Escape from Tarkov Arena patch 0.6.2.5 reworks BlastGang shops and Metascore
Battlestate also syncs the QBZ-191 and Howa Type-20 from the main game into Arena's Armory.
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Sources: Escape from Tarkov Arena
Your daily read on shooters, RPGs, MMOs and fighting games.
Rockstar drops a new GTA 6 launch gallery of Jason, Lucia and Leonida, two weeks from launch.
Sources: Rockstar Games, PC Gamer, Polygon
Shooters
RPG and action
Pillars of Eternity and Deadfire PC controller support public test is live
Obsidian says you can finish both games on a pad, including Deadfire ship combat, on Steam, GOG and Xbox on PC.
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Sources: Obsidian, PC Gamer, RPG Site
Persistent worlds
World of Warcraft: Forever is live worldwide after a smooth open
Blizzard's permanent Classic-style realm set opens with Skyborne, Legacy progression and ruleset picks. PC Gamer says queues were short.
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Sources: Blizzard News, PC Gamer
Fighting games
Street Fighter League Japan: REJECT climb to third after Division F Round 6
YAS wins the extension over Tokido as RIDDLE ORDER stay first on 180 points. Division S Round 7 streams tonight.
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Sources: Capcom PR Times, e-Sports TODAY
Tech and AI
AMD FSR 4 upscaling is now available to Xbox Series X|S developers
Microsoft's GDK sample ships Full and Lite INT8 models. Series S Full at 1440p costs up to 5.2 ms.
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Sources: Microsoft Game Dev, AMD GPUOpen, The Verge
Xbox Cloud Gaming preview: use your phone as a controller on Smart TVs
Microsoft also tests Nano Controller cloud connect over Wi-Fi in the US to cut input lag.
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Sources: Xbox Wire, The Verge, Engadget
Unreal Engine 6 will drop Blueprints at launch for Verse and AI workflows
Tim Sweeney apologised at Unreal Fest Tokyo, then said Epic is going all-in on AI-assisted development.
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Sources: 4Gamer, Inven Global, Kotaku
Oceania
VALORANT VCT Pacific Kickoff Oceania Qualifier registration closes 16 Nov
OCE teams need Ascendant 1 and three Oceanic residents. Open Qualifier runs 21–22 Nov.
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Sources: VALORANT Esports, ezmode.gg
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