I am trying something new with the news for Pixel Panda Arcade. I am going to share some of my favorite news from this week.
- Enter the Arena – Hexadome Tactics Demo Drops December 10
- Tactical VR Shooter Guardians Planetfall Revealed For Meta Quest 3 And Steam VR
- CODE VEIN II Debuts New Character Trailer for Lyle McLeish
- The Case of the Worst Day Ever Launches Today on PC, Mac, and Linux
- Unleash the wild within as Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids arrives this December 12
- The PC Gaming Show Reveals the 25 Most Wanted PC Games
- IO INTERACTIVE LAUNCHES THE FIRST EPISODE OF “BEYOND THE LIGHT”, A NEW DEVELOPER DIARY SERIES FOR 007 FIRST LIGHT
Enter the Arena – Hexadome Tactics Demo Drops December 10
Nicosia, Cyprus – December 2025
On December 10, the Hexadome Tactics Demo arrives on Steam – a multiplayer turn-based 1v1 tactical strategy game built on the deep gameplay mechanics of the Aristeia! board game and set in the rich sci-fi world of Infinity Universe.
The demo features four unique playable champions – the first heroes from a much larger roster planned for release. Matches are designed to be fast, tense, and highly tactical, with interactive arenas, cover, and tactical cards shaping constantly evolving battlefield conditions.
Hexadome Tactics is planned for 2026, developed with a player feedback-driven approach and ongoing community playtests. The demo gives players an early chance to experience the game and help shape its final form.
Key features:
- 1v1 turn-based tactical battles
- Deep systems inspired by Aristeia! and the Infinity universe
- Four demo champions from a larger upcoming roster
- Fast, interactive matches with tactical cards and dynamic arenas
- Development shaped by playtests and community feedback
Tactical VR Shooter Guardians Planetfall Revealed For Meta Quest 3 And Steam VR
VirtualAge’s new co-op extraction shooter drops players into an ongoing galaxy-wide war, launching into Early Access in 2026
BARCELONA, SPAIN – December 5, 2025 – VirtualAge, the Barcelona based VR studio behind Guardians Frontline, Gladius and Ember Souls, today announced Guardians Planetfall, a new tactical VR co-op shooter set in an ongoing galaxy-wide war. Revealed during the UploadVR Showcase, Guardians Planetfall is coming to Meta Quest 3/3S, and Steam VR in Early Access in 2026.
Guardians Planetfall is set in a brutal war for the fate of humanity. Players form squads of up to 4 soldiers and fight in fast, tactical VR combat across dangerous planets, orbital battlefields and space installations filled with hostile aliens, soldiers, and massive war machines.
From the bridge of a customizable strike ship, squads choose where to make planetfall next, dropping into deserts, jungles, frozen outposts, and lava scarred strongholds as the war shifts across the star system. Every successful extraction shifts planetary influence in humanity’s favor, bringing the galaxy one step closer to survival or defeat.
Built for tactical VR co-op
Guardians Planetfall is built specifically for VR with a focus on tactical combat, teamwork and communication.
Squads use throwable beacons to call in orbital support from their ship, bringing down air strikes and other tools during a fight. Antigravity gloves let players climb almost any surface, and an arm driven jetpack makes it possible to reach high ground or escape danger by moving and tilting in a natural way.
Every operation is a high risk mission behind enemy lines. Players pick a mission from their ship’s star map, drop to the surface, complete objectives, and then fight their way to extraction before time runs out and the enemy closes in. Optional secondary objectives, enemy outposts, and resource caches offer extra rewards but also add more danger. Anything stashed in the backpack comes home only if the team survives the evac.
Upgrade your strike ship
Between missions, the strike ship works as a mobile base. Players use blueprints and resources collected during operations to upgrade offensive, defensive, supply, and support systems on the ship.
These upgrades unlock new orbital abilities and tools that can be used during later missions. Suits and weapons can also be improved and adjusted for different play styles and environments, letting players decide how they want to approach each operation. As the campaign advances, the ship travels between star systems and planets, adding a layer of space exploration to the player experience.
