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Condemned: Criminal Origins vanished from Steam and Xbox on October 31, 2025 with no explanation. Monolith Productions closed down earlier this year, and fans are speculating this could mean a remaster is coming—or it’s just another victim of gaming’s licensing nightmare.

H9 launches November 30, 2025 on GOG, DLsite, DMM and Stove (not Steam due to content restrictions). This horror mockumentary about a fictional cancelled bishojo game blends rock-paper-scissors minigames with psychological terror in a beautifully twisted way.

Europa Universalis V launches November 4, 2025, with unprecedented depth that simulates every individual person in the world across 500 years. IGN’s review calls it impressive but warns it needs serious polish and balance work at launch.

Supergiant Games released Patch 1 for Hades II on October 31, 2025, significantly expanding the True Ending with new story events and adding a story replay feature. The patch proves the studio listens when fans have legitimate criticism.

Hotfix 1.0.4.1 dropped to fix game-breaking crashes and quest progression bugs that affected early players. Obsidian is responding quickly to community feedback, proving they care about player experience beyond launch day.

Service with a Shotgun launches November 6, 2025, blending wave-shooter chaos with visual novel storytelling. As a roadside shopkeeper during a zombie apocalypse, you’ll balance customer service with bullet-filled mayhem in what might be gaming’s best satire of capitalism.

Embark just dropped Arc Raiders’ post-launch roadmap, promising 10 years of support with Stella Montis launching in November and Cold Snap in December. The studio’s commitment to the game’s future is genuinely refreshing in a live-service landscape.

Sega announced that the Persona 5 series has reached 13 million units sold worldwide, with the main games (P5 and P5 Royal) accounting for 10.46 million. A decade after launch, one of gaming’s most beloved franchises continues breaking records.

Digital Foundry analyzed how Grand Theft Auto 4’s infamous PC port has been salvaged by modders. With Fusion Fix and RTX Remix mods, the 17-year-old game now looks stunning and runs smoothly on modern hardware, proving the community can fix what publishers won’t.

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil just launched native PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions on October 30, 2025. Nightdive Studios upgraded it to 4K resolution, high refresh rates, and cross-platform multiplayer. The Primagen is waiting.