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December 11, 2025

Lush post-apocalyptic adventure game Verdant announced for PC

Publisher Megabit and developer Tiny Roar have announced their new adventure game, Verdant, set in a post-apocalyptic landscape. The game will be available on PC via Steam, but the release date is not yet disclosed. Players will follow the protagonist, Sprout, as they navigate moral dilemmas and nostalgia while balancing personal survival with the needs of nature. Key features include exploring a transformed world with mutated flora and fauna, utilizing Sprout's unique abilities to influence the environment, gathering resources, crafting equipment, and ensuring survival against various threats. An announcement trailer and screenshots have been released.

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November 16, 2025

Black Ops 7’s finest “sickos” dreamed up a truly terrifying new Zombies enemy, but things will get even “crazier” in Season 1

Black Ops 7 features a Zombies experience with the debut round-based map, Ashes of the Damned, which is the largest in the series and pays tribute to the Tranzit map. It reunites iconic characters from Black Ops 6 with their Dark Aether counterparts, including Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo, and Richtofen. Players can engage in four modes: Standard, Directed, Survival, and Cursed, with the return of Dead Ops Arcade. A new enemy, the Zursa, a zombified bear, introduces a fresh challenge, while Ol' Tessie, an upgradable pickup truck, serves as a significant navigational tool. The Cursed mode offers a greater challenge for dedicated fans. A new round-based map is expected to debut in Black Ops 7 Season 1, launching in early December.

AppWizard

November 9, 2025

New co-op FPS combines the open-world hordes of Dying Light and the style of Borderlands, with a demo you can try first

Skopje '83 is a first-person shooter developed by the indie studio Dark-1 over six years, inspired by cel shading and concept art. The game is set in Skopje, North Macedonia, where players navigate a hostile environment using a mobile base called DOM, an armored bus for storing gear, crafting weapons, and recuperating. It features an open-world design, encouraging exploration and experimentation, with a dynamic world where death alters the landscape. Players can team up to combat mutated creatures and gather blueprints. A demo update has been released, and the full version is available on Steam for .99, with a 10% discount until November 14.

AppWizard

October 27, 2025

Five new Steam games you probably missed (October 27, 2025)

On an average day, Steam launches approximately a dozen new games. Misery - Release Date: October 24 - Developer: Platypus Entertainment - Players take on the role of a soldier for a private military company in a fictional Eastern European nation, tasked with protecting a secret research institute amid a nuclear explosion, scavenging for artifacts while facing hostile humans and mutated creatures. The game features a late '90s 3D art style. Splintered - Release Date: October 24 - Developers: dotMake Studios - After early access, Splintered offers an 8-bit-inspired JRPG experience with a "splintering" mechanic that alters the world and enemy traits, enhancing replayability. The Bench - Release Date: October 25 - Developer: Voxel Studios - Players embody an elderly man who enjoys spending time on park benches, solving puzzles, feeding pigeons, and fishing in a whimsical setting. The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles - Release Date: October 23 - Developer: Fix-a-Bug - This dungeon-crawler blends fast-paced action with turn-based mechanics, featuring 50 unique level archetypes, crafting options, and a diverse skill tree.

Winsage

October 18, 2025

Windows Rust-based Kernel GDI Vulnerability Leads to Crash and Blue Screen of Death Error

A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft’s Rust-based kernel component for the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) within Windows, which can cause a system-wide crash (BSOD). The issue was discovered during a fuzzing campaign by Check Point, which revealed crashes and potential code execution risks. The vulnerability is linked to an out-of-bounds array access in the win32kbasers.sys driver during the path-to-region conversion in NtGdiSelectClipPath, triggered by a malformed EmfPlusDrawBeziers record. A proof-of-concept demonstrated that embedding a crafted metafile could lead to a BSOD from low-privilege sessions on Windows 11. Microsoft addressed the flaw in OS Build 26100.4202 through an update released on May 28, 2025. Despite being classified as a non-critical denial-of-service issue, this incident highlights the challenges of integrating memory-safe programming languages into operating systems.

Winsage

October 17, 2025

Denial of Fuzzing: Rust in the Windows kernel

Check Point Research (CPR) identified a significant security vulnerability in the Rust-based kernel component of the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Windows, reported to Microsoft in January 2025. The issue was resolved in OS Build 26100.4202, part of the KB5058499 update released on May 28, 2025. The vulnerability was discovered during a fuzzing campaign targeting the Windows graphics component through metafiles, revealing multiple security issues including information disclosure and arbitrary code execution. The specific bug was linked to a crash occurring during the execution of a NtGdiSelectClipPath syscall in the win32kbasers.sys driver, triggered by an out-of-bounds memory access when processing malformed metafile records. Microsoft classified the vulnerability as moderate severity and addressed it in a non-security update, implementing substantial changes to the affected kernel module.

AppWizard

October 11, 2025

Take a break from Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4 and try their lightning-fast counterpart’s massive new season for free

The new Torchlight Infinite season 'Overrealm' invites players back to the free-to-play ARPG, offering an alternative to games like Diablo 4 and Path of Exile. Season 12 introduces the 'Overrealm,' an unstable alternate dimension with a revamped endgame where players race against time for rewards. Players can customize rewards using items like 'Bottled Shadow' and 'Containment Dossier,' enhancing gameplay with features such as combat pets and teleporters. The talent system has been revamped with 'Ethereal Prisms,' allowing players to gain bonuses by socketing them into talent nodes. The character Bing has a new hero trait, 'Creative Genius,' enabling a tactical spellcasting approach. The update includes new legendary gear with universal mechanics, buffs, and debuffs, as well as 'combo skills' for executing sequences of moves. The Outlaw mechanic from the previous season is now part of the core game, along with various quality-of-life improvements like reduced Ember costs for crafting and a more responsive Trade House. The 'Overrealm' update is available for free on Steam.

AppWizard

September 12, 2025

Cronos The New Dawn gets hefty discount just days after launch

Bloober Team has released a new horror game titled Cronos: The New Dawn, which is available for .99 / £39.99 on Fanatical with a 20% discount. The game features a tense atmosphere, frightening encounters, and innovative mechanics, set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where players navigate back to 1980s Poland. Players take on the role of the Traveler and face mutated beings known as 'Orphans,' who can merge with other corpses to become stronger adversaries. The game combines intense combat with resource management, creating a survival horror experience.

AppWizard

August 8, 2025

Zooparasite Shapes Up to be One of 2025’s Scariest Games on PC and Console

Zooparasite is a survival horror game developed by Mascot Bro Studio in collaboration with Ratalaika Games, available on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC. Players navigate the city's sewer system, which has been affected by a toxic chemical spill that mutated local wildlife into horrifying creatures. The game emphasizes stealth, agility, and cunning as players must evade these mutants, including a notable hybrid of spider, man, and centipede. Key features include a terrifying atmosphere, challenging gameplay, exploration and strategy, a mysterious narrative, and immersive sound design. The game is currently priced at £11.99 on Xbox, with a promotional discount of £9.59.

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July 1, 2025

Cats Away Confirmed For PC & Console Release Next Week

Indie game developer Studio Saizensen, in collaboration with publisher Nicalis, will release Cats Away on July 10, 2025, for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PS5. The game features three sisters—Kanna, Lilia, and Alicia—who embark on a maritime adventure with their feline companions. Players will manage their ship's crew and resources, engage in combat, and explore various ports. The game includes over 60 catmates with unique abilities, a single-player experience of over 30 hours, customizable ships, over 150 unique weapons, and an unlockable online mode. Special cat crew members inspired by popular characters will also be available.