Gaming News News 25 September 2025

Fortnite Servers Go Dark for v37.31 Update: New Daft Punk Experience, Modes and Fixes — What Went Down on Oct 2 2025

Epic Games’ Downtime Announcement Epic Games scheduled maintenance for the v37.31 update on Oct 2 2025. According to the company’s public‑status page, the maintenance was set for 08:00–09:30 UTC (04:00–05:30 ET), and matchmaking was disabled 30 minutes earlier status.epicgames.com. The status board listed Fortnite’s core

2 October 2025

Xbox Game Pass Just Changed Everything: 50% Price Hike, New Plans, and 75+ Day-One Games

Overhauled Tiers and Pricing On Oct. 1, 2025, Microsoft announced a major overhaul of Xbox Game Pass news.xbox.com. The old Core plan is now Game Pass Essential ($9.99/mo) and Standard becomes Game Pass Premium ($14.99/mo), while Game Pass Ultimate remains

1 October 2025

Game Pass · Gaming News · Industry Updates · NASDAQ:MSFT · New Releases · Xbox

Ghost of Yōtei Review Bombshell: Is PlayStation’s New Samurai Epic a Masterpiece—or Just More of the Same?

Ghost of Yōtei Release Date CONFIRMED – Atsu’s Revenge Lands in October 2025

Release Date & Global Launch Times Sony and developer Sucker Punch officially announced in April 2025 that Ghost of Yōtei hits PS5 on October 2, 2025 blog.playstation.com. As GamesHub notes, that means most players will see the game unlock at

1 October 2025

Action Adventure · Game Releases · Gaming News · Industry Updates · NYSE:SNE · Upcoming Games

Finally, Minecraft’s Copper Age Update Arrives – Golems, New Gear & More

The Copper Age Update On September 30, 2025, Mojang officially “entered The Copper Age”, rolling out Game Drop 3 of 2025. Minecraft’s blog excitedly proclaims that players can now “express yourself in every shade of copper” as they use the

1 October 2025

Copper Age · Game Features · Gaming News · Minecraft Updates · NASDAQ:MSFT · New Items

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) – $50 Billion Buyout Buzz Sends Stock Soaring (Sept 2025)

Gamers Stunned: Saudi-Backed Consortium Snaps Up EA in Record $55B Deal

Key Facts: A consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), with private equity firm Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, will take Electronic Arts (EA) private in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at roughly $55 billion.

29 September 2025

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Fortnite Pulls ‘Peacemaker’ Dance Emote Over Nazi Symbol Concerns – Fans Outraged

Background: Fortnite’s Peacemaker Crossover Fortnite frequently adds pop‑culture crossovers in its Item Shop. In mid-September 2025 it launched a DC Comics collaboration featuring Peacemaker (the James Gunn TV series starring John Cena). The bundle included a Peacemaker character skin, Eagly

28 September 2025

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Minecraft LIVE 2025 Unveils “Mounts of Mayhem” – Spear, Nautilus and Zombie Horses Revealed

Mounts of Mayhem – New Combat and Exploration At Minecraft LIVE, Mojang’s developers introduced Mounts of Mayhem – a game drop themed around new rideable creatures and combat gear. The centerpiece is the Spear, Minecraft’s first multi-material (“tiered”) weapon in

27 September 2025

Game Updates · Gaming News · Minecraft · Minecraft LIVE · New Features

Forza Horizon 6 Speeds Into Japan – Release Window, New Features & Everything We Know

Forza Horizon 6 Goes Full Send: Japan Setting, 2026 Launch, ‘Biggest Map Yet,’ PS5 Post‑Launch—All the Breaking News From Sept 25–26, 2025

Key facts (Sept 25–26, 2025) The announcement: what Xbox and Playground confirmed Xbox lifted the wraps on FH6 at Tokyo Game Show 2025 with a short cinematic that nods to prior Horizon locales before panning up to Mount Fuji, confirming Japan as the

26 September 2025

Forza Horizon · Game Releases · Gaming News · NASDAQ:MSFT · PlayStation 5 · Racing Games

Forza Horizon 6 Speeds Into Japan – Release Window, New Features & Everything We Know

Overview: A New Horizon in 2026 After months of rumors, Microsoft officially unveiled Forza Horizon 6 at Tokyo Game Show 2025, confirming that the open-world racing series will make its long-awaited leap to Japan news.xbox.com. Playground Games returns as the developer, with publishing

25 September 2025

Forza Horizon · Game Releases · Gaming News · Japan · NASDAQ:MSFT · Racing Games

PlayStation State of Play Sept 2025 – Xbox Exclusive Lands on PS5, Classic Comebacks & More Shocks

PlayStation State of Play September 2025 Stuns with Wolverine, New PS5 Exclusive and Surprise Reveals

Wolverine and a New Exclusive Steal the Show Sony capped the event with its most anticipated first-party title: Marvel’s Wolverine. The new trailer gave fans a grisly first look at Insomniac’s take on Logan, featuring “fast, fluid… attacks and techniques that’ll dismember

25 September 2025

Game Reveals · Gaming News · NYSE:SNE · PlayStation · PS5 Exclusives · State of Play

Marvel’s Wolverine PS5 Trailer Unleashes Brutal Action, Fall 2026 Release Revealed

Battlefield 6 Campaign Reveal: How This Epic Trailer Aims to Upstage Call of Duty

Battlefield 6’s Campaign Unveiled at State of Play Sony’s September State of Play event gave gamers their first-ever look at the Battlefield 6 single-player campaign. During the livestream, a new story trailer for BF6 was one of the show’s headline reveals

25 September 2025

Battlefield Series · First-Person Shooters · Game Trailers · Gaming News · NASDAQ:EA · Video Games

PlayStation State of Play Sept 2025 – Xbox Exclusive Lands on PS5, Classic Comebacks & More Shocks

Housemarque’s Saros Steals the Show with Next-Gen Sci-Fi Action Sony kicked off the event with a bang by showcasing Housemarque’s new PS5 exclusive, Saros. This title, from the makers of Returnal, delivered on Sony’s promise of an “extended look” at

25 September 2025

Game Releases · Gaming News · NYSE:SONY · PlayStation · PS5 · State of Play

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