This previous week noticed the tip of 2024, the arrival of 2025, and, arguably, a predictably sluggish begin to the often-relentless information cycle of video video games. However sluggish information hardly means no information, and we kicked off the brand new yr with a have a look at the video games to maintain an eye fixed out for this month. Additionally, the chief artistic officer at Arrowhead, the studio behind Helldivers 2, chimed in on “DEI” in video games in an internet change, the devs of Black Fantasy: Wukong hinted at why final yr’s blockbuster has but to reach on Xbox, and the oldsters behind a surprising fan remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion utilizing the Skyrim engine introduced that we are able to anticipate that huge undertaking to launch this yr. Learn on for these and extra tales.