Games

Paradox Interactive released a revamped version of its popular game Surviving Mars on November 10, 2025, called Surviving Mars: Relaunched. This isn’t just a graphical update; it’s a complete overhaul and expansion of the original 2018 game, with tons of new and improved content for both longtime fans and new players. The remastered version includes all previously released downloadable content, offering hours of gameplay. Like the original, Surviving Mars: Relaunched is available on multiple gaming platforms.

I recently had a chance to try out HoYoverse’s closed test of Petit Planet, and it’s very similar to life-sim games like Animal Crossing. While that’s nice for fans of the genre, it also means the game doesn’t offer many surprises.

Starting November 1st, Paramount+ is adding Will Ferrell comedies like Old School and Talladega Nights. Though not as widely known as Anchorman or Step Brothers, both films are great examples of Ferrell’s signature humor.

The pandemic greatly affected Sony’s plans for the PS5, causing problems with manufacturing and delaying the start of the new console generation.

The Caravan is central to Expedition Projects. Think of it as the main spaceship you’re building for a long journey. Before you can launch, you need to fully equip it. Each step of the Expedition – collecting materials, improving systems, and stocking up on supplies – all contribute to getting the Caravan ready. Importantly, you don’t actually travel in the Caravan while you’re building it; it’s more like a visual guide showing your progress.

Even though initial estimates predicted around 2.5 million sales in its first week, the game’s performance is really remarkable. While it didn’t reach the levels of Battlefield 6, which sold over seven million copies in just three days, it’s incredibly rare for a brand new game in a specialized multiplayer genre to do this well. The fact that it briefly became more popular than EA’s game on Steam and attracted over 700,000 players this weekend is a significant achievement.

ARC Raiders initially received good reviews from critics and websites. However, a recent review from Eurogamer, giving the game a low 2/5 (40%), significantly lowered its overall score. The review strongly criticized the game’s use of AI-generated voices.

Nintendo announced that they’ll be streaming a Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday, November 12th, at 6am Pacific Time. The main event will be the first official trailer for The Super Mario Movie. They clarified that this presentation will focus solely on the movie and won’t include any news about upcoming games.

The Switch 2 update includes several convenient new features. For example, GameChat now prevents the system from automatically entering sleep mode during conversations. Players also have more control, with the option to turn off Chat Audio Panning.

Sony acquired a studio hoping to expand into ongoing, live-service games, but has since cancelled several multiplayer projects, with Helldivers 2 being their only recent success. Meanwhile, Destiny 2, after finishing its main story with the release of The Final Shape, is struggling – it’s losing players and overall enthusiasm for the game is at an all-time low.