EA Reportedly Eyes Going Private Amid Industry Shift

PlayStation's 2025 Wrap-Up is now live, offering players a personalized recap of their gaming year, including top games, playtime, and trophy milestones, plus new insights on hardware usage.

It is in this way that Hollow Knight: Silksong remains the very one that was abandoned. In one case, Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds was the most wished-for game, and therefore it surpassed Hollow Knight: Silksong, which moved into the third place there, while Monster Hunter Wilds thus went on to become the most wished-for game, which was being followed by Deadlock, and now it is time for Monster Hunter Wilds, as the game's fan community gets into gear for the launch in a month's time.

Risk of Rain 2 has shown Alloyed Collective, the new DLC. In the past, there have been two DLCs, and now Gearbox is here with big changes. They will add more bad guys, new stages, and new things to find in the world. New drones are on the way, which have cool moves, and there is a new spot where you can change the drones for more fun.

Wuthering Waves has finally disclosed an endgame mode that is expected to be part of Version 2.1, which will be out in mid-February. Wuthering Waves followers have been expressing their concern over the long lack of a more challenging game mode, and it looks like Kuro Games has finally listened to their pleas.Rinascita has reached its sixth week since the launch of Version 2.0, and it has been a hit among the fans of Wuthering Waves.

Season 2 gives Tekken 8 fighters new attacks and boosts, making them stronger. Devs added defense tools but balanced them with counters. Fighters gained more 50/50 moves, leaving defenders guessing how to block. This led to big issues, new "touch of death" combos, and players saying, "If all fighters are strong, none are." Steam reviews show "mostly negative" ratings again.

Google's appeal to overturn a court order forcing changes to its app store has failed. A federal appeals court upheld a ruling against Google in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite creator Epic Games.

Discord is launching "Checkpoint," its own end-of-year recap feature, similar to Spotify Wrapped. It offers users insights into their 2025 activity on the platform, from messages sent to hours spent in voice chat, and provides a limited-time reward.

Fortnite has let out news on the next big thing, the Mandalorian Rising update, set to hit the game on May 22. This will bring well-loved fighters, new gear, and arms to the game. Even though the Star Wars mini-season is a hit with many, Fortnite now has some court issues for adding an AI Darth Vader. Now, players can add Darth Vader to their team and talk to him fully in voice, causing many to share clips online.

A big draw is Hero gear being buyable with Chips, no prior steps needed. Mythic raid gear still asks players to beat the same Liberation of Undermine boss to buy it. Buying Mythic+ dungeon trinkets asks players to finish each Season 2 dungeon at Mythic 12 or up.

World Labs launches Marble, a generative world model that transforms text, images, video, and 3D layouts into downloadable 3D environments. The platform aims to revolutionize content creation for gaming, VFX, and VR with its AI-native editing tools.

Riot Games announces Spiritforged, Riftbound's second expansion releasing early 2026. Featuring Equipment, Gold tokens, and Repeat mechanics, this set introduces new Champions and iconic items, promising deeper strategy and Ionian lore.

According to leaker HomDGCat, the update will bring Traveler's Tales for *twelve* characters from Inazuma, Sumeru, Fontaine, and Natlan. The lineup includes a mix of four-stars and five-stars like Cyno, Charlotte, and Xilonen. No word yet on how many Anecdote Chronicles are coming, but it's gonna be a treat for fans who love character lore.

Nintendo has shared two pictures of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet running on the Switch 2, showing the game's pictures in 4K quality.

Palworld is a huge hit indie game known as "Pokemon with guns." It pulls players into a group, open-space game where they try to stay alive and make stuff. It mixes catching critters with making bases, fights, and looking around, all in a fun setting.

Wizards of the Coast launched the Magic: The Gathering | Marvel's Spider-Man set at San Diego Comic-Con with an immersive NYC-themed event. Fans experienced themed zones, received exclusive welcome decks, and enjoyed collectible giveaways and a surprise RUN DMC performance.

This looks like another newly released indie game in the PlayStation Store. It seems that the game was very inspired by Animal Crossing, which made the developers get the game dismissed as an obvious clone of Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Mario Kart World is now open-world, with big tracks and many paths. It has Free Roam mode, letting players wander around its bright areas. Mario's rival Sonic also has his own racing game coming, with Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds set for release on many systems in 2025. Like Mario Kart, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds has its own gimmicks: special portals for racing different ways.

Players have been showered with free content from Warhorse Studios for the past three months, while more brand-new content is set to follow. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has already shared the first details of an expansion, set for release sometime this month. There are three paid DLCs promised for this year, so players have plenty to look forward to in 2025.