A living galactic campaignAll of this takes place inside a larger galactic campaign. Each mission changes control on a specific planet and pushes back enemy forces. When a campaign ends, the galaxy resets and a new war starts.
Guardians who added enough influence during that cycle earn special rewards. Over time, new operations appear and squads can decide which planets and missions they want to focus on as the war continues.
From Guardians Frontline to Guardians PlanetfallPlayers who know Guardians Frontline will recognize the universe, but Guardians Planetfall is a different kind of game.
Guardians Frontline mixes first person shooting with real time strategy, letting players build bases, place defenses, and switch into a tactical overview of the battlefield.
Guardians Planetfall focuses fully on squad based PvE operations and extraction missions against two factions: the advanced Void Empire, and an evolved Bugs race. Players do not build structures or command armies. Instead, they customize their strike ship, suits, and advanced weapons, navigate the galaxy, choose where to deploy, and complete high risk missions that all feed into the wider war.
Create and share missions in VR
Guardians Planetfall also includes a full in-game map editor. Players can build complete missions directly in VR.Terrain, structures, enemy encounters, and objectives can all be placed and tested inside the headset. Missions made by the community can be shared, edited together in co-op, and selected to appear in the wider galactic war so that the pool of available operations grows over time.
Key features
Galaxy wide war against two factions, where every mission changes planetary influence and the state of the campaignOne to four player co op extraction missions where every drop, objective, and evac must be coordinated under pressure
Made-for-VR features including all surface climbing, jetpack flight, cover leaning, manual reloads, vehicles, and a backpack based inventory
Long term progression across player rank, suits, weapons, and a customizable strike ship with multiple upgrade paths
Procedural levels combined with a fully in game VR map editor that lets the community create and share new missions
Guardians Planetfall will launch into Early Access on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S, and SteamVR in 2026.
Players can wishlist the game on the Meta Quest Store and on Steam, watch the announcement trailer, and join the existing Guardians community on Discord to follow development updates and future test phases.
CODE VEIN II Debuts New Character Trailer for Lyle McLeish
Bandai Namco today revealed Lyle McLeish in the latest Code Vein II character trailer. A Revenant renowned for his extraordinary swordsmanship, Lyle serves as the ace of The Dawn Chorus, an organization fighting to reclaim the Corroded Scar region. His reckless, self-sacrificing combat style unsettles even his closest allies, and he is known for operating independently on every mission.
Lyle is an evasion-focused attacker capable of engaging effectively at multiple ranges. He wields “Raikasen,” a skill that delivers a sweeping, lightning-charged strike, and makes strategic use of mid-range Magic Formae. His buff “Overdrive” increases Attack Power for both himself and the player until either one is hit. His Link Trait grants Ichor for successfully dodging through enemy attacks, enabling a high-pressure offensive playstyle and rewarding players who can anticipate and read incoming moves.
Code Vein II is available now for pre-orders on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam® in Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate Editions. For more information about the game and Lyle McLeish, visit www.playcodevein.com.
The Case of the Worst Day Ever Launches Today on PC, Mac, and Linux
Get ready to snoop thoroughly, read carefully, and put your deduction skills to the test
WHITE HOUSE, TN: Hero Game Co is pleased to announce that The Case of the Worst Day Ever is now available on Steam and itch.io for PC, Mac, and Linux.
The Case of the Worst Day Ever follows one very unfortunate family as mishaps and mayhem befall them on a single disastrous day. From a country club bake off gone wrong to a rowdy game of senior citizen bingo, each case features a tricky slice of life mystery to solve.
“It’s a lighthearted take on the detective genre, but don’t let the cuteness fool you!” said Rachel Reed, one-half of the husband and wife due at Hero Game Co. “Each case is trickier than the last.”
From snooping through phones to reading diaries, the game stays true to detective staples while also using subtle visual clues to identify suspects, determine motives, and ultimately discover what happened in each of the 10 cases.
Players can expect to hone their deduction skills as they form their own conclusions about what happened on the worst day ever.
