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July 23, 2025

Rematch hits 5m players

Sloclap announced that their game, Football Rematch, has attracted over five million unique players within one month of its launch. Players have collectively logged 60 million hours in the game. Football Rematch is available through Xbox Game Pass, which has contributed to its wide audience.

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July 21, 2025

A jaw-dropping mod to remake part of Fallout 1 in Doom has resurfaced after 3 years of silence

Developer Alexander "Red888guns" Berezin has released a new trailer for Fallout: Bakersfield, a project recreating the ghoul city of Necropolis from the original Fallout game as a first-person shooter using the GZDoom Engine. The last teaser was a 55-second clip from September 2022. Berezin's artistry distinguishes this mod, and recent work on Artstation includes 3D mockups of classic Fallout environments. The trailer features a unique interface combining elements from Doom and Fallout, with a vintage vacuum tube aesthetic. Fallout: Bakersfield aims to faithfully retell the Necropolis sequence, culminating in a confrontation with the super mutant Harry. The project is currently 60% complete, with a tentative release date hinted for 2027. Berezin is also involved with New Blood's Fallout-inspired RPG and invites fans to subscribe on Boosty for updates.

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July 20, 2025

Ready or Not hits 1m console sales in 4 days despite “censorship” claims from its PC players

Void Interactive's shooter, Ready or Not, achieved over one million sales on consoles within four days, compared to 36 days for its initial PC launch. CEO Julio Rodriguez expressed pride in this milestone and acknowledged the team's hard work. The game faced backlash due to necessary content changes mandated by first-party partners, leading to a drop in its Steam rating from "mostly positive" to "mostly negative," while still maintaining a score of 4 out of 5 on Xbox and 4.69 on PlayStation. Void Interactive also parted ways with its publisher, Team17, after announcing a controversial school shooting mission.

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July 20, 2025

Free Steam RPG Is Only Available for 5 Days Before It’s Gone Forever

A free RPG, Seraph: In the Darkness, will be removed from Steam on July 24, leaving PC users with a limited time to claim it for free. The game, launched on March 6, has received a “Mixed” rating on Steam based on 739 user reviews and is speculated to be exiting the marketplace due to financial challenges. The developer, Seraph Studio, and publisher, Cherry Credits, have not provided reasons for the shutdown or information on refunds, offline mode, or the future of the game. Compatibility with the Steam Deck is currently marked as “Unknown.”

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July 16, 2025

Metaphor: ReFantazio hits 2m sales

Metaphor: ReFantazio has sold over two million copies, as announced by developer and publisher Atlus. The game sold one million units on its first day and reached the two million mark nine months after its release. It debuted in October 2024 and became the third highest-grossing game on Steam during its launch week.

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July 15, 2025

Codev Airship Interactive assets acquired by Airmergent

UK-based co-development firm Airship Interactive has entered administration, and its assets have been acquired by a newly established studio named Airmergent. Airmergent has retained all 78 employees from Airship Interactive, in compliance with UK TUPE regulations, ensuring ongoing contracts remain unaffected. Airship Interactive officially entered administration on July 1st.

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July 14, 2025

DICE and Goodbye Kansas vet Loving takes over LEGO game arm

Fredrik Loving has been appointed as the Senior Vice President and global head of LEGO's gaming division. He previously served as president at Spin Master for over five years and has experience at Rovio and DICE, where he worked on the Battlefield franchise. Loving founded Goodbye Kansas in 2017 but left after two years. LEGO is shifting its video games division in-house, moving away from reliance on licensing agreements.

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July 13, 2025

The Expanse RPG’s developers are ‘humbled’ by comparisons to BioWare’s heyday, but don’t expect it to be a straight Mass Effect clone: ‘We make our story a little bit differently’

Owlcat is developing a role-playing game titled The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, inspired by the narrative depth and character-driven gameplay of BioWare's Mass Effect series. Creative director Alexander Mishulin acknowledged the influence of Mass Effect on their project, stating that many team members grew up playing it and that it has significantly impacted them as game developers. The game aims to blend intricate storytelling with engaging combat mechanics, appealing to both new players and fans of narrative-driven RPGs.

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July 11, 2025

BioShock maestro Ken Levine says Judas is ‘very old school’ because ‘you buy the game and you get the whole thing… no online component, no live service’

More than a decade has passed since the release of Bioshock Infinite's expansion, Burial at Sea. The development of Infinite led to significant restructuring within Irrational Games, which transformed into Ghost Story Games. Ghost Story's first title, Judas, aims to revive single-player narrative-driven shooters. Ken Levine expressed optimism about the demand for such games despite a shift in the industry towards multiplayer and monetization strategies. He cited recent successful single-player games like Baldur's Gate 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as evidence that traditional single-player experiences can still thrive. The latest trailer for Judas, released in January 2024, emphasizes player choices. A fourth installment of the Bioshock franchise is in development at Cloud Chamber, featuring a team from Irrational and 2K Marin.

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July 11, 2025

Lords of the Fallen hits 5.5m players

Lords of the Fallen has attracted over 5.5 million players since its launch in 2023. This figure does not equate to sales, as the game is also available via Xbox Game Pass. The game sold one million copies within the first ten days of its release.