Today we have a selection of games that caught my eye. Today we have Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Maximum Football, The Outlast Trials, Battlefield 6, a new cabinet for the Nintendo Switch, Runs of Symbaroum, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City!
BECOME THE DOG TAG WARRIOR IN AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA – FROM THE ASHES EXPANSION
A CRUEL AND SADISTIC NEW ENEMY ALLIED WITH THE RDA EMERGES, AS SO’LEK’S GREATEST FIGHT FOR HIS LOVED ONES BEGINS
LONDON, UK — 9TH DECEMBER, 2025 — Today, Ubisoft unveiled the official launch trailer for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ – From the Ashes, spotlighting the expansion’s formidable antagonists and their motivations. Available on 19th December on Ubisoft+, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna*, and PC via Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, and Steam, the From the Ashes expansion presents players with a much more hostile Western Frontier and Ravaged Kinglor Forest.
Developed by Massive Entertainment – a Ubisoft Studio** in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney, the expansion will have players facing a fearsome warband of Mangkwan raiders, also known as the Ash Clan, whose defiance of Eywa and commitment to wiping out the Resistance plays a central role in shaping the narrative and driving the key conflicts in the Western Frontier. The trailer showcases the Ash Clan’s striking visual identity: scarification, piercings, and bold bands of red and black paint, the essence of their scorched homeland. This stark aesthetic signals a radical departure from the clan’s players have encountered before, underscoring the expansion’s darker tone.
So’lek’s history with the Ash Clan runs deep. Years ago, he clashed with Wukula, a Mangkwan warrior, in a brutal encounter that left him scarred and vengeful, setting the stage for their unfinished battle in From the Ashes. Alongside Wukula stands Zari, a deadly sniper trained by the RDA, blind in one eye yet lethal with her human rifle and RDA gear. Her rivalry with Wukula adds layers of intrigue to the expansion’s story. The trailer also showcases Rakx, the most sadistic Mangkwan raider, who cruelly utilises ikrans in her violence.
“For the first time, players will experience Na’vi versus Na’vi combat in dramatic boss encounters,” said Omar Bouali, Creative Director at Massive Entertainment. “These battles against Mangkwan raiders deliver on one of our community’s biggest requests: more variety and intensity in combat.”
The trailer also teases new RDA innovations, including hellhounds; canine robots first introduced in Avatar: The High Ground™ graphic novel, alongside Skel suits and AMP suit variants equipped for sniper and shotgun warfare. These additions amplify the danger across Pandora’s skies and forests, creating a world more hostile than ever before.
Fans will also glimpse Major Tyler Bukowski, an officer first introduced in the comic series Avatar: The Gap Year — Tipping Point™. Bukowski’s deep knowledge of Na’vi culture and ruthless tactics make him a compelling new figure of power, leading the RDA-Ash Clan offensive into the Western Frontier to hunt down the Resistance and its Sarentu allies with particular attention paid to So’lek.
From the Ashes expands the saga with returning allies, building upon clans backstories like the Wind Traders, and emotional story beats that deepen So’lek’s journey of survival and vengeance. The expansion is available as a standalone purchase or as part of the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: From the Ashes Edition, which includes the main game, the expansion and the Floating Mountains bonus content.
Players can already enjoy a major free Title Update for the main game of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which launched on 5th December. This update introduces two of the most requested features from the community: New Game+ and a long-awaited third-person view, offering a fresh perspective and replayability of the main game for fans eager to experience Pandora in new ways.
For more information about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora please visit www.avatarfrontiersofpandora.com or join the conversation on social media using hashtag #AvatarFrontiers. For the latest news on all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit: news.ubisoft.com.
*Ubisoft+ on Luna requires account linking and a Multi Access plan. Territorial restrictions apply.
** With the support of co-dev studios Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Shanghai and Ubisoft Toronto.
Maximum Football’s Long Awaited Franchise Mode Kicks Off Today
Walnut Creek, Calif. (December 9, 2025) – Maximum Entertainment today announced that Maximum Football’s highly anticipated Franchise Mode is now available.
