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- Best Minecraft Texture Packs for 26.3 (Java & Bedrock)
- Apex Legends Season 31 Cipher: Start Date and What's New
- Dead by Daylight team apologizes after a staff member gifted a streamer free content mid-stream
- Best Multiplayer Mobile Games to Play With Friends (2026)
- Planet Coaster 2 Cheats: No Codes, Unlimited Money in Sandbox
- Hay Day Tips and Tricks (2026): Fast Coins, Best Crops, XP
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Best Minecraft Texture Packs for 26.3 (Java & Bedrock)
18 texture packs with Java 26.3 files checked Nov 1, 2026: Faithful, Fresh Animations, Whimscape, PvP picks, free vs paid labelled, plus Bedrock install steps.
Apex Legends Season 31 Cipher: Start Date and What's New
Apex Legends Season 31 Cipher starts November 3, 2026, patch notes Nov 2. Crypto rework, Akimbo Wingman, Strongholds and Legend Bans, from EA's own posts.
Dead by Daylight team apologizes after a staff member gifted a streamer free content mid-stream
In a November 1 statement on the DbD Pulse account, the Dead by Daylight team said a team member gave in-game content and currency to a creator streaming the game this weekend, a move Dexerto reports the post described as made without the proper approvals; Dexerto identifies the streamer as TheBurntPeanut, who received the game's DLC characters and perks. The team said it should have looked into concerns raised during the stream instead of dismissing them, apologized to players for 'letting you down', and said it has started reviewing its internal processes. According to Dexerto, the post also said threats against Behaviour employees are unacceptable.
Source: DbD Pulse (X), via Dexerto
Best Multiplayer Mobile Games to Play With Friends (2026)
14 multiplayer mobile games to play with friends, from Roblox and Among Us to Heads Up! and Sky, with price, party size and crossplay from each store listing.
Planet Coaster 2 Cheats: No Codes, Unlimited Money in Sandbox
There's no console or money code in Planet Coaster 2. Unlimited cash comes from Sandbox Settings: Player Cash, research, presets, Challenge Mode and consoles.
Hay Day Tips and Tricks (2026): Fast Coins, Best Crops, XP
Make coins fast in Hay Day: sell near the max price, bake crops into products, fill orders daily. Plus coins and XP per field-hour for 15 crops, by level.
Nintendo celebrates Pikmin Day with a second Hello! Pikmin short, 'Dream'
Nintendo marked Pikmin Day (November 1) by posting 'Dream', the second Hello! Pikmin short movie, on its official YouTube channels, a day after the first short, 'Frog'. Insider Gaming describes the roughly 42-second clip as the yellow Pikmin trying to fly after spotting a winged pink Pikmin, with the red and blue Pikmin pitching in to help. Nintendo of America also streamed a Treehouse session of Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy, which launches on Switch 2 on November 12.
Source: Nintendo of America (YouTube)
Idle Champions Codes (November 2026): Chest Codes That Work
Nine Idle Champions chest codes two trackers confirm, ending Nov 2-4, plus long-running Champion codes and how to redeem on Steam, Epic and consoles.
Shift at Midnight Endings Explained: All 3 and How to Get Them
Shift at Midnight has 3 endings, decided by the Clyde call after Shift 12 and $250 in personal funds. Plus how many players can join and who has crossplay.
GOG says it would like to sell physical copies of PC games again, but calls it 'a very, very complicated thing'
GOG's senior business development and partnerships manager, Marcin Paczynski, told GamesRadar+ that his 'dream' is for players to pick a game from their GOG library and order a physical copy of it. He said that would be a different business from GOG's digital store, with logistics, storage and extra publisher approvals to sort out, and that the idea has been around at GOG for years. No plan or date has been announced. For now, GOG's closest step is its project to preserve classic big-box releases with 3D models and box art that collectors can print and build themselves.
Source: GamesRadar+
Retail Tycoon 2 Manager Guide: Stock %, Spending Limit, Fixes
Retail Tycoon 2 managers buy stock to a 50-200% target, spend more per level (+10% to +40%) and stop buying for five fixable reasons. Settings and fixes inside.
