Gaming news: Friday 13 November

●thrax
📅November 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
⏰about 2 hours ago
Gaming news: Friday 13 November
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GOG had five new releases and announcements overnight, Luma Island's heading to Xbox Series X|S in December, and Steam's cut prices on five games through its specials shelf. The trailer feed out of PlayStation and GameTrailers kept rolling too.

Deals and sales

On sale on Steam

Five games are cheaper on Steam's specials shelf today.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. Image: Bethesda Softworks via Steam.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition: 80% off, A$10.99 (was A$54.95), until Thursday 19 November. It's the open-world fantasy RPG where you carve out your own path through Skyrim's dragons, guilds and quests.

Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition
Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition. Image: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. via Steam.

Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition: 35% off, A$38.96 (was A$59.95), until Thursday 19 November. This is the remastered classic action RPG through Sanctuary, now with a new Warlock class and co-op for up to eight players.

The Lantern of the Laughless Saint
The Lantern of the Laughless Saint. Image: NerveLabs via Steam.

The Lantern of the Laughless Saint: 20% off, A$22.80 (was A$28.50), until Thursday 26 November. It's a co-op RPG where you explore a mysterious island to get to the bottom of a silent tower, with your choices shaping what you find.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Image: Kepler Interactive via Steam.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: 20% off, A$55.96 (was A$69.95), until Friday 13 November. This turn-based RPG with real-time dodges and parries follows Expedition 33 trying to stop the Paintress before she wipes out the world.

Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age. Image: MicroProse Software via Steam.

Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age: 20% off, A$56.40 (was A$70.50), until Thursday 26 November. It's a Cold War naval strategy game where you take command of NATO or Warsaw Pact ships through real-time tactical battles.

Source: Steam specials

Humble Bundle's redesign drops two-factor authentication

Humble Bundle's new redesign inexplicably removes 2-factor authentication, dramatically weakening account security
Image: PC Gamer.

Humble Bundle's new site redesign has dropped two-factor authentication, leaving accounts less secure than before. Until it's back, PC Gamer suggests pulling any saved payment details off your account for now.

Source: PC Gamer

News

Imperial Grace launches on GOG

Release: Imperial Grace
Image: GOG.

Imperial Grace is a narrative visual novel set in the fictional medieval kingdom of Calidya. You play its new empress, and your choices as a ruler steer both politics and romance. It's out now on GOG.

Source: GOG

Häxeri is coming soon to GOG

Coming soon: Häxeri
Image: GOG.

Häxeri is an old-school dungeon RPG with turn-based fights. You build a party and push through a sprawling dungeon to deal with a monster's soul that's broken free of its magical seal. It's listed as coming soon, with wishlisting open now.

Source: GOG

Luma Island heads to Xbox Series X|S in December

How Luma Island Was Built For Everyone on XBOX Series X|S
Image: Xbox Wire.

Luma Island, the farming and exploration game from Dutch studio Feel Free Games, launches on Xbox Series X|S on 2 December. It's already racked up more than 800,000 players on PC since 2024. The game drops stamina bars, inventory limits and set bedtimes in favour of three difficulty modes, from a peaceful Cozy Mode up to a tougher Hero Mode, and supports four-player cross-platform co-op with PS5 and PC.

Source: Xbox Wire

Void Reaver is out now on GOG

Release: Void Reaver
Image: GOG.

Void Reaver is a sci-fi roguelite shoot-em-up. You crash-land on a dying alien world and have to dodge enemy swarms while rearranging your backpack to trigger gear synergies. It launched on GOG yesterday.

Source: GOG

Wardogs' Season 3 adds a new map and a charity mustache

Wardogs Season 3 arrives with a new map, a limited mode, a post-GTA catch-up system, and a dynamic mustache DLC
Image: PCGamesN.

Wardogs' Season 3 launched 12 November and runs through to 28 January. The headline is Sabatulo, a tight, destructible city map built for close-quarters fights. A new Limited mode strips out hollow-point and armour-piercing rounds, caps armour at level two and removes heavier vehicles and traps to keep early fights even, and a catch-up system gives latecomers bonus weekly XP and vendor discounts. There's also a $2 Movember DLC that grows your character a tactical mustache through November, with the profits going to Movember's men's health causes.

