Video Game News 9/18/2025

#Tencent
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Horizon Zero Dawn Copycat Drama Continues as Tencent Claims Sony Was Already Concerned its Game Too Closely Resembled Enslaved

Tencent says it's not ripping off Horizon Zero Dawn, calls it derivative

Tencent accuse Sony of trying "to fence off a well-trodden corner of popular culture" with their Horizon copyright lawsuit

‘That claim is startling’: Tencent fires back at Sony’s lawsuit accusing it of ‘cloning’ Horizon with Light of Motiram

'Sony Seeks an Impermissible Monopoly on Genre Conventions': Tencent Fires Back Over Horizon Rip-Off

Tencent responds to Sony's lawsuit over Light of Motiram

Tencent claims Sony’s lawsuit against its Horizon clone is too “vague”

'Sony seeks an impermissible monopoly on genre conventions:' Tencent moves to dismiss Horizon cloning lawsuit

Lawsuit Over Alleged Horizon Zero Dawn Clone Gets Ugly

Tencent Files to Get Sony Horizon Lawsuit Dismissed, Says Sony 'Seeks an Impermissible Monopoly' on Genre Elements

#DyingLightBeast
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Dying Light: The Beast Tips - 11 Things To Know Before You Play

Dying Light: The Beast is out, dark, Steam Deck Verified

GeForce NOW Unleashes ‘Dying Light: The Beast’ in the Cloud

Dying Light The Beast map and all points of interest

Best Dying Light The Beast weapons

Dying Light The Beast system requirements

Best Dying Light The Beast settings for optimized PC performance

Dying Light The Beast review - a gloriously silly zombie sandbox

Dying Light The Beast docket codes September 2025

Dying Light: The Beast review: The real monsters are exactly who you'd expect

Dying Light: The Beast review: Beautifully apocalyptic

Dying Light: The Beast rated Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

Unleash Your Inner Beast – Dying Light: The Beast is a Brutal New Chapter, OUT NOW!

Dying Light: The Beast Gets Steam Deck Verified Right Before Launch

#PS5
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Treyarch Co-Founder Sentenced To Federal Prison After Flying Drone Into Firefighting Aircraft In January

Battlefield 6 Resolution And Frame Rate Targets For PS5, Xbox Series X|S Revealed

Crazy Sandbox Detective Game Shadows of Doubt Snags a Huge 'Modifiers' Update

Sony Puts PS5 on Sale for Once, a £90 Saving in the UK

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Tipped to Take Off on PS5 This November

PS4 Is Still Getting Firmware Updates Too, Here Are the Patch Notes

Borderlands 4 Dev 'Exploring' FOV Sliders on PS5 Following Player Feedback

'Anti-Madden' Arcade Sports Sequel Mutant Football League 2 Gears Up for 10th December PS5 Release

In Spain, the PS5 Is Starting to Outsell the Switch 2 Again

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Reportedly Flying To PS5 Soon

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Screenshots Compare Remake to Original

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Wheatflour Wonderland DLC Debuts for $15

Review: Hyke: Northern Light(s) Sends Us on a Witch Road Trip

New PS5 Controller Releasing October 30

Stardew Valley is Getting More Content With Update 1.7

Gears of War: Reloaded Players Divided Over Change to the Original

Yooka-Replaylee Launches on October 9th

Popular PS5, PS4 Action RPG 80% Off on PS Store, DLC Included

Xbox’s Best Game May Come to PS5 Sooner Than We Thought

Dying Light: The Beast Receives Explosive Launch Trailer, Out Now

The Unforgiving Winter Returns – Frostpunk 2 is OUT NOW on Xbox, Game Pass, Play Anywhere, PS5!

