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A PlayStation Store leak on December 8, 2025 confirmed Leon S Kennedy appears in Resident Evil Requiem after months of speculation. The updated cover art showing Leon behind protagonist Grace Ashcroft spoiled Capcom’s likely Game Awards reveal planned for December 11.

Take-Two Interactive hired former Perfect Dark leads Darrell Gallagher and Brian Horton to launch a new 2K studio in December 2025. The veterans with 60 combined years across Tomb Raider, Spider-Man, and Call of Duty franchises will spearhead an ambitious unannounced project after Microsoft cancelled Perfect Dark.

Lunar Software hosted a Reddit AMA on December 9, 2025 to discuss Routine, their sci-fi horror game set on an abandoned lunar base that launched December 4 after 13 years in development. The first-person survival horror released on PC, Xbox, and Game Pass with an 80s retro-futuristic aesthetic.

11 bit studios released Death Howl on December 9, 2025 for PC via Steam, GOG, and Game Pass as a day-one release. The soulslike deckbuilder from developer The Outer Zone follows a grieving mother battling spirits to bring back her son, with console versions launching February 19, 2026.

Analgesic Productions released Angeline Era on December 8, 2025, for PC via Steam with a 20% launch discount. The 3D nonlinear action-adventure from Anodyne 2 and Sephonie developers Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka features a vast open world, challenging combat, and a story of Fae, Humans and Angels.

Singapore-based activist investor 3D Investment Partners, which owns 14.36% of Square Enix, released a 100-page presentation on December 8, 2025, criticizing management and rallying shareholders. The firm demands fundamental reassessment of strategy after underperforming console games, massive write-downs, and sluggish revenue growth.

TT Games confirmed LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will appear at The Game Awards 2025 on December 11. The open-world Batman adventure announced at Gamescom 2025 is expected to receive a new trailer and potentially a 2026 release date during the ceremony.

Court documents reveal Disney’s legal team blocked Aspyr Media from releasing restored content DLC for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II on Nintendo Switch. The multi-year project based on the fan-made Restored Content Mod was cancelled despite being nearly complete, according to Stephen Totilo’s investigation.

The Reddit post suggests The Outer Worlds and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey may be leaving Xbox Game Pass, but official Microsoft announcements for December 2025 departures only confirm Mortal Kombat 11, Still Wakes the Deep, Wildfrost, Carrion, and Hell Let Loose as games leaving the service.

Developer NEOWIZ cancelled Brown Dust 2’s Steam release on December 8, 2025, after the game’s store page disappeared days before the planned December 16 launch. The company cited challenges aligning with Steam’s policy requirements that would compromise the gacha RPG’s core design and quality.