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Whatcha Been Playing?

• The Plucky Squire
• Terminator 2D No Fate
• Battlefield 6
• Marvel's Rivals - Deadpool

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• GameStop reportedly shuts hundreds of US stores as CEO strives for $35bn pay packet
• "A sad end to a sad story" - fond Anthem farewells begin as BioWare's Destiny-like game reaches last day of operation
• The Division 3 creative director has suddenly left to join Battlefield Studios
• Ex-Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté sues Ubisoft after his surprise and "disguised dismissal"
• Ubisoft Cancels Prince of Persia remake

Nintendo

• The first Lego Pokémon sets have been revealed, including a $650 Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur statue
• Zelda: Ocarina of Time Lego set leaks, and Ganon looks fierce
• Nintendo's Japan dominance continues as Switch 2 fuels 40% market growth in 2025
• Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has new Switch 2 update

PlayStation

• Marathon releases March 5, new Limited Edition DualSense controller revealed

Xbox

• Forza Horizon 6's release date might have been revealed early, and it's allegedly coming sooner than anticipated | Eurogamer.net

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Rustler - Grand Theft Horse (Styx currently)

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Alien: Earth 2
Best of 2025 lists are being released on the explosion Network
Old Guard. Old Guard 2
K Pop Demon Hunters
New PS5 Pro setup and transferred today

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Geekoholics Anonymous Game of the Year Extravaganza!

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Dayne

• Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles
• South of Midnight
• Claire Obscure: Expedition 33
• Donkey Kong Bonanza
• Ghost of Yotei

Honorable Mentions:
Avowed
Hades2

Jacob

• Dispatch
• Ruffy and The Riverside
• Battlefield 6
• Demeo X DND Battlemarked
• Donkey Kong Bonanza

Honorable Mentions:
Henry Halfhead
Once Upon a Katamari

Joe

• Arc Raiders
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• Battlefield 6
• Ghost of Yotei
• Assassins Creed Shadows

Honorable Mentions:
Dune Awakening

Rico

• Claire Obscure: Expedition 33
• Arc Raiders
• Death Stranding 2
• Ghost of Yotei
• Donkey Kong Bonanza

Honorable Mentions:
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong

BS Section and House Keeping

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Ready Or Not
• Demeo X D&D
• DorfRomantik
• Stick it to the Stick man
• Arc Raiders
• Marvel's Cosmic Invasion
• Dispatch (completed)
• Donkey Kong Bananaza (Completed)
• Lost Soul Aside

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty and Respawn Entertainment, has died
• 'It's going into very good hands': CD Projekt is selling GOG
• Marathon art lead departs Bungie of his own volition, ahead of game's new release date
• AMD and Nvidia will reportedly raise GPU prices "significantly" in 2026
• Yes, aggression-matchmaking is now a thing in Arc Raiders
• From the Air Force to arcades to home consoles: Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95
• Fortnite's latest collab with an adult animated series that's somehow still going is none other than South Park | Rock Paper Shotgun
• Ubisoft close the studio behind Assassin's Creed Rebellion days after the developers vote to unionise | Rock Paper Shotgun
• Top Five Most-Played Games on PlayStation and Xbox in 2025 in the US Were the Same as in 2024 - IGN
• 007 First Light has been Delayed
• Top Selling Steam games of the year

Nintendo

• Nintendo will offer an alternative to Switch 2's controversial Game Key Cards, dev claims

PlayStation

• Sony announces the Hyperpop collection

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Bloons TD6
• Monthly PS games are out

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• SpongeBob movie
• Messing around with my Spectrum
• Steam sale shame
• Steelseries Nova 7 Wireless V2
• Rewatching Reacher
• Reading Reacher (The book that matches season 3)
• Finished Gen V

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Metroid Prime 4
• Dreamlight valley
• Battlefield 6
• Fortnite
• The Finals

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Here's everything announced at The Game Awards 2025
• Six months after being delayed indefinitely, Bungie's troubled Marathon finally gets release window and price
• After "gutting" its video game division, Amazon has sold one of its studios to Ubisoft
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 receives current gen upgrade for Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S
• PS5 console exclusive action game Stellar Blade did so well, ShiftUp's CEO received a presidential commendation for boosting the South Korean games industry
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo now available on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S, so you can check out performance on Nintendo's console
• Ready for a whole lot more Silksong? Team Cherry casually unveils first "big" expansion Sea of Sorrow - and it's completely free
• Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN
• Over 19,000 games released on Steam last year

Nintendo

PlayStation

• Brian Fleming, co-founder of Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch, is leaving the studio

Xbox

• Forza Motorsport Developer Says Servers Will Remain Online, But Don't Expect Any More Cars, Tracks, Features or Regular Bug Fixes Following Layoffs - IGN

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: More mystery games
• Prime Games:

Free 4 All

• Dan Da Dan

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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Metroid Prime 4
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion
• Demeo X Dungeons and Dragons BattleMarked
• Once Upon a Katamari

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros, including game developers behind Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy
• Steam Machine 'will be priced like a PC, not like a console'
• PS5 exclusive Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC a little quicker than expected
• A Japanese game studio now asks art applicants to draw a picture during their interview, to prove they don't use GenAI
• The artist whose designs were used in Bungie's Marathon without permission says the dispute 'has been resolved to my satisfaction'
• Shovel Knight developer at a "make-or-break" moment as all eyes focus on its brilliant upcoming release, Mina the Hollower
• Fortnite fans are saying "no to AI slop" after spotting what they believe are AI-generated images in-game
• Roblox banned in Russia, accused of distributing LGBTQ+ propaganda, as criticism of child safety measures continues

Nintendo

• Nintendo is acquiring Bandai Namco's Singapore studio, will rename it Nintendo Studios Singapore

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Mystery Game in conjunction with the Game Awards
• December is getting five PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games, including Lego Horizon Adventures
• Prime Games

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• Asus Radeon 9070XT (freakout buy)
• Caught up on What if?, and Marvel Zombies
• Obi Wan
• IRL Farm Sim