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Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty, and a veteran studio head responsible for some of the biggest franchises in the world, is gone. Vince Zampella, known for co-creating the Call of Duty series, among many other roles, has died. Zampella, 55, died in a car crash in Los Angeles on Sunday. The fatal crash killed him, along with the occupant of his car.
Heartopia may very well be the first big game you play in 2026. Heartopia developer XD Games has delivered the news anyone who tried out the life sim game had been waiting for. The Animal Crossing-like cozy multiplayer game will finally arrive on January 7 across Android, iOS, and PC - with one caveat.
Winter Wildcards Team 1 is scarier than Ultimate Scream, featuring buffed Pina, Dembele, Valverde and Rodman cards alongside brand-new Heroes. EA Sports has revealed 3 new Heroes coming to FC 26 Ultimate Team as part of Team 1 of the Winter Wildcards promo: Ivan Zamorano, Claudio Pizarro and Jill Scott.
Zenless Zone Zero' is saying goodbye to 2025 with a bang, as update 2.5 gets fully revealed. Zenless Zone Zero’s latest Special Program has delivered the good news on Version 2.5, To Be Fuel for the Night. This chapter is a big deal for a few reasons, not least of which because it brings an end to Season 2.
2025 will be remembered for many things, but in the ultra-competitive games industry, it’s going to be thought of as the year Battlefield 6 did what many thought couldn’t happen. Circan’s November 2025 video game sales report has easily been one of the most anticipated. For one, November is always one of the most lucrative for the games industry, but this year in particular has seen several major hits - including new entries in two rival series.
The last major Arc Raiders update of the year has arrived, bringing several big new features to the game, but not without some bad news. Embark has just rolled out patch 1.7.0 for Arc Raiders players everywhere. This is a significant patch for the extraction shooter for a number of reasons, not least of which because it kicks off a series of events under the Cold Snap banner, which introduces a new conditions to the game’s maps.
Arc Raiders has delivered a big new update that's very fittingly on theme, and it's not without new mechanics. Arc Raiders is kicking off its last major event of the year. The Cold Snap update arrives moments from now, and it’s perhaps the game’s biggest since its momentous launch in late October. We’ve known about the existence of Cold Snap for a while, of course, but we finally have a solid idea about what to expect.
Larian has returned to tease a grand vision for its next major project, a new Divinity. Larian Studios has delivered what was arguably the biggest reveal of The Game Awards 2025 showcase. The Hellstone, the mysterious monolith in the desert that’s been generating a lot of speculation in the lead-up to the show was indeed teasing the studio’s next game.
Lord of Hatred may finally make good on the Mephisto arc of Diablo 4's campaign, which started in the original game and carried through Vessel of Hatred. Very much when we expected it, Blizzard has officially revealed Diablo 4’s next major expansion at The Game Awards. Lord of Hatred delivers a new campaign that continues the mainline story, picking up from where Vessel of Hatred left off. Mephisto, the eponymous Lord of Hatred, has seemingly finally escaped imprisonment to rule over Sanctuary.
Arknights: Endfield has been one of the most anticipated free-to-play 3D strategy games on the horizon, and it will be in our hands in the not-too-distant-future. The Game Awards 2025 ceremony brought us yet more gacha game news, this time a big announcement for Arknights: Endfield. The free-to-play game set in the the universe of Arknights has been in various forms of closed tests for a while, but it finally has a release date.
You may not come to The Game Awards for HoYoverse news, but the developer decided to surprise Zenless Zone Zero fans anyway and deliver some big news. Zenless Zone Zero brought some hot new information and a first look at its next major faction as part of The Game Awards 2025 ceremony. As part of the showcase, we got a glimpse of Ye Shunguang and Zhao - two upcoming Agents.
There's a new Arc Raiders patch that's fairly small, but one with fixes everyone is going to appreciate. The time has arrived for another Arc Raiders update, and Embark has certainly delivered. Today’s patch, version 1.6.0, is among the smallest the game has received so far, focusing almost exclusively on disabling map exploits.
What's likely going to be the last major Battlefield 6 update of the year has launched with a number of unexpected issues. There’s been a lot of anticipation for Battlefield 6’s version 1.1.3.0 patch. The patch kicks off the third and final phase of the game’s first season, adding some new holiday-themed content. More the new content itself, the update’s biggest additions are almost entirely gameplay-related.
You're probably nowhere near done with what's already in Where Winds Meet, but you better believe there's more on the way. Where Winds Meet already has a staggering amount of content, but that’s not the end of what we can expect. Developer Everstone Studio just revealed a host of new additions coming to the game this month.
The next major Battlefield 6 patch is nearly upon us, and Battlefield Studios is promising a bounty of changes - including a couple of fixes to some big bugs. Battlefield 6 is about to receive a new update. Version 1.1.3.0 is set to arrive tomorrow, December 9 to kick off the third and final phase of the game’s first season. Winter Offensive brings some holiday-themed new content to the game, but it’s not the most interesting part of the patch.
The next Honkai: Star Rail update is upon us, and there's a mix of good - and unusual news. HoYoverse just hosted a sizeable Honkai: Star Rail Special Program, revealing more than just the game’s next major update. Version 3.8 was the big highlight, of course, with the new release arriving soon, on December 16-17 depending on your server region.
Battlefield Labs is evolving, as it reopens its doors for its next - unusual - session. Battlefield Studios is seemingly trying something different with Battlefield 6’s next patch, which everyone assumed would be a standard, mid-season update not intended to change the game significantly.
One year after Sylus got his second Myth, the third one arrives to make good on all those vampire fantasies. Love and Deepspace has kicked off its latest Memory Pair event today: Where Silverwings Rest, the new chapter for dragon boy - and now vampire boy - Sylus. There are new Memories to explore, a new Myth - and, of course, a new companion form for him.