Video Game News 12/8/2025

#KatsuhiroHarada
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Tekken Development Chief Katsuhiro Harada Announces Bandai Namco Exit After 30 Years

Tekken lead Katsuhiro Harada is leaving Bandai Namco at the end of this year, bows out with hour-long DJ mix

Tekken legend Harada leaving Bandai Namco after 30 years of service, peaces out with a sick, hour-long Soundcloud mix

The end of an era: Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada is out at Bandai Namco, after 30 years of working on the esteemed fighting series

Tekken Mega Music Mix Dropped by Series Boss Harada, and It's 30 Years of Pure Nostalgia

Katsuhiro Harada Explains How Tomonobu Itagaki Influenced Him To Leave Bandai Namco

Katsuhiro Harada Will Leave Bandai Namco

Katsuhiro Harada leaving Bandai Namco at end of 2025

“Don’t replace him with a white guy please”: FGC reacts to Katsuhiro Harada leaving Tekken

Tekken Legend Katsuhiro Harada to Leave Bandai Namco

Katsuhiro Harada Will Leave Bandai Namco At The End Of 2025

Katsuhiro Harada Announces Departure From Bandai Namco

Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco after 30 years

#BandaiNamco
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Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada Announces Departure After 30 Years at Bandai Namco

Takane Lui Will Join SRW DD as a Code Geass Character

Tekken Game Director and Producer Katsuhiro Harada is leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025

Code Vein II Reveals Lyle McLeish in New Character Trailer Highlighting His High-Risk Combat Style

#SkateStory
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All Skate Story tricks

Skate Story review - shattered my expectations

Skate Story review

Bonus PS Plus Extra Game for December 2025 Available Now

Mini Review: Skate Story (PS5) - The Most Unique, Most Stylish Skateboarding Game to Date

Guide: These 13+ PS5, PS4, and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (8th-14th December)

Skate Story trick list

Skate Story review: Deliciously absurd

Skate Story launch trailer – surreal skateboarding game lands on Nintendo Switch 2

Promising New PS Plus Extra December Day 1 Game Out Today

Skate Story Review — Hellish Heelflips And Glassy Grinds

Review: Skate Story (Switch 2) – A Laid-Back Kickflip Through The Underworld

#Xbox
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PS5 Was The No. 1 Best-Selling Console This Black Friday In The US

Microsoft Initially Rejected Idea To Bring Flight Simulator To PS5, Dev Says

Microsoft Flight Sim head says bringing it to PS5 was his idea, believes it started the ‘avalanche of Xbox titles coming to PS5’

A Sneak Peek at “Samurai Space Opera” Sol Shogunate Coming to Xbox

We Could've Had Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PS5 Much Sooner

Not Even Hideo Kojima Is Sure if Xbox Game OD Will Be Any Good

Xbox reportedly warning of yet another potential price increase

PS5 Takes 62% of Black Friday Sales, Switch 2 Secures Strong Second

The Xbox Store Delists Three More Games in Recent Hard Delistings

Xbox and ASUS ROG Ally X Get a $100 Price Cut, Gamers Are Not Impressed

Final Fantasy VII Remake Hits Xbox and Switch 2, But Gamers Want Part 3

Dragon Ruins II Arrives on All Consoles

#TombRaider
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Tomb Raider News Confirmed For The Game Awards Following Remake Leak

Tomb Raider Will Be at The Game Awards This Week

The ‘future of Tomb Raider’ will be revealed at The Game Awards

New Tomb Raider Reveal Confirmed for The Game Awards

New Tomb Raider Officially Confirmed To Be At The Game Awards

Tomb Raider Will Have An Announcement At The Game Awards

Next Tomb Raider game to be revealed at The Game Awards

#YsNet
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Shenmue 4 Video 'Has Absolutely No Connection' to Developer Ys Net, and Now the Studio Is Threatening Legal Action as the Footage 'Misleads Viewers Into Believing Such Content Is Official'

That "leaked" Shenmue 4 trailer has nothing to do with Ys Net, and they're so mad about it they might take legal action

'Leaked' Shenmue 4 trailer has "absolutely no connection" to Ys Net, as studio considers legal action

Ys Net May Seek Legal Action Against Fake Shenmue 4 Video

Ys Net considers "potential legal action" after confirming "leaked" Shenmue 4 video is fake

No, That Shenmue 4 Footage Isn't Real, Developer Ys Net Says

That Shenmue 4 trailer is now confirmed to be fake

#Switch
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‘Better than a standard Switch Lite’: A modder has turned his Wii U GamePad into a working Switch

