It's official: Rockstar says GTA 6 targets 30 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. PS5 Pro gets PSSR upscaling and ray-traced shadows, but the statement mentions no higher framerate mode. Launch is Nov 19. Dealbreaker or not? #GTA6
November 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
It's official: Rockstar says GTA 6 targets 30 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. PS5 Pro gets PSSR upscaling and ray-traced shadows, but the statement mentions no higher framerate mode. Launch is Nov 19. Dealbreaker or not? #GTA6
UNION: Xbox sabotaged Blade to kill Arkane
STJV: 19-mo hiring freeze "artificially" caused delays Xbox cites to close the studio.
"Just not profitable enough for Microsoft."
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arkane-union-says-xbox-is-sabotaging-blade-development/
#Xbox
STJV: 19-mo hiring freeze "artificially" caused delays Xbox cites to close the studio.
"Just not profitable enough for Microsoft."
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arkane-union-says-xbox-is-sabotaging-blade-development/
#Xbox
November 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM
UNION: Xbox sabotaged Blade to kill Arkane
STJV: 19-mo hiring freeze "artificially" caused delays Xbox cites to close the studio.
"Just not profitable enough for Microsoft."
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arkane-union-says-xbox-is-sabotaging-blade-development/
#Xbox
STJV: 19-mo hiring freeze "artificially" caused delays Xbox cites to close the studio.
"Just not profitable enough for Microsoft."
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arkane-union-says-xbox-is-sabotaging-blade-development/
#Xbox
Japan's GTA 6 build is ~1.2GB smaller than the global build (PS5: 208.725GB vs 209.913GB), and its CERO rating has no sexual content icon. Fans suspect cuts, like GTA 5's Japan release got. Rockstar hasn't confirmed any regional differences. #GTA6
November 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Japan's GTA 6 build is ~1.2GB smaller than the global build (PS5: 208.725GB vs 209.913GB), and its CERO rating has no sexual content icon. Fans suspect cuts, like GTA 5's Japan release got. Rockstar hasn't confirmed any regional differences. #GTA6
GTA 6 doesn't unlock everywhere at once. PS5 gets a rolling midnight launch, country by country, starting in New Zealand on Nov 19. By the time it's midnight in LA, Kiwis will have been playing for 21 hours. Pre-load is live now. #GTA6
November 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
GTA 6 doesn't unlock everywhere at once. PS5 gets a rolling midnight launch, country by country, starting in New Zealand on Nov 19. By the time it's midnight in LA, Kiwis will have been playing for 21 hours. Pre-load is live now. #GTA6
GTA 6 pre-orders are "unprecedented" and "far in excess" of expectations, Take-Two says. The actual number? Not disclosed. Zelnick confirmed Rockstar has finished the game, which launches Nov 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Digital pre-load opens today. #GTA6
November 10, 2026 at 7:08 AM
GTA 6 pre-orders are "unprecedented" and "far in excess" of expectations, Take-Two says. The actual number? Not disclosed. Zelnick confirmed Rockstar has finished the game, which launches Nov 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Digital pre-load opens today. #GTA6
A real GTA 6 Grotti Cheetah, built by West Coast Customs and reportedly based on a Ferrari Testarossa, is on sale at Selfridges London for £1,000,000. No checkout button: buyers must book Personal Shopping. Or steal one in Vice City from Nov 19. #GTA6
November 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
A real GTA 6 Grotti Cheetah, built by West Coast Customs and reportedly based on a Ferrari Testarossa, is on sale at Selfridges London for £1,000,000. No checkout button: buyers must book Personal Shopping. Or steal one in Vice City from Nov 19. #GTA6
Banned from Battlefield 6 for "cheating", a player says he took EA to court in Brazil and won. He says the ruling voided both bans, restored his account and ordered compensation plus a fine. EA hasn't commented publicly. #Battlefield6
November 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Banned from Battlefield 6 for "cheating", a player says he took EA to court in Brazil and won. He says the ruling voided both bans, restored his account and ordered compensation plus a fine. EA hasn't commented publicly. #Battlefield6
GTA 6 is getting its own music festival: Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin and more at Mana Wynwood in Miami on Nov 21, two days after launch. The catch: tickets go through a 17+ lottery, and a winning code only gives you a chance to buy. #GTA6
November 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