The game is now available on Steam and itch.io for $12.99 with a limited time discount of 10%.
Unleash the wild within as Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids arrives this December 12
Shapeshift into a fearsome wolf, a devastating bear, or a fire-breathing wyvern when Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids launches this December 12.
December 5 – Shapeshift into a fearsome wolf, a devastating bear, or a fire-breathing wyvern when Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids launches this December 12. Play for free from December 12 – 15 on PC, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store, and experience the Druid’s multifaceted spellkit, a new dungeon-crafting league mechanic, and a powerful new Pinnacle endgame boss.
- Transform into a Bear, Wolf, or Wyvern as the Druid and ascend into the Oracle or Shaman.
- Construct a temple in the new Path of Exile 2: Fate of the Vaal League and challenge both the Royal Architect and a new Pinnacle Boss: Atziri
- Reworks and balance overhaul, including in-game performance optimisation and toned down Delirium fog.
- Over 30 new Support Gems, including multiple Lineage Supports, and an expanded passive tree with over 250 passive skills.
- Free Weekend to be held from December 12 – 15.
With his homeland destroyed by the King in the Mists, the Druid shed the last fragments of his humanity, wandering around the forests of Ogham. Now reawakened, he seeks what remains of his past and is embarking on a journey to find his lost wife and regain his humanity. The Druid wields a new type of weapon, the Talisman, which calls upon the power of Draiocht to shapeshift into an animal. Each Talisman grants access to a chosen form, allowing the Druid to shapeshift into something far more lethal:
- Wolf: Channel lunar energy into a relentless assault, augmenting your attacks with cold damage to freeze your enemies. As a true alpha, the wolf form is able to summon a pack of minions to fight alongside it.
- Bear: Raw devastation personified, build up Rage to crush enemies, with each roar amplifying its destructive capacity.
- Wyvern: Soar above the battlefield and feed upon freshly slain foes to empower its abilities. It is also able to unleash lightning, fire, and sweeping aerial destruction upon its foes.
In human form, the Druid commands earth and storm – volcanoes erupt beneath his enemies, roots bind them in place, and thunder tears through the ranks. Take control of the new Spell Totem skill, which creates a totem to automatically cast any chosen spell for a time. Creating a totem requires endurance or power charges, which you can generate by consuming rage as a Bear or by eating corpses as a Wyvern.
Weaponise nature’s fury and ascend into the Shaman, who consumes Rage to amplify catastrophic spell effects – meteors, elemental storms, and relentless magical force.Harnessing ancient Azmerian Maji knowledge, the Shaman can draw immense power from newly awakened Runes and Idols. Upon unlocking Wisdom of the Maji, each Rune and Idol gains exclusive Shaman-only modifiers, opening a wide array of advanced build customisation options. By investing in the Bringer of the Apocalypse node, the Shaman ascends into a living conduit of elemental devastation. Sustained elemental damage triggers cascading multi-elemental storms, overwhelming any foe that dares to challenge nature’s wrath.
Distort time and fate, with the Druid’s second ascendancy class – the Oracle – to predict movements before they occur with Foresight to receive premonitions of future skill use; following these visions by activating the same skill grants substantially increased damage. Converging Paths further enhances combat precision at key moments when enemies are susceptible to Freeze, Stun, or Electrocution, enabling the Oracle to trigger Moment of Vulnerability and merge future and present timelines to strike both simultaneously.
Upon ascending as an Oracle, more than 130 additional passives become available within the Druid tree. By investing in The Unseen Path, the Oracle draws power from alternate futures to access otherwise unattainable abilities such as Self-Sacrificing, which reduces minion Spirit Costs to increase total summons at the expense of higher reservation costs, or Corruption Endures, granting a rare chance to avoid death.
Rebalancing, Reworks, and Additional Support Gems
Over 30 new Support Gems, including multiple Lineage Supports, introduce significant build variety. These range from Accelerated Growth, causing volatile botanical detonations, to Tectonic Slams that include additional cascading slams, enabling each class to unleash devastating effects.
