Video Game News 11/1/2022

#Return
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Xbox Game Pass November line up: Vampire Survivors, Monkey Island, and Football Manager 2023 steal the show

Return To Monkey Island joins Game Pass next week

Somerville, Return to Monkey Island, And More Coming To Xbox Game Pass

Return to Monkey Island, Vampire Survivors headline Xbox Game Pass for November

Return to Monkey Island Lands a PS5 Version Next Week

Return to Monkey Island coming to Xbox and PlayStation in November

Return to Monkey Island Heading to Consoles and Game Pass on November 8, 2022

Return to Monkey Island is coming to PS5 & Xbox Series X|S next week

Return to Monkey Island Launches on Game Pass November 8th

Xbox Game Pass Adds Return to Monkey Island, Vampire Survivors, and More

#November
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The Internet’s Most Burning God Of War Ragnarök Questions, Answered

Game Pass Is Shaping Up For Another Low-Key Killer Month

Get A Full Year Of Walmart+ For Just $49 Until November 3

We're writing a bumper crop of Premium Supporter articles for November

Fall Guys' Doctor Who collaboration is now live for a limited time

FIFA 23 gets free World Cup update next week on every platform except Nintendo Switch

Sega, Valve, Naughty Dog celebrate Halloween with video game pumpkin carvings

Guide: New PS5, PS4 Games This Week (31st October to 6th November)

Alternate History FPS Atomic Heart to Get PS5, PS4 Release Date Tomorrow

Apple Arcade brings Football Manager 2023, SpongeBob SolitairePants and more in November 2022

Pikmin Bloom is celebrating its first anniversary with special events and decor throughout the month

Dead by Daylight's Forged in Fog update will get medieval on your heinie

Phil Spencer claims scrutiny of Xbox’s Activision deal is fair

Pokemon TCG Live Release Targeting This Month

Pokemon Go Season of Light Features Guzzlord

Massively on the Go: The Pokemon Go outlook for November 2022

Niche Release Recap for November 2022

FIFA 23’s official World Cup modes launch on 9th November

Mega Visions 2nd Indie Games Showcase kicks off this week

Feature: The Best Moustaches In Video Games Ranked

Frantic Wii U Party Game 'Chompy Chomp Chomp Party' Coming To Switch With New Content

Modern Revival Of 'The Oregon Trail' Is Heading To The Switch Very Soon

Indie Corner Episode 24: Hackers, Flowers and Spaceships, Oh My!

Steam: Valve Bans Chinese Shovelware

#FIFA23
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FIFA 23 Is Getting Its World Cup 2022 Mode Next Week, But Switch Owners Will Be Left Out

FIFA 23's World Cup update will be seasonal content, not a dedicated mode

Play the FIFA World Cup 2022 from November 9 in FIFA 23

EA Announces “Solid” Financial Results Driven by FIFA 23 & Live Services

FIFA 23 World Cup Deep Dive Trailer Brings Live Tournaments, FUT Content, & Much More

FIFA 23's World Cup Mode Arrives 9th November for Free

FIFA 23 Ultimate Team Not Receiving Dedicated World Cup Mode

FIFA 23 pushes EA to slight sales growth

Free FIFA World Cup 2022 Updates Coming to FIFA 23 November 9

EA Reveals Record-Breaking Numbers For FIFA 23

Free FIFA World Cup 2022 update detailed and dated for FIFA 23

Evening Previews

#EmbracerGroup
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Video Game Studio Goes Through Expensive Rebrand, Is Then Immediately Shut Down

Embracer Shuts Down Hitman Go Studio, As New Deus Ex Revealed At Eidos Montreal

Embracer Group Shutting Down Onoma, the Studio it Acquired Just Months Ago

Embracer closes one of the Square Enix studios it bought this year

Embracer Group shuts down former Square Enix Montréal studio

Embracer Group Already Closing Newly Acquired Montreal Studio

Embracer Group shutters Onoma, formerly known as Square Enix Montreal

Embracer Group Will Shut Down Onoma, Which Had Just Rebranded from Square Enix Montreal

Square Enix Montreal Shut Down After Rebranding Three Weeks Ago

Embracer Group is Shutting Down Onoma, Previously Known as Square Enix Montreal

Embracer Group Shutters Onoma, Formerly Known As Square Enix Montreal

#Steam
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Dwarf Fortress, Which Has Been In Development For 20 Years, Finally Hits Steam Next Month

Best Deals In Fanatical's Massive PC Game Sale

Fanaticals Birthday Bash Sale Is Live With Tons Of Great Steam Game Deals

Steam sale dates: When is the next Steam sale?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 disables family sharing on Steam

