Sony settles its lawsuit over a Horizon look-alike, Nintendo finally wins a 15-year legal fight over Wii Remote patents, a new industry forecast claims game revenues are still climbing toward $200 billion despite the ongoing chaos, and much more!

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• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-horizon-clone-pulled-from-stores-as-sony-settles-lawsuit/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-won-a-15-year-legal-battle-with-nacon-over-wii-remote-patent-infringement/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-cult-namco-arcade-game-which-may-have-inspired-smash-bros-has-been-given-its-first-ever-home-release/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/global-games-revenue-in-2025-is-expected-to-grow-7-5-compared-to-last-year-analysis-suggests/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-claims-record-breaking-viewership-for-11th-year/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-time-to-face-reality-ai-is-here-to-stay-kingdom-come-deliverance-studio-head-responds-to-larian-backlash/
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/fifa-and-netflix-partner-for-a-new-football-game
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-developer-s-2025-wrap-up-the-trends-that-made-and-plagued-this-year
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/dev-backlash-to-larian-ceo-s-ai-comments-is-about-leadership-not-just-tech
• https://www.gamesradar.com/games/game-hardware-is-now-usd200-more-expensive-on-average-than-it-was-in-2019-according-to-industry-analyst-it-could-potentially-be-catastrophic/

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The Game Awards is once again celebrating massive viewership numbers, Forza Motorsport quietly hitting the end of the road on new content, one long-running studio is turning to Patreon after putting its entire team on redundancy notice, and much more!

Sources:

• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-claims-record-breaking-viewership-for-11th-year/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fifa-officially-announces-new-game-with-netflix-and-little-known-studio/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/forza-motorsport-will-receive-no-more-new-content-turn-10-says/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/after-putting-its-entire-staff-on-redundancy-notice-wreckreation-studio-three-fields-turns-to-patreon-for-help/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-98-complete-version-of-the-cancelled-game-boy-color-resident-evil-port-has-been-shared-online/
• https://gameinformer.com/2025/12/17/video-game-hardware-and-physical-software-sales-this-year-had-the-worst-november-since
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hardware-sales-in-the-us-just-had-worst-month-in-30-years/1100-6537041/

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Larian Studios having to publicly clarify its stance on generative AI after fan backlash, Todd Howard resurfacing to reassure everyone that The Elder Scrolls VI is still very much alive, Nacon quietly admitting that its Terminator survival game has missed its 2025 window, and much more!

Sources:

• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/holy-f-guys-were-not-replacing-artists-larian-boss-responds-to-ai-backlash/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-all-wish-it-went-a-little-bit-faster-todd-howard-provides-an-update-on-the-elder-scrolls-6-development/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/brian-fleming-co-founder-of-ghost-of-yotei-studio-sucker-punch-is-leaving-the-studio/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/you-might-have-guessed-with-15-days-left-nacon-confirms-its-terminator-game-isnt-releasing-in-2025/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-invests-in-hyperreal-bodycam-shooter-that-became-internet-sensation/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/you-want-me-to-build-rocket-skates-fans-uncover-30-mins-of-cut-metroid-prime-4-dialogue/
• https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dead-island-3-is-in-development-and-targeting-a-2028-release-financial-docs-reveal/
• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubisoft-acquires-march-of-giants-dev-amazon-games-montreal
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-replay-2025-is-now-live-letting-players-look-back-at-their-gaming-year/1100-6537030/
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amid-modern-warfare-4-rumors-cod-dev-says-not-to-believe-everything-on-the-internet/1100-6537000/

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