SEGA® today announced Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, the latest official game of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series, is scheduled to be released in North America and Europe in 2025! The title will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, and the Nintendo Switch family of systems.
Become the Blade that Destroys Demons!
The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is a thrilling arena fighter from the team at CyberConnect2 that builds upon the original Hinokami Chronicles, whose cumulative physical game shipments and digital copies sold has exceeded 4 million units worldwide.
The sequel’s Story Mode will pick up where the previous entry left off, allowing fans to once again put themselves in the well-traveled shoes of Tanjiro Kamado. This time, fans will be able to relive many of the exciting moments from “Entertainment District Arc,” “Swordsmith Village Arc,” and “Hashira Training Arc.”
The VS Mode playable roster is larger than ever, with over 40 playable characters to choose from! That includes Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji, two Hashira who bravely fought against two Upper Rank demons of the Twelve Kizuki.
Players can expect all characters from the original Hinokami Chronicles to make a return in the base roster, including the demons that were added in the free post-launch updates and the Entertainment District Arc characters that were originally part of the first game’s paid DLC. The nine Hashira, the highest rank of the Demon Slayer Corps., will also join the game as playable characters.
Stay tuned for more information about the title in the coming months by following SEGA’s official Demon Slayer social accounts on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
PlaySide Studios is proud to share that Age of Darkness: Final Stand was featured in today’s PC Gaming Show on Thursday, December 5th. Highlighted as one of the event’s Most Wanted games, Age of Darkness: Final Stand challenges players to defend humanity’s last stronghold against relentless waves of enemies, utilizing SwarmTech™ to create massive battles with up to 70,000 foes on screen. Set in a dark fantasy world, the game combines real-time strategy with survival mechanics, featuring a dynamic day-night cycle where players expand their territory during the day and endure brutal Death Nights filled with relentless assaults. Lead the charge against the horrors of the night with powerful and unique Heroes. Using special abilities gained from leveling up, these Heroes can be key to turning the tide of a desperate battle.
The 1.0 launch coming this Winter will feature full cooperative multiplayer, allowing two players to unite, strategize, and push back the encroaching darkness together. Players will also face the challenges of The Veil, a life-draining fog that adds a further layer of danger. With advanced skill trees, roguelite mechanics like Malices and Blessings, and unique foes such as Crushers and Spitters, Age of Darkness: Final Stand offers a deeply challenging and highly customizable gameplay experience, making every decision vital to humanity’s survival.
Join the fight today by checking out Age of Darkness: Final Stand on Steam. Stay up to date by visiting the official website and joining the community on Discord.
Mundfish studio and Focus Entertainment just premiered the first gameplay trailer for Atomic Heart’s third DLC, “Enchantment Under the Sea,” revealing a Jan. 28, 2025, release date on all available platforms. This third installment in the Atomic Pass leaves Limbo behind and takes players back to Facility 3826 with the new underwater Neptune Research Center, as well as new weapons, glove abilities and enemies to discover!
Atomic Heart is out now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Don’t miss your chance to grab it for up to 67% off on Steam from now until December 16!
Look for answers in the depths of Facility 3826
“Enchantment Under the Sea” goes back to the spectacular combat gameplay that made Atomic Heart one of the highlights of 2023, as players continue the main storyline with the Twins’ consciousness at their side and new weapons in their arsenal.
Meet new and returning characters while diving into the mysteries of the underwater Neptune Research Center to find a way to save humanity from a dismal future. Players will also revisit familiar locations from Facility 3826 that have changed beyond recognition, like the flying city of Chelomey, now under the robots’ total control.
New weapons and glove abilities to dismantle new threats and bosses
With new challenges comes the need for new tricks! In addition to the expanded storyline, season pass owners get two new weapons: the Thunderclap, a powerful hammer that amps up damage with electrical current, and the KM-4 Kuzmich, a crowd-clearing double-barrel shotgun with customizable bullet spread. They’re complemented by two new glove abilities courtesy of the Twins: Blaze, a burning polymer skill letting players drop red-hot fireballs and deal area-of-effect damage; and Whip, a grapple-hook tool allowing P-3 to pull himself towards enemies, deal damage, dodge away from danger, and access previously unreachable areas.
These new powers will come in handy when meeting the DLC’s new roster of sea-dwelling enemies, from swarms of coral mutants to the terrifying MOR-4Y.
Dive back into the strange, dystopian world of Atomic Heart on Jan. 28, 2025, when its third DLC, “Enchantment Under the Sea,” debuts on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Grab the game’s Premium Edition or the Atomic Pass to receive four DLC sets, including the previously released “Annihilation Instinct” and “Trapped in Limbo,” as well as the upcoming “Enchantment Under the Sea” and one additional DLC still to be revealed.
