Alongside its own first-party efforts, Sony Interactive Entertainment has in the past partnered with external studios to develop PlayStation exclusive experiences. In a surprise announcement, SIE has confirmed that they are now working with Left4Dead creator Mike Booth on an “unannounced four-player, cooperative shooter.”

Making the official announcement via a press release, Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed their “partnership with video game studio Bad Robot Games, a division of Bad Robot, the film, television and theater production company founded by JJ Abrams, for SIE to produce and publish the studio’s upcoming project, an unannounced four-player, cooperative shooter directed by Mike Booth (Left 4 Dead).”

Little else is known about the project currently, however Sony did confirm that it will be launching on both PlayStation 5 and PC (as they have started to do with many of their multiplayer releases).

Speaking on this latest partnership, Bad Robot Games CEO Anna Sweet stated “With the support of PlayStation, we hope to deliver a bold, innovative experience that is truly special for players. I could not be more excited that Mike Booth is at the creative helm, crafting a cooperative adventure that will lead to unforgettable moments with friends.”

As mentioned, Mike Booth is known best for creating and directing the iconic co-op shooter Left4Dead and its sequel Left4Dead 2 as part of Turtle Rock Studios.

While the studio did try to catch lightning in a bottle once again with the spiritual successor Back4Blood, Booth had left the team by this point, likely contributing to its less-than-stellar reception.

Given the fact that Booth has not shipped a major title in quite some time however, it will be interesting to see whether Bad Robot Games has the juice to create another co-op shooter classic.

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Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a title or two for free to all those with an EGS account. In anticipation of the upcoming Game Awards, Epic is teasing that next week’s offering will be a pretty big deal, telling users to “tune in Dec 11” to unwrap their present.

Typically, Epic Games will freely announce the following week’s promotional titles once this week’s games have been made available to claim. That said, on special occasions (often near the end of the year), the storefront will instead keep their future titles hidden to make for a welcome surprise.

Such is the case for next week’s offering, with the only potential hint at what the title might be being its purple and green-themed wrapping ‘paper’ with various Christmas-themed icons – and a PC mouse – being printed on the picture (though this could be little more than a generic image.)

While we will simply have to wait to find out what is being offered, EGS members can stay occupied with this week’s offerings:

• The Darkside Detective
• The Jackbox Party Pack 4

Available on both mobile and PC, The Darkside Detective is a comedy-focused pixel art adventure game which “sees Detective McQueen and his sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, investigating cases plaguing Twin Lakes and its colorful citizens.”

Jackbox Party Pack 4 meanwhile offers a collection of fun mini games which you can play with friends or family – perfect for the upcoming holidays.

As always, you have until next Thursday, the 11th of December at 4pm to claim these titles, at which point they will be replaced by Epic’s ‘Mystery Game’ offering.

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Though perhaps less known than other services, Amazon (via its Prime Gaming / Luna subscriptions) gives away a solid selection of titles for free every month. For December, Amazon has announced over a dozen games will be claimable – the first of which are available now.

As always, Amazon Prime Gaming’s free monthly titles are given away in a staggered manner, with the first 3 of 14 available to claim right now:

• LEGO 2K Drive (Epic Games)
• Forgotten Realms: The Archives – Collection One (GOG)
• GYLT (Amazon Games App)

Claimable from December 11th:

• Forgotten Realms: The Archives – Collection Two (GOG)
• Christmas Adventure: Candy Storm (Legacy Games App)

December 18th:

• Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus (GOG)
• Gunslugs 2 (GOG)
• Ashworld (GOG)
• Forgotten Realms: The Archives – Collection Three (GOG)

December 23rd:

• Fallout (GOG)
• Fallout 2 (GOG)

December 30th:

• Dreamscaper (Epic Games)
• Living Legends: The Crystal Tear Collector's Edition (Amazon Games App)
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Epic Games)

While the quality of games on offer can vary greatly from month-to-month, receiving over a dozen free games is nothing to sniff at regardless.

