GTA 6 Sets 212GB Preload, Elder Scrolls VI Gets Its Title
Grand Theft Auto VI now has a November 19 launch and a preload requirement of up to 212GB, while Bethesda reveals The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel and Phantom Blade Zero passes four million sales in 72 hours +2. BioWare and Nagoshi Studio close as Don't Nod and Raw Power Games report financial and funding risks
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Grand Theft Auto VI Sets a 212GB Preload Ahead of Launch
Rockstar says Grand Theft Auto VI launches November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with preloads starting November 10 and downloads requiring up to 212GB depending on the device . The launch schedule overlaps a November 12–26 UK ballot in which Rockstar employees vote on recognition for the IWGB Rockstar Game Workers Union
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Bethesda Reveals The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel
Bethesda’s 40th-anniversary video names its next RPG The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, more than eight years after the game’s initial reveal in 2018 . The title announcement includes no release date; Bethesda says it will be some time before it shares more, while a report puts the game at least two years away
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Phantom Blade Zero Sells 4 Million Copies in 72 Hours
S-GAME’s Phantom Blade Zero launches on PC and PS5, drawing more than 430,000 concurrent players on Steam in its first hours . The studio later reports more than four million copies sold in the first 72 hours, with the figure combining platforms and no platform-by-platform breakdown provided
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BioWare and Nagoshi Studio Close as Developers Face Funding Risks
BioWare closes amid 400 layoffs across EA, with most of the studio’s roughly 50 remaining staff laid off and a Mass Effect project cancelled . Reports say EA chose a new Star Wars: Battlefront game over Mass Effect 5, describing the decision as a main factor in BioWare’s closure while noting that other factors also contributed
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Nagoshi Studio dissolves on October 31 after NetEase withdraws funding, leaving Gang of Dragon unreleased . Don't Nod is restructuring to guard against insolvency as employees warn layoffs may be ahead and allege illegal management practices, while Raw Power Games says the loss of funding for Chronicles: Medieval puts the studio at risk of closing before Early Access
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Activision Removes Itaewon Footage From Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Activision apologizes to the families of victims of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush and confirms it will remove real news footage of the disaster from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 . The footage appeared in the game’s opening sequence, prompting calls from victims’ families for its removal
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Xbox Hardware Revenue Falls 14% as Supply Constrains Sales
Microsoft’s FY27 Q1 results show Xbox hardware revenue down 14% year over year and content and services revenue down 2% . Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says supply constraints leave console demand above available supply, while growth in first-party content partly offsets the services decline
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Nintendo Switch 2 Gets a Pikmin 4 Edition as The Duskbloods Moves to 2027
Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches November 12 with the Dandori Academy mode and microphone voice commands for Oatchi; a demo is due November 2 . FromSoftware delays its Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods from 2026 to 2027 to make final adjustments to its rules and balance, without announcing a specific release date
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Final Fantasy XIV Evercold and Witchbrook Set 2027 Release Dates
Square Enix moves Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold from January to February 23, 2027, with early access beginning February 19 and preorders opening November 4 . The expansion’s second new job is Zephyr, a physical ranged DPS fighter who uses a crossbow and a bird
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Chucklefish’s Witchbrook launches January 28, 2027, on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and PS5, and is listed for Xbox Game Pass .