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The power of the French was strong.

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We didn’t make it!

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Tech

• DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
• 2B email addresses and 1.3B passwords compromised in multiple data breaches
• Apple launches Digital ID feature in Wallet using your passport – 9to5Mac
• Google will allow ‘experienced users’ to sideload unverified Android apps
• Threads is adding features for creators to promote their podcasts
• Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs next week

Gaming

• “Unacceptable and unlawful” – GTA 6 developer Rockstar hit with legal claim from UK trade union following alleged unfair dismissal of staff | Eurogamer.net
• Over 200 Rockstar Devs Sign Letter Demanding Fired Staff Be Reinstated
• Former Humble Bundle staff launch new bundle site Digiphile to “benefit users, creators, publishers, and charity” | GamingOnLinux
• After South Korean publisher Krafton announced it’s transforming into an “AI first” company, it’s now offering employees voluntary resignation | Eurogamer.net
• Sega is raising Japanese employees’ salaries again, three years after its previous increase | VGC
• State of Play Japan November 2025: all announcements – PlayStation.Blog
  • First look at PlayStation’s 27” Gaming Monitor
• Valve Reveals New Hardware Lineup: A Controller, Compact Gaming PC, and VR-Ready Headset – GameSpot
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie gets its first trailer, Nintendo reveals Rosalina and Bowser Jr’s voice actors | Eurogamer.net
• A new Nintendo Switch 2 system update just bricked many third-party docks
• Analogue’s 4K remake of the N64 will, at long last, ship on November 18
• The Game Awards Deletes Its Future Class

Hardware/Software Updates

• Switch 2 And Switch Get New System Updates, And They Add More Than Just Stability – GameSpot

Deals

• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for November: Grand Theft Auto V, Pacific Drive, Still Wakes the Deep and more
• Grab a Ubisoft open-world game for free, part of Ubi’s Black Friday deals

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Tech

• US gives local police a face-scanning app similar to one used by ICE agents – Ars Technica
• FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
• YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
• Two Windows vulnerabilities, one a 0-day, are under active exploitation – Ars Technica
• Elon Musk wins Tesla pay vote that could make him a $1 trillion man – Ars Technica
• iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 bring multiple critical security fixes – 9to5Mac
• iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline – MacRumors
• Ayaneo’s first smartphone could have physical shoulder buttons

Gaming

• Nintendo Store App Launches on iPhone With a Feature Fans Will Love – MacRumors
• YouTuber Who Trolled Nintendo Now Owes $17,500 In Switch Piracy Lawsuit
•  US patent office director orders re-examination of Nintendo’s patent on summoning characters to make them battle
• SouljaBoy’s New Game Console Is A Rebranded Retroid Being Sold “Without Permission” – GameSpot
• You can now stream PS5 games you own over the cloud on the PlayStation Portal
• Rockstar Games accused of union busting in the UK
  • GTA 6 Dev Says It Fired Workers For Leaking Secrets, Not For Trying To Unionize – GameSpot
• GTA 6 Delayed To November 2026, Take-Two Stock Tanks – GameSpot
• Square Enix Wants GenAI To Automate 70% Of Game QA By 2027 – GameSpot
• Square Enix announces more layoffs as part of US and Europe restructuring | VGC
• Majority Of Devs Say Steam Has Monopoly On PC Gaming In New Poll – GameSpot

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 26.1 With Liquid Glass Toggle, Slide to Stop Alarm, New Apple Intelligence Languages and More – MacRumors
• iOS 18.7.2 now available for iPhone, here’s what’s new – 9to5Mac
• Apple Releases iPadOS 26.1 With Slide Over Multitasking – MacRumors
• Apple Releases macOS Tahoe 26.1 With New Liquid Glass Setting and More – MacRumors

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Tears of Metal

What if Braveheart runs head long into a Dynasty Warrior game and Hades. Oh yeah and also in cel shaded 3D. Plus, roguelike elements and co-op. I know it sound like a lot but it is a good time. You lead your troops during scenarios during your run. You have different goals and objectives to do like: take this hill or defeat this bad guy. In between each run, the tension spikes and get a bit more difficult. This adds a bit more challenge during that “one more run”

Winter Burrow

A charming but sad story about a mouse reclaiming his long lost family home during the winter. You must gather food and crafting items in this cozy survival game. There is also a little combat in this but thankfully not too much.

Power Wash Simulator 2

Sequel to my 2022 GOTY, this new iteration is leaps and bounds better than its predecessor. Complete with shiny new graphics, shared progression, local split screen. Not to mention, crossplay and shared progression. Sorry, Major but I feel this year, another Power Wash game is taking my number one spot again. Oh and it’s out now! So go play it (after you read this article of course).

Pancito Merge

A lovely combo of Suika Game and delicious Mexican desserts. It’s a light and refreshing game. Something you can playing while decompressing. Each dessert is lovely described. I think I want hit up my local panaderia as soon as possible. I could go for some concha bread and horchata.

