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December 1, 2025

We’ve been waiting for Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake for four years, and now it might be round the corner

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was initially announced in 2020 with a release date set for January 2021. The project has since moved from Ubisoft Mumbai to Ubisoft Montreal and faced significant development challenges. Industry insider Tom Henderson has indicated that the game may be released on January 16, 2026. The remake has generated excitement among fans, although enthusiasm has waned due to development hurdles.

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November 28, 2025

Siliconera 2025 PC Game Black Friday and Gift Guide

The Steam Winter Sale is scheduled to begin on December 18, 2025, following Black Friday on November 28, 2025. The Lenovo Legion Go S will be priced at 9.99 during Black Friday, while the Steam Deck's 256GB LCD model will cost 9.20 and the 512GB OLED version will be priced at 9. GOG offers a selection of games at discounted prices, including: - Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy – .49 - The Alters: Deluxe Edition – .10 - Breath of Fire IV – .99 - Devil May Cry HD Collection – .89 - Dino Crisis Bundle – .49 - Disco Elysium: The Final Cut – .99 - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition – .49 - Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition – .99 - Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Complete – .99 - Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered – .99 - Silent Hill 2 remake – .99 - Silent Hill 4: The Room – .99 - Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – .99 - The Witcher: Enhanced Edition – .49 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition – .99 Other PC games available for gifting or personal enjoyment include: - Ace Attorney Investigations – .99 - Atelier Yumia – .99 - Bad Rats: The Rats Revenge – [openai_gpt model="gpt-4o-mini" prompt="Summarize the content and extract only the fact described in the text bellow. The summary shall NOT include a title, introduction and conclusion. Text: As the holiday season approaches, the landscape of PC gaming presents a myriad of options for both gift-givers and enthusiasts alike. With platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG offering a variety of deals, navigating the best choices can be a bit overwhelming, especially with Black Friday looming on November 28, 2025. While enticing discounts are expected, savvy shoppers will note that the Steam Winter Sale is set to commence on December 18, 2025. This timing suggests that patience may be a virtue, particularly for those considering gifts for the December holidays. Choosing the Right System When contemplating a PC purchase, it’s prudent to engage in a conversation with the intended recipient. This is particularly true for desktops or laptops, where compatibility is paramount. Handheld devices, however, offer a more straightforward gifting experience. For instance, the Lenovo Legion Go S is available for 9.99 during Black Friday, while the Steam Deck offers a 256GB LCD model for 9.20 and a 512GB OLED version for 9. Gifting from GOG For those leaning towards gifting games, GOG stands out with its exclusive releases and a commitment to DRM-free titles. The platform ensures ongoing updates for compatibility, enhancing the user experience. Here’s a selection of noteworthy games available at attractive prices during the holiday shopping season: Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy – .49 The Alters: Deluxe Edition – .10 Breath of Fire IV – .99 Devil May Cry HD Collection – .89 Dino Crisis Bundle (includes Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2) – .49 Disco Elysium: The Final Cut – .99 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition – .49 Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition – .99 Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Complete – .99 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered – .99 Silent Hill 2 remake – .99 Silent Hill 4: The Room – .99 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – .99 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition – .49 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition – .99 Exploring Other Platforms Beyond GOG, Steam and other storefronts are brimming with discounts, including some enticing deals on 2024 releases that have only recently seen price reductions. Here’s a curated list of PC games to consider for your 2025 gifting needs or for personal enjoyment: Ace Attorney Investigations – .99 Atelier Yumia – .99 Bad Rats: The Rats Revenge – [cyberseo_openai model="gpt-4o-mini" prompt="Rewrite a news story for a business publication, in a calm style with creativity and flair based on text below, making sure it reads like human-written text in a natural way. The article shall NOT include a title, introduction and conclusion. The article shall NOT start from a title. Response language English. Generate HTML-formatted content using tag for a sub-heading. You can use only , , , , and HTML tags if necessary. Text: When it comes to shopping for PC games, it’s difficult to really consult any one guide, as Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG often feature multiple ones and aren’t 100% reliant on Black Friday. So there will definitely be special deals around November 28, 2025, but we know the Steam Winter Sale for the year starts on December 18, 2025. It means keeping an eye out is wise, but it might also be smart to consider holding off on some gifts until we get closer to the December holidays. Still, it never hurts to be prepared and aware! Recommended VideosIn terms of systems, it’s usually best to actually consult with the recipient before just springing a PC on them. Especially if you are going with a desktop or laptop, since you’ll want to keep compatibility in mind. If you’re going with a handheld, it’s easier. Someone could get a Lenovo Legion Go S on sale for Black Friday for $579.99. A Steam Deck 256GB LCD model is $319.20 as of time of writing, and the 512GB OLED is always $549. A good option to keep in mind for PC game gifting is GOG, as there are some exclusive releases there and we also get DRM-free games from that platform. The company also will offer updates to ensure compatibility, which is handy. Here are some suggestions we have for games you can find there at pretty good prices around the holiday shopping season, as well as their Black Friday 2025 deals. Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy – $1.49 The Alters: Deluxe Edition – $37.10 Breath of Fire IV – $4.99 Devil May Cry HD Collection – $9.89 Dino Crisis Bundle (with Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2) – $8.49 Disco Elysium The Final Cut – $9.99 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition – $7.49 Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition – $9.99 Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Complete – $4.99 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered – $14.99 Silent Hill 2 remake – $34.99 Silent Hill 4: The Room – $6.99 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – $9.99 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition – $1.49 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition – $9.99 But in general, a lot of games are on sale on Steam and other storefronts! Including some good deals on 2024 games that didn’t get major price drops until now. So here are some PC games to consider when shopping for 2025 gifts or picking up items for yourself. Ace Attorney Investigations – $19.99 Atelier Yumia – $48.99 Bad Rats: The Rats Revenge – $0.59 Blue Prince – $19.79 Civilization VII – $45.49 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – $39.99 Digimon Story: Time Stranger – $62.99 Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – $35.99 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – $33.49 Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster bundle – $48.74 FFVII Remake Intergrade – $19.99 FFVII Rebirth – $34.99 FFXVI Complete Edition – $34.99 Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut – $35.99 Harvestella – $23.99 Kingdom Hearts Integrum – $49.99 Life is Strange Remastered – $11.99 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – $32.99 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – $48.99 Metaphor: ReFantazio – $34.99 Octopath Traveler 2 – $23.99 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – $38.99 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance – $23.99 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – $20.99 Signalis – $13.99 Silent Hill f – $55.99 Stellar Blade Complete Edition – $63.99 Tales of Graces f Remastered – $19.99 Two Point Museum – $23.99 Also, don’t forget to check Epic Games Store every Thursday! Free games are given away, and you can bulk up your library and give yourself something to play over holiday breaks that way." temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" ].59 Blue Prince – .79 Civilization VII – .49 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – .99 Digimon Story: Time Stranger – .99 Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – .99 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – .49 Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster bundle – .74 FFVII Remake Intergrade – .99 FFVII Rebirth – .99 FFXVI Complete Edition – .99 Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut – .99 Harvestella – .99 Kingdom Hearts Integrum – .99 Life is Strange Remastered – .99 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – .99 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – .99 Metaphor: ReFantazio – .99 Octopath Traveler 2 – .99 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – .99 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance – .99 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – .99 Signalis – .99 Silent Hill f – .99 Stellar Blade Complete Edition – .99 Tales of Graces f Remastered – .99 Two Point Museum – .99 Lastly, don’t overlook the Epic Games Store, which offers free games every Thursday. This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your library and discover new titles to enjoy during the holiday break." max_tokens="3500" temperature="0.3" top_p="1.0" best_of="1" presence_penalty="0.1" frequency_penalty="frequency_penalty"].59 - Blue Prince – .79 - Civilization VII – .49 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – .99 - Digimon Story: Time Stranger – .99 - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – .99 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – .49 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster bundle – .74 - FFVII Remake Intergrade – .99 - FFVII Rebirth – .99 - FFXVI Complete Edition – .99 - Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut – .99 - Harvestella – .99 - Kingdom Hearts Integrum – .99 - Life is Strange Remastered – .99 - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – .99 - Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – .99 - Metaphor: ReFantazio – .99 - Octopath Traveler 2 – .99 - Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – .99 - Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance – .99 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – .99 - Signalis – .99 - Silent Hill f – .99 - Stellar Blade Complete Edition – .99 - Tales of Graces f Remastered – .99 - Two Point Museum – .99 The Epic Games Store also provides free games every Thursday, allowing users to expand their library.

