2025’s Biggest Gaming News: Banned Games, GTA 6 Delayed, Price Hikes

See ya later, 2025 It’s the end of another year, and it was another big one for the video game industry with countless major events, controversies, and trends to take in.But what were the biggest news events for 2025? This recap doesn’t aim to offer an exhaustive list of the biggest stories of the year, but we’re taking the time to look back at the year that was and highlight some of the big stories.Some of the big news and events from 2025 included Rockstar’s GTA 6 being delayed yet again (its second delay during the year), along with the cancellation of a Wonder Woman game and closure of its studio, Monolith. The past year also saw the announcement of Valve’s newest Steam Machine, the industry’s first $80 game in decades from an unexpected source, EA announcing a take-private deal with Saudi Arabia, the retirement of a longtime Nintendo executive, Microsoft putting its games on rival platforms, the return of Game Informer magazine, and a voice-actor strike. Beyond big news and an