Highly Rated Switch 2 RPG Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Adds to Packed February on PS5

Review: Milano’s Odd Job Collection Is Cute

System Shock remake reveals Nintendo Switch 2, Switch release date and new trailer

Puzzle RPG Cassette Boy announced for Switch [update: release date]

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo’s real piracy problem isn’t going anywhere soon as it’s already playable in 4K on a PC using Switch emulators

Award-Winning Slice-Of-Life Soccer Game 'Despelote' Comes To Switch This Week

Random: This Modder Turned Their Humble Wii U GamePad Into A Fully Functional Switch

#GameAwards
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All The Game Awards 2025 Nominees And Categories

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just got its 13th Game Awards nomination

Is Geoff's statue for a new FromSoftware announcement? Lords of the Fallen studio certainly hopes so

You'll Probably Be Able to Pre-Order Saros PS5 Soon

Guide: When Is The Game Awards 2025?

Lords of the Fallen 2 Dev 'Praying' for FromSoftware Reveal at The Game Awards, Not Behind Statue Tease

Guide: The Game Awards 2025: Time, Date & How To Watch

#Capcom
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Capcom seek new heights as they whisper potential new Ace Attorney, Mega Man, and Devil May Cry games into existence

Resident Evil Requiem leak points to a second playable character, and it isn't Leon

Slam Dunk Voice Actor Tomomichi Nishimura Died

Monster Hunter Showcase Delayed Due to Tsunami Warning in Japan

GameStop Hints At Another Playable Character For Resident Evil Requiem

Capcom wants to revitalise Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry, and Mega Man with new releases, remakes, and ports

#NintendoSwitch2
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Red Dead Redemption rated for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox X/S

Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! Announced for 2026 — Retro FPS Brings Back Johnny Rico

Remastered Platformer Yooka-Replaylee Nintendo Switch 2 Demo Live

#MetroidPrime4
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All Missile Expansion Locations In Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

All Shot Expansion Locations In Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Guides Hub

All Energy Tank Locations In Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

All Bosses In Metroid Prime 4: Beyond And How To Beat Them

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Players Are Loving It, Despite Some Weird Drama

Metroid Prime 4’s Japan Release Gets Upstaged By Donkey Kong Ads

Why we love Metroid Prime 4! Pure Nintendo Podcast E141

Metroid Prime 4 On Switch 1 Impresses Digital Foundry - "Nigh-Imperceptible Dips"

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Metroid Prime 4: Beyond?

#GenshinImpact
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Genshin Impact partners with Duolingo for a fast-paced three-day rewarded streak

Genshin Impact x Duolingo crossover offers free Primogems and other rewards through December 27

Genshin Impact Collabs with Duolingo For Limited Time Three-Day Learning Quest in the Language Learning App

Genshin Impact X Duolingo Collaboration Live Through December 27

Genshin Impact's Duolingo Collaboration Wants You to Learn Something and Get Rewarded

#Alters
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The Alters gets an update that includes a "gamer's den" and a photo mode so you can take pics of you, yourself, and yours

The Alters drops huge surprise update seemingly designed for me specifically

PS5 Survival Gem The Alters Gets Big Free Content Update Today

Acclaimed PS5 Adventure Game Gets Free Content Update

#WarnerBros
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Paramount to ruin the Netflix party? Hollywood company announces "clearly superior" Warner Bros. offer of its own

(Updated) Netflix to Buy Warner Bros, Including Gaming Wing, for $82.7b

Paramount Makes Rival Bid For Warner Bros. After Netflix's $82 Billion Offer, Includes Game Studios

Bloomberg: Netflix considered buying EA, FOX and Disney before Warner Bros

#Don
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I Don’t Think We’d Be Talking Much About Horses If It Hadn’t Been Banned

Empires and Puzzles Codes (December 2025)

#DLC
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A Full Star Wars: KOTOR 2 Remake Was In Development - Report

Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord and its new DLC hit an all-time low price, but not for long

Elden Ring Nightreign DLC Off to a Flyer with Two Million Launch Sales

Mega Lucario Z has debuted in a new Pokémon Legends Trailer

Underrated PS4 Open World Game 80% Off on PS Store, DLC Free

#Hades
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Hades 2's Melinoë can now run through Zagreus' underworld escape from the original Hades, thanks to modders

There's a mod that lets you play Hades 1 in Hades 2

Immortals Revenge hands-on - Hack-and-slash your way from Hades to Mount Olympus in this mythical mobile MMORPG