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Hi-FI Rush and studio Tango Gameworks have had an interesting trajectory. Despite the rhythm-focused action title being a success in the eyes of Microsoft, the console maker closed down its developers in 2024 as part of a massive round of lay-offs. Luckily, both Tango and Hi-Fi Rush were saved by gaming giant KRAFTON. While we’ve heard little from Tango Gameworks since, Hi-Fi Rush has gotten a couple notable updates – the latest of which will removes= DENUVO DRM from the game.

Publishing a post to their Steam page, Tango Gameworks confirmed that the PC version of Hi-Fi Rush is set to have its DENUVO anti-tamper DRM removed in a little over a month’s time, writing:

“Denuvo support for the PC version of Hi-Fi RUSH is scheduled to end at 00:00(KST) on January 16, 2026. Please note that even after Denuvo is removed, the game’s own anti-tampering features will remain active and will not affect normal gameplay. This adjustment is intended to provide a more stable and efficient service environment. We sincerely appreciate all players who continue to support the game through legitimate use.”

While undeniably a welcome change, those wanting to ensure that they are able to play the game following DENUVO’s removal will have to update to the latest patch due to the “internal system structure of the game” undergoing “significant changes.”

As mentioned, Hi-Fi Rush has received a couple updates since Krafton took over, with the game seeing a change in its service operator last month and now the removal of DENUVO.

Whether this is all in anticipation of something greater, we will have to wait and see. Regardless, removing DENUVO is a welcome move.

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In recent years we’ve seen a surge in the number of successful indie rogue-likes, with titles including Hades, Balatro, Vampire Survivors and more all selling millions of copies while inspiring others to tackle the genre with their own unique twist. One such title is the brickbreaker-themed Ball x Pit, which has now sold over 1 million copies.

Releasing a trailer to YouTube, Ball x Pit publisher Devolver Digital confirmed that the game has officially sold over 1 million copies since its release on the 15th of October.

In celebration of this milestone, the team announced that Ball x Pit will be receiving 3 free major updates throughout 2026, writing: “With over 1 MILLION units sold, it totally makes sense to keep this ball rolling, right? Three major content updates are coming to BALL x PIT for free, bringing new characters, balls, passives, evolutions, and more!”

While hopefully the first round of many, Ball x Pit’s initial major update arrives in January of next year and is titled the ‘Regal Update’. This will be followed up by the ‘Shadow Update’ in April of 2026; concluding with the ‘Naturalist Update’ in July.

Despite there being so many different rogue-likes, Ball x Pit manages to put its own unique spin on the formula. Considering the fact that the title is also available on Xbox Game Pass, its swift success is notable. It will be interesting to see how future updates switch up the potential combos.

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One of Nintendo’s weakest first-party exclusives of the year is Drag x Drive. Released shortly following the launch of the Switch 2, this mouse-mode focused Basketball title failed to impress with relatively tiring controls and a strong lack of content. As they have been doing with many of their early Switch 2 releases however, Drag x Drive has now gotten a somewhat notable content update alongside a free demo.

Releasing the surprise update, Nintendo shared the full list of patch notes for Drag x Drive version 1.2.0. Available now, the most notable additions include the following:

• Added the chasing game ‘Survival Tag’ to friend parks, local wireless parks, and LAN parks.
  • Collision changes made to account for potential latency
• Made some adjustments to bots in friend parks, local wireless parks, and LAN parks.
• Changed the target of the Focus Cam when near the sumo ring to the sumo ring itself
• Added a feature to enable players to delete their own records
• Previous Drag x Drive: Global Jam renamed to ‘demo’ and is now available whenever
• Various bug fixes

While far from the most exciting update, it is somewhat encouraging at the very least to see that Nintendo haven't already abandoned the game.

Whether Drag x Drive will see any significant updates or additions to its content, we will have to wait and see, but this is still better than nothing.

