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Pearl Abyss expands AI across development as DokeV targets late 2028

The Crimson Desert studio says AI tests ideas and its team still builds the content. Crimson Desert's Switch 2 version is due in the first half of 2027.

The Game Awards 2026 nominees arrive November 18 MYT, with Roblox and PS5 streams added

The show itself airs at 8:30am MYT on December 11. Winners are 90% jury and 10% fan vote, and Vidio, mewatch and Bigo Live carry it in Southeast Asia.

PS5 QSSR upscaling reaches Spider-Man 2, with ARC Raiders and Control Resonant next

The free updates are for the base PS5, not the Pro. Control Resonant gets it in December, while ARC Raiders and The Finals have no date beyond soon.

Slay the Spire 2 adds The Fool, plus Blitz and Dread modes, in its biggest beta patch

The bow-wielding musician is the first new character since early access began in March. It is beta-only for now, and the main branch moves to v0.111.0.

Wolfenstein 3 is in production at MachineGames, with B.J. and Grace Walker back

Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson return as B.J. Blazkowicz and Grace Walker. Xbox has shown no trailer, platforms or release window for the sequel yet.

A patched $45 USB-C hub now works as a Switch 2 dock, HDR included

About 540 bytes of firmware answer Nintendo's dock handshake and a 108-byte fix repairs HDR. No code is public, and VRR still does not work on the hub.

Halo: Campaign Evolved gets a free four-player Firefight mode this winter

New maps and weapons are promised, but no date yet. More details come at Halo Fest in Seattle on December 12 and 13; PvP is still not announced.

Steam's Linux client goes 64-bit as Achievement Sets reach every player

The client now runs in a Steam Runtime container, though 32-bit libraries are still needed. DLC achievements can no longer break a 100% completion.

id Software confirms a new game directed by Hugo Martin as Doom gets Slaughter Mode

Teams in Texas and Frankfurt are on it, with no title or date yet. Doom: The Dark Ages adds an endless Slaughter Mode free for Revelations owners on Nov 16.

21 more original Xbox games reach PC, and KOTOR finally gets achievements

The PC list now has 25 games, 11 of the new 21 from Star Wars. Windows 11 is required, only six are on Game Pass, and old discs cannot be redeemed.

Microsoft Auto SR leaves preview on ROG Xbox Ally X and now works in handheld mode

A new Performance Mode lifts the cap to 120 fps and Auto HDR now works with it, but those two arrive later through Windows updates rather than today.

Ocarina of Time remake sells 5.2 million in four days, a Switch 2 record

Japan accounts for 810,000 of the sales, which include digital copies. Nintendo calls it the best start for any Switch 2 game it has published itself so far.

PS5 passes 100 million shipped, almost six years after launch

Sony's figure counts consoles shipped to stores. The PS5 is the fourth PlayStation past 100 million, but its pace is slower than the PS4's as prices climb.

Overwatch brings back 2-2-2 Role Queue for 6v6 Competitive on December 8

The four-week test runs next to 5v5 and Open Queue 6v6, with its own balance patch. Blizzard says 5v5 stays the main mode and admits queues may slow.

Nintendo DMCA wipes 144 Switch modchip firmware repos and Citron Neo from GitHub

Four November 6 notices also hit the Citron Neo emulator and two Yuzu copies. Installed modchips keep working, but firmware updates just got harder to find.

Switch 2 update 23.5.0 brings back eShop gifting, but only for family groups

Gifting switches on with an eShop update on November 17, child accounts cannot send gifts, and a dataminer says the firmware also patches October's jailbreak.

Marathon Symbiosis adds PvE Expeditions on December 8 with a free week

A 3v3 deathmatch beta, the Limbo social space and the blade-wielding Bishop shell arrive too, and progress from the December 8 to 15 free week carries over.

Steam now shows average Steam Deck framerates before you buy

A histogram exposes stutter that an average hides, data covers thousands of Deck-tested games, and desktop PCs are next via an opt-in on the Steam Client Beta.

PlayStation Plus PC app shuts down December 10 after under 0.4% used it

Premium members can still stream on PS5 and PlayStation Portal, and console benefits are untouched. Sony will notify affected PC users before the cut-off.

Sony cancels Fairgames after its playtest misses retention goals

Haven Studios keeps every job and becomes a support team for other PlayStation studios. The PvP heist game was revealed in 2023 and never got a release date.

