On December 12 at 21:19, Team Spirit secured their third victory in the DreamLeague Season 27 tournament by defeating Team Liquid.

Enzo Gianoli, better known by his handle Timado and a member of Virtus.pro's Dota 2 roster, explained in an interview during DreamLeague Season 27 how experience in other games has helped him read and play Dota 2 differently. He said that switching between genres recently altered his approach to movement, map use and decision making in Valve's MOBA.

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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.

At The Game Awards 2025 the studio Wildlight Entertainment unveiled Highguard, a new free-to-play shooter. Wildlight’s team includes developers who previously worked on Apex Legends and Titanfall. Highguard was the final title announced during the ceremony.