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Xiaomi will give the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max their first global outing in Paris on November 17. The event starts at 13:00 UTC, and Xiaomi says the two phones will come in different sizes, with a rear display and Leica cameras among their highlighted features. -
Android 17 Beta Begins for 14 Motorola Phones — Company Warns of Bugs as Razr Flex 2027 Name Is Confirmed
Motorola has confirmed the Razr Flex 2027 name on its Australian support website while also opening Android 17 beta registration for 14 smartphones. Beta access still depends on a phone's model and supported region. -
Mojang's new Minecraft Realms Pro subscription is aimed at bigger Minecraft: Bedrock Edition worlds, giving hosts a way to run a server for up to 50 simultaneous players. The announcement doesn't list a Java Edition version. Realms Pro owners can invite up to 10,000 people, but no more than 50 can be online in the world simultaneously. The subscription provides a dedicated server with four CPU cores, 16 GB of RAM, and 25 GB of storage for world saves. -
Skydance used its third-quarter shareholder letter to say HBO Max and Paramount+ will be sold together in a discounted subscription bundle starting in early 2027. The two services will still operate as separate apps at launch, with no catalog merger planned. -
AI Built This Call of Duty-Style Shooter From Scratch in 8 Hours — and You Can Play It in Your Browser
You can now play a first-person shooter that an AI built on its own in 8 hours. Anthropic engineer Felix Rieseberg asked the new Claude Fable 5.2 model for an FPS with "photorealistic graphics" and got Saltline, a browser game set in a rainy cargo port that looks a lot like a modern Call of Duty level. -
Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia announced the PlayStation Portal Player Midnight Black, a Japan-exclusive model that changes the product name from PlayStation Portal Remote Player to PlayStation Portal Player to reflect gameplay beyond Remote Play. The device also adds additional internal storage for future functionality, though Sony says it will share details about that feature later. -
Square Enix will show more of Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle on November 10, 2026, when the game's full announcement trailer premieres at 11:00 a.m. UTC. The new Dragon Quest mobile RPG is in development for iOS and Android. The Japanese announcement describes the game as a team-based RPG with the series' familiar turn-based battles. Square Enix hasn't shared specific details about how the combat will work. -
Epic Communications Director Jake Jones says Fortnite will still be off-limits on Steam Deck, even as the company prepares Linux support for its new Epic Games Launcher. SteamOS is among the systems Epic wants to support, which could give Steam Deck owners an official way to access their Epic Games Store libraries. The story was first reported by GamingOnLinux. -
Bodycam will revive its zombie mode for up to four players in the free 0.9 update, The Dead & Damned, on November 13, 2026. Reissad Studio said it picked Friday the 13th because it felt fitting for zombies.
The mode first appeared in November 2024, but the developers temporarily disabled it in September 2026 to rework it rather than make changes on the fly. Its return will add Zombie Trenches, a new mode set on the Trenches map. Village and Asylum will also get revised spawn points and improved zombie behavior. -
Lilies in a Dying Dream will add a new main-story chapter when Wuthering Waves Version 3.8 arrives on November 12, Kuro Games announced. The update also brings gameplay changes and introduces Lily as its only new character. Wuthering Waves is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, iOS, and Android. -
Lionsgate and Netflix have ordered two seasons of an animated series based on the novel Midnight Sun. -
PlayStation Plus members in the UK, France, or Germany can now claim eight new perks across every subscription tier, including free trials, store discounts, and a movie credit. announced by Sony, the offers are also available to members on a free trial. -
Rayne's next adventure will play out in comics rather than games: a new BloodRayne series will launch with a first issue set immediately after BloodRayne 2, and a Kickstarter campaign is due in the first quarter of 2027. Planned rewards include exclusive editions of the first issue, alternate covers and themed merchandise. One selected fan will also get the chance to inspire a character in the comic — though Rayne will kill that character in the story. -
HONOR has opened pre-orders in China for the HONOR 700 series after showing off a lineup built around a small rear display integrated into the camera module. The HONOR 700, HONOR 700 Pro, and HONOR 700S all share a nearly identical design, centered on a large rectangular rear camera island with two vertically arranged lenses and a secondary screen. -
Canva said departing employees will receive at least six months of salary, continued healthcare coverage in countries where it currently provides it, and other support as the company cuts 1,271 roles. -
Motorola has opened preorders for the Signature 27, a flagship smartphone that pairs a 7,000mAh battery with GrapheneOS support. The phone's display is also rated at 12,000 nits, but Motorola says that peak brightness applies only to a small area of the screen; US preorders start November 19, 2026, ahead of sales on November 26. -
Bluetooth 7.0 is now official, bringing High Data Throughput (HDT) that should make wireless links faster and more efficient. The new standard raises Bluetooth LE speeds from 2 Mbps to 7.5 Mbps, while Bluetooth SIG says it is also designed to reduce power consumption and improve connection stability. -
GOG's teaser for its first-ever showcase points to a strong focus on classic games, while also promising new releases for the storefront and updates on upcoming platform features. The online event is set for November 5, 2026, and will mark the digital storefront's 18th anniversary. -
ASUS is pushing external GPU docks further with the ROG XG Station 3, which pairs a desktop graphics card with a laptop or compact PC over Thunderbolt 5. The connection offers up to 80 Gbps of bidirectional bandwidth, and Bandwidth Boost can raise display traffic to 120 Gbps in one direction. -
Xiaomi's Android 17-based HyperOS 4 update will start reaching Xiaomi, Poco, and Redmi devices in November 2026, with the company's schedule covering more than 80 models through December. More on the rollout was published in the global rollout of HyperOS 4.
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