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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.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-won-a-15-year-legal-battle-with-nacon-over-wii-remote-patent-infringement/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-cult-namco-arcade-game-which-may-have-inspired-smash-bros-has-been-given-its-first-ever-home-release/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/global-games-revenue-in-2025-is-expected-to-grow-7-5-compared-to-last-year-analysis-suggests/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-claims-record-breaking-viewership-for-11th-year/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-time-to-face-reality-ai-is-here-to-stay-kingdom-come-deliverance-studio-head-responds-to-larian-backlash/ 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/fifa-and-netflix-partner-for-a-new-football-game 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-developer-s-2025-wrap-up-the-trends-that-made-and-plagued-this-year 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/dev-backlash-to-larian-ceo-s-ai-comments-is-about-leadership-not-just-tech 
• https://www.gamesradar.com/games/game-hardware-is-now-usd200-more-expensive-on-average-than-it-was-in-2019-according-to-industry-analyst-it-could-potentially-be-catastrophic/ 

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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.videogameschronicle.com/news/fifa-officially-announces-new-game-with-netflix-and-little-known-studio/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/forza-motorsport-will-receive-no-more-new-content-turn-10-says/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/after-putting-its-entire-staff-on-redundancy-notice-wreckreation-studio-three-fields-turns-to-patreon-for-help/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-98-complete-version-of-the-cancelled-game-boy-color-resident-evil-port-has-been-shared-online/ 
• https://gameinformer.com/2025/12/17/video-game-hardware-and-physical-software-sales-this-year-had-the-worst-november-since 
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hardware-sales-in-the-us-just-had-worst-month-in-30-years/1100-6537041/

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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-ai-backlash/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-all-wish-it-went-a-little-bit-faster-todd-howard-provides-an-update-on-the-elder-scrolls-6-development/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/brian-fleming-co-founder-of-ghost-of-yotei-studio-sucker-punch-is-leaving-the-studio/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/you-might-have-guessed-with-15-days-left-nacon-confirms-its-terminator-game-isnt-releasing-in-2025/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-invests-in-hyperreal-bodycam-shooter-that-became-internet-sensation/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/you-want-me-to-build-rocket-skates-fans-uncover-30-mins-of-cut-metroid-prime-4-dialogue/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dead-island-3-is-in-development-and-targeting-a-2028-release-financial-docs-reveal/ 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubisoft-acquires-march-of-giants-dev-amazon-games-montreal 
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-replay-2025-is-now-live-letting-players-look-back-at-their-gaming-year/1100-6537030/ 
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amid-modern-warfare-4-rumors-cod-dev-says-not-to-believe-everything-on-the-internet/1100-6537000/

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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.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-free-demo-for-the-switch-2-and-xbox-series-x-s-versions-of-final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-is-available-now/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/silksong-is-getting-a-free-dlc-expansion-and-a-switch-2-version-of-hollow-knight-is-in-development/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bungie-finally-confirms-a-marathon-release-date-and-40-price-point/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-acquires-amazon-games-montreal-team-marking-the-return-of-rainbow-six-sieges-director/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/i-wish-i-had-the-katamari-ip-creator-forced-to-leave-the-us-after-struggling-to-find-success/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-quickshot-ii-one-of-the-most-popular-controllers-of-all-time-is-making-a-return/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/one-of-my-biggest-dreams-2000-drones-power-the-worlds-largest-game-of-tetris/ 
• https://gameinformer.com/2025/12/15/divinity-original-sin-2-surprise-launches-on-ps5-xbox-series-xs-and-switch-2-today 
• https://gameinformer.com/2025/12/15/tomb-raider-devs-explain-series-timeline-lara-crofts-new-voice-and-links-between 
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-gave-clair-obscur-expedition-33-a-massive-boost/1100-6536980/

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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-director-receives-presidential-commendation-award-from-south-korea/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/director-denies-star-wars-fate-of-the-old-republic-could-be-more-than-4-years-away/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-requiems-leon-brings-adrenaline-pumping-action-to-compliment-scaredy-cat-grace-says-director/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/great-pride-for-france-president-congratulates-clair-obscur-after-historic-night-at-the-game-awards/ 
• https://www.polygon.com/beastro-preview-roguelite-cozy-game/ 
• https://www.polygon.com/angeline-era-impressions/ 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/marketing/report-the-game-awards-trailers-can-cost-devs-up-to-1-million 
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/heres-how-much-it-could-cost-to-show-a-game-at-the-game-awards/1100-6536881/ 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/id-software-workers-form-wall-to-wall-union-in-response-to-mass-xbox-layoffs 
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/want-a-bunch-of-free-eshop-games-this-holiday-season-heres-how/1100-6536951/

