

Anycolor ‘Separating’ From Nijisanji Vtuber Aster Arcadia

Archero 2 tier list - Abilities, characters and gear ranked

Age of Empires Mobile heroes tier list

Capybara Go tier list - Pets, Skills and Gear ranked

Angel Legion tier list - Pick the right girls for your team

Creatures of Sonaria tier list of all creatures

AFK Arena tier list - Marcille and Laios added

A Universal Time tier list 4.9 - Ranking the finest Stands

Art of Conquest tier list of best heroes

Today's Coin Master free spins & coins links - updated daily (July 2025)

PlayStation Store Update Worldwide July 15, 2025

League of Kingdoms Rebrands to Arena-Z

#DeadIsland2
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2014 Dead Island 2 'Would Have Killed The Franchise' Says Former Exec — 'It Had Nothing To Do With What Made The Original Really Fun'

'We could have, at that point, put out a s*** game': Former Deep Silver comms boss says Dead Island 2 released 8 years late because an earlier version 'would have killed the franchise' if it wasn't binned

Dead Island 2's canned original version "would have killed the franchise", insists exec

Dead Island 2 – Former Head of Communications Says Original Version Would Have Killed the Franchise

#RPG
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Cyberpunk 2077's New Patch May Fix One Of The Game's Biggest Annoyances Five Years Later

The best new PC games 2025

The excellent John Wick Hex will be delisted later this week, currently on sale

Watcher of Realms to celebrate its second anniversary with major new content and events

Lords of the Fallen Has Reached More Than 5.5 Million Players

2020 RPG Bumped Up to Full Price on PS5, PS4 Ahead of Delisting

HAIKYU FLY HIGH Launches Globally on July 31 — Pre-Register Now for Rewards!

#Fortnite
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All hired hero locations in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3

Free-to-play MOBA Predecessor follows Fortnite with return to original map

Epic Games confirms legal action against Fortnite cheat seller and DDoS cyber attacker

Fortnite Drops Fantastic Four Skins and Deadmau5 Collab in Latest Update

#GuildWars2
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Guild Wars 2's new expansion adds two fresh island maps, brings back elite specs

Massively OP Podcast Episode 526: A whip, six katanas, and Black Desert love

Guild Wars 2’s next expansion is called Visions of Eternity, and it’s coming October 28

Visions of Eternity, Guild Wars 2's Next Expansion, Launches in October

Guild Wars 2 Unveils Visions of Eternity Expansion

#Apple
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9-Year-Old Visual Novel Runs Just Fine But Apple Is Booting It From The App Store Anyway

Acclaimed indie studio accuses Apple of yanking its game from the App Store without "clear justification"

Santa Ragione says Apple is delisting Wheels of Aurelia 'without justification'

#SquareEnix
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Square Enix To Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Switch Players Wanting To Upgrade To Switch 2: Buy The Whole Game Again

Physical Purists Won't Be Pleased by New Life Is Strange PS5 Collection

Kingdom Hearts Keyblade Silicone Ice Cube Tray Returns

FFXIV European Automatic Housing Demolition Resumes in 7.3