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Call of Duty · news

Can you play MW4 DMZ for free? November 11 cutoff, explained

Activision opened Modern Warfare 4’s DMZ as a free trial. Steam and Xbox Wire both end it November 11 at 10 a.m. PT — 1:00 p.m. ET Wednesday. PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam have dedicated listings. GameRant also names Switch 2; this desk did not find an official store listing there.

Nov 8, 2026 · 4 min

Valorant · news

VCT 2027 partners: 32 orgs, eight per region, Kickoff is the only free pass

Riot Games named 32 VALORANT Champions Tour partner organizations for 2027 — eight each in the Americas, EMEA, Pacific, and China. Partners get Kickoff entry and two-year renewable support. Everything after Kickoff is earned.

Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min

GTA 6 · news

Edge’s GTA 6 visit: Criminal Profile, police heat, and Nelson says “it’s ready”

Edge’s 16-page GTA 6 cover is online. Nelson’s unscripted 90-minute playthrough shows a heat system, a Criminal Profile, K9 units, and working buses. He told Edge the game is ready.

Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min

Industry · news

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 lands October 22 with Edgerunners 2 content

CD Projekt Red’s free Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) hits Cyberpunk 2077 on October 22 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. Official notes were due October 21. Switch 2 has no date beyond “follow shortly.”

Oct 21, 2026 · 1 min

Industry · news

Apple’s first paid Intelligence packs are $49.99 in Logic Pro. Verdict: SKIP

Creator Studio subscribers in the US and seven other countries can buy a one-time Intelligence usage pack after they hit the monthly cap. Apple’s support page has the rules, not the price. 9to5Mac filed $49.99 from Logic Pro’s Buy More Usage screen. Verdict: SKIP.

Nov 10, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

What are the Fortnite Pirate Shop Access drop rates? Epic printed the odds

Fortnite Status printed Pirate Shop Access chest odds November 7: 1 in 137,500 in a normal match. Treasure Hours boost that token. Saturday’s 2–4 p.m. ET window was 1.5×; 9–11 p.m. ET was 2.0×. Each chest is its own roll.

Nov 8, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

Sony cancels Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble before a global launch

Sony and Oh BiBi are ending Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble. The mobile free-to-play arena shooter never got a full worldwide release. Existing players can keep playing until May 1, 2027. In-app purchases are already off.

Nov 7, 2026 · 2 min

Fortnite · news

Epic: buying a Fortnite account for Pirate Shop Access is a scam

Epic’s Fortnite Status account told players not to buy accounts or fake tools for Pirate Shop Access. The reward is a chest drop, same as any other Battle Royale chest. Status later printed drop rates; the scam warning still stands.

Nov 4, 2026 · 2 min

GTA 6 · news

When can you pre-load GTA 6? November 10 clocks, 212 GB, explained

Rockstar dated digital GTA 6 pre-load for November 10. PlayStation 5 is midnight local. Xbox is one global GMT clock. Code-in-box hits retailers November 12. The file is up to 212 GB. November 19 did not move.

Nov 3, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

New games this week: November 2–8, 2026

A weekday list, not a rumor board. Xbox Wire dates Gravhounds November 2. Nintendo dates Ocarina of Time November 5. Blizzard still prints November 4, 3:00 p.m. PST for WoW: Forever. Where official clocks disagree, we say so.

Nov 2, 2026 · 5 min

Call of Duty · news

When does Warzone leave PS4 and Xbox One? November 6 Season 1 cutoff, explained

Call of Duty’s May 28 announcement is the cutoff: Warzone on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One stops being playable when Season 1 starts. That clock is midnight Eastern on November 6. Existing last-gen players had until this week. The November 2 Warzone intel post has not gone up.

Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min

Industry · news

Biggest new game releases of November 2026

A first-of-the-month calendar, not a rumor board. Rockstar still prints November 19 for GTA 6. Nintendo dates Ocarina of Time November 5 and Pikmin 4’s Switch 2 Edition November 12. Where official clocks disagree, we say so.

Nov 1, 2026 · 4 min

Industry · news

Samsung’s clip-on Galaxy Buds On are $229 in the US — Newsroom says early November

Samsung priced Galaxy Buds On at $229 for the US. The official window is early November. Gizmodo and Bloomberg print November 6. This desk has not tested them. Verdict: WAIT.

Oct 31, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

Nintendo Indie World dates Witchbrook January 28, 2027 — plus a Switch 2 slate through next year

Nintendo’s October 28 Indie World Showcase dated Witchbrook January 28, 2027. Nintendo’s recap only lists Switch 2 and Switch. Gematsu, same day, adds PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC, plus Game Pass on day one.

Oct 28, 2026 · 2 min

Industry · news

New games this week: October 26–November 1, 2026

Eight dated releases this week, from Fangtopia and Hunter’s Moon today through Look Outside on Friday. Steam lists Phantom Blade Zero on October 28; S-GAME and Gematsu print October 29.

Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min

Call of Duty · patch

MW4 weekend patches: Search and Destroy XP triples, and the bomb-stretch fix is rolled back

Modern Warfare 4’s first weekend notes are on the official rolling patch page. October 24 cleaned Hijack spawns and a vanishing DMZ exfil heli. October 25 triples Search and Destroy and Collateral kill XP and rolls back a bomb-stretch fix.

Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min

Call of Duty · patch

MW4 launch patch: 20 maps, four new modes, and Tac Sprint locked to a perk

Infinity Ward published Modern Warfare 4’s launch patch notes on October 21. Multiplayer opens with 20 maps, four new modes, 33 weapons, and Tac Sprint sitting on the Blood Rush perk — not as a default.

Oct 22, 2026 · 3 min

Fortnite · news

Epic says Fortnite is returning to Australia’s App Store — the exact day is messy

Epic told Reuters Fortnite returns to Apple’s Australian App Store on Thursday after a federal court ordered Apple to process eligible Epic apps. CEO Tim Sweeney’s own post only said it comes back “soon.” Apple plans to appeal.

Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min

Apex Legends · news

Apex Blood Pact is live: Beasts vs Demons on a fogged Kings Canyon

Respawn’s Halloween event Blood Pact runs October 13 to November 3, with Beast and Demon factions in Wildcard, a haunted Kings Canyon, and new Sparrow/Alter skins in the Blood Pact Store.

Oct 13, 2026 · 1 min

NBA 2K27 and 2K26 locker codes: every live code, and the one everyone files wrong

NBA 2K27 · guide

NBA 2K27 and 2K26 locker codes: every live code, and the one everyone files wrong

NBA 2K27 hit early access on August 26 with no locker codes of its own yet. Three are live in 2K26, including the cover-athletes code that most sites wrongly file under 2K27.

Aug 29, 2026 · 2 min