vgbuzz

less noise, more news

Every day a fresh batch of news
grouped by trending topics,
organized by hottest first.

Video Game News 10/6/2025

#Microsoft
🤩

Call Of Duty Lost $300 Million In Sales Due To Game Pass - Report
Future Xbox Consoles Not Canceled, Microsoft Says
After the Week Microsoft Had You'd Be Forgiven for Believing a Rumor That Xbox Had Canceled Its Next-Gen Hardware Plans, but the Company Insists It's False
Microsoft Confirms It Scrapped the Xbox Game Pass Discount on All Games and DLC Purchases, Gives Subscribers More Rewards Points Instead
Game Pass Ultimate subs don't get DLC discounts any more, Microsoft confess, amid reports about Call of Duty sales cannibalisation
Microsoft abandoned in-house Xbox handheld because of AMD costs, says rumor
Microsoft confirms Call of Duty DLC discounts with Xbox Game Pass now dropped in favour of reward points
Microsoft Counters Rumors Of Xbox Console Abandonment
Xbox Game Pass is increasing in price by 50%
Perfect Dark Reboot Was Almost Saved by Take-Two
Microsoft Removes Game Pass Discounts for Games and DLC, Replaces Them With Reward Points
Microsoft Denies Xbox Cancellation Rumors, Confirms Next-Gen Console Plans
Xbox Game Pass Game and DLC Discount Has Been Removed in Favour of More Reward Points, Microsoft Confirms
October 06, 2025: Zelda Guide Hits Record Low Price & Xbox Scraps Game Pass Discounts
Gaming status October 2025

#Battlefield6
🤩

All Battlefield 6 Classes: Gadgets, Traits, And Best Weapons For Each Class
Battlefield 6 Physical Copies Already In The Wild And Servers Live Early, Apparently
Battlefield 6 Day One Patch Includes Changes to Movement, Weapon Recoil, Rush, and More
Activision extends the Black Ops 7 beta to wrap up just 24 hours before Battlefield 6 launches
After making Closed Weapons almost invisible in the Battlefield 6 beta, DICE says Open Weapons is 'the right path forward' because it was more popular
Tools of the trade: I upgraded my gaming PC with a 420mm Arctic Liquid Freezer 3 AiO and vertical GPU mount, and now it looks incredible
Guide: These 25+ New PS5, PS4 Are Coming Out This Week (6th-12th October)
Guide: Battlefield 6 Release Times: When Can You Start Playing?
Has Battlefield 6 Bested Black Ops 7 In The Battle Of The Betas?
Forget Pre-Loading, Battlefield 6 Discs 'Leak' With The Full Game And Live Servers
EA Remains Firm About Battlefield 6 Server Browser, Opting For Custom Matchmaking
Battlefield 6’s free Season 1 roadmap revealed
Battlefield 6 launch update: Closed Playlists, Portal changes, and new modes
Battlefield 6 vs Battlefield 2042 – What’s New?
Battlefield 6 Is Almost Here And Gamers Are Going Ecstatic
Battlefield 6 Release Times, Preload Schedule, and Season 1 Roadmap Confirmed

#Nintendo
🤬

Nintendo Demands $4.5 Million From Switch Piracy Reddit Mod
Nintendo Is Suing A Reddit Moderator For $4.5 Million
This Super Mario Costume Is Cursed, But At Least It's Cheap Before Halloween
Nintendo Issues Official Statement in Response to Generative AI Claim, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Calls Sora 2 Copyrighted Character Videos 'Interactive Fan Fiction'
Nintendo sues Reddit mod for $4.5M, says it's 'nowhere near' enough money
Voila! Nintendo quietly shares new details on Samus's motorbike in Metroid Prime 4
Nintendo Shared Statement on Generative AI Lobbying Rumors
Nintendo refutes claims it had "any contact" with the Japanese government to lobby against genAI
Nintendo Denies Generative AI Government Lobbying
Nintendo Denies Lobbying Japanese Government Over AI, Will "Take Necessary Actions" Over IP Rights
UK Charts: Mario Galaxy Starts Strong, But It Can't Topple Sony's Latest
Grant Kirkhope says he hasn’t watched Mario movie as still annoyed he wasn’t properly credited

#Funcom
😒

Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders has been shut down as part of Funcom's recent layoffs
‘We are all hurting’: Metal: Hellsinger studio closed as part of Funcom cuts
Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders is closing as part of Funcom's post-Dune: Awakening layoffs
Metal Hellsinger studio closing as part of Funcom layoffs
Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders closes in relation to Funcom layoffs
Funcom is closing Metal Hellsinger studio The Outsiders
Metal: Hellsinger Developer The Outsiders Shut Down by Parent Company Funcom

