Mobile gaming news roundup (December 2025): New releases, Industry movements and more

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  • Every important news coverage in the mobile gaming industry this December 2025.

With 2025 now over, this is my last Mobile Gaming News Roundup of the year, covering December. It was a busy month full of year-end reviews, unexpected news, and last-minute reveals – and the mobile gaming world didn’t miss a beat! Let’s recap the biggest highlights from the final month of the year.

Monthly Mobile Gaming News Roundup for December 2025

Week 1: December 01 to December 07

Executive Summary

The first week of December brought a variety of new game releases and updates worldwide. had its full global launch, and several other mobile games – including , , , and – also became available for players, particularly on Android.

Several games had limited releases recently, including Ragnarok Monster Kitchen, Party Pop Bubblyz, Xeno Warpath, Fairytale Quest, and MLB The Show in certain areas. Players can now pre-register for HEAVENHELLS, and Limit Zero Breakers will soon begin a closed beta test.

Recently, Netflix bought Warner Bros., causing quite a stir. Other news includes Apple announcing the winners of its 2025 App Store Awards, Roblox becoming unavailable in Russia, and the release of “Light of Motiram” being pushed back to 2028. On a brighter note, release windows were announced for both “Dungeons of DUSK” and “Way of the Hunter – Wild Europe.”

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Week 2: December 08 to December 14

Executive Summary

The week saw several new game releases, including Nightgate: Try Edition, Best Guess Live, Doki Doki Literature Club, Obey Me! Till Death Do Us Part, Ruler of the Land, and CloverPit. RIVOR, Magicmon: World, Immortals Revenge, and Fortnite (following its Android relaunch in the US) had softer launches, and Crossfire: Legends became available again in Southeast Asia.

You can now pre-register for several upcoming games, including Mindcop, Medabots Survivors, Super Marine Defense, Academy of Heroes, Gumslinger 2: Ducks & Nukes, Ponchorado, ABYSSDIA, and Arknights: Endfield. Many of these are expected to release in early 2026.

Recent gaming news highlights included the start of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in 2025, a fine levied against Webzen regarding its gacha systems, and Umamusume: Pretty Derby being named Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025. King Arthur: Legends Rise will be shutting down in March 2026, while Aniimo is planning a second beta test for early 2026.

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Week 3: December 15 to December 21

Executive Summary

Okay, so it was a pretty solid week for gaming! I saw a bunch of new stuff drop – Doraemon Comic Traveler, Contra Guns, SlimyLeap, Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge, Spilled!, Legendary Pilots, and Craft Warriors Frontier all launched worldwide. Plus, Pepp Heroes: Relic Quest started rolling out in some countries as a soft launch. Definitely some new things to check out!

Sign-ups are now open for Hatch Dragons, and several new games are planned for release, including SILT, Twin Shot Deluxe, Fallen Sword II, Koihime Taisen, and DAVE THE DIVER. Project RX also hinted at a unique isekai adventure. For sports fans, Be A Pro: Football is coming, along with FIFA on Netflix Games and FIFA Super Soccer on Roblox.

It was a pretty wild week for gaming, honestly. I was surprised to see Light of Motiram suddenly disappear from all the stores. Then Blade & Soul Heroes announced it’s shutting down in Korea, which is a bummer for fans over there. On the brighter side, Rainbow Six Mobile finally gave us a launch date, and I’m hyped for that! But also, some sad news – Real Racing 3 is going to retire in March 2026, which is a long way off, but still… and finally, it looks like KONAMI might be trying to grab the license for FIFA games now, which could be a big shake-up!

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Week 4: December 22 to December 28

Executive Summary

Several games gained traction recently with global launches: #DRIVE Rally, Pond Pals, Frostland Survival, and ROM: Golden Age. Eternal Sword Pact became available on December 26th. Meanwhile, pre-registration began for a host of upcoming titles – including Motto Immortal, Taimanin Squad, Astro Defenders: Capt. Couch, Spirits of Aetheria, Lunar Order, Dragon Traveler, and Heartopia – most of which are expected to release in early 2026.

It was another quiet week for mobile games, with Goddess Order, TEPPEN, and MARVEL Mystic Mayhem all announcing they will be shutting down. On the brighter side, King’s Raid is starting closed beta sign-ups, and BLEACH Mirrors High is aiming for a summer 2026 release. Kairosoft unveiled their new game, KochiKame: Ryo-san’s Billion-Yen Beat, and registration for the FIFAe Club World Cup 26 is now open.

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Week 5: December 29 to December 31

Executive Summary

Over the past three days, several new games became available worldwide. These include Treasure Flea Market, Lost Oasis: Monster War, The Biggleboss Incident, and Asphalt Champions.

With the open beta launch of Tavern Tale and global pre-registration now available, several other games – Battle Racer: Zombie Island, Banishers: Faiths Entwined, and DATE A LIVE: Love Limit Break – have also opened pre-registration, hinting at their release in 2026.

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