The advertisement starts subtly, holding back on specifics. The camera then focuses on a Japanese lucky cat, known as a maneki-neko, which is a ceramic figure traditionally believed to bring good luck.
Last year, I shared news that Square Enix planned to release all of its games on Xbox consoles. Previously, Square Enix published its titles on almost every platform *except* Xbox, reserving its biggest 3D games for PlayStation and PC. Now, a year later, it feels like the entire gaming world has shifted.
2025 is shaping up to be a great year for video games, and there are still several highly anticipated titles on the way. Gamers are especially excited about upcoming releases like Battlefield 6, The Outer Worlds 2, and ARC Raiders from Embark Studios.
PlayStation’s State of Play presentation was broadcast on September 24, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. If you weren’t able to watch live, you can find the full recording on YouTube (link above) or on the official PlayStation Twitch channel.
Helldivers 2 has had a huge year in 2025! Starting with the massive ‘Battle for Super Earth’ event in the spring, it expanded to Xbox (though the launch had some server issues). A fantastic collaboration with Halo ODST, featuring new in-game content, and the recent ‘Into the Unjust’ update-which added challenging new enemies and sent players on a risky mission into dark, bug-infested lands-have made it a standout year for the game.
For this comparison, I’ll be looking at the X2 Elite chips – specifically the X2E-88-100 and X2E-80-100 models – and the X Elite chips, which include the X1E-84-100, X1E-80-100, and X1E-78-100.
Qualcomm announced that the new chips won’t be available until the beginning of next year, so it will be several months before consumers can try them out. The company says these chips are a significant upgrade over the original Snapdragon X Elite, thanks to a new 3nm manufacturing process that should make them more power-efficient.
This presentation revealed details about the game’s upcoming collaboration with Final Fantasy XIV. Players will hunt Omega Planetes, a powerful monster based on a famous boss from Final Fantasy.
Activision has revealed that players will be able to try out the new Zombies Survival mode, part of the ‘Ashes of the Dead’ experience in Black Ops 7, during the game’s upcoming beta test.
Call of Duty continues to be the most popular first-person shooter, consistently selling tens of millions of copies each year. The upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is expected to follow this trend. It boasts a huge amount of content at launch and a near-future setting that should offer a fresh and different gameplay experience.