This month, Wargaming is bringing the festive spirit to World of Tanks Modern Armor by launching its biggest winter holiday celebration ever: WINTER FEST, which begins on December 10!
Winter Fest is a four-week extravaganza that brings players new treats all throughout December, including a dramatic new two-part PVE game mode, a new in-game event hub, and a host of new winter characters and content that can be acquired with Winter Fest’s special Snowball currency.
Winter Fest Key Features:
Holiday Game Mode: Players must face off against World of Tanks Modern Armor’s all-new villain, the Ice Queen, in a two-part PVE event by using their favorite Toy Tanks. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to team up with Santa and save the holidays!
Special Holiday Content: Winter Fest offers players a ton of new content, including four new Premium tanks, like the powerful Kampfpanzer 07 P(E) with the holiday-themed Yeti skin, and four new 3D Commanders, from Nutso! the Nutcracker to the villainous Ice Queen herself (with two versions of the Ice Queen available)!
Snowball Currency: Players will be spending Snowballs this holiday season! This is a new, limited-time, event-only currency that players can receive in different ways throughout the month.
In-Game Holiday Hub: The event will be hosted within an in-game magical Winter Fest Storefront, where players can redeem their Snowballs for exclusive Winter Fest content and rewards and navigate to special event battles.
Holiday Favorites Return: In-game winter traditions, like Happy Holidays Mode featuring the Toy Tanks on a redesigned map and an advent-style Winter Calendar with a full month of daily gifts, are back and bigger than ever.
Get ready to take aim and unload all the holiday cheer you’ve got. Winter Fest comes to World of Tanks Modern Armor on December 10 and runs through January 6.
Today, at the 10th annual PC Gaming Show, developer Red Barrels revealed a new trailer for the four-player survival horror game The Outlast Trials, teasing the upcoming Project Breach update which will bring an exciting addition: Amelia, an escaped test subject now turned against Murkoff, voiced by Caroline Dhavernas (Hannibal, Mary Kills People & Wonderfalls).
Project Breach will introduce Amelia’s story, along with a brand new trial, a new environment, a new member of the Ex-Pop, a new jammer Rig, a new release, and more when it launches December 10, 2024, on Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation, and Xbox.
“HE WHO CONTROLS WHAT JUSTICE DESIRES DEFINES THE CONTOURS OF LAW. SATIATE THE PROSECUTOR’S MORE DISCERNING PLEASURES.”
Despite the concerns about Amelia’s escape, Easterman pushes forward with new experiments, including the new Story Trial, “Pleasure the Prosecutor” in the new map, Downtown. Players must navigate Franco’s twisted cabaret, turning his devious theater against itself. Meanwhile, Murkoff Corporation ensures Reagents stay focused on their trials with new content, discouraging distractions or thoughts of escape.
A NEW HUNT BEGINS
Set in the 1950s, The Outlast Trials chronicles the sinister experiments of the Murkoff Corporation, a malevolent organization exploiting vulnerable individuals under the pretense of offering a better life. Reagents, lured by false promises, are abducted and subjected to horrifying psychological and physical trials designed to strip away their identities.
Trapped in a nightmarish facility filled with harrowing tests and terrifying Prime Assets such as Mother Gooseberry, Sergeant Leland Coyan, and Franco “Il Bambino” Barbi, survival seems impossible—let alone the thought of dismantling Murkoff’s experiments. But, someone has survived, and they have escaped… But why haven’t they left?
From within the walls of Murkoff’s facility, someone with a thirst for revenge lurks in the shadows. For the first time, Reagents will have a chance at a real possible escape. The staff at Sinyala should be on high alert.
As revealed in a new chapter of The Murkoff Collections (available for free here), Amelia joined Murkoff’s program deliberately, searching for another Reagent. Fueled by grief, fury, and conviction, she’s determined to bring down Easterman and destroy the Sinyala Facility.
“Reagents within The Outlast Trials have always been forced to be solely reactive, barely staying alive. Run, hide, survive, repeat. It’s this hopeless cycle that successfully strips participants of their morality and agency. With this latest update, we wanted to offer Reagents some form of solace, a chance at a collaborative revolt. Amelia is the lightning rod that will hopefully bring this plan to life, working behind the scenes on a mass exodus. She’ll do anything to tilt the scales, so long as she doesn’t get captured trying.” -Jonathan Morrell, Narrative Designer for The Outlast Trials.
In addition to Amelia’s storyline, Project Breach introduces:
A new trial: Pleasure the Prosecutor
A new map: Downtown
New MK-Challenges:
Reunite the Family: The nuclear family is the societal ideal. Release the orphan from the shackles of the state and reunite him with mother and father.
