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There's a very strong argument for the PlayStation 2 being the greatest games console of all time. I'm not going to get into all that now, as I don't really have the energy to tackle questions like "but what about Mario and Zelda?" or "did Sony pay you to say this? Smells of secret sponsored content". What I am going to reminisce about is that golden PS2 era, when the world felt bigger, the pace of change was startling, and the sense of discovery was closer to finding a message in a bottle than it was to watching the latest TikTok from an influencer. When Sony released the PlayStation 2 25 years ago the way we navigated our way through the console's library of games felt like going on an adventure.
Later today, Helldivers 2 fan film For Liberty will premiere for the whole of Super Earth to watch. Created by volunteers at YouTube channel Plot Coalition, the film will reach almost an hour in length, longer than any other Helldivers fan project made to date.
Assassin's Creed: Shadows won't be receiving a second expansion to follow Claws of Awaji, unlike previous games in the series. Instead, Ubisoft is working on "chunkier updates", similar in size to the Attack on Titan crossover released earlier this week.
Arc Raiders has certainly stolen the hearts of minds of gamers this season, remaining incredibly popular weeks after its explosive launch. In fact, Arc Raiders is proving to have such a steadfast place in the zeitgeist that it made an appearance in this week's South Park episode.
If Santa Ragione is to go out of business soon - as it seems likely to, barring a sales miracle for its upcoming, banned-on-Steam horror game, Horses - it will be a tragedy for video games. It's never had a true breakout hit, but by pure output alone the studio is a game development marvel.
Team Cherry has confirmed it's still working on new content for Hollow Knight: Silksong, but won't say when it's coming out.
Hollow Knight: Silksong developer Team Cherry has commented on the use of mods following heated debates over the game's imposing challenge.
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A trademark for something known as Control: Resonant has been registered in Europe, leading many to speculate developer Remedy has something up its sleeve for The Game Awards next month.
The Let it Die sequel - Let it Die: Inferno - which is coming out next week (4th December), seems to have been built using a considerable amount of generative AI.
Resident Evil Survival Unit - the mobile strategy game based on Capcom's Resi series - has passed 2m downloads in just 10 days.-1-35-screenshot.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp)
N64 shoot-em-up Viewpoint 2064 was never released, but 25 years later a final version of the game is now playable thanks to game preservation efforts.
Hytale, the seemingly doomed sandbox RPG has a release date at last, after the project was reacquired by one of its original co-founders. It will be launching into Early Access on the 13th January, 2026.
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