This update introduces 11 new Unique items and extensive balance adjustments across dozens more. 21 Lineage Supports have been reworked, accompanied by nine entirely new additions. In addition to the two new Druid Ascendancies, nearly all existing Ascendancies have received balance updates, with some undergoing more substantial revisions, such as the Smith of Kitava.
Beyond the Druid skills, more than ninety active skills across all classes have been rebalanced. Completing this broad overhaul, the passive tree has been expanded with over 250 new passive skills.
To improve combat clarity, monster density will no longer increase in higher-tier maps. Instead, difficulty and rewards will scale proportionally: rather than 40% more monsters, enemies will now provide 40% more item drops, 40% more experience, and have 40% increased life – excluding bosses. Monster speed modifiers have also been reduced to help prevent them swarming players. As for visual improvements, this also applies to Delirium fog which has been toned down significantly.
CPU load, multithreading, and performance optimisation have also been major focuses. Players can expect at least a 25% increase in frame rates and far fewer frame spikes – particularly noticeable on consoles. Additional performance improvements are actively in development and will continue to roll out over the coming months.
Conquer Rising Corruption in the Fate of the Vaal
Return to the height of Vaal civilization. Queen Atziri, driven by the impossible pursuit of eternal youth, prepares to sacrifice her empire. Subdue the Royal Architect and Atziri’s loyal followers to resist a past that could yet be rewritten.
With corruption resurfacing across Wraeclast, defeat the malignant energy from Vaal beacons rising from the ground, and redirect their essence back. By energizing the beacons, a gateway to Lira Vaal, an ancient temple will open.
Beacon encounters unlock access to temple rooms. Six can be assembled to form a layout of one’s choosing. With each run, some chambers endure while others are consumed by ruin. Continued beacon clearing offers new rooms, greater complexity, and escalating reward potential. More than a dozen room types are available, each offering different unique enemies, mechanics, and reward pools.
The placement of each room matters, in order to get maximum returns. For example, players will be able to place a Commander to control a Garrison of Troops, which makes the monsters harder and more rewarding. Upon running the temple, a few of the rooms will destabilise, leaving it up to you to add six more rooms each time, increasing the size of the temple. Discover Medallions that reshape room behaviour, double-corruption opportunities, and experimental Vaal mechanisms capable of replacing limbs with mechanical ones!
Take control of the power of Corruption through special crafting mechanisms found in the Temple:
- Juatalotli’s Triumph: Alters a corrupted Vaal Unique Item, substituting its modifiers with Vaal-specific variants.
- Precursor Machine: Corrupts Tablets using ancient energy
- Jiquani’s Triumph: Distorts Soul Cores
- Kishara’s Acquisition: Attempts to salvage socketables from equipment, with varying results of success!
Xipocado, devoted to Atziri, stands between the player and deeper temple access. Overcoming him grants entry to additional crafting tools and a step closer to confronting the queen. Worshipped for her unparalleled beauty, Atziri was the infamous Queen who led her devotees into downfall; now she stands as a new Pinnacle Boss. Rewrite history and alter the fate of the Vaal.
One of the rewards from defeating her corrupted form is Atziri’s Rule, a powerful new staff that elevates all corrupted gems and enables players to exchange life for increased damage output. While wielded, Mirrors of Refraction periodically manifest across the battlefield; projectiles fired into these mirrors erupt into a splitting nova and can chain from one mirror to the next, dramatically amplifying offensive potential.
Rise of the Abyssals Goes Core
The Abyssals will remain as a permanent endgame mechanic, complete with Atlas passives and new endgame Tablets. Close the fissures, and earn Uniques and other valuable rewards. Abyssal crafting and Instilling on Waystones has been removed, to reduce unnecessary friction and visual clutter. To account for this, modifiers on Tablets have been substantially buffed. Following the defeat of the Arbiter of Ash, players will also gain the ability to upgrade Tablets to Rare quality with four modifiers using standard currency.
