Digital pre-orders can start downloading from 10 November. PS5 opens at midnight local time, so 00:00 SAST tonight here, while Xbox opens globally at 00:00 GMT (02:00 SAST). Code-in-a-box copies hit shops from 12 November, and the game itself unlocks on 19 November on both consoles.
Dataminers found MQ-tagged rooms and strings like NewGameMQ and ReleaseMQ in the Switch 2 remake. Follow-up digging suggests Master Quest would unlock by owning DLC, with a mirrored world and remixed dungeons. Nintendo hasn't announced anything, and Eiji Aonuma would only say they like to leave the door open.
Blizzard says the stripped-back, modernised take on 2004's World of Warcraft hit the highest peak concurrent players of any WoW launch and drew back the most returning players ever. No numbers were shared. It's on PC with a normal WoW subscription, and Blizzard plans to keep adding content.
Football Manager 27, Warhammer Survivors and Tanuki: Pon's Summer land day one on 10 November, Thronefall and Hope in the City follow on the 11th, and Toxic Commando on the 12th. On the anniversary itself, 15 November, Essential gets Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Nuts & Bolts, Perfect Dark, both Viva Piñatas, Gears of War: Judgment and Halo: Spartan Assault.
A PlayStation Store listing with a PS4 platform tag has turned up for the 2026 spin-off. Sony hasn't announced it or given a date.
Insider Gaming says the witchy Holy Roman Empire entry, expected in 2027, has been pushed back internally after development issues. A leak also points to an Ancient Rome game codenamed Mars, which likely wouldn't surface until 2029 at the earliest, plus a mobile spin-off. None of it is confirmed by Ubisoft.
Epic's Linux launcher, still in preview, will target SteamOS alongside Fedora, Cachy and others, and AppImage downloads return this month. Fortnite on Steam Deck is a separate question, as its anti-cheat still doesn't support the Deck.
Insider Dusk Golem says Capcom could have shipped the remake earlier but wants more polish after feedback on Resident Evil Requiem, and that Requiem's story DLC is getting more time too. Capcom hasn't commented.
Reviews posted from 1 to 6 November, tied to the backlash over TheBurntPeanut's free content, are now marked off-topic and left out of the default score, which is back to Mostly Positive.
Slitherine and Cyanide are taking extra time to act on playtest feedback. There's no exact date yet.