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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.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-everything-announced-at-the-game-awards-2025/ 
• https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-game-awards-2025-all-the-biggest-announcements/2900-7341/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/star-wars-fate-of-the-old-republic-is-in-development-directed-by-casey-hudson/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-mysterious-statue-was-for-a-new-divinity-game/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-new-mega-man-game-is-finally-coming-in-2027/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-5-exclusive-saros-has-been-delayed-till-april/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/control-resonant-the-sequel-to-control-has-been-announced-for-next-year/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/two-new-tomb-raider-games-a-remake-and-a-sequel-have-been-revealed/

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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-promises-to-look-into-rockstar-s-firing-of-workers  https://www.gamespot.com/articles/united-kingdoms-ministers-will-look-into-rockstars-dev-firings-says-prime-minister/1100-6536840/ 
• Call of Duty release strategy change – GameDeveloper / VGC https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/call-of-duty-ditches-back-to-back-releases-of-modern-warfare-or-black-ops https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/meaningful-not-incremental-call-of-duty-will-no-longer-release-back-to-back-black-ops-or-modern-warfare-games/ 
• SEGA on AI usage in development – mxdwn Games https://games.mxdwn.com/news/sega-reveals-intent-on-ai-usage-for-game-development/ 
• Wario World added to Switch Online – VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gamecube-platformer-wario-world-has-been-added-to-switch-onlines-nintendo-classics-library/ 
• Rayman 2 and Tonic Trouble coming to Switch Online N64 – VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-pair-of-n64-platformers-from-ubisoft-are-coming-to-switch-onlines-nintendo-classics-library/ 
• Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition round-ups – VGC / Game Informer / Polygon https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-everything-announced-at-day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-2025-edition/ https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/12/10/every-game-shown-at-day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-edition-2025 https://www.polygon.com/day-of-the-devs-game-awards-everything-announced-news-trailers/ 
• Game Awards 2025 start times and how to watch – GameSpot / official site https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-2025-how-to-watch-start-times-and-what-to-expect/1100-6536768/ https://thegameawards.com/ 
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sales and nominations; devs on the ending – The Witness / GameSpot https://witness.co.za/news/2025/12/11/clair-obscur-french-hit-with-chance-to-sweep-game-awards/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/clair-obscur-expedition-33-team-had-a-lot-of-arguments-about-the-games-ending/1100-6536844/ 
• John Romero’s cancelled shooter revived – GameSpot https://www.gamespot.com/articles/john-romeros-canceled-shooter-is-back-on-again-sort-of/1100-6536832/ 
• Temple of Elemental Evil updated release on Steam – Polygon https://www.polygon.com/temple-elemental-evil-dungeons-dragons-pc-game-remake-steam/

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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-playstation-plus-game-catalog-titles-have-been-leaked/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/meaningful-not-incremental-call-of-duty-will-no-longer-release-back-to-back-black-ops-or-modern-warfare-games/  
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-mystery-behind-the-game-awards-statue-appears-to-have-been-solved/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bafta-games-reveals-2026-longlist-with-arc-raiders-and-dispatch-in-contention-for-best-game/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-has-been-listed-on-pegis-website/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-skyrim-anniversary-edition-has-shadow-dropped-on-switch-2-with-a-free-upgrade-for-switch-players/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/lots-of-games-get-sold-out-of-the-game-awards-there-has-to-be-a-balance-between-reveals-and-awards-keighley-says/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/now-the-playstation-store-has-accidentally-leaked-that-a-resident-evil-veteran-will-be-coming-to-requiem/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gamestop-may-have-accidentally-leaked-a-second-playable-resident-evil-requiem-character/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-plans-to-grow-mega-man-devil-may-cry-and-ace-attorney-into-core-ips-like-street-fighter-and-resident-evil/

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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-2k-studio/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/disneys-lawyers-blocked-star-wars-kotor-2s-restored-content-dlc-from-appearing-on-switch/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/postal-game-developer-shuts-down-after-its-project-was-cancelled-due-to-allegations-of-generative-ai-use/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-flight-sim-head-says-bringing-it-to-ps5-was-his-idea-believes-it-started-the-avalanche-of-xbox-titles-coming-to-ps5/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dragon-quest-creator-yuji-horii-says-hed-like-to-add-an-ai-chatbot-into-one-of-his-future-games/ 
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kojima-says-od-is-something-entirely-unique-but-jokes-that-he-could-make-physints-stealth-gameplay-in-his-sleep/ 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/mobile/pokemon-tcg-pocket-dredge-cyberpunk-win-apple-game-of-the-year-honors 
• https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/12/08/the-future-of-tomb-raider-will-be-revealed-at-the-game-awards 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/paramount-bid-for-warner-bros-backed-by-ea-acquisition-group-members 
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/kingdom-of-gaming-event-to-debut-in-saudi-arabia-with-state-backing 

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