Loot's Gaming Roundup

Daily gaming news
Thursday 5 November 2026

Your games8 stories

PS5

God of War Laufey slips to 20 May 2027

Santa Monica Studio has pushed Faye's adventure back from 16 February to add finishing touches and push the game "to its fullest potential".

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Satisfactory now has crossplay between PC and consoles

A year to the day after the console launch, Steam, Epic, PS5 and Xbox players can build factories together. You'll need a free Epic account. There's no cross-progression, and PC dedicated servers can't be used for crossplay.

Switch 2

Stellar Blade lands on Switch 2 today

The Complete Edition costs £54.99 / $59.99. Reviews score it between 7 and 9 out of 10: the combat survives the move, but visuals are pared back, and frame generation adds input lag, so turn it off if it feels sluggish.

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Lightyear Frontier hits 1.0

The mech-farming survival game has left Early Access on Steam and Xbox Series X|S with two new regions, a story finale, automation and mech upgrades. Your existing saves carry over.

PCRuneScape

Old School RuneScape launches one-life Hardcore Worlds

It's a permanent mode with its own economy and a single life. If you die, you either start over or get sent to the main game with your progress, minus anything not kept on death.

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Pokémon Pokopia's second expansion pack arrives 9 December

Dazzling Decorations is Part 2 of the Expansion Pass and adds new accessories and decorations to your Pokémon paradise.

PCRPG

Guild Wars gets its first paid expansion in nearly 20 years

Guild Wars Afterlife arrives on 13 January 2027 with the new Xotecha region, a fresh story and the shifting Unformed dungeon. It needs Guild Wars Reforged, and you can pre-purchase it now.

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Xbox

French union says Microsoft sabotaged Arkane's Blade

The STJV says a 19-month hiring freeze caused the delays now being used to justify closing the studio.

PCAI

Nexus Mods makes AI disclosure mandatory

New mods must say how AI was used, and players can filter AI mods out. Existing mods have until 2 January 2027.

PlayStation

PS5 dynamic pricing is muddying Black Friday deals

Some first-party PS5 games are showing prices about $5 apart for different players in the new sale.

Bethesda

Bethesda is selling Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel merch already

It's $35 for a T-shirt and $65 for a hoodie, for a game nobody has seen footage of yet.