Whiteout Survival Tier List (2026): Best Heroes by Gen
All 51 Legendary heroes from Gen 1 to Gen 17 ranked with a reason each, plus Bear Trap rally line-ups, Arena rules and early-game picks from the official wiki.
Melvor Idle 2 becomes an official RuneScape spinoff, with Jagex publishing it into Early Access on November 17
Jagex announced on October 29 that it will publish Melvor Idle 2: A RuneScape Adventure, the sequel to Games by Malcs' RuneScape-inspired idle RPG, which has sold more than one million copies. The single-player PC game opens in Steam Early Access on November 17 and, according to Jagex, adds five new skills (29 in total), a higher level cap, a reworked Mastery system, a new Quest system with updated combat, refreshed graphics and audio, and modes for different skill levels. Jagex says the deal brings Melvor closer than ever to the RuneScape universe; a price has not been announced.
Source: Jagex
Epic Free Games Next Week: Flotsam and Idle Champions (Nov 5-12)
Flotsam ($24.99) and Idle Champions are free on Epic from Nov 5, 16:00 UTC (11 AM ET) to Nov 12. Times by region, what each game is and how to claim.
Pokémon GO Pass November 2026: Start Time, Groudon, Coins
GO Pass: November starts Nov 3 at 10 a.m. local with Groudon and 400 free PokéCoins. Deluxe is $7.99 for 1,400 coins. Start, end and no-limit times in UTC.
Pokémon UNITE's first world champion lists his 2022 Worlds trophy for $400,000
Junglebook, who won the first Pokémon UNITE World Championship in London in 2022 with North American team BLVKHVND, has put his Worlds trophy up for sale on X with a $400,000 asking price, Dexerto reports. He calls it the official World Champion trophy and says he is open to offers, including trades for high-end graded Pokémon cards. For scale, Dexerto notes that a 2024 Worlds trophy sold at Goldin in May 2025 for $12,810 including fees; the listing also follows the news that Pokémon UNITE ends service on March 23, 2027.
Source: Dexerto
TheoTown Layout Guide: Best Road Grids, Zoning and Ideas
Best TheoTown layout: 4×4-6×6 blocks, commercial core on avenues, housing on side streets, industry at the edge. Road costs and zone rules in one table.
GTA 6 Weapons List: 7 Named Guns and Every Weapon Shown
Every GTA 6 weapon Rockstar has shown, from Jason's Girardi ES9 to the Moreland 850, with the trailer or screenshot it comes from and which edition has it.
FC 27 Career Mode Tips: Transfers, Dynamic OVR and Settings
FC 27 Career Mode tips from EA's own notes: how staged transfers, new clauses and Dynamic OVR work, the best settings for a new save, and fixes up to v1.1.0.
Sol's RNG Halloween 2026: All 17 Auras, Codes and End Date
Sol's RNG's Halloween event brings 17 limited auras, Graveyard, Pumpkin Moon and Blood Rain, Jack's Hollow Points shop, Sinister S. and two new codes.
Selaco's free Chapter 2 update, The Machines of War, arrives November 13
Altered Orbit Studios says Selaco Chapter 2: The Machines of War launches on November 13 as a free update for the Early Access FPS on Steam, which currently sells for $24.99 on Windows and Linux. The studio lists 19 new campaign maps (roughly 6-8 hours of extra content), a remastered Chapter 1, a companion, new enemies, and new weapons including a minigun, a heavy machine gun that fires explosions and a jetpack. Full patch notes and a trailer are due at launch.
Source: Selaco on Steam
Niftski shaves two frames off his own Super Mario Bros. world record during a Halloween stream
Speedrunner Niftski, streaming in a Mario costume on YouTube, finished Super Mario Bros. Any% in 4:54.299, beating his own 4:54.332 from August by 0.033 seconds, Kotaku reports. Speedrun historian Summoning Salt posted on November 1 that the game is now only two frames (.03 seconds) from a perfect run. As of this writing, the speedrun.com leaderboard still lists the August time, so the new run has not yet been verified there.
Source: Kotaku
Prison Architect 2 Release Date: Not Cancelled, No Date Yet
No release date and not cancelled: every official Prison Architect 2 update from the 2024 delays to the 2026 closed betas and Paradox's October 2026 report.
