Untold Tales and VARSAV Game Studios are happy to announce that Bee Simulator: The Hive will be coming to PS4/5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox X/S on November 28th, 2025.
Bee Simulator: The Hive combines the original Bee Simulator game released in November 2019, with a hefty expansion named The Hive.
The Hive adds new content and mechanics into the base game and endgame to create a fresh new experience for those who never tried the original game. The main highlight of The Hive lets players now build and customize their very own sprawling bee hive colony. You’ll be zipping around the map gathering resources, setting up outposts, and unlocking various buildings to start creating and customizing your very own home for you and your colony.
Prepare for a clash of maritime might, serpentine slaughter, and arcane ambition as Tides of Torment brings three new Legendary Lords to Total War: WARHAMMER III. Each character; Aislinn the Sea Lord (High Elves), Dechala the Denied One (Slaanesh), and Sayl the Faithless (Norsca), introduces a distinct campaign experience, rich with thematic mechanics, deadly units, and narrative arcs that reshape the Immortal Empires experience.
AISLINN, THE SEA LORD (HIGH ELVES)
Aislinn is a ruthless and tactically brilliant High Elf prince who commands the entire navy of Ulthuan. He’s infamous for his brutal coastal raids and taking an almost cruel delight in punishing the enemies of his homeland.
Gameplay Overview:
Aislinn’s campaign is a sweeping saga of naval ambition. As master of Ulthuan’s navy and a mighty Dragonship, he must scour distant shores, conquering enemy strongholds and dedicating them to the mighty Elven Lords. In return, these legendary figures grant powerful relics, elite followers, and blessings which strengthen his fleet.
Unit Roster:
Aislinn’s roster brims with maritime might, led by the Sea Helm Lord and Legendary Hero Caradryan, and reinforced by powerful units like the Sea Elemental, Merwyrm, Oceanids, Ship’s Company, and Lothern Sky Cutter.
DECHALA, THE DENIED ONE (SLAANESH)
Dechala is the most feared warlord of Slaanesh’s legions and is as mesmerizing as she is merciless. Twisted into a serpentine horror, she wields a blade in each of her six hands, promising exquisite agony to all who dare oppose her.
Gameplay Overview:
Dechala’s campaign is a ruthless cycle of conquest and excess, where captured settlements are turned into Thrall Camps to fuel her economy. As settlements are drained and discarded, Dechala’s empire grows ever more decadent, thriving on the suffering of her enthralled populations.
Unit Roster:
Dechala’s warhost is a twisted array of horrors, featuring the Chaos Sorceror Lord of Slaanesh, Styrkaar of the Sortsvinaer, Druchii Anointed, Exalted Hero of Slaanesh, Pleasureseekers, Devotees of Slaanesh, Champions of Slaanesh, Slaangors and the monstrous Preyton.
SAYL, THE FAITHLESS (NORSCA)
Sayl is a treacherous and mutated Chaos Sorcerer, known for his mastery of betrayal, manipulation, and dark magic, who rose to power by sabotaging his rivals and never swearing loyalty to any single Chaos god.
Gameplay Overview:
Sayl’s campaign is a treacherous pursuit of arcane ascension, where constructing Chaos Altars fuels his journey towards a grand ritual. Meanwhile, his cunning manifests through a variety of manipulations he can bestow upon his enemies to weaken them, but their use inevitably attracts the sinister gaze of more malevolent powers.
Unit Roster:
Sayl brings a chaotic mix of brute force and monstrous might to the battlefield, bolstered by the Great Shaman Sorcerer, Beorg Bearstruck, Fimir Noble, Marauder Bearmen, Kurgan Horsemen, Curs’d Ettin, Runecaller, Chimera, and Dreadmaw.
FREE CONTENT:
Coming free as part of Patch 7.0 will be Total War: WARHAMMER’s 104th Legendary Lord, The Masque of Slaanesh, a powerful Daemonette cursed by the Dark Prince to dance eternally across the realms. Alongside her arrival, each faction featured in the pack will receive fresh legacy updates, allowing players to return to past campaigns and experience a host of new gameplay improvements.
Relic Entertainment is excited to announce a new Company of Heroes 3 Battlegroup DLC – Endure & Defy. Launching November 27, 2025, on PC via Steam for $24.99 USD, the DLC introduces four new Battlegroups—one for each faction—designed for Multiplayer and Co-Op/Skirmish vs A.I. modes. A 10% launch discount will be available for two weeks, and new players can join the battle with a 60% Black Friday discount on the Company of Heroes 3 base game. Each Battlegroup will introduce an exciting new playstyle for their respective factions. Players can expect powerful new units, iconic franchise favorites, as well as innovative abilities that create all new gameplay mechanics for the series.
