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• Yegor Sak Releases Free Robotic Pigeon GTA Clone of TorontoDeveloper Yegor Sak has released COO, a free web browser "bird GTA simulator" where players control
• IGF jurors say they will not vote AI games; dev reports <0.1% AI codeJurors, including Sam Barlow and Lena Raine, announced they will not vote for any game that utilizes
• AliExpress lists PSA-style labels at $4.05, collectors fear misuseAliExpress listings offer custom PSA-style labels for $4.05, sparking collector fears. The latest de
• Pokemon VGC Player Claims Wrongful Suspension After Identity Theft at WorldsChen-Wei Liu claims he was wrongfully suspended by The Pokemon Company International after another p
• Bandai Namco Liquidates Reflector Entertainment After Unknown 9 FailureBandai Namco announced on November 10, 2026, that it is dissolving and liquidating Reflector Enterta
• Caedrel Denies Los Ratones Will Rent Shifters' LEC SlotMarc 'Caedrel' Lamont denied rumors that Los Ratones will rent Shifters' LEC slot on November 10, 20
• Devolver Digital Reveals First AAA Game: All Army AttackDevolver Digital announced its first AAA game, All Army Attack, on November 10, 2026. The title is a
• GTA 6 Playable on Xbox One via Cloud and PC via Remote PlayRockstar Games confirmed on November 10, 2026, that Grand Theft Auto VI will be playable on Xbox One
• Insider Gaming: aspas Verbally Agrees to Join FUTErick 'aspas' Santos has reached a verbal agreement to join Turkish esports organization FUT, as rep
• Nintendo Adds Digital Game Gifting to Switch, but With LimitsNintendo added a digital gifting feature for Switch and Switch 2 on Nov 16, 2026, letting users give
• Genshin Impact x McDonald's Japan Collab: Character Burgers & In-Game RewardsThe campaign runs from November 18 to December 8, 2026, with special giveaways on November 10 and 11
• Take-Two: GTA 6 Hype May Have Affected NBA 2K27 SalesAs of November 9, 2026, per insider-gaming.com, the game is the second best-selling in the franchise
• Sony Announces New PlayStation Portal Player Midnight BlackSony announced the PlayStation Portal Player Midnight Black on November 9, 2026, adding internal sto
• Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Release TimelineOwlcat Games announced Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy on May 22, 2025, and revealed its launch date o
• GTA 6 PS5 Preload Live: PS5 Pro Ray Tracing Data FoundGrand Theft Auto VI preloads for PS5 began on November 9, 2026, one day before the official November
• Nintendo Teases Large Adult Yoshi LEGO Set in 2026-11-09 AppNintendo and LEGO have teased a large Yoshi adult LEGO set, with a 2027 copyright stamp indicating a
• BLG Defeats T1 3-1 in Worlds 2026 SemifinalBLG will face Gen.G in the Grand Final on November 14, 2026, in New York. As of November 9, 2026, pe
• Pokémon Winds & Waves Delay: 2026 Launch Cut, 2027 Release ConfirmedPokémon Winds & Waves were originally set to launch in November 2026, but a last‑minute decision in
• GTA 6 Online Files Reveal Early Multiplayer FeaturesRockstar hasn't mentioned online in trailers, but insiders say it may launch sooner. It began on Nov
• Nintendo Switch 2 teams experiment with new gameplay, says TakahashiNintendo’s senior managing executive officer Shinya Takahashi announced that the Switch 2 hardware a
• NVIDIA CEO Huang Investigated Over Alleged Spy AffairNVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang admitted an affair with a woman tied to Chinese espionage, prompting the com
• GTA 6 Hopes to Win Game of the Year Amid Rising OddsGrand Theft Auto 6 is set to launch on November 19, 2026, and is widely expected to win Game of the
• Riot Disqualifies BONK From VCT EMEA Qualifier After Cheating ConfirmedRiot Games disqualified Team BONK from the VCT EMEA Kickoff Europe Qualifier on November 8, 2026, af
• Physical GTA 6 PS5 Boxes Spotted in the Wild on Nov 7, 2026Physical copies of GTA 6 for PS5 appeared in the wild on November 7, 2026, before the official relea
• Valve Hides Dead by Daylight Review Bomb After TheBurntPeanut FalloutValve excluded Dead by Daylight reviews posted between November 1 and November 6, 2026, marking them

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