Itch.io says new game pages per day have doubled in two months, but sales and downloads haven't
Indie storefront itch.io posted on Bluesky early on November 1 that the number of game pages created on the site each day has doubled over the past two months, sharing a 90-day graph of new pages. Asked what was behind the jump, the account replied "take a guess" with a robot emoji, which readers took as a nod to generative AI, and added that downloads and purchases have not doubled. Itch.io already lets players hide AI-made projects with its "No AI" browse filter.
Source: itch.io on Bluesky
Fortnite Pirate Shop Access: How to Get It and the Limits
Fortnite's rare Pirate Shop Access makes V-Bucks Item Shop items free for 14 days, twice. Epic's in-game rules, the Dec 15 deadline and how players find it.
Break and Steal an Egg Massive Update: Time and What's New
Break and Steal an Egg's MASSIVE UPDATE went live Nov 1 at 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT: new zone, rideable and helper animals, weather, Diamond Shop. No codes.
Petit Planet Switch 2 Version Due 2027, PC and Mobile Dec 4
HoYoverse's cozy life sim Petit Planet launches Dec 4 on PC, iOS and Android, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version coming in 2027. No PS5 or Xbox yet.
Honkai: Star Rail 4.7 lands Nov 11 with a free pick of Acheron, Jing Yuan or Imbibitor Lunae
HoYoverse says Version 4.7, "Now, Lay Laughter to All Stars", arrives on November 11 for PC, PS5 and mobile. Its "Grab Your Opening Gifts" event lets any Trailblazer at Trailblaze Level 4 or higher choose one of Acheron, Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae or Jing Yuan for free (with materials to reach Lv. 60), plus one Affinitive Eidolon for one of the three, and 20 Star Rail Special Passes from check-ins, claimable until Dec 23 at 05:59 (UTC+8). The update also starts a new Currency Wars season, "Voyage Into the Canvas", and according to Push Square it adds Aeon Aha as a 5-star character and a dessert shop management minigame.
HoYoverse's Petit Planet is also coming to Switch 2, but not until 2027
HoYoverse (miHoYo) says its free-to-play life sim Petit Planet will reach Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, Gematsu reports. It has not given a narrower window or any Switch 2 details yet. The game still launches first on December 4, 2026 for PC (Epic Games Store and HoYoverse's launcher), iOS and Android, and pre-registration rewards are open on the official site.
Source: Gematsu
Warzone on Xbox One and PS4, Synduality's shop and NBA 2K25's servers all wind down by year's end
Activision's support notice says Call of Duty: Warzone stops working on Xbox One and PS4 when Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 goes live, which Activision's roadmap dates to November 6. Bandai Namco ends sales of SYN COINS and other paid items in Synduality: Echo of Ada on December 18 at 00:00 JST, but online play runs until after May 2027 before the game turns into an offline-only release. NBA 2K25's online services shut down on December 31: 2K says multiplayer and online modes, MyCareer and MyTEAM included, stop on January 1, 2027, while Play Now, MyNBA and The W stay playable offline, Pure Xbox reports.
Source: Pure Xbox
How to Evolve Inkay in Pokémon Legends Z-A (Level 30 + Flip)
Inkay evolves at level 30+ in Legends Z-A: in handheld mode, flip the console upside down, open Inkay in the team menu and pick Evolve. No arrow appears.
7 Days to Die Console Commands (V3.4): God Mode, Items, Fly
Press F1, type dm for god mode and fly, cm for the creative menu, then giveself an item ID. Full 7 Days to Die command list for V3.4 plus achievement rules.
Dice Dreams Free Rolls Links Today (November 2026)
3 new official Dice Dreams free rolls links from Oct 31 plus Oct 29-30 links, each listed by 2+ dated trackers and checked Nov 1, 10:50 UTC. Expired links too.
Attack on Titan Revolution Codes (November 2026) + Update 5
UPDATE5, GROUP10M and 4 more codes work (checked Nov 1, 10:30 UTC). Rewards table, Prestige rule, Update 5 Beast Titan features, next code at 1.45M likes.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure Gift Guide for All 22 Friends
Red Bow Apple Pie for Hello Kitty, GameBear for Moppu: every friend's 3-heart gift, recipe and unlock, plus cheap starter gifts and Welcome Home mailboxes.