#Activision
🤬

Black Ops 7 Cheaters In The Beta Were Booted Very Quickly, Activision Says
97% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta Cheaters Were Caught 'Within 30 Minutes of Signing In,' Activision Says
97% of Call of Duty Black Ops 7 beta's early cheaters were caught within 30 minutes of sign in, Activision say
Less than 1% of Black Ops 7 beta cheaters got into a match, Activision says
97% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 cheaters banned within 30-minutes, Activision claims
Call of Duty movie officially in the works at Paramount
Black Ops 7 Beta Anti-Cheat Is Absolutely Destroying Cheaters

#Xbox
🤬

Xbox quietly killed another Game Pass perk
Details emerge on Xbox’s cancelled ‘Uncharted rival’ Project Ranger
Red Dead Redemption 2 Still Coming to PS5, It's Claimed
Assassin’s Creed Series Veteran is Now Game Director at Rocksteady

#DLC
🤩

Assassin's Creed Mirage's allegedly Saudi-backed DLC, Valley of Memory, releases November 18
Ninja Gaiden 4 Isn't Even Out on PS5 Yet, But Here's Its DLC
Assassin's Creed Mirage's Free Valley Of Memory DLC Release Window Confirmed
Ninja Gaiden 4 DLC Arrives in 2026
Review: Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Is as Enjoyable as All-Stars Racing Transformed
Kingdom Two Crowns 2.3 “10th Rulerversary” update out now, patch notes
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds reveals Minecraft Pack DLC release date, new trailer
Rock Band 4 will be delisted this weekend, with its DLC to follow
Popular PS5/PS Plus Action Game Gets Free DLC & PS5 Pro Patch
PS Store Adds Another Big Scam Game, Buyer Beware

#BlackOps7
😒

The best guns in the Black Ops 7 beta in early access
Will Battlefield 6 Season 1 be enough to steal Black Ops 7’s launch day thunder?

#MinaHollower
😒

Shovel Knight Dev's Next Game Mina The Hollower Delayed, But Not For Long
Mina the Hollower catches a delay nebulously beyond its previously seasonally appropriate release date
Mina the Hollower has been delayed
Mina the Hollower has now been delayed

#2XKO
😒

All 2XKO characters and movesets
Warwick confirmed playable in 2XKO as early access kicks off tomorrow
Warwick was just teased as next 2XKO fighter in boring cinematic
Razer Teams Up With 2XKO For New Fighting Game Gear

#October
😺

One Of My Most Anticipated Games Just Got Indefinitely Delayed
Marathon gets another technical test, but you won't hear anything about it
Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (September 2025)
Feature: Last Chance to Get These 50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Sale
Marvel Contest of Champions is geared up for Halloween with the climax of the Eidol storyline
Multiplayer Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is alive again for the month of October 2025
Upcoming PS5 Game Gets Free Demo and Players Like It
'Scurge: Hive' Spreads Its Isometric, Metroid-y Retro Virus To Switch This Week

#GamePass
😺

Upcoming Game Pass games
PS6 May Go Uncontested as Rumours of Next-Gen Xbox Cancellation Force Microsoft to Comment
Day-One Indie Hits Validate Game Pass in the New Tier Era

#Japanese
🤬

Ghost of Yotei Praised in Japan for How Quintessentially Hokkaido It Feels
OpenAI starts major mess with Japan as Sora cribs Nintendo, anime
'It's Selling Like Hot Cakes': Hokkaido Goes Crazy for Ghost of Yotei on PS5
Metaphor Re:Fantazio Keychains Feature Every Character
Magical DoReMi Sanrio Characters Crossover Arrives for Halloween
We Get Free Carats in Umamusume for Cinderella Gray Anime
Hori's New Switch 2 Pad Lets You Lock The Home And Capture Buttons

#RedDeadRedemption2
🤬

‘They exist’: Red Dead Redemption 2’s PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 versions are still happening, it’s claimed
NateTheHate remains adament Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2

#CallDutyBlackOps7
🤬

You can't type "Arc Raiders" into Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta's in-game chat, but you are allowed to talk about Battlefield 6
Shroud’s Black Ops 7 Beta Verdict: From Miserable to Actually Enjoyable

#Kingmakers
😺

Kingmakers Delayed Indefinitely As Developer Says It Needs 'More Time Before We Feel Good About Charging Money For It'
Kingmakers release date, early access launch, and trailers
Redemption Road indefinitely delays Kingmakers
Ambitious Action-Strategy Game Kingmakers Delayed Indefinitely

#BrokenSword
😒

Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Reforged announced for Nintendo Switch
Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged Revealed for Early 2026
Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror is Being Reforged in 4K for a 2026 Release
Broken Sword Continues To Reforge With 'The Smoking Mirror' On Switch

#Halloween
😺

Pokémon Go is hosting a haunted tea party for Halloween Part I this year
Clash Royale and the NHS Team up for a bone-chilling cause with the Skeleton Army Evolution
Amazon Prime Gaming’s 14 ‘free’ games for October include Fallout: NV
Season 17 Act 3, New Music, and Lots of Halloween Fun in Sea of Thieves in October