Gaming News - 10th February 2025

  • Valve has introduced new rules around advertising within games. Product placements and in-game ads (like in racing games) are fine, but games that force the player to watch (or engage with) an advertisement are not allowed. This happens on mobile games more so, but the incentive to do the same on PC games, could become an issue.
  • Yuji Horii has revealed that while it was announced in 2021, Dragon Quest XII is still in development. More information about the game will become available once ready.
  • Hideki Kamiya, Director of Okami has said that he does not recommend the Wii version of the game if you are planning to replay it before the sequel as it is not the original. The best way to play the game is play the HD version that released back in 2017.
  • Rocksteady is said to be working on a new single-player Batman game after the failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
  • Sony rejected proposals for a 4th Resistance game, according to outgoing founder of Insomniac, Ted Price.
  • The Wonder Woman game that was revealed at the 2021 Game Awards has been started over and will be ‘years away’ from releasing.
  • Grand Theft Auto 6 is reportedly set to be available on the Nintendo Switch 2 at some point.
  • Football Manager 25 has been cancelled, after the game was delayed twice. They have stated “Each decision to delay the release was made with the aim of getting the game closer to the desired level but, as we approached critical milestones at the turn of the year, it became unmistakably clear that we would not achieve the standard required, even with the adjusted timeline”
  • ESA which previously brought you E3, has launched “iicon”, The Interactive Innovation Conference. It appears to be more developer/technical/engineering focused rather than marketing.
  • Newest patch for Star Wars Outlaws for PC adds DLSS 4 support for the new GeForce RX 50 series cards.
  • The release date for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has leaked via a trailer on the PlayStation Store. It will be released on August 28th and the game will be PS5 Pro enhanced.
  • Hideo Kojima has been teasing about an upcoming trailer for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach just as the game has been rated in South Korea.
  • The multiplayer mode for Resident Evil 8, Resident Evil Re:verse is ending on June 29th.
  • Steam will now put notices on Early Access games if the game has not been updated in over a year.
  • Iron Galaxy (Killer Instinct, Rumbleverse) has laid off 66 employees.
  • Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4 are still coming to Nintendo Switch 1 despite the imminent release of the Nintendo Switch 2.
  • According to EA’s quarter earnings, a new Battlefield is expected to release before April 2026.