Awaken the Wild Within
The Last of the Druids launches simultaneously on December 12 across all platforms. New players may join at any time via an Early Access Supporter Pack, which includes access to the expansion and exclusive cosmetics via on PC, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Epic Games Store.
The PC Gaming Show Reveals the 25 Most Wanted PC Games
Plus Everything Announced at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted Powered by Xbox Game Pass on Thursday, December 4
LONDON/NEW YORK – The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted Powered by Xbox Game Pass took place today and counted down the 25 most anticipated PC games, as voted for by a council of over 120 industry luminaries, journalists, celebrities and content creators. You can re-watch the show on PC Gamer’s YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as wishlist the games on Steam. The show was hosted by Frankie Ward, with co-host Midas and narration from Amelia Tyler (Baldur’s Gate 3, Hades II, Warframe).
The PC Gaming Show’s 25 Most Wanted games for 2026 and beyond are:
#2 007 First Light
#3 Haunted Chocolatier
#4 Stranger Than Heaven
#5 Grand Theft Auto VI
#6 Control 2
#7 Resident Evil Requiem
#8 Onimusha: Way of the Sword
#9 Big Walk
#10 Nioh 3
#11 Light No Fire
#12 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV
#13 STAR WARS Zero Company
#14 Arma 4
#15 MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls
#16 Marvel’s Blade
#17 Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival
#18 Thick As Thieves
#19 Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
#20 PVKK
#21 RECUR
#22 Clockwork Revolution
#23 LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
#24 Grave Seasons
#25 REANIMAL
In addition to the Most Wanted list the show also featured over 15 world premieres, new trailers, updates and announcements for dozens of upcoming titles including:
Kicking off the pre-show, Night Swarm is available now. This is a “bullet heaven” Vampire Survivors-like where you summon dark allies and tear through your foes.
Also featured in the pre-show is a trip down memory lane. Blood: Refreshed Supply is out now. This is a rework of the classic 1997 FPS.
SOL Shogunate – WORLD PREMIERE
Samurai space opera Sol Shogunate kicked off the main show. It’s a story of vengeance, steel, bioceramic and blood. Carve your way through rival clans and fight deadly bosses to a banging J-rock soundtrack.
Substructure – WORLD PREMIERE
Substructure is a dark factory game that packs a hidden world beneath the one you’re automating.
Carmaggedon: Rogue Shift – WORLD PREMIERE
Carmaggedon: Rogue Shift is the Death Race tie-in we never got, filled to the brim with weapons, wild rides, and zombies. Get ready to shift into high gear.
Plan, adapt, and overcome the odds in Rogue Point, a new PvE FPS game that brings a sense of humor to co-op heists.
Nutmeg! sees the beautiful game reimagined as though you’re a kid playing with trading cards. It’s a unique spin on football for players who prefer to strategize than kick a ball about.
MIO: Memories in Orbit casts you as an android exploring a technological ark called the Vessel that’s been reclaimed by nature. A demo is available now.
Befriend dinosaurs so they will aid you in taking down enemy outposts by charging horn-first into them. First-person shooter Ferocious is available today.
Choose your cute critter from a selection of corgi, raccoon, and kitty, and then pilot a hulking mech to build an adorable town in the woods for you and your animal pals.
Ex Sanguis is all about gothic, demonic mistresses raining blood onto the Earth. This is a roguelite where you will warp time and space to save the dying world from the forces of Stasis.
Neath – WORLD PREMIERE
Neath is a new game from the creators of Rogue Legacy 1 and 2. Dictate the actions of your squad and your enemies as you move through an inverted tower being warped by the whims of a God.
Merge small dogs. Make bigger dogs. Merge them again for even bigger dogs. Dogpile is a new deckbuilder where you enjoy the game with absolutely ludicrous combos and doggo powers like Barky and Sleepy.
A survival game about climbing a peak never before bested. You have to plan each step and handhold of your journey up Mount Kami if you want to survive the perilous ascent.
Lunar Strike is a narrative-driven sci-fi game where you have to preserve the past to save the future. Those who prefer to seek non-violent solutions to problems should take note, as there’s no combat in the game.