Frostpunk 2 Finally Drops on PS5 Today – Gamers React to the Frozen Apocalypse

Japanese Charts: Switch 2 Surpasses 2 Million Units Sold

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds scores 82 on metacritic (PS5)

#Borderlands4
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Borderlands 4 September 18 Update Improves Stability on PC and 'Smooths Out' Progression — but According to the Patch Notes Balance Changes Will Have to Wait

Borderlands 4 Patch Due Out Today, PC Performance 'Our Top Priority,' Gearbox Says

How to use Eridium in Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4 Specializations explained

Where is Maurice's Black Market Vending Machine in Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4 gets a new PC patch to fix crashes, progression blockers and GPU-related problems

Borderlands 4 September 18 Patch Notes Come With A Heartfelt Message

Borderlands 4 Performance Fixes Are Officially Coming, Despite Randy Rants

Borderlands 4 September 18 Update patch notes take aim at PC stability

Borderlands 4's First DLC Vault Hunter is Already Clear

Borderlands 4 devs say they are working on a console FOV slider and PC technical stability

Borderlands 4 PC Performance is Gearbox's "Top Priority" as More Updates Promised

#Steam
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Report: Charlie Kirk Shooter Suspect’s Steam Gaming History Under Review By Secret Service

Steam Will Soon Lose Support for Around 0.01% of Its Install Base

Arc Games’ MODA Fellowship has kicked open the doors of its Steam beta for the next week

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Claws of Awaji DLC Drops With Major Steam Issues

Square Enix Music Discord Hits 10k Members Amid Controversy and Giveaway Chaos

Scrabdackle Brings Hand-Drawn Wizardry to Steam Early Access in 2025

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Unveils Characters, Art Style, and New Battle System

Hello Kitty Island Adventure: Wheatflour Wonderland DLC Out Now on Switch, PC, and Apple Arcade

Beacon Patrol Launches on Steam – Cozy Co-Op Coastal Strategy Game Out Now

Strange Antiquities Out Now – Become an Apprentice Thaumaturge on PC & Switch

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji Already Has a Mostly Negative Rating

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Wheatflower Wonderland DLC Now Available

Chaotic Co-Op Adventure Sol Mates Demo Now Available

Crystal Of Atlan Announces Steam Launch Date

#September18
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Lego Spider-Verse Minifigure Collection Is Back In Stock At Amazon

Free Epic games this week September 2025

New Hatsune Miku Project Voltage Pokemon Song Stars N

Best adventure games for iPhone and iPad (iOS)

DC: Dark Legion marks Batman Day with the Echoes of the Batcave event

ShapeHero Factory coming to Nintendo Switch [update: Switch 2]

Rumor: Metroid Prime 4 Release Date Leaked

YGG Play Unveils Gigachadbat: A New Era in Abstract Gaming

Super B Invites Gamers to Join Early Playtest Sign-Up

September 18, 2025: Valve & Twitch CEOs Face Congress

#DLC
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Review in Progress: Dying Light: The Beast (PS5) - This Could Be the Zombie Series' Peak

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds’ final DLC collaboration leaked

Excellent theme park builder Parkitect gets a surprise Dinos & Dynasties DLC out now

Assassin’s Creed Shadows DLC Drops on Ubisoft+ But Players Are Furious About RPG Combat

Dying Light: The Beast Gives Free Legacy Outfit and More to Gamers

Hello Kitty Island Adventure's Cuddly DLC Welcomes The Wheatflour Fairy Today

Don’t forget you can claim a free SEGA Blue DLC outfit for Joe Musashi in Shinobi

#Switch2
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Skate Story will launch on Nintendo Switch 2

Skate Story heading to Switch 2 sometime this year

'ShapeHero Factory' Is Switch 2's Latest Arrival, With A Free Upgrade For The Switch 1 Faithful

The Touryst: Deluxe Hits Switch 2 Next Week At 4K / 60fps

#HollowKnightSilksong
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How To Complete Dark Hearts In Hollow Knight: Silksong

How To Complete Alchemist's Assistant In Hollow Knight: Silksong

How To Unlock Eva Vesticrests In Hollow Knight: Silksong

Where To Find All Memory Lockets In Hollow Knight: Silksong

Where To Find All Craftmetal Locations In Hollow Knight: Silksong

All Hollow Knight: Silksong ability locations

Silksong needs health bars to make its boss fights more intense

Best Hollow Knight Silksong mods

Hollow Knight: Silksong Difficulty Exists Due To Hornet's Power

Guide: How to install Hollow Knight: Silksong mods on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck

Team Cherry Explains Hollow Knight: Silksong's "Steep Difficulty"

#Xbox
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Assassin’s Creed Series Veteran is Now Game Director at Rocksteady

Frostpunk 2 Review

Grab Your Magnifying Glass: The DETECTIVE – Collection Bundles Three Cases on Xbox

Mel The Cat is Packed with 2000 Gamerscore!

