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Black Friday 2026 falls on Friday, November 27, but the biggest sales are set to start well before it. Walmart, Best Buy and Target have already dated their early events, while Amazon and Costco have not yet said when their Black Friday deals begin. Best Buy's 2026 holiday calendar, with Black Friday Doorbusters and Deals from November 19 to 28 and a Cyber Monday
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South of Midnight creative director David Sears has questioned Microsoft's earlier approach to funding Xbox exclusives, admitting that he probably would not have approved his own game if he had been responsible for the company's investment decisions. The comments came during a recent interview in which Sears discussed the creative freedom offered to Xbox studios and the financial challenges associated with maintaining that strategy.
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Microsoft has introduced a new promotion that gives customers 25 Xbox games worth more than $500 when they purchase an eligible Windows 11 PC or gaming handheld. The offer is part of Microsoft's Xbox 25th anniversary celebrations and includes games from several major franchises, including Halo, Fallout, Gears of War, The Elder Scrolls and Age of Empires. The promotion began on November 2, 2026,
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Call of Duty: Warzone is receiving a major update on November 6, 2026, as Activision integrates the game with Modern Warfare 4 Season 1. The update introduces two new maps, additional weapons, gameplay improvements and several limited time modes. The integration also marks the end of Warzone support for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, while bringing the game to Nintendo Switch for the first
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Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 will continue the series' tradition of offering a physical map, but it will no longer come included with the game. Instead, players will have to purchase the printed map separately for $0.99 or receive it as a complimentary item when buying another product from the Rockstar Store. The change comes as Rockstar moves away from
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Nintendo's special edition Legend of Zelda Switch 2 is expected to receive additional stock across several US retailers this week, following widespread shortages since its October 29, 2026 launch. The console has already returned briefly at Amazon, Nintendo and Best Buy, but availability remains limited as demand continues to exceed supplies. Best Buy is preparing a limited restock alongside the launch of The Legend
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Bethesda Game Studios has officially revealed The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, confirming the title and setting of its highly anticipated role playing game eight years after its original announcement. The reveal arrived on November 3, 2026, during a special video celebrating 40 years of Bethesda Game Studios. The announcement confirms that the next major Elder Scrolls adventure will take place in Hammerfell, a region
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Nvidia has announced that Hogwarts Legacy will receive DLSS 5 Neural Rendering support on November 5, 2026, bringing AI powered visual improvements to the game on supported GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards. The update will focus on improving environmental details, character textures, lighting and reflections while preserving the original appearance of characters. Nvidia also confirmed that War Thunder and Where Winds Meet will
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YouTube is introducing 24 accessibility tags to its Playables gaming platform, making it easier for players to identify games that support their preferred controls, visual settings, and gameplay adjustments. The new tags are organized into three categories covering controls and input, audio and visual options, and gameplay adjustments. They provide information about accessibility features before players launch a game. The update is part of
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Chinese AI company DeepSeek is reportedly preparing to train its upcoming V5 language model entirely on Huawei hardware, potentially reducing its dependence on Nvidia's computing infrastructure. The model, expected to contain approximately eight trillion parameters, could become a major test of China's ability to develop advanced AI systems using domestically manufactured processors and software. According to industry reports, DeepSeek has ordered approximately 160,000 Huawei