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Fortnite · news

Epic says Fortnite is returning to Australia’s App Store — the exact day is messy

Epic told Reuters Fortnite returns to Apple’s Australian App Store on Thursday after a federal court ordered Apple to process eligible Epic apps. CEO Tim Sweeney’s own post only said it comes back “soon.” Apple plans to appeal.

Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

Epic: buying a Fortnite account for Pirate Shop Access is a scam

Epic’s Fortnite Status account told players not to buy accounts or fake tools for Pirate Shop Access. The reward is a chest drop, same as any other Battle Royale chest. Status later printed drop rates; the scam warning still stands.

Nov 4, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

Fortnite Crew overhauls December 5: more V-Bucks, last Crew Pack, OG Pass ends

Epic dated Fortnite Crew changes for December 5. V-Bucks start at 1,000 a month and rise with tenure to 1,600. Crew Packs end after December. The OG Pass ends that day. The $11.99 USD price does not move.

Nov 5, 2026 · 3 min

Industry · news

New games this week: November 9–15, 2026

A weekday list, not a rumor board. Xbox Wire dates Hozy November 9. Steam dates DREADMOOR Early Access the same Monday. Nintendo dates Pikmin 4’s Switch 2 Edition and Metaphor November 12. Where official clocks disagree, we say so.

Nov 9, 2026 · 5 min

Industry · news

New games this week: November 2–8, 2026

A weekday list, not a rumor board. Xbox Wire dates Gravhounds November 2. Nintendo dates Ocarina of Time November 5. Blizzard still prints November 4, 3:00 p.m. PST for WoW: Forever. Where official clocks disagree, we say so.

Nov 2, 2026 · 5 min

Industry · news

New games this week: October 26–November 1, 2026

Eight dated releases this week, from Fangtopia and Hunter’s Moon today through Look Outside on Friday. Steam lists Phantom Blade Zero on October 28; S-GAME and Gematsu print October 29.

Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min

Fortnite · news

What are the Fortnite Pirate Shop Access drop rates? Epic printed the odds

Fortnite Status printed Pirate Shop Access chest odds November 7: 1 in 137,500 in a normal match. Treasure Hours boost that token. Saturday’s 2–4 p.m. ET window was 1.5×; 9–11 p.m. ET was 2.0×. Each chest is its own roll.

Nov 8, 2026 · 2 min

New games this week: October 19–25, 2026

Industry · news

New games this week: October 19–25, 2026

Eight notable releases this week, from Frostpunk on Switch today through Modern Warfare 4 on Friday. Steam Next Fest also runs October 19–26.

Oct 19, 2026 · 3 min

Apex Legends · news

Apex’s Godzilla event hits Storm Point November 10 through December 1

Electronic Arts dated the Apex Legends | Godzilla Event November 5. It runs November 10 to December 1 on Storm Point. Heat Ray Care Packages drop a tracking Devotion. Ten Legend skins are named. Twitch Drops run the first week.

Nov 6, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

When will Fortnite servers be back up? November 1 v43.00 downtime, explained

Epic posted the Treasure Hunters downtime. v43.00 starts 1 AM ET on November 1. Matchmaking closes at 12:30 AM ET. The booked window ends 08:00 UTC. Epic did not print a later return clock.

Oct 31, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

Lil Uzi Vert is Fortnite’s week-2 Stronghold boss. Captain’s Day loot, explained

Epic staff posted the week-2 captain. Lil Uzi Vert took the Stronghold Sunday at 9 AM ET with a new SMG and Sprite. The 24-hour Captain’s Day drop boost ran 9 AM ET Sunday through 9 AM ET Monday. The Shop outfit is still dated November 12.

Nov 9, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

Sony cancels Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble before a global launch

Sony and Oh BiBi are ending Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble. The mobile free-to-play arena shooter never got a full worldwide release. Existing players can keep playing until May 1, 2027. In-app purchases are already off.

Nov 7, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

Fortnite Treasure Hunters starts November 1 on Crossbones Isle — Ace and Robin lead the Battle Pass

Epic’s Treasure Hunters brief is up. The hunt starts November 1 on a new 80-player island. Ace and Nico Robin are on the Battle Pass. Luffy, Nami, and Usopp hit the Shop at launch. Epic did not print a downtime clock.

Oct 30, 2026 · 2 min

GTA 6 · news

Edge’s GTA 6 visit: Criminal Profile, police heat, and Nelson says “it’s ready”

Edge’s 16-page GTA 6 cover is online. Nelson’s unscripted 90-minute playthrough shows a heat system, a Criminal Profile, K9 units, and working buses. He told Edge the game is ready.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min

Fortnite · news

Fortnite’s Final Spritemare is on Day 2 — Overpowered Shotgun, Loot Hacker Sprites

The Final Spritemare is live through October 31. Epic’s Communities post times each day at 9 a.m. ET. Today’s loot-pool add is the Overpowered Shotgun; Loot Hacker Sprites spawn more often. The 2x is Sprite XP, not Battle Pass XP.

Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min

GTA 6 · news

Rockstar UK staff will vote on union recognition during GTA 6 launch week

UK Rockstar staff vote on IWGB recognition November 12–26, bracketing GTA 6’s November 19 launch. The deal on the table covers pay, overtime, redundancies, flexible working, and generative AI. Rockstar has not commented on this ballot.

Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

Fortnite’s Override recap is live — sign in at fortnite.com/recap

Epic opened fortnite.com/recap for Chapter 7 Season 4: Override. The public page is a sign-in wall. TalkEsport says it went up October 26 and that the numbers stop at October 25.

Oct 27, 2026 · 1 min

Fortnite · news

Fortnite dates the Obsession collab: Item Shop, October 21

Fortnite’s official account dated the Obsession crossover October 21. The Fortnitemares brief already had Obsession on the October collab list with no day attached. Epic has not printed a shop clock or the pack contents.

Oct 20, 2026 · 1 min

Valorant · review

Review: Valorant Premier Stage, summer 2026

Premier is still the best way to play Valorant with a stack. Split coming back helped. The Operator tax will show up in your second rounds.

Aug 3, 2026 · 1 min

Industry · news

Week on the desk: November 2–7, 2026

Sunday housekeeping. Briefs from November 2–7, grouped as game news, new drops, and tech. Every link is a page that already exists on respawnhq.net.

Nov 8, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

Biggest new game releases of November 2026

A first-of-the-month calendar, not a rumor board. Rockstar still prints November 19 for GTA 6. Nintendo dates Ocarina of Time November 5 and Pikmin 4’s Switch 2 Edition November 12. Where official clocks disagree, we say so.

Nov 1, 2026 · 4 min

Industry · news

Sword of the Sea is out today on Switch 2 — Xbox Series is on Gematsu’s same-day list

Sword of the Sea launches on Nintendo Switch 2 today, per Nintendo’s October 28 recap. Gematsu and Fictions’ new-platforms trailer also date Xbox Series X|S October 29. Original PS5 and PC street date was August 19, 2025.

Oct 29, 2026 · 1 min

Industry · news

When does Phantom Blade Zero unlock? Oct 28–29 launch times, explained

Phantom Blade Zero’s digital launch is October 29 on PlayStation 5 and PC, per S-GAME via Gematsu. Steam lists October 28. Outlets converting S-GAME’s Beijing 10am lock put North America on the evening of October 28.

Oct 26, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

ID@Xbox showcase dates Wolf Among Us Remastered, Shrek 2 Remastered, and Mouthwashing

Xbox Wire’s ID@Xbox x IGN recap put calendar days on Wolf Among Us Remastered, Mouthwashing, ZERO PARADES: Director’s Cut, Shrek 2 Remastered, and A Game About Digging a Hole Together.

Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

PlayStation Portal Midnight Black is Japan-only. Verdict: SKIP

Sony Japan dated a Midnight Black PlayStation Portal Player for December 10 at 39,980 yen tax included. It is a Japan-only SKU: Japanese OS, Japan-region PSN. Reservations start November 13 at 10 a.m. JST. Unreviewed here. Verdict: SKIP.

Nov 9, 2026 · 3 min

Fortnite · news

When are Fortnite Treasure Hours today? November 7 Fortune windows, explained

Fortune Treasure Hours ran Saturday November 7 in two Eastern windows: 2–4 PM and 9–11 PM. Status moved Treasure Hours to Saturdays. Everyone drops with a Shock Rocket and a Self-Revive. Status later printed Pirate Shop Access chest rates; that is a separate page.

Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min

Industry · news

Sony: PS6 work “progressing as scheduled.” PS5 lifetime 97.9M. Verdict: WAIT

Sony told investors the next PlayStation platform is progressing as scheduled. VGC prints 2.6 million PS5 units in the quarter ended September 30 and 97.9 million lifetime. No launch year is confirmed. This desk has not tested a console. Verdict: WAIT.

Nov 6, 2026 · 3 min

Industry · news

AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1.2 is in the October GDK for Series X|S. Verdict: WAIT

AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1.2 shipped to Xbox Series X|S developers in the October 2026 Microsoft GDK. Full and Lite INT8 models both run on X and S. Handhelds use the Windows FSR SDK path. This desk has not compared frames. Verdict: WAIT.

Nov 6, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

Switch 2 sold 2.67M last quarter, down 41%. Verdict: WAIT

Nintendo’s fiscal second quarter moved 2.67 million Switch 2 consoles, 41% below a year ago. Kyoto held the 16.5 million full-year hardware target. Ocarina of Time’s Switch 2 remake is out today. This desk has not tested the hardware. Verdict: WAIT.

