Friday, 18 July 2025
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 18 July 2025.
General6 stories
Nintendo is doing another test via the "Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program" - starts on July 21st and is run on a first-come-first-served system. Wording is unclear but it seems to be a playtest of the same experience from October last year
YouTuber raided by police for reviewing retro gaming handhelds - Once Were Nerd faces a maximum fine of around $17,000 and up to three years in prison. The issue stems from promoting (via review, not from endorsement) "retro" devices that contain thousands of game roms
Ubisoft and Netflix greenlight Assassin's Creed live-action series
FFXIV to stop support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. This is due to Microsoft ending security updates for the OS. The game will still boot and play on Windows 10, though it will no longer be an officially supported version
Saber Interactive Is Teasing Something With Spooky Vibes For Later This Month - Online consensus believes the game to be Hellraiser related
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Business3 stories
Former German development studio Artex brought back to life as a publisher after 25 years - shift from developing games to supporting "young studios and start-ups"
Co-dev specialists Virtuos announces layoffs affecting 7% of workforce - Around 270 employees in Asia and Europe are affected
PlayStation Antitrust Settlement Rejected Over Lack of Clarity
Rumors1 story