On December 7, 2025, the VK Play Arena in Moscow hosted the large-scale final of the Sber Open Esports Games. The international event brought together top Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2 players from four countries — Russia, Kazakhstan, Estonia and Belarus. The tournament's total prize pool amounted to 4,000,000 rubles, and title partner Sber prepared special awards for the winners in addition to the cash prizes.

On December 9 at 22:05, the owner of VP (Virtus.pro) commented on the differences between the competitive scenes of Dota 2 and CS2.

Embark Studios has announced the release date for a major update to ARC Raiders: the winter-themed Cold Snap. The studio posted a short teaser on its account on X indicating that the "cold front" will reach the game on December 16, and the announcement was accompanied by an image showing a fallen raider lying in the snow.