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In late September 2025, Electronic Arts (EA) announced it would become a private company in a deal worth $55 billion – the biggest leveraged buyout ever, surpassing anything previously seen in the gaming world. If regulators give the go-ahead, a group of private investors – including Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – will fully own the video game company. This isn’t the first time the PIF has made a large investment in gaming, but their involvement in this deal immediately raised concerns among some government officials.

Quantic Dream announced on its blog that it’s expanding beyond working on single projects at a time. Over the past few years, the company has been preparing for this growth by opening a new studio in Montreal, relocating its main office to a larger space in Paris, taking control of publishing its own games, and developing the technology that will power its future titles.

Everyone is watching Team Ninja as the newest Ninja Gaiden game comes out on October 21, 2025. We’ve seen previews that suggest it will be a very challenging game. Sadly, just days before its release, a key figure who helped bring the Ninja Gaiden series back to life has passed away.

Looking back at the PlayStation’s biggest impact on gaming, it’s wild to remember that *every* kind of game had its flops. It wasn’t just one genre—sports games, RPGs, you name it—they all had some truly terrible releases during that time. It’s kind of amazing how many disasters there were, even in that golden age!

Before the release of the *Pokemon TCG Pocket* A4 set, information found within the game’s code hinted it would be based on *Pokemon Gold and Silver*. This turned out to be true, as the set’s official reveal showcased Lugia and Ho-Oh as key cards. The A4 set wasn’t the only leak, and these incidents seem to have led the game’s developers, DeNA, to address the issue.

The first season of The Beginning After the End was widely considered a disappointment, but it still has a dedicated fanbase hoping the second season will be a significant improvement. While the story originally showed promise, even surpassing Solo Leveling in potential, the anime adaptation didn’t live up to expectations. If the studio can deliver a better adaptation, The Beginning After the End could become the next popular anime based on a Manhwa, potentially even surpassing Solo Leveling in popularity.

Some *Pokémon Sword and Shield* fans felt the game was a step back for the series. While the removal of Pokémon from the game (known as ‘Dexit’) remains a disappointment, another issue has resurfaced with the release of *Pokémon Legends: Z-A*. Players noticed that a key character, Gym Leader Piers, had a cutscene where he performed on stage without any music or voice acting. This cutscene recently went viral, and with *Pokémon Legends: Z-A* also featuring similar, silent cutscenes, many players are expressing their frustration.