The news of the week (#44 2025)

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By Rita Ora

This week we welcomed a number of games, including The Outer Worlds 2, Wreckreation, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection and Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake. In addition, Halls of Torment has arrived on consoles, while in the multiplayer section it has debuted battle royale Battlefield RedSec and the shooter ARC Raiders extraction. We have also seen some indies At the ID@Xbox Showcase event, we discovered Loulan: The Cursed Sand, an action RPG inspired by the original God of War, and commented that the next Xbox could unite the Xbox and Windows catalogs.

Amazon has left us several news as a result of its new wave of layoffs that affects 14,000 jobs. At Amazon Game Studios this has translated into less interest in AAA games and abandoning MMOs. Consequently, the company has ceased development of New World, whose servers will remain active during 2026. For Nintendo Switch 2 players we have an edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the way, as well as a content update for both Switches.

In technology we have echoed the transformation of OpenAI, which becomes a public benefit company whose largest shareholder is Microsoft with 27% of the capital. Continuing with AI, Nvidia has invested 1 billion in Nokia to define and lead the AI-RAN market, while Qualcomm has presented the AI200 and AI250 chips that aim to compete with Nvidia and AMD AI accelerators. Lastly, rumors say that Netflix is ​​considering purchasing HBO Max and Warner Bros. studios.

Nintendo

Xbox

  • The next Xbox would unite the entire catalog of Xbox and Windows consoles, and multiplayer without a paywall.
  • Resumen ID@Xbox Showcase: Darkwood 2, Routine, Over the Hill, Vampire Survivors y más indies.
  • The Outer Worlds 2 is available, a more ambitious sequel where the player remains in control.
  • Xbox's revenue from content and services is rising, but hardware sales remain in the doldrums.
  • The Call of Duty movie will feature Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg.
  • The retro FPS Dusk comes to Xbox Series.

PlayStation

  • Stray, EA Sports WRC 24 and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator are the PS Plus games of November.

PC/mobile
Multiplatform

  • Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt will close its servers on April 28, 2026.
  • Battlefield 6 confirms that the battle royale mode is free-to-play and will arrive tomorrow along with the first season.
  • Arcade racing game Screamer details its gameplay with a new trailer.
  • First trailer for Loulan: The Cursed Sand, an action RPG inspired by the original God of War.
  • Launch trailer for Wreckreation, a driving and building sandbox.
  • The battle royale RedSec arrives and Battlefield 6 launches the first season.
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will receive Future Saga Chapter 3 content on October 30.
  • Simogo Legacy Collection will arrive on December 2 for Switch and PC.
  • New trailer for Aphelion, a third-person science fiction adventure.
  • Survival roguelite Halls of Torment comes to consoles alongside The Boglands content and an update.
  • Amazon Game Studios reduces its commitment to AAA games and abandons MMOs.
  • New World ends its development and the servers will remain active during 2026.
  • Arc Raiders arrives, an extraction shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world.
  • Resident Evil Requiem announces editions, Amiibo, Switch Pro controller, debut in Fortnite and launches a retrospective.
  • Launch trailer for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, an interactive documentary that brings together classic games.
  • Arma Reforger receives an update with Operation Omega, the Kolguyev map and a revamp of Conflict mode.
  • Available Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, the installment that completes the Erdrick trilogy.
  • Virtua Fighter 5 comes to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series with its latest evolution.
  • Dark Deity II is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series on November 7.
  • Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow will be available on December 4.
  • Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater recibe el modo online Fox Hunt.
  • Street Racer Collection will go on sale on November 27.
  • Frostpunk 2 will receive the Fractured Utopias additional content on December 8.
  • Tales of Xillia Remastered launch trailer.
  • ARC Raiders shows its roadmap after exceeding 260,000 simultaneous players.

Technology/Internet

  • Qualcomm announces AI chips to compete with Nvidia and AMD.
  • Amazon will lay off 30,000 office workers, its biggest staff cut since 2022.
  • OpenAI completes its restructuring and Microsoft consolidates itself as the largest shareholder.
  • Nvidia invests $1 billion in Nokia and takes 2.9% of the company.
  • Netflix explores buying Warner Bros. streaming division and studios Discovery.