Sackboy: A Big Adventure has weak start on PC

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Steam Record

Steam release dates are about to get a lot less confusing

Kowloon Highschool Chronicle is coming to PC in November

Dwarf Fortress releases December 6 on Steam and itch.io, Native Linux support later

Xenonauts 2 – Beta Sign Up (Steam)

Updated Dwarf Fortress Next Month

Steam Speaks Your Language

Steam Drops Streaming Content

Live by the Sword: Tactics Launch Trailer

#Onoma
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Embracer close Hitman Go developers just months after acquiring them

Embracer Group Shuts Down Square Enix Montreal Studio Just Months After Acquiring It

A new Deus Ex is reported to be in 'very early' development at Eidos Montreal

Embracer closing former Square Enix Montreal studio and QA team

Embracer Shuts Down Onoma After Rebranding Weeks Ago

Embracer shuts down "new" studio Onoma, formerly Square Enix Montreal

Embracer Group Shuts Down Montreal Video Game Studio (may require registration or subscription). Hitman Go creator Onoma. Red Storm Entertainment Appoints Elizabeth Loverso as Managing Director.

#ModernWarfare2
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Modern Warfare 2 Has A Great Weapon XP Farm, If You Can Pull It Off

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer Tips

Steam Deck's Most Popular Title Coming to Xbox Game Pass | GameSpot News

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - How To Unlock All Mastery Camos

What is the Modern Warfare 2 max level?

The best Lockwood 300 Modern Warfare 2 loadout

The best STB 556 loadout in Modern Warfare 2

The best Kastov 545 loadout in Modern Warfare 2

Modern Warfare 2 is most lucrative Call of Duty launch ever

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) review - tight action trapped in cynical, spineless form

Modern Warfare 2 Trello: Link & How To Use

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Nears $1 Billion in Opening Weekend

Modern Warfare 2 Has Best-Selling Launch Weekend In Call Of Duty History

Modern Warfare 2 marks biggest opening weekend for Call of Duty at $800m

Modern Warfare 2 teases us with a crumb of Rust

Modern Warfare 2: Guides and features hub

The 5 Best Modern Warfare Maps

Battling Bugs

#Xbox
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Horizon: Forbidden West Writer Joins Fable Reboot

Microsoft loses up to $200 on each Xbox console sold

First Vampire Survivors Console Port Brings It to Xbox One and Series X

Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle Hits Kickstarter with Big Paper Mario Energy

Xbox Boss Reveals Xbox Console Loss Margin

Microsoft loses between $100 and $200 when someone buys an Xbox

Microsoft loses $100-200 on every Xbox Series X|S it sells

Vampire Survivors heads to Xbox consoles

Frog Detective 3 Review – A Fantastic End To The Story

Free content comes to Blue Fire as the Void Maker DLC releases on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC

Morning Consolidation

#Halloween
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Scammers are impersonating farming sim Coral Island, with added NFTs

Valorant skins get into Halloween spirit with Soulstrife bundle

New Valorant ‘Soulstrife’ Weapon Skin Bundle Has a Halloween Theme & Scary Scythe Melee

World of Darkness Humble Bundle Helps Feed The Needy

Atlas turns on its Halloween event with fired pumpkin cannonballs

This Elden Ring Supporter Goes All Out To Seem Like White Mask Varre, One Of The First NPCs The Player Encounters In Limgrave

An Avid Player Of The Last Of Us Proudly Displays An Intricate Pumpkin Carving They Did Of The Resistance Group’s In-Game Symbol

Out of the Blue

Atlas’ New Halloween Skin Lets You Fire Jack O’ Lantern Cannonballs At Your Enemies

Gloria Victis Gets All Dressed Up And Kicks Off Trick-Or-Treating Event For Halloween

#Fortnite
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Fortnite Is Giving Away Pickle Rick For Free, Cursing Us All

Fortnite's Skywalker Week Premieres Star Wars' Iconic OG Trio

Fortnite's Polo Ralph Lauren Crossover Brings Racing Chic To Battle Royale

There's A Lot Going On In Fortnite This Week

How to complete the Fortnite Herald quests

Fortnite NPC locations – all character items

Fortnite's latest Star Wars collaboration adds Luke Skywalker, Leia and Han

Here Are the Rarest Fortnite Skins

Star Wars Having a Celebratory Week in Fortnite with New Skins and Items

Fortnite's Skywalker Week event introduces iconic skins from Star Wars' Original Trilogy

Epic Games investigating contractor accused of using access for profit

Fortnite celebrates the original Star Wars trilogy with skins and weapons during its Skywalker Week event

