Valve’s new Lepton compatibility layer could bring thousands of Android games to Steam Deck and Linux. Built on Waydroid, this project mirrors the success of Proton and hints at a massive expansion of Steam’s library.

Despite launching in October 2024, Life is Strange: Double Exposure remains absent from Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus. Here’s what we know about the game’s subscription service availability and what fans can expect.

Square Enix and Red Art Games collaborated on Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered International, launching December 9, 2025. The partnership brings the first Western physical release for the series in two decades plus French, Italian, German, and Spanish localizations marking the first time SaGa gets non-English European language support in franchise history.

Update 1.8 for Starship Troopers: Extermination dropped December 1, 2025, adding a new frozen planet called Boreas, Company Progression through 50+ tiers, TAC Fighter air strikes with Fleet Relays to defend, and the ability to disarm suicide bomber Bombardiers with a perfectly timed melee attack.

Blue Prince earned 90+ Metacritic scores and Game of the Year discussions since launching in April 2025, but its Random Number Generator mechanics are pushing players away despite critical acclaim. The architectural puzzle roguelike from Dogubomb delivers brilliant design undermined by luck-based progression that can block players from experiencing content they need to solve mysteries.

Kirby Air Riders completely dropped out of the UK top 40 just one week after debuting at 12th place, making it one of the fastest first-party Nintendo exits in recent memory. The disappearance happened during Black Friday week when sales typically surge, raising questions about the game’s reception.

Japan’s gaming industry faces mounting challenges as aspiring developers encounter strict educational requirements, language barriers, year-round crunch culture, and low wages compared to Western markets. The talent shortage threatens Japan’s position as a global gaming leader.

Head On Studios released the first devblog for Ad Mortem, their Unreal Engine 5 melee slasher led by legendary Mordhau player GIRU. The pre-alpha combat breakdown reveals real-time physics-based swinging, a rage system, and both competitive 5v5 PvP and 4-player co-op dungeon crawling.

GameSpot revealed an exclusive breakdown of the Undertaker, one of two new Nightfarers in Elden Ring Nightreign’s Forsaken Hollows DLC launching December 4, 2025. Her Confluence passive lets her piggyback on teammates’ ultimates for free, creating devastating combo chains that might dominate the meta.

Arc Games completed a management buyout from Embracer Group on December 1, 2025, becoming independent with financing from XD Inc. The publisher keeps Star Trek Online and Neverwinter but loses publishing rights to the Remnant franchise and Fellowship as part of the $30 million deal.