Killing Floor 3 Season 2: Operation Breakout went live during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, reintroducing the horrifying Stalker enemy to the co-op FPS.
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, you have to lead your fleet to salvation as you flee the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Part RTS, part roguelite, all Battlestar Galactica.
Eteo – WORLD PREMIERE
Eteo is a new studio founded by the creative director of Sable, Gregorios Kythreotis. Eteo’s philosophy is one of sustainable development, and it’s already working with Outersloth to bring a new game to life. You can also sign up for their design newsletter.
Soulmask is launching into 1.0 in Spring 2026, and it’s getting a new Egyptian Gods-themed DLC to go along with it. The Shifting Sands DLC swaps the jungles of the Americas for harsh desert. Don new masks and create magnificent Solar Barques in the next chapter of this survival adventure.
Epoch Reset – WORLD PREMIERE
Explore present-day Hong Kong and the Tokyo of 2069 in Epoch Reset, a time-bending 2.5D anime adventure where you play as the creator of the time machine. Wishlist it on Steam to stay up to date.
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! – WORLD PREMIERE
This world premiere reveal comes with an announcement from actor Casper Van Dien. General Johnny Rico returns in Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, a fantastically retro FPS game that lets you take the fight back to the Arachnid menace.
Queen’s Domain – WORLD PREMIERE
Queen’s Domain is a first-person RPG inspired by the likes of King’s Field. This will send you straight back to the mid 2000s in the best way possible, so make sure you’ve packed a health potion and your best sword when you set out to find your father on the shores of the Isle of Neasied.
DarkSwitch is a tower defence-style strategy game where you have to defend your sanctuary from those that would try and take it from you.
Hello Sunshine imagines a world that exists in the ruins of vast companies. It’s also got giant robots and a jarringly cutesy UI. Stay in the shadow of your robo pal during the day to stay out of the boiling sun and huddle up next to them at night for warmth.
This may be one of the wackiest FPS games ever made. In the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, we learned how skateboarding went from “dumb idea” to being so good the team “designed everything else around it”.
The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted went to LA to film this documentary and learn more about Last Flag, a capture-the-flag hero shooter from a studio founded by Imagine Dragons manager Mac Reynolds and his brother, lead singer Dan.
Witchspire is the creature tamer and building game that lets your magical self run wild and free. Use spells to chop trees down and make your perfect little cottage out in the woods.
Raising your critters isn’t just about training and battling, they also need a good environment to thrive in. That’s why in Tamer Town, not only do you catch and fight your Mokiton, but you build them a cosy place to call home.
Crimson Desert is an action RPG with mechs to pilot, dragons you can fly, and a slew of tough bosses to face off against. It’ll be out on March 19, 2026.
Spellcasters Chronicles, developed and published by Quantic Dream, is a 3v3 strategy action multiplayer where you fire off devastating spells at your foes and summon hordes of critters. There’s a closed beta you can sign up for right now.
When Sirens Fall Silent – WORLD PREMIERE
From the creator of Martha is Dead comes an eerie new horror game: When Sirens Fall Silent. The trailer is one of intrigue and plot twists, showing not everything you see on TV is real, no matter how disturbing it is. Digging deep into themes of human trafficking, misogyny and trauma, make sure you’re ready before you play this.
Modulus lets you build a beautiful and efficient assembly line that spans multiple floating islands. It seems like something else is going on, but the trailer only gives us a tease, so you’ll have to play the demo to find out more.
Step back into the world of Tyria and re-experience the classic MMORPG with new and improved visuals and quality-of-life features. Guild Wars Reforged is out now.
Wardrum – WORLD PREMIERE
A musical world premiere. March to the beat of the drum in Wardrum, the rhythm roguelite that will make you understand the purpose of those guys who went into battle armed with nothing but a percussion instrument.
The FPS Den of Wolves trailer shows that you’ll need good teamwork and a quick trigger finger to survive the heists on offer from the Payday 2 developers. Don’t be like the lucky guy who got to try it out for himself and was the first one to break stealth.
