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GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and everything Rockstar has confirmed

Out Nov. 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, after two delays, and Take-Two repeated the date on Nov. 9. It costs $79.99, preload opened Nov. 10, Sony and Microsoft call it the most pre-ordered game ever on their stores, and no PC version has been announced.

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Modern Warfare 4 release date: launched Oct. 23 on PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch 2

Pre-orders play the campaign Oct. 16, launch Oct. 23

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launched on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, the first Call of Duty on Nintendo's new console. In the US, it unlocked for the whole country at midnight ET, which was 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, Oct. 22. Campaign Early Access went live on Friday, Oct. 16, for every digital pre-order, and DMZ opened early on Tuesday, Oct. 20. It costs $69.99 and won't come to Game Pass until holiday 2027.

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GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and everything Rockstar has confirmed

Out Nov. 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, after two delays, and Take-Two repeated the date on Nov. 9. It costs $79.99, preload opened Nov. 10, Sony and Microsoft call it the most pre-ordered game ever on their stores, and no PC version has been announced.

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GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026, and everything Rockstar has confirmed

Out Nov. 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

GTA 6 comes out on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, after two delays, and Take-Two repeated the date on Nov. 9. It costs $79.99, preload opened Nov. 10, Sony and Microsoft call it the most pre-ordered game ever on their stores, and no PC version has been announced.

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Modern Warfare 4 release date: launched Oct. 23 on PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch 2

Pre-orders play the campaign Oct. 16, launch Oct. 23

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launched on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, the first Call of Duty on Nintendo's new console. In the US, it unlocked for the whole country at midnight ET, which was 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, Oct. 22. Campaign Early Access went live on Friday, Oct. 16, for every digital pre-order, and DMZ opened early on Tuesday, Oct. 20. It costs $69.99 and won't come to Game Pass until holiday 2027.

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iPhone Fold release date and price: it's called iPhone Duo, out Oct. 23, and new orders ship in January

Pre-orders open Oct. 16, in stores Oct. 23

Apple's folding iPhone is called iPhone Duo, not iPhone Fold. It went on sale on Friday, October 23, starting at $1,999 for 256GB, a week after pre-orders opened on Friday, October 16 at 5 a.m. Pacific (8 a.m. Eastern). An hour after pre-orders opened, Apple's US online store was quoting January 22, 2027, for new orders in every color and storage size.

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Modern Warfare 4 release date: launched Oct. 23 on PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch 2

Pre-orders play the campaign Oct. 16, launch Oct. 23

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launched on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, PC and Nintendo Switch 2, the first Call of Duty on Nintendo's new console. In the US, it unlocked for the whole country at midnight ET, which was 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, Oct. 22. Campaign Early Access went live on Friday, Oct. 16, for every digital pre-order, and DMZ opened early on Tuesday, Oct. 20. It costs $69.99 and won't come to Game Pass until holiday 2027.

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Roblox The Hollow event has ended: the finale ran Oct. 31, and rewards closed Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. ET

The Hollow, Roblox's platform-wide Halloween event, opened at 2 p.m. PT, or 5 p.m. ET, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, and rewards stayed collectible until Monday, Nov. 2, at noon PT, which is 3 p.m. ET, according to Roblox's announcement of Oct. 21. Each day for nine days, a monster from one of nine well-known Roblox horror games entered the event's maze, among them the Deer from 99 Nights in the Forest, Seek from DOORS and Piggy. A live finale for all players took place on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 31. The event experience, published by Roblox, passed 41.2 million visits on Oct. 24.

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State of Decay 3 release date: 2027, closed beta underway

State of Decay 3 is coming in 2027, but Undead Labs hasn't named a day or a month. The closed beta opened on Oct. 13, 2026, with every alpha tester let in automatically and a new wave of invites sent the same day. The game is coming to Xbox Series X and S, PC through Xbox and Steam, cloud and PS5, and it will be on Game Pass on day one. It's also no longer an Xbox studio game: on Sept. 22, 2026, Undead Labs said it had split from Xbox and become an independent, employee-owned studio.

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Apple's Oct. 13 event: HomeView, Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 prices and release dates

Apple's Oct. 13 launches, with prices

On Oct. 13, Apple announced HomeView, a home hub with a 7-inch screen, at $299, along with a new Apple TV 4K at $299 and HomePod mini 2 at $149. Pre-orders are open. HomePod mini 2 arrives Oct. 30; HomeView and Apple TV 4K follow on Nov. 13.