Today in Gaming News – December 2, 2024

The gaming industry has delivered more gaming news today, including the start of the pre-download for the highly-anticipated Infinity Nikki.

Here at Simulation Daily, we publish roundups with more gaming news that couldn’t be covered in individual articles, to keep you up to date with the work and games from a wider variety of developers than we otherwise could.

Before we get into it here are handy links to gaming news that did get its own separate coverage.

• ANA Showing Super Cute Pokémon Safety Videos on All Flights for a Limited Time
• City-Builder Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic World Maps DLC Releases December 13
• Black Desert Announces Enhanced Builds for PS5 & Xbox Series X|S Coming First Half of 2025
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Teases Squid Game Crossover
• PUBG Opens Up 2025 Global Partner Team Program, Seeking Applications
• Storage Hunter Simulator Christmas Content Pack on the Way After 100k Sales

Now, let’s get down to business with our news. Incidentally, if you’re interested in gaming news specifically about flight simulation, we have a dedicated roundup.

Infinity Nikki Pre-Downloads Start Ahead of Release

The highly-anticipated free-to-play game Infinity Nikki will be out on December 5, but you can already pre-download it.

The download is available on PS5, Epic Games Store, iOS, and Android. We already know that over 35 million players pre-registered for the game.

Players will get a bunch of rewards at launch including a special stylist background, a camera pose, two 4-star outfits, and enough crystals for 126 total pulls from the limited and permanent banners. This is on top of the rewards for hitting pre-registration goals which are 50,000 Blings, 300 Threads of Purity, 20 Resonite Crystals, and a 4-star outfit.

Marvel Rivals Showcases Black Widow

Marvel Rivals developer Netease showcased one of the characters that will appear in the game, and it’s Black Widow, who will play the role of Duelist.

The game is launching very soon on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on December 6, 2024.

Honkai: Star Rail Showcases Sunday Ahead of His Release

HoYoverse released another trailer showcasing Sunday, one of the new characters coming in Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.7, releasing on December 4.

The game is available for PC, PS5, iOS, and Android.