Friday, 7 November 2025

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 7 November 2025.

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Switch 2 version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds gets a release date and Switch upgrade path pricing - Thursday, December 4. $10 upgrade from Switch 1 version ($5 for the first week)

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Yogscast Games announces two new roguelikes, Infinity Sweeper and The Gate Must Stand - Both games will be released in the first half of 2026

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Ichiban Kasuga from Like a Dragon joins Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for free, with a themed festival this weekend

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Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027

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The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice

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Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has received another delay ‘beyond early 2026’ - Game was previously set to release in 2025, and now no longer has a release window

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Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed again to the end of 2026 - new release date is November 19th, 2026

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Square Enix announces more layoffs as part of US and Europe restructuring - "nearly all areas" of Square Enix's western business affected by latest cuts, it tells staff. Wording highlights that it is focused on the publishing duties of the western teams. One person affected in Europe said that nearly 140 people were told they were “at risk” in the London office alone

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Yet another NetEase studio has closed, this time former Watch Dogs devs’ Bad Brain

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