Walmart cancelled some Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 pre-orders a day before the October 29, 2026 launch and now offers a reorder window and $519 gift cards.
Activision said on 30 October 2026 it will remove real footage of the 2022 Seoul crowd crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 in a November 12 update, after families objected.
Edge issue 430, out October 29, 2026, gives 12 new GTA VI screenshots and Rockstar details on Leonida's map, K-9 police and a Criminal Profile system.
YouTube is testing a $20 payout threshold, down from $100, for randomly chosen Partner Program creators in India, the US and Indonesia from October 2026 payments.
Ofcom on October 29, 2026 named photo ID, digital ID, banking checks and facial age estimation as age checks for the UK's under-16 social media ban.
Nintendo's Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 goes on sale on October 29, 2026, but pre-orders sold out and Nintendo says it underestimated demand and will restock.
Garena's Free Fire India went live on Android and iOS on October 28, 2026, with a 3-hour daily cap and parental consent for players under 18.
Sony named Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and Monster Train 2 as November's PS Plus games on October 28, 2026; claim from November 3.
Twin brothers from Ghana and a Hawaii woman have pleaded guilty in the US to a romance scam that took about $9 million from victims in 25 states, Germany and Austria.
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