Dice a Million

It’s Balatro with Dice. Simple explanation I know but that’s about it.

Whiskerwood

A city builder game with management elements. In this Brian Jacques inspired world, Cats (aka Claws) are the ruling class and Mice (aka Whiskers) are being sent to form colonies to send that wealth back to the Claws (sound familiar?). You are tasked in making sure that the Whiskers have everything they need in order for them to do their tasks. Source material (and sobering similarities) aside, the game is pretty fun. I sent a fair amount of hours with the demo and I can’t wait to see what the full release has in store.

Marvel: Cosmic Invasion

This game is brought to you by Dotemu, maker of games such as: TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, Windjammers 2, Streets of Rage 4, and Absolum. Felt like I was in the arcade. I can’t wait to play this again.

Hungry Horrors

It’s like Slay the Spire but you feed monsters instead. Each meal plays on a different craving (salty, sour, sweet, bitter). Monsters have a favorite food that they like/love. Humor is on point.

Hermit and Pig

You are a hermit who with their pet pig get wrapped up in a comical adventure. This game really cracked me up! Has this simple but pretty art style. The combat system is really interesting.

Slots and Daggers

In a long line of very unusual roguelite pairing, we have a narrative slots based roguelite. Given to us by the dev of SUMMERHOUSE (a good game itself btw). Gameplay is simple and effective. Definitely leans into that “one more turn” energy that I love so much! It has also been released, so go check it out.

Walk of Life

A sort of a sequel to No Time To Relax. A board game/life sim rolled up into one. Has online/local multiplayer. The art style has this wildly exaggerated look to it. It is also, also out in Early Access.

Honorable Mentions

Here’s a few demos I really liked that should be mentioned

• Fading Seranades
• Tavern Keeper
• Starsand Island
• Pazleum
• Luxman Moonlit Market
• Pieced Together
• Coffee Talk Tokyo
• Sheepherds
• Kingdomino
• Lessaria

Conclusion

So that’s another one in the books. February will be here before we know it and I’m looking forward to some more awesome demos!

If you want to see everything including the honorable mentions, check out the Youtube playlist below. I got a full plate before year’s end!

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Can we powerwash 2025?

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Tech

• Amazon’s AWS outage has knocked services like Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, Venmo and more offline
• Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement – Ars Technica
• OpenAI suspends Sora depictions of Martin Luther King Jr. following a request from his family
• OpenAI reportedly asked for memorial guest list in teen suicide case
• Kohler Launches $600 iPhone-Connected Toilet Camera That Monitors Your Health Through Waste Analysis – MacRumors
• Windows 11 update knocks out USB mice, keyboards in recovery mode
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s annual pay jumps to $96.5 million

Gaming

• Big Week For Unions At Blizzard As Hearthstone Team Also Votes ‘Yes’
• Halo co-creator says he’s ‘disappointed’ he and some former colleagues weren’t credited for their work on Battlefield 6 | VGC
• Ubisoft Asks Devs At Star Wars Outlaws Studio To Lay Themselves Off
• Poor old PlayStation 3 – the PS5 has just overtaken its lifetime sales in the US

Content Creation

• Twitch rule-breakers, rejoice: Targeted enforcement will replace blanket bans
• Streamer assaulted at TwitchCon slams event security: “I think other creators should seriously consider not attending in the future”

Hardware/Software Updates

• New PS5 Update Is Out Now, Does Something Unexpected – GameSpot

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Tech

• Apple announces new M5 hardware
  • Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by M5 chip – 9to5Mac
  • Apple launches new iPad Pro with M5 chip, C1X modem – 9to5Mac
  • Apple unveils M5 chip, the next generation of Apple silicon – 9to5Mac
• The FCC is trying to make it easier for internet providers to charge hidden fees
• Meta removes Facebook Group for tracking ICE agents after DOJ pressure
• Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch
• Army general says he’s using AI to improve “decision-making” – Ars Technica
• Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend
• GrapheneOS will drop Google Pixel exclusivity with ‘major’ Snapdragon-powered devices coming
• The company Discord blamed for its recent breach says it wasn’t hacked

Gaming

• MindsEye developers sign damning open letter against studio execs over “longstanding disrespect and mistreatment” following game’s disastrous launch | Eurogamer.net
• MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy is being sued by union members over alleged mishandling of layoffs | VGC
• Battle.net Workers Unionize As Microsoft Neutrality Agreement Expires – Aftermath
• Video game union workers rally against $55bn Saudi-backed private acquisition of EA, with formal petition to regulators | Eurogamer.net
• EA’s Saudi Deal Draws Scrutiny From US Senators Over “Foreign Influence”
• Black Myth Wukong gets an update that’s so big on PS5, you might need to delete the game and redownload it | Eurogamer.net
• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for October: Silent Hill 2, Until Dawn, V Rising, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and more

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