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Each month, all those with a Humble Choice membership are able to get their hands on 8 or so titles as part of the company’s Choice subscription service. For the final month of 2025, Humble is offering a decent selection of games, including Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name; Streets of Rage 4 and more.

Available to add to your library from now until the end of the month, December’s Humble Choice line-up features the following:

• Nine Sols
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
• Streets of Rage 4
• Lost Skies
• Intravenous II
• Dungeon Tycoon
• Beholder Conductor
• Godlike Burger

Though far from the most exciting month, there is still plenty to enjoy, with the likes of The Man Who Erased His Name being an interesting spin-off of the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) series in which you once again “Jump into the shoes of Kazuma Kiryu, a former yakuza member who faked his death to escape a life of crime but has been dragged back into the game to protect his family.”

Streets of Rage 4 meanwhile is a worthy follow-up to the classic beat ‘em up series. Released over 25 years after its 3rd entry, SoR4 is just as good if not greater than the iconic trilogy which it is following up from.

As always, a portion of your subscription’s proceedings will go towards charity, with this month’s being Save the Children: Working “in more than 100 countries, including the U.S., to ensure kids have the education, protection, and support they need to thrive.”

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Mario Kart World has had an interesting life so far. Released alongside the Switch 2, the latest and greatest Mario kart racer saw plenty of praise but an equal amount of criticism due in part to Nintendo’s rigid approach to player options across the board. Though it should have been available from the off, Nintendo has now released a massive update for Mario Kart World, bringing with it a ton of requested features.

Sharing the full patch notes to their support page, the team at Nintendo detailed Mario Kart World’s update 1.4.0. Available now, the patch brings with it a ton of welcome changes and additions, including but not limited to:

• Added Custom Items to the item rules
• Music track name and source title of the track that is playing will be displayed on the Pause Menu
• Added ‘Music Volume’ to Settings/Controller
• Added ‘Restart’ and ‘Next Race’ in the Pause Menu for ‘VS Race’ in ‘Single Player’
• Changed the course layout of multiple intermission tracks
• Made it so you can join in with friends who are playing Knockout Tour from ‘Friends’ in ‘2p’ and ‘Online Play’
• Made it so players who gathered in a Room of Online Play can participate in Race, Knockout Tour, and Battle.
• A ton of bug fixes

While there is no denying that these fixes, changes and additions are all welcome to see, pretty much everything added arguably should have been available from day-one, with the omission of a restart option, a music volume slider and more being rather unacceptable.

Hopefully once they have added all the necessary quality-of-life improvements, we might start to get actual new content.

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Skyblivion is an ambitious game-sized mod which brings Bethesda Game Studios’ classic RPG Oblivion into Skyrim’s Creation Engine. After almost a decade of dedicated development from fans, the mod was finally confirmed to be releasing this year. As we near the end of 2025 however, the team has offered a notable update on the project – including the fact that it has now been pushed back to 2026.

Releasing a video to their YouTube channel discussing the latest updates to the project, the Skyblivion team confirmed that they are going to need a bit more time to bring the ambitious mod to fruition, writing:

“As a project by fans, for fans, we need a little more time to ensure Skyblivion lives up to the standards you all deserve. Our anticipated release window is moving into 2026.”

In an exciting bit of news however, the team have now published their interactive Skyblivion map online for all to enjoy, adding “you can now explore the full, finished world of Cyrodiil from the snowy Jerall Mountains to the sand-swept beaches of the Gold Coast.”

The map is exhaustive and includes all of the many different points of interest, from caves to cities; camps to Shrines; Oblivion Gates and everything in between.

While the surprise launch of Oblivion Remastered earlier this year could have put a damper on this long-running project, Skyblivion appears to be different enough to warrant its own unique playthrough or two when the mod hopefully launches next year.

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The PlayStation 5 has been a massive success for Sony. Despite a somewhat slow start due to supply constraints related to a global pandemic, Sony’s latest and greatest console has gone on to sell over 80 million units so far – outpacing its predecessor. One region in which the system is doing particularly well is the UK, with the PS5 sitting as the best-selling console of the year so far, despite the Switch 2’s arrival.