Last Man Sitting has undergone a complete visual and gameplay transformation. Ride around the office on a spinny chair and shoot up robotic appliances that have come to life. If you’ve always hated that pesky printer on the third floor that jams and makes you late to meetings, now’s your chance for revenge.
About Fishing – WORLD PREMIERE
About Fishing asks: what if a relaxing fishing game were somehow just… wrong in every conceivable way? This is definitely about more than just fishing.
Death can’t hold you back in Gods, Death & Reapers. Well, actually, it’s trying to, but you’re a Reaper who doesn’t like to be told what to do. Sign up for the alpha playtest now.
Do your best to build the perfect vessel in this asynchronous auto battler that’ll pit you against the designs of other players. Will you climb through the ranks or end up as a pile of scrap?
Unyverse is an afrofuturist action RPG where you get to design your very own character and then face off against terrifying beasts. There’s a demo on Steam that you can try out now.
Brightfall, a co-op survival roguelite. The very world around you is being warped and twisted by dark forces, changing before your eyes.
Let it Die: Inferno flips the original on its head and sees you descending into the depths rather than scaling a high tower. With brutal melee and tense extraction matches, each match is sure to be a nail-biter.
Michael Myers is back to terrorize another quaint little suburb. Only this time, you could be Mike! Halloween is a new asymmetric multiplayer game coming September 8, 2026.
Live out your own rags to riches story in Streets of Fortuna, a new sandbox set in a procedurally generated city. There’s no class system, just go and live however you want to secure the life you deserve. Steal, persuade, bribe, your story is yours to tell.
Luna Abyss is an upcoming narrative FPS set in a megastructure on an imposter moon. Play as Fawkes, a prisoner condemned to spend the rest of their life imprisoned there.
Capital under siege. An unknown enemy. The blessed mother possibly dead. Things aren’t looking hopeful in Remnant Protocol, an upcoming flight sim and space strategy game. It has stunning sci-fi visuals and sound effects, and puts you right into the cockpit so you can get at the heart of the action.
Rivage – WORLD PREMIERE
From the publishers of Blue Prince, Rivage is a sci-fi puzzle game set on a space station locked in a time loop above a far away planet. Maybe some of the worst odds you can face in the cosmos.
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
This delightful-looking game will challenge your out of the box thinking skills. You can combine all sorts of magical effects to create weird and wonderful combinations, like turning a clone of yourself into a puddle so its weight can keep a button pressed down.
In Be My Horde, out now, you’ll become the necromancer and turn your fallen foes against their former allies. It’s deliciously wicked.
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator – WORLD PREMIERE
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is the sequel to Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, if that wasn’t obvious. There’s a demo you can play right now.
Regions of Ruin: Runegate is a 2D pixelated side scroller that’s both adorably charming and incredibly violent. Rebuild a home for your Dwarven brethren and have a lot of fun slaying goblins while you’re at it.
Starsand Island is all about farming, building, and even some creature capturing. Ditch the grind and go and live a wholesome life.
Esoteric Ebb is a CRPG that casts you as the world’s worst cleric. You roll dice, have a goblin sidekick, and unravel a political conspiracy. Don’t despair at any bad rolls, lean into them and embrace failure.
Dungeons of DUSK – WORLD PREMIERE
What if Doom were turn-based? That’s the question Dungeons of Dusk dares to ask and answer. This retro adventure is filled with blood and guts, and is set between episodes of Dusk, the 2018 FPS that helped kick off the boomer shooter era.
The House of Hikmah – WORLD PREMIERE
Play as Maya, a young girl struggling after her father’s death. Explore the gorgeous House of Wisdom and meet scholars of the Islamic Golden Age who are also coming to terms with their own grief.
Samson – WORLD PREMIERE
In Samson you play as a guy in a leather jacket with a sick American muscle car who beats up people and does crimes. If you’re into Just Cause or Mad Max, this urban brawler might be for you.
In the new trailer for The Relic: First Guardian you experience the tragedy that can befall a small village in this world and learn more about one of the action game’s many sorrowful bosses.
