Windows 11 23H2 update reportedly slows down gaming performance for some but there does seem to be a somewhat complicated fix

As 2023 winds down, Fantastic Pixel Castle (FPC) provided a thank you alongside an insightful update on their upcoming MMORPG, Ghost detailing what’s to come next year. The blog started with gratitude towards their community that has taken interest in the upcoming game. FPC recognized the positive reception of Ghost's initial vision despite the game's early development stages.

Garfield is making a return to the silver screen next year with The Garfield Movie, with Chris Pratt voicing the lasagne-loving feline himself. However, that movie won't be the end of Garfield's exploits in the future, as it was revealed that a video game spinoff is currently in development, which will more than likely release before or alongside the movie's launch.

Starfield developer Bethesda has issued an end of year update for the space game, outlining what players can expect in 2024.

Embark Studios have released The Finals update 1.4.0, a mixture of balance tweaks, quality-of-life improvements and crash fixes which is going down like the proverbial lead balloon among fans of the free-to-play shooter's Heavy class. I'm definitely here for the crash fixes - I can't get The Finals to run for longer than five minutes, which is a shame, because as Graham tells it, this is the most exciting new multiplayer FPS in years. Specifically, it sounds like a blend of Battlefield and Rainbow Six: Siege with a smashable toytown aesthetic. But enough about me and my computer's refusal to let me have fun. What's going on with those Heavies, then?

Since the release of Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update KB5033375 for December's Patch Tuesday, there's been a deluge of reports from unhappy users with Wi-Fi connectivity issues, according to Bleeping Computer. A quick search of Reddit reveals a large number of users who've installed the latest update complaining about dropped connections or an inability to access Wi-Fi networks, and the picture is much the same on Twitter and the Microsoft Community Forums.

It is now being reported that multiple Elder Scrolls "spin-off" proposals were turned down by Bethesda, missing the chance to expand the franchise while the developer worked on other IPs like Fallout and the recently released Starfield.

California’s Civil Rights Department has reached a settlement with Activision Blizzard that will see the company pay tens of millions of dollars in damages to women for unfair pay and treatment — but, as part of the settlement, the CRD has dismissed its own allegations of a “frat boy” culture of widespread and systemic sexual harassment at the company.

12th Fail is one of Vikrant Massey’s blockbuster hits, released in theaters in October this year. Now, the movie is set to be released on OTT. Directed by Vidhy Vinod Chopra, the film stars Vikrant Massey in the lead role, alongside Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Priyanshu Chatterjee.

Tencent has reportedly shut down Team Kaiju, a subsidiary of TiMi Studio Group.

Nintendo has taken down the fan-made native PC HD port of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, claiming that it was copyrighted material. The files have been removed and in their place, a link to the takedown notice from Nintendo has been shared.

Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake 2 received widespread acclaim from fans and critics when it launched on 27th October, continuing the tale of the tortured, titular writer. The sequel to the cult-classic Alan Wake, buoyed by more than a decade of hype and developed by a Remedy with the momentum of a well-received Control behind it, you'd expect the game to sell like gangbusters, wouldn't you?

Square Enix has spilled a few more beans on Visions of Mana, the freshly announced, brand new instalment in the storied Mana series. For starters, this won't be an open world adventure. Questions were raised regarding the game's scope when its debut trailer showed off some huge environments, but no, it's not quite that big.