December 2025
Cities: Skylines 2 finally gets its asset editor in a parting gift from the series’ original developers
It’s been a rough ride for Cities: Skylines 2 over the last two years, with the sequel’s premature launch in 2023 leading to severe technical issues and lengthy delays to planned future updates. But the troubled city-builder has received some significant TLC lately. November’s bike patch brought bicycles, scooters and associated infrastructure to player-created metropolises,…
Cities: Skylines 2 finally gets its asset editor in a parting gift from the series’ original developers
It’s been a rough ride for Cities: Skylines 2 over the last two years, with the sequel’s premature launch in 2023 leading to severe technical issues and lengthy delays to planned future updates. But the troubled city-builder has received some significant TLC lately. November’s bike patch brought bicycles, scooters and associated infrastructure to player-created metropolises,…
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th December)
She’s finally here! We are one week into December, and how many games have already been released? *Checks notes* All of them. All of the games have been released. Welcome, folks, to a busy edition of What Are You Playing. Let’s try our best to recap the last seven days, shall we? Naturally, there was…
Pikmin 4 Fans Hoping For Switch 2 Upgrade After Odd Listing Spotted On The eShop
Don’t get too excited, it’s been removed. Pikmin 4 received a free update in November adding new content, but it wasn’t a Switch 2 upgrade and didn’t include any enhancements for the game on the new hybrid platform. With this in mind, the same Switch title has now reportedly popped up in a section on…
Another Switch Game Has Been Updated For Switch 2, More Compatibility Issues Identified
Mega Mall updated alongside updates for Chrono Cross & more. Nintendo released a new system firmware update for the Switch 2 last week, and it’s once again led to a bunch of Switch games receiving compatibility updates. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Switch Online Holiday Icons, Super Mario Ornament And 2026 Calendar Now Available (US)
Get them with your Platinum Points. To celebrate the holiday season this year, Nintendo has released special Super Mario icons you can redeem right now with My Nintendo Platinum Points. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
PSA: If You Want To Use Your Google Pixel As A Webcam On Switch 2, Try It Out Now
A new Pixel Update has reportedly fixed a bug. In case you missed it, you can connect regular webcams and even camera phones with the Switch 2 to access GameChat and other features. One phone that was apparently having some connectivity issues functioning in USB webcam mode when connected to the Switch 2 was the…
New Fallout clip gives us a glimpse of an iconic Fallout: New Vegas location
Ahead of the release of Fallout Season 2, which begins on December 17, Prime Video let us acquire a new signal from the wasteland today: a short clip of a scene that takes place in Novac, a spot every Fallout: New Vegas fan is sure to recognize. In the clip, Lucy is up in the…
Todd Howard says AI can’t replace human ‘creative intention,’ but it’s part of Bethesda’s ‘toolset for how we build our worlds or check things’
During a recent event for the second season of the Fallout TV show that premiers later this month, Bethesda’s Todd Howard joined the press junket fray to talk about the lasting influence of New Vegas, skipping the “war never changes” refrain, and—in an interview with Eurogamer—the use of AI in game development. “I view it…