Developer 1047 Games is relaunching Splitgate 2 as SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded. No more classes, no more abilities, just you, your guns, and your portals. This is a back-to-basics return to form that brings back everything that made Splitgate stand out. Launching December 17, still free-to-play.
Springs, Eternal – WORLD PREMIERE
This unsettling game is Springs, Eternal, the first full-sized title from Gone Home developer Steve Gaynor since 2017’s Tacoma. Explore the supposedly peaceful retreat of Stillwater Springs and uncover what brought you there in the first place.
Inkblood – WORLD PREMIERE
In Inkblood, you’ll be investigating the occult using a mysterious lens that can see into the past so you can personally witness events unfolding. It also features a world map tattooed into some poor soul’s back, which is one of the coolest UI features we’ve ever seen.
Away From Home is an RPG set in a chaotic dreamland. Fights are all rhythm game segments, and you can transform into a muscled out beast. It’s out this week.
DAMON and BABY combines top down shooting and exploration, and pairs up a demon and a small baby. This is exactly the kind of ridiculous stuff that makes video games so great.
Explore a procedural open world and survive during a time when everyone wants your loot for themselves. If you crave the freedom of the seven seas and don’t mind getting some sand in your boots, this may be the perfect survival game for you.
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IO INTERACTIVE LAUNCHES THE FIRST EPISODE OF “BEYOND THE LIGHT”, A NEW DEVELOPER DIARY SERIES FOR 007 FIRST LIGHT
Copenhagen, Denmark – December 3rd, 2025 – IO Interactive, the award-winning developer and publisher behind the globally-acclaimed HITMAN franchise, and Amazon MGM today released the first episode of Beyond the Light, a new series of developer diaries that offers an inside look at the making of 007 First Light. The series explores the game’s design philosophy and creative process, beginning with an in-depth focus on gameplay. 007 First Light is a standalone original, re-imagined origin story of James Bond, set to release on March 27, 2026, on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2*, and PC, and is available for pre-order now.
The debut episode features Andreas Krogh, Gameplay Director, and Thomas Pulluello, Senior Level Designer, as they take viewers behind the scenes to reveal how IOI’s team brings the tension, style, and precision of a young James Bond to life through interactive storytelling and gameplay.
At the heart of 007 First Light lies the Creative Approach, a design philosophy that empowers players to complete missions in their own style, whether through stealth, direct action, or a mix of both. Core gameplay pillars such as Spycraft, Instinct, Gadgets, and Combat define how players are able to channel Bond’s skills, charm, and intelligence. Spycraft allows players to observe, infiltrate, and exploit opportunities using stealth and information-gathering. Instinct captures Bond’s adaptability, enabling players to bluff, deceive, or gain heightened focus under pressure. Gadgets from Q Branch provide tactical flexibility, offering new ways to improvise and outsmart enemies. Meanwhile, Combat blends precision gunplay, close-quarters takedowns, and environmental interactions, ensuring every encounter feels personal and cinematic.
Alongside this freedom of approach, 007 First Light delivers the bold, handcrafted set-pieces that define the Bond franchise, from high-speed chases and tense action sequences to daring escapes at impossible altitudes. Each moment is designed to reflect Bond’s evolution into an elite agent, balancing danger, elegance, and spectacle in true 007 fashion.
007 First Light is scheduled to launch on March 27, 2026.
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*Pre-orders on Nintendo Switch 2 are limited to physical editions
ABOUT 007 First Light
Coming on March 27, 2026, 007 First Light is a third-person action-adventure game that blends IO Interactive’s signature stealth and action gameplay mechanics, featuring a fully original, re-imagined origin story of a young James Bond. Players will step into the shoes of a 26-year-old Bond, a promising yet sometimes rebellious Royal Navy air crewman who is recruited into MI6, immersing them in the exotic and dangerous world of espionage captured in the films. Bond’s adventures will take players all around the globe, coming face to face with allies and foes while choosing how they overcome obstacles and challenges, whether it be with brute force, cunning guile, or charming wit.
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