Today in Gaming News – January 12, 2025

The gaming industry has delivered some more interesting gaming news including a preview of a new update for Path of Exile 2 and trailers for Synduality: Echo of Ada and The Hidden Ones.

Here at Simulation Daily, we publish roundups with more gaming news that couldn’t be covered in individual articles, to keep you up to date with the work and games from a wider variety of developers than we otherwise could.

Before we get into the news here are handy links to gaming news that did get its own separate coverage.

• Lollipop Chainsaw RePop Has Sold Over 200,000 Copies Worldwide
• Gran Turismo Veteran Igor Omura Fraga Will Debut in Japan’s Top Formula Championship
• Final Fantasy XIV Devs Suspend Automatic Housing Demoliton Due to Los Angeles Fires

You can check out all the news below. Incidentally, if you’re interested specifically in flight simulation news, we have a dedicated roundup.

Path of Exile 2 Developers Break Down Upcoming Patch 0.1.1

Path of Exile 2 will get patch 0.1.1 later this week, and the developer released a video starring Game Director Jonathan Rogers who introduces the changes coming with the update.

The game is available in early access for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Synduality: Echo of Ada Shows Story in New Trailer

Bandai Namco released a trailer showing the story of its upcoming mecha game Synduality: Echo of Ada.

The game is coming on January 23 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

The Hidden Ones Introduces Zhuge Guan

The developers of The Hidden Ones revealed gameplay of one if the characters, Zhuge Guan.

The game is coming for PC and mobile and a pre-alpha test has recently been delayed to February 27, 2025. It’s based on the Chinese webcomic and anime series Hitori no Shita: The Outcast.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer Showcases Part Manufacturers

Genki revealed several aftermarket part manufacturers that will be available in the arcade racing game Tokyo Extreme Racer.

The game will launch in early access on PC via Steam on January 23, 2025.