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The Day in Games

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The smaller news of the day, one line each, in our words, with a link to whoever reported it first. The bigger stories get a full page. Times are in UTC.

  1. Prices

    Notebookcheck reports Walmart has lowered the US price of the 1TB Xbox Series X All-Digital Edition; players cannot use physical discs, and Walmart has not specified when the offer ends. Notebookcheck

  2. Weird

    Kotaku says a playable version of F-Stop, Valve's canceled Portal prequel, has surfaced nearly 20 years later; it is not an official release. Kotaku

  3. Weird

    Itch.io's daily new game pages rose from about 3,000 in August to over 6,000 by Oct. 30, according to Polygon, leaving players more listings to sort through. Polygon

  4. Player rights

    According to Xboxdynasty, Warhorse Studios says intruders accessed its internal systems; the Kingdom Come: Deliverance II developer has not said whether player data was exposed. Xboxdynasty

  5. Weird

    Glitch Boy lets players distort NES games in real time and make chiptunes, but it has not shipped yet, according to Time Extension. Time Extension

  6. Weird

    IGN España says Miyamoto made the original Super Mario Bros Bowser encounter about reaching an axe because a direct boss fight was hard to design. IGN España

  7. Releases

    PlayStation's overview trailer confirms ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut for PS5, but gives no release date or price, according to Gamereactor. Gamereactor

  8. Releases

    GOG manager Marcin Paczynski wants players to order boxed PC games from their libraries, but storage and publisher rights remain obstacles, according to Eurogamer.de. Eurogamer.de

  9. Weird

    Gamekult says an unofficial Dragon Ball Z: Budokai browser version supports controllers and touch controls, but players must provide the game ROM themselves. Gamekult

  10. Prices

    GameGPU says the 1TB Xbox Series X Digital Edition is $599.99 at Amazon and Target, but gives no earlier price to measure the claimed cut. GameGPU

  11. Rumors

    Fortnite Tracker says a leak describes a chest prize that could grant winners 14 days of eligible Item Shop offers, but Epic has not confirmed it. Fortnite Tracker

  12. Weird

    Eurogamer.de marks Burnout's 25th anniversary with a look at Criterion's PS2 racer, where near misses filled the boost meter and crashes became part of the show. Eurogamer.de

  13. Releases

    A new video shows RTX graphics work on a Fallout 3 fan remake, but rendering and performance still need work and it has no release date, according to Vandal. Vandal

  14. Weird

    To the Moon turns 15 on Nov. 1, Vandal notes, recalling how its RPG Maker story follows two doctors through a patient's memories in reverse. Vandal

  15. Rumors

    TwistedVoxel says a PS4 firmware 14.00 jailbreak is out and could enable cheating in GTA Online, but it does not establish that public lobbies are affected. TwistedVoxel

  16. Rumors

    A Cyberpunk 2 job listing asks for multiplayer networking experience, including quest syncing, according to PC Games, but it does not confirm co-op missions. PC Games

  17. Weird

    PC Games Hardware reports that a Bazzite build boots compatible PS5 consoles into Steam Gaming Mode, letting owners install PC games without replacing the PlayStation system. PC Games Hardware

  18. Releases

    id Software co-director Marty Stratton says about half the studio exited during Xbox layoffs and the Doom team now works more closely with MachineGames, according to PC Gamer. PC Gamer

  19. Weird

    FromSoftware turns 40 on Nov. 1, and MeriStation looks back at the Japanese studio's history beyond Dark Souls and Elden Ring. MeriStation

  20. Releases

    Nintendo Everything says Switch and Switch 2 eShop maintenance is scheduled for one hour on Nov. 2 and two hours on Nov. 9–10, briefly limiting store access. Nintendo Everything

  21. Releases

    Mega Man: Dual Override has revealed Cook Man, a kung-fu cooking robot, and a pot-shaped stage, according to Famitsu; the game is planned for spring 2027. Famitsu

  22. Player rights

    Nintenderos says Walmart may be offering some customers with canceled Zelda Switch 2 orders a $519 gift card or a 48-hour reorder window; who receives either remains unclear. Nintenderos

  23. Releases

    Schell Games has cut a significant number of jobs for the second time this year, according to UploadVR, while it develops the VR puzzler Dragon Grove. UploadVR

  24. Releases

    Nintendo Everything shared about 30 minutes of off-screen, docked Switch 2 footage of Final Fantasy VII Revelation from Paris Games Week; the game arrives April 8, 2027. Nintendo Everything