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6:44 p.m. ET Phantom Blade Zero reaches 399,310 players on Steam after launch 4:45 p.m. ET GOG and Retrovibe launch joint publishing initiative for indie developers 3:45 p.m. ET NAVI eliminate world No. 1 Spirit at PGL Masters Bucharest 2:46 p.m. ET Metro Redux receives free Xbox Series X|S update with 4K and 120 fps modes 12:44 p.m. ET FromSoftware delays The Duskbloods to 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2 11:44 a.m. ET Croc 2 remaster improves its controls but leaves the 1999 design intact 10:46 a.m. ET G2 Gozen players report death and rape threats after Game Changers exit 9:45 a.m. ET Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 adds 3 maps, 2 modes and a new DMZ location Nov. 6 6:44 p.m. ET Phantom Blade Zero reaches 399,310 players on Steam after launch 4:45 p.m. ET GOG and Retrovibe launch joint publishing initiative for indie developers 3:45 p.m. ET NAVI eliminate world No. 1 Spirit at PGL Masters Bucharest 2:46 p.m. ET Metro Redux receives free Xbox Series X|S update with 4K and 120 fps modes 12:44 p.m. ET FromSoftware delays The Duskbloods to 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2 11:44 a.m. ET Croc 2 remaster improves its controls but leaves the 1999 design intact 10:46 a.m. ET G2 Gozen players report death and rape threats after Game Changers exit 9:45 a.m. ET Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 adds 3 maps, 2 modes and a new DMZ location Nov. 6