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Industry · news

Xbox’s Nano Controller streets today at $49.99. Verdict: DEPENDS

Microsoft’s smallest Xbox pad is $49.99 and available November 4. Official copy is travel and smaller hands. First reviews like it as a spare, not a main pad. This desk has not held one. Verdict: DEPENDS.

Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min

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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

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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

Call of Duty · news

Can you play MW4 DMZ for free? November 11 cutoff, explained

Activision opened Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ as a free trial. Steam and Xbox Wire both end it November 11 at 10 a.m. PT — 1:00 p.m. ET Wednesday. PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam have dedicated listings. GameRant also names Switch 2; this desk did not find an official store listing there.

Nov 8, 2026 · 4 min

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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

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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

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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

Stranger Than Heaven’s first story trailer, Act 1: Kokura, follows Makoto Daito to Fukuoka

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Stranger Than Heaven’s first story trailer, Act 1: Kokura, follows Makoto Daito to Fukuoka

RGG Studio’s first Stranger Than Heaven story trailer, Act 1: Kokura, is out. Official copy puts Makoto Daito on a ship to Japan and into Kokura, Fukuoka. The game launches January 15, 2027.

Oct 19, 2026 · 2 min

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

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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