Four New Battlegroups
US Forces – Italian Partisan Battlegroup: Deploy daring Partisans to wreak havoc behind the lines. Cunning, deception, and sabotage are how your forces will prevail.
Brave Resistance Fighters and Saboteurs will enhance your ground forces, while tunnel networks, resource siphoning, and underground detonations will cause the enemy to collapse from within.
Wehrmacht – Last Stand Battlegroup: Victory requires sacrifice. Bolster your line with powerful improvised defenses and embolden your ground forces with a number of extraordinary measures.
Repel the Allied advance with the new Borgward Wanze, imposing Pantherturm, and immobilized vehicles, then demoralize their troops with the Propaganda Tower. Panzerfaust rollouts, improvised barrages, and final battle directives enable victory at any cost.
British Forces – Polish Cavalry Battlegroup:Seek revenge with grizzled Polish troops who long for battle and smash the enemy with devastating heavy weaponry.
Elite Polish Lancer Sections lead the line, while Polish-crewed Sherman Fireflies and Land Mattresses demolish enemy positions and armor with frightening efficiency. All Polish units thrive against veteran enemies.
Deutsches Afrikakorps – Kriegsmarine Battlegroup: Bring the might of the German Navy to bear. Fortify your positions, establish vital supply chains, and then annihilate all in your path with catastrophic fire support.
Kriegsmarine infantry provides combat flexibility and engineering prowess. Establish Hardpoints to secure territory and enable supply drops. Stuka Bombers, Fritz Glide-bombs, and Naval salvos will break the enemy upon your shores.
We’ll be releasing more information about Endure & Defy over the next couple of weeks so keep an eye on our social media channels for updates.
The wait is over! SEGA® is thrilled to announce that Sonic Rumble has officially launched globally today, November 5, 2025, inviting players around the world to dive into exhilarating party royale mayhem with up to 32 players!
Players around the world can now step into Dr. Eggman’s twisted fantasy world where players control toy figures of beloved Sonic the Hedgehog™ characters. These miniature heroes and villains are battling it out in a series of treacherous obstacle courses and competitive arenas. The goal? Collect the most Rings and prove who is number one in the ultimate toybox showdown! People everywhere can now join the global Sonic Rumble community of over 10 million early ‘Rumblers’ who pre-registered, pre-ordered, wishlisted or downloaded Sonic Rumble in the pre-launch period. Players can now also claim some launch period in-game items including character skins, stickers, and more.
“Today marks an exciting new chapter for the Sonic franchise.” says Sonic Rumble Producer, Norikazu Hirai, from SEGA. “Sonic Rumble is the first Sonic game that brings cross-play capabilities across mobile and PC, which has the potential to bring together an abundance of players in a shared experience of the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Sonic Rumble offers a unique and highly collaborative party royale experience that we believe fans both old and new will absolutely love.”
“It is an honor to work with an IP as cherished as Sonic the Hedgehog, and Rovio is delighted to have worked with SEGA to bring the vibrant and energetic world of Sonic Rumble to a global audience,” said Rovio CEO, Alex Pelletier-Normand, commenting on Rovio’s role in the global marketing of Sonic Rumble. “We believe our experience in building and engaging worldwide communities will help to establish Sonic Rumble as a unique and memorable arcade royale experience for players around the world.”
Beyond its adrenaline-pumping gameplay, Sonic Rumble offers a delightful character collection aspect, allowing players to unlock toy versions of their favorite Sonic characters. Players can start their collections today with iconic heroes like Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow and more!
The collectible characters and game content are not only limited to the Sonic universe. Sonic Rumble is already teasing a calendar of crossover events that includes a variety of guest characters from other SEGA games. Look forward to more details coming soon!
Sonic Rumble is available now for download worldwide for iOS, Android devices, as well as PC. Download today from the App Store, Google Play, and Steam!
Follow Sonic Rumble on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Discord! For more information, head to the official Sonic Rumble website HERE.
Indie developer Montraluz, in partnership with publisher Tlön Industries, have a special Halloween treat in store with the reveal of the next expansion to their cult favorite surreal body-cam psychological horror game Dreamcore. Coming to all platforms on November 14th is the DLC chapter Liminal Hotel, offering a stay you’ll never forget!
Liminal Hotel presents the definitive version of the famed “level 188” backrooms meme, offering a wide variety of styles within the rooms. Through elevators, you will traverse the hotel floor to floor and as you go down, you’ll see how the hotel’s atmosphere becomes unstuck in time, full of oddities and antiquities.
