Steam's cut the price on Mortal Shell II today, GOG had a run of new releases, and the trailer feed from PlayStation and GameTrailers kept rolling. Here's the lot, each one linked back to where it came from.
Deals and sales
Mortal Shell II is cheaper on Steam
Mortal Shell II is 25% off on Steam's specials shelf, down to A$52.46 from A$69.95, until Tuesday 17 November (Sydney time). Steam's page calls it a standalone sequel action RPG: players possess warrior Shells to dethrone false gods and redeem a ravaged world.
Source: Steam specials
News
FragPunk's Farlands mode goes into early access
FragPunk has launched Farlands, a persistent multiplayer PvPvE mode where players share a world built around cargo deliveries, resource gathering and combat. It's in global early access now on PC and console.
Source: Xbox Wire
Furyball: Rogue Revenge enters early access on GOG
Furyball: Rogue Revenge, an action roguelike, is now in early access on GOG. It's set in a sun-scorched future where a new blood sport, Furyball, rules one of the last bastions of civilisation. Players take on an outsider from the slums with nothing to lose, crossing a city of dangerous sports gangs in one night to reach the Furydome for a final battle.
Source: GOG
Moldwasher lands on GOG
Moldwasher is now available on GOG. It's a simulation arcade game about cleaning a neglected fridge: players wield a pressure stream to clear mould off food, shelves, drawers and even the freezer.
Source: GOG
Rail Route gets its Expect Delays DLC
Rail Route's new DLC, Expect Delays, is out on GOG. It brings wear, breakdowns and disruptions to your railway, along with the trains, buildings and upgrades to handle them.
Source: GOG
Dwarf Eats Mountain released on GOG
Dwarf Eats Mountain, a strategic incremental game about devouring mountains for gold, is now on GOG. Players hire dwarves, deploy war machines and collect artefacts to build synergies and grow faster each run, then have to haul the gold home safely.
Source: GOG
Rockstar throwing a GTA 6 launch festival with Travis Scott and Cardi B
Rockstar is holding a live music festival featuring Travis Scott and Cardi B to celebrate GTA 6's launch, PC Gamer reports.
Source: PC Gamer
Take-Two expects up to $3.5 billion from GTA 6's launch
Take-Two expects to make as much as $3.5 billion during GTA 6's launch period, PC Gamer reports. Pre-orders for the game are still "unprecedented," the publisher says.
Source: PC Gamer
Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader's follow-up, Dark Heresy, launches end of January
Dark Heresy, the follow-up to Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, is set to launch at the end of January, PC Gamer reports.
Source: PC Gamer
World of Warcraft Forever breaks WoW's launch record
World of Warcraft Forever is officially the franchise's biggest launch ever, PCGamesN reports. Blizzard says the expansion, which launched 4 November, brought in more new players than any WoW launch in 15 years, according to executive producer Holly Longdale.
Source: PCGamesN
Big Walk developer admits using generative AI late in development
Big Walk developer House House has confirmed using generative AI in the final stretch of the game's development, Rock Paper Shotgun reports, saying it's only coming out now because "it has become a matter of public interest." House House says the AI was used sparingly, "to help work through difficult technical challenges and bugs."
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Ishin codes for November 2026
PCGamesN has a fresh set of codes for the Roblox game Ishin: NEWUI for 12,500 yen, and STICKERS for 65 rerolls. Redeem them in-game by pressing tab to open the menu, then picking the codes option.
Source: PCGamesN
Trailers
The First Descendant gets a Monet character trailer
Monet, "The Knight Who Does Not Weep," wields time to bend every moment of battle to her will. She arrives in The First Descendant on 17 November with Season 4 Episode 2, "Legacy."
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube), GameTrailers (YouTube)
Tanuki: Pon's Summer gets a launch trailer
Tanuki: Pon's Summer is out now. Help Pon rebuild a shrine before the Great Matsuri Festival, with a month of deliveries and jobs to do around the island.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube)
Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories gets a story trailer
Pre-orders are open for Atelier Karia, the next entry in the Atelier series, which ties alchemy into exploration and base-building as well as combat.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube), also reported by Xbox (YouTube)
Project Motor Racing adds a World Endurance Pack
Project Motor Racing's World Endurance Pack brings 11 cars across 4 endurance classes, plus modern and historic versions of the Fuji Speedway circuit across 6 layouts in total.
Source: PlayStation (YouTube)
Ova Magica launches
Ova Magica, a creature-collecting life sim from ClaudiaTheDev and Skinny Frog, is out now on PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2 and PC. Players settle into Clover Town to make friends and run a farm.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
Winter Whiskers gets a release date trailer
Winter Whiskers, a cosy cleaning sim about clearing snow and reconnecting the seaside town of Winterlight Harbour after a blizzard, has a new release date trailer out.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
Superbird revealed
Superbird, a roguelike deckbuilder from Wild Motion where players compete as birds, is coming soon to PC. A playtest is live now on Steam.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
The Legend of California shows off its homestead
The Legend of California, an open-world survival action shooter from Kintsugiyama, has a new "Home Sweet Homestead" trailer showing off ranch customisation with furnishings and decor. It's coming soon to PC on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Source: GameTrailers (YouTube)
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