Video Game News 12/12/2025

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Diablo 4's next expansion is bringing two new classes to the game, one of which you can play right now

New Tomb Raider Games Recast Lara Croft With A Gaming Veteran

See How The Street Fighter Movie Is Embracing Its Ridiculousness In These 40 Images

Gears Of War: E-Day Is Still Coming In 2026, Microsoft Assures Fans

After a Relatively Quiet The Game Awards, Microsoft Says It Has a Packed Xbox Developer Direct Coming in January 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's DLC Is Out Now | The Game Awards

The Game Awards 2025 overlooked Warframe again, but Digital Extreme doesn't care

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's free Thank You expansion is out now with "surprising new locations"

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin unveils cooperative raid battles

Control Resonant brings a new paranatural crisis to PS5, out 2026

A weird sci-fi thriller starring Stellan Skarsgård? That takes place in a hotel on the moon? From the makers of SOMA? Yeah, I'm in

After a seven year wait, Bandai Namco's classic aerial combat series will return in 2026 with Ace Combat 8

"We'll have more stuff next year" After being somewhat absent from The Game Awards, Xbox boss teases a Dev Direct for January 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's expansion is available right now, adding a photo mode and vibrant new world

Housemarque's Saros gets new trailer, and a short delay to its release

Fully-fledged from the ground up Tomb Raider remake announced

Capcom's astronaut and small girl-starring Pragmata is coming to Switch 2, gameplay demo announced for Steam

Here's everything announced at The Game Awards 2025

PS4 Will Still Get New Games in 2027

Expedition 33 Breaks the Game Awards Record for Most Gongs in a Single Show

Unalive Milla Jovovich in Hitman's Next Celebrity Assassination Mission on PS5, PS4

Round Up: What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025?

Guide: All The Game Awards 2025 Winners

Free-to-Play FPS Highguard Closes Out The Game Awards, Coming to PS5 on 26th January

All Announced Games at TGA 2025

Umamusume: Pretty Derby takes home mobile gold at The Game Awards 2025

Arknights: Endfield reveals official launch date for the strategic 3D RPG

Aniimo opens closed beta test sign-ups with new creatures and features for 2026

Weekend Console Download Deals for Dec. 12: The Game Awards 2025

Everything you need to know from The Game Awards 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 triumphs at The Game Awards 2025

Neon Giant on No Law, shopping-cart cyberpunk, and manly men with moustaches

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie receives new teaser trailer during The Game Awards

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Has Been Rated on PEGI

Expedition 33 won many awards at The Game Awards, but it’s causing some drama

The games that The Game Awards glossed over were the coolest ones

Gacha games rule the roost at The Game Awards

Diablo IV’s April expansion, Lord of Hatred brings Skovos and fishing (and the Paladin is already available)

The Game Awards 2025: Guild Wars 2, Soulframe, Diablo IV, Warframe, and more MMOsy news

Lords of the Fallen II Debuts First Gameplay Trailer

Respawn’s New Shooter ‘Highguard’ Revealed, And Gamers Are Already Mad About Titanfall 3

Dr Disrespect Hosts His Own Game Awards Watch Party For 2025 Show

Mega Man: Dual Override Revealed at Game Awards

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Trailer Reveals High Octane Racing Game

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Revealed at The Game Awards for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Release Date Set in New Trailer

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Is Coming Out In 2026, And Might Not Contain Pod Racing

The Game Awards 2025 Winners Revealed

Leon And Grace's Screen Time Will Be "Equally Split" In Resident Evil Requiem

Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Announced, But Will It Skip Switch 2?

The Game Awards GOTY For 2025 Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Mega Man Returns In 2027 With A "Brand-New Entry" For Switch And Switch 2

Phasmophobia Brings "Genre-Defining" Co-Op Horror Madness To Switch 2 In 2026

Video: New 007 First Light Trailer Introduces Lenny Kravitz As Bawma

A New Tomb Raider Entry Has Leaked Ahead Of The Game Awards

New Divinity Trademarks Filed Ahead Of The Game Awards

ARC Raiders Best Multiplayer Game of 2025 at The Game Awards

Rockman Corner: “There’s more coming sooner than you think” in Mega Man Dual Override reveal

Pragmata on Nintendo Switch 2 is so high-quality that even developers were surprised

The Game Awards 2025 winners announced

Phantom Blade Zero Gets Lore-Filled New Trailer and a Release Date and Platform Details

Phasmophobia Announced For Switch 2 In 2026 At The Game Awards

Rust Mobile Unveils A New Global Playtest Literally Starting Now

'Warlock' Lets You Make Dark Pacts In A New Dark Dungeons & Dragons Action-Adventure

Co-Op Zombie Shoot-Em-Up John Carpenter's Toxic Commando Gets March Release Date.