Theme Park Tycoon 2 Roller Coasters: Stats, Stations, Ideas
Theme Park Tycoon 2 coaster ratings explained: starting excitement, intensity and nausea for 18 coaster types, station rules, block brakes and 2026 track ideas.
GTA 6 Soundtrack List: All 30 Songs Confirmed So Far
30 GTA 6 songs confirmed by Rockstar: 18 on six radio stations, 9 singles from The Album, 2 trailer songs and Justice's Pusher. Every artist, checked Nov 1.
Dark Souls 3 Servers Status: Down With DS2, No Return Date
FromSoftware took Dark Souls 2 and 3 servers offline on Oct 30 over a server issue. Still down Nov 1 with no ETA; offline play works, co-op and invasions don't.
Xbox Black Friday 2026: No Deals Yet, Prices and Sale Dates
Microsoft has no Xbox Black Friday 2026 deals yet, but Microsoft Store dates its sale Nov 19-28. Series S is $499.99, Series X $749.99 and up today.
Fortnite Treasure Hunters: Map, Battle Pass, Weekly Dates
Fortnite Treasure Hunters went live at 08:12 UTC on Nov 1. Epic's Crossbones Isle POIs, One Piece powers, Battle Pass names and every Captain's Day date.
Where Winds Meet Codes (November 2026): 6 Listed, Redeem Steps
Where Winds Meet codes for November 2026: 1015QINGZHOU +5 more listed by 2 trackers, the expired WWMQC batch, and PC/PS5/mobile redeem steps. Checked Nov 1.
Fortnite v43.00 downtime runs past its 08:00 UTC end time
At 08:08 UTC on November 1, Epic's status page still listed the v43.00 Treasure Hunters downtime as in progress, past its scheduled 08:00 UTC end (3 AM EST). Epic has not posted a new return time or the v43.00 patch notes yet. Our Fortnite server status page will add the actual length once servers are back.
Source: Epic Games status page
Pokémon GO Halloween GO Pass: Rank Rewards, Deluxe, End Time
The free Halloween GO Pass ends Nov 5 at 8 p.m. local. All 108 rank rewards, GO Points tasks, what the $7.99 Deluxe adds, and end times in UTC.
Sims 4 MCCC Update: Latest Version 2026.6.0 for Patch 1.129
MC Command Center 2026.6.0 (Oct 25) is tested with Sims 4 patch 1.129. Version table, what's new, how to update and keep settings, and fixes when it fails.
Two Point Museum Tips and Tricks: Buzz, Expeditions, Staff
Decor adds +3 Buzz a level, Safe expeditions add +5% survey and Detailed +15%, plus the free cargo items, first staff skills and helipad costs by Museum Level.
Sons of the Forest Shovel Location, Rope Gun and Keycards
The shovel sits at the end of the cave west of the snowy mountain, after the rebreather and rope gun. Then the keycard order and where the Ancient Armor is.
Games Coming Out This Week (Nov 2-8): Ocarina, WoW, Godzilla
Every game coming out Nov 2-8, 2026 on PS5, Xbox, Switch 2 and PC, from Godzilla and WoW Forever to Ocarina of Time, with store-checked dates and prices.
Two Point Campus Tips and Tricks: Money, Course Points
10 Course Points per Campus Level, every course upgrade cost from Level 1 to 10, loan terms, room prices, dorm bed rules and the clubs worth recruiting for.
Blue Lock Rivals Codes (November 2026): 3 New + ZENTETSU
ZANTESUHERE, LIMITEDSBACK and HAPPYHALLOWEEN are the 3 new codes (checked Nov 1, 05:50 UTC). Level 10 rule, ZENTETSU update facts and next code drop.
Steal A Pet And Ride It Codes: None Yet + Halloween Part 2
No Steal A Pet And Ride It codes exist yet (checked Nov 1, 05:30 UTC). Get the free Legendary pet instead; Halloween Part 2 ends Nov 8 at 15:00 UTC.