Source: PCGamesN

After the Wane is now on GOG

Release: After the Wane
Image: GOG.

After the Wane is an interactive graphic novel from SoonIN DEV, the studio behind Along the Edge and Across the Grooves. It follows Lena, a young dancer who arrives in the capital and gets caught between a community centre director and the leader of a secretive theatre troupe. It's out now on GOG.

Source: GOG

Bethesda knocks back Elder Scrolls 6 rumours on Skyrim's 15th birthday

Bethesda shoots down Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel announcement rumor on Skyrim's 15th anniversary
Image: PC Gamer.

On Skyrim's 15th anniversary, Bethesda shot down talk that an Elder Scrolls 6 reveal was close. The studio says it'll be "some time" before there's more Sentinel news to share.

Source: PC Gamer

Destroy All Humans remake studio splits from THQ Nordic

Black Forest Games split from THQ Nordic
Image: Rock Paper Shotgun.

Black Forest Games, the studio behind the Destroy All Humans remakes, has bought itself out of Embracer-owned THQ Nordic and formed a new group called Third Signal. The studio wants to give teams independence, resources and creative freedom to chase their own ideas, pointing out that "some of the best games of the last decade came from teams of fifty."

Source: Rock Paper Shotgun

Steam's Achievement Sets are now open to everyone

Steam Achievement Sets — Now Available to Everyone
Image: Steam.

Steam's Achievement Sets, along with a new achievements page, are now live for every Steam user. Sets group a game's achievements together so they're easier to track, and let developers add new achievements or DLC achievements later without breaking the existing layout.

Source: Steam

Trailers

A new look at GTA 6's PS5 features

Video: PlayStation on YouTube.

PlayStation's new trailer runs through Grand Theft Auto VI's PS5-specific touches: high-fidelity DualSense haptics across the whole game, adjustable accessibility settings, Tempest 3D audio support and faster load times.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by GameTrailers (YouTube), Xbox Wire, PlayStation Blog

Marvel Cosmic Invasion's second DLC lands

Video: PlayStation on YouTube.

The Siege of Castle Doom, Marvel Cosmic Invasion's second DLC, is out now. It adds a Castle Doom mode where you play as Invisible Woman or Doctor Doom, racing to grab upgrades before the Siege Gauge fills and Victor von Doom can act.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by GameTrailers (YouTube), Nintendo (YouTube)

Where Winds Meet shows off its Hutuo update

Video: PlayStation on YouTube.

Where Winds Meet has a new trailer for Hutuo, part of what the game calls its Anniversary Version. It arrives today, 13 November.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by GameTrailers (YouTube)

Prinny Party: Going Overboard! launches on PS5

Video: PlayStation on YouTube.

Prinny Party: Going Overboard! is out now on PS5, a party game built around throwing, fighting and squabbling your way to victory.

Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by GameTrailers (YouTube)

Marvel Rivals reveals Nightcrawler

Video: GameTrailers on YouTube.

Marvel Rivals' newest hero is Nightcrawler, who teleports around the fight and brings his own acrobatic combat against the game's demonic forces. He arrives today with Season 11.

Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)

Marathon's Symbiosis update gets a gameplay trailer

Video: GameTrailers on YouTube.

Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon is getting a Symbiosis update that reworks the Perimeter map with new points of interest. It also adds a PvE Expedition mode, a PvP Deathmatch beta and a new Runner Shell called Bishop.

Source: GameTrailers (YouTube), also reported by PlayStation (YouTube)

Inquisitor Shepherd's demo is out

Video: GameTrailers on YouTube.

Inquisitor Shepherd, a Lovecraftian mystery visual novel, has a demo out now. You play Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to investigate a suspicious village, uncovering secrets in a world of fear where your choices steer the story.

Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)

Edenfall: Legacy of the First Wardens gets a release date

Video: GameTrailers on YouTube.

Edenfall: Legacy of the First Wardens, an action-adventure game starring shapeshifter Venya, launches on Steam on 8 December 2026.

Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)

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