Video game news digest: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Take-Two says GTA VI pre-orders are at record levels ten days before launch, and Rockstar is throwing a music festival in Miami to celebrate. Sony is also readying a PlayStation Portal with internal storage in Japan.

Take-Two: GTA VI pre-orders beat expectations

Take-Two reported results on Monday for the July–September quarter, with net bookings down 18% to $1.60 billion. CEO Strauss Zelnick says pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI, out Thursday, November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series, keep reaching "unprecedented levels." The publisher reiterated its full-year outlook of $8 to $8.2 billion in net bookings, including $3.35 to $3.5 billion expected for October through December. GamesIndustry.biz breaks down the rest, from NBA 2K27 to Borderlands.

GTA VI gets a launch concert in Miami on Saturday, November 21

Rockstar and PlayStation are hosting "Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival" on Saturday, November 21 at Mana Wynwood in Miami to celebrate the game's release. The lineup includes Travis Scott, Cardi B, Metro Boomin, Tainy and a DJ set from Justice. Tickets go through a lottery, with sign-ups closing today at 4 p.m. ET on the festival website. Winners can buy up to two tickets starting Wednesday, November 11, and attendees must be 17 or older.

A PlayStation Portal with internal storage, for Japan only

Sony is releasing a black PlayStation Portal in Japan on Thursday, December 10, and it is the first model with internal storage. Sony hasn't said what that storage is for yet and promises to detail the features that will use it later (Gamekult has more, in French). It costs ¥39,980, works only in Japanese with a Japanese PlayStation account, and includes one month of PlayStation Plus Premium for cloud streaming. As a sign the device is no longer just a screen for your PS5, its Japanese name drops "Remote Player."

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy launches Thursday, January 28, 2027

Owlcat Games' next RPG, from the team behind Rogue Trader, is dated for Thursday, January 28, 2027 on its Steam page. You play an acolyte of the Inquisition, hunting heresy at the head of a party of companions. According to Gematsu and GameSpot, the PS5 and Xbox Series versions launch the same day, with a Switch 2 version following later and no date yet.

Layoffs at Skydance Games and Tripwire

Skydance Games, the games arm of Paramount, which closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery just over a month ago, confirmed layoffs to Variety without giving a number, as reported by IGN and PC Gamer. The studio says it made "the difficult decision to scale down some of our projects." Meanwhile Tripwire Interactive (Killing Floor, Maneater) has cut 36 jobs, its second round this year after March, per GamesIndustry.biz. Remaining staff stay on Maneater 2, Killing Floor 3 and indie publishing.

Out today

Four games from our calendar launch this Tuesday:

• DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered: PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and PC
• Football Manager 27: PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series and mobile
• Nocturnal 2: PC
• Warhammer Survivors: PC, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and mobile