Game News Round-Up

Co-op standalone game Elden Ring Nightreign announced

• Releases 2025 for PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series and PC

Ico and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda reveals his next game, Project: Robot

• Final title to be confirmed
• Veteran team of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian team members

Onimusha Way of the Sword coming in 2026

• First Onimusha game since 2006
• Developed by Capcom for PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC

Clive (Final Fantasy XVI) is the next Tekken 8 DLC Character

• 72 Hour Early Access December 16th

Hideki Kamiya’s new studio, Clovers, is working with Capcom on an Okami sequel

Naughty Dog’s next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has been announced

• Music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
• Directed by Neil Druckmann
• No release date

Mafia: The Old Country gets Summer 2025 Release Date and new Trailer

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds has been announced

• No release date
• PS4/5, Xbox One / Series S/X, Switch, Steam, Epic Game Store

Overcooked studio’s next game is Stage Fright, published by Hello Games

• Warframe 1999 expansion out today

A new third-person Turok game, Turok Origins, is in development

• Turok Origins is planned for release on PS5, Steam and Xbox Series S/X

New Virtua Fighter game announced

• Developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

Ryo Ga Gotoku reveals its latest game, Project Century

Gearbox has shown off the first Borderlands 4 gameplay trailer

• Releases in 2025
• Planned for release on PS5, Xbox Series S/X, Steam and Epic Game Store

Wargaming announces Steel Hunters, a free-to-play mech hero shooter

First The Outer Worlds 2 gameplay debuted

• Due 2025 on Xbox Series, PC, and PlayStation 5

It Takes Two studio Hazelight’s latest co-op game, Split Fiction officially revealed

• Releases March 6

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is releasing on PC January 23rd

The Witcher 4 unveiled at The Game Awards

• Game focuses on Ciri
• The footage was rendered using an “unannounced RTX GPU”.

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is coming to PC April 3rd

Thick as Thieves is the next game from Deus Ex and Thief leads’ studio OtherSide

• Set for release 2026 for PC, Xbox Series S/X and PS5
• OtherSide is led by Warren Spector (Deus Ex), Greg LoPiccolo (Thief) and Paul Neurath (Thief)

Pac-Man set to star in Metroidvania Shadow Labyrinth based on the Pac-Man Secret Level episode

• Set for release in 2025 for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Steam

Infinity Nikki surpasses 20 million downloads

Dave the Diver: In the Jungle announced

Sifu developer's (Sloclap) next game is a football game called Rematch

• Rematch will be a 5v5 online multiplayer game where players take to the pitch in third-person
• Release date set for summer 2025 for Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X

Game of the Year: Astro Bot

• Best Game Direction: Astro Bot
• Best Narrative: Metaphor: ReFantanzio
• Best Art Direction: Metaphor: ReFantanzio
• Best Score & Music: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Best Audio Design: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• Best Performance: Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• Innovation In Accessibility: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Games for Impact: Neva
• Best Ongoing Game: Helldivers 2
• Best Community Support: Baldur's Gate 3
• Best Independent Game: Balatro
• Best Debut Indie Game: Balatro
• Best Mobile Game: Balatro
• Best VR/AR Game: Batman: Arhkam Shadow
• Best Action Game: Black Myth: Wukong
• Best Action/Adventure Game: Astro Bot
• Best RPG: Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Best Fighting Game: Tekken 8
• Best Family Game: Astro Bot
• Best Sim/Strategy Game: Frostpunk 2
• Best Sports/Racing Game: EA Sports FC 25
• Best Multiplayer Game: Helldivers 2
• Best Adaptation: Fallout
• Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto VI
• Content Creator of the Year: CaseOh
• Best Esports Game: League of Legends
• Best Esports Athlete: Faker
• Best Esports Team: T1

99 jobs cut at Warner Bros Games Montreal

• Given 8 weeks notice
• Unconfirmed rumours are circulating that the layoffs primarily impact subcontractors working in the Keywords QA team (hired through Keywords), though Warner Bros nor Keywords have responded publicly about the news at this time

Ex-Bungie dev Chris Barrett sues Bungie and Sony for "falsely destroying his reputation"

• Lawsuit asserts Barrett was terminated to avoid $45m payment

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket surpasses 60m downloads

Epic Games announces deal with Telefónica

• Partnership will see Epic Games Store pre-installed on Telefónica Android devices in the UK, Spain, Germany, Spanish-speaking Latam.

Free Balatro DLC Friends of Jimbo 3 is out now

• Features face cards from Shovel Knight, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Warframe, Don't Starve, 1000xResist, Enter The Gungeon, Cult of the Lamb and Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator