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YouTube announced sweeping new restrictions on gambling content starting November 17, 2025. The policy now covers digital goods like CS2 skins and NFTs, while also age-restricting social casino games. It’s the platform’s strongest crackdown yet on gambling content targeting younger viewers.

Amazon Games confirmed New World development has ended following massive layoffs. Season 10 is the final content update, and servers will stay online through 2026 before shutting down permanently. The MMO that launched with 900,000 concurrent players is dead.

Electronic Arts reported a 13% decline in net bookings for Q2 2026, with net income plummeting 53% year-over-year. This might be one of the last financial reports EA ever publishes as they prepare for a $55 billion buyout that will take the company private in 2026.

Don’t Nod announced a partnership with Netflix to develop a narrative game based on a major IP. The Life is Strange developer has never worked on someone else’s IP before, sparking massive speculation about whether it’s Stranger Things, Wednesday, or something else entirely.

After years of development, Crusader Kings 3’s All Under Heaven expansion launched October 28, 2025, adding China, Japan, and Southeast Asia to the map. The game just got 40% bigger with new government types, the Celestial Bureaucracy, and samurai clan politics.

Firaxis dropped a First Look at Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, coming to Civilization VII on November 4, 2025. The notorious pirate is part of the free Tides of Power Collection, but there’s a catch – you only have until January 5, 2026 to claim him before he goes behind a paywall.

The sci-fi horror game that was announced at Gamescom 2012 is finally launching on December 4, 2025. Routine takes players to an abandoned lunar base with permadeath mechanics, no UI, and killer robots hunting you through 80s retro-futuristic hallways.

Poncle surprised everyone with Ante Chamber, a completely free Balatro collaboration for Vampire Survivors launching October 28, 2025. The DLC includes Jimbo as a playable character, four Balatro-themed weapons, a new stage, and introduces Survarots, a game-changing mechanic that works like tarot cards for character stats.

Developer Wishfully Studios revealed extended gameplay for Planet of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf at the ID@Xbox Showcase. The sequel launches in early 2026 with twice the length, new hacking mechanics, underwater exploration, and yes, you can still pet Mui.

After nearly a decade, the cult classic survival horror Darkwood is getting a sequel. But there’s a catch – original developer Acid Wizard handed development to Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind Pathologic, and the game’s switching from stylized 2D to full 3D graphics. Fans aren’t happy.