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Modern Warfare 4's DMZ is free to try until 2 a.m. MYT on November 12

The trial covers the whole extraction mode, X01 and Story Missions included, on PC, PS5 and Xbox. UAV Towers were just made 40% rarer, which helps solo players.

AMD fixes the Radeon driver bug that kept SSDs writing in optional Adrenalin 26.11.1

The optional driver out November 12 fixes idle drive writes on RX 7000 cards and newer. It will not install itself, and RX 6000 coverage is still unclear.

Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy launches January 28, and its founders' beta ends January 7

Owlcat's Inquisition cRPG hits PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S together, with Switch 2 to follow. Steam keys go out first, and the PC beta closes three weeks early.

Take-Two guides up to $3.5 billion for the GTA 6 quarter as pre-orders run hot

Last quarter's bookings fell 18% to $1.60bn on a soft NBA 2K27, and the launch-quarter range sits just under analysts' $3.51bn. No pre-order count yet.

Phasmophobia's Ghost Hunts for Hearts raises over $230,000 for charity

Over 500 streamers joined Kinetic Games' week-long drive for the American Heart Association, doubling 2025. Log in by November 15 for the animated badge.

Sega's ALL.Net arcade outage: still no restart date after the November 12 update

Bandai Namco cabinets like Taiko no Tatsujin are back on trial, but maimai, CHUNITHM and other Sega games still have no restart date. Next update: November 17.

GeForce 8800 GTX turns 20 with a free Steam demo that needs an RTX 4070

Nvidia's free path-traced Steam demo lets you unbox an 8800 GTX in a 2006 gaming room. You need an RTX 4070 and 32GB of RAM to run it; an RTX 5080 is advised.

Free gputaskman tool shows which apps are eating your video memory

Scott Hanselman's open-source GPU task manager hit v0.3.5 in a week, adding Linux, macOS, AMD and Intel support plus per-process VRAM and AI model breakdowns.

Aurbis mod turns Skyrim into a persistent online roleplaying world

The fan server is now in open beta and needs Skyrim rolled back to 1.6.1170. Deaths drop your pack in an urn, and languages must be learned to follow chats.

CPU-Z data shows 64GB PCs down 18% as RAM prices push buyers to 16GB

For the first time, average RAM in CPU-Z submissions fell year on year. DDR4 rose to 54.5%, AM4 boards grew 17.5%, and the Ryzen 5 5500 jumped 67%.

Fortnite Pirate Token odds are 1 in 137,500 chests: what that means for your grind

Epic published the drop rates after a week of backlash. Treasure Hours boost the token 1.5x, and in Malaysia they fall on Sunday mornings. The math.

Sony delays Pulse Elevate speakers six days before launch over a production issue

The $219.99 PS5 desktop speakers were due November 12. Sony gives no new date and no word on pre-orders, the second PlayStation accessory to slip this year.

Lisa Su calls AMD a data center-first company as she warns of a PC slump

AMD's gaming revenue fell 40% to $773 million last quarter on weaker console-chip and GPU sales, and AMD now expects PC shipments to drop by double digits.

GTA 6 preloads are open: times in MYT, the 212GB download and boxed codes

PS5 preloads opened at local midnight on November 10 and Xbox follows at 8 a.m. MYT. Boxed copies hold a code, not a disc, and arrive in stores November 12.

Mass Effect 3 co-op returns to Legendary Edition on PC through a free fan mod

ME3Tweaks' Legendary Edition Multiplayer adds private servers, new heavy weapons, two new wave modes and full controller support, installed as a separate game.

Wardogs Season 3 lands November 12 with an urban map and Limited Mode

Bulkhead also bans 185,000 accounts, slows progression back to Season 1's pace and moves to three-month seasons. Limited Mode caps armour at Tier 2.

GOG Galaxy is coming to Linux in 2027, with a faster Windows and Mac rework

GOG confirmed a native Linux Galaxy client at its first Showcase, plus a rebuilt Windows and Mac app. Beta sign-ups are open and offline installers stay.

Azur Promilia launches November 26 in East Asia; English waits for a 2027 beta

Manjuu's Kibo-collecting RPG arrives on PC, iOS and Android in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. Southeast Asia is not on the list, and PS5 has no date.

Epic confirms its new launcher will support SteamOS and Steam Deck

Epic names SteamOS, Fedora, CachyOS and Omarchy as Linux targets and says AppImage returns in November. Fortnite on Deck still waits on new anti-cheat.