Your Sweetest Nightmare Awaits in Petey Pedro unBEETable Adventure on Xbox

The Classic Spot the Difference Enters a New Dimension – Spot Challenge 3D is OUT NOW!

Lift, Stack, and Strategise with Bio Block on Xbox Play Anywhere

Xbox Game Pass Finally Adds RoadCraft But PC Gamers Are Furious

Gigasword Brings Its Tower-Climbing Metroidvania Action to Consoles and PC This November

#Switch
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Every Sonic Game on the Nintendo Switch in 2025

Moonstone Island Gets Character Customization for Avatars

Kirby and the Forgotten Land list of all Present Codes

Mystery adventure game Dark Auction, featuring story from Hotel Dusk writer, planned for Switch [update: release date]

Reclaimed, Remade, Reclayed – The Legendary Platypus Returns on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch & PC

Retro-Styled Isometric Puzzler 'Lumo 2' Dimension-Shifts Its Way Onto Switch This October

Genre-Bending 'Baroque YA' Collection Headed To Switch In Japan

Marvel Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion' Reveals Two More Playable Characters

Super Mario Galaxy user icons coming to Nintendo Switch Online

#Sonys
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PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Is Just Two Weeks Away, So Here's a Gorgeous Cinematic Trailer

Tencent Calls Sony's Lawsuit Over "Horizon Clone" An Overreach

#Japanese
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby JP Will Get Believe as a New Trainee

Torerowa, the Dark and Darker-like from Japan, will release later this month for iOS and Android

Epic Games helped out Japanese company gamify industrial laundry

Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Two More Titles

Japanese charts: Nintendo Switch 2 has surpassed 2 million units sold

Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 overview trailer

#RPG
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Dying Light: The Beast Is One Of The Best Open-World Games Of 2025

Every New Mega Evolution Revealed For Pokémon Legends: Z-A So Far

Disco Elysium spin-off studio renames game and pivots away from isometric gameplay

Set a Watch: Digital Edition brings the campfire tales of fantasy to mobile, out now

MU: Pocket Knights brings a cute new look for the series to mobile as it releases today

Avatar Legends: Realms Collide brings the legendary Cabbage Merchant into battle

Mongil: Star Dive opens second CBT ahead of its 2025 launch on mobile and PC

Seven Knights Re:BIRTH reimagines the popular franchise into a strategic turn-based collectible RPG, out now

Pixel RPG Gigaverse: Crafting Infinite Realities in a Multiverse Setting

The Hearth & Harbour Announced: Narrative Restaurant Management RPG from The Pale Beyond Devs

#Sonic
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Sonic Racing Crossworlds Still Manages To Be A Great Kart Racer In The Face Of Crossover Slop

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Review

Review: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PS5) - PS5's Best Kart Racer Is Robust, Chaotic Fun

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds review: The scenic route

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Review – Sonic’s Fastest, Fiercest Racer Yet

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Review

#NintendoSwitch2
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Amazon's New Resale Discount Makes It the Cheapest Way to Buy Switch 2 Games, Save 20% on Donkey Kong Bananza and More

Skate Story announced for Nintendo Switch 2

US: Nintendo Download for 18th September

#NintendoSwitch
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Gigasword coming to Nintendo Switch

Side-scrolling brawler Heroes of Mount Dragon announced for Nintendo Switch [update: release date]

The Jackbox Party Pack 11 release date is in on Nintendo Switch, new trailer

Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Gets A Seven-Minute Overview Trailer