Multiple events, the Nameless General World Boss, a new Puzzle Cave, and more await fans of the free-to-play wuxia action RPG.
CD Projekt CFO Piotr Nielubowicz previously talked about "new content" that "may see release in the coming year" and impact earnings.
Microsoft closes out 2025 in the worst way for its console line-up, prompting concerns despite a stacked 2026 release schedule.
"I think we'll have a lot to announce this year. Stay tuned," promises series creator Yuji Horii, though further details remain unknown.
Elias Toufexis, who played protagonist Adam Jensen, is vocal about his disdain towards the franchise's handling in recent years.
Since the first two episodes went live in October 2025, players have completed 52.5 million shifts and dispatched over one billion heroes.
The open-world hub was ultimately a compromise between the developers and Nintendo after conflicting approaches to game design.
The new title could be Project M, announced back in 2023 and seemingly offering a "vision that could only exist on Nintendo hardware."
As revealed by concurrent player numbers on Steam, ARC Raiders has retained about 90% of its players, while Battlefield 6 has retained 16%.
Hideki Kamiya says the team "had our noses to the grindstone so thoroughly that before we knew it, another year passed us by."
Shai Matheson said that playing the superhero makes him feel "unbelievably humbled to be doing it" and "like a competition winner."
Hideo Kojima brought in the new year by talking about the "second phase" of Kojima Productions and his plans for the studio.
The extraction shooter was followed by the Steam Deck, along with other games like Battlefield 6 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Dataminers have also discovered references to local multiplayer for Wilds, as well as a Switch 2 upgrade for Monster Hunter Rise.
"We aim to release about one title per year, including both announced and unannounced titles," said Konami's Motoi Okamoto.
Kojima noted in a recent Q&A video that he always considers his most recent release as being the best one he has worked on so far.
"It was just a new tool, we tried it, and we didn't like it at all. It felt wrong," said Guillaume Broche when asked about AI use.
Cloud Imperium Games is now working on polishing, bug fixing and optimization for the single-player title as it works on its beta launch.
The DLC expected to be in development at The Witcher remake developer Fool's Theory, and will kickstart The Witcher 4's marketing.
While the title is "fully playable from beginning to end," IOI is taking more time to "further polish and refine the experience."