Beginning today, players can build, manage, and customize their own pro football universe across two fully connected leagues.Franchise Mode introduces an unprecedented ecosystem that links the college-focused Dynasty Mode with the pro ranks for the first time in one football game. Graduating seniors from Dynasty Mode will automatically enter the next year’s Franchise draft pool, allowing players to follow the careers of the athletes they’ve developed from campus to the big leagues.
Built for flexibility and depth, Franchise Mode gives users full control over their leagues and legacy. Import custom teams, realign divisions, create and modify rulesets, and shape your world to reflect your vision of pro football. From front-office decisions to on-field strategy, every choice contributes to the long-term identity of your franchise.
The mode features expanded coach management, dynamic trading systems, adjustable scoring rules, and a suite of customization tools that let users tailor every corner of their football universe. For a full breakdown of systems and features available at launch, read the in-depth Franchise Mode overview: https://www.maxfootballgame.com/franchise-mode-deep-dive-build-your-pro-football-universe/
For more information on Maximum Football and to play free today, visit maxfootballgame.com.
For more information about Maximum Entertainment, please visit: www.maximument.com.
Unleash Icy Horror & Holy Sacrifice in The Outlast Trials’ Project Messiah
A new Prime Asset, experimental cryotherapy, and a snowbound trial environment headlines Season 5 — along with an enhanced Invasion mode and Challenges galore!
MONTRÉAL, Québec — December 9th, 2025 — Sister Liliya is on a mission from God to absolve you of your sins… but can you pay the price? Find out in The Outlast Trials’ Project Messiah, where the newest Prime Asset haunts the snowcapped opulence of The Resort, the newest trial environment—offering a new trial and MK-Challenges, along with her own exclusive Deluxe Catalog, befitting the darkness of cold winter nights. Season 5 also reintroduces the limited-time event, WINTER KILLS: an experimental form of therapy purposefully set in hostile, unstable environments, rich in both punishment and rewards. The new Permafrost variant will chill the blood of any Reagent to the bone… but fret not, for Papa Murkoff will always have a cup of hot cocoa at the ready.
Each of the following WINTER KILLS Variators are now available to all Reagents:
- PERMAFROST — Permanent freezing temperature in the Trial. Locate heat sources to stay warm.
- FROST MINES — Gas mines have been replaced with Frost Mines.
- COLLECT THE GIFTS — Collect all the gifts in the Trial to earn extra rewards.
As well, the WINTER KILLS Event will take place in two distinct sequences:
- Part 1 — December 9, 2025 @ 10am ET — December 23, 2025 @ 9:59am ET
- Part 2 — December 23, 2025 @ 10am ET – January 6, 2026 @9:59am ET
And don’t forget to browse the Limited-Time Catalog for WINTER KILLS, available solely for the duration of the Event and featuring exclusive cosmetics and other items. These items can be acquired by exchanging Event Tokens, and access is free to all players through the duration of the event. And as an extra bonus, several new items are now available for purchase in the Murkoff Store, including 11 brand-new Deluxe Outfits and the Event Catalog “Prime Time (2025)”. As well, streamers can enjoy a selection of Twitch Drops, exclusively available from Dec 9th to January 26th.
Season 5 also provides a comprehensive update to the recently-introduced PvP Invasion mode, including revamped gameplay, fine-tuned objectives for Imposters, balancing for both Imposters and Reagents, and the addition of new Seasonal Rankings. This ranking system offers unique rewards for participating in Invasion mode: completing matches raises your Invasion Rank, whether playing as Imposter or a Reagent, and the grade received at the end of each Trial determines the total amount of Rank Points awarded.
Along with a horde of quality of life improvements and fixes, Season 5 of The Outlast Trials offers a grisly blizzard of wintertime horror to warm the blood against the December chill. But Project Messiah is only the beginning: the New Year will bring with it the chance to relive the most effective of Murkoff’s therapies. Flashback Therapy offers Reagents to once again undergo the most extreme treatments—including Toxic Shock, Deep Burn, and many others—and will arrive in early 2026.
Stay tuned for more updates, and be sure to follow the ongoing dark mysteries of The Outlast Trials universe on Red Barrels’ Website, Instagram, Bluesky, X (Twitter), Discord, Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook.
New Update Brings Winter Chill to Battlefield 6 and REDSEC Season 1
Today, Battlefield Studios launched brand new seasonal content for Battlefield 6 and Battlefield REDSEC, with Today’s release of Season 1 – Winter Offensive. This update includes a frozen version of the Empire State map for limited-time game experiences, a Bonus Path containing the new Ice Climbing Axe and much more. The Winter Offensive update also arrives as the REDSEC Elite Series kicks off for top-tier competitive play.
Players can gear up, stay warm, and take complete control of the borough of Brooklyn in Ice Lock, a limited-time visual update to the Empire State map in Battlefield 6 and REDSEC. For this event in Battlefield 6, special versions of Conquest and Domination will be available to play with a Freeze mechanic fully active. With Freeze, areas around the Combat Zone have sub-zero temperatures – over time, a soldier will feel the effects of the Freeze. To avoid being frozen, soldiers can sprint or use an Adrenaline Injector. Alternatively, they can visit designated heat zones around the map to thaw out. This mechanic is only active in specific experiences and is designed to challenge squads to tactically manage resources. Do players risk freezing over to capture a crucial objective or pack enough heat in their loadouts to torch the opposition?
Ice Lock is also coming to REDSEC and will feature a Limited-Time variant in Gauntlet that adds to the experience’s relentless nature with the sheer force of harsh winter conditions. Ice Lock Gauntlet will have a locked set of three missions in every match: Deadlock, Extraction and Wreckage.
With the Winter Offensive Bonus Path players can access a number of new unlockables including the new Ice Climbing Axe and premium customization rewards.
For those mastering Portal, the Winter Offensive update will now be able to use the following new features in their creations allowing more freedom than ever to craft and customize unforgettable experiences.
- Verified Gauntlet – The full REDSEC mode offerings are now available in Portal. Players can create their own Gauntlet experience, from casual to competitive, with all missions available for use!
- Ice Lock Empire State – Use the wintery version of Empire State as the backdrop to custom carnage-filled creation, or simply add it to the map rotation of a hand-crafted verified experience.
- Freeze – Even in the heat of Cairo, use this new mechanic to add freeze and heat zones to the experience.
Finally, this week is also the beginning of the REDSEC Elite Series and Open Series. Key details and the full schedule for both competitions along with all the news for the Winter Offensive update can be found on the following blog post here.
The Winter Offensive update (Patch 1.1.3.0) also includes improvements to soldier clarity, weapon reliability, vehicle behavior, audio consistency, and overall gameplay flow. More technical information about these patches can be found in the “Game Updates” section of our website here.
Visit us on Battlefield.com. Join the official Battlefield community channels over at discord.gg/Battlefield. Follow us on @Battlefield to stay informed on the latest updates, and @BattlefieldCom for the rollout of live updates.
Get Set for Arcade Thrills and Holiday Chills as iMP Gaming Ships the Mini Arcade PRO for Nintendo® Switch™ 1 | 2 and OLED Switch
No Need to Insert Coin This Holiday Season, iMP Gaming Brings Big Arcade Fun for Switch Gamers at a Price That Even Scrooge Would Approve!
London, England, – December 4, 2025 – iMP Gaming, a leading UK based manufacturer and distributor of quality gaming hardware and accessories, announced today the shipping of the highly-anticipated Mini Arcade PRO, a unique accessory for gamers, designed to transform the Nintendo® Switch™ 1 | 2 or Switch OLED into a miniature arcade!
The Mini Arcade Pro has electrified the Switch gaming community, since debuting at Gamescom, 2025, and now, set to hit stores just in time for the Holiday’s, players have the opportunity to bring home what must surely be the world’s most desirable bartop arcade machine, all for a seasonal price that’s more Ho Ho Ho than No No No.
As ingenious as it is awesome, gamers simply utilize their Nintendo Switch 1 | 2, or OLED console and within minutes, they can transform their portable console into arcade heaven, ideal for shooters, beat em’ ups, retro gaming and so much more! Shipping with a screen adapter to accommodate either the Switch 1 or 2, once the tablet slots in, players can go get gaming, working with the vast majority of Switch 1 and 2 titles, and featuring the traditional arcade feel of a real Ball-Top Joystick with micro-switched, steel shaft engineering, and authentic eight-button configuration Action Buttons.
Effortlessly easy to assemble (perfect for Christmas morning!), the Mini Arcade Pro is built to last, engineered from robust ABS material and features an integrated switch, dynamically changing the input of the Ball-Top Joystick (D-Pad or Analog Thumbstick).
Your new favourite Switch accessory, the Mini Arcade PRO looks as good switched off as it does when in action, and players’ favourite games are never far away, as the Mini Arcade PRO features storage for up to 12 Game Cards located at the rear of the device! The Mini Arcade PRO even provides salvation for those rock-hard retro games, thanks to the addition of Turbo +/- Action Buttons, as well as a Home and C button for instant communication with friends or teammates.
The Mini Arcade PRO is available to purchase today via Amazon, Argos and leading gaming retailers for an MSRP of: £44.99 / €54.99 / $79.99.
To find out more about the Mini Arcade PRO, please click HERE.
Free League’s Ruins of Symbaroum: The Throne of Thorns III Announced
A new expansion featuring two epic adventures that propel The Throne of Thorns campaign toward its climactic conclusion
Stockholm, Sweden (December 9, 2025)
Today, Free League Publishing announced that Ruins of Symbaroum: The Throne of Thorns III, a new book presenting two epic adventures that bring the six-part The Throne of Thorns campaign to its dramatic finale, is now available for pre-order in the Free League webshop ahead of its release in Q2 2026. The long-awaited volume features more than 20 full-color maps, over 70 stat blocks, and a wealth of handouts and lore. Pre-orders also give immediate access to complete PDFs of the products, at no extra cost.
“It is still there, in the depths of Davokar, the Throne of Thorns – naked but trembling with power; power that in the wrong hands will drown the world in the darkness of The Eternal Night.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City Brings the Fight to the Streets in First 15 Minutes of Gameplay
Sneak, strike, or bash the Foot with a system that gives players full control over their fighting style
STOCKHOLM — DEC 9, 2025 — Following an in-room exclusive reveal at New York Comic Con in October, Cortopia Studios has just put an early present under the tree for Turtles fans everywhere with the first complete gameplay reveal from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City, the first-ever VR game featuring everyone’s four favorite heroes in a half shell. A new video released today showcases the first 15 minutes of gameplay, featuring combat, classic villains and the Turtles patented humor delivered by an all-star voice cast.
In the vacuum left by Shredder’s demise, the Foot Clan’s grip tightens on the streets you call home. It’s time to reclaim what’s yours. Crime is changing hands, old enemies are stirring, and the Turtles are learning what it means to protect a city that’s changed in their absence. Empire City builds on decades of TMNT lore, balancing street-level danger with the humor, heart, and family dynamic that define the franchise.
Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo are equipped with their signature weapons, which have been designed to make the player feel like a master ninja, thanks to the nature of immersive play. Striking, swinging, and thrusting require real physical movements, helping players lose themselves in the experience as they charge up their weapons and get ready to unleash their attacks.
Empire City character progression and upgrades are facilitated via new gear and gadgets from Donny’s workbench that require new approaches to master, rather than traditional stat boosts or skill trees.
“We’re building Empire City to be the ultimate Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fantasy experience, and that only works if you can play your favorite Turtle the way you want,” said Ace St. Germain, Beyond Frames Entertainment CEO and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City’s Creative Director. “With over 40 years of history, many fans have jumped into TMNT at different entry points and have their own idea of their favorite version of the Turtles. Each iteration is special, and we want to leave room for you to be the version of the Turtles that means the most to you.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City launches exclusively in VR in 2026. Aspiring pugilists and weapon-wielders can wishlist on Meta Quest and Steam VR and Pico today. Follow Empire City on Discord, X, Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook.
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