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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

BS Section and House Keeping

Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/

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

Free 4 All

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