Deface the Futtermans: Childhood memories are the stagnation that impede your growth. Put away the childish things that clutter your mind.
A new rig: The Jammer
A new ending set in The Republic of Congo
A limited-time holiday event:Winter Kills
Project Breach releases December 10, 2024, on Steam, Epic, PlayStation, and Xbox stores. Amelia can’t fight alone—she needs you in the resistance.
Cowabunga! Strange Scaffold is proud to unveil Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, the first-ever turn-based TMNT game from the developer behind I Am Your Beast, El Paso, Elsewhere, and more.
Developed by Strange Scaffold, and in partnership with Paramount Game Studios, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is a kinetic turn-based beat-em-up that mashes together the cerebral play of tactics games with the high-flying action that fans love about TMNT.
Announcement Trailer:
Play as each of the four iconic Turtles — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo — and take the fight to the nefarious Foot Clan, among other iconic villains. Brawl it out in mutating levels, from the rooftops to the sewers, as the turtles confront the rise of a dangerous new leader. Each playable Turtle has their own mini-campaign, where you wield unique movesets and utilize super moves to turn the tide against opponents in strategic, turn-based battles.
Perfect for quick-play sessions that feel meaningful, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown’s fast-paced encounters only take minutes to complete. Eventually, players progress toward a dramatic finale, in which the Turtles must unite against evil forces.
“Building a truly powerful licensed game requires a deep respect for the source material, love for the fans, and a willingness to challenge tentpoles of the universe to create something that both surprises and delights,” said Xalavier Nelson Jr., founder of Strange Scaffold. “Bringing that kind of experience to life requires an equally powerful relationship – so I will be forever grateful to Doug Rosen and the team at Paramount for their collaboration, and putting their trust in our team to make an original take on the world that soars. I get to make a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game where the very first lines of dialogue establish that Shredder and Splinter are dead. Who else can say that?”
“Working with Xalavier Nelson Jr. and his team at Strange Scaffold has been an incredible experience,” said Doug Rosen, SVP, Games & Emerging Media, Paramount. “From our first conversation, it was clear Xalavier’s vision for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown would exceed our expectations, and his approach to bringing fans into the creative process is perfect for a beloved, multi-generational brand like TMNT. We really look forward to being able to share this with gamers everywhere next year.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown launches in 2025 on PC through Steam. For more information, follow Strange Scaffold on X.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed This War of Mine, The Alters invites players into an intense sci-fi survival challenge—one that Jan can’t face alone. Console players can dive into the beginning of Jan’s journey right now with a demo available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. The full game, with the newest trailer aired during today’s PC Gaming Show Most Wanted, arrives on consoles and PC in 2025.
After crash-landing on a hostile planet under a blazing sun, Jan must survive in a high-tech mobile base designed for a crew he doesn’t have. His luck changes when he discovers Rapidium, a resource that, when paired with the Quantum Computer, lets him create Alters—alternate versions of himself based on changing the pivotal decisions from his past.
The Alters aren’t just workers—they’re individuals with their own skills, emotions, and motivations. While essential for keeping the base functional, crafting tools, and mining resources, their distinct personalities can spark tension. Despite their differences, they share a common goal: survive, escape, and rely only on themselves.
The game explores the timeless question: “What if I had chosen differently?” This core theme fuels a deeply personal and thought-provoking narrative as players navigate Jan’s struggle for survival.
The Alters will be released in 2025 for PCs and consoles. It will also launch on PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass.
Yellow Brick Games is excited to announce the highly anticipated release of Eternal Strands on January 28, 2025, following the reveal of their latest story trailer at PC Gaming’s Most Wanted showcase.
The trailer takes players through a first look at the central conflict that will drive Brynn and her companions in their journey through the Enclave, alongside familiar voices such as Amelia Tyler (known for Baldur’s Gate 3, Hades 2, and Amnesia: Rebirth).
Post-Launch Original Content Update Designed with Creative Studio III
In an exciting development, Yellow Brick Games has partnered with Square Enix’s Creative Studio III (known for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online and FINAL FANTASY XVI) to design brand-new, original content for Eternal Strands. The first post-launch update will be available for free, and will feature a new Epic creature, weapons and armor set designed in collaboration with Creative Studio III’s renowned Lead Artist Yusuke Mogi (known for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online).
The new trailer teased a glimpse of what the aerial Epic will look like, bringing a striking, visually dynamic addition to the game, that will push the boundaries of combat in Eternal Strands with Creative Studio III’s unique and beloved artistic flair.
