Video Game News 11/15/2025

#Steam
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Escape From Tarkov shoots to the top of Downdetector, debuts on Steam to ‘Mixed’ reviews as players struggle to log in: 'Best extraction shooter that you CAN'T play'

Hugely ambitious MMORPG Ashes of Creation is coming to Steam soon with a big price cut, but it's still far from finished

Escape From Tarkov players slam Steam launch: "It is not a game. It is a cosmic punishment"

Fans think Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is filled with generative AI art

Ashes of Creation officially enters Steam early access and begins Alpha Two on December 11

#AI
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‘It honestly sucks’: Fans think Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is filled with generative AI art

Embarrassing AI Art Plagues Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Launch

Professional review bombing

#PS5
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Horizon was always thought about as a multiplayer game, says studio director, which speaks volumes about modern day Sony

'Very Vague' Rumour Claims Sony May Scale Back PC Ports of PS5 Games

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 607

Review: Possessor(s)’ Story Can Feel Stronger Than Its Combat

PS5 Gets Another New System Update for October 2025

Review – Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (PS5)

#S
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Varanasi trailer and plot: S.S. Rajamouli's new movie looks epic AF

Red Dead Redemption rated for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox X/S

#Dispatchs
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Dispatch's ending needed a furry little chonker to work, AdHoc says

Dispatch’s ending is so bad that it kicked it out of my GOTY list

#Concord
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Concord lives! Or, lived, as community efforts to revive it already appear to be on hold after some DMCA strikes

Shortly after Concord's resurrection by fans, it looks like Sony might be about to kill it again: 'Due to worrying legal action we’ve decided to pause invites for the time being'

Concord's surprise return might be short-lived as dev suspends invites after "worrying legal action"'

Sony Trying to Silence Concord Revival Project After Fans Brought PS5, PC Disaster Back

#Destiny2
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Bungie settles plagiarism lawsuit with writer who accused the studio of stealing elements of Destiny 2's story

Destiny 2’s New Vex Faction Has Fatebringer and Gamers Are Freaking Out

Bungie’s Power Boost Sparks Major Destiny 2 Gamer Backlash

#KirbyAirRiders
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This Week in Switch 2 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond preview, Kirby Air Riders demo & future Mario games

Japanese Nintendo eShop releases for November 20, 2025

Kirby Air Riders Soars Onto Nintendo Switch 2 This November

Kirby Air Riders Global Test Ride second weekend starts now

#NintendoSwitch2
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Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack launch trailer – 3 RPGs return, on Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time

New round of Nintendo Switch backwards compatibility fixes live on Switch 2

Final Fantasy 7 Remake dev on challenges of developing for Nintendo Switch 2’s handheld mode

#Ubisoft
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Report Says Ubisoft Canceled A Splinter Cell Game That Became XDefiant, Director Speaks Out -- "That Is Not True"

XDefiant was apparently born from the ashes of a Splinter Cell game being made by the team behind Dispatch

Ubisoft gives terrible excuse after its caught using AI in Anno 117: Pax Romana

#Microsoft
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Will Microsoft truly support Xbox's existential threat, Steam Machine?

Official Xbox Console Emulation for Windows Might Be in the Works

Microsoft’s Backwards Compatibility: Amazing Grace for Even the Unworthy

#CallDutyBlackOps7
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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 can’t be paused during single-player

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Launches to Wildly Mixed Reactions

#SuperMarioGalaxyMovie
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Shack Chat: What painting would you commission Bowser to create for you?

Rumour: Zelda Movie Production Set Footage Has Supposedly Leaked Online

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (15th November)

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Gets A New Movie Poster

Nintendo shares another The Super Mario Galaxy Movie poster

#NintendoSwitch
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Nintendo Switch eShop charts – November 15, 2025 – Pokemon Legends: Z-A still leading

Windswept launch trailer – 90s buddy platformer arrives on Nintendo Switch

3D platformer Mojito Woody’s Rescue targeted for Nintendo Switch

Review: Ball X Pit (Nintendo Switch)

#Xbox
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Xbox Controllers See Their First Major Black Friday Deal, Now Selling for New All-Time Low on Amazon

Halo Combat Evolved Turns 24 and Gamers Are Getting Nostalgic