Buckle up – the next content update for Wreckfest 2 is rolling in, and it’s all about fresh rides, dirty racing, and new ways to smash your way to the top. THQ Nordic and Bugbear are bringing more chaos to the track with new content, new modes, and a solid round of improvements that make every impact count.
The update introduces two brand-new cars straight out of the 90s. Players can jump into a front-wheel-drive Asian coupe “Phaser”, built for tight racing and aggressive driving, or take the wheel of a front-wheel-drive US family van “Grandstar” that was never meant to race, but fits Wreckfest’s brand of destruction perfectly.
On the racing side, the new track, Moorfeld, joins the calendar, set on an open field with a muddy surface that completely changes how cars behave. Grip is limited, slides are wider, and races feel more unpredictable from start to finish. As the laps tick by, cars don’t just take damage – they also get visibly covered in mud, adding another layer of visual mayhem and immersion to every event.
Moorfeld offers two ways to play: the Race Route and the Crash Route. While the Race Route feels closer to the circuit-style tracks players are used to, the Crash Route is where things truly go off the rails. Featuring three intersections, it actively pulls cars together again and again. And as every Wreckfest fan knows, intersections multiply chaos exponentially – and three of them result in an absolutely ridiculous amount of carnage.
Factional turmoil and the hunger to bend the City to one’s doctrine take center stage in Fractured Utopias, the first DLC for Frostpunk 2 – out now for both PC and consoles. Expanding the sandbox-focused Utopia Builder mode, Fractured Utopias deepens its political struggle for the future with over 100 new narrative events and tons of unique unlocks. As the elders say: “In the Frostland, no utopia warms every soul.” Dreams and schemes don’t rise from nowhere – they’re forged in conflict.
The Fractured Utopias DLC brings more structure and expanded scope to the Utopia Builder experience. Each faction now has a defined ideological Utopia – represented by a skill-tree powered by affinities. As players gain trust, they unlock specialized laws, buildings, and abilities that reinforce each faction’s identity. Unlock every tier, and a singular vision may be enacted – binding the entire city to one future, and promising to resolve all Tension… permanently.
Each faction in Frostpunk 2 envisions a future, but every vision meets resistance. The old-world Overseers uphold order through industry, clashing with the provocative art and drug-fueled rebellion of the Bohemians. The Icebloods demand survival through strength, while the Technocrats advocate for cold, algorithmic efficiency. The adaptive Proteans reshape body and purpose, as the Legionnaires march in disciplined unison. The extravagant Ventures profit off chaos, while the collectivist Manders bear their burdens – together.
But whose dream will shape tomorrow – and whose will fracture under the frost?
Fractured Utopias key new features:
8 unique faction Utopias, each with new systems, tools, and endgame
12 unique unlocks (laws / new HUBs / Abilities, etc.) per faction
8 new faction hubs (1 per faction)
8 new faction-specific variants of the housing district
Double Stallion is thrilled to announce that Surfpunk will launch its public demo tomorrow, Tuesday December 16 at 3:00 PM EST on Steam. The demo will be the first opportunity for players to experience the island-hopping, loot-scavenging, and high-speed “surf ‘n slash” since it was announced. The Montreal-based developer will also be hosting a live Q&A stream on their Discord as they play through the demo on December 17th at 1:00 pm EST when they will invite the community to ask questions about the game.
In this co-op focused ARPG, players experience fast-paced PVE action where teamwork, creativity and thrill-seeking are key to success. They play as Raiders, a band of free-spirited surfer-pirates who navigate the tropical, post-cataclysmic setting of The Fallen World, scavenging islands for lost treasures while battling the monstrous Sumi swarms.
Dive into the Surfpunk’s dazzling but deadly world and get a taste of life as a Raider before the full game comes to early access next year. In this demo, players can hop between islands in 1-4 player online co-op, tackle four unique weapon classes, and test their skills across four mission difficulty tiers and experience the first weather modifier:Storm. The demo will include 1 game mode as well as NPC quests, character customization and a taste of unlockable skills for each weapon. Not to mention players will be able to pet Bingus, the loveable seadog.
In all, the demo contains roughly 5 hours of content and up to 10 hours for those who wish to explore all difficulty levels and unlockables to surf, scavenge, and strategize through.
Game Overview & Key Features
1-4 PLAYER ONLINE CO-OP
Join up with friends or go solo as you scavenge loot across a massive, monster-infested archipelago. Work together to succeed against overwhelming odds, grab as much loot as you can, and escape in style by surfing a massive tsunami wave to become the most legendary surfer-pirate of the sea!