The Game Awards 2025 Live Blog - Follow Along As This Year's Winners Are Announced!

Shadow Drop Paladin and Game Awards

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The highly-anticipated follow-up to Baldur's Gate 3 is more Divinity, but it's not technically Original Sin 3

No more teasing, Arknights: Endfield finally has a January release date

Zenless Zone Zero shows off Ye Shunguang gameplay for the first time at The Game Awards, teases the Angels of Delusion faction

Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Is Probably Many Years Away From Release

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Storms The Game Awards, Wins Coveted Game of the Year 2025

Mega Man: Dual Override Revealed by Capcom With First Gameplay Trailer and 2027 Launch Plans | The Game Awards 2025

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Announced for PC and Consoles in First Trailer | The Game Awards 2025

RPS Verdict: The Game Awards 2025

It’s official: Control 2 is Control Resonant, a paranatural melee brawler with shapeshifting hittin' sticks

Decrepit is a solo-developed soulslike about escaping a castle by dying in it

The Game Awards 2025 – Every Winner and Xbox Reveal, Plus New Details on Control Resonant, Diablo IV, Tomb Raider, and More

Capcom The Game Awards recap: Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Mega Man: Dual Override

The Game Awards' big reveal this year was for a shooter from the creatives behind Apex Legends and Titanfall, and it looked... fine?

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is finally, actually real, coming to Xbox, PlayStation and PC - but has no release date

Poll: How Would You Rate The Game Awards 2025?

The Game Awards 2025: Full Winners List and Nominations

Capcom Holds Mega Man: Dual Override Boss Design Contest

New Mega Man: Dual Override Game Revealed at TGA 2025

Larian Studios Announces New Divinity Game

New Tomb Raider Games Appears at TGA 2025

Leon S Kennedy Confirmed for Resident Evil Requiem

Zenless Zone Zero's TGA presentation offers a sneak peek at a wealth of upcoming content

The Game Awards 2025 winners announced

Death Stranding 2 looks set for quick PC release

Everything Announced at The Game Awards 2025

2025 GOTY RPG Drops Big Free PS5 Update, Out Now

Upcoming Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Offering Free PS5 DLC

The Game Awards 2025 Roundup: All PS5 News and Winners

Highlight announcements from The Game Awards 2025

Stupid Never Dies Announced at The Game Awards as New Action RPG from Capcom Veterans

Lenny Kravitz Joins 007 First Light as Pirate King Bawma in New James Bond Game Coming March 2026

Orbitals Blasts Off as a New Co-Op Anime Adventure for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026

Full List Of The Game Awards 2025 Winners

Let’s Recap The Game Awards 2025 – Every Game Announcement, Updates, Trailers, and More

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Announced

Clair Obscur Sweeps The Game Awards 2025 – Full Winners List

ICYMI: TGA's Day Of The Devs Showcase Highlighted A Pair Of Upcoming Switch Indies

Round Up: Everything Announced At The Game Awards 2025 - All Switch 1 & 2 Reveals

Zenless Zone Zero The Game Awards 2025 Trailer Released

New teaser for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Anime-inspired co-op game, Orbitals, announced as Switch 2 exclusive

New trailer confirms Leon Kennedy for Resident Evil Requiem

Pragmata announced for Switch 2, launching 24th April 2026

The Game Awards 2025: Every Major Announcement and Winner

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New Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 content available today, including Verso’s Drafts level

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the Biggest Winner in The Game Awards' History

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Update Adds Photo Mode

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ‘Thank You’ Update Available Now

New Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Content, Verso’s Drafts, Out Today

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Tomb Raider TV Show Will Feature Avatar's Sigourney Weaver, Role Revealed

How to Play the Tomb Raider Games in Chronological Order

Crystal Dynamics reveal two new Tomb Raider games -"the largest Tomb Raider world yet" and yet another classic TR revamp

The new voice of Lara Croft is a veteran of Cyberpunk 2077, Lies of P, Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed, and a whole bunch more

