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Sony settles its lawsuit over a Horizon look-alike, Nintendo finally wins a 15-year legal fight over Wii Remote patents, a new industry forecast claims game revenues are still climbing toward $200 billion despite the ongoing chaos, and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-horizon-clone-pulled-from-stores-as-sony-settles-lawsuit/   https://www.videogameschronicl...

The Game Awards is once again celebrating massive viewership numbers, Forza Motorsport quietly hitting the end of the road on new content, one long-running studio is turning to Patreon after putting its entire team on redundancy notice, and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-claims-record-breaking-viewership-for-11th-year/   https://www.videogameschro...

Larian Studios having to publicly clarify its stance on generative AI after fan backlash, Todd Howard resurfacing to reassure everyone that The Elder Scrolls VI is still very much alive, Nacon quietly admitting that its Terminator survival game has missed its 2025 window, and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/holy-f-guys-were-not-replacing-artists-larian-boss-responds-to...

Square Enix quietly letting players get hands-on with a major RPG ahead of launch on entirely new platforms, Team Cherry confirming long-awaited post-launch plans for one of the most talked-about indie sequels in recent memory, Bungie finally putting a date and a price on its next big multiplayer swing while trying to reset expectations after a rocky reveal, and much more! Sources: https://www.vid...

Today we’re talking about a game director getting official recognition at the highest level of government, why one very famous sci-fi project is pushing back on “see you in five years” speculation, and how the biggest night in games is quietly becoming one of the most expensive marketing stages in entertainment… and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/stellar-blade-directo...

I need to be clear - this is an episode about The Game Awards... not much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-2025-complete-list-of-winners-as-clair-obscur-wins-game-of-the-year-and-sets-a-new-record-for-awards-won/   https://www.gamespot.com/articles/clair-obscur-expedition-33-budget-was-under-10-million-report/1100-6536874/   https://www.videogamesch...

A labour dispute at one of the industry’s biggest studios suddenly becomes a political talking point, the Game Awards is sparking game discussions everywhere, an indie awards darling sparks as much debate as praise with its divisive ending, and much more! Sources: UK ministers to “look into” Rockstar firings – GameDeveloper / GameSpot https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/uk-prime-minister-promis...

A pair of high-profile leaks is giving PlayStation fans an early look at what’s coming to their subscription library, Call of Duty is publicly wrestling with its identity crisis and promising to stop repeating itself every year, a mysterious desert statue tied to The Game Awards looks a lot less mysterious, and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/two-of-decembers-major-pla...

A cancelled reboot finds new life as its former leads land at a different publisher, a long-promised slice of restored KOTOR content turns out to have been quietly strangled by legal red tape, and a small studio shuts its doors after an AI controversy sinks its project — and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/take-two-hires-former-perfect-dark-reboot-bosses-to-form-a-new-...

A mysterious desert monolith tied to The Game Awards has fans guessing and publishers denying everything, Netflix’s plan to swallow yet another entertainment giant threatens to reshape the gaming landscape, and an industry legend quietly returns to Obsidian to work on… something nobody’s allowed to talk about. All that, a handful of delays, a splash of ultraviolence, and much more! Sources: https:...

A legendary co-op designer returns with a new shooter backed by Hollywood money, Sega tiptoes into the AI era while trying not to panic its fanbase, a major platform gets abruptly shut down for millions of players in Russia, and much more! Sources: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-four-player-co-op-shooter-from-left-4-dead-creator-coming-to-ps5-and-pc/1100-6536695/   https://www.gamespot...

Hideo Kojima is set to give GDC a rare peek into how he built his studio after leaving Konami, Helldivers 2 is suddenly a whole lot slimmer thanks to a dramatic PC install overhaul, Japanese devs are pushing back as a major font licensor hikes prices to eye-watering levels, and much more! Sources:  https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/clair-obscur-director-says-putting-it-on-game-pass-lowered...

A new evolution reveal has Pokémon fans buzzing over what it means for the series’ future, a major reboot for Splinter Cell back on track, an iconic indie studio admits its next release might decide its fate, and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/people-are-trying-to-figure-out-what-the-game-awards-mysterious-statue-means-with-god-of-war-and-diablo-ruled-out/   htt...

From a surprise new chapter in the Sonic film universe, to fresh off-screen glimpses of Elden Ring running on Nintendo’s next hardware, to an ex-Rockstar co-founder explaining how GTA once attracted political heat like nobody’s business — all that, and much more! Sources: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/arc-games-becomes-independent-publisher-after-splitting-from-embracer   https://www...

Silksong’s developers are already tipping their hats to a rival before The Game Awards even begin, Fortnite players are combing the new map for signs of suspiciously AI-looking artwork, and an animator may have accidentally given fans another glimpse at Rockstar’s next big release, and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fortnite-fans-start-hunting-for-ai-slop-after-spotti...

Bungie openly admitting their latest Destiny 2 expansion didn’t land, Paradox taking a financial bite after a long-troubled vampire sequel underperforms, and Epic’s CEO pushing back against AI warning labels on game stores. All that, plus Nintendo buying up more development muscle and a cheater-cooking patch that’s somehow very real… and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news...

Today we're digging into Fortnite going offline along with several other major games, Cyberpunk 2077 racing past 35 million sales faster than The Witcher 3, and why the new Steam Machine doesn’t even need to try to make an impact — plus a whole lot more from around the industry. Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-sells-two-more-companies-from-its-acquisition-spree-era-as-re...

Today we’re talking about Embracer offloading yet another pair of studios as its empire continues to shrink, a surprising cash crunch hitting the Saudi fund that just bought EA, and Ubisoft quietly reshaping the Sands of Time remake with a much stronger Farah in tow — and much more! Sources: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-sells-two-more-companies-from-its-acquisition-spree-era-a...

Call of Duty’s unbelievable two-decade dominance, Assassin’s Creed Shadows crossing over with Attack on Titan, Fortnite gearing up for a wave of Paramount crossovers, and much more! Sources: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/hyrule-warriors-age-of-imprisonment-adds-new-weapons-and-challenges-in-free-update-this-week   https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-hasnt-been-outsold-b...