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Before Virtua Fighter, Sega Made Holographic Arcade Fighters Using Mirrors and Cowboys and They Were Gloriously Weird
GuileWinQuote reveals December 16 how Sega experimented with fake hologram cabinets for Time Traveller in 1991 and fighting game Holosseum in 1992, two years before Virtua Fighter invented actual 3D polygonal fighting using optical illusions with curved mirrors and LaserDisc FMV that cost a fortune and barely worked.
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Real Racing 3 Shuts Down March 2026 After 12 Years and EA Just Proved Again That Mobile Games You Pay For Can Disappear Forever
EA delisted Real Racing 3 from App Store and Google Play on December 18, 2025 with full server shutdown March 19, 2026, killing the iconic mobile racer after 12 years and millions in player spending while giving everyone 1000 Gold and two free cars as consolation prizes before everything disappears forever.
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Stormgate Drops December 2025 Community Update With 30 Maps and 4 New Units While Frost Giant Admits The Future Remains Uncertain After Catastrophic Launch
Frost Giant Studios releases another community update December 18 for struggling RTS Stormgate adding 30 new maps, 4 units, and ranked 2v2 while openly acknowledging the game’s uncertain future after player counts collapsed from thousands to hundreds following a disastrous Early Access-to-launch transition that burned through crowdfunding money faster than anyone expected.
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Project Gorgon December 2025 Update Drops Character Creator V2 and Ri-Shin Holiday Event While This Weird Indie MMORPG That Lets You Turn Into a Cow Refuses to Die
Elder Game LLC releases December 18 update for Project Gorgon featuring version 2 of the character model creator with dozens of new color options, adjustable sliders, and finalized hairstyles, plus the annual Ri-Shin winter holiday event where NPCs give Friends gifts and Fire Magic gets massive buffs for the 16-year-old sandbox MMORPG that somehow still exists.
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APB Reloaded Still Alive in 2025 and Little Orbit Just Dropped End of Year Update After Network Hell and Delayed Legends Content
Little Orbit confirms APB Reloaded survives another year with December 18 update addressing October network disasters, announcing Christmas Mega Event with 1500 G1C compensation for 100 missions, new Streamer Mode beta, and apologizing for delayed Legends patch while the 15-year-old GTA-style MMO refuses to die.
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The Indie Game Awards 2025 Winners Announced and the Ceremony Just Proved Indies Are Carrying Gaming Right Now
Six One Indie crowned the best independent games December 18 with Citizen Sleeper 2 winning Narrative, and Roger taking Emotional Impact, Blue Prince grabbing Innovation, PEAK dominating Community Management, and Tall Trails representing Solo Development at a ceremony celebrating indies over AAA blockbusters.