"The scripts are incredible, and very funny" - Sigourney Weaver confirms she will play Wallace in live-action Tomb Raider series

Next Tomb Raider game, known as Catalyst, finally revealed at The Game Awards

Lara Croft Loads Up For A New Era With Two Tomb Raider Adventures

Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Is A “Reimagining” Of The Original Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider: Catalyst Announced For 2027

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Everything We Know About Divinity, Larian’s Most Ambitious RPG Yet

Clair Obscur Gets Free DLC Including A Photo Mode To Celebrate Historic Awards Sweep

Larian reveal a new Divinity RPG that boasts "greater breadth & depth than ever before"

Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic revealed - a KOTOR "spiritual successor" RPG led by Mass Effect's Casey Hudson

New Nioh 3 demo launches Jan 29, 2026 on PS5

Divinity: everything we know about Larian's 'most ambitious RPG yet'

Clair Obscur is game of the year, but what about everything else? Here are the winners of the 2025 Game Awards

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic revealed, from Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect director Casey Hudson

Action RPG Lords of the Fallen 2 Absolved of Sin with Brutal PS5 Gameplay Trailer

Seven Knights Re:Birth summons the power of the valkyries with [Warrior of Peace] Freyja

Fan-Favorite PS4 Open-World RPG 80% Off on PS Store

No Law Brings Cyber Noire Chaos To Port Desire In Neon Giant’s Next Big Shooter RPG

AOC Festive Gift Guide: Monitors for Every Gamer & Creator

Demonschool Switch Review – Hilariously Addictive RPG

Witchfire The Reckoning Update Now Available

Exodus Gets A New Gameplay Trailer Highlighting Its Main Character, Jun Aslan

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Capcom confirm Leon Kennedy's return in Resident Evil Requiem with new trailer

Mega Man's finally making a comeback, but his first big game in years is still a while away

Surprising absolutely no-one, Leon S. Kennedy confirmed for Resident Evil Requiem in new gameplay trailer

Pragmata Deluxe Edition and Diana amiibo Shared

Resident Evil Requiem has one storyline, but you switch between Leon & Grace

Mega Man: Dual Override art contest will let fans design a boss for the game

Mega Man: Dual Override announced for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

Capcom Breaks Silence on PRAGMATA – Launch Date Revealed

Monster Hunter Wilds Devs Promise Big Performance Fixes, But Gamers Are Skeptical

Leon S. Kennedy Confirmed to be in Resident Evil Requiem

Mega Man: Dual Override Announced

Leon Kennedy Is Confirmed For Resident Evil Requiem

Surprise! Capcom Is Bringing Pragmata To Switch 2, amiibo And Demo Also Confirmed

Mega Man: Dual Override announced for Switch and Switch 2

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Kirby’s Air Riders Gets A Big Balance Update But Don’t Expect Sakurai To Keep Tinkering

Mega-hit co-op horror Phasmophobia is coming to Switch 2

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Anniversary Edition has dropped on Switch 2

Phasmophobia Switch 2 Version On the Way Next Year

CRKD Announces The 'Nitro Deck 2', Compatible With Switch And Switch 2

'Orbitals' Brings Awesome-Looking Asymmetrical Co-Op Anime Antics To Switch 2 Next Year

Stop Motion Co-Op Adventure 'Out Of Words' Confirmed For Switch 2

Video: LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight 'Official Heroes & Villains Trailer'

Kirby Air Riders Updated To Version 1.2.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Xbox Is Bringing Another Game To Switch 2 In 2026

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

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Resident Evil: Requiem Developers Reveal How Much We'll Play as Leon — And Say The Survival Horror/Action Contrast Is Like Jumping Into a Cold Bath After a Hot Sauna

Resident Evil Requiem is "like jumping into a cold bath after sitting in a hot sauna"

PlayStation Store Leak Resident Evil veteran will be coming to Requiem

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Grab a free Steam key for Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader, my favorite 40k game in years

Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews

FM26 Right Wing Wonderkids Guide

Focus Tool With Me: Aquatic Time Now Available in Steam Early Access

Ashes of Creation Hits Steam Early Access With a New Class, New 1-10 and High Level Content, and Some Launch Issues

Guild Wars 2 Celebrates at The Game Awards With New Visions of Eternity Trailer and Bonuses For All

Guild War Reforged and a Party Divided

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Phantom Blade Zero Has a Release Date at Last | The Game Awards

