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Dragon Age: The Veilguard

2024 video game

January 2025 Active development of Veilguard ended, with no plans for DLC or additional post-launch content. Game director Corinne Busche left BioWare.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

2024 video game

May 29 2025 Fourth seasonal update for Black Ops 6 is released, featuring crossover content including characters from Squid Game, The Terminator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and other media franchises.

Dragon Age: Inquisition

2014 video game

January 2025 Active development of Veilguard ended, with no plans for DLC or additional post-launch content. Game director Corinne Busche left BioWare.

Minecraft

2011 video game

June 21 2025 A Minecraft Movie was nominated for multiple categories at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, including Favorite Movie, Favorite Movie Actor (Jack Black and Jason Momoa), Favorite Movie Actress (Emma Myers), Favorite Butt-Kicker (Jack Black), and Favorite Song from a Movie (Jack Black's 'I Feel Alive').

Grand Theft Auto VI

Upcoming video game

May 2025 Rockstar announced the game was delayed to 26 May 2026.

Life Is Strange: Double Exposure

2024 video game

March 2025 Square Enix reported Life Is Strange: Double Exposure sales as a 'large loss' in their Q3 financial report, indicating significant commercial disappointment for the game.

Silent Hill 2

2001 video game

May 2025 Cineverse acquired the U.S. distribution rights for 'Return to Silent Hill' film, with plans for a wide theatrical release at an unspecified future date.

Dragon Age: Origins

2009 video game

October 31 2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard was released.

Grand Theft Auto V

2013 video game

May 2025 Reported by The Hindu to have generated nearly a significant amount in revenue since its release.

Red Dead Redemption

2010 video game

December 2024 Red Dead Redemption reached 25 million units shipped.

Monster Hunter Wilds

2025 video game

May 2025 Limited-time collaboration event with Street Fighter VI introduced, offering special quests and gear.

Silent Hill 2

Video game remake

April 8 2025 Luke Roberts is nominated for Performer in a Leading Role for his portrayal of James Sunderland at the British Academy Games Awards

Metaphor: ReFantazio

2024 video game

May 2025 The game was added to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for Windows and Xbox Series X/S.

Red Dead Redemption 2

2018 video game

March 2025 Total sales exceeded 74 million copies, with yearly sales of 6-9 million.

Fortnite

2017 online video game

June 2025 Mandalorians arrive on the Island to launch a counterattack against the Empire, while Emperor Palpatine prepares the Death Star for invasion.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

2020 video game

April 2 2025 Third seasonal update for Black Ops 6 released, continuing to expand game content.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

2004 video game

August 2024 Meta Platforms confirms the planned VR version of San Andreas for Quest 2 is 'on hold indefinitely'

Concord

Defunct 2024 video game

May 2025 A lead developer donated her commemorative release plaque to Goodwill.

Geometry Dash

2013 video game

December 19 2023 Released update 2.2 after over 6 years of development, adding a new platformer mode and hitting a peak of 80,000 simultaneous players on Steam.

Shadow Generations

2024 video game

June 5 2025 Shadow Generations is released as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2 system.

Until Dawn

2015 video game

October 2024 The Until Dawn film adaptation's release date was set for April 25, 2025.

Black Myth: Wukong

2024 video game

April 2025 Game Science, 8082 Audio, and QQ Music released an official Black Myth: Wukong music album on vinyl.

Ghostwire: Tokyo

2022 video game

May 2024 Tango Gameworks was closed by Microsoft, creating uncertainty about the sequel's development

Among Us

2018 social deduction video game

March 25 2025 Innersloth released an update improving matchmaking and collaborated with Sega's Like a Dragon series, featuring a Crewmate in Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble.

World of Warcraft

2004 video game

April 2025 Blizzard allowed users to begin signing up to beta test Mists of Pandaria Classic.

Horizon Zero Dawn

2017 video game

June 25 2024 A cookery book titled 'Tastes of the Seven Tribes' by Rick Barba and Victoria Rosenthal was released.

Detroit: Become Human

2018 video game

October 2024 Quantic Dream announced the game had sold over 10 million units.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

2023 video game

October 2024 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members granted ability to stream the game via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

2012 video game

June 19 2025 JSOC captures Menendez in Yemen with the help of undercover CIA agent Farid. Menendez escapes from the USS Barack Obama with the aid of Javier Salazar, his mole inside JSOC.

The Last of Us

2013 video game

August 2023 The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival was removed from the Nintendo eShop after a copyright claim from Sony.

Genshin Impact

2020 video game

March 2025 SAG-AFTRA strike controversies begin, with voice actors withholding work and causing internal industry tensions.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

2024 video game

November 7 2024 Official release of Mario & Luigi: Brothership for the Nintendo Switch, marking the first home console entry in the Mario & Luigi series.

Poppy Playtime

2021 episodic survival horror video game

January 30 2025 Mob Entertainment announced Chapter 4 with a planned release date.

Elden Ring

2022 video game

May 2025 A24 and Bandai Namco announced a live-action film adaptation of Elden Ring, with Alex Garland set to direct and write the screenplay. Producers include Peter Rice, Allon Reich, George R.R. Martin, and Vince Gerardis.

League of Legends

Multiplayer video game developed by Riot Games

January 2025 Game director Andrei van Room acknowledged mistakes in the reward system, explaining a design oversight that affected player progression calculations.

Alan Wake 2

2023 video game

December 2024 Game sales exceeded 2 million units, with the game finally generating royalties after recouping development and marketing costs.