Fortnite's Skywalker Week event introduces iconic skins from Star Wars' Original Trilogy

New EU Law Could Get Fortnite Back Onto iPhones

There's A Lot Going On In Fortnite This Week

#XboxGamePass
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Pentiment Headlines Xbox Game Pass Line-Up For November

Vampire Survivors Console Version Launching On Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass adds Ghost Song, Pentiment, more in November 2022

The Legend of Tianding brings traditional Chinese manga to Xbox and Game Pass

#Netflix
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Netflix have bought Cozy Grove and Alphabear developers Spry Fox

The Last Of Us TV Series Will Premiere In January, According To HBO Listing

Cozy Grove studio Spry Fox now belongs to Netflix

The Last of Us HBO Show Reportedly Premieres on 15th January

Netflix Acquires Cozy Grove Developer Spry Fox

Netflix acquires Spry Fox as sixth internal studio

Spry Fox Joins Netflix as Sixth In-House Games Studio

Spry Fox, Which is Making a Cozy Grove Sequel and an MMO, Has Been Acquired By Netflix

#DwarfFortress
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Dwarf Fortress burrows onto Steam with its fancy new graphics in December

Dwarf Fortress headed to Steam with revamped visuals

#Sony
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God of War sells over 23 million copies while sequel Ragnarok gets an interesting commercial

Even though PlayStation is losing PS Plus subs, Sony's service still outnumbers Xbox Game Pass

God of War Ragnarök trailer makes Ben Stiller Kratos

PlayStation Plus subscriber numbers down by 2m despite revamp

God of War PS4 Sells 23 Million Units Ahead of Ragnarok's Release

Deadpool 2 Actor Will Appear in Next Hideo Kojima Game

Ben Stiller Is Kratos in God of War Ragnarok Ad with John Travolta, LeBron James

PS Plus Lost Two Million Members in the Last Three Months

PS5 Shipments Reach 25 Million, But Still Well Short of Yearly Target

Call of Duty to stay on PlayStation as long there is a console out there, says Phil Spencer

Sony Loses Nearly 2 Million PS Plus Subscribers Based On Q2 Earnings Report

Ben Stiller, John Travolta, and LeBron James Star in God of War Ragnarok Commercial

PlayStation H1 revenues rise to $8.8bn

PS5 has reached 2 million sales in Japan, tracking slightly behind PS4

The Last of Us: Escape the Dark Could Be Your Next Tabletop Fix

Funny God of War Ragnarok Ad Enlists Ben Stiller, John Travolta, & LeBron James

Almost 2M PlayStation Plus subbers quit this summer following pricing revamp

PlayStation Plus has lost 1.9 million subscribers since being relaunched in June

PS5 shipments top 25 million units

PS5 Units Manufactured in Q2 FY22 Hit 6.5 Million Units

#PlayStation
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Best PlayStation Gifts In 2022: Games, Accessories, And Merch

Guide: All EA Play Games on PS5, PS4

Birmingham's Cross-City Line Is on Time in Train Sim World 3 on PS5, PS4

Unreleased Sega Adult Game The Sacred Pools Revealed

PS Plus Premium: Here’s the Full List of Games for November 2022

#Overwatch2
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MultiVersus has temporarily removed LeBron James from the game

Overwatch 2: Mei is the third hero to be removed from the game thanks to bugs

Blizzard temporarily removes Overwatch 2’s Mei to finally address her ice wall bugs

Overwatch 2 Disables Mei Until November 15

Overwatch 2 dev hints at more support heroes as Blizzard sends out a monetization survey to players

Overwatch 2 Wants To Know What Players Think About Its Battle Pass, Store & Microtransactions

Mei will be removed from Overwatch 2 for 2 weeks due to in-game bug

#SonicFrontiers
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Sonic Frontiers Animated Prologue Shows Knuckles in Action

Sonic Frontiers Prologue Animation Is All About Knuckles

Sonic Frontiers Receives Knuckles Prologue Animation

Sonic Frontiers Prologue Video Stars Knuckles

Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence released

Sonic Frontiers Copies Are Already Out In The Wild

New Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence short focuses on Knuckles

Sonic Frontiers gets animated short focused on Knuckles

Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence Animation, Starring Knuckles, Is Out Now

Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence animation now live

#EA
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EA Says Marvel Deal Driven By Success With Star Wars

EA and Marvel commit to "at least three" more superhero games, with Iron Man up first

EA is making ‘at least three’ games with Marvel, starting with Iron Man

Sims 5 mobile port confirmed via playtest leaks