Today in Gaming News – December 30, 2024

The gaming industry has delivered some interesting gaming news today, mostly focusing on new characters for popular free-to-play titles.

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 the news here are handy links to gaming news that did get its own separate coverage.

• Watch a Kemuri Developer Propose With the Game, and Enjoy Some Bonus Gameplay
• Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Is Adding a New PvP Map, Sniper Champion, & Horde Mode in 2025
• War Thunder Players Destroyed Over 2.1 Billion Aircrafts & 5.1 Billion Ground Vehicles in 2024
• Honkai: Star Rail Teases New World Amphoreus With Another Lore Trailer
• Phasmophobia Plans for 2025 Revealed in Development Preview 18

You may also want to check out an editorial we wrote about the fact that simulators and strategy games should not be crammed into the same category at gaming awards.

You can check out all the news below. Incidentally, if you’re interested specifically in flight simulation news, we have a dedicated roundup.

Genshin Impact Prepares for the Release of Mavuika With Exciting Music Video

Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse is preparing for the release of Pyro Archon Mavuika, who will join the popular free-to-play game with version 5.3, coming on January 1, 2025.

To celebrate, we get a trailer that is basically a music video, and it’s pretty awesome. It features the song “Blazing Heart.”

As usual, the video above features the version in English performed by Chrissy Costanza, while you can listen to the Japanese version performed by Mavuika’s voice actress Mikako Komatsu on the official YouTube channel.

Tokyo Xtreme racer Reveals Midnight Rose

The developers of Tokyo Extreme Racer at Genki revealed Midnight Rose, one of the rivals that the player will have to compete against in the racing game, which will be released in 2025 for PC via Steam.

The Hidden Ones Reveals New Gameplay as Pre-Alpha Test is Delayed

The developers of The Hidden Ones revealed gameplay from the story mode, but the biggest news is that the pre-alpha test has been delayed. It’ll now start on February 27, 2025.

You can read the full letter below, promising better localization, new tutorials, and better quality control for the game’s content thanks to the extra time.

If you’re wondering, The Hidden Ones is inspired by the Chinese webcomic and anime series Hitori no Shita: The Outcast. It’s coming for PC and mobile.