SURF, SHRED, SCAVENGE
Use your high-speed “Rushboard” to hop between islands and tow your loot barge around procedurally generated tropical islands. Choose from multiple objective types, where each one has you exploring and looting while managing increasing pressure from enemies.
4 UNIQUE WEAPON CLASSES
Pick from four distinct weapon classes, each with their own flashy moves and strategic roles:
Sword – A fast and versatile melee weapon that allows for double dashes and packs a powerful punch.
Pistols – Fast-firing long-range weapons with explosive attacks. and the ability to jump up cliffs.
Anchor – A versatile heavy weapon that can switch between two stances and be used to pull teammates up cliffs.
Guitar – An unconventional support weapon with timing-based bonuses, powerful AOE attacks and the ability to speed-boost allies.
CRAFT ON THE GO
Harvest resources mid-run to craft gadgets like ladders, explosives, and makeshift boards. Break through barriers, improvise escape routes, or set traps for enemies. Quick thinking and creativity turn the tide of every mission.
ESCAPE OR WIPEOUT
As time passes and you extract more loot, waves of enemies will appear more frequently. When the islands start shaking and the water rises, you’ll have to make your escape before a colossal tsunami swallows everything. Navigate obstacles and surf your way back to safety, with your barge full, if you’re lucky!
HANG OUT
Return your plunder to the Beastship: your floating home on the seas. Share your loot with the onboard crew to craft new weapons, enhance your gear, customize your looks, and unlock new abilities. The Beastship also offers a place to pick up some side quests for unique rewards or just hang out in between missions as you discover the world of Surfpunk.
EVER-CHANGING WORLD
Explore dozens of procedurally generated islands in each quest, teeming with enemies to battle, secrets to discover and loot to scavenge. No two sessions are the same!
LANESPLIT, the traffic-weaving motorcycle racing simulator developed by solo developer FunkyMouse, zips between brake light blurs on Wednesday, Jan. 28 for PC via Steam, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions coming down the road.
Cut through unpredictable city traffic on the back of 14 fully customizable high-performance motorcycles with ultra-realistic handling and audio. Feel the thrill of splitting hairs on the highway between various densities of vehicles while achieving top speeds. Deftly avoid fatal collisions on the way to the top of global multiplayer leaderboards. Blaze through streets based in Japan, Switzerland, and Miami in a flow state as an energetic drum and bass soundtrack ramps up alongside the speedometer.
Step into a decaying world and discover an entirely new region to survive in ‘Fellhollow’, the first major update for the hit survival adventure RuneScape: Dragonwilds, available to download today.
Introducing new quests, enemies, a huge new boss encounter, and a hauntingly beautiful realm balanced between life and death, Fellhollow is a major free content update that expands the world of RuneScape: Dragonwilds like never before.
Guided by Death, who arrives in Fellhollow as a new questgiver and guide, venture into a surreal new region adorned with mist-laden valleys, dead forests, withered flora and haunted ruins. Overrun with corruption and decay from the Wither Rot, Fellhollow forces players to adapt the way they play with new rot-afflicted enemies, environmental hazards, and the risk – or opportunity – of being blighted with a signature new status effect: Soul Rift.
As exposure to Wither Rot builds, Soul Rift transforms exploration, combat and survival. Craft armour types and fend off the rot with new consumables from Fellhollow’s new materials and expanded progression layers. Or delicately (and dangerously) balance your exposure to access two powerful effects: Rift Sight, a rewarding gaze that reveals hidden paths, spectral doors, and secrets hidden from the living; and Imaru’s Gaze, a deathly stare that lures the attention of the region’s new apex predator: Imaru, The Soul Eater.
Once a guardian dragon of Fellhollow, Imaru has been twisted by grief into a soul-devouring horror. As Death seeks a hero to break her curse, discover the continuation of the Kuldra Saga storyline in an epic new multi-phase boss encounter against this corrupted guardian dragon.
Also arriving with today’s expansion into Fellhollow, the Farming Skill makes its debut in RuneScape: Dragonwilds. Built from RuneScape’s iconic farming DNA, RuneScape: Dragonwilds’ Farming Skill has been reimagined with a magical new twist, putting sorcery and fun at the forefront of survival from the start of the game. The introduction of mounts also lets players explore the world of RuneScape: Dragonwilds in style, starting with the Terrorbird mount available to unlock today via a special Fellhollow questline.
With additional regional expansions and updates planned to arrive next year, Fellhollow marks the beginning of major new content set to release for RuneScape: Dragonwilds throughout 2026. For the full content roadmap, visit the RuneScape: Dragonwilds website.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds is available now on Steam Early Access for £24.99 GBP / $29.99 USD / €29.99 EUR. For the latest info, follow RuneScape: Dragonwilds on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X.com and Twitch or visit dragonwilds.runescape.com.
