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Five new Steam games you probably missed (December 22, 2025)

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You might think reimagining Washington DC as a nuclear hellscape for Fallout 3 would have been grim, but it made the lead designer want to set the next game in his hometown: 'It's just kind of fun to blow things up'

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There's a Transformers XCOM-like on Steam, and it's on sale for 90% off before it gets delisted

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Hideo Kojima's new favorite manga is a must-read for Metal Gear fans

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Fallout: New Vegas lead writer worries Caesar's argument for authoritarianism 'was done a little too well,' but still believes 'you can't just make your tyrants cardboard villains'

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From Andor to Wicked, 2025's best movies and TV exposed a dark political truth

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The process of creating cosplay from scratch is incredibly intimidating to me, but Emily White found a new love for it post-lockdown: 'It can take anywhere from a month to a year to bring a costume to life.'

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It's more important than ever to call out developers for egregious AI usage next year if we want videogames to remain interesting

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The Elephant reunites Adventure Time's animation dream-time (but there's a catch)

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It's about time Final Fantasy 14 retires one of its most divisive, overused songs

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D&D needs more improvisation and luck rolls

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Indie Game Awards pulls two awards from Clair Obscur over generative AI use: 'We have a hard stance against gen AI in videogames'

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Brazil is the weirdest dystopian Christmas film you need to watch

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The Sims 4 had its best year in 2025

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Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy shows off equal helpings of sleuthing and smashing in its new trailer, as its first playable alpha test goes live

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Apple M4 iMac at an All-Time Low Is Now Cheap Enough to Rival No-Name Windows Desktops

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KPop Demon Hunters' 2025 success is a big boost for tween girl culture

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This dystopian free-running sim is set in a brutalist megacity is being codeveloped by one of the designers of last year's best FPS

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Elden Ring Nightreign is a deeply flawed multiplayer game I've spent over 250 hours in this year

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This 2-Pack Govee Smart Light Bulbs Offers 16 Million Colors, Priced Like Basic Bulb on Amazon

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The worst games of 2025, including MindsEye, Bubsy 4D, and more

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Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

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MacBook Pro M5 With Max Config Drops Record Low, Amazon Drops Margin While Official Site Stays Full Price

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Quake's third Brutalist Jam now has a whopping 75 maps, and its organiser is working on a hub to stitch them all together: 'this is going to be an insane challenge'

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3 thriller masterpieces buried on Netflix you need to watch

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One Piece's creator teases Laugh Tale will appear in 2026

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Darktide asked if we want to be scum, and I was the person who said, 'actually, yes'

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Google killed support for the Dreamcast web browser after 25 years

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The New Blood-published 'immersive stealth FPS' Blood West is free on Epic—but only for 24 hours

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Blizzard's focus is on existing properties, president Johanna Faries says: 'We have iconic IP and in many ways it still has a lot of room to scale'

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Great moments in PC gaming: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic's rooftop chase

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