“As a long-time fan of Square Enix and the games Creative Studio III have made under the helm of Naoki Yoshida, member of Square Enix’s board of directors, and studio head of Creative Studio III, this is a dream come true for all of us here at Yellow Brick Games. To first have the opportunity to create our own original fantasy IP and then have the chance to work with the Creative Studio III team to further enrich it with all-new content is just a once in a lifetime moment. As an independent studio working on our first game, we will forever be thankful to them. I can’t wait for the players to experience the new cool designs from the master artist Yusuke Mogi when our first free post-launch update for Eternal Strands arrives in the spring of 2025.”
– Jeff Skalski, COO & Executive Producer at Yellow Brick Games
Expanded Localization in Korean and German
Additionally, Eternal Strands will provide even more expanded localization support, offering full interface and subtitling in both Korean and German. This brings the total supported languages to 7, including Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, as well as English and French, which will both offer fully localized voice acting at launch.
Yellow Brick Games is also pleased to finally unveil the full cast of English and French voice talent in Eternal Strands:
Brynn – Mei Mac – Salma Cordier
Oria – Pandora Colin – Armelle Gallaud
Dahm – Alex Jordan – Benoît Fort-Junca
Sola – Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo – Vanessa Van Geneugden
Publisher ESDigital Games and developer Storm in a Teacup are thrilled to reveal the stunning ‘The Last Audio Log’ trailer for the upcoming stealth action-adventure game Steel Seed, which debuted in today’s PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted.
This thrilling new trailer teases more story threads as well as showcasing new combat, enemies, and immersive sci-fi locations that protagonist Zoe and her flying drone companion, KOBY, will encounter on their perilous journey to uncover the dark secrets hidden deep within the hostile facility.
Steel Seed will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S in 2025. Fans can download the free PC demo from Steam now and add the game to their wishlists on Steam, Epic Games Store, and PlayStation 5, with Xbox following soon.
Steel Seed features:
Immersive, dark sci-fi world – intriguing main character evolution paired with a compelling and deep narrative experience revised and edited by BAFTA-winning writer Martin Korda.
Stealth: the art of fighting, without fighting – Use stealth-based techniques to explore the facility’s hostile environment undetected by robotic entities and guards. Some confrontations can be avoided through efficient movement.
Dynamic gameplay – When exploring the environment, use Zoe’s powerful arsenal of tools and weapons to hone your own gameplay style. Discover new gadgets on your journey and unlock new skills for KOBY.
Intense combat – Test your reflexes and multitasking abilities in Steel Seed’s challenging, fast-paced combat action. Dodge enemy attacks and deliver punishing blows to clear the path. Call on KOBY’s unique gadgets and actions to cover you in combat and neutralize threats.
Unique levels, unique challenges – Every level inside the facility is unique and offers many challenges for Zoe and KOBY to overcome.
Mobility – Use Zoe’s parkour skills to traverse the underground facility and gain a tactical advantage. From the artificial, robot-controlled depths to the open natural environment, danger lurks around every corner.
A powerful guide – Take control of KOBY by entering Flight Mode. Scan the area to discover secret areas, detect enemy positions, and find new upgrades for Zoe. Or maybe… use him as bait.
KOBY, a drone for life – The master key of Steel Seed and Zoe’s guide on her lonely and dangerous journey inside the underground facility. They create a formidable duo by working together and bringing something new to every fight.
Steel Seed is developed by Storm in a Teacup and will be published by ESDigital Games on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2025.
VOID Interactive today announced during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, that its tactical FPS Ready or Not will receive its second DLC, Dark Waters, launching on 10 December.
Checkout Ready or Not: Dark Waters’ Official Release trailer that debuted atthe PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted here:
At launch of Ready or Not: Dark Waters features:
3 single-player or online cooperative missions with up to five players
The addition of 5 new weapons that will be available for all players independent of DLC ownership
Support Helicopter associated with each Dark Waters DLC mission for reconnaissance
2 customization cosmetic sets associated with the DarkWaters DLC
LSPD intel indicates high risk of criminal activity off the coast of Los Sueños, emboldened by the remoteness of offshore environments. Three major areas being surveyed for threats: natural resources, islands, and watercraft. A UH-60 helicopter has deployed for rapid response and reconnaissance with our SWAT teams.
Players can expect the challenges of bringing order to chaos to extend further when managing amphibious operations whilst also navigating turbulent weather/environmental conditions on the open sea. Offshore locations offer little comfort in the confined spaces within boats, or the turbulent exposure provided by Offshore Oilrigs.
Ready or Not: Dark Waters will launch on December 10th 2024 and will be available on Steam for $9.99/€9.99*
*A copy of Ready or Not base game is required to play Dark Waters DLC.
