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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. Weird

    A Brooklyn GTA 6 mural was tagged less than a month after it was painted, according to iXBT.games, covering Lucia's legs while leaving Jason untouched. iXBT.games

  2. Releases

    Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick defended GTA 6's delays, saying a rigid schedule can lead to a game being pulled after launch, according to GamesRadar+. GamesRadar+

  3. Weird

    Henry Cavill's AI-made side-scroller Mustache Protocol has him saving the world's mustaches, but the game is not playable yet, according to Gamekult. Gamekult

  4. Weird

    Game*Spark says Cyberpunk 2077’s official X account answered a bug-fix question with a joke about working in marketing, then added that the team keeps improving the game. Game*Spark

  5. Weird

    Areajugones says Zelda fans are forming long lines in Spain and other countries to buy Ocarina of Time at midnight, but gives no supported London crowd count. Areajugones

  6. Releases

    BeamNG.drive is in the PS5 sales top three in the US, Canada and Europe, according to GamesWirtschaft; the game is already available on PS5. GamesWirtschaft

  7. Releases

    Sony plans to invest in its next PlayStation platform starting in April 2027, but has not set a release date, according to Eurogamer.es. Eurogamer.es

  8. Weird

    Switch games sold 65.73 million copies from April through September, more than double Switch 2 software sales in that period, according to Vandal. Vandal

  9. Releases

    Nintendo's latest figures put Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream at 8.81 million copies sold and Rhythm Heaven Groove at 2.89 million, according to Vandal. Vandal

  10. Releases

    Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says 15 company franchises have each sold at least 5 million copies, pushing back on concerns about reliance on GTA 6, according to GTA BOOM. GTA BOOM

  11. Releases

    Nintendo Life says Nintendo's latest financial data repeats Switch 2 release windows, including November 12 for Pikmin 4's edition and January 28, 2027, for Metroid Ravenous. Nintendo Life

  12. Releases

    Splatoon Raiders has sold 2.42 million copies, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 1.34 million, and Star Fox 1.17 million, according to Eurogamer.es. Eurogamer.es

  13. Releases

    Nintendo Life says Mario Kart 8 Deluxe reached 72 million sales on Switch, while Mario Kart World leads Switch 2 at 16.48 million in Nintendo's latest figures. Nintendo Life

  14. Releases

    Koei Tecmo has released four paid Minato costumes for Dead or Alive 6 Last Round and plans a free anniversary update for November's fourth week, according to 4Gamer.net. 4Gamer.net

  15. Weird

    Physical copies made up about 30% of paid-for console games played by surveyed console players, according to GamesRadar+'s account of a Newzoo study across six countries. GamesRadar+

  16. Player rights

    According to Xboxdynasty, Call of Duty's community account answered a disputed Modern Warfare 4 ban with a clip and said the account had joined 16 boosting lobbies. Xboxdynasty

  17. Weird

    Push Square reports 127 million monthly PlayStation users and 78% digital full-game purchases during the protest quarter; those totals do not show how many players joined the protests. Push Square

  18. Weird

    According to Multiplayer.it, a survey of 9,000 teenagers found that 90% wanted to play a new GTA Online, which Rockstar has not announced. Multiplayer.it

  19. Releases

    The Groove Cartel says Circoloco Records hinted at a GTA 6 radio station, but the Instagram message it describes names no station or music. The Groove Cartel

  20. Weird

    Star Fox has sold more than 1.17 million copies since its June 25 release, according to Shacknews, putting the Switch 2 remake in Nintendo's million-seller club. Shacknews

  21. Releases

    Sony raised its PlayStation division forecast after quarterly profit rose, while PS5 sales fell from 4 million to 2.6 million units, according to Multiplayer.it. Multiplayer.it

  22. Releases

    Nintendo's new Tomodachi Life game sold 8.81 million copies from April through September, according to Game*Spark, while the new Rhythm Heaven sold 2.89 million. Game*Spark

  23. Releases

    According to Shacknews, Nintendo says Splatoon Raiders sold 2.42 million copies worldwide in under four months, more than Mario Kart World's 1.78 million in the same earnings report. Shacknews

  24. Releases

    Sony shipped 97.9 million PS5s worldwide, and Marvel’s Wolverine sold 2.4 million copies by November 4, according to Gematsu’s account of Sony’s financial results. Gematsu

  25. Weird

    Mein-MMO says WoW Forever launched smoothly, but its staff found Tirisfal unusually empty and cited player reports of party members landing on different layers. Mein-MMO

  26. Releases

    Shacknews reports that players bought 2.89 million copies of Rhythm Heaven Groove across Switch and Switch 2 between its July 2 release and Nintendo’s latest earnings report. Shacknews

  27. Releases

    Xbox chief operating officer Helen Chiang has left Microsoft after three months in the role and 21 years at the company, according to Everyeye.it. Everyeye.it

  28. Free games

    Konami says Silent Hill: Townfall’s standard edition is 20% off on Japan’s PlayStation Store through Nov. 20, marking its first sale there. Konami

  29. Prices

    LEVEL UP says 11 bit studios has agreed to bring three unnamed games to Xbox Game Pass in 2027; subscribers do not yet know the titles or release dates. LEVEL UP