Liminal Hotel marks a before and after in the way maps are created in Dreamcore, introducing deep changes and new directions the community has been clamoring for all this time. This latest chapter will tone down the puzzles that stifled progression for much of the fanbase.
Since Liminal Hotel adds significantly more content to the game, the cost of Dreamcore will rise from $11.99 to $14.99. However, anyone who buys Dreamcore before November 14th will receive Liminal Hotel and its impending fifth and final chapter at no additional cost!
AdHoc Studio’s debut title, Dispatch, has surpassed one million copies sold on Steam and PlayStation Store, only ten days after its release. Episodes 5 and 6 are available now, setting the stage for the season finale releasing on November 12th.
The game currently has a 9.3 User Score on Metacritic, 93% positive reviews on Steam from over 19,000 reviews, and a record 4.95 out of 5 review score on PS Store. This places the game among the highest rated titles by player score of 2025.
“It’s always a little strange when the numbers get so big you have to talk about them,” says Michael Choung, Executive Producer and CEO at AdHoc Studio. “A week ago, we were just as thrilled watching Let’s Plays and reaction videos. But milestones like this matter. They mean AdHoc will be able to make more story-driven episodic originals, and we hope it means it’ll be easier for other devs to do the same. Hard to believe we’re only halfway done.”
Created by former writers and directors of Telltale Games, Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy that puts players in the boots of Robert Robertson, better known as Mecha Man. After his mech-suit was destroyed in a battle, the former superhero is now in charge of a rehabilitation program for ex-supervillains and must manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes. Robert’s task is to dispatch this chaotic crew on missions, navigate their quirks, flaws, and personal baggage, all while trying to repair his suit and avenge his nemesis.
Dispatch is available on PC via Steam and on PlayStation 5. Players can purchase the game now, join the official Discord, and follow AdHoc Studio on Bluesky, X, and Instagram for the latest updates.
Today, Blizzard Entertainment has announced that BlizzCon 2026 Passes will go on sale November 7. For the first time, Blizzard is offering early bird passes that will be available at a special rate Friday, November 7, through Sunday, November 9 (or while supplies last), for the all-in price of $249.99 USD each. Standard rate passes go on sale Tuesday, November 18, for the all-in price of $289.99 USD each, while supplies last.
“BlizzCon is a uniquely special celebration of creativity and connection,” said Johanna Faries, President of Blizzard Entertainment. “We are hard at work making BlizzCon 2026 a standout event for our community and cannot wait to share more details as September nears.”
BlizzCon Passes grant attendees full two-day weekend admission to BlizzCon, including all Halls and Arena, during show hours on Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13, 2026. In addition, pass holders get in-game goodies* and exclusive BlizzCon commemorative items.
Blizzard also shared a first look at the show’s offerings. Attendees can expect the return of classic BlizzCon staples—including Opening Ceremony, hands-on gameplay, developer panels, Community Night, a range of esports tournaments, the return of the BlizzCon Charity Night, and the Darkmoon Faire. Additional details can be found in the blog.
The Darkmoon Faire is casting its spell over BlizzCon once more. While every attendee may enter its gates during show hours, those who wish to extend their stay can choose an optional add-on to their BlizzCon Pass: the Darkmoon Faire After Hours experience. For $89.99 USD all-in, this add-on grants attendees entry to an exclusive three-hour event Saturday evening, September 12, to both the Darkmoon Faire and the BlizzCon Store. Also included are 20 Faire Tokens and a collectible credential.
Also returning to BlizzCon 2026 is the BlizzCon Charity Night, an exclusive event with Blizzard developers, artists, and community representatives. This year, Blizzard is thrilled to partner with Make-A-Wish® as the beneficiary of the BlizzCon Charity Night. Visit www.wish.org to learn more about Make-A-Wish and their mission to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
In addition to entry to this exclusive event, the BlizzCon Charity Night add-on also includes access to a reserved seating section at Opening Ceremony, a signed piece of Blizzard artwork, and a collectible credential. The all-in price for the BlizzCon Charity Night is $499.99 USD, while supplies last. Blizzard will donate 100% of the purchase price of the BlizzCon Charity Night add-on to Make-A-Wish less any chargebacks or refunds.
For those who can’t make it in person, BlizzCon Opening Ceremony and other programming across the weekend will be live streamed free of charge. Details on how our virtual audience can acquire the BlizzCon in-game goodies will be shared at a later date.
More information about BlizzCon Passes and all that’s in store for BlizzCon 2026 is available on the official Blizzard blog.
DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today launches the Osmo Mobile 8 – allowing anyone with a smartphone to create cinematic footage. The latest generation of DJI’s popular smartphone gimbal features a 360° horizontal pan rotation and ultra-comfortable grip for low-angle shooting capability, providing a new level of freedom and flexibility when shooting content on a smartphone. With intelligent subject tracking, the gimbal now allows creators to keep cats and dogs in addition to people in frame. The Multifunctional Module includes a microphone receiver compatible with DJI Mic 3, DJI Mic 2 and DJI Mic Mini transmitters, enabling high-quality audio capture, as well as adjustable built-in lighting options1 for creative scenes. Finally, an integrated extension rod and tripod provides flexibility without the need for additional accessories.
Track Subjects Three Different Ways
Osmo Mobile 8 offers three different subject-tracking methods, bringing freedom of composition to creators. For the first time, Osmo Mobile users with iPhones2 can also track subjects using Apple DockKit, Apple’s intelligent subject-tracking technology. This allows for subject tracking within the native iPhone camera app or any of the 200+ iOS applications compatible with Apple DockKit.
Supporting both iPhone and Android phones, the Osmo Mobile 8 Multifunctional Module is now able to track dogs and cats1 in addition to humans, making it possible to capture heartwarming moments with pets with little effort. Magnetically attached to the gimbal, the module’s tracking capability works across the native camera and livestreaming apps, and excels in multi-person scenarios, responding steadily to keep up with the selected target.
Finally, the DJI Mimo app for iOS and Android enables ActiveTrack 7.01, DJI’s proprietary advanced tracking technology that can now track people, pets, or objects. With Dual Lens Boost2, the app uses both a phone’s wide-angle and telephoto lenses together to ensure the subject is never lost, no matter how fast the movement or how crowded the scene. Meanwhile, Smart Capture can detect multiple subjects and makes it easy to switch between subjects, even in a complicated environment.
The Power of the DJI OM Multifunctional Module
In addition to subject tracking, the Multifunctional Module also features a fill light with eight levels of brightness and eight levels of color temperature. Controlled by a side wheel, creators can easily create the desired lighting effect and mood for the scene. A microphone receiver compatible with DJI Mic 3, DJI Mic 2 and DJI Mic Mini transmitters1 is built into the module, providing crystal-clear sound for livestreams and vlogs.
The Multifunctional Module can be easily attached to the gimbal with a simple magnetic clip. It can be controlled using hand gestures to take photos, start or stop recording, activate tracking, or adjust a composition.
Showing your palm to the module starts or stops intelligent tracking.
Making a “V” gesture takes a photo. It can also start or stop video recording.
Making a “Double L” gesture twice with two hands adjusts a subject’s framing.
Getting the Shot
The Osmo Mobile 8 is the first Osmo Mobile generation to offer a pan axis that supports 360° horizontal rotation, capturing smooth panoramic photos and videos from any angle. The gimbal can lock onto moving subjects with intelligent tracking, and the unlimited 360° rotation provides seamless, engaging footage. The Osmo Mobile 8 also offers an ultra-comfortable grip that enables low-angle shots, complementing the gimbal’s new ability to track pets and unlocking new creative perspectives.
Keeping Utility Front and Center
Osmo Mobile 8 utilizes DJI’s seventh-generation, three-axis stabilization technology to provide consistent stability without compromising image quality. Creators can smoothly switch between the phone’s front and rear cameras with the gimbal, making stories more dynamic and vivid. Three presses on the gimbal’s trigger rotates the phone’s rear camera to face the user to enable rear camera selfies, achieving seamless transitions between subjects and scenery at the same high resolution image quality. It features an integrated tripod and a built-in extension rod, expanding the field of view to include more friends, pets, or scenery.
Weighing 370g, the Osmo Mobile 8 offers up to 10 hours of operating time, and can even charge a phone – ideal for extended outdoor filming and livestreaming.
Europa Universalis V, a major reworking of Paradox Interactive’s iconic historical grand strategy game, is available today. Explore a deeply researched world, writing your own history of any nation on earth from the late medieval era to the dawn of the Victorian Age. Guide a living society divided by class, culture and faith through the Black Death, the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, Wars of Religion and more as the map changes around.
For the first time, Europa Universalis players must devote attention to the needs of their population, as the supply of food and other necessities will dictate the strength of their empire. Build trade markets, explore the globe to seek out new luxuries and wrestle with the various estates of your realm as push your society towards new values and ideas.
Choose the sword or the pen, the religious or the secular, the aristocracy or the people. The entire world is yours. Be ambitious.