In a report by industry analyst Christopher Dring via TheGameBusiness (paywalled), it was revealed that Sony’s PlayStation 5 is currently sitting as the best-selling console of the year in the UK – outselling the Switch 2 despite seeing a 15.6% decline compared to last year (via Nielsen IQ).

Of course, the Switch 2 did not arrive until part way through 2025, but considering the fact that Sony’s console is over 5 years old now, its current placement is notable.

Outside of hardware, Dring offered some updates on recently released games, confirming that (in the UK) The Outer Worlds 2 and Little Nightmares 3 are both tracking behind their predecessors sales-wise. Additionally, though not directly compared to previous titles, Ninja Gaiden 4 failed to enter the top 10 during its release month of October.

Of course, all of this data pertains to one region and such is not indicative of the wider industry trends. Still, it is interesting to see how both video game hardware and software has been performing in the UK over the past year.

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Over the past week we’ve heard an increasing amount regarding the long-awaited and ever-elusive Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. First announced all the way back in 2020 alongside a 2021 release date, negative reactions toward the trailer led to Ubisoft ultimately rebooting the project. While we have yet to see anything from this new version of the remake, recent leaks suggesting the game is arriving early next year have now been corroborated – with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake said to be launching on the 16th of January.

This past week, notable leakers insider-gaming published an article claiming that the long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake would be arriving some time in mid-January of 2026.

Now, not only has this been corroborated, but also elaborated upon, with trusted insider Tom Henderson giving us an exact date: The 16th of January 2026.

Officially, we’ve heard little from the project since the initial re-reveal teaser back in 2024 – though the team did release a statement earlier this Summer to say “we’re still deep in the game — exploring, building, and ensuring the sands move with purpose. This game is being crafted by a team that truly cares, and they're pouring their hearts (and a lot of coffee) into every step. Thank you for sticking with us.”

Given the fact that the Sands of Time Remake was delayed, retooled and rebooted as a result of reactions to the trailer, it will be highly interesting to see just how different this take on the remake winds up being when it is shown off; likely during The Game Awards.

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While the Nintendo Switch 2 has so far been somewhat light on content when it comes to exclusive first-party titles, The sequel system does have plenty of projects in the pipeline, with the recently-released Kirby Air Riders seemingly being a core Switch 2 release for 2025. Unfortunately, the Sakurai-developed racer is off to a slow start, launching at number 20 on the European sales charts.

Compiled by GSD and reported by TheGameBusiness, the latest weekly video game sales charts (as of the 23rd of November) for the European region have now been released, revealing some interesting omissions.

Despite being one of Nintendo’s most marketed games so far for the Switch 2 (with multiple in-depth Direct streams), the recently-released Kirby Air Riders failed to crack the top 10 during its week of release – landing at the number 20 spot for unit sales.

Of course, as with pretty much all 3rd-party charts, Nintendo games do not include digital sales. That said, Nintendo systems are by far the most physical-media aligned at this point, and so accounting for cartridge sales is unlikely to make too much of an impact on the rankings.

That said, thanks to its price tag Air Riders did manage to squeeze its way into the top 10 for revenue, landing right underneath Spider-Man 2 and Ghost of Yotei.

All in all, it appears as though Kibry Air Riders has had a rather soft launch, at least in Europe. That said, Kirby as a franchise in general has never been one of Nintendo’s best-selling, and so it will be interesting to see what the future of Air Riders and Kirby looks like on the Switch 2.

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Each month, Sony typically offers a selection of three titles as part of the company’s core PlayStation Plus Essential subscription tier. In the spirit of the impending new year, December’s line-up includes 5 games in total – all of which are available to claim now.

