This week: Pixel Doors promises ethical publishing, Iron Lung conquers the box office, Roblox gets richer, Horizon Hunters Gathering announced

Ares Interactive secures a $70 million Series A led by General Catalyst, expands Heroes vs Hordes, and builds new cross-platform F2P titles.

Despite raising millions through Kickstarter and Pre-Order Packages, Ashes of Creation has been abandoned by its founder, Steven Sharif.

ARC Raiders recently released the Headwinds update which includes a Solo vs Squads mode. The game's also under DDoS attack, as is The Finals.

Weekly Roundup highlights Epic and Google's secret $800 million deal, Ubisoft's "Creative Houses", Fable reboot, Return to Silent Hill, more.

Riot Games has now released 2XKO on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The studio has also outlined plans to involve the FGC in 2XKO esports.

Hytale is finally available and gamers are going nuts for it. Update 1 added dinos. Hytale mods have also been praised for accessibility.

Kinetic Games announces a brand new indie focused publishing label Kinetic Publishing plans to support a small number of standout projects Phasmophobia development rolls on alongside the expansion Kinetic Games has decided that making one of the biggest indie horror hits on the planet was not ambitious enough, as the studio behind Phasmophobia has officially announced Kinetic Publishing, a new label designed to help other indie developers survive the industry without getting crushed by it.

• Riot drops the full 2026 esports calendar and it’s stacked• A brand new international event kicks things off before MSI even shows up• Worlds heads back to North America to wrap the year League of Legends esports has wasted absolutely no time jumping into 2026. Riot Games has officially rolled out the Season Start plan, and it’s absolutely chockablock.

Riot Games confirmed that Season 1 of 2026 for League Of Legends will adopt a Demacia theme across the game’s seasonal structure, visuals, and content offerings. The annual cinematic dropping in January is designed around Demacian champions and what Riot describes as the kingdom’s golden age of lore. Summoner’s Rift and core gameplay systems are receiving wide reaching updates, including visual shifts and new mechanics such as Faelights and Crystalline Overgrowth.

Splitgate 2 launched badly, suffered PR issues and player drop-off, and was shut down in July 2025. Rebranded as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, it's drawn strong initial interest but low ongoing PC player counts. Fans like the changes, but worry about marketing, accessibility, and long-term survival. Splitgate 2 did not get off to an auspicious start when it launched in June last year.

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The games division of Blumhouse has now released Sleep Awake, a trippy horror by Cory Davis (Spec Ops:The Line) and Robin Finck (NIN).

Maligned YouTuber Pirate Software is running an indie game showcase all December, which may be better PR for him than the games.

Following Eminem's Death of Slim Shady album, the rapper enters the world of Agent 47 as he takes out a hit on Slim Shady. Out now!

Digital Cybercherries (Hypercharge: Unboxed) next gae is the proximity voice chat co-op horror, Don't Scream Together. It's out Dec. 3.

Quite a Ride tasks players with cycling through a shifting landscape swamped in fog, as weird creatures lurk in hidden corners.

Tim Sweeney recently took to X to note that “It Makes No Sense for Game Stores” to tag AI use in games. Others vehemently disagree.

Cold Fear was delisted but now it's back. A remaster may not be far behind if recent behavior by new IP owners Atari are anything to go by.

Fortnite news out of leftfield as it announces a collab with Quentin Tarantino. A lost chapter of Kill Bill is coming to the game on Nov. 30.

A non-VR version is also available, and they're both on PS5 now. Forgoing jumpscares and monsters, POOLS drops players into a liminal space.