Video Game News 10/21/2025

#AI
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Arc Raiders boss boasts of being able to AI generate guns from Youtube videos, but says it'll never replace "the human aspect"

Open Source AI Week — How Developers and Contributors Are Advancing AI Innovation

Over 500 Steam Next Fest demos used generative AI, and I've never felt more disappointed

'We don't believe in it:' Palworld maker Pocketpair won't publish games that use generative AI

Want to avoid AI gen on Steam? This browser userscript might save your day

#RPG
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50 Most-Played Steam Next Fest Demos Are Heavy On Horror And Adventure

Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 missions list - all main and side quests

The Blood of Dawnwalker release date estimate, trailers, and latest news

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Was to Get DLC at One Point, Scrapped for the Third Game

Xbox Shortchanges PS5 Fans Yet Again with Another Shoddy Physical Release

Ahead of the Game - Legion of 56 is survival demonic horror in cutesy form, just in time for Halloween

The Last Worlds: Crossed Souls, an open-world action RPG, confirmed for Nintendo Switch

Xbox Game Pass Losing One of Its Highest-Rated Games on October 31st

Monster Hunter Wilds brings costumes for characters and Halloween decor in its Dreamspell event

The Outer Worlds 2 PS5 Disc Version Comes With a Big Catch

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road framerate and resolution targets announced

New Free-To-Play Strategy Game Foundation: Galactic Frontier Now Available On PC And Mobile

#Battlefield6
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Halo Co-Creator Marcus Lehto 'Disappointed' Ridgeline Staff 'Were Not Properly Credited' in Battlefield 6, Says They Built the 'Foundation' of the Game

Former Battlefield 6 developer slams EA for leaving himself and other Ridgeline staff out of the credits

Call of Duty could learn a thing or two from Battlefield 6's smallest map

Halo co-creator "disappointed" his defunct studio isn't included in the Battlefield 6 credits, despite "building the foundation of the game"

Battlefield 6 default settings may be throwing off your aim on PC, here's how you fix it

Battlefield 6 will soon let players earn XP faster

Battlefield 6 hits EA’s highest ever concurrent player count

October 21, 2025: Halo Co-Creator Slams Battlefield 6 & N64 Controller Discount Alert

#Halloween
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Marvel Rivals' First Ever PvE Mode Gets Gameplay as Zombies Invade the Free PS5 Title This Week

Best Buy Sets Dates for Halloween and Black Friday 2025 Sales

Life-Size Pokemon Mimikyu Plush Appears Ahead of Halloween

Monster Hunter Now's Halloween event brings a terrifying new Tigrex variant to face

Inmost shares a quick backstory for the creepy yet emotional platformer ahead of its launch

October’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue

Football Manager 26 Character Models Look Uncanny in New Video

Skate-o-Ween Brings Tricks, Treats, and Kickflips to Skate Starting October 21

#NinjaGaiden4
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Watch Ninja Gaiden 4 Played On A Helicopter Flying Over Miami

Battle in the Heavens: Ninja Gaiden 4 Takes the Fight Sky-High

Ninja Gaiden 4 missions - all chapters and full missions list

Don't let anyone tell you you're not skilled enough to enjoy Ninja Gaiden 4 - I'm near-incompetent yet having an absolute blast with Xbox's hack 'n' slash

Poll: Are You Playing Ninja Gaiden 4?

How to Defeat D.D.O. Commander in Ninja Gaiden 4

Best Combat Skills to Get Early in Ninja Gaiden 4

Ninja Gaiden 4 And Ragebound Clash In Stunning New Artwork

#SinkingCity2
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The Sinking City 2 delayed to 2026, as Frogwares battle "ongoing challenges related to the war in Ukraine"

The Sinking City 2 is delayed into 2026 because of the war in Ukraine, but not just that: Making a survival horror game requires 'a completely different kind of design thinking' than adventure games, and that 'definitely makes development slower'

The Sinking City 2 Had Been Targeting a Surprise PS5 Release, Delayed Due to War in Ukraine

The Sinking City 2 Delayed to Next Year Due to Russia-Ukraine War

The Sinking City 2 Delayed to 2026 as Frogwares Shares New Screenshots

The Sinking City 2 Shifts To 2026

#EA
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Halo co-creator says he’s ‘disappointed’ he and some former colleagues weren’t credited for their work on Battlefield 6

With a replacement seemingly waiting in the wings, EA announces The Sims Mobile is shutting down in January

The Sims Mobile to be shut down by EA after more than seven years of service

Ridgeline Games creative director 'disappointed' in EA's uneven staff crediting in Battlefield 6

#Steam
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Palworld studio Pocketpair says its new publishing division won't handle games that use generative AI: 'We don't believe in it'

