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Xbox hardware was outsold by a little-known Kinect-style console during Black Friday week in the US.

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Xbox was outsold by a little-known Kinect-style console during Black Friday | VGC
The Nex Playground crashed the Black Friday hardware chart in the US…
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December 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Playing Metroid Prime 4 this weekend? We have a full 100% simple walkthrough, plus lists for getting every item and scan.

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Metroid Prime 4 Walkthrough: Where to go, all upgrades and collectibles, step-by-step guide | VGC
Here’s a step-by-step guide to finishing Metroid Prime 4 100% with all items and upgrades…
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December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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PS5 dominated Black Friday console sales in the UK, according to new data, with PS5 Pro marking its best week since launch.

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PS5 dominated Black Friday console sales in the UK, with PS5 Pro marking its best week since launch | VGC
Heavy discounting helped PS5 take over 60% of Black Friday console sales…
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December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Interview: Suda51 speaks exclusively to VGC about Grasshopper's decision to go solo when publishing Romeo is a Dead Man, and what's next for the studio.

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Interview: Suda51 explains why Grasshopper’s going solo with Romeo is a Dead Man, and what’s next | VGC
The Grasshopper Manufacture CEO speaks about the decision to self-publish his next game…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Interview: VGC spoke to Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard about Fallout season 2 and his current workload overseeing multiple games.

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Interview: Todd Howard says he’s ‘super lucky’ to be working on ‘multiple games’ alongside Fallout season 2 | VGC
The new season of Fallout begins later this month on Amazon…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Interview: VGC spoke to Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard about Fallout season 2 and his current workload overseeing multiple games.

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Interview: Todd Howard says he’s ‘super lucky’ to be working on ‘multiple games’ alongside Fallout season 2 | VGC
The new season of Fallout begins later this month on Amazon…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Fallout creator Tim Cain has re-joined Xbox’s Obsidian as a full-time employee and says ‘you won’t guess’ what he’s working on.

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Fallout’s creator has re-joined Xbox’s Obsidian, says ‘you won’t guess’ what he’s working on | VGC
Tim Cain, who co-directed The Outer Worlds, has returned as a full-time employee…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Interview: Suda51 speaks exclusively to VGC about Grasshopper's decision to go solo when publishing Romeo is a Dead Man, and what's next for the studio.

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Interview: Suda51 explains why Grasshopper’s going solo with Romeo is a Dead Man, and what’s next | VGC
The Grasshopper Manufacture CEO speaks about the decision to self-publish his next game…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Netflix has agreed a deal to acquire the film and streaming business of Warner Bros Discovery, which also includes game developers behind Mortal Kombat and Hogwarts Legacy.

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Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros, including game developers behind Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy | VGC
If approved, Netflix will own Rocksteady, TT Games…
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December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Suda51 says he wants to bring back this forgotten PS2 game, "hopefully sooner rather than later".

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Suda51 says he wants to bring back this forgotten PS2 game, ‘hopefully sooner rather than later’ | VGC
Michigan is one of Grasshopper’s less well-known games in the West…
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December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Grasshopper Manufacture wants to bring its upcoming game Romeo is a Dead Man to Switch 2, but needs to make sure the engine will "play nicely" with it first, CEO Suda51 told VGC.

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Grasshopper wants to bring Romeo is a Dead Man to Switch 2, but needs to make sure the engine will ‘play nicely’ with it first | VGC
Suda51 says the studio is still testing to see how well Switch 2 handles Unreal Engine 5’s features…
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December 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Grasshopper Manufacture has revealed the release date for its next game Romeo is a Dead Man, and announced that it will be self-publishing the game.

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Grasshopper announces Romeo is a Dead Man release date, says it will be self-publishing it | VGC
Suda51 jokes that Grasshopper has “won its game of chicken” against Grand Theft Auto 6…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Amazon Prime's 14 'free' games for December include Lego 2K Drive and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

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Amazon Prime’s 14 ‘free’ games for December include Lego 2K Drive and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | VGC
Amazon Prime subscribers can claim more than a dozen PC games to keep through its Luna service…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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PlayStation is publishing the first internally developed game by JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Games – an as-yet unannounced co-op shooter directed by the creator of Left 4 Dead.

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PlayStation is publishing the first game by JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Games, a co-op shooter directed by Left 4 Dead’s creator | VGC
The game is currently in development for PS5 and PC…
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December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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"Let Justin Lin work his magic" - The CEO of Arrowhead has defended the director of the upcoming Helldivers movie, after players complained about the revelation that the Fast & Furious veteran doesn't play video games.

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‘Let Justin Lin work his magic’: Arrowhead CEO says the Helldivers movie director doesn’t need to have played the game | VGC
Some fans complained after it was reported that Lin doesn’t play video games…
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December 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Sega says it will start implementing efficient development methods, including the use of AI.

However, because it knows AI use "faces strong resistance in creative areas", it pledges to only use it in "appropriate use cases".

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Sega says it will use AI in game development, but only in ‘appropriate use cases’ | VGC
The company is aware that AI can “face strong resistance in creative areas”…
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December 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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"I would appreciate it if you could pick it up again" - The director of Monster Hunter Wilds has appealed to players who found it too easy and stopped playing after beating the main story.

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Monster Hunter Wilds director tells players who found it too easy: ‘I would appreciate it if you could pick it up again’ | VGC
“I think the difficulty curve was a little lacking for existing users…
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December 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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The creative director of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has acknowledged Xbox Game Pass's role in "lowering the barrier of entry" and reaching a new audience that may otherwise never have tried the game.

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Clair Obscur director says putting it on Game Pass ‘lowered the barrier of entry’ and helped to reach a wider audience | VGC
“Xbox helped us get the word out there and reach a lot of players”…
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December 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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EA Sports FC 26 Team of the Week 12 is out now, including an 89-rated Lautaro Martinez.

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EA Sports FC 26 Team of the Week 12 is out now, including an 89-rated Lautaro Martinez | VGC
Highlights also include an 88-rated Ada Hegerberg…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Hideo Kojima will keynote next year’s revamped GDC and share ‘personal insights into building a studio’, organisers have announced.

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Hideo Kojima will keynote next year’s revamped GDC and share ‘personal insights into building a studio’ | VGC
Kojima will headline GDC’s first keynote in 5 years…
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December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The VGC community has passed another stretch goal.

We are absolutely blown away by the support. In December, every new, gifted, or upgraded membership contributes to unlocking more content.

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December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The install size for the PC version of Helldivers 2 will be dropping down to less than a fifth – from 154 GB to just 23 GB – two months after Arrowhead warned it could be difficult due to some players running the game from HDDs.

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Helldivers 2 PC install size is dropping by more than 80%, just two months after Arrowhead said HDD use made it difficult | VGC
“Our worst case projections did not come to pass…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The cast of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have called for more award categories to be added to The Game Awards, specifically those highlighting motion capture performers and supporting actors.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cast calls for The Game Awards to add a motion capture category | VGC
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the most nominated game in TGA history…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM