Apple is preparing a significant update to its Apple Arcade lineup for the holiday period, introducing several new titles and expanding existing ones across its devices. The company says the upcoming additions include sequels, mobile-focused adaptations and platform-exclusive releases aimed at strengthening the service's appeal. With some games arriving in November and more slated for early December, the update reflects Apple's continued push to position Arcade as a unified, subscription-based gaming hub across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro.
The October spooky season might be over, but there's one last jump-scare with the realization that 2025 is almost over. As we head into the endgame of the year, we're also looking at a month full of big releases like a pair of exclusives for the Switch 2, mind-bending puzzle-adventures, and novel indies that put a new spin on familiar ideas.
This week alone saw the launch of Battlefield 6, beat-em-up-roguelite Absolum, and spooky horror adventure game Little Nightmares III, amongst others. It was also a massive week for news between learning that Heart Machine is ending development of Hyper Light Breaker amid layoffs, Minecraft 2 (the movie) being announced, Devolver revealing the Skate Story release date, the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team announcing new content is on the way,
The company's decision to form a fellowship indicates a shift in strategy focused on clearer branding and committing to new game releases within a competitive market.
Everyone's favourite game about a gang of rootin', tootin' outlaws slowly getting more and more depressed as they scamper around a very big map is reportedly set to come to Nintendo Switch 2.
"You can't put the whole gaming industry into a Netflix-style safety bucket, but you can view Take-Two that way, since there's no real impact from tariffs and its pipeline is so robust that the upside from new content should outweigh any negative we see in a downside scenario," said Alec Boccanfuso, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds, who said the stock is one of his top holdings.