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Stories from Oct 30, 2026
Every story The Raytrace first published that day, each with its sources and history.
Village in the Shade is out now on Switch, Switch 2, PS5 and PC
NIS America released a launch trailer for the farming sim from the team behind the Yomawari series, set in a village with secrets.
Square Enix releases accolades trailer for Final Fantasy Resonance
The new trailer points to critics' reactions to the HD-2D Final Fantasy, which is out now on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox and Steam.
Gothic 1 Remake Feature Update 1 adds Photo Mode and Marvin Mode
A PlayStation trailer says the first feature update is here, with Photo Mode, a cheat mode and new character customization options.
Official Elder Scrolls title is set to be revealed, The Verge reports
The Verge was first to report a planned reveal of the game's official title. The game's makers have not confirmed the report.
Piko Interactive says it has sent DMCA notices over unauthorized ports
Piko named four ported games and said its own GBA version of 8 Eyes was "done with AI decomp." Its statement on X carries a "Made with AI" label.
GTA 6 map nearly matches GTA 4, GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 combined
GamesRadar+ reports that Rockstar told Edge GTA 6's total land mass is almost as big as three of its earlier maps put together.
Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 takes DMZ to a North Korean weapons facility
Sony's Season 1 launch trailer says DMZ expands into a fortified North Korean weapons facility. Xbox lists November 6 for the free update.
Dead by Daylight's Terrifier update adds a new killer, survivor and map
Behaviour Interactive's 10.3.0 PTB patch notes detail The Terrifier, survivor Sienna Shaw and the Hartshorne Mall map.
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