A labour dispute at one of the industry’s biggest studios suddenly becomes a political talking point, the Game Awards is sparking game discussions everywhere, an indie awards darling sparks as much debate as praise with its divisive ending, and much more!

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• UK ministers to “look into” Rockstar firings – GameDeveloper / GameSpot https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/uk-prime-minister-promises-to-look-into-rockstar-s-firing-of-workers https://www.gamespot.com/articles/united-kingdoms-ministers-will-look-into-rockstars-dev-firings-says-prime-minister/1100-6536840/
• Call of Duty release strategy change – GameDeveloper / VGC https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/call-of-duty-ditches-back-to-back-releases-of-modern-warfare-or-black-ops https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/meaningful-not-incremental-call-of-duty-will-no-longer-release-back-to-back-black-ops-or-modern-warfare-games/
• SEGA on AI usage in development – mxdwn Games https://games.mxdwn.com/news/sega-reveals-intent-on-ai-usage-for-game-development/
• Wario World added to Switch Online – VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gamecube-platformer-wario-world-has-been-added-to-switch-onlines-nintendo-classics-library/
• Rayman 2 and Tonic Trouble coming to Switch Online N64 – VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-pair-of-n64-platformers-from-ubisoft-are-coming-to-switch-onlines-nintendo-classics-library/
• Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition round-ups – VGC / Game Informer / Polygon https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-everything-announced-at-day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-2025-edition/ https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/12/10/every-game-shown-at-day-of-the-devs-the-game-awards-edition-2025 https://www.polygon.com/day-of-the-devs-game-awards-everything-announced-news-trailers/
• Game Awards 2025 start times and how to watch – GameSpot / official site