Independent video game publisher Radical Theory (Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game) is proud to announce its partnership with the talented Spanish developer The Breach Studios to fuel the development of Westlanders, an ambitious open-world survival, crafting, building, and management game, coming soon to consoles and PC with both solo and co-op modes. The studios aim to leverage a Kickstarter campaign and early access period to maintain constant engagement with the player community.
Get a first glimpse of the action in the new Westlanders Reveal Trailer!
Westlanders immerses players in the hostile lands of a Wild West inspired by 19th-century North America. In this unique setting, players must not only survive the ruthless elements of the West, but also master technologies to build villages, establish trade routes, and utilize resources to tame these lands and the dangers lurking within.
A Collaborative Roadmap
To bring the ambitious vision of Westlanders to life, Westlanders will roll out with a three-phase launch strategy, putting players at the heart of the creative process:
Kickstarter Campaign (Early 2026): Launch of a crowdfunding campaign to unite the community.
Early Access: A development period spanning several months where early adopters will be able to play and provide feedback along with Kickstarter backers.
Full Release (v1.0): Global launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Building the game in close collaboration with players was an obvious move for the team. The goal is not solely financial – the early access version is already funded – but mostly community-driven: building Westlanders in direct collaboration with its audience.
Commenting on this approach, Ferran Punti, CEO of The Breach Studios, stated: “We want to create a game that evolves thanks to those who play it. Kickstarter and early access will allow us to work hand in hand with motivated, invested, and passionate players. We will carefully listen to this community, which shares our love of rich and satisfying game mechanics, to tune and perfect the experience before the console release. That is why choosing to work with Radical Theory as a strategic partner felt natural, as they understand and support studios through their experience, deep expertise, and genuine transparency.”
Luc Heninger, CEO of Radical Theory, added: “It is a real pleasure to collaborate with the team at The Breach Studios – developers who are as passionate as they are friendly and talented. Westlanders won us over in the first few minutes of gameplay, as the Western setting is still rarely explored in the survival-crafting genre. We have a true sandbox experience here that will allow players from all backgrounds to experiment with rich, deep mechanics. The idea is to have a blast with friends, as we want players to dive into building, fighting, and resource management in co-op as quickly as possible.”
Today, Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room (TCR) launched a winter update for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, bringing custom difficulty options, Iron Vamp mode, holiday cosmetics, and more.
The update includes:
Custom Difficulty Mode – Players who have completed the main storyline of Bloodlines 2 can now create custom difficulties for a more tailored experience. Difficulty settings are grouped across HUD, Player, Enemies, and Progression.
HUD: Adjust the reactive crosshair to increase exploration challenge and tweak conversation reaction UI.
Player: Fine-tune elixir capacity, starting health, Phyre’s damage, Masquerade sensitivity, ability recharge rates, and targeted time dilation.
Enemies: Increase or decrease damage dealt and enemy awareness.
Iron Vamp Mode: Try Iron Vamp mode, or TCR’s version of “Iron Man” permanent death. In this mode, a Masquerade breach or the death of a playable character immediately ends the player’s story.
Phyre and Fabien Quests: Focus your run on either Phyre or Fabien quests.
Holiday-Themed Cosmetics – “Sleigh” through Seattle with 28 new customization options for Phyre, including eight hairstyles, eight makeup styles, eight eye colors, and four accessories.
Quality of Life Updates – Adjust the game’s settings with the new field-of-view (FOV) slider, the ability to toggle motion blur on and off, and more.
For additional information on the winter update, see the blog post.
Ten years since launch, and over 230,000,000 downloads across all platforms, Bethesda Games Studio’s support for Fallout Shelter continues with the release of the game’s first Season, available now for mobile and Steam players.
Inspired by Vault-Tec’s experiments, Seasons – the game’s largest update since the addition of Quests back in 2016 – introduces limited-time Vaults to the game – completely separate from the player’s original Vault. Accessible to all Shelter players, each Season will have a unique theme, bringing new challenges to complete and rewards to claim. The debut season, Viva New Vegas, takes inspiration from the upcoming Prime Video Fallout television series. During Fallout Shelter’s Viva New Vegas Season, players can take on Quests to help revitalize the familiar locations of Novac and New Vegas.
Also new to Fallout Shelter is the Season Pass, a rewards tracker that’s unique for each Season. By completing challenges in-game, players can progress through the Battle Pass for new and existing items, weapons, and dwellers, including three characters from the show. The Season Pass has two track options for players to choose from – Free and Paid. Rewards can be obtained retroactively if a player purchases the Season Pass later in the season. Players can also purchase the Premium Season Pass upgrade at any time during the season, providing them with all the paid Season Pass benefits, plus bonus pets, outfits, weapons, 25 Badges to gain Season ranks instantly, and, most excitingly, the Mr. House as a Legendary Dweller.
