- The first trailer for the Until Dawn movie has been released - Trailer
- NetEase plans to release a new hero into Marvel Rivals every 6 weeks. Seasons last 3 months, so there will be 2 new heroes per season.
- Counterplay Games (Godfall) has disbanded.
- The last content update for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been released.
- In order to boost Ubisoft’s value, Tencent and Yves Guillemot are perhaps going to be moving some of Ubisoft’s assets to a new venture. This new venture would allow Tencent to own more of a share in this venture and have control over the former Ubisoft IP’s. It is not clear which IP’s or franchises would be part of this.
- Lay-offs have occurred in Microsoft’s security, sales and gaming businesses. The number (which is unknown) is apparently small. In 2024, there were approx 14,600 jobs lost in the gaming industry. Over 100 jobs have already been lost within the first 15 days of the year.
- 188.1 million PC and console games were sold in Europe in 2024, a 1% increase over last year, with EA Sports FC 25 being the best-selling game. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was 2nd. Helldivers 2 was 3rd.
- Fortune’s Run, which is currently in Early Access on Steam, will still be in Early Access for the next 3 years as the developer is going to jail. It is not know what crime the developer committed.
- Games coming to PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium on the 21st January are (but not limited to):
- God of War Ragnarök for PS4/5
- **Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name ** for PS4/5
- Citizen Sleeper for PS4/5
- SD Gundam Battle Alliance for PS4/5
- ANNO: Mutationem for PS4/5
- Games coming to the PlayStation Plus Premium - PS VR 2 & Classics
- Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings for PS4/5
- Medievil 2 for PS4/5
- A new Zombies map is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on January 28th titled: “The Tomb”
- A new update for EA Sports FC 25 is releasing tomorrow with “mid-season gameplay overhaul” which includes updates to passing, shooting, goalkeeping and defending. More fluid gameplay, reduced AI interceptions, and updated Rush Club search in Ultimate Team.
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma has been revealed and will launch on May 30th for Switch and Steam.
- LUNAR Remastered Collection (Remaster of the Sega CD games Lunar: The Silver Star Complete and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete) has been announced and will release on April 18th 2025 for Xbox One/S|X, PS4/5, Switch and PC
- Mai DLC is coming to Street Fighter 6 on February 5th - Trailer