AppWizard

November 27, 2025

Bloodlines 2’s disastrous $37 million write-down “lies fully” with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has a 56% lifetime rating on Steam and has sold approximately 121,500 copies, generating around million in net revenue. Paradox Interactive will not develop a sequel, Bloodlines 3, and has written down SEK 355 million on the game's development costs. The game has been criticized for lacking a coherent sequel experience, a compelling narrative, and suffering from technical glitches and chaotic combat mechanics. Paradox's CEO acknowledged miscalculations in sales expectations, stating the game is outside their core areas. Despite setbacks, two DLCs, Loose Cannon and The Flower and The Flame, are planned for release in 2026. The World of Darkness franchise has struggled with recent video game adaptations, with few achieving notable success.

AppWizard

November 26, 2025

Sorry Witcher 4, but Warframe’s dark fantasy sister is my most-wanted RPG, and it just took one step closer to launch

Soulframe is developing a Founders program that offers players four distinct options across two tiers, with each Wyld pack providing access to specific Pact or class trees, unique weapons, a talisman, a customized spirit guide, Moonsteel Threads for transmogging, Figments for dyeing armor, and Arcs as premium currency. The pricing for the Wyld packs is .99 each, while the Wyld Paragon pack is priced at .99 and includes additional features like a unique greatsword and the ability to plant a flower in Eternium Gardens. The recent launch of Preludes 12 introduces a greatsword for fighter-oriented Envoys, enhancements to sub-bosses, and fast travel, along with new cast members.