Fortnite is down for the v43.00 Treasure Hunters update
Epic's status page shows the v43.00 downtime in progress since 05:00 UTC on November 1 (1 AM EDT), with servers scheduled to return by 08:00 UTC (3 AM EST, after the US clock change). Matchmaking was switched off 30 minutes before the start. Epic has not posted the v43.00 patch notes yet; our Fortnite server status page tracks the outage.
Source: Epic Games status page
AION 2 Templar Build: PvE Tank, PvP, Stigmas and Macro
Taunt, Battlefield Banner and Doom Shield plus Noble Armor or Empyrean Lord's Punishment: the AION 2 Templar tank build, macro and PvP sets compared.
Terraria 1.4.5 Patch Notes: 1.4.5.8 on PC, Console, Mobile
Every Terraria 1.4.5 hotfix up to 1.4.5.8 with PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and mobile dates, the big 1.4.5.7 balance changes, and 1.4.6 crossplay status.
Walmart Zelda Switch 2: $519 Gift Card or 48-Hour Reorder
Walmart is emailing buyers whose Zelda Switch 2 pre-orders it cancelled: a 48-hour Exclusive Reservation, a $519 eGift card or both, per Kotaku and Polygon.
Games Like Township: 12 Farm and City Builders (2026)
Hay Day is the closest game like Township; Klondike and FarmVille 3 add mini-games and SimCity BuildIt the city. 12 picks, all live on both stores Nov 1.
Huss Valley Codes (November 2026): 8 Working + Finale Times
All 8 working Huss Valley codes, led by GhostKey, checked Nov 1 at 02:35 UTC, plus when the Halloween Event Finale ends (Nov 3, 20:00 UTC) and its rewards.
Block Out Level 99, 69, 248, 619 + 7 More: Video Solutions
Matched YouTube walkthroughs and board notes for 11 Block Out hard levels, from 64 to 624, including the new level 204 and 248 boards. Checked Nov 1.
Township: How to Level Up Fast (Best XP Sources Ranked)
Township levels up fastest from orders: helicopter, train, plane and Zoo. XP sources ranked, XP needed per level to 138 and the best early achievements.
COD Mobile Redeem Codes (November 2026): None Official Yet
No Activision-confirmed COD Mobile codes as of Nov 1, 02:00 UTC. 7 tracker-reported Global codes, Garena-only codes to skip, and redemption steps.
BitLife Movie Director Guide: Unlock, Budget, Casting Tips
BitLife Movie Director is a paid Expansion Pack (Sep 10, 2026), not in Boss Mode. How to unlock it, split the budget, cast actors and avoid two flops.
Roblox Events This Week (Nov 1-7): Start Times in ET/PT
Steal an Egg's New Alien Biome starts Sat Nov 7 at 16:00 UTC (11 AM EST). Every Roblox update Nov 1-7 in UTC, ET and PT, plus Halloween end dates re-checked.
Heartopia Codes (November 2026): 5 Active Gift Codes
Official Heartopia gift codes checked Nov 1, 2026, 00:47 UTC: pumpkin2026 plus four weekly codes, each with its expiry, and redeem steps for PC and mobile.
Fortnite Ranked Reset (Nov 1): Epic Hasn't Confirmed It Yet
No ranked reset confirmed for Treasure Hunters yet. Epic's rule, the v43.00 downtime times (05:00-08:00 UTC), when BR and Reload last reset, and what you keep.
Karmine Corp, LYON and BLG take the last LoL Worlds 2026 quarterfinal spots, and the bracket is set
The final Swiss day in Allen, Texas, on October 31 settled the last three places: Karmine Corp swept Movistar KOI 2-0, LYON came from a game down to beat Brazil's LOS 2-1, and Bilibili Gaming swept Hanwha Life Esports 2-0, Insider Gaming reports. According to the same report, the best-of-five quarterfinals are Dplus KIA vs BLG, Karmine Corp vs T1, Gen.G vs LYON and Top Esports vs Invictus Gaming, which leaves KC and LYON as the only Western teams still in the event. Liquipedia lists the knockout stage for November 3-8 in Allen, with the match-by-match schedule not yet posted, and the final on November 14 at Barclays Center in New York.
Source: Insider Gaming