GTA 6 is getting its own music festival: Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin and more at Mana Wynwood in Miami on Nov 21, two days after launch. The catch: tickets go through a 17+ lottery, and a winning code only gives you a chance to buy. #GTA6
GTA 6 pre-load opens Nov 10, earlier than some pre-order pages said. Rockstar says the file needs up to 212GB. Boxed copies hold only a code, no disc. Launch is still Nov 19. #GTA6 #gaming https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/gta-vi-support/
November 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
GTA 6 pre-load opens Nov 10, earlier than some pre-order pages said. Rockstar says the file needs up to 212GB. Boxed copies hold only a code, no disc. Launch is still Nov 19. #GTA6 #gaming https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/gta-vi-support/
GTA 6 on Xbox One? Only via the cloud. Xbox says GTA VI streams on Xbox One through Xbox Cloud Gaming from 1am ET on Nov 19, using Series S settings, and the game is sold separately. Xbox also calls it the most pre-ordered title ever on the Microsoft Store. #GTA6
November 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
GTA 6 on Xbox One? Only via the cloud. Xbox says GTA VI streams on Xbox One through Xbox Cloud Gaming from 1am ET on Nov 19, using Series S settings, and the game is sold separately. Xbox also calls it the most pre-ordered title ever on the Microsoft Store. #GTA6
Steam just pulled a week of Dead by Daylight reviews out of its score. Valve flagged Nov 1-6 as an off-topic review bomb after Behaviour gifted TheBurntPeanut every DLC, lifting recent reviews from Mixed back to Mostly Positive. Fair call? #DeadByDaylight #Steam
November 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Steam just pulled a week of Dead by Daylight reviews out of its score. Valve flagged Nov 1-6 as an off-topic review bomb after Behaviour gifted TheBurntPeanut every DLC, lifting recent reviews from Mixed back to Mostly Positive. Fair call? #DeadByDaylight #Steam
A language update just made Nier: Automata a 366GB install, up from about 50GB. Square Enix is investigating. Workaround: uncheck every DLC in Steam Properties.
https://sea.ign.com/nier-automata/251605/nier-automata-dev-working-on-fix-for-patch-that-accidentally-bloated-the-game-size-to-366gb-on-pc
https://sea.ign.com/nier-automata/251605/nier-automata-dev-working-on-fix-for-patch-that-accidentally-bloated-the-game-size-to-366gb-on-pc
November 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
A language update just made Nier: Automata a 366GB install, up from about 50GB. Square Enix is investigating. Workaround: uncheck every DLC in Steam Properties.
https://sea.ign.com/nier-automata/251605/nier-automata-dev-working-on-fix-for-patch-that-accidentally-bloated-the-game-size-to-366gb-on-pc
https://sea.ign.com/nier-automata/251605/nier-automata-dev-working-on-fix-for-patch-that-accidentally-bloated-the-game-size-to-366gb-on-pc
REPORT: Assassin's Creed Hexe, first teased in 2022, has reportedly been delayed internally from 2027 to 2028 after development issues, per Insider Gaming.
Ubisoft hasn't confirmed any date. Its Oct 29 update only promised "steady progress" and a bigger Hexe update in 2027. #AssassinsCreed
Ubisoft hasn't confirmed any date. Its Oct 29 update only promised "steady progress" and a bigger Hexe update in 2027. #AssassinsCreed
November 9, 2026 at 7:13 AM
REPORT: Assassin's Creed Hexe, first teased in 2022, has reportedly been delayed internally from 2027 to 2028 after development issues, per Insider Gaming.
Ubisoft hasn't confirmed any date. Its Oct 29 update only promised "steady progress" and a bigger Hexe update in 2027. #AssassinsCreed
Ubisoft hasn't confirmed any date. Its Oct 29 update only promised "steady progress" and a bigger Hexe update in 2027. #AssassinsCreed
Most of the original Mass Effect cast, including Jennifer Hale, Mark Meer and Brandon Keener, reunited for an N7 Day video with one message: "Save Mass Effect." It comes weeks after EA shut BioWare and cancelled Mass Effect 5. EA hasn't announced any reversal. #SaveMassEffect
November 8, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Most of the original Mass Effect cast, including Jennifer Hale, Mark Meer and Brandon Keener, reunited for an N7 Day video with one message: "Save Mass Effect." It comes weeks after EA shut BioWare and cancelled Mass Effect 5. EA hasn't announced any reversal. #SaveMassEffect
Sony wins Australia's Hall of Shame.
CHOICE: you pay for PS Store "purchases" but get a revocable licence. New games digital-only from Jan 2028.
https://www.choice.com.au/shonky-awards/hall-of-shame/shonkys-2026/sony-interactive-entertainment/
#PlayStation
CHOICE: you pay for PS Store "purchases" but get a revocable licence. New games digital-only from Jan 2028.
https://www.choice.com.au/shonky-awards/hall-of-shame/shonkys-2026/sony-interactive-entertainment/
#PlayStation
November 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Sony wins Australia's Hall of Shame.