Watch History Unfold Before You
RULE a land of your choosing. Hundreds of nations are yours to command, as you guide the destiny of millions of people through the late Middle Ages up to the Age of Revolution – from the mighty Yuán Dynasty to the city-states of Italy, from the warring clans of feudal Japan to the Pope himself. DECIDE which course your nation will take. Historical events and situations await as you chart a unique path through a new history written by your decisions. Experience The Hundred Years’ War, the Protestant Reformation, the collapse of old dynasties and rise of new ones. EXPLORE alternate histories as you shape the world to meet your ambitions. What if England succeeded in pressing its continental claims? What if China pursued an overseas empire? What if Mongol supremacy in Russia persisted? Every action opens the possibility for an original history.
Prove Your Mettle as a Ruler
IMPOSE domestic peace in a divided realm. Keep your nation’s factions in line as Estates jockey for power in your nation. Offer privileges to one group of citizens while you limit the power of another, all in the service of keeping your population under control. NEGOTIATE your way through an uneasy peace. Use diplomacy to entrench your dynasty across realms or build an invincible alliance. But remember that nations have no permanent friends – only permanent interests; so use your ambassadors carefully. Exact favors from friends, send threats to enemies, and keep an eye on everyone in-between. CONQUER new lands to expand your borders. Wage War on those who impede your ambition in a completely new Europa Universalis military system. Start in the age of levies and mercenaries and, through social development, evolve to vast standing armies and impenetrable fortresses. Choose skilled commanders to oversee both land and naval forces.
Develop Your Society
BUILD a strong economic infrastructure in the most detailed trade system yet seen in a Europa Universalis game. Dozens of goods and crops are available for production and trade on a map filled with new riches to discover. Invest in feeding a growing population or trade your surplus to less bountiful societies. MOLD your society to meet the historical moment. Choose your societal values, with new options opening as the ages move on. Centralize power at court or share it with your nobles. Pursue a tolerant policy for all faiths or condemn heretics. Emphasize massed armies or an elite cadre of quality soldiers. GOVERN a nation composed of many cultures and faiths in a detailed simulation of the past. For the first time in Europa Universalis, populations are represented on the map in detail, so provinces may be divided by religion or culture. Your decisions will determine how these populations will fare under your leadership.
Be Ambitious.
PREVAIL in the greatest strategic challenges of the past. Test your expertise in grand strategic planning on a worldscape larger and more detailed than seen in any previous Paradox Interactive game. Challenge yourself to outdo the most famous rulers of the past, eclipsing their grand accomplishments and building your own vision of a richly detailed globe.
Europa Universalis V is available now for the suggested retail price of for the suggested retail price of $59.99/£49.99/€59.99. The Premium Edition, including two upcoming chronicle packs and one upcoming immersion pack as well as an instant cosmetic reward, is being sold for the suggested retail price of $84.99/£70.99/€84.99.
The wait is finally over. The official trailer for the all-new animated holiday special, “Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol,” debuted today, signaling the return of the beloved, Emmy-winning franchise after more than a decade.
The fourth installment brings back the elite team of Christmas elves, Lanny and Wayne, who are tasked with preparing homes worldwide for Santa’s arrival. As the new trailer shows, their latest holiday mission is packed with merry mishaps and festive fun.
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How to Watch
Fans have multiple opportunities to catch the new special this holiday season.
Disney Channel: The adventure premieres on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, at 7:00 p.m. EST/PST.
Disney+: It will be available to stream the following day, Nov. 28.
ABC: The special makes its network premiere on Sunday, Nov. 30, at 9:00 p.m. EST/PST.
Freeform: Catch it during the “25 Days of Christmas” lineup on Dec. 13 at 2:40 p.m. EST/PST.
For families eager to catch up, all previous specials—“Prep & Landing” (2009), “Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa” (2010), and “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice” (2011)—are available to stream now on Disney+.
More Holiday Cheer
The returning cast includes Dave Foley as Wayne, Sarah Chalke as Magee, and Derek Richardson as Lanny. They are joined by new cast members Manny Jacinto, Dulcé Sloan, Danny Pudi, and Christopher Swindle as The Big Guy (Santa).
The holiday fun doesn’t stop with the special. Disney is also releasing:
New Shorts: “Prep & Landing: As Told By Chibi” (Nov. 15) and a “How Not to Draw” short (Nov. 29) will hit YouTube and Disney Channel.
Official Single: The song “Where Would We Be Without Magee” will be available on digital platforms on Nov. 21.
Merchandise: A limited-edition collection from Toddland, inspired by the special, will be available soon on toddland.com.
“Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol” is produced by Disney Television Animation.
