YouTube is updating its video search filters by renaming, removing, and adjusting options to improve user experience, including adding a Shorts filter, changing duration options, removing 'Last hour' and 'Sort by Rating' filters, and emphasizing 'Popularity' for relevant videos. These changes aim to make filters more intuitive, though they are not yet widely rolled out.
Minecraft remains a global phenomenon in 2025, with significant community engagement, new updates like Mounts of Mayhem, record-breaking stats such as nearly a billion copper golems spawned, and major events including the release of the Minecraft movie and collaborations, ensuring its continued popularity into 2026.
The producer of Guilty Gear Strive indicated that future updates for the Switch version may be limited due to hardware constraints and development challenges, with the team considering how much they can push to support the platform moving forward.
Xbox's auto update feature only applies updates to games played within the past 28 days, which can frustrate users expecting all installed games to update automatically. This policy aims to reduce unnecessary updates for infrequently played titles, but many gamers find it confusing and wish for more control. The small print explaining this behavior has caused some dissatisfaction among players.
The article provides a comprehensive starter guide for the Xbox Ally handheld gaming device, emphasizing the importance of updating all software, understanding button functions, enabling offline permissions, adjusting operating modes for optimal performance, activating Battery Care mode, installing useful apps, and considering accessories to enhance the gaming experience.
The U.S. government has issued urgent warnings for iPhone and Android users to update their devices immediately due to active attacks exploiting multiple vulnerabilities, including WebKit and Chromium flaws, driven by commercial spyware. Deadlines for federal agencies to update are set between December 23 and January 5, emphasizing the critical need for all users to apply updates to prevent exploitation.
Google is shifting to more frequent Android updates, starting with Android 16, which introduces features like AI-powered notification summaries, Call Reason for urgent calls, pinned tabs in Chrome, and scam detection with Circle to Search, enhancing user experience and security.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a mandatory update warning for Android devices due to two critical vulnerabilities that could allow remote denial of service attacks. Google and Samsung have confirmed fixes, with a deadline of December 23 for federal users and a recommended update for all others. The vulnerabilities, particularly affecting Samsung devices, involve remote memory access issues, emphasizing the need for timely updates to mitigate risks.
Google's December 2025 Android Security Bulletin reveals numerous severe vulnerabilities affecting Android 13 and later, including critical flaws in the Android Framework and system level, which will be addressed in device-specific updates starting December 5, 2025. Users are advised to update their devices to stay protected.
Sony will host a 40-minute State of Play Japan broadcast on November 11, showcasing updates and new looks at games from Japan and Asia, including interviews and previews of anticipated titles, hosted by Yuki Kaji.
PopCap Games has released multiple updates for Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, including patches v1.2.1, v1.3.0, and upcoming v1.4.0, which introduce bug fixes, gameplay improvements, and platform-specific enhancements, with the latest patch focusing on audio, visual fixes, and controller support on Nintendo Switch and other platforms.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, released recently on Switch 2, will receive two free updates to enhance gameplay, though details and release dates are not yet known. The game is set before Tears of the Kingdom and is part of the Zelda crossover series. Additionally, a live-action Zelda film is in production, scheduled for 2027.
Borderlands 4 experienced initial sales softness due to technical issues on PC and performance problems on all platforms, but Take-Two remains confident it will recover and achieve strong long-term sales, supported by high critical praise and record-breaking player engagement at launch.
The Sims 4 received a major update with over 150 community-voted fixes to improve gameplay, along with new West African-inspired content including fashion, furniture, and cooking options, aiming to enhance the player experience amidst recent controversies and bugs.
ARC Raiders has released a detailed 2025 roadmap with major updates planned for November and December, aiming to establish itself as a long-term player in the extraction shooter genre, despite competition from Bungie's Marathon and uncertainties about its long-term success.
