On December 18th, Sky Noon will officially launch 1.0 of the "grappling hook swinging" Old West shooter. Players can look forward to a new game mode called Money Bags where players are in a free-for-all battle to collect the most coins possible and make a deposit in the bank. Duels and Time Trials have also been retooled to add more customization options and a new map has been added to spice up the fun.

Warlords Awakening developers have announced that players will be able to take part in "a magical Christmas full of adventures" starting December 19th. Players can expect "a variety of surprises including new content and an exclusive Christmas event" going forward through the rest of the month.

Black Desert Online developer, Pearl Abyss, has announced that it has set up a new office in Manhattan Beach, California to expand its operations in North America. This is the first branch located in NA and "comes after Pearl Abyss recently announced that the company had acquired CCP Games, the creators of the popular spaceship MMORPG, EVE Online," according to the press announcement.

With Book of Demons out of the gate (the game went out of Early Access last Thursday), it's now time to take a closer look at one of its most interesting features - the Flexiscope dungeon generator.

From December 18th to January 2nd, Pokemon Go players will be able to take part in its annual event when experience, candy and much more doubles for specific time periods. In addition, the limited-time Pikachu with a holiday hat on will be available and rarer Pokemon will be more commonly found in Eggs. Players will receive an Incubator every time they visit a PokeStop. Lastly, it's possible that a very rare version of Delibird will shop up from time to time.

Armored Warfare has been updated to bring Season 2: Arabian Nights into the game. Players will find new content across several chapters "in war-hardened Magnus Holter's narrative" along with new customization options and formidable new vehicles to collect. Players will also find that low-tier vehicles have been completely overhauled and rebalanced to increase mobility and rate of fire.

Gamigo has sent word that the holidays have descended into all of its stable of games including Trove, Atlas Reactor, Aura Kingdom, Echo of Soul - Phoenix and all the rest. Players can log in to their favorite virtual world to find activities, prizes, rewards and fun from now through early 2019.