AppWizard

November 25, 2025

Chinese Room co-founder wanted Paradox to drop the ‘Bloodlines 2’ name, because “no one would be happy” with the final game

Many players are disappointed with Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 due to performance issues, a lack of meaningful stakes, and disengaging RPG systems. The sequel does not maintain continuity with the original game, offering only scattered lore snippets. Dan Pinchbeck, co-founder of The Chinese Room, revealed that he advocated for a title change during development discussions with Paradox to reduce comparisons with the original game. He aimed to take over the development of Bloodlines 2 but noted the team wanted to infuse their own storytelling rather than simply finish Hardsuit Labs' work. Pinchbeck recognized the challenges of creating a true sequel within time and budget constraints and suggested aiming for a focused experience similar to Dishonored. He acknowledged the complexities of collaborative game development and the enduring legacy of the original Bloodlines game, which continues to overshadow its sequel.

AppWizard

November 17, 2025

Cities Skylines 2 dev announces split from Paradox, new studio will take over development

Paradox Interactive has ended its partnership with Colossal Order, the studio behind the Cities Skylines series for 15 years, due to disappointing reviews for recent titles. Colossal Order will continue to support the game until the end of the year, after which Iceflake Studios will take over development in 2026. Iceflake's responsibilities will include patches, ongoing work on the Editor and console editions, and future expansions. The core identity of Cities: Skylines 2 will remain unchanged despite the developer transition. Iceflake Studios has a background in mobile games and has received mixed reviews for its city-building game, Surviving the Aftermath.

AppWizard

November 14, 2025

New vampire RPG mixing The Witcher and Bloodlines 2 is already delivering on player feedback, and it’s not even out yet

Rebel Wolves has released a new gameplay demo for The Blood of Dawnwalker, incorporating significant changes based on player feedback. The studio, made up of former CD Projekt Red developers, has generated excitement for this RPG. The demo features the quest 'A Monk and a Saint,' where the protagonist, Coen, seeks a legendary sword. Players experience different scenarios depending on whether Coen is in human form during the day or as a vampire at night. In the daytime, Coen investigates an asylum and confronts a Murohn, using the Compel Soul hex to communicate with the deceased. The gameplay allows for real-time decision-making without pausing the choice menu, similar to The Witcher 3. A second camera option has been added based on player feedback for a wider view during combat and exploration. The Blood of Dawnwalker is set to release in 2026.

AppWizard

November 2, 2025

Warframe’s latest collaboration is with D&D’s sci fi rival, and I’ve already added those dice to my cart

Digital Extremes announced a collaboration with Paizo to develop a one-shot adventure themed around 1999 for Starfinder, titled Operation Orias, which is now available. The adventure allows players to embody four Protoframes—Amir, Aoi, Arthur, and Lettie—each with unique playstyles, to thwart the Corpus' plans involving Infested Chargers. Operation Orias features fast-paced gameplay and encourages creativity in character creation. The adventure is priced at .99 for a physical copy and .99 for a PDF, with physical editions limited to 2,000 prints. A seven-piece Warframe-themed dice set is also available for .99.

Winsage

October 31, 2025

AMD kills Windows 10 support in its latest Adrenalin update — Battlefield 6 picks up bug fixes and optimizations

On October 29, AMD released the Adrenalin software update version 25.10.2 for Radeon graphics, which includes support for games like Battlefield 6 and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, both using DirectX 12. The update supports AMD Ryzen AI 5 330's integrated Radeon 820M graphics, expands Vulkan support, and includes various bug fixes. It is compatible with Windows 10 and requires Windows 11 version 21H2 or later. The update limits new game support to AMD's Radeon RX 7000 and RX 9000 GPUs, dropping support for older RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 graphics cards. The update also introduces "Work Graphs" support for Radeon RX 9000 GPUs, enhancing GPU autonomy. Fixed issues include crashes in several games and stuttering with VR headsets, while known issues persist with Battlefield 6 and other titles. The driver is available for download from the AMD website.

AppWizard

October 31, 2025

KCD2 publisher’s stunning, troubled Norse RPG gets a whole new version just two months after launch, and it changes everything

The original Baldur's Gate was released in 1998, with its enhanced edition launched in 2012, 14 years later. The remastered version of Neverwinter Nights came out in 2018, 16 years after the original, while Aspyr Media's sequel enhancement was released 19 years post-launch. Echoes of the End was launched on August 12, 2023, and is set to receive an enhanced edition after only two months, despite having only 425 lifetime reviews and a mixed reception on Steam, with 68% positive reviews. The game features a cinematic, third-person action-adventure format inspired by Iceland. The enhanced edition will include significant changes such as updated animations, a revamped combat system, a new equipment system with 13 outfits and over 20 relics, and reduced puzzle complexity. These enhancements will be available at no extra cost to existing owners of the game.