Monday, 16 June 2025
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 16 June 2025.
General4 stories
Business5 stories
2025's Summer Game Fest is its biggest to date, with viewer numbers up 89% on last year's show - The livestream topped 50m views collectively
SAG-AFTRA proposed AI protections will let performers send their digital replicas on strike - A tentative agreement proposed by the union will also require game studios to secure informed consent from performers when using AI.
Sony says it will continue to adjust PS Plus pricing as more players choose higher tiers - CEO Hideaki Nishino says subscribers are “increasingly choosing” higher tiers despite price increases
Nintendo Switch 2 sets all-time launch record for hardware in the US, beating PS4 - Also biggest launch ever in Japan
Sony confirms PS5 has more monthly players than PS4 for the first time - Last year Sony said PS4 and PS5 users were a 50/50 split
Rumors1 story