Thursday, 14 August 2025
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 14 August 2025.
General3 stories
Free Games / Subscription2 stories
PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue for August
- Extra and Premium:
- Mortal Kombat 1 | PS5
- Marvel’s Spider-Man | PS4/5
- Sword of the Sea | PS5
- Earth Defense Force 6 | PS4/5
- Unicorn Overlord | PS4/5
- Atelier Ryza 3 Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key | PS4/5
- Indika | PS5
- Harold Halibut | PS5
- Coral Island | PS5
- Premium
- PS1 Resident Evil 2 | PS4/5
- PS1 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | PS4/5
Chibi-Robo is the next GameCube title coming to Switch 2’s Nintendo Classics library
Business4 stories
Minecraft console dev 4J opens new Edinburgh studio as work continues on its Minecraft rival Reforj
Undisputed developer Steel City Interactive opens second studio in Leamington Spa, UK
Starbreeze appoints former EA exec Jonas Skantz as Payday's general manager
Square Enix Financial Results
- Net sales: ¥59.2 billion ($401 million), down 15.2% year-on-year
- Profit: ¥4.8 billion ($32.5 million), down 54.8% year-on-year
- Digital Entertainment net sales: ¥32.9 billion ($223 million), down 25% year-on-year