The most promising action game of 2026 finally has a release date, and we now know it'll launch on PC day one

Phantom Blade Zero, one of my most-anticipated games, finally has a release date

Eagerly-awaited Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero finally gets a release date (and yes, it's still a PS5 console exclusive)

Phantom Blade Zero Release Date Set for Wuxia Action Game

Phantom Blade Zero Launches Next September

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You don't need to have played OG Control to play Resonant, so say Remedy, but I wish they'd stop doing that

The new Control game isn't a shooter, it's not set in the Oldest House, and it doesn't star Jesse Faden—but, y'know, otherwise it seems like a faithful follow-up

Control Resonant sends Jesse's brother, Dylan, to a perception-bending Manhattan at some point in 2026

Control Resonant Revealed As Remedy Pushes Its Paranatural Universe To New Heights

Remedy Announces Control Resonant, Sequel is An Open-Ended Action RPG With Dylan Faden as Protagonist

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Where Winds Meet opens a new desert region, adds new instances and events, and launches on mobile

Kirby Air Riders receives substantial Version 1.2.0 update (patch notes)

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There’s Still One Mega Evolution Missing From Pokémon Legends: Z-A After The DLC

BearPanda KOF Mai Shiranui Figure Holds a Fan and Umbrella

Kirby Air Riders team is disbanding soon, but game could get another balance patch

Mega Lucario Z has debuted in a new Pokémon Legends Trailer

Review: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension (Switch 2) - Repetition Takes The Shine Off

Sakurai: Kirby Air Riders will not get DLC plus team will be disbanding in the near future

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How Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Fails The Genre Nintendo Created

Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension review

Dino Land Rolls Back The Clock – Classic Pinball Action, Prehistoric Chaos

Terminator 2D: No Fate Rewrites Judgment Day In Pixel-Powered Style

Terminator 2D NO FATE Gets New Overview Trailer

Review: Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster (Nintendo Switch)

Review: Hitman: Absolution (Nintendo Switch)

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Physical Editions Now Available

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Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Announced From Creative Assembly | The Game Awards 2025

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is real and features Orks, Space Marines, the Aeldari and for some reason, David Harbour

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer sounds like a midi-chlorian-heavy MotorStorm, something I didn't know I craved

Star Wars Racing Games Are Back in Galactic Racer, Out for PS5 in 2026

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Powers Up For A High-Velocity 2026 Launch

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Coming in 2026

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Brings Real Pod Racing Again From Ex-Burnout, Need For Speed Devs

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Stellar sci-fi horror Soma is getting a "spiritual successor" from the same studio, and it's set in a grim moon hotel on the edge of reality

Last Chance to Play These 10 PS Plus Games

Another Nioh 3 Demo Is On Its Way to PS5, Out 29th January

John Carpenter's Gory Zombie Shooter Toxic Commando Lets Loose on PS5 in March

Caitlyn Enters the Fray When 2XKO Pummels PS5 in January 2026

2026 Looks Like a Big Year for PS5 Fighters, with Invincible VS Heating Up on 30th April

Eagerly Anticipated PS5 Arcade Racer Screamer Leans into Its Anime Influences in March

Arknights: Endfield Adds Another Game to the PS5 Gacha Apocalypse in January

Last My Hero Academia Anime Episode Airs on Crunchyroll Tomorrow

See the Zenless Zone Zero Angels of Delusion Characters

Review: Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons Is Repetitive

PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games

Free PS Store Credit Sent to Some Players, Check Your Emails

December 12, 2025: Tomb Raider: Catalyst Announced & Highguard Debuts at Game Awards

Forza Horizon 5: A Love Letter to Cars and Culture

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The Studio Behind Doom Just Unionized

Doom, Quake Developers Form Wall-to-wall Union at id Software

Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union, with 165 workers at Doom studio the latest to vote in favour

Developers at Microsoft-owned Doom studio id Software form union with CWA "to take back control of the industry we love"

id Software Becomes Latest Microsoft Studio to Unionize

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Activision Calls Season 1 CoD: Warzone's "Cleanest In History" For Anti-Cheat Efforts

Free Fire's Winterlands: Dreamspace update is here and comes jam-packed with festive fun

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

Famitsu review scores – December 12, 2025

Path of Exile 2 brings the Druid class, latest league, and free trial with today’s Last of the Druids update