Nov 5, 2026 · 3 min

Industry · news

The Elder Scrolls VI is Sentinel — Bethesda named it on its 40th anniversary

Bethesda Game Studios used its 40th anniversary video to name The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel. The on-screen quote is attributed to a Hammerfell moth priest. Bethesda says development continues and more is still a while off.

Nov 4, 2026 · 2 min

GTA 6 · news

When can you pre-load GTA 6? November 10 clocks, 212 GB, explained

Rockstar dated digital GTA 6 pre-load for November 10. PlayStation 5 is midnight local. Xbox is one global GMT clock. Code-in-box hits retailers November 12. The file is up to 212 GB. November 19 did not move.

Nov 3, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

Apple’s OLED iPad mini streets Friday at $699 — independent reviews are in. Verdict: WAIT

The new iPad mini is OLED, thinner, IP67, and $699 to start. Apple streets it Friday. The Verge’s first review is out and still flinches at the price. This desk has not held one. Verdict: WAIT.

Nov 3, 2026 · 3 min

Industry · news

Week on the desk: October 26–31, 2026

Sunday housekeeping. Sixteen briefs from October 26–31, grouped as game news, new drops, and tech. Every link is a page that already exists on respawnhq.net.

Nov 1, 2026 · 1 min

Industry · news

Nintendo Indie World dates Witchbrook January 28, 2027 — plus a Switch 2 slate through next year

Nintendo’s October 28 Indie World Showcase dated Witchbrook January 28, 2027. Nintendo’s recap only lists Switch 2 and Switch. Gematsu, same day, adds PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC, plus Game Pass on day one.

Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min

Call of Duty · news

When does Shipment land in MW4? October 27 drop, explained

Modern Warfare 4’s post-launch Shipment drop is Tuesday, October 27, per the official maps-and-modes brief. It is a Core 6v6 add, not a launch-day map. Activision has not printed a clock.

Oct 27, 2026 · 1 min

Valorant · news

VCT 2027 partners: 32 orgs, eight per region, Kickoff is the only free pass

Riot Games named 32 VALORANT Champions Tour partner organizations for 2027 — eight each in the Americas, EMEA, Pacific, and China. Partners get Kickoff entry and two-year renewable support. Everything after Kickoff is earned.

Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min

Apex Legends · news

Apex Ranked roadmap: Legend bans in November, new ranks in Season 32

EA’s October 20 Ranked roadmap puts Legend bans and Challenger/Goliath entry costs in Season 31 this November, then rebuilds the ladder for Season 32 in early 2027.

Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min

GTA 6 · news

GTA 6 launch trailer is out: Jason, Lucia, and a score that goes wrong

Rockstar released the Grand Theft Auto VI launch trailer on October 15. Official copy puts Jason and Lucia in a Vice City conspiracy after an easy score goes wrong. The date is still November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min

Sega is pulling Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition off storefronts

Industry · news

Sega is pulling Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition off storefronts

Sega and Creative Assembly are removing Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from sale after a rocky October 13 PC launch and putting the original 2011 game back on storefronts. Existing owners can keep playing.

Oct 16, 2026 · 1 min

Fortnite · news

Fortnitemares 2026: the corruption spreads across BR, Horde Rush, and Reload

Fortnitemares 2026 hits Battle Royale, Horde Rush, and Reload this October. Epic’s cursed cast includes Freddy Krueger at a new POI, FNAF bosses you can possess, and collabs rolling through the month.

Oct 14, 2026 · 1 min

Valorant · patch

Valorant Patch 13.08: Act 6 starts with Map Rating and a Bind/Corrode swap

Patch 13.08 kicks off V26 Act 6 with Map Rating, Corrode site/mid tweaks, a Bind/Corrode map-pool rotation, and Act 5 enforcement numbers Riot is sharing publicly.

Oct 13, 2026 · 2 min

Apex Legends · news

Apex Blood Pact is live: Beasts vs Demons on a fogged Kings Canyon

Respawn’s Halloween event Blood Pact runs October 13 to November 3, with Beast and Demon factions in Wildcard, a haunted Kings Canyon, and new Sparrow/Alter skins in the Blood Pact Store.

Oct 13, 2026 · 1 min

NBA 2K27 and 2K26 locker codes: every live code, and the one everyone files wrong

NBA 2K27 · guide

NBA 2K27 and 2K26 locker codes: every live code, and the one everyone files wrong

NBA 2K27 hit early access on August 26 with no locker codes of its own yet. Three are live in 2K26, including the cover-athletes code that most sites wrongly file under 2K27.

Aug 29, 2026 · 2 min