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GROUND BRANCH V1.1.0 and Chapter 1 Release Date Is November 12, and the Game Is Moving to Unreal Engine 5
Icarus Week 256 Update Fixes Empty Volcanic Zones, Adds Tech Tree Search Jumps and Teases a Spelunking Rework
DayZ Badlands Sells 325,500 Copies in Its First Week as DayZ Hits a 435,500 Player Peak: What Bohemia Fixes Next
The Long Dark: Iron Road Update 2.59 Patch Notes: Missing Research Books Fixed, but Start a New Game to Get Them
Gray Zone Warfare Patch 0.5.1.0: Easier Hideout Progression, Lighter Resources and AI Changes, Plus Hotfix 0.5.0.2
Top story · Nov 1, 2026

GROUND BRANCH V1.1.0 and Chapter 1 Release Date Is November 12, and the Game Is Moving to Unreal Engine 5

GROUND BRANCH V1.1.0, including Chapter 1 of the Operations campaign, releases on November 12, 2026, BlackFoot Studios confirmed on October 29. The free update brings a new Persian Gulf hotspot with three missions, the…

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GROUND BRANCH V1.1.0 and Chapter 1 Release Date Is November 12, and the Game Is Moving to Unreal Engine 5The Long Dark: Iron Road Update 2.59 Patch Notes: Missing Research Books Fixed, but Start a New Game to Get ThemDayZ Badlands Sells 325,500 Copies in Its First Week as DayZ Hits a 435,500 Player Peak: What Bohemia Fixes NextIcarus Week 256 Update Fixes Empty Volcanic Zones, Adds Tech Tree Search Jumps and Teases a Spelunking ReworkGray Zone Warfare Patch 0.5.1.0: Easier Hideout Progression, Lighter Resources and AI Changes, Plus Hotfix 0.5.0.2System Arrival Release Date Is November 10: A LitRPG Apocalypse With Bunker Building and 4-Player Co-opSol One Release Date Is November 13: Stranded on Mars, You Have to Build a Rocket to Get HomeHazzard Hearth Release Date Is November 5: Stranded at a Mountain Hunting Cabin After a Green Meteor StormVestalborne Release Date Is November 9: An Unlimited Pixel-Art Survival Sandbox With Co-op and PvPNew Survival Games in November 2026: 15 Release Dates to Know, From Mayday to MYTHHUNT
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Gray Zone Warfare Twitch Drops: Every Rogue Ops Reward, Stage Dates and How to Claim Them
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