The new Wildcards Siege event debuts in Rainbow Six Siege today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game with game-changing modifiers inspired by Siege history that players vote on each round to shake things up. Running through January 5, Wildcards Siege takes place on the reworked House map during dusk, setting a nostalgic stage for the action. Four Operator bundles designed by community artists are available as part of the event collection, along with a weapon kit, signature bundle, and Memento reward for completing the collection. Players can earn free items and event packs during the event in a variety of ways, including Twitch Drops, Ubisoft Connect challenges, and simply logging in to the event and claiming one.
What is the Wildcards Siege Event?
Wildcards Siege event matches are best-of-five Bomb mode showdowns. Each round, players are presented with a selection of modifiers to vote on; each player gets one vote, and the top two most-voted modifiers will go into effect for the next round. There is a wide range of available modifiers, including Multi-pick, which allows duplicate Operator selections (a team of 5 Kapkans?), and Tactical Realism, a throwback mode which strips away HUD elements for a more immersive experience. Modifiers can also impact available Operators (e.g. Redhammer squad members only), require all players to use a specific type of weapon, or reverse movement inputs. The latter is a reference to a notorious bug from Siege’s past, but rest assured that all modifiers have been tweaked with the goal of all players having fun, or at least facing an equal challenge.
Featuring the House Map at Dusk
In keeping with the anniversary celebration theme, Wildcards Siege matches are played on the House map. House was the first map showcased when Rainbow Six Siege was revealed at E3 2014, though it has undergone significant renovations over the years; Wildcards Siege is played at dusk on the reworked version of House.
Community Artist Bundles
The Wildcards Siege event collection features four Operator bundles created by four artists from the Siege community. These artists worked with the Siege dev team to pick their preferred Operator, develop their unique look, and implement the design into the game. There is a Smoke bundle designed by Leotta, a Valkyrie bundle designed by YiRan, a Nøkk bundle designed by LevaSoj, and a Vigil bundle designed by Fenja.
Complete the Wildcards Siege Event Collection
In addition to the four community artist bundles, the Wildcards Siege event also offers a weapon kit with four weapon skins, one each for the MP7, the 552 Commando, the UMP45, and the AK-12. There is also a signature bundle, including a universal weapon skin, an attachment skin, a drone skin, and a charm. Players who complete the collection will unlock the Memento reward: a 3D-animated legendary skin for the AR33 used by Thatcher and Flores.
How to Unlock Wildcards Siege Event Items For Free
Log into Rainbow Six Siege during the Wildcards Siege event and head to the in-game Store to claim your free event pack. These packs have a chance to include any of the items from the Wildcards Siege event collection. You can also unlock packs by completing Ubisoft Connect Challenges over the course of the event, as well as through Twitch Drops campaigns; just make sure your Ubisoft and Twitch accounts are linked and watch Rainbow Six Siege livestreams with drops enabled for the requisite time.
Rainbow Six Siege is available in Free Access on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via the Ubisoft Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store, as well as with a Ubisoft+ Premium subscription.
Elite Screens, a leading innovator in high-quality projection screen solutions for retailers and integrators, is proud to introduce the ezCinema Tab-Tension 16:9 X-Ratio projector screen. This ultra-portable, floor pull-up screen is designed for flexibility and precision with multi-aspect ratio support and tab-tensioning for a distortion-free viewing surface. Whether it’s for boardroom presentations or home entertainment, the ezCinema Tab-Tension 16:9 X-Ratio adapts seamlessly to any environment.
The ezCinema Tab-Tension 16:9 X-Ratio uses the ISF-Certified CineWhite® P projection material delivering precise imagery for a perfect color balance and uniformity. The screen’s scissor-backed mechanism allows it to rise and retract smoothly within seconds, while the rotating base feet provide enhanced stability during use. With its versatile multi-format capability, the ezCinema Tab-Tension 16:9 X-Ratio easily transitions between 16:9, 16:10, and 4:3 aspect ratios, making it ideal for a wide range of content. Its tab-tensioned design also ensures compatibility with ultra-short throw, short throw, and standard throw projectors.
The ezCinema Tab-Tension 16:9 X-Ratio is now available for purchase on our official website and through authorized retailers. It is available in a 104” diagonal size 16:9 aspect ratio that can also be used in a 107” 16:10 and 114” 4:3 formats. It comes with Elite Screens 2-Year / 3-Year ENR-G Warranty for peace of mind on product longevity.