From now until the 5th of January 2026, all those with a PlayStation Plus subscription of any kind will be able to get their hands on 5 quite different experiences:

• LEGO Horizon Adventures [PS5]
• Neon White [PS5 | PS4]
• The Outlast Trials [PS5 | PS4]
• Killing Floor III [PS5]
• Synduality Echo of Ada [PS5]

While PlayStation Plus’ offerings can vary quite drastically in quality from month-to-month, December’s line-up includes both quality and quantity.

LEGO Horizon Adventures offers a fun and visually pleasing co-op experience which arrives just in time for the holiday season. Though far from the most mind-blowing experience, the game can make for a good time, especially in multiplayer.

Neon White meanwhile is a fast-paced first-person puzzle shooter (similar to the likes of Ghostrunner) in which you must complete challenge levels as quickly and efficiently as possible, all the while picking up various ability cards to aid with the challenges.

Killing Floor III is the long-awaited sequel to the much-loved zombie slaying horde shooter. Though the 3rd entry has failed to meet fan expectations due to deviating from the formula, the team at Tripwire have been and continue to improve the overall experience through updates. Still, as a ‘free’ offering, Killing Floor III is worth giving a go.

In case you missed it, Sony announced back in January that 2025 would be the final year in which PS4 games are being given away through PS Plus. While we may still get cross-generations titles (such as Neon White or The Outlast Trials), expect the type of offerings being shared to change slightly from next month.

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MindsEye is easily one of 2025’s biggest fumbles, with the ambitious title from ex-Rockstar president Leslie Benzies and studio Build A Rocket Boy receiving less-than-stellar reviews upon its initial launch earlier this year. Perhaps in an effort to have a bit of a fresh start, MindsEye and its ARCADIA platform have now received a free Starter Pack.

Available on both console and PC, the MindsEye Free Starter Pack allows you to “Unlock the ever-expanding gameplay experience of MindsEye with free content”. As mentioned, this includes both the story-focused MindsEye as well as a slice of their live-service platform ARCADIA.

More specifically, the starter pack gains you access to MindsEye’s campaign mission ‘Robin Hood’ alongside a dozen or so ARCADIA activities, namely:

• Garden Party – Drone Race
• Chase The Sun – Drone Race
• Honor Among Thieves
• Downtown – Goin' Haywire
• Crosstown Traffic – Checkpoint Race
• Rude Interruption
• Turbulence – Race
• Free Bird – Sky Race
• Winging It – Checkpoint Race
• Craz-Eye Taxi – Checkpoint Race
• Friendly Fire
• Cruise Control – Sky Race
• Fractured Echo – Survival Horde
• Road To Hell – Race

While the story-focused MindsEye took the brunt of the limelight, Build A Rocket Boy’s ARCADIA platform serves as their greater long-term project. As such, it will be interesting to see what the response to this free pack is and whether it will help shift opinions on the game somewhat.

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Where Winds Meet is an impressive free-to-play open-world action-adventure RPG from Everstone Studio and NetEase Games. Released just two weeks ago, the title has seen a great deal of praise – with its only sore spot being its use of AI chatbots for certain NPCs. Even so, the game has garnered a strong initial reception, with the PS5 / PC title having now surpassed 9 million players.

Making the announcement on Twitter, the game’s official page shared the following: “Winds rise through the bamboo forest, and with a sword in hand we step into the Jianghu. 9 Million wanderers have set out from our humble abode among the bamboo. Thank you.”

For context, Where Winds Meet managed to achieve a total playerbase of over 2 million within the first 24 hours of its launch on the 15th of November. Since then, the game has continued to see rising interest, peaking at a total of 251,008 concurrent Steam players within its first week.

Of course, 9 million in two weeks is far from the biggest launch ever, with the likes of other free-to-play games such as Genshin Impact managing to surpass 10 million players during its pre-registration period alone and Apex Legends exceeding 25 million players within a week of its surprise announcement / launch.

Still, being a new game from an unknown studio, Where Winds Meet has managed to achieve a solid foundational base with which to continue growing from.

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