Ex Helldivers 2 and Battlefield devs' chaotic new FPS offers one final chance to try its playtest

Achilles: Survivor release date secured on Nintendo Switch, new trailer

Painkiller Returns – A Brutal Reimagining of a Cult Classic

VampireThe Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Sinks Its Fangs into Launch Day

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Soars into Space with “Interlude of Dreams” Update

Lessaria Revives the Spirit of Classic RTS Games on Steam with a Chaotic Twist

Escape from Duckov Achievements Guide

Thrasher Launches On PC November 7

#XP
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Battlefield 6 Bot XP Farms Are No More

Battlefield 6 officially nerfs XP farming servers into the ground, draining them of nearly all XP

#DLC
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FF7 Remake Trilogy Director Is Open To A Fourth Entry

Square Enix explains why Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn’t have DLC, could happen for Remake Part 3

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Team Open To More DLC: "Tell Us What You Want"

SEGA willing to do more DLC content for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds

#Nintendo
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Kirby Air Riders Direct With Director Masahiro Sakurai Set for This Week — Brace Yourself for 60 Minutes on the Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive

Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Pyroar are terrorizing fans visiting zone 17

Kirby Air Riders gets second dedicated Nintendo Direct later this week

Nintendo Revealed Kirby Air Riders Direct 2 Is This Week

Persona 3 Reload review for Nintendo Switch 2

Twitter / X reveals top games, top gaming hashtags of 2024

Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective Digital Sample Available For Free

X reveals the top ten games and hashtags mentioned on the platform in 2024

Nintendo has two games in the Golden Joystick Console Game Of The Year

Metroid II – Return of Samus added to Nintendo Music

Nintendo Has Announced A Second Kirby Air Riders Direct And It's 60 Minutes Long, Happening This Week

#JurassicWorldEvolution3
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All Jurassic World Evolution 3 dinosaurs list

Jurassic World Evolution 3 guides, gameplay, and more

Review: Jurassic World Evolution 3 (PS5) - Frontier Finds a Way to Improve Its Fantastic Park Building Franchise

Jurassic World Evolution 3 review: Dinosaur Utopia

Life Finds a Way – Jurassic World Evolution 3 Hatches on Xbox, PS5 & PC

#KirbyAirRiders
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Second Kirby Air Riders Direct slated for Wednesday

Hope you’re excited for Kirby Air Riders, as you’re getting another Nintendo Direct for it

#SquareEnix
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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Videos Show Kain, Warrior of Light

Square Enix is “actively considering” Final Fantasy 7 DLC or perhaps fourth game

#Android
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Isekai Villain lets you be the gloating anime bad-guy out now on iOS and Android

Spooky Express review - "Perfectly timed for Halloween"

Dicefolk lets you control the roll of the dice across roguelite monster-collecting quests, out now

Earn While You Play in Seraph Season 4

Outlanders 1.4.0 Update: New Dungeons and Unique Prizes

Sci-Fi Shooter Foundation: Galactic Frontier Brings Isaac Asimov’s Trilogy to Android

#X
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Official Xbox Console Emulation for Windows Might Be in the Works

Providence Ecosystem Update: Shaping a Player-Owned World

#Amazon
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Lenovo Laptop (40GB RAM, 1TB SSD, i7) Down 74% on Amazon, and It’s Not Refurbished

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Camera Hits Its Record Low After Multiple Price Drops, Vlog Like a Pro but Pay Like an Amateur

Anker Solix C1000 Portable Power Station Is Now the Cheapest It’s Ever Been at 50% Off on Amazon

Arcade1Up's New Budget Pac-Man & Mortal Kombat Cabinets Now Sold On Amazon

Save a huge 63% on this super light NZXT wireless gaming mouse, now just $29.99, if you're quick

Amazon Web Services Return After Downtime

Lost Ark will see a 20-hour downtime and offer compensation gifts for tonight’s big American region merge

New World fixes Nighthaven bugs and perk problems as players lament lengthy queues

The Daily Grind: Did free Rise of the Angry Earth entice you to go back to New World?

#Rovio
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Angry Birds Developer Cuts 36 Jobs After One Game Underperforms

Rovio lays off 36 workers following underperformance of Angry Birds Dream Blast

Angry Birds maker Rovio lays off 36 employees

#October21
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CoD: Black Ops 7 Dev Reveals Highly Requested Changes To Aim Assist, Perks, And Movement

Borderlands 4 Shift Codes: All Active Keys And How To Redeem Them

Fortnite's Rumored Simpsons Collab Could Feature A Flanders Skin

Today's Coin Master free spins & coins links (October 2025)

PS Plus Extra, Premium October 2025 Games Rolling Out Now

Destiny 2 Festival of the Lost 2025 – Haunted Altars, Red Rum(ble), and Plenty of Candy