Video Game News 11/2/2026

#Playstation5
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Phantom Blade Zero Crosses 4 Million Sales in 72 Hours

Phantom Blade Zero sets a new 2026 single-player peak on Steam with 775,647 concurrent players

Phantom Blade Zero Is an Instant Hit with 4 Million Sales on PS5, PC

Phantom Blade Zero is Steam's biggest launch of the year so far, selling over 4 million copies in three days

Phantom Blade Zero Became One of 2026's Best-Selling Games in Just 72 Hours

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Forty-Four and Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero Sells 4 Million Copies in 72 Hours

#TheGameAwards
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Nagoshi Studio officially closes after NetEase cuts funding

Yakuza Creator's Gang of Dragon PS5 Game and New Studio Officially Dead

Gang of Dragon developer Nagoshi Studio shutters months after NetEase cut funding

Yakuza Creator's Studio Officially Shuts Down After Backers Desert It

Yakuza Series Creator Toshiro Nagoshi's Studio Has Officially Shut Down Before Releasing a Game

#Fstop
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What remains of canned Portal prequel white whale F-Stop is now fully playable thanks to modders and some big leaks

Valve's long-lost prototype Portal prequel appears online after nearly 20 years

Valve’s Cancelled Portal Prequel F-Stop Has Leaked

#Persona
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It looks like footage of a Persona 1 remake has leaked, and if it's legit I really hope you don't hate the colour purple

Footage of a Persona 1 remake has seemingly leaked online

Footage of what sure looks like a Persona 1 remake has leaked

#PetitPlanet
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HoYoverse Announces Cosy Galactic Life Sim 'Petit Planet' For Switch 2

Hoyoverse announces Petit Planet is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027

Hoyoverse’s Cozy Sim Petit Planet Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027

#LilUziVert
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Fortnite's Pirate Shop Unlocks the Entire Item Shop for Free

Fortnite Leak Shows a Lil Uzi Vert Exotic SMG in Action

Fortnite Leak Shows Two Free Item Shop Tokens Good for 14 Days Each

How the Pirate Shop works in Fortnite

#Skyblivion
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Skyblivion modders reveal a former volunteer is "threatening to sue for damages upwards of €30,000" over work on the unofficial Oblivion remake project

Team Behind Fan-Made Oblivion Remake Face Lawsuit From Former Contributor

#DuneAwakening
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Dune: Awakening's seasonally appropriate Blood and Ice expansion gets a December release date, and in a plus for preservation, an offline mode this month

Dune: Awakening's free Blood and Ice expansion swaps sand for snow on 1st December

#FinalFantasy
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Final Fantasy 14: Evercold sets itself a release date at the tail end of winter, alongside offering a look at its second, avian-inclined new job

Final Fantasy 14: Evercold's story will have a faster tempo, with worldbuilding in side quests, says Yoshi-P—but I'm not sure that was the problem with Dawntrail

#How
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FM27 How to Remove Women/Men Leagues Guide

Prospecting Update Guide

#EmotionalOrDramaticMoment
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Has 3-Person Synergy Attacks But Only in “Emotional or Dramatic Moments”

Final Fantasy Resonance on the game’s origins, had resistance from Square Enix execs who wanted a simple port

#New
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New PS5 Firmware Update Available Now as Sony Cracks Down on Jailbreaks

Sony Issues Yet Another PS5 Firmware Update as Jailbreak Whac-a-Mole Continues Ahead of GTA 6 Release

#FirstEarlyAccess
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HALFTIME Manager 2.0 Leaves Early Access With a New Tactics System

Moonbound’s First Early Access Update Adds Calder Mere, a New Dungeon, and Balance Changes

#SchellGamesCuts
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Schell Games Cuts 49 More Jobs, Two Months After Its First Layoffs in 24 Years

Among Us VR co-developer Schell Games announces second round of layoffs this year

#SpeedrunnerBreaksSuperMar
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Speedrunner Breaks Super Mario Bros. World Record While Dressed as the Italian Plumber, Now Just 2 Frames From Theoretical Perfect Run

Mario-Dressed Speedrunner Breaks World Super Mario Bros. Record On Halloween Stream: ‘Can I Please Break Character’

#MiraculousRpLadybug
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Miraculous RP Ladybug & Cat Noir codes (November 2026)

Drift 36 codes (November 2026)

German Moped Days codes (November 2026)

#FarInDevelopment
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Star Wars Jedi 3 is “Far in Development” and Could be “Announced Soon” – Rumor

Elon Musk Officially Confirms He Doesn't Get Star Wars

Luke Skywalker's Single Greatest Star Wars Line Hits Harder Than Any Sci-Fi Quote Since

#AmdFsr10
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Nintendo announces Zelda: Ocarina of Time UK midnight launch, with free N64 boxes up for grabs

Google’s Zelda Ocarina of Time easter egg transports users back to 1998

Japanese Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch releases for November 5, 2026

Nintendo pre-order updates – November 1, 2026 – Croc 1 and 2 for Switch 2, Middle Earth, more

Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – November 1, 2026 – Zelda: Ocarina of Time claims the top spot

Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch file sizes – Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Guardians of the Galaxy, more

Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 uses AMD FSR 1.0 and SMAA for upscaling and anti-aliasing

UK: Zelda midnight launch at Argos Tottenham Court Road with N64 slip case

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy supports the Switch 2’s new Docked VRR feature