In early 2025, after a rejuvenating break during the holidays, I’d like to explore the anticipated gaming trends and narratives that are likely to be prevalent throughout the year. Since my previous article discussed the significant gaming trends and stories from 2024, consider this as an extension or follow-up to that post.
The origin of this investigation stems from the fact that Hollow Knight: Silksong has been postponed indefinitely, and alterations to William Pellen’s X social media account and profile picture have fueled fan speculation about an ongoing ARG (Augmented Reality Game) marketing campaign for Silksong. However, this hypothesis was debunked by a YouTube content creator who focuses on Hollow Knight, @fireb0rn, as it turned out to be a false alarm.
As a concerned enthusiast, I’d like to highlight the perspective of Roman Yampolskiy, AI safety researcher and director of the Cyber Security Laboratory at the University of Louisville. He suggests that the potential for AI to bring about humanity’s doom is startlingly high, with a probability of 99.999999%. This statistic, often referred to as p(doom), underscores the need for caution in our pursuit of artificial intelligence. Remarkably, he posits that the only viable solution could be not to create AI at all. However, there appears to be a glimmer of hope on the horizon: Yampolskiy hints at the possibility of navigating these challenges and ensuring that AI’s development benefits rather than threatens humanity.
A significant number of individuals worldwide utilize TikTok, with only a small percentage residing within the United States. The potential loss of U.S.-based creators and users could significantly affect the platform globally. With President Trump starting his second term and intent on maintaining TikTok in the U.S., it’s likely that the app will continue to operate there. However, such concerns make people seek alternative platforms. Creators desire a consistent environment where their audience remains, while users prefer a stable application that is accessible.
Over the weekend, Dynasty Warriors: Origins came close to having around 70,000 players online simultaneously, with a peak of nearly 69,500. In contrast, the last four games in the series have only managed to gather about 3,900 players playing together at once. This is approximately 17 times more players than the latest game has.
Over the last few months, Sam Altman and other notable AI experts have been emphasizing the concept of agentic AI. There are growing concerns about the impending rise of a powerful form of artificial intelligence, often referred to as “super AI,” which could disrupt labor markets in the near future, possibly even within the next year or so according to some extreme predictions. The most alarming aspect is that many governments and societies seem unprepared to handle the potential consequences.