CHOICE: you pay for PS Store "purchases" but get a revocable licence. New games digital-only from Jan 2028.
https://www.choice.com.au/shonky-awards/hall-of-shame/shonkys-2026/sony-interactive-entertainment/
#PlayStation
CHOICE: you pay for PS Store "purchases" but get a revocable licence. New games digital-only from Jan 2028.
https://www.choice.com.au/shonky-awards/hall-of-shame/shonkys-2026/sony-interactive-entertainment/
#PlayStation
Sony just killed a Ratchet & Clank game before its worldwide launch. Mobile shooter Ranger Rumble leaves app stores Nov 21, servers shut down May 1, 2027, and all player data gets wiped. No reason given.
#RatchetAndClank #PlayStation
Source: https://www.rangerrumble.com/
#RatchetAndClank #PlayStation
Source: https://www.rangerrumble.com/
November 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Sony just killed a Ratchet & Clank game before its worldwide launch. Mobile shooter Ranger Rumble leaves app stores Nov 21, servers shut down May 1, 2027, and all player data gets wiped. No reason given.
#RatchetAndClank #PlayStation
Source: https://www.rangerrumble.com/
#RatchetAndClank #PlayStation
Source: https://www.rangerrumble.com/
Epic finally revealed the odds of Fortnite's free Item Shop token: 1 in 137,500 per chest in a normal match. Treasure Hours boost it 1.5x (about 1 in 91,667). The weekly Gold Outfit? 1 in 1,562,500. No pity timer.
Fair, or should Epic have shown odds on day one?
#Fortnite
Fair, or should Epic have shown odds on day one?
#Fortnite
November 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Epic finally revealed the odds of Fortnite's free Item Shop token: 1 in 137,500 per chest in a normal match. Treasure Hours boost it 1.5x (about 1 in 91,667). The weekly Gold Outfit? 1 in 1,562,500. No pity timer.
Fair, or should Epic have shown odds on day one?
#Fortnite
Fair, or should Epic have shown odds on day one?
#Fortnite
Marvel's Wolverine: 2.4M sold in 50 days, Sony confirms. Spider-Man 2 sold 2.5M in its first 24 hours. Reported budget: ~$300M.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/11/ps5-exclusive-marvels-wolverine-off-to-a-soft-start-2-4-million-copies-sold-to-date
#PS5
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/11/ps5-exclusive-marvels-wolverine-off-to-a-soft-start-2-4-million-copies-sold-to-date
#PS5
November 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Marvel's Wolverine: 2.4M sold in 50 days, Sony confirms. Spider-Man 2 sold 2.5M in its first 24 hours. Reported budget: ~$300M.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/11/ps5-exclusive-marvels-wolverine-off-to-a-soft-start-2-4-million-copies-sold-to-date
#PS5
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/11/ps5-exclusive-marvels-wolverine-off-to-a-soft-start-2-4-million-copies-sold-to-date
#PS5
8 years after the E3 2018 tease, The Elder Scrolls VI finally has a name: Sentinel.
No gameplay. No release date. Just sand, a scroll and a quote dated 4E 206, about 5 years after Skyrim. Bethesda: "it'll be some time before we're ready to share more."
#ElderScrolls #Gaming
No gameplay. No release date. Just sand, a scroll and a quote dated 4E 206, about 5 years after Skyrim. Bethesda: "it'll be some time before we're ready to share more."
#ElderScrolls #Gaming
November 4, 2026 at 7:16 AM
8 years after the E3 2018 tease, The Elder Scrolls VI finally has a name: Sentinel.
No gameplay. No release date. Just sand, a scroll and a quote dated 4E 206, about 5 years after Skyrim. Bethesda: "it'll be some time before we're ready to share more."
#ElderScrolls #Gaming
No gameplay. No release date. Just sand, a scroll and a quote dated 4E 206, about 5 years after Skyrim. Bethesda: "it'll be some time before we're ready to share more."
#ElderScrolls #Gaming
Itch.io says new game pages per day doubled in 2 months: ~3,000 in August to 6,000+ by Oct 30. Asked why, itch.io replied "take a guess 😭🤖". Downloads and purchases? NOT doubled.
Ban AI-made games, or is a disclosure tag enough?
#IndieGames #GameDev
Ban AI-made games, or is a disclosure tag enough?
#IndieGames #GameDev
November 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Itch.io says new game pages per day doubled in 2 months: ~3,000 in August to 6,000+ by Oct 30. Asked why, itch.io replied "take a guess 😭🤖". Downloads and purchases? NOT doubled.
Ban AI-made games, or is a disclosure tag enough?
#IndieGames #GameDev
Ban AI-made games, or is a disclosure tag enough?
#IndieGames #GameDev
10,977 games industry jobs lost in 2026, already more than all of 2025 (9,197), per Amir Satvat's ASGC layoffs tracker (through Oct 20). ~35 studios closed, 161 hit by layoffs, and it projects ~13,077 by year-end. Who pays for this, the execs or only the devs? #gamedev #gaming
November 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM