Video Game News 7/21/2025

#Ubisoft
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Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Is Getting A Big Free Update Later This Year

Ubisoft Addresses The Stop Killing Games Movement

Ubisoft CEO responds to Stop Killing Games, and casually mentions a new Ghost Recon game's coming

Ubisoft reckons microtransactions help make games "more fun", but still wants to ensure they "respect the player experience"

Avatar PS5 Game Gets a Third-Person Mode, New Game+ in Huge December Update

New First-Person Ghost Recon Game Is Real, Ubisoft Confirms

Ubisoft Reckons Microtransactions Make Games 'More Fun'

"Nothing is written in stone." Ubisoft head responds to Stop Killing Games petition

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Update to Add New Game Plus and More in December

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Players Obsessed With The Kusarigama Weapon

Ubisoft believes microtransactions in single-player games makes them “more fun”

#DonkeyKongBananza
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Here's What Amiibos Can Do For You In Donkey Kong Bananza

Donkey Kong Bananza’s Destructible Environments Are So Good I Can't Stop Smashing Them To Bits

The 10 Best Donkey Kong Games

How to find music discs in Donkey Kong Bananza

Forest Layer Banandium Gem locations in Donkey Kong Bananza

All Bramble Country bananas in Donkey Kong Bananza

All transformations and Ancient Bananza Powers in Donkey Kong Bananza

The Junction Banandium Gem locations in Donkey Kong Bananza

Game of the Year 2025 predictions: The front-runners and challengers to come

From Banjo to a Star Wars Death Star, fans are having a lot of fun with Donkey Kong Bananza's artist mode

Donkey Kong Bananza climbs to top of UK physical sales charts, but still sells less than half of Mario Odyssey

Donkey Kong Bananza's glitchy visual weirdness is Nintendo at its supremely confident, gameplay-trumps-all best

Donkey Kong Bananza review for Nintendo Switch 2

UK software sales chart for the week ending July 19, 2025 – Donkey Kong Bananza leads the way in first week

Donkey Kong Bananza Review – One of the Greatest Platformers of This Generation

Donkey Kong Bananza Brings Back Classic Racing Vibes

Pure Nintendo Podcast E121

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Donkey Kong Bananza?

Random: Here's A Few Of Our Favourite Donkey Kong Bananza Easter Eggs

Poll: Has Donkey Kong Bananza Made You Feel Ill?

UK Charts: Donkey Kong Bananza Is A Hit, But Sells Less Than Half Of Super Mario Odyssey

#ChineseRoom
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The current developers of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 are going "fully" indie again

Bloodlines 2 studio The Chinese Room has bought its own independence, but also laid off employees for the second time in two months

Still Wakes the Deep studio The Chinese Room goes independent to continue focus on original projects

The Chinese Room is independent again – here's how it happened

The Chinese Room Splits from Sumo Group in Management Buyout

The Chinese Room is Now Independent From Sumo Digital, Has Two New IPs in Development

Bloodlines 2, Still Wakes The Deep Developer The Chinese Room Cuts Ties With Parent Company Sumo Digital

#Cyberpunk2077
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Cyberpunk 2077's Next Crossover Revealed

Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.3 lets you ditch ridealong Keanu Reeves, but I raise you responding to his driving critiques via this mod

DF Weekly: Cyberpunk 2077's VRR mode is as close to a PS5 Pro upgrade as we're going to get

VRR Gives Cyberpunk 2077 a Massive Performance Boost on PS5 Pro, Up to 120FPS

Major Cyberpunk 2077 Update Better On PS5 Pro than Xbox

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.3 Adds Fresh Poses to Photo Mode

Cyberpunk 2077 Collabs With Arena Breakout For Insane Crossover

#StopKillingGames
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'Stop Killing Games' YouTuber Says Someone's Filing False Claims Against EU Initiative

Stop Killing Games says 'industry has filed false claims' against EU campaign as it surpasses 1.4m signatures

#Nintendo
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Nintendo Switch 2 SRPG Sequel In The Works According To Job Page

Nintendo records reveal that staff numbers are up – and employees rarely leave

Nintendo bringing back Switch Online: Playtest Program

Nintendo's Switch Online Playtest Program Returning, Includes Switch 2 Support

Gender Split & Average Ages Of Japanese Nintendo Players Revealed Via New Survey

Round Up: 10 Switch 1 & 2 Games We Played BitSummit 2025 - Here's What We Thought

More Switch Games Reportedly Receive Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes

Europe: The Nintendo eShop Summer Sale is now live

Japan: Large survey shows Nintendo games gender split and average ages

3D character modeller’s LinkedIn mentions work on Nintendo SRPG sequel exclusive to Switch 2

#Steam
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Anti-Porn Group Declares Win Over 'Pedo Gamer Fetishists' After Steam's Mass Sex Game Purge

As Le Mans Ultimate emerges from early access, it’s still got work ahead to catch the top hardcore sims

Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 21, 2025)

New roguelike The King is Watching puts a brutal twist on the city builder genre

Beloved Stardew Valley rival's new update finally lets you romance villagers

Despite backlash, Ready or Not rockets to a million console sales in four days

'Everyone Focuses on Steam Concurrents, But PS5 Is by Far Our Biggest Community': Test Drive Unlimited Dev Hits Back

Fields of Mistria Dating, Harvest Festival Covered in Patch Notes

Endless Legend 2 early access launch delayed to September 2025

Steam Beta upgrades the in-game performance monitor for Linux

#DLC
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Explore The Lore Final Fantasy 16's World In This New Book

Scrapped Evolve sequel revealed by concept art, including an asteroid mining station straight out of Dead Space

Ready or Not missions list - all main and DLC levels

Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and other retro favourites get the interactive museum treatment in Atari 50's new Namco DLC

Interactive PS5, PS4 Archive Atari 50 Expands with Classic Namco Games

Atari 50 reveals Namco Legendary Pack DLC

Dying Light: The Beast Game Length Revealed for PS5 Open-World Game

Atari 50 Is Getting Yet Another DLC Pack, This Time Focused On Namco Titles

#Ready
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Ready Or Not Console Release Tops 1m Sales Despite 'Censorship' Controversy

Hardcore FPS Ready or Not Is Proving Popular on Consoles, 1 Million Copies Sold

Ready or Not Console Sales Reach a Million in Just Four Days

#Soulframe
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Soulframe release date window, trailers, gameplay, and news

The Soulframe team talks intrigue and curiosity in the new player experience

Why Soulframe won’t cannibalise players from Warframe’s existing audience

Soulframe Is An Achingly Beautiful Reminder That Games Are, At Their Core, Pure Artistry

#Xbox
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Ori Developer Not Prioritizing Xbox For Its New Action-RPG Soulslike's Console Launch

EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Edition Preorders Include 7-Day Early Access

Best PC controller 2025

Fallout 5 is in Development at Bethesda – Rumor

Surprise! Descenders Next Is Out Now

Descenders Next Shadowdrops Powder to the People – on Game Pass, Xbox, and PC

#AvatarFrontiersPandora
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Update Brings Third-Person and New Game Plus Modes

Ubisoft Open-World PS5 Game Gets Third-Person Mode Update

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora ‘Third-Person Update’ Release Date Announced

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Adds Third-Person Mode, New Game Plus In December

#December
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will get third-person mode in free update ahead of new film

Golf With Your Friends 2 Gets Delayed, Will Skip Early Access

Review: Monument Valley 3 (Switch) - A Beautiful Piece Of Work In Need Of A Touch Up

#SteamDeck
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You can now try frame generation in any Steam Deck game, with all the thrilling disclaimers and caveats of desktop frame gen

Best Dune Awakening settings for PC and Steam Deck

Space Drilling Station looks fun for building and automation fans - with a new Steam Deck compatible demo

#UK
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Oblivion Remastered is Getting a Physical Edition on PS5

Update: The Chinese Room confirms layoffs after regaining independence

#2025
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Guide: 88+ PS5, PS4 Games You Should Buy in PS Store's Huge Summer Sale (North America, Europe)

Atelier Yumia Azur Lane Crossover Starts This Week

Pokemon Presents announced for July 2025 [update: runtime]

What to Include on a Business Card in 2025

10 Most Highly Anticipated Netflix Drops in July 2025

#PS5
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'PS5 Makes the Most Sense': Ori Dev Explains Why It's Swapping Xbox for Sony

Guide: All PS5 First-Party Exclusives

Ghost of Yotei's State of Play Has Been Watched More Than Sony's Summer Showcase

This PS5, PS4 Shooter Does Live-Service Right, Next Big Warframe DLC Out This Year

PS5 Pro Pockets a Native 8K, 60fps Game

New Honkai: Star Rail Castorice Figure Based on Concert Art

Sparkle From Honkai: Star Rail Returns to Honkai Impact 3rd

Black Ops 7 Reveal Confirmed for Gamescom Opening Night Live

Helldivers 2 Developer Has Already Planned Content for Next Few Years

Acclaimed PS4 Shooter Just $1.99 on PS Store for a Limited Time

PS5 Finally Gets Hit Shooter That’s Not Call of Duty, Fans Ecstatic

Rack ‘Em Up! Pure Pool Pro Announced, Bringing Native 8K Realism to Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC | Gameplay Trailer Unveiled

#NintendoSwitch
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Teraslide out on Nintendo Switch this week

Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny gets Nintendo Switch release date, opening cinematic and extended trailer

Review: Pinball FX – Tomb Raider Pinball (Nintendo Switch)

Japan: Latest Famitsu readers most wanted games

#Doom
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Mind-Blowing Fallout Fan Game Resurfaces With New Trailer, And It Looks Incredible

This Stunning Mod Brings Fallout's Necropolis to Doom: 'Never Seen a Fan Project Get So Close to the OG Vibe'

A surprise update for Fallout: Bakersfield, the Doom mod that rebuilds the RPG's Necropolis as a shooter level

Incredible Looking Doom x Fallout Mod Might Tide Fans Over Till Fallout 5

#21
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Deals for Today: Pokémon TCG Black Bolt ETB In Stock For Less and Switch 2 In Stock

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