The news of the week (#46 2025)

Last Wednesday Valve shook things up by announcing three new pieces of hardware. The jewel in the crown is Steam Machine, a small format PC to play in 4K at 60 FPS with FSR, while those interested in virtual reality should take a look at Steam Frame, a stand-alone viewer with streaming wireless from PC. Finally we have a new Steam Controller with two trackpads y sticks magnetic analogues. None of the three have a price, but we know they will be available in early 2026.

The second source of news of the week has been the State of Play Japan, an event where we saw Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake, The Forsaken Hollows content for Elden Ring Nightreign and even a cheaper PS5 Digital Edition for Japan. In addition, Sony has updated PS5 sales, which already exceed 84.2 million units. On the other hand, we welcome a new wave of games composed of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Assetto Corsa Rally, Surviving Mars: Relaunched, Lumines Arise, Where Winds Meet and Possessor(s).

This week we have also seen the first trailer for Super Mario Galaxy The Movie and discovered two new characters: Estela and Bowsy. Finally, in the internet section we comment on the approval by Congress of the Law on Customer Service, the agreement of the European Union so that packages of merchandise with a value of less than 150 euros pay a customs fee, and the fine of 5 million euros that the CNMV has imposed on X (which will always be Twitter) for advertising financial beach bars.

Nintendo

Xbox
PlayStation

• PS5 exceeds 84.2 million units sold and Ghost of Yotei reaches 3.3 million.
• Sony acknowledges the success of Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series and admits that Destiny 2 has not lived up to expectations.
• Gran Turismo 7 announces Power Pack paid content with 50 new races, including 24-hour endurance races.
• Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will hold a second closed beta in December.
• Sony presents a monitor for PS5 (which will not come to Europe) and a cheaper PS5 Digital Edition only for Japan.
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer will arrive on February 26, 2026 on PS5.
• Sony presents a monitor for PS5 (which will not arrive in Europe) and a cheaper PS5 Digital Edition for Japan.
• Grand Theft Auto V and The Talos Principle II lead the new additions to the PS Plus catalog.
• Announced Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble, a free-to-play multiplayer shooter for iOS and Android.
• Horizon Steel Frontiers announced, an MMORPG for PC, iOS and Android based on the PlayStation saga.

PC/mobile
Multiplatform

• NetEase sentences Jackalyptic Games and the Warhammer MMO it worked on.
• Storm Lancers will arrive on December 9 for Switch 2 and PC.
• Ereban: Shadow Legacy announced for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
• Arc Raiders exceeds 700,000 simultaneous players between PS5, Xbox Series and Steam.
• Launch trailer for Surviving Mars: Relaunched, an expanded, improved remaster with expansions on the way.
• Arc Raiders has sold 4 million units.
• Launch trailer for Lumines Arise, a recreation of Tetsuya Mizuguchi's puzzle game.
• Available Possessor(s), a title that combines elements of fighting games, platforms and metroidvania.
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II receives the Mysteria Ecclesiae expansion and launches the Royal Edition with all the content.
• Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake will be available on March 12, 2026.
• Elden Ring Nightreign announces The Forsaken Hollows expansion, which includes Artorias as a new boss.
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds dates SpongeBob content and will also add NiGHTS and AiAi.
• Octopath Traveler 0 demo available.
• Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, a 2D roguelike, will be available on March 2.
• Coffee Talk Tokyo will go on sale on March 5, 2026.
• The Rogue Prince of Persia announces its debut on Switch and a physical edition.
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II exceeds 4 million copies sold.
• PUBG leaves the previous generation and makes the leap to PS5 and Xbox Series.
• Available Anno 117: Pax Romana, an installment that takes the strategy and construction game to the Roman Empire.
• Arc Riders receives its first content update with a new map, enemies and missions.
• Ride 6 announced, a release that debuts a career mode designed as a traveling festival.
• Silent Hill f adds Casual difficulty mode.
• The puzzle game ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard will be available on February 12, 2026.
• Action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker shows off its gameplay with a 28-minute trailer.
• Red Dead Redemption will arrive on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2 and mobile phones on December 2.
• Crystal Dynamics announces a third round of layoffs.
• Available Where Winds Meet, a free-to